Basically a short filler chapter, but I needed it to set the stage for thew Ryan/Marissa stuff. Read and Review!
xoxo Jules
Chapter 4: "Let us remember how"
Right after the introduction Marissa, Ryan and Raul went out in the pool house.
"Nice." Ryan said as he looked around.
"How is your arm doing by the way?" Marissa asked him
"Alright." He said shrugging
"I can check it if you wa-"
"NO!" Ryan cut her off.
"You are such a baby!" Marissa said laughing.
Rodrigo was leaned over in a corner.
"What are you doing?" Marissa asked him.
Rodrigo turned to her and held up a joint.
"Rigo, don't tell me that you're serious! Come on, don't do that shit here!" Marissa said snatching the joint out of his hand.
"Por que? (why)" He asked snatching the joint back and pulling out a lighter.
"I cannot believe you sometimes. No puedo mas (I can't take it any more) !" Marissa yelled.
"Fine then, I'll go do it outside." Rodrigo said storming out.
Ryan looked at Raul and raised his eyebrow.
"You'll get used to it." Raul said.
Marissa stormed out.
"Where are you going?" Raul yelled after her.
"TO SMOKE!" Marissa yelled back.
"I thought that you just told Rod-"
"What I have is legal." Marissa said rolling her eyes.
Kirsten knocked lightly on Seth's door.
"Seth honey?" She said
"What?" He asked annoyed.
Kirsten took that as a sign that she could enter. She closed the door behind her.
"She yours?" Seth asked not looking up from the plastic horse that he held in his hands.
Kirsten nodded.
"It seems so." She said.
"She's Jimmy's isn't she?" Seth asked.
Kirsten nodded.
"I am so sorry Seth." She said beginning to cry. "I was young and I was stupid!"
"It's okay." He said holding his mom close. It was unexpected for Seth to handle this in such a manner, but to see your mother cry… "What does dad think?"
Kirsten sat up and wiped her tears.
"Your father doesn't know."
"WHAT!" Seth practically yelled although not totally surprised.
"My father didn't allow me to tell anyone. And I loved your father so much I didn't want him to think any differently of me."
"So you just hid this secret the past 17 years!" Seth said looking at the ceiling. "When are you going to tell him?" Seth asked
"I don't know yet honey."
"I just want to let you know one thing mom. I will not come right out and tell dad, it's not my place, but if he asks me… if he asks me I'm not going to lie to him."
"I can respect that." Kirsten said as he son stood up. "Where are you going?"
"On a walk. I need to clear my head."
Sandy walked down the side of the road, nearly to his house. Damn hybrid cars. Why the hell did his have to break down ever two feet? Sandy stopped short when he saw a girl sitting on the curb, her feet turned inward slowly puffing a cigarette.
"You alright?" He asked the girl as he got closer to her.
"I'm alright." She said looking up at the man, almost identical to Seth… besides the eyebrows.
Sandy was taken aback at the look of the girl. He deep set eyes. Her bony frame… way too bony.
"You know each cigarette takes five minutes off your life."
"I'm counting on it." She said smirking a bit.
"You're not from around here." He said rather than asked
"Just passing through."
"Where's the old homestead?" Sandy asked in true nerd fashion.
"Chino." She said.
Eh, it didn't surprise Sandy in the least.
"How long you here?" He asked.
"Don't know." She said simply staring at the sky. "The big dipper." She said looking up. Sandy did as well. "I used to wish it'd scoop me up and carry me away."
"Did it ever?" He asked
Marissa shook her head no.
"Can't expect miracles 'cause life never fails to disappoint." She said looking back down at the ground again.
"What's your name?"
"Marissa." She said in an almost inaudible whisper.
"Look, I have an extra room, if you need something for the night." Sandy offered.
"Some kind of pervert or something?" Marissa asked
"No, I am married, I have a wife and son!" Sandy insisted.
Right then it was confirmation that it was in fact her birth mothers husband.
"Alright then."
When the two go into the house Seth was surprised to find that Marissa was walking with his father!
"Hey Seth. This is Marissa, Marissa Seth. She's going to stay with us for awhile, we can give her some breakfast tomorrow." He said looking her up and down. Marissa suddenly felt self conscious. "Seth will you show her to the pool house? I am going to go tell your mother." He smiled and hurried upstairs. Marissa and Seth went outside to talk where Sandy could not hear them.
"You dad's a cool guy muchacho explorador ." Marissa said
"What does that mean?" Seth asked
"Boy Scout." Marissa said
"Is that a compliment?"
"I think so." She responded almost smiling at her … brother… weird. It used to be just she and Raul.
"Mom's really glad that she found you." Seth said. "She was crying and she only cries when she is like, I donno, drunk, or when somebody dies. Oh yeah there is an occasional soap opera tear but that doesn't really count."
Marissa nodded. She was a girl of few words, very few actually compared to Seth.
"I'm heading in muchacho explorador." She said tapping him on the head. She went back to the pool house wondering if Rodrigo was back or not yet.
Sandy went to his room to find Kirsten there sitting wide awake.
"I found this girl on the street, and brought her back to stay." Sandy said
Kirsten's head shot up.
"Her name is Marissa."
I know I know, strange. R/M coming soon! I really would like your reviews for this story so PLEASE review. I also updated a sequal to my story "Teach me to beliwve in something", called "Not Again", so check that out. Good times. Love yas!
xoxo Jules