Seth Cohen opened the doors to the poolhouse looking extremely sad. Loads of eyes turned to him. "What's up, man?" said Ryan standing up. "I just broke up with Alex" said Seth. "Whose Alex?" shouted Marissa. "Oh well, all good things come to an end, Cohen- you should know that by now" grinned Summer. Seth fell to the bed as Lindsay took her turn to play on the Playstation.
Jimmy and Julie were making out on Jimmy's yacht until Julie looked up at the clock. "Oh crap! My meeting with the new designer for The Newport Group!". "Julie you gotta get more organised" smiled Jimmy as Julie hurried getting her clothes on. "See you soon, honey" Julie kissed Jimmy and hurried out of the yacht into the Newport Group.
Julie hurried into her office where Kirsten was talking with the soon-to-be designer. "Oh my god, her?" cried Julie. Kirsten felt a bit embarassed. The applicant stood up. "I should go" but Kirsten stood up as well, "No stay. Have coffee at least!". Julie rebelled against this. "No she's right KiKi. Go!". The applicant went. Kirsten confronted Julie. "Julie you've been late for every Newport Group meeting so far and you've been incredibly close to Jimmy". "So?" Julie said. "Are you having an affair with him?"
"Are you having an affair with him?" said Kirsten. Julie said no straight up. "Kirsten, why would you assume that? Me and Jimmy, we're just friends". Julie left the room. Kirsten looked surprised. She slumped down into the chair and got back to work.
The sun disappeared as evening fell on Newport. Seth looked extremely upset as one of the maids set the table for dinner. Kirsten noticed the look on Seth's face. "What's up, sweetie?". "Me and Alex broke up". Kirsten gave Seth a pat on the back. "Im gonna go get Ryan". She hurried into the poolhouse to find Ryan topless on top of Lindsay. "OMG!" bellowed Kirsten. Ryan got off of Lindsay and followed Kirsten into the kitchen. "Ryan, I am so ashamed of you" Kirsten said. Ryan replied, "I can explain". "Seth, can you leave this room please. I need to talk to Ryan". Seth nodded and left. "Ryan, we have a rule of sex in this house and plus, she is my sister". "Im sorry" said Ryan. "Isn't it awkward for you? Dating my sister?". "A bit, but I love her". Kirsten had no choice but to say "OK".
It was Midnight and Caleb opened the doors to his mansion whre Julie was waiting for him. "Where the hell have you been Cal?". "I've been drinking with Renee". Caleb struggled to walk down the steps into the living room. "Oh so you're planning to have another daughter too?". "Julie, are you jealous?". Julie stood up. "Yeah I am". Julie stormed off as Caleb fell to the floor, too drunk.
Marissa and DJ entered the Bait Shop where Nada Surf was playing. "So... our first public outing huh?" said Marissa to which DJ replied, "Yup". Marissa bumped into Alex and saw her name tag. "Your Seth's ex right?". "Yeah, as a matter of fact. You have a problem with that?". Before Marissa could reply, Alex left.
Summer waited outside a comic book shop as Zach purchased his order. She looked at the bench she was sitting on. A small love heart was carved on it with the initials S.R. 4 S.C. Forever. "OMG" said Summer as she remembered the time when she and Seth had one of their dates and they made a pack to stay together forever. Zach came out of the shop and a question was invading Summer's mind. Did she still have feelings for Seth?
Back at the Bait Shop, Nada Surf was playing it's last song. Alex hurried the people out of the building. Marissa and DJ got into Marissa's car until Marissa realised something. "I forgot my purse. Wait for me". Marissa hurried back into the shop where she bumped into Alex. "We're closed". "I know I forgot my purse". "You can collect that tomorrow. We're closed. And shouldn't you have your knight and shining armour to run to?". "Im not that girl" replied Marissa. Alex froze at this. Marissa and Alex's eyes locked together until Marissa picked up her purse and left.
Summer returned home and fell to her bed. She looked under her bed to find a photo album entitled "Summer Cohen". "I thought I lost this" she said. She looked through it and saw photos of her and her ex-boyfriend. Tears ran through Summer's eyes.
"You think they're having an affair?" said Sandy who was sitting in front of Kirsten in the living room. "Well they've been spending a lot of time lately" said Kirsten. "No that cant be true. Coop cannot be that dumb". "Sandy, does Julie really love my father?". Sandy froze. "No she just married him for the money". A big knock on the door came. "Who can that be?". They opened the door- It was Julie and Caleb. "Dad? Julie". "Julie had the greatest idea" said Cal. "What now? Another party?" said Sandy. Julie grinned. "Oh no" said Kirsten. "Nope it's not straight away. It's a New Year's party for the Newport Group. What do u think guys?". Julie was smiling. Kirsten and Sandy were speechless.
Harbor School. A new day began for the OC teens. "My mom caught you and Lindsay?" grinned Seth as he walked through the grounds with Ryan. "Yeah. It was really embarassing". Seth continued to laugh and Ryan gave him another glare. "Anyway, there's gonna be a party in two days for the Newport Group". "Oh no not another party. I suck at those" said Ryan. "Im sure it's not gonna be that bad". The bell rang.
Marissa skipped class and went straight for the Bait Shop. Without looking Alex said "Who are you? We're not open". She turned around and saw Marisssa. "What now you forgot your make up set?". Marissa walked straight up to Alex. The eye contact was extremely unbelievable. Alex looked into Marissa's eyes, "You're not like other girls huh?" Their faces leaned in. They were gonna kiss...
Marissa and Alex nearly kissed until they heard footsteps. It was just Homer. Marissa was brought back down to earth and she realised what she was getting herself into. "I have to go". She ran out of the Bait Shop, tears streaming down her face like a river.
Back at Harbor, Drama class was going on with Summer and Seth. "OK here is the project" said teacher Mrs Roe. "Ive paired you up and you have to create and act out a love story". "So here are the pairs: Naomi and Jack, Tessa and Marco, Seth and Summer". "OMG What?" muttered Summer. "Oh Snap!" said Seth.
Back at the Cohen kitchen, Kirsten took the day off and there was an envelope for the family. "Omg it's Hailey wishing us a Happy New Year" said a shocked Kirsten. Sandy walked in. "Really? Happy? New year's at Newport are not exactly happy. She should know that by now" grinned Sandy.
From the balcony, Julie saw DJ drop off Marissa and kiss her. "Rot in hell you stupid bd". She exited the house. "Marissa may I have a word with DJ please?". "If you have something to say to DJ say it to my face mom". "IN THE HOUSE NOW MARISSA!" shouted an angry Julie. Marissa did as she was told. "Now AJ". DJ corrected her, "It's DJ". "Whatever, I call you what I want. You leave Marissa alone". DJ replied, "We both know it's not gonna happen". Julie smiled. "We both know it's gonna happen if I offer you 5 grand". "10". "Done".
It was the next night and waiters and waitresses were gearing up for the New Years event. Ryan and Lindsay made out in the bathroom. "Are you sure Kirsten wont catch us?" asked Lindsay. "Not unless they've set up CCTV". They continued to make out. Summer and Marissa walked through Newport up to the Cohen's. "So what's going on in your life Sum" said Marissa. "Well, I've just been paired up with Cohen to write and act out a love story". "OMG How does Zach feel?". "That's the problem Coop, he doesn't know".
The party began and guests started to arrive. When Summer and Zach arrived, Kirsten turned to seth. "Seth this isn't a party for your friends it's for the Newport Group". "Well they're quite important people in our lives, mom". Kirsten grinned. Renee arrived, to be greeted by Caleb.
The night had in turn many surprises. Marissa walked into the building just as Kirsten was making a speech. She walked in hand in hand with Alex. The people gasped. Ryan and Lindsay decided to skip the event and go shopping. That was until they saw Theresa as a worker at a shoes store. Feeding her baby.
Outside the Cohen house, Jimmy and Julie were making out behind the bushes. "Dont you feel a little bit dirty Jimmy?" said Julie. Jimmy laughed. "Oh. My. God" said a very familiar voice. Jimmy and Julie turned around to see that person.