Journey & an early birthday present

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Marissa waited outside the entrance. "Hey Coop I got the tickets. Where's Chino and Cohen?" She said. "I told them seven" She said. "I swear to god if there late I'm gonna kill them" Summer said. Marissa noticed Ryan and Seth walking towards them. "Summer calm down there here" Marissa said. "Hey" Ryan said. "Hey" Marissa said. "Sorry we're late Seth had to fix his hair" He said.

Marissa laughed and Summer glared at Seth. "What like you don't do that?" Seth said to Ryan. "I don't know Cohen but Ryan doesn't seem the type to be all into himself like you are" Summer said. "Hey you called him Ryan" Seth said trying to be funny. They laughed. "I got the tickets so you guys could actually get in. Here's one for you and one for you Cohen" Summer said.

"Thanks" They said. "No problem" She said. "So we should go in its probably starting" Seth said. "Why are you in such a rush?" Summer said following Seth. "Because Summer I like Death Cab" Seth said. "How's that possible?" She said. "Because they're a good band" Seth said. "Yeah I know Cohen. I'm the one who mentioned the concert because I like love Death cab" She said. "Are you serious?" He said. "As serious as a heart attack" Summer said. Marissa smiled.

"So are you excited about Death Cab?" Marissa said sarcastically. Ryan looked at her. "No Marissa Chino didn't have live music so Ryan was deprived. He basically suffered listening to Journey." He said. "Seth" He said in a warning tone. "Okay come on lets go in" Seth said.

They heard the music blasting. The girls went to find seats while the boys went to get drinks. Summer found seats. "Coop over here" She said and Marissa sat down next to her.

Half way into the night Marissa went looking for Ryan. She found him outside sitting on the bench. "You know you could have told me you didn't like this band" She said sitting next to him. He looked at her. "It's fine really Seth and I come here every so often so I'm used to it" He said. Marissa smiled.

"Why don't we go to the diner I've had enough of live music for the night anyways" She said. "Alright" He said. They got up. "So Ryan what is your favorite band anyways?" She said walking next to him. He smiled and looked at her. "Journey" He said. She grabbed his hand and laughed. "Journey huh?" She said with a smile.

"Yeah, so should we go find Seth and Summer?" He said. Marissa thought about it. "No, besides they probably want to catch the rest of it" She said. "What about you?" He said. "I'd rather go to the diner" She said with a smile. He laughed and they walked off to his range rover.

Eventually Summer and Seth caught up with them and Seth caught them up on what they missed but pretty soon they were sick of hearing him talk so they decided to end the night. Ryan walked Marissa to her door. She smiled. "So I should get use to Seth and his endless talking right?" She said. "Well if this is going to work then yeah. Is that going to be a problem?" He said kidding.

"Not at all it seems like a small price to pay" She said laughing a little. "Oh but you don't know Seth" He said with a half smile leaning into kiss her. He pulled away slowly. She looked into his eyes and smiled a shy smile.

"Yeah definitely a small price to pay" She said joking grabbing his hand. "So I'll pick you up in the morning before school" He said. "Okay" She said. "Alright well I guess I'll see you tomorrow then" He said. "Good night" she said and gave him a quick kiss. He smiled and walked down the steps towards the car. She smiled and went inside.

The next morning as promised Ryan was there to pick her up. He rang the bell. A disheveled Pacey opened the door. "Ryan hey" He said. "How you doing Mr. Witter?" He said. "I'm good. Come in Marissa's almost ready" He said. Ryan came in. "So where's your side kick this morning?" He said. "Seth went to school early" Ryan said.

"I could never get out of bed barely in time for High School. I don't know how you guys do it" He said. "Well we learn from the best" A hurried Marissa appeared shoving on her shoe. She looked up and smiled at Ryan. "Well good morning Marissa. You guys want anything before you go?" Pacey said. "No, thanks" Ryan said. "Besides we'll be late for school" She said grabbing her books off the table.

She kissed her uncle. "See ya later" She said. "See you at the restaurant" He said. Marissa almost forgot about it. "Right" She said. "We better go" Ryan said checking his watch. "Alright come on" She said grabbing Ryan by the hand. "Bye Mr. Witter" He said. "Bye Ryan" He said.

She practically dragged him down the steps. "So what was that in there?" He said getting in the car. He was talking about her spacing about work. "Okay it's just so many things have been going on that I almost forgot I had work today" She said. He laughed. "Well you sound really busy do I have to book an appointment just to see you?" He said joking. She playfully hit him in the arm. "Just drive" She said with a laugh. Ryan laughed.

That afternoon she pulled a shift at the restaurant and promised to meet Summer for dinner at the crab shack afterwards. She pulled off her apron and hung it in the back room. "So I'm punched out you need anymore help?" She said to her uncle. "No I'm good get out of here oh by the way here are the keys" He said handing her the keys.

"But how are you gonna get home?" She said. "Well in my car" He said. She looked at him puzzled. He smiled. "It's an early birthday present" He said. She looked up surprised. "You didn't?" She said. He went out back and she followed and there before her eyes was a silver mini Jeep. "Uncle Pacey" She said. "You like it?" He said. "It's too much" She said.

"Well you're getting it anyway Marissa because you deserve it" He said. She smiled and hugged him. "Thank you" She said. "How's that for a sixteenth birthday present huh?" He said. She laughed. "It's great" She said with a laugh. "Alright so go meet Summer and have fun" He said. "Okay. Thank you" She said hugging him. She whispered into his shoulder "I love you". He smiled. "I love you too. Now go before your late" He said.

"I'll see you at home" She said getting in the car and waving before driving off. A few minutes later she pulled into the crab shack parking lot and spotted Summer waiting by her car. She walked towards her. "Coop who's car is that?" Summer said. "It was an early birthday present from Uncle Pacey" She said. "That's so cool. Come on I'm starved" She said.

"Lead the way" Marissa said and they went to eat. She spent some time with Summer but Summer got a call from her dad saying he needed to talk to her so she went home. It was early so Marissa debated on whether or not she should go home. She smiled and drove off to the Cohen's.

She pulled into the drive way and get out of the car. She knocked on the door. Seth opened the door. "Marissa" He said letting her in. "Hey Seth" she said. He closed the door. "Ryan" He yelled. "Wait a minute. How do you know I didn't come to see you?" She said. "Come on do you really expect me to believe that? Marissa I hate to disappoint you but I don't look good in wife beaters" He said.

"Oh so you think Ryan looks good in wife beaters?" She said clearly kidding with him. "You walked right into that one man" Ryan said appearing from the kitchen. Seth looked disgusted. "I'm gonna go play a video game" Seth said walking away. Marissa laughed. "Hey" He said giving her a kiss. "So I thought I'd come by see if you were busy" She said. "I thought you had plans with Summer?" He said.

"I did but she had to go home to talk to her dad" She said. "Oh, well come on we can hang out in the pool house" He said. They walked into the kitchen. "Hey Mr. Cohen" She said. "Hi, Marissa" He said. "We're gonna go hang out with Seth in the pool house" Ryan said. "See ya later" He said. They walked in the pool house.

She jokingly looked for Seth. "Well Ryan it looks like Seth isn't here so we can't hang out with him" She said teasing. "Just as well" He said leaning in to kiss her. "So it turns out I can't play this new ninja game by myself Ryan I need another player" Seth said coming out of nowhere. They pulled apart and looked in his direction. Ryan glared at him. "Oh sorry" Seth said. She laughed. "No that's okay you guys can play" She said.

"But we were supposed to hang out" Ryan said. "I didn't say I was leaving" She said with a smile. "Come on Seth one game" Ryan said. Marissa sat on the side chair watching them play but of course Ryan knew better one game was never one game. So far they had played four times and it had been two hours. "Okay I'm done" He said. "Ryan" Seth said. "Seth good bye" Ryan said. "Alright" He said walking out of the pool house.

He turned and found a sleeping Marissa. He smiled and walked over to her and nudged her awake. She woke up with a smile. "You guys are done?" She said pushing her hair away from her face. "Yeah" He said. She looked at her watch. "I have to go home curfews soon" She said getting up. "Right" He said. "Plus I have some homework to do" She said and gave him a kiss.

"See you tomorrow?" He said. "Yeah you know I could drop by pick you guys up?" She said grabbing her coat. "How's your uncle gonna get to work?" He said. "In his car. He bought me an early birthday present" She said.

"Wow sixteenth birthday huh?" He said. "Yeah So do you guys need a ride or what?" She said. "Yeah actually that'll be great because Kirsten needs the car tomorrow" He said. "Okay so I'll see you tomorrow" She said giving him another kiss before leaving.