Disclaimer:I don't own any of the movies or actors that I have mentioned in this chapter.
Authors Note: I know that Bradin & Lucas aren't the best of friends after what happened with Callie, but in my story, they're still friends. Enjoy!
Reunited
Chapter 5 – Coming Home
Ava, Mr. Johnson, Lindsay, Taylor, Tyler, and of course Marissa were in the car, driving home from the hospital.
"So are you excited to be coming home?" Ava asked Marissa.
"Yeah. I'm so stoked! Staying in the hospital was total torture!"
"Yeah, I can't believe school starts in three days. It's so unfair!" Lindsay said.
"Don't remind me." Marissa added.
They drove for about five more minutes until they arrived at the house. They all got out of the mini-van, and walked up to the front door. "Oh, Marissa. Bradin wants you to ring the doorbell."
"Okay." Marissa said in a confused tone. She rang the doorbell oblivious to the fact that on the other side of the door, Bradin, Johnny, Jay, Erika, Nikki, Cameron, Amber, and Derrick were waiting inside with a huge surprise for Marissa.
Bradin heard the doorbell ring and walked out of his room. As soon as walked out of his room, he saw Jay, Erika, Johnny, Nikki, Cameron, Amber, and Derrick waiting for him to open the door. Bradin opened the door and everyone yelled "Welcome Home, Marissa!"
Marissa was amazed at the sight in front of her. There were streamers everywhere, and a huge sign that read 'Welcome Home, Marissa! We love you!' Bradin handed her a bouquet of pink roses, her favorite flowers. She could also smell the sweet scent of chocolate-chip cookies, Marissa's favorite food.
"Oh my gosh! Bradin you did all this for me?" Marissa asked walking over to Bradin. She was still a little weak, so she had to use the wall for support.
"Yep, all for you angel." Bradin said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Everyone noticed that it was their cue to leave, so they all went their separate ways.
"Aw, Brae. I love you so much. I can't believe you did all this for me." Marissa stated.
"I love you, too. Now how about those cookies?"
"I love the way you think."
The two walked into the kitchen. Bradin kept his arm around Marissa's waist to help her walk. They ate as many cookies they could handle, and then went into Bradin's room to watch a movie.
"What movie do you want to watch, Marissa? Hitch or Soul Plane."
"Um… Hitch. Will Smith is so funny."
"Alright, Hitch it is." Bradin said, putting the DVD into the player.
After about halfway through the movie, Bradin noticed that Marissa had grown really quiet and was rubbing her stomach.
"What's wrong, babe? Are you okay?" Bradin asked with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I just ate too many cookies."
Bradin rolled over, a little closer to Marissa. He rubbed her stomach for awhile, and then lifted up her shirt a little, and kissed her stomach lightly. "Better?" Bradin asked. Marissa nodded as she snuggled up to him. They were laying there for awhile, when Bradin noticed that Marissa had fallen asleep. He got up to turn the movie off, and wrapped a blanket around Marissa. He decided to go visit Jay and Erika at the shop, but mostly he wanted to check out the new surfboards.
"Hey Jay. Hey Erika." Bradin said as he walked into Jay's shop.
"Hey, Bradin. Both Jay and Erika said. "Where's Marissa?" Jay asked.
"Sleeping. I don't think she got much rest in the hospital." Bradin replied.
"Yeah, hospitals suck." Erika said.
They heard the door open, and suspected it was a customer, but it was Marissa. "Hey guys, what's up?" Marissa said cheerfully as she walked next to Bradin. Bradin slipped his arm around her waist. "Hey, Marissa." they all said.
"Bradin, do you think you could come to the school and then shopping for supplies with me?" Marissa asked.
"Sure, did you get your schedule?"
"No, I have to pick it up, do you think you could show me around, too?"
"Of course. Let's go." Bradin said as the couple walked out of the shop hand in hand.
For the majority of the rest of the day, Bradin and Marissa went to the school, and went shopping.
6:00 p.m.
"Has anyone seen Bradin and Marissa?" Ava asked everyone as she sat down at the dinner table.
"Earlier, they said they were going to the high school, and school supply shopping." Jay informed. As soon as Jay finished his sentence, Bradin and Marisa walked into the house with many shopping bags in their hands.
"Hey everyone, sorry we're late, we lost track of time. We went shopping for school." Marissa said.
"Wrong. Marissa you went into practically every store in the mall. I had to pry her out of there." Everyone laughed except for Marissa.
"Hey, a girl has needs, ya know." Marissa defended. Bradin & Marissa joined everyone at the table. They all said grace and ate dinner.
Later on, the adults were in the dining room talking, and the kids were in the family room watching a movie, when's Bradin's cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey Bradin, it's me." A girl answered.
"Hey. What's wrong?" Bradin asked noticing the sadness in the girl's voice.
"Can you meet me at the beach by my house? Please, Bradin, I really need a friend to talk to right now."
"Okay, I'll be there in a few." Bradin said as he flipped his cell phone shut.
"Hey, everybody, I need to go help a friend out. I'll be back in a little while."
"Do you want me to go with you, Brae?" Marissa asked.
"No, it's okay. I'll be fine. I'll be back soon, I promise. Bradin said as he gave Marissa a quick kiss on the cheek and left the house.
10 Minutes Later:
Bradin was walking until he spotted who he was looking for. Her name was Lauren, and she was Lucas's sister. Lauren was one of Bradin's first friends when he first arrived in Playa Linda.
"Hey" Bradin said as he sat down next to her.
"Hey" Lauren said, looking up at Bradin.
"What happened?" Bradin asked noticing her tear-stained face.
"Jeremy cheated on me." Lauren said quietly with fresh tears pouring down her face. Jeremy was Lauren's boyfriend.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Laur." Bradin said, hugging her friend.
"My friends tried to tell me, but I wouldn't listen. I always thought he was better than that, but I guess I was wrong."
"You can do so much better than him. You need to get over him, he was such an jerk."
"I know. You wanna go for a smoothie? I have a taste for a strawberry-banana one." Lauren asked.
"Sure, let's go."
"Hey, Marissa, I ordered everyone smoothies. You wanna go pick them up?"
"Sure." Nikki, wanna join me?"
"Ok."
Marissa and Nikki walked the short distance to Tiki Squeeze. When they arrived, they noticed Bradin sitting at a table with another girl.
"Isn't that Bradin?" Nikki questioned, while Marissa turned around, searching for an answer to see if it was Bradin or not.
"Yeah." Marissa said slowly, with tears forming in her eyes.
Bradin heard someone say his name, and turned around to see who it was. He saw his sister and Marissa standing close to the ordering counter. Nikki just stood there, while Marissa stood there in shock, with tears coming full-speed.
"How could you?" Marissa managed to say. Bradin stood up, and was about to say something, when Marissa stormed out of the store, and ran towards the beach. He ran up to Nikki and asked her to do him a favor. "Nikki, tell Lauren I'll be right back." Nikki walked over to the table where Lauren was sitting, while Bradin took off after Marissa.
After a few minutes of searching on the beach for Marissa, Bradin finally spotted her sitting down, hugging her knees to her chest, and crying like there was no tomorrow. Bradin slowly walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Surprised, Marissa jumped, but recovered a few seconds later.
"Don't touch me!"
"Marissa…"
"No! Don't talk to me." She said, getting up and walking away. She settled herself on a rock, about 10 yards from Bradin.
Bradin walked over to her, and was able to say something without having her interrupt him.
"Will you let me explain?" Bradin said calmly.
"That would be nice."
Bradin paused for a few seconds before he spoke again. "Her name is Lauren. She's Lucas's sister."
"And?"
"She's a friend. I've never thought of her as more than a friend. She's even had a boyfriend up until now. She was the one who called me earlier. She needed someone to talk to, because her boyfriend cheated on her. I'm so sorry that you got the wrong impression." Bradin explained. He was now sitting next to Marissa.
"I'm such an idiot." Marissa said, looking up at Bradin.
"No, you're not. It's not your fault. I actually should have let you come with. Ya know, girl talk?" Marissa laughed at his last comment on "girl talk."
"Ready to head home? I'll call Lauren later."
Marissa nodded. "Let's not tell anyone about this, ok."
"Of course. I love you."
"I love you, too, Brae."
Marissa proceeded walking home, but Bradin didn't budge.
"Wha-" Marissa began to question, but was cut off by Bradin kissing her passionately. When they pulled away, they just looked and smiled at each other, and began walking home, hand-in-hand.
Aw, such a happy ending. We are soooooooooo sorry that we took so long to review! We'll do out best to update now that school has started again. Back to the homework. Lol Remember to R&R! Thanks!
Marissa & Lindsay