Chapter 2

Ryan was sitting alone in the pool house staring down at the floor. All the memories came to him at once. Memories of all the good and bad times they all shared. All the memories seemed to go back to one person, Marissa. He realized at that moment how much he really missed her. His thoughts were interupted by the door opening, "Hey kid, you ready to eat?" Sandy said with a concerned look on his face. "Hey you okay?" "Yeah... Uhm I guess I'ts just a little weird to be back in here." Ryan said with a half-hearted smile on his face.

He got up and looked around and decided that was just what he needed to put the past behind him and move on with his life. Ryan walked into the kitchen and saw that everyone was waiting for him. He sat down and put a steak and some macaroni and cheese on his plate. He looked up at Kirsten and asked "You didn't cook this did you?" She laughed and said with a smile, "Yes and you will never guess what I put in the macaroni and cheese." Ryan just looked up at her and laughed. Everyone had a big smile on their faces thankful that Ryan was okay with putting the past behind him.

Seth looked up at him and said, "So dude, when's the wedding?" Ryan looked at him with a sad look in his eyes "July" he tried to hide that he wasnt really that excited about it. "Mom you didn't really cook this macaroni and cheese did you?" Seth said looking at the macaroni and cheese on his plate. "No Seth I didn't cook the macaroni and cheese." she said with a hurt look on her face. After dinner Ryan stood up and helped Kirsten with the dishes and then walked into Seth's old room where he was sitting on the bed.

Ryan: Hey man how ya doing?
Seth: Good, ya know just kind of been really busy all the time.
Ryan: Yeah, me too.
Seth: So how are you really?
Ryan: Well, I don't really know just weird ya know.
Seth: So, why didn't Christie come with you?
Ryan: She said she had no desire to meet anyone who wasn't really family and she would rather sit at home than meet the people who raised that weird friend of mine.
Seth: What she said that to you? What did I ever do to her?
Ryan: Yeah, she's been a real bitch ever since I proposed. You didn't do anything to her she said that you were overly sarcastic and weird. I didn't want to say this in front of your parents but I think I'm gonna break it off tonight.
Seth: Really?
Ryan: Yeah I mean I think that I was just trying to get over Marissa and proposed to her just to prove to myself that I can get over her but I really don't think I can. I wonder what she's doing right now.

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