Title: Artistically Speaking
Chapter Title: The Art Of Beginnings
Author: Sara and Lizzie
Disclaimer: The O.C? Very much not ours.
Rating: R
Summary: After Seth and Summer kissed at Caleb's party, the Cohens decide to take Jimmy and Marissa on a cruise through the Caribbean Islands. Seth doesn't even want to go until Marissa invites Summer.....
"Mom." Seth Cohen whined. "Why are we doing this? A cruise?"
"We've never taken a cruise Seth. It's going to be fun." Kristen was trying to be sympathetic, but Seth was difficult when he got whiny.
"Everyone just sits around and eats. We're all going to get high cholesterol..."
"Hello?" Summer Roberts answered the phone.
"Hey Sum. Gotta question."
"Shoot Coop."
"Wanna cruise to the Caribbean next week?"
"Interesting question. With who?"
"Me, my dad, Ryan and the Cohens."
"Coop! You know how I'm avoiding Cohen."
"Cause you kissed? Please, your protecting yourself from stripping off your clothes and begging."
"Am not."
"Not begging or not coming?"
"Neither."
Marissa sighed. Summer could be so difficult when she wanted to be. "Fine. I could just ask Anna. I'm sure she'd jump at the chance to be alone on Caribbean beaches with Seth..."
"Fine!" Summer shouted. "I'll come. You bitch."
Marissa laughed. "Start packing sweetie. We leave in two days."
Kristen finally lost her temper. "Seth. This is a family vacation for us and Jimmy. I think this isn't about the cruise. I think you're just upset that Summer has avoided you since the kiss."
Seth looked horrified. "How did you know?"
Kirsten smiled despite herself. "I have my connections." At that minute the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jimmy."
There was a long pause. "Of course not." said Kirsten when she finally spoke. "We'd love it."
"Right. See you at the docks."
She hung up the phone and looked at Seth, a smirk toying on her face. "Well speak of the devil. It looks like Marissa invited Summer to come with us."
"I'll start packing now." Seth said, turning on his heel and heading toward his room. He skipped over the threshold, much to the dismay of Ryan, who was sitting on the bed.
"Seth?"
"Yea?"
"Don't skip. Ever again."
"Oh, but I have a justified reason for said skipping."
"What's that?"
"Your amazingly wonderful girlfriend invited her even more amazingly wonderful hot best friend on the cruise."
Ryan grinned. "Still no skipping."