Happy endings...
This just had to be the dress.
She felt like it had been especially made for her, it fitted perfectly and she felt like a princess as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, wondering what her fiance would think of it, ofcourse he would love it, as he loved her...so he would love the dress, right?
She had no idea that weddings were this stressful, as a teenager she always thought weddings would be fun to plan, but at the moment it was as hectic as hectic could be. "...You do like this one dont you Sum?", Taylor asked her, who was stood behind her, ..."..I love it. You look beautiful...", she told her.
Summer nodded, "I do love it...it's perfect. I just dont know if we can afford it...".
"Ofcourse you can afford it...Seth will pay a million bucks to make sure your happy, this is your wedding day we're talking about...you only wear this once".
"Exactly, I'll wear it once...so it's a lot of money for a dress".
Taylor shot her a look, "Summer...whats the matter with you? The Summer I used to know would expect to have an expensive dress like this one...believe me, you look beautiful in it...and you should buy it, thats what credit cards are for...it's not like you and Seth arent working".
Summer nodded, "No...your right. I'll get this one then..".
Taylor smiled, "Thats more like it...now, get out of the dress...and I'll go tell the lady that your ready to purchase, then can we go to lunch because I'm starving", she left Summer still standing infront of the mirror.
She wandered back into the dressing room to put back on her normal day clothes, she loved the dress...she really did, but she had a million thoughts in her head right now that the dress seemed to be less important right now, for starters they still didnt have a venue for their wedding which was in 2 days time, and she hadnt seen Seth the whole weekend because he was on his bachelor weekend with Ryan and a few friends from work, she had decided to just have a get together with a few close friends, instead of jetting away to Vegas or somewhere, which is exactly what Seth had gone and done...but she didnt blame him, but she did miss him, a huge lot.
"Are you in there Summer?" Taylor shouted from outside, "I'll wait by the counter...do you need a hand?".
"..no, it's fine. I wont be long...". Summer called back.
There was another few things on Summer's mind, not only was she missing Seth, but she was missing her period. She was almost 2 weeks late, which was definately worrying her, Taylor seemed to think it was down to stress when Summer had confided in her, but Summer knew otherwise, she just didnt feel like herself these days, and it didnt help that she was planning this wedding pretty much by herself this weekend as Seth was having his last weekend of single life fun, not that she minded...but she just felt like everything was forcing on top of her all at once.
When she had left for George 4 years ago, there wasnt a doubt in her mind about her future with Seth, she was the only guy she had ever loved before, and she knew there was no better out there for her, even if Seth could be childish sometimes, and neurotic, she loved him even more.
College had been quite an experience for both of them, but they still saw eachother every other weekend, and it worked for them, and when college terms were over, they spent the whole holiday together just acting like they were 16 again, and they still acted that way now. They had been living in their own apartment for the past 8 months, and there was no better feeling for either of them when they woke up next to eachother, sometimes they woke up on top of eachother..but thats a whole different story.
It had been a year since Seth had proposed to her again, as soon as they were both finished with college, they went on a trip on Seth's new boat that his parents had brought him for his 21st birthday and Seth just popped the question to her as they were sailing away, Summer hadnt hesitated at all, she had been waiting for him to ask her again, seeing as the first time he proposed they both werent quite ready for marriage, but after 8 years together, nothing had ever felt so right before.
Down on one knee, Seth finally asked her.
"Summer, you are the only girl I would ever propose to...twice" he joked.
He reached into his pocket, revealing a ring. Summer instantly recognised it. "..Oh my god..". she gushed,realising it was the alien ring he had proposed with the first time.
"...The last time we were engaged, and you told me you werent ready to marry me...you gave me this back, and you told me we might need it one day...well, Summer...if you're ready now, then maybe we can put it to use now?" He asked her. Her eyes widened, as she began to feel overcome with emotion. Seth held her hand, before asking her. "Summer Roberts, will you marry me?"
She let out a small cry, but a happy one at that. "...Ofcourse I'll marry you Cohen...", she said without any thought. What was there to think about? "...But this time, no chickening out...". she joked.
"Hey...last time we were both guilty of that, but this time...I'm not going to turn back on this, I'm asking you to be my wife...I want to spend the rest of my life with you Summer".
He slipped the ring on her finger, it only felt like yesterday since he had done that the first time round. "...and dont worry, I'll get you a proper ring...this is just temporary, but it means a lot..it's got some history there for us...and you know I'm a fan of the history!" Seth said.
"...Can I ask you something Seth?" she asked him
"Sure..."
She then got down on her knee, giggling slightly. "...Seth Cohen, will you marry me?"
He looked at her, trying to remain serious but he couldnt help but find it funny. "Summer...your the only girl I know who would do that...but the answer is...yes, ofcourse".
She stood back up, "I just always wanted to see what it was like to propose as a girl..."
He smiled, " well now you know".
They kissed, only for a moment. "Your making me the happiest guy in the world...do you know that?".
She ruffled his hair a little, she loved his hair.
"..Glad to be returning the favour, Cohen".
Summer finished daydreaming, and put her wedding dress back on the hanger, before walking out of the dressing room to purchase her wedding dress.
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A gazillion tequila shots later, and Ryan and Seth were finished. They had gone back to their hotel room at 2am, which was quite early considering it was a bachelor party, but they had lost the other guys, when some pole dancers had joined them earlier, Seth was even offered a private dance but somehow, he wasnt interested. He wasnt sure this whole Vegas trip had been a good idea afterall, maybe he should have done what Summer had done, a few pizzas and beers with a few close friends inside, but he felt as a guy that he needed to do the Vegas thing one more time before he made his debut into married life, but he had got it wrong, as he didnt really enjoy it all as much as he did the last time they had came here, "..dude, you turned down a private dance..." Ryan slurred as he struggled taking off his sweater.
"dude...I can get a private dance anytime I want...from Summmmmerrrr...she's my girl, wh-whhy would I look elsewhere?" Seth said, as he climbed into his sheets with all his clothes still on.
Ryan laughed, "...I'm proud of you man, for being so...behaved. but your right, you have your woman...and your gonna marry her next week...so, you dont need a cheap vegas girl sitting on your lap...I completely...totally...understand man..".
Seth wasnt quite sure whether Ryan even knew what he was saying, "You should get some sleep..." Seth told his brother.
"Yeahhh". Ryan said, sounding like he might throw up any minute.
Seth got out of bed, still a little drunk, "I'll get you a bowl...incase you need to hurl" Seth said, putting the bowl beside Ryan who looked unconscious.
He climbed back in bed, not forgetting to kiss his picture of Summer in his wallet, goodnight.
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At 8am, Seth shot up from his bed.
He had the weirdest dream about Summer, that she told him she didnt love him anymore.
"Dude, are you ok?", Ryan asked him.
"..Yyyeah. I'm ok, just had a weird dream thats all".
He was quite surprised to see that Ryan was up at this hour, "Want some coffee?"
Seth groaned as he threw the covers from his body.
"Is that a yes or a no?" Ryan joked.
"..Yeah please. Why are you even up?" Seth asked.
"I feel strangely awake...and I only had 5 hours sleep. But we have to be out of the hotel by 10 anyway, so we might aswell pack up early..."
Seth joined him in the kitchen area, "...I stink". Seth laughed, .."Of booze and cigarettes...and I dont even smoke".
Ryan handed him a cup of coffee, " I've already had a shower, I think the smell of tequila actually woke me up so I had to get out of bed..."
"You were so wasted last night...really I should have been a lot more wasted than you as I'm the groom to be...but I still had fun".
"I got a voice message from Taylor last night, she wants me to go and see her when we get back home, I dont know what she wants to talk about...we havent seen eachother in weeks".
"Maybe she wants to get back together with you..".
Ryan shook his head, "No I dont think so, she made it pretty clear that she couldnt be in a serious relationship right now...we've been on and off for years, but I think it's gonna be off now...for good".
"But would you get back together with her if she asked you?" Seth asked.
"..Oh I dont know. I think a break is good for us right now...but I really dont think she wants to get back, it's probably just something...else".
Seth nodded, but he knew that Ryan loved Taylor, and his casual look wasnt convincing.
"Anyway, I'm gonna go shower..."
Ryan drank his coffee slowly, he began to think about what Seth had said, what if Taylor did want to get back together? What would he do?
He got out his cell, and listened to the message from her again, trying to spot any signs in her voice that might mean she wanted to give it another shot, but he could never read Taylor, ever.
"..Ryan...I hope you and Seth are having a fun weekend in Vegas, I was wondering if you wanted to stop by at my place to...talk. Your probably too drunk right now to even take in anything I have said to you...so I might leave you another message in the morning to remind you again...see you soon". He put down his cell, she didnt seem to be in a bad mood, which was good.
His phone bleeped again, and it was another message from Taylor.
He thought about ringing her back, but he wouldnt know what to say. So he decided he would drop in to see her when they got home.
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Summer had been awake for a few hours, but she hadnt managed to change out of her bed clothes just yet.
She had gotten a call from Seth half an hour ago, saying they wouldnt be long...she felt like she was going stir crazy on her own in their apartment, but time apart always made it that extra special when they saw eachother again, she had trusted Taylor to take the wedding dress home, so she wouldnt have to hide it from Seth...she believed in tradition, so she didnt want him to see the dress till the wedding day.
On the way home from the mall, she had stopped off at the pharmacy for a home pregnancy test, but she didnt want to take it just yet until she told Seth about it, she figured if she told him she could be first, then he wouldnt be so shocked, but maybe he wouldnt be shocked at all, seeing as they were getting married soon, and they were adults and would probably have children in the next 2 years anyway, he would probably be pleased about it if anything...
They had talked about children before, and Seth had been all gooey eyed when they had talked about having their first baby, and he hadnt hidden the fact that he would want children in the next year possibly, and she had liked that idea, and thats when they had decided to get married this year, before children.
She was feeling a lot more drained this week, but she put that down to all the wedding planning, she closed her eyes for a moment and quickly fell asleep for a few minutes...but then she was woken by the door closing, and when she opened her eyes, he was stood by the sofa looking at her. "Hello baby...", he smiled before settling down next to her, kissing her on the cheek.
"..I've missed you so much" She told him, burying her head into his neck. "How was your weekend?" she asked him.
"It was fun.."
"What did you get upto?". The question every girlfriend would ask her boyfriend if he had been to vegas.
"..You mean, did I sleep with any hookers?" He laughed.
She rolled her eyes, "I wasnt implying anything Seth...I just want to know what you got upto".
"..Well my lovely Summer, you have nothing to worry about..I didnt even look at another woman, I just wasnt interested...".
She smiled, "I'm not saying you would ever..you know...cheat...but I had to ask, a guy can get a bit carried away in Vegas with all those dirty strippers..".
He put his arm around her, "It was just good to be out with Ryan, we havent been out since forever...so we had a good time, but the other guys went missing so we didnt really see them all night".
"I was going to give you a ring...but I thought you needed your guy time, without me pestering you..".
He began to stroke her hair, "I was actually going to ring you...but I felt ashamed because this was supposed to be my big send off into the married life...and all I could think about was you...".
She gazed up at him, "Well your here now...and I'm glad..." she told him.
"So, did you get any wedding stuff sorted out?" he asked her, "did you go to get your dress fitted?".
"Yeah, everything is working out now...Taylor has my dress at her place, because I dont want you looking at it...the only thing worrying me is the venue...I know we were settled on that old church but turns out they are fully booked on the day we want to get married...so I dont know what else to do, and we only have 2 days..."
Seth pondered for a moment, "I know this mightnt be what we planned out, but how would you feel if we just got married somewhere we dont have to book...like my parents house...we could set the garden out however we want it to be..".
Summer scrunched up her face, "I...well..do you think your parents would mind?".
He shrugged, "I should think not...but we dont even have to ask them, its about what you want...I dont care where this wedding is, aslong as we get married..".
She smiled, "I feel the same...so why dont you ring your parents...", she picked up the phone next to her. "and if they say yes, then I guess we are having our wedding in your parents backyard.." she laughed.
He beamed, "God I love you..", he told her, taking hold of her hand and squeezing it gently.
"I love you too.."she told him, and she got that feeling in her stomach again, the feeling she had been missing for the past 4 days. She wanted to tell him about what had been on her mind the past few days, but she figured she could maybe leave it till after the wedding, there was no point in telling him about it if she still mightnt be pregnant, she didnt want to excite him over nothing.
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