Closer

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters it all belongs to who else… Josh Schwartz.

Okay this is set in Season 2, Episode 3: "The New Kids on the Block". Well I had this story a while ago they happen to take out. So I revised everything and I hope u enjoy.

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Summer's POV:

There sitting next to him was somewhat like the old days. Gosh I could smell his Coheness; the smell of his cologne just got to me. I felt like diving into him… but no I can't. I can't just do this I have to stay neutral and focus. No Summer you can't do this! He invited me to be friends right… just friends? Gosh I want to be more… more than he'll ever know. There we listened to the band blasting throughout the room. He spoke to me as if the place was silent. All I could hear is his voice the soothing take it had evoked me. As much as I wanted to just forgive him right then and there. He kissed me… I was struck! I never thought he'd do that… so I freaked out! Great nice going Summer. It hit me… wait he's the one that left, why should I have to forgive him. Why? Gosh I hate this… I can't even think straight! So then I run out… I run out of the club and find myself at the midst of the night out on the pier. Then I turn around to see him running after me. I took control and ran out to the beach as fast as I can. For a moment I felt alone… alone there on the beach with no one to think about. No one…

"Summer…" No! He found me! Okay now what am I gonna do? What am I gonna tell him?

"Summer… look I'm sorry. I didn't mean too… look I just wished that we can stay friends." Awww… look at him. He's so irresistible… I just want to say 'okay you're forgiven'. But no… but yes ugh! Oh great what am I gonna say! He just caressed me with his lips and I freaked like a wise ass. Ah… should I forgive him? So okay I'm not gonna think and I'm just gonna say what comes out okay hope for the best! Here I go…

"Cohen… look, I just… I ju…" Oh no! I'm stuck… no voices coming out! So then I fall to the sandy beach and start sobbing in front of him. I feel like such a loser, I'm crying in front of him. I covered my face with my hands so he can't see my face. Then I felt his hands rubbing against my arms. He knelt down to meet my enclosed face.

"Summer it's okay…Don't cry. Look I'll stay away from you. Just don't cry…" I could feel his sincerity.

Wow… oh gosh… He then opened his arms and from there he just hugged me into his small scrawny arms. But the thing is it felt like armor. Like it could shield me from anything. So then I take my hands out of my face and hug him back. It may not feel resolved yet but I could feel him again. I could take away my mind from our problems and just forget about it. There my tears fell into his shirt as he held me close to him. I could feel him taken back that I hugged him. But he was tender as possible. I missed this… when we would just cuddle into each others arms. So then I managed to say something…

"Cohen… it's okay. You don't have to stay away from me. Let's just take it step by step. It's hard for me to just forgive you right away. Let's take it slow." There, I hope I reassured him that he wasn't forgiven yet. I guess for right now it's for the best. At least for now we can stay friends.

"I understand Summer. We'll take it step by step. So are we friends?" He was still hugging me as he spoke.

Somehow he knew how I felt and that's what I love about him. I nodded into his shirt as it rubbed through his chest. I looked up to meet his face and he smiled back comforting and letting me know he knew what I meant.

"Okay friends it is." He whispered into my ears as soft as he could.

Whoa! That gave me the chills but it was the tingly kind, like the ones you get when you see your crush.

"Cohen?"

"Hmmm…"

"Can you just stay here and hold me?" What was I thinking? Why did I say that?

"Sure anything you say Summer…" He whispered with no hesitation.

Okay now I feel like he can read my mind. I feel the warmth as we sat there facing the ocean night. He hugged me and closed the gap between us. We could feel our hearts beat as it made a rhythm that only two of us knew. We may be friends for now but we knew what we wanted from each other. Right now we just had to take it one at a time.

But even though we take it step by step I still love him. I'll always will.

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