He'll Be Back
Chapter ten
"So we're on a first name basis now," Sandy laughed over turning a paper bag and shaking all the bagels into an empty bowl on the island.
"Sorry, Mr. Cohen,"
"No, no, I insist, Sandy" He chuckled, " You're practically family,"
"Well, this couldn't possible be more awkward if we tried," Seth said his head on the table under his arms.
Marissa watched with amusement. Summer walked over to the bagels and pulled out a cinnamon raisin one. Sandy sliced through his and she stood patiently waiting for the knife. Sandy finished and moved down the counter letting Summer access the cutting block. He reached over and opened the cream cheese. He spread a generous amount on and worked it over his bagel. "So kids, what are you all up to on this fine day."
Ryan cleared his throat, "We're going to the beach,"
"The beach I like that," Sandy said surveying them, " there is no privacy, no impulsive unprotected sex,"
Ryan looked at his feet, Marissa at Summer, and Seth hit his head against the table.
"Sandy, seriously," Kirsten said entering the kitchen in her silky robe, "All you think they do is have sex!"
"I am sure if we left it to Seth that is all that he would do," Sandy said.
Ryan and Marissa grabbed a couple of bagels and a tub of cream cheese and walked out towards the pool house.
"Look you scared them away," Seth moaned.
"Hey son, your sex drive is nothing to be ashamed of,"
"Dad, this is so uncomfortable."
"Summer tell Seth that he should be proud of his drive,"
Summer looked desperately as Kirsten who avoided her gaze and focused on her glass of orange juice. "Seth don't be ashamed," she said in a low voice.
"Hey, Summer are you mortified of Seth's drive?"
"No, I didn't say that," She answered quickly.
"Does Seth keep up his end of the bargain in bed?" Sandy asked pulling a seat out at the table and patting it for Summer.
"Seth, grow a goddamn backbone" Kirsten shouted trying to spare the couple.
"Mom, what am I supposed to say? Yes, I give great oral?" He yelled at Sandy throwing his hands in the air and walking to the stairs, "Come on Summer, let's see how good I am" He cried waiting at the bottom.
Summer looked like she had witnessed a murder. She was horribly shocked, but oddly intrigued by the display of parenting she had just witnessed. She was mortified at Seth's recent pronouncement but she slowly rose and gave Kirsten and Sandy a look that she hope screamed, I am going to beat the shit out of him. She walked up the stairs in front of Seth and was roughly pushed onto his bed.
In the pool house Marissa and Ryan sat eating bagels. " So, do you think that it got better or worst once we left?" Marissa asked.
"Definitely worst!" Ryan said with a smile.
"I am so glad no one has done that to us,"
"What walked in, or flapped our dirty laundry at the breakfast table?"
"Both," Marissa said with a deep sigh. There was a moment of silence as they both ate and looked at each other. "Ryan what's going on?"
"Nothing,"
"Yeah right, if you don't want to be with me tell me because I am not one to pick up on your subtle hints."
"Marissa it isn't that,"
"Then what is it? I've tried to kiss you and you don't even what that,"
"I feel really guilty,"
"About what she isn't your responsibility?"
"I know…"
"Ryan this isn't fair either we are a couple or we are nothing, being friends with you is not working,"
"You're my girlfriend,"
"Then for god sakes treat me like it,"
"Fine" he said leaning over the table and kissing her.
They stood up and fell back on Ryan's bed kissing.
Upstairs in Seth's room Summer's yellow tank and her skirt lay on the floor.
"I can not believe that he goes so out of his way to humiliate you,"
"Now do you see why I am the geeky comic book enthusiast?"
"Cohen if he were my dad, I would also be a dork,"
He lay on top of her and he kissed her. She rolled him over onto his back and looked over at the clock. "Shit it is 11:30, come on," Summer got up pulling the sheets back to search for her bathing suit pieces. She found them and replaced them as Seth got dressed. She put her clothes back on and grabbed her beach bag from the floor and pulled Cohen out the door and down the stairs.
"So how good was it?" Sandy asked sitting reading his paper and drinking a cup of coffee.
"Mind blowing," Summer said with out missing a beat. She opened the door and pulled Seth towards the pool house.
"Summer that was unbelievable, you caught him off guard, he looked ready to spit his coffee out when you even answered him, and he is a man who loves his coffee."
"Shut it Cohen, I only wanted to end the inquisition fast,"
She grabbed the handle to the glass pool house door and opened it. Marissa and Ryan pulled apart and looked at the intruders.
"Come on you crazy love birds, the skin cancer awaits us," Seth said.
The drove to the beach and found a relatively empty area to put down towels and chairs. Ryan and Seth lugged a cooler filled with cokes and beer and they sat tanning and drinking the afternoon away.
"Man Seth, I think that you're getting burnt," Ryan said as the boys walked down the boardwalk on a food mission.
"I know but Summer wouldn't let me put on sun block."
"You should buy some now," Ryan said pointing to the stands that sold towels and other beach necessities.
"Yeah and paid twenty dollars? Nah dude, this will be perfect to make Summer feel guilty,"
"Seth you are going to be in way too much pain to be having sex with anyone tonight,"