Summary: Following the abandonment of Ryan and Summer, Seth and Marissa seek comfort from whom neither had ever anticipated: each other.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Rating: Clean.
Pairing: Seth/Marissa.
A/N: This one's really short.. and lacking of fluff.. but I just wanted to post a short one while I had the time to let you guys know that I haven't forgotten about the story and I do intend to keep writing it. Thanks for all the reviews! I have lot of shout-outs to make up for next chapter (which will include Seth/Marissa fluff.. finally!). Sorry for the wait! Next chapter should be up soon, and you can expect a long one! Thanks for not giving up on me:)
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Marissa had always dreamed of planning her own wedding. After all, she wasn't elected social chair at Harbor high school for nothing. But now? Everything was completely out of her hands. Her mother drew up the guest list, picked out the invitations, selected the location, chose the flowers.. everthing! The only thing that she was allowed to do, it seemed, was walk down the aisle and say 'I do'.
"Morning." Summer grumbled, walking into the brightly lit kitchen.
"Uh, Sum?" Although Marissa was grateful for the interruption, she couldn't help but say.. "It's one o'clock in the afternoon."
"Well, good afternoon, then." Summer grunted in reply. The truth was, she never slept in this late. She truly was a morning person. Her main priority now, however, was to spend as much time in the guest room as possible. If that included sleeping fourteen hours a day, so be it. "Where's the coffee?"
"I'll make some." Marissa responded. It was, she felt, the least she could do. It also coud be a golden opportunity to tell Summer about the baby and the wedding, as she promised Seth she would. People were always more understanding, it seemed, when they had a cup of coffee in one hand and a bagel in the other. "It seems like we haven't really had a chance to talk since you arrived.."
"That sounds great.. but, uh, could I take a raincheck?"
"Don't tell me you're going back to bed.. you must've gotten fifteen hours of sleep last night."
"Oh, no.." Summer replied, brainstorming for a quick excuse. "I, uh.. have an appointment.. to get my nails done.. and I was planning on shopping afterwards so I may not be back 'til later.."
"Could we meet for dinner or something? I really need to talk to you.."
"Yeah, okay.." Summer surrendered with a sigh. "Meet me at the crab shack at 6?"
"I'll be there." Marissa replied, smiling. She wasn't looking forward to telling Summer... but she was looking forward to finally getting it over with.
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"I was just trying to be like you.. you unintentionally got a girl pregnant, I thought it was the thing to do." Seth's reflection stared back, perhaps looking down on him for being such an idiot.
"Just tell him!" his father had urged the previous night. "It'll sound a whole lot better coming from you than from someone else."
Seth knew that his father was absolutely right, and he did intend on telling him... sometime. He just couldn't think of the right words..
"There are no right words.. It means the same thing, no matter how you say it."
Sandy Cohen's words of wisdom haunted him yet again. So maybe there were no right words.. but there is such thing as timing.
"The right time is now..."
"Shut up, dad!" Seth said aloud, hoping to silence the constant annoyances that wouldn't stop running through his mind. "Okay, fine, I'm just going to tell him.."
5 minutes later...
"I got Marissa pregnant, and now I'm marrying her. Will you be my best man?" Needless to say, Ryan's stone-cold stare was not very welcoming. "Okay, so maybe there is such a thing as the right words.. Dammit, dad!"
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