Summary: Following the abandonment of Ryan and Summer, Seth and Marissa seek comfort from whom neither had ever anticipated: each other.

Disclaimer: Still don't own anything..

Rating: Clean.

Pairing: Seth/Marissa.

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moon,gates,slaying- Yes.. last chapter was very short. This one is two chapters combined, so it should be a little bit longer. Anyway, I'm glad ya liked it:)

danhydegirl- You're pretty good at predicting things.. lol. Yeah, SethMarissa is a couple you don't see too often in stories, so I wanted to change things up a bit. Thanks for reading, and I'm happy that you enjoyed it:)

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A/N: I'm really sorry to all of you who were looking forward to seeing Sandy and Kirsten's reactions.. I didn't really include much of them in this chapters, but you'll see more of them soon.

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"That went surprisingly well.." Marissa said, refferring to the visit they had just had with Sandy and Kirsten.

"My father didn't have a heartattack.." Seth replied. "I guess that's a good sign. Do you think your parents will be as supportive?"

"Don't hold your breath."

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Marissa fixed her eyes on the ceramic floor tiles, listening to her mother's groans of despair.

"This is a major inconvenience, Marissa.."

The voice rung through her ears like nails on a chalkboard. Her mother had never been more dissapointed.

Slowly, Marissa lifted her head in order to make eye contact with her father. He seemed to have succeeded at tuning Julie out. Marissa gave him an apologetic smile, unsure of what else was appropriate. His reply was a simple nod of the head, giving her all the reassurance she needed.

"This gives us very little time to prepare for the wedding." Julie ranted on, her voice raising a few octaves.

"What!" Seth, Marissa, and Jimmy said simultaneously. No one had said anything about a wedding..

"Well, it'll have to take place before you start to show.." Julie reasoned, her eyes focused in on her daughter.

"Mom," Marissa began, sneaking a glance at Seth, who was anything but calm. "We weren't really planning on getting married." she chose her words carefully, not willing to upset her mother anymore than she already had. "We're not ready."

"What?" Julie apprehensively ran a hand through her fiery, red hair. "I'm thirty-six years old, Marissa. Do you think I'm ready to be called grandma!"

"No." Marissa mumbled in reply, unsure of whether or not the question was meant to be rhetorical.

"Of coarse not." Julie confirmed. "Sometimes in life we have to do things that we're just not ready for.."

Seth wiped a substantial amount of sweat from his hairline.. because he knew that no matter what, Julie Cooper always got her way. This was no exception.

"And I will not let you bear a child out of wedlock." If you were to look real close, you could almost see the fumes erupting from Julie. Evidently, this was a battle that Seth and Marissa were going to lose.

"But mom-" Marissa objected, using her last bit of effort to fight for a hopeless cause.

"You already made the deciscion, Marissa." Julie replied, holding her hand up in the air to silence her daughter. "This discussion is over." she whirled around and headed for the doorway, leaving her husband (they remarried shortly after Caleb's death) no other alternative but to follow her.

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Marissa walked out of the dressing room wearing the most beautiful (and expensive) dress she had ever picked up in her life. There seemed to be an infinate supply of the clean, white fabric that flowed down her body, defining her angles perfectly.

"That's the one." Julie said unaffectedly, turning toward the store manager. "We'll take it."

Marissa's younger sister, Kaitlyn, who had recently returned from boarding school, nodded approvingly. "You look great, Marissa."

"Thanks." Marissa replied, thrilled to finally find something that her mother approved of.

"Now go get changed." Julie said, withdrawing a randrom credit card from her purse and handing it to the manager. "We'll hit the flower shop next."

"Sorry, can't." Marissa replied, gathering up the train of the dress in her hands, not wanting it to drag. "I.. uh, have a date."

"A date?" Julie replied, cocking an eyebrow.

Marissa nodded dissmissively before stepping behind the curtain and into the privacy of the small changing area. It was true. She had a date with Seth that night. After all, they didn't want to be strangers at the alter.

"Where's he taking you, a comic book convention?" Julie said sardonically. "We have a lot of planning left to do, Marissa. The wedding is in less than a month."

Marissa rolled her eyes, thankful that she wasn't visible to her mother, or anyone else, for that matter. Julie Cooper was planning the most extravagant wedding Newport has ever seen, and Marissa was not looking forward to it. Ever since she was a little girl, she had always dreamed of the perfect wedding. And now that it was being handed to her on a silver platter, she found herself longing for a quiet wedding- the guest list consisting of only a few close friends and relatives. No such luck.

"Fine," Julie said, heaving a sigh. "I'll let you go on this date tonight, but tomorrow you're mine."

"Deal." Marissa replied, emerging from the dressing room, dress in hand.

"I'm glad we drove seperate. Now Kaitlyn and I have time to select our bridesmaid dresses."

Marissa nodded, handing her dress over to her mother before heading for the exit.

"Marissa?"

And just when she thought she was free.. "Yes?" Marissa replied, already halfway out the door.

"What size dress does Summer wear?"

She froze. "What?"

"She is your maid of honor, isn't she? We'll fly her in from New York."

Marissa stood in the door frame, mouth half open. She had forgotten all about Summer. How was she suppose to tell her that she was getting married.. to Seth Cohen?

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A/N: As you can probably see, things move along very quickly in this story.. lol. Keep up with the great reviews:)