A/N: Hope you like the new posts. I've finished the story on paper now, all I have to do is type it…I hate typing. lol
Seth didn't have a clue what he was going to say to Ryan, as he anxiously knocked on his apartment door. This is what he dreaded would've happened when Summer first came up with this reunion plan; Ryan getting hurt and having to relive everything. But perhaps this time he could find out the full story of the Ryan-Marissa saga. He'd have to be allowed inside though, and by the sight of Ryan's pissed of demeanour he didn't think that'd happen.
"Uh hey…just a routine house call…" Seth smiled sheepishly. Ryan was less than amused.
"Seth, what do you want?"
"To apologize…can I come in?"
Ryan looked at him for a moment and opened the door wider for Seth to step in. Seth walked in and took in the familiar surroundings. Ryan's apartment was simple and adequate; the home of a bachelor. Unlike Seth's who had Summer as his decorator. They both sat on the couch, Ryan passing him a beer.
"So…uh…I'm sorry. The plan kind of backfired." Seth awkwardly played with his bottle.
"Backfired? She slapped me… pretty hard, I might add."
"It's your influence."
Ryan smirked, "It was weird seeing her again…I still felt…like we were together…"
"Like you still loved her?"
Ryan took a swig of beer and nodded, " I thought I'd moved on, I guess not."
Seth nodded continuing, "Ryan what really happened…that night of the party?"
Ryan sighed…
"So what course are you studying?"
He blonde asked him as he mentally bashed the bartender from being so slow with his drinks. Not wanting to be rude he answered, "Architecture..."
"Really? That's so interesting…" The blonde, he learned was Chloe, strangely giggled. He didn't think it was that funny. Awkwardly, he searched the room and finally found Marissa talking to her mother. She looked as radiant as ever and it was hard to tear his eyeline away from her.
He was finally in a good place in his life; school was great, his family was great and he'd finally proposed to the love of his life. Stuff the Atwood luck…he'd finally broken it.
Snapping him out of his thoughts though was Chloe again touching his arm, obviously flirting.
"So do you like Berkeley?"
Ryan stepped back again, "Uh yeah…excuse me…" And with that he walked off, he'd lost Marissa in the crowd.
An hour later he still hadn't been able to find a moment with his fiancé. So he went to look in the pool house. They'd both agreed that at any party they'd find a neutral zone for them to be together without newpsies and at the Cohen's it's the pool house. She'd look for him there. Chloe however followed him in.
"So I was wondering…" She snaked towards him, "whose engagement party this is."
Ryan took this as his chance to give the poor girl a hint, "Uh…mine and Marissa's."
It didn't stop her though as she stepped closer, "Oh…shame…" He took this as his queue to step outside yet Chloe was transfixed with something through the glass doors. Before he could see what exactly she had pushed him unawares against the wall, crashing her lips onto his.
Unaware anyone could see, unaware Marissa had seen and stormed out. Ryan immediately pushed her off, wiping his lips. He really didn't expect that, "I think you should go."
After she left Ryan looked all over the party for Marissa, wanting to just hold her close and never let her go.
"…when the party died down there was still no sign of her. I rang her cell she didn't answer."
Seth remembered that night, Ryan was frantic.
"I went back to our apartment in Berkeley and all her thing were gone…"
"I'm sorry man…" Seth placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"…that Christmas I finally found out where she was. I went to New York, but not only did I find her, but I also found Jake."
"Who told you where she was?"
"Julie. It was weird…she was all too happy to tell me."
Ryan obliviously took another swig of beer as Seth contemplated this last statement. Something wasn't right.
Seth needed to reconvene with Summer…and soon.
A/N: Sorry about it being os short. Trust me the last few chapters are longer. R&R