Disclaimer:Sadly, the Hotties of Ipswich are not mine, I REALLY wish that they were but hey, what's a girl to do. Neither is Sarah, Abbot, or any other character from the movie.

A/N: Okay so here's the next chapter that I know you were all dying for ;) And I'm loving the story alerts/ favs thingys that I'm getting. I also love all my reviewers, but just remember that leaving one word reviews isn't really helping me so much, although I REALLY appreciate it just saying something like, 'Good' isn't really gonna beneift me. So if you have a suggestion, or some form of cunstructive critisim to make this story better for myself and your reading enjoyment than just tell me, my feelings are fragile yes, but I'm a big girl, I can handle it :D

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Chapter 12: Surprise!

The next morning I was woken up bright and early by the sound of my always annoying alarm clock beeping loudly in my ear. Not only did it severely piss me off when I had to hear it on class mornings, but it pissed me off even more when I had to hear its annoying chime on the weekend.

I grumpily crawled out of bed and stifled a yawn as I scratched my pillow head before getting up and walking away into the bathroom. Although I would have rather stayed here and bitched at Pogue all day about canceling our date last night, I had planned on heading back home with Saddler to visit Mandy, oddly enough I missed her uber-perky ass.

"Mhm... the rest of us have to sleep, turn that damn thing off!" Remedy groaned throwing her pillow at my alarm clock sending it crashing to the floor, unfortunatly not broken.

"Well, someone is a little grumpy this morning," I replied with a cocky smirk as I walked back into the bedroom brushing my teeth. "Didn't get any last night?"

"Go to hell." Remedy swore softly as she rolled back over and returned to her slumber.

I decided to not get all dressed up and throw on a white baby tee, a pair of faded jeans with the knees ripped out, and a pair of converse for the trip today, I was only going home so there wasn't really any need to get all fancy.

As I pulled my hair back and tied it up into a high ponytail, Remedy groggily got out of bed and walked beside me into the mirror. She groaned at the circles around her eyes from getting in so late last night, I think she didn't get back in till about 3-ish.

"Just great, I look like I just went three rounds with Tyson and got the shit knocked outta me!"

"Well that's the beauty of makeup sweetheart, nobody has to know but me and you," I then pulled her into a kiss on the cheek and swatted at me before I finally released her and grabbed my phone as I headed for the door. "I'll tell Mandy you said hi!"

"Alright. Later!" Remedy called after me as I grabbed my purse off the desk and walked out the door.

"Bye!"

The ride back was actually really long, it was about a two hour drive that seemed to stretch into eternity, and was full of nothing but Saddler screaming to heavy metal music that was way to loud. God, kill me now.

"Well, home sweet home," Saddler flipped some of his pale blonde hair from his face as he pulled into his driveway. "I just gotta check in with the folks for about a few hours and then we can head back for home alright?"

"Yea, thanks for the ride." I said with only half of my mind meaning it, the other half would have rather walked here than have to sit through that ride.

Saddler nodded and stepped from the car, I did the same after unbuckling my seatbelt. I then glanced over to the two-story bright yellow house that I hadn't seen in nearly three weeks, I was actually quite fond of referring to this place as home now.

I headed across the lawn and skipped up the white porch steps that I missed as well as I knocked on the front door, I called to tell mom that I was stopping by, I wanted to surprise her.

"Surprise... oh, who are you?" I was the one who got the surprise as the door opened revealing not Mandy, but a man.

He was rather tall, about 5'9. Perfectly brown tanned skin, wavy brown hair that reached to about his mid-neck. He had soft brown eyes, they kind of reminded me of my father's a little bit. But this guy sure as hell wasn't my dad!

"Hi, my name is Rick Austin," Rick so he says his name is, then studied me over before snapping his gingers, "you must be Summer, your as beautiful as Mandy said, you two look amazingly alike actually."

Okay, who the hell is this guy? And how and why does he know my name,? And why is he referring to my mother as, Mandy? That position was currently filled, and I didn't feel like sharing.

"Rick who's at the--... door," Mandy's face turned to shock as she peered at my equally shocked face standing in the hallway after Rick had, 'graciously' invited me into my own home. "Summer? I didn't know you were coming home this weekend sweetie... I guess I have some explaining to do huh?"

"Um... yea! Mom who the hell is this?! And what is he doing answering your door?... And Oh. My. God. Are you wearing lingerie?!" I definitely was ready to go back to Spenser and pretend I ever saw any of this.

"Now, Summer honey can we please go into the living room and talk about this?" Mandy pleaded. I folded my arms across my chest, to say I was pissed beyond all belief would be a complete understatement. What the hell was going on?!

"No! Mom who is this guy, and what the hell is going on around here?!" Rick then decided to step in, thankfully fully clothed.

"Umm, maybe I should leave and let you two talk--" I quickly raised my hand cutting him off.

"Don't bother, I'm so outta here!" I then hastily pushed past him and stormed right back out the door. I could hear Mandy calling after me, but I ignored them and kept walking.

"Summer, Summer stop so I can explain!" Mandy pleaded as she ran out onto the lawn, still in her 'nightgown.'

"Oh you wanna explain?!" I quickly whirled around with tears rolling down my cheeks. "Okay explain this. How could you do this, to me... to dad?!"

"Summer listen to me. I love you, and your father but--"

"But what?!"

"Honey it has been four years! I love your father with all my heart, and no one can ever replace him, but I have to move on with my life, with our life! and Rick just happens to be apart of my life at the moment."

"And when exactly where you gonna tell me huh? About your big fucking life arrangement!" I then looked over to Rick who had a concerned look plastered across his face as he walked over and stood beside my mother.

"How long?" I asked softly trying my best to contain my anger, but it wasn't really working out all that well so far.

"About a year now," Mandy replied. "I was gonna tell you, I just wanted to wait until the time was right to give you the news."

"And what's the news?" Mandy looked to Rick who gulped before he finally grew some balls and spoke up.

"Mandy and I are engaged, we're getting married in a few months."

Oh my god, was this guy on crack?! It was like I was in a bad episode of the Twilight Zone and I had lost my grip on what was reality and what was fiction, and I was really hoping that this all wasn't real right now.

"I can't believe you!" I then looked over to Rick who was trying to comfort Mandy who was bawling her eyes out, "And you! Your nothing but a no-good-home-wrecker!"

"Okay now Summer that's enough!"

Mandy attempted trying to take back her 'mother' role. But this woman wasn't my mother anymore, the mom I knew didn't keep secrets like this from me, I didn't even know the woman standing in front of me.

"I couldn't agree more. Don't look for me, don't call me, just forget about me like you did with dad!" I then stormed over to Saddler's yard, he was already outside watching from his porch at the scene that was going on in front of him.

"Summer wait!"

"No! You wanted a new life, you got it... Saddler take me home!"

I jogged over to the car wiping tears away as Saddler slowly walked over and got back into the driver's seat. I slammed the door of the passengers side as Mandy attempted to walk over and once again plead me to stay, but I was threw with her.

"Summer please!"

That was the last thing I heard come from her mouth as screamed at Saddler to go and he quickly backed out of the driveway and hauled off down the street. I didn't even glance back at the rear-view mirror, I just couldn't bring myself to look at her crawling back to Rick. He wasn't my father, and I don't care what some measly papers said, he would never be my father.