Seth scanned the restaurant his parents had insisted on ordering take out from before walking in. It was not exactly what he expected when his mother told him it was her favorite restaurant in Berkley. Though he loved her dearly, his mother was a bit of a food snob and this pizza shop was rather run-down. "Maybe it looks better on the inside?" he thought to himself as he used his coat sleeve to twist the grimy looking door knob. As soon as he opened the door a smell that he could only describe as "wonderful" met his nose and he instantly understood why his parents insisted on ordering pizza from this particular restaurant "if it smells this good, it must taste amazing" he thought as he walked up to the counter. "Excuse me, I'm here to pick up an order for Cohen" he said trying to get the attention of the petite brunette with her back turned to him.

"Hold on just one second Cohen" the voice responded she turned around and Seth's jaw dropped when he saw her face.

"Summer?" he asked "Summer Roberts?"

"Yes" she responded looking at him and searching her mind for who he might be "I'm sorry you look a little familiar but.."

"I'm Seth- Seth Cohen, we were in each other's class when we younger."

"Are you from Newport?" she asked as she slid a pizza into a box and started cutting it.

"Yes, yes I am" he responded.

"Oh gosh, I'm sorry I haven't really kept in touch with anyone…"

"Oh we weren't really friends or anything, I was kind of a major dork" he explained.

Summer looked at him sympathetically "Hey, I was a jerk back then, you seem like a very nice guy, if I was mean to you or anything that was my problem."

"No" Seth interrupted "I mean you ignored me just like everyone else but you were never mean to me, I just sort of…"

"Sort of what?" she asked

"I sort of had a big crush on you" he said as he blushed "Oh gosh" he thought "why the hell did I tell her that now she thinks I'm some sort of loser stalker!"

Summer smiled at him "flattery will get you nowhere Mr. Cohen" she joked as she punched numbers into the register "you still owe me 20 bucks" she said holding her hand out "Well, technically 19.92, I rounded up."

"Oh, of course" he said as he pulled out his wallet "So," he asked "you guys do lunch here?"

"Yes" she answered with a smile, "there is a lunch buffet everyday from 11:00-2:00"

"Well, I just might have to stop by, if everyone who works here is as pretty as you" he said nervously as he looked down at the ground.

Summer smiled "Well besides me, the 80 year old man who owns this place and his 75 year old wife are the only ones who work here, so if you're looking to hit on hot waitresses, here wouldn't be the place to come" she said with a laugh as she handed him his change.

"Oh, well that's okay" he responded "you'd probably be the only pretty waitress I'd be interested in anyway." "Okay" he thought "now I definitely sound like a stalker."

Summer just looked down and smiled "Well" she responded "I look forward to seeing you."

"Me too" he responded "I mean me see you not myself" he rambled nervously as he walked out of the restaurant.

Summer just laughed to herself as he walked out. He was cute and it was the first time in a long time she had been hit on. It felt pretty good. "I still got it" she said to herself as she strutted back into the kitchen.