They were both wakened by the flight attendant softly shaking Seth.
"We are in New York" she whispered
Summer slowly lifted her head as Seth stretched. Considering they were sitting upright he had a kink in his neck.
"Thanks" he said hoarsely
The flight attendant walked away as they both got up.
Seth grabbed their carry-on bags then they got off the plane. Both were annoyed when they were waiting for their luggage cameras started snapping. Summer just buried her face in Seth's chest while he wrapped his arms around her. When their bags came Seth pulled away from Summer and grabbed her two bags and his one. While he was doing that Summer went and found there driver who was patiently waiting holding the sigh reading Cohen.
"Hello Mrs. Cohen" she said as Summer approached her
"Hi, my husband is getting the bags"
The driver nodded her head "The car is this way" she instructed when she noticed Seth walk up to them. She offered to take one of the bags, but Seth knew that Summer hated letting strangers mess with her stuff so he lugged all three bags himself. Once he got them into the trunk of the car he got in and the driver pulled away.
"When is your mom's party?" Seth asked
"Tomorrow at 2"
"Do you have any other plans with her until then?"
Summer looked up at Seth. "What are you planning Cohen?"
"Nothing I am just asking"
"Actually yes we do, we are going to dinner with her tonight so that we can meet some of her friends and co-workers"
Seth groaned "What do you mean we?"
"You agreed to we when you offered to come on this trip with me"
Seth scoffed at this
"You also agreed to we when you married me" she added
Seth didn't respond to this "Fine, does this mean I have to dress up?" he asked like a little kid
Summer rolled her eyes "Yes, Cohen and don't even start" Summer said before he could try protesting
Seth sat there pouting quietly and Summer was smiling to herself at just how childish he could be sometimes. After a two hour drive that without traffic would have only taken one hour they arrived to their hotel. They quickly accepted that this trip they would be followed by the paparazzi. Seth was the first to get out of the car, he then helped Summer out and she went around to pay the driver while Seth grabbed the bags out of the back. He loaded them onto a cart and when joined by Summer wheeled the bags inside then went to the front desk.
"Hello I have a reservation under Oats" Seth told the receptionists who looked at him strangely.
After a couple of minutes she then handed Seth the room keys. "Would you like a bag boy sir?"
"No, that won't be necessary" Seth said "Thank you"
He went back over to Summer who was waiting impatiently
"Took you long enough"
"The lady didn't believe that I put a reservation under Oats" Seth informed her
Summer just smiled at him "You still do that?"
"Yep" Seth smiled back before giving Summer a quick kiss.
"Let's go get ready" Summer said taking the room key from Seth and going towards the elevator.
Seth was sitting in some stuffy restaurant next to Summer who was working the crowd talking about the latest fashions or scandals in Hollywood. Well the ones that didn't involve her that is. There was a reason that Seth didn't like these things. That was because he was the anti-social type. He sucked at small talk and nobody ever seemed interested in what he had to say. Besides his family and Summer. He took another sip of his water. He then looked around the table he noticed Jewel and some guy whispering back and forth. He had a smile on his face which Seth first thought was innocent but then he noticed an evil look in the man's eyes. He continued to watch the guy waiting for Summer to end the meaningless conversation she was sharing with one of Jewels neighbors. After a couple of seconds Summer didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon so Seth tapped her arm under the table. Summer looked over at Seth and followed his eyes. Confused as to why this was important to her she leaned over towards Seth.
"What's up Cohen?" Summer whispered
"That guy is up to something look at his eyes"
Summer looked again but didn't see what Seth was talking about.
"Yeah he is probably trying to get a date with my mom. So what" Summer said pulling back and starting up another conversation.
Seth took the rest of the dinner to watch this guy. This did not go unnoticed by Jewel or the guy who Seth finally learned name was John. So Jewel made sure to take Summer to the bathroom with her hoping that she would put a stop to Seth's actions.
"I am having a great time mom" Summer said looking in the mirror and reapplying her lipstick. Jewel was standing in a stall waiting, considering she told Summer she had to use the restroom she wasn't going to make her lies obvious. After a moment she walked out.
"Is Seth okay?" Jewel asked
Summer watched Jewel through the mirror "What do you mean?" she asked not as confused as she sounded
"He keeps starring at John" Jewel explained
"Are you sure?" Summer said trying to play dumb
"I know you have noticed, he keeps whispering things to you"
"Seth is bored and his imagination is starting to wander"
"Well do you think you could stop him it is making John uncomfortable?"
"I will talk to him" Summer said
"Thank you"
"So… what is going on between you and John anyways?"
Jewel smiled "Nothing"
Summer giggled "Liar"
"He is a friend for the time being" Jewel said opening the bathroom door.
Summer smiled at her mom as she walked out of the bathroom.
Once they were back at the table Summer leaned over to Seth. "Stop starring at John he is gay and wanted to know your number so you two could hook up" Summer teased Seth
"No, he's not I have watched him flirt with 3 different women tonight" Seth responded
"Okay well just stop because you are creeping him out" Summer said seriously
"Fine, but I'm telling you he is up to something" Seth said
Summer just rolled her eyes "Whateves Seth, just stop"
Seth knew Summer was serious considering she used his first name "Okay"
The rest of the dinner went very uneventful when they got back to the hotel room. Summer finally spoke to Seth again.
"Why can't you just be happy for me?" she asked
"What do you mean?"
"I mean every time we get around my mom you have to think that something is wrong and try to make it you verses her"
"I do not"
"Yes, you have since she walked into that hospital room"
"How?"
"Tonight, why would anybody be up to something it was a dinner of my mom's friends?"
"So that John guy is a liar"
"Seth, stop"
"You didn't see the look in his eyes"
"Just let it go and if you bring it up again you will be getting your own room" Summer said sick of talking about this already.
Seth looked at Summer and she could tell he was hurt and angry as well. She then went into the bathroom and got in the shower. Seth took off his suite jacket and threw it on the chair. He then loosened his tie and kicked off his shoes. He grabbed the remote of f of the table and lay on the couch. He had the TV on for noise really because he was too busy thinking about what Summer had just said to him. He slowly began to feel his eyes closing and tried fighting it at first but eventually just gave in and fell asleep.
Summer got out of the shower and dried off then got into her PJ's and walked back into their room. She noticed the bed was empty so she went to the living room to see Seth sleeping on the couch with the TV on. She took the remote and shut the TV off and shook Seth gently.
"Cohen, come to bed" even if she was mad at him she hated sleeping alone
He didn't move, so she shook him again "Cohen"
He didn't open his eyes "Huh"
"Come to bed" she said again
"I am" Seth mumbled
Summer just got up and went and crawled into bed by herself.
