Chapter 7 - The Magazine Girl ; Issues.

For the next couple of days Marissa and Summer hung out. At first they just swung by the nail shop, or the mall to hang out for a couple of hours. But pretty soon, they were spending the night together, staying up until 5:00 in the morning watching movies, or just talking. It was surprising how close they'd become, but they were really compatible with one another. They were almost polar opposites, but they had just enough in common, that they didn't argue, or they hadn't so far. Summer and Marissa sat around Summer's bedroom with the AC going to max, and reading magazines.

Summer let out a long and loud sigh. "God, I am SO bored, I think hitting my head against that wall over there would be better then doing what we're doing now."

Marissa laughed for a couple of seconds... "You're probably right. We should find out of some of the guys and other girls want to like, go swimming in your pool."

Summer thought for a little bit, and thought it was probably something fun to do. "Well get our your phone LOSER!" Summer said after she thought about it.

Marissa called Peyton, who pretty much told their entire clique where Summer lived, and how she had a nice pool in her backyard. Pretty soon the doorbell was singing it's repeated tone, and the pool area was full of surf, sand, and sexiness. Seth was one of the last to arrive, and he was excited to see Summer. Who didn't see like she was counting the seconds to see him.

"Summer, there's Seth.." Marissa said, knowing that Summer thought he was cute.

She turned her head slowly, not to make it seem like she was trying to stare. God he was freaking cute.

"Summer." Seth said coming to the side of her.

"Seth." She said back, in the same, mysterious tone.

She and Seth flirted for a little bit, "play fought" for the baby oil that Summer put on to get her dark tan. Then most of the boys were in the pool playing basketball, or dunking each other. And Peyton was the only other girl besides Marissa and Summer, so they laid out. Summer laid in her usual chair that wasn't far from the pool. She applied her baby oil to her front side, and laid there listening to the guys play their games.

"DUDE. Summer is the hottest girl in Newport." Jaime said. "She is so freaking hott dude, I feel like she walked right outta Maxium... one of those Top 10 of the 100."

The boys carried on this discussion while the girls were inside getting some of Summer's floaties and rafts for the pool.

"What do you think Seth?" One of the guys asked.

"She's gorgeous man. She's like, the hottest girl I've ever seen. I really dunno how any of the other girls here could even compete with a girl like Summer. She's not just hott though, she's cool too."

"AMEN BROTHA." Jaime said, and coughed about 5 times once he saw Marissa grabbing for the doorknob from inside the house.

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Summer was picked up by one of the guys, and pretty much thrown into the pool. "Oh my God guys.." Summer said playfully.

"Look, she's all wet." Marissa said in a baby voice. "Boo-hoo!" That was before Jaime picked her up and flipped with her into the pool.

"Ha." He said to her, as he gave her a quick kiss.

Seth watched Summer play around, and be herself, and he realized just how popular she was. It was her nature almost, to be that way. Liked by everyone, but so sweet to some it might be annoying. The most gorgeous girl around, and not mean at all. He liked her. At about 5 in the afternoon everyone was leaving, and talking about the big party up at Haley's house later, but when weren't people talking about that.

"You going Seth?" Summer tugged at his arm softly to ask.

He smiled at her with his cute dimpled smile, "Sure thing gal pal." He said, and turned around slowly, still smiling, and walked out the door. He was so cute, with his curly brown hair, and big dark eyes. That smile that you hate to love, because you know you can't stay mad at someone with that smile.

"What are you thinking Summer, you've know him for a week!" She said quietly to herself.

"I'm going to take a shower..." she told Marissa, and headed upstairs.

For some reason Summer decided to go all fab tonight. She'd decided to curl her hair, and wear some khaki shorts, with a cute polo that had pink and baby blue on it. She just wore her hair in fluffy curls, and put on some cork wedge heels. They were here thing you know. She grabbed her purse, and headed out the door.

"Tonight should be good." She said to herself, hoping in the drivers seat of her silver convertible, and drove off towards Haley's beach house.

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Summer walked into the beach house like she usually did, and tried to find Marissa, and the rest of the people she'd been hanging out with lately. Instead, she found Haley on Seth's lap, and her whispering and biting on his ear. His arm was around her, so she knew that Haley hadn't just plopped down. Summer had figured that her and Seth might have something going for them, from the way they talked almost every night on the beach. He had always pretty much he said he'd come out there just to be around her. Now he was sitting there messing around with some girl he dated for almost a year. All of a sudden, Summer felt like things were moving in slow motion, and she saw Marissa come jogging out of some corner.

"Sum!" She said sort of scared.

Summer slowly turned her head. She felt like she'd had her drink spiked, and she was getting ready to collapse on the floor. –– "Marissa.." Summer finally said.

"Look. About Seth.." She started.

Seth turned his head and saw Summer standing there looking at him. He looked at Haley who was kissing his cheek, and then looked at Summer. She just blinked slowly, and walked out to the deck.

"Whatevs Coop. It's like, we were dating. —I - I just thought... I just.." She stuttered.

"Thought what Sum?" Coop said.

"Forget it. It doesn.." She looked over at Seth, still feeling like she was in a slow motion part of a movie "..It doesn't even matter Coop."

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Next Chapter–

What's going to happen with Seth and Summer?

Is Nathan coming back?

What will Seth do?