The Comeback Girl

Chapter 9: The Comfort

Summer POV

Once I arrived at the Cohen residence, Justin led me upstairs to his bedroom. He was the one to shut the door as I jumped onto his bed and buried my head in his pillow. The tears instantly began to form at my eyes as they fell onto the cotton of the pillowcase. I felt Justin's weight sink into the bed besides me and then soon, a hand on my back.

"Amber." Justin whispered.

I sat up and crossed me feet underneath me. "I'm sorry Justin." I said through the teary voice.

"For what? You didn't do this to me." Justin looked puzzled as he spoke.

"I know, but I brought him into our lives. And you even said that you didn't like him." I continued on.

"Hey now. It's not your fault. You were just trying to find the good in people. You have a tendency to do that you know." Justin said as he lifted his good hand and placed it over mine on my lap.

"I can't help it, my mother passed it down to me." I smiled.

Justin smiled back at me. "See, that's what I love about you." Justin replied back.

"What?" I asked him.

"That you can lighten my spirits with just one smile." Justin answered back.

I couldn't help but have my smile grow wider.

Marissa POV

"Do you think this is really a good idea Coop?" Summer asked me as we walked through the campus of Harbor High.

"It's only temporary, until Amber's birthday party when everything is settled between this." I answered her back as we made our way to the front office.

"Okay Coop." Summer went on.

"Are you ever going to stop calling me that, even after I lost that last name?" I asked her.

"I can't help it, I always called you that ever since the third grade. You're always going to be my Coop." Summer answered me.

We both then passed through the doors of the new principal's office, Mr. Whitworth. He was sitting behind his desk looking over some papers before he spotted us. "Mrs. Atwood and Mrs. Cohen, so nice to see you." I said. He stood up and shook both of our hands.

"Thank you for seeing us on short notice Mr. Whitworth." I said as I sat down next to summer in front of his desk.

"It's my pleasure. So now, what seems to be the problem?" Mr. Whitworth smiled at both of us.

"Well, it's that new boy that started coming here about a couple of weeks ago. His name is Kyle." I began.

"Oh yes, he and your daughter seem to get along very well together up until a while ago." He replied back.

"Well, we need you to keep him and our kids apart. For personal reasons." I went on.

Mr. Whitworth sat there for a minute before we went up to his computer and began typing something in.

"Well Kyle and him share Biology and Amber and him share keyboarding, but I could just switch his teachers, and done." Mr. Whitworth said.

"But socially?" I asked him.

Mr. Whitworth chuckled a little to himself. "Well I could have his teachers keep him behind a little before break and lunch, have security make sure that he's away from them at lunch. After school I can't do anything."

"Oh trust me, they won't be seeing each other after school." Summer was the one to speak up this time.

"I'm pretty sure of that Mrs. Cohen, but I have to ask, why are you having them separated?" Mr. Whitworth became curious.

"Personal drama." I spoke up just before Summer did.

"I see, well I wouldn't worry anymore. We have it all taken care of." Mr. Whitworth assured me. "But this is a family crisis, it's nothing with Justin's and Amber's relationship right."

Summer suddenly made a cough noise followed by what sounded like a 'shut up' next to me.

"What do you mean Justin's and Amber's relationship?" I asked.

"Well Mrs. Atwood. After being around teenagers for a long, long time I think I know when two are going out with each other." Mr. Whitworth began. "Holding hands, always with each other, quick little kisses, I'd say they've been head over heels for each other for a long time."

"Well thank you for your time Mr. Whitworth but we really have to be going," Summer began as she stood up and practically pulled me up out of my chair with her. "Lot of things to do, people to see. Thank you for your time again, common Marissa." Summer pushed me out of the office and down the corridor.

"Wait a minute." I said stopping in my tracks. "You knew!"

"Seth told me." Summer said stomping her foot on the ground with a frown on her face.

"Seth knows!" I went on.

"But Ryan doesn't. And you cannot tell him. The two of them are suppose to tell him, and soon." Summer tried to make me smile.

"Oh thank god. Because I was so not going to spill that one on him." I said breathing easier.

"Look, I was going to tell you, but I just never remembered myself to." Summer said placing a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm not mad, I just happen to find this really funny. I mean I guess I could say that I actually saw this one coming." I laughed to myself.

"You know, I told Seth that and then he didn't believe me until he saw it for himself. But you wanna know what he said beforehand?" Summer asked as we continued our way to the car.

"What?" I asked.

"That Justin wasn't good enough for Amber." Summer smiled.

"And I bet you said, what, my son isn't good enough for Marissa Atwood's daughter?" I asked her as I got in the car.

"Shut up." Summer started laughing.

Amber POV

Justin was lying on his back looking up at the ceiling from his bed while I was over by his sit-at window, looking out to the beach.

"Do you ever wonder if were just another couple at our school?" Justin asked me.

I looked over at him to find him looking back over at me.

"No, because I know that we are better and have a better connection then they do." I smiled at him.

"Seriously?" Justin asked me.

"Dead serious. I mean I bet you know what I am thinking about right now." I smiled at him.

"Hmmm, let me think," Justin began closing his eyes. "Your wondering if you can go get a manicure tomorrow before school starts."

"Close, I wanted to get one before the party in a week." I replied.

"Oh yeah, your birthday, that means I have to go shopping." Justin complained.

"Did I hear shopping?" I teased him.

"You can't come." Justin said straight back at me. "You don't want to spoil your birthday?"

"No." I fake pouted.

Justin laughed a loud a little. "You're way too cute right now."

I stood up from where I was sitting and went over and sat down next to Andrew. We didn't say anything for a while, which was perfectly okay to me.

"Thank you." Justin spoke up.

"For what?" I asked.

"For saving me. If you didn't come back I would have died." Justin said.

"He wouldn't of have killed you." I said.

"Still, you were the one that stopped him." Justin responded back.

"Cohen, I don't wanna talk about him." I began lying down next to him. "Can't we just forget about him?" I asked aloud.

"Anything just to be with you." Justin said wrapping his arm around me.

Quiet filled the room with the relaxing feeling and fake comfort that kept telling me that everything was okay,

when I knew it wasn't.

A/N: I'm back. Sorry for the long LONG wait! I've had the biggest writer's block. But I am back and boyfriendless. Were done for total good. So don't worry about that asshole anymore.

Anyways, thanks for the reviews. I can't reply back to you guys anymore since there are too many of you and I am sure you'd rather have my new chapter than to me sit here talking to all of you.

Anyways, I'll promise to update soon.

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