Disclamer: I don't own any of these characters or places!
A/N: Whoa, okay sorry guys for taking sooo long in updating this one. Computer troubles, you know how it goes. Anyways, I know this is really short so I have the conclusion coming up really soon, maybe even today, but probably tomorrow. I know I left you hanging a little bit on the last one, so enjoy!
Seth waited awhile before venturing over to Summer's. He learned from his parents that Ryan had arrived and settled into Chino safely and that if the baby wasn't his, he was coming home for sure. His parents had praised him for taking so much responsibility in the situation but told him that if it wasn't his, then he shouldn't be the one to pay for Teresa's mistakes, and they needed him at home. So it was decided, if the baby was in fact Eddie's, Ryan was coming home. Seth asked his parents about Marissa, but they said that she had moved straight in with her mom after the wedding and they hadn't seen or heard of her since. He was going to daringly ask about Summer, but thought that it was his battle to fight. Fight and lose, was likely. How he could ever do this to Summer was beyond him. He had acted like such a jerk and in a way he wanted to make it up to her whether she took him back or not. He unpacked all of his things, showered and changed (multiple times) making some last minute efforts to stall, but finally knew there was nothing left in coming home, than Summer. He changed one last time into some black jeans and light blue polo with white stripes. He told his parents where he was going and they fully understood and let him go. He decided to walk, although he should have learned from his walk home from the docks, that walking was the most painful way he could have gone. Every step was filled with him trying to build up false confidence and fear of what was yet to come.
He trotted up the steps and knocked three times on the door before he lost his nerve. A short and stout maid answered the door after a few painful minutes standing in the sun on the porch.
"Oh, uhhi, is Summer home?" his speech was sped up and she gave him a confused face, probably because she couldn't understand English all that well to begin with.
"Summer? At home?"he said slowly and loudly as if she was not only foreign but mentally unwellalso. She motioned for him to come in and he followed a little warily. The lady stood at the bottom of the large staircase in the entrance and shouted something in a language from somewhere south of the border. He heard Summer's voice, "Who is it?" but before waiting for an answer she appeared at the top of the stairs. "Oh."she hesitated before coming down the stairs. He never thought she'd ever been so beautiful. She was wearing faded flares and a caramel peasant top and her hair fell around her shoulders.
"Hey Seth."
"HiSummer."they stood their in a sort of awkward silence for a few minutes watching the maid while she bustled around. "Can we maybe go for a walk?"he pretty well pleaded.
"Uhyeah. Tessa, I'll be back in awhile."she said it slowly but not offensively so, like Seth had. The maid nodded and the two stepped out onto the porch and down the sidewalk.