Expect the unexpected

Back at Marissa's Ryan and Marissa were watching a movie in the living room well not so much watching as kissing when they heard the keys in the door. "That's probably Pacey" Marissa said. He got up putting some distance between them.

Pacey opened and shut the door. "Hey kids, What's going on? I thought there was a carnival at Harbor?" He said confused at having found them there. "Oh there was it just got to be too much so we just came back here" Marissa explained. "Right, because how many times can you actually go on the Ferris wheel" Pacey said. Ryan got embarrassed, "What?" He said. "Nothing it's just Ryan's afraid of heights" She said with a grin. "Hey at least I went on" Ryan said feeling like she was trying to tease him. "Way to stick up for your self man" Pacey joked.

"So where's Miss potter?" she said. "Oh there's my nosy little niece that I know and love" He said taking his jacket off." Why would he know where Miss Potter is?" Ryan said confused. "Because long story short Uncle Pacey here and Miss Potter were High school sweet hearts keep up Ryan" She said. "Okay" Ryan said. "Come on you kiss her a few weeks ago I might add and nothing. What's up with that?" She said.

"Ryan a little help here" he said looking for a way out. "It doesn't always have to be the guy to do the calling" Ryan said knowing that as soon as he said it was the wrong thing to say. Marissa glared at him.

"And just what is that supposed to mean?" She said. "Well it depends on who broke up with whom. Or in this case who initiated the kiss?" Ryan said nervously. Pacey thought about it. "Hm you know that makes sense. She kissed me and I haven't heard anything from her" He said. She glared at Ryan. "Okay don't listen to Ryan just if she really means something to you talk to her" She said.

"Marissa She could have called me" Pacey said looking at her. "Oh my god do I have to spell this out for you Uncle Pacey. Joey isn't the kind of girl to take action" She said hoping to get through to him. "That's true but… She interrupted him. "No buts if you like her at all you'll call her and stop acting like such a dumb ass and face her" She said. "Or you could have to go on the Ferris wheel several times to get her back" Ryan threw in.

Pacey laughed. "You see" She said with a smile. "Okay I'll call her alright." Pacey said. "Thank you" she said. "Thanks. And how you stay with a Cooper I will never know" He said to Ryan joking. "Hey" She said pretending to be insulted. "I'm gonna be in the den working on some stuff. You guys have a nice night" he said walking out and leaving them alone for the rest of the night.

"Okay Cohen you totally rocked at Skee ball. You didn't tell me you knew what you were doing?" Summer said. "Well being into video games at a young age. I usually frequented the arcade at the mall while my mother went shopping. So I guess I had some practice" He said. She smiled.

"So you see you do like something about the carnival who knew" she said. "You're wise Summer" He said. "Why thank you. Hey you know I haven't seen Ryan or Marissa anywhere in awhile" she said suddenly scanning the crowd. "They probably bailed leaving me stranded" Seth said. "Hm then you'll probably need a ride come on" She said with a smile. "Whatever you say Summer" He said following her to the car.

The next morning Seth came into the restaurant while Marissa was working. "Hey Marissa" He said. "Cohen. What can I get you?" She said with a smile. "Nothing I just came to thank you for the whole Summer thing" He said. "She said that she liked you and kissed you didn't she?" She said.

"How did you know that?" He said. "Well because I'm just that good and because Summer called me first thing last night when she got home sort of like how you called Ryan and told him that you seriously needed to talk" She said.

"Yeah about that I'm sorry if I ruined the night for ya" He said. "No its fine actually I was already on the phone with Summer before you called him so I just told him to go. Where hanging out later" she said.

"Well thanks anyway you're a good friend" He said. "So are you Cohen. Treat her nice alright." She said with a smile. "That's not a problem so I guess I'll just see you later" He said. "Yeah" She said with a smile and headed off to clean the next table.

Ryan was on his laptop when she entered the pool house. She didn't make a noise she just plopped down on the bed next to him. She didn't even have the strength to take off her apron on the way out. "So how was work?" He said closing the computer shut and putting it aside. "I can't feel my feet" She said. He smiled.

"You know you could have went home if you're tired I would've understood" He said. "No" she said turning towards him. "Really I'm okay I just need a few minutes to recuperate" She said. "Okay and then we can do the half mile run by the pier" He said joking.

She punched him. "That's so not funny" She said. "Okay I'm sorry okay" He said. She kissed him. "So since you're too tired to go out I was thinking we could just stay here?" He said with a smile. "Yeah and just what would we do here?" She said teasing. "I was thinking more along the lines of this" He said leaning into kiss her. With that her cell phone rang.

"Uh I have to get it. It might be my uncle" She said reaching in her pocket and flipping out the cell phone. "Hello" She said. "Marissa" She heard a voice yell. She pulled herself up because the voice sent a shiver to her spine. She knew who it was even from the way she had said her name. "Grandma? What's the matter? What's wrong?" She said.

With that her grandmother started to ramble. "Wait slow down I need you to calm down and tell me what's going on?" She said. Even Ryan was worried at this point. A look of shock crossed Marissa's face. "Okay, Okay I know where he is I'll find him. We'll be there as soon as we can?" She said without thinking getting up and leaving.

Ryan ran after her. "Marissa what happened?" He said. She stopped suddenly realizing she wasn't alone. "My grandpa he had a heart attack" She said not believing the words as she was saying them. It all just seemed unreal.

"Pacey's dad?" He said. "Yeah?" She said. "Well is he going to be okay?" Ryan said concerned. "He's dead Ryan" She said not believing it herself.

"I'm sorry" He said totally clueless as to what to say to her. "I don't have time for this right now I gotta find Pacey" Marissa said suddenly.

"Well look let me drive you" He said. "No he's probably at home so I'll just go. I'm sorry" She said looking at him.

"No that's okay just go" He said.

"Okay" She said leaving quickly leaving Ryan standing there worried about her.