A/n: So! It's been awhile! But not as long as usual! Happiness! I didn't realize I had already writen 14 chapters, weird, right? Anyway! This chapter is a little confusing, I think, at least the end is, so tell me what you think! Please. Thanks as always for reviewing! I really appreciate it! I hope chapter 14 is...sane.

Chapter 14 Hospital

Summer stayed in the hospital for a week. She would have went home a day later but since she was pregnant the doctors were taking extra precaution. On the fourth day she was in the hospital she got an interesting visitor.

"Summer!"

Summer looked up from her Intouch magazine to see -much to her surprise-the step-monster.

"Stepmonster?" Summer muttered knowing surprise was evident on her face.

The step-monster smiled at her, ignoring the insulting name her step daughter called her. "I've been looking for a good time to come see you, alone. Since you were admitted yesterday your friends have been in here nonstop! Finally though, they couldn't tempt fate with school! So glad to see you here, alone! Whose bringing your homework? No doubt, Marissa. So, darling, how's your head?" The step-monster rambled.

Summer couldn't help the feeling that had creped upon her. Why was the step-monster being so…kind? Was she that doped up?

"I'm fine, and yes Marissa, Seth, and Ryan are bringing my homework. How…are…you?" Summer asked not knowing what else to say.

What else could you say? Summer at least wanted to pretend to be civil if the step-monster was.

"Oh, I'm fine! Fine! But…your father wanted to come himself! he misses you and feels horrible for well…everything! Kicking you out, insulting Rick, being…your father. Come home Summer, he misses you...and I miss you too. Well take care of the baby if it's the only way to have you home, you know. We'll just…find a way around everyone's needs."

Summer stared at the step-monster. She didn't know how to process this new information. Come home? Her father wanted her home? With the step-monster? What was the catch?

Summer continued to stare as the step-monster stared back, after awhile Summer opened her mouth, then closed it now knowing what to say.

"So…come home?"

"Well, yes. Come home. Like I said we miss you! A lot!"

Summer eyed the pill popping women and sighed. "What's the catch?"

"What do you mean?"

"The catch. There's something sketchy about you guys suddenly wanting me home. What happened?"

"Nothing, nothing! we just miss you."

"Well then, can you send my dad? And maybe I will consider it."

The step-monster thought about it then nodded. "I'll be back tomorrow with him."

Summer nodded then watched as she left without another word.

The rest of the day as Summer tried to get through the homework Marissa, Ryan, and Seth were sending her mind kept creeping back to the step-monster.

What had suddenly gotten into her and her father?

He was stubborn, like she was.

He didn't apologize unless he was either guilty or he had to...like she did. What was up?

Around 6 o'clock that day the other three came in accompanied by Kirsten and Sandy. They asked their usual questions then left the kids alone.

Summer considered telling the rest of the them about her visitor but thought against it when they kept talking about school and not the current situation.

Seth was halfway through a story about Holly during lunch when there was a knock on the door. It was the nurse to tell them 5 more minutes and give Summer her nightly check up.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye." Seth said whipping mock tears from his face. "See you tomorrow! Sleep well! Don't let the bed bugs bite!" he said hugging her then leaving.

Marissa shook her head then eyed Ryan and her before leaving too.

Ryan looked at Summer for awhile before opening his mouth.

"What's up? You haven't said a word all night."

Summer looked up surprised then forced her lips into a smile. "I'm fine, just tired. Worried."

"About?"

"Well...don't take this the wrong way Ryan..."

"What?"

"I'm...um...just...I'm fine."

"Summer, what are you worried about?"

"Well, I kinda feel bad about Lindsay–"

"Wh–"

"Let me finish! I know, I know, she's a total bitch. But...she kinda has no friends and she's super obsessed with you, you know. I know you see her a lot during the day cause your lab partners and whatnot but...weren't you guys friends before I got in the way? I know she basically did this to me, but she just likes you, put yourself in her place. She's friendless, her crush got another girl pregnant, her crush hates her cause she almost killed pregnant girlfriend. It's rough. I'm not saying go out and bang her just, at least forgive her."

"Are you feeling guilty, Summer?"

"Kinda." Summer muttered twisting her hands around. She meant to tell Ryan about the step-monster offer, not her guilt over Lindsay.

She knew she shouldn't have any guilt towards Lindsay after all Lindsay was the psycho who pushed her in and tried to steal Ryan from her, with no luck of course, but yesterday before Ryan, Seth, and Marissa came over Lindsay stopped by to apologize.

"Lindsay." Summer said looking up very surprised to see the poor girl.

"I-I'm s-sorry about this." she had stuttered holding a heart shaped box of chocolates.

"You know...this is a surprise." Summer said putting her book for English down and looking at the girl.

"Ryan...he's mad at me."

"So your getting to Ryan through me?" Summer asked with raised eyebrows.

Lindsay blushed and shook her head. "I didn't mean it to go this far. I like him, and you guys are my only friends. I mean, even though I was trying to get him you were pretty nice to me. I'm sorry about...everything. But, I like Ryan a lot and I would appreciate talking to him again. Even if you don't want me to."

Summer regarded the girl carefully then sighed.

"Please at least tell him I stopped by." Lindsay added setting the chocolates on the table beside Summer's bed. "And I'm sorry again for pushing you in."

Summer watched the girl walking out of the hospital room and sighed. There was something off about her and her apology. But at least she apologized...even if it was only to get to Ryan.

Summer shook her head, clearing it from thoughts of Lindsay.

"She stopped by yesterday to say sorry. She wanted me to tell you."

Ryan shook his head. "She only wanted to apologize to get to me. I yelled at her, told her I didn't want to see her again."

Summer ducked her head to hide the smile. She looked up immediately though because a pang of guilt hit her heart again.

"Well...I don't know what to tell you."

"You know that I would never get with her, right? Your worth 10 of her." Ryan said softly kissing her.

Summer smiled and nodded kissing him back.

"Thanks, but Nurse Olivia will come in her and yell at you again if you don't leave." she whispered kissing him again.

"I miss you in the pool house."

"I miss you." Summer said smiling.

"So did you ever tell my boss that I'm in the hospital. He'll probably be really mad that I haven't been showing up for work." Summer muttered.

"Called him...your kinda...fired." Ryan said meekly.

"Fired?!" Summer yelled. "Fired?! How can I be fired? I barely worked there!"

"You don't need a job, Kirsten and San—"

"Well, I still feel bad, Ryan. Can't..."

"You'll have to call them yourself." Ryan said shrugging.

Summer glared but didn't retort because the nurse came in and told Ryan to leave.

The next day at the same time as the day before the step-monster came in with a reluctant looking Dr. Roberts.

"Hello Summer!" the step-monster chirped giving the brunette a bouquet of flowers. "Get well flowers." she added when she mistook Summer's expression for confusion rather then horror.

Summer at this point was very confused. Her father plus the step-monster wanted her home AND they were giving her flowers!

What was up?

Seriously no more games.

"Hello Summer." Dr. Roberts said much less enthusiastic then his wife.

"How are you?"

"Fine." Summer said her argument with her father still fresh in her mind even though it happened months before.

"And the...baby?" her father asked almost spitting the word baby out.

"Fine." she added. "I'm having a check up in here, tomorrow. We are finding out the sex."

"Oh, really." Dr. Roberts said clearing his throat. "That's nice."

"Yeah..." Summer said suspiciously. "So, dad, what do you want?"

Dr. Roberts sighed then looked to his wife who made a hasty excuse about needing some tea. Summer knew perfectly well that her step-mother hated tea.

"I want...Summer I'm sorry about our fight."

Summer waited for some more apology looking at her father expectantly.

"And...I want you to come home."

"Why? Why have you finally decided to come and tell me this now?"

"I miss you. I miss our bounding. It's just me and—I just miss you, a lot. Are you happy? You got me to say I miss you." Dr. Roberts said as his daughter smiled a little.

"What's the catch dad? Why do you want me home so bad?"

Dr. Roberts looked at her surprised. "I know what I said before was...unnecessary. But, Summer, I already lost your mother and I don't want to lose you the same way, driving you away. I love you and I know you made a life altering mistake, but we can work through this. I'll support you and this child...if you want to keep it."

Summer stared at her father and let his words sink in. "And what about Ryan?"

She saw his eyes flash menacingly.

"What about him?"

"What part does he play in all of this? Will he get to come and visit me? Will he be aloud in our house?" Summer asked determined.

Her fathers answer would alter which way she would go. Stay at the Cohens or go back home. She knew Ryan would get angry at her for moving back home but she could deal. They couldn't live in the pool house forever and the more she stayed with the Cohens the more guilty she felt especially with no more job.

"Ryan...is welcome inside the house...as long as I get to meet him first." Dr. Roberts said slowly.

Summer tilted her head looking at her father longer. "What's the catch?"

"I told you or rather your step-mother told you, there's no catch. We just miss you."

Summer crossed her arms and thought. "Ok, let me talk it over and I'll get back to you."

She saw her father smile and lean across the bed to kiss her softly on the forehead.

"Oh and by the way, your mother is coming in...from where ever she is currently to see you."

Then Summer knew immediately why her father wanted her home. If her mother saw that her father and her didn't live together anymore or rather Summer had moved out; her mother would get money, her father's money. The deal was when her mother left that if Summer ever went to live away from her father before her 18th birthday her mother would end up with Summer's trust fund. Some weird legal concoction that was made up by Summer's mother's lawyers.

It made no sense to Summer but it did to the judicial system because if Summer didn't move back in with her father, her mother would get her trust fund.

All of it.

Leaving Summer with nothing but one pissed off father. Her father didn't want her mother to have anything else from him. Summer didn't know if her father was looking out for her or he was being stubborn and selfish not wanting his ex-wife to have anymore of his money.

Either way Summer really did need to move back in with her father or else she had no more money. Sighing and leaning back onto the hard hospital cushions she closed her eyes feeling miserable.

She needed to tell Ryan.

Pronto.

(A/n: So! A lil confusing and also...I wanted to add something else...can't...oh well! I hope you liked it and reviews. pwease?)