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Summer squeezed her eyes shut before she opened them. She had forgotten where she was. Her head was rested on someone's shoulder, but she couldn't remember whose. But she kept her head down.
Then she remembered. Ryan had come over, and she told him. Everything. And he told her everything. And he was still here.
"What time is it?" Summer asked, not even knowing if Ryan was awake.
"Seven o'clock," Ryan answered, he had been awake for about a half an hour.
"At night?" Summer lifted her head, amazed how time had flown by.
"In the morning," Ryan corrected her.
"Oh my gosh. Thank goodness my dad is out of town for a few days. He'd kill me if he knew you were here," Summer commented and looked over at Ryan.
"Yeah, I don't know how I'm going to explain this to Sandy," Ryan replied.
"Don't forget Seth...I haven't slept this nice for like a week," Summer said as they both got up.
"I haven't really slept at all for about a month," Ryan commented.
"Okay. Beat me there," Summer joked. "I guess you should go."
"Yeah. Well, I guess I'll see you around," Ryan began his goodbye, then Summer pulled him into a large hug.
"Thank you."
He returned the gesture for a moment and then they let go.
"Bye Summer," Ryan said and he opened the door and left. Softly, he exited her house and got to the Range Rover. There he turned on his cell phone and found five new voice messages, either from Seth or Sandy.
It was still raining and Summer watched from her window as Ryan pulled out of her driveway and rode away.
Ryan hoped Sandy and Seth were both still sleeping. Why would they wake up this early on Saturday? Only Ryan did that.
The roads of Newport Beach were damp and deserted. Ryan drove silently and precautiously. The Cohens' house wasn't that far away.
The sun was just coming up as Ryan pulled into the garage. He didn't walk through the house, just in case they were awake. Instead, he walked slowly through the rain to the pool house.
Ryan opened the door and immediately collapsed on the bed. Before taking another breath, he waited for Seth to pop out. He didn't. Ryan exhaled.
He didn't close his eyes, or really do anything. Sandy and Seth would wake up around ten. That left three hours.
Ryan looked back on what had happened with Summer. What had happened? All he knew was that he opened up to her in a way he never did. He didn't think he had said that many words in one sitting ever.
Summer laid on her bed, thinking nearly the same thing. She held Princess Sparkles, afraid of the next moment. She hated being alone. What if she had another seizure? When she was around Ryan, she felt...safe. And she hadn't felt safe in a long time.
She figured the step-monster was passed out, so she went to her stereo and hit play.
I am safe when I am by your side
And I feel warm if you want me to
I am cured when I'm by your side
I'm all right...
Careful where you stand, my love
Careful where you lay your head
It's true, we're always looking out for one another...
Seth was reading the newspaper when Ryan walked in. He had planned to come when Seth wasn't exactly paying attention.
"Hey," Ryan went to the coffee maker and poured himself a cup.
"Hey man," Seth said absentmindedly. "Hey, where were you all yesterday? You left, and never came back. So when did you come back? I waited up til like midnight," Seth finally paid attention.
"Uh, yeah, I was just driving around and I lost track of time," Ryan didn't look over at Seth. He knew he was a bad liar, and he couldn't let Seth see it.
"So who were you going to see?" Seth asked, not noticing Ryan's lie.
"What?" Ryan had forgotten he said that.
"You said you had to see someone. Who was it?" Seth felt as though he didn't have a brother anymore. Ryan grew farther away as the days went by.
"No one. I didn't even see them. No big deal," Ryan answered.
"Oh. Okay. Hey, do you want to do something? Like, see a movie, or maybe the Imax?" Seth proposed.
"Yeah, sure," Ryan replied.
"Well Seth, you're gonna have to postpone that til later. Me and Ryan need to talk," Sandy walked in and Ryan froze. He was screwed.
"Sure, cool. I'll leave," Seth made his exit.
"Sit down," Sandy ordered and Ryan set his coffee down, and sat down. "Now, let's talk. I don't know what's going through your head, but you can't just take the car and disappear for a day."
"I'm sorry," Ryan looked down. He remembered such a long time ago, he had to sit here and be reprimanded by Kirsten and Sandy. It was when he snuck into the permanent records. That wasn't the greatest time in his life, but sadly, one of the better ones.
"You should be. Now, you have been distancing yourself from everyone since Trey died.. You refuse to talk to Kirsten, you sure as hell don't talk to me. What is going on Ryan? You gotta talk to us kid," Sandy told his second son. Ryan didn't raise his head. "I'm waiting for an answer."
"I don't know."
"That's not a good enough one. Ryan, we're all concerned about you," Sandy shot back.
"I'm sorry," Ryan said, and Sandy threw his hands up. On instinct, Ryan pulled his arm away.
Sandy didn't say anything, he just stared. He wasn't dealing with Seth, who says everything on his mind. He was dealing with Ryan, who had a childhood far worse than his own.
"Why don't you call Kirsten? She'd love to hear from you," Sandy tried a different approach.
"I can't," all Ryan could see was himself at ten years old, being hit by one of Dawn's first boyfriends with her, drunk on the couch.
"Why?" Sandy had never really discussed Kirsten's drinking problem with Ryan, which was an error on his part. He should've said something to Ryan, who really needed it. He had dealt with it before, and it coming again must've been a bad blow on his emotions.
But he hadn't talked to Ryan. And he let Trey's death build on it, and he now, he was losing Ryan.
"I just can't," Ryan was falling more into his own memories. He could feel himself getting hit.
"You worthless piece of crap!"
Ryan bolted, he could take it anymore.
"I'm sorry."
"Not an ounce more."
"I'm done with it."
"Not again."
"I'm stopping after this one."
"I won't fail you."
"I love you."
"We'll be okay."
"Don't worry."
"Forgive me."
"I'm sorry."
"I love you."
He was sick of the lies and empty promises.
I hope you enjoyed. The lyrics used were "Careful Where You Stand" by Coldplay(gotta love them.) The ending was a bit of a flashback if you were confused. Please read and review!