Disclaimer: No, I do not own the company or any of the characters. I do however own a copy of the Season One DVD set and The OC: Mix 1,2, and 4 CD's. It took me forever to find them so to those of you, who would like to get you hands on one, I suggest HMV.

Since I wasn't so pleased with the lack of action in the last chapter, I have decided to release another new chapter. Reviews are very much appreciated!

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Chapter 3: The Break Up

Marrissa and Summer were in the middle of eating at the Crab Shack even though it wasn't they're ideal choice of restaraunt. Summer was just starting to forget about the previous events that had taken place at the biggest shopping mall in all of Newport Beach and Marrissa for some reason thought that this would be a good time to bring it up.

"So… Sum, uh… don't you think you're being alittle bit hard on Seth?" Marissa said with a bit of hesitance while she tried to pop it in fairly unnoitced. But she wasn't able to get it past Summer that easily, as she quickly shot a deadly glance at Marissa.

"Coop! Whos side are you on here?" Summer said already getting angry about the faintest thought about her good for nothing ex-boyfriend.

Marrissa suddenly regreated bringing the topic up but she knew it was something that needed to be discussed. "You know I'm on your side but Sum he's trying really hard to get you back. Couldn't you at least… be friends with him?"

Summer was shocked. "Be friends with HIM? Do you know what that would do to mine and Zach's relationship? It'd be over faster than you can say Seth Cohen. And besides, we already tried being friends, remember the Walkmen concert? He kissed me! There is no way I even want to go near that ass!" Summer told her friend, rasing her voice.

"Calm down. Zach is a good guy, I'm sure if you talked to him about it he wouldn't mind. And if he does, which I don't see why he would, than at least be a little nicer to Seth. Come on Sum, I'm sure it wouldn't be that much to ask." Marissa replied. She saw Summer's face lighten abit and watched as she actually though about it.

"Well… alright, I guess it wouldn't hurt. But this doesn't mean that I don't still hate him, cause I do, very much actually." Summer agreed, adding on her one and only condition. But Marissa seemed happy enough with it as they got up and left the little restaraunt.

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Ryan and Seth had recently returned from the mall and were now in the pool house together, discussing their catastrophic mall trip. Ryan was trying his best to calm Seth down and convince him that there was still a chance that he and Summer would get back together. Even though Ryan couldn't really think of a way for it to happen.

"Dude, How am I supposed to get her back if she hates me?" Seth questioned as he paced back and forth infront Ryan, who was currently sitting on the edge of the bed.

"She doesn't hate you Seth, she's just... alittle annoyed right now. Give it some time, man." Ryan tried to convince his friend, comming up with things off the top of his head.

"How do you know that for sure though, bro? She's probably digging my grave right now… or worse… she'll be hanging out with Zach." Seth said, ungreatfully, as a look of disgust crossed his face. But what Seth didn't know is that that was exactly what Summer was planning on doing.

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Summer had just dropped her best friend off and was now at Zach's house, knocking on the door. To her relief, Zach opened the door. She was pretty sure that the rest of his family hated her. But Zach didn't seem as happy to see her for some reason. He gave her a nervous smile that she could tell was compleatley fake.

"Um… Hi, Zach. Are you feeling okay?" She asked, curiously, trying to get a look at what was going on inside the house.

Zach stepped outside and shut the door to prevent this. "Hey, Uh… this is a really bad time so can we talk later?" He asked, nervously. Summer thought that he look parinoid.

"I understand if it's a family emergency or something but this will only take a second. Unless theres something I should know about?" Summer asked as she watched him taking quick glances at the window in the door.

"No, theres nothing that you should know about. Why would I hide…" He paused as the door opened and a blonde girl who had appeared to be a couple years older than Summer appeared. "...anything from you..." He finished and turned to look at an enraged Summer.

"Who the hell is she?" Summer asked, completely pissed at him. Suddenly, she wasn't so mad at Cohen.

The blonde fired back with the same question. "Me? Who the hell are you?" Summer was taken aback. They both looked at Zach.

"Look, Summer I was going to tell you, it's just things were complicated and my parents wanted me to meet her and I-" He was cut off.

"Cheated on me? All you jocks are the same! God, I am never dating again!" She said and stormed off, leaving Zach to argue with his blonde bombshell.

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Seth had finally stopped pacing and was now lying on the bed, Ryan hadn't really switched positions. Seth was still complaining about how his life with Summer was over when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Seth was too depressed to do anything with himself, so Ryan got up to answer it. He pulled open the door and stared, puzzled, at the figure before him.

He wasn't sure if he should brace himself for another round of get-pissed-at-Cohen or if she was here to apologize or something like that. But she looked upset for some reason, almost like she'd been crying or like she was at least about to. She had her arms wrapped protectively across her torso and she looked small and defenseless. Ryan couldn't help but feel something towards her. Sympathy? Maybe, but it still felt like it was something more aswell.

"Summer?" He said, unsure of what to do. This one word caused Seth to shoot up into a sitting position as he looked at the girl standing in the doorway. Yeah, that was definitely her.

"Hi, Can I come in?" She asked, quietly.

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I am so happy with how this chapter turned out! And hopefully you are too! Now please tell me how you felt about this by clicking my favorite little review button just down here below this message.