A/N: AND NOW HERE IS THE TRUE END. sorry!! but no worries.. I have a
surprise in store for you all that I just decided upon!! Anyway.. here is
the conclusion, which takes place at Summer's apartment, next Christmas
Eve. Enjoy! and as always, review!
Chapter 25: One Year Later: The Conclusion
"Your parents say hi!" Marissa Cooper called from the kitchen area, where she was twirling a phone cord around in her tiny hands.
"Say hi back!" Seth called back to her from the living room couch, where he was busy setting up the new PS3 he had bought Charlotte for Chrismukkah. And for himself, of course.
Marissa said her goodbyes, jumping off the kitchen stool and falling back down on the couch in Summer's apartment.
"I can't believe my dad and Rachel are on vacation again on Christmas. I never see them during holidays!" Marissa exclaimed as she kicked off her flats and stretched her arms upward.
"Well, I'm glad I convinced my parents to go with them to the Bahamas." Seth said as he shoved a plug into the TV, "I wanted to spend Chrismukkah at home."
"I see." Marissa laughed. "This won't be home for long, though." Marissa said sadly, looking around at the tiny apartment and the little Christmas tree in the corner of the living room, which was adorned with ornaments and lights.
"I know." Seth said, finally inserting the right plug into the TV set and standing up to sit next to Marissa. "But, the new house is gorgeous. I can't wait to move in."
"I still can't believe you guys are leaving Orange County." Marissa said calmly.
"I can!" Seth huffed. "Besides, I've always loved the East Coast."
"Yeah, but it's cold there." Marissa said, wriggling her nose.
"We're home!" Summer's voice called through the air at the sound of the apartment door opening.
"Daddy, daddy!" Charlotte came running towards Seth, wrapping her tiny arms around his.
"Did you have fun food shopping?" Marissa chirped up, helping Summer with the groceries.
"You won't believe how many people do last minute food shopping on Christmas Eve!" Ryan said as he came through the door with more groceries.
"It was swamped." Summer nodded, taking out a cake she had picked up from the bakery and turned to the oven, checking on the ham she had put in there hours ago.
"Don't worry, I've been checking it." Seth said as he grabbed Summer from behind, planting a huge kiss on her lips.
"I'm not Kirsten, Seth. I won't ruin your dinner!" Summer smiled as she landed back on her feet.
"Nothing will ruin my dinner." Seth said. "NOTHING." He said this so seriously that the rest of the gang cracked up and turned around at the sound of Charlotte shrieking.
"You got me the Tony Hawk game!!" Charlotte's tiny scream pierced through the air.
"I knew you wanted it, sweetie." Seth smiled, walking over to Charlotte who kissed his cheek and smiled wide.
"Oh, please." Summer spat out as Marissa and Ryan kept unloading groceries. "You have brainwashed our child. She never liked skateboarding until you bought her that baby skateboard. And, Playstation, Seth? Watch, you are the only one who will ever use that thing!"
"Not true." Seth smiled to Summer's dismay. He picked up another video game case.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed. "The Vogue Makeover Game!!"
"Do I know my girls or what?" Seth grinned as he went over to Ryan, who just laughed and shook his head as Summer sat down on the couch, ripping open the video game. "Ryan, it's almost THAT time."
"What time?" Marissa asked quickly, glancing over at Ryan and Seth who quickly averted their eyes.
"Time for you to mind your business." Seth whispered and glanced over at Summer, who thankfully was engrossed in reading the video game instructions.
"Uh-huh." Marissa snickered and went back to putting away the groceries.
Ryan nodded at Seth and quickly hid a can in a nearby shelf. He smacked his hands on the countertop, causing everyone to look up at him.
"Oh my god, I am such a spaz." Ryan said dramatically, trying not to crack up. "I forgot the cranberry sauce."
"Good, I hate that stuff." Marissa exclaimed and Ryan threw her a look. "What?" She said innocently, trying to understand what he was implying.
"Are you sure?" Summer asked as she walked over to them. "I'm pretty sure I saw it in there." Summer started to look through the empty bags but Seth grabbed her hands.
"We could go get it." He insisted.
Summer stared at him curiously but shook it off. "Okay. Coop, make sure you check on the ham."
Marissa nodded and looked towards Charlotte, who already starting fiddling around with her new play station.
"Come on, we better hurry . . ." Seth whined as Summer grabbed her coat. "You know how crazy Newpsies can be about cranberry sauce. It might be all gone by the time we get there."
Summer raised her eyebrows at him skeptically, but he pushed her out the door, ignoring her looks.
"Seth, what's going on?" Summer laughed as they found the Rover parked on the street of their apartment.
"You'll see."
Meanwhile, back in the apartment, Ryan had pulled out the can of cranberry sauce from the shelf and placed it next to Marissa who looked at him awkwardly.
"I better call Summer and tell them we found it." Marissa started, but Ryan shook his head slowly. "Ok, what's going on?"
"You'll see." Ryan said, looking back at Charlotte, who was trying out moves in the Tony Hawk game. "Charlotte, Aunt Marissa and Uncle Ryan are going to be right outside if you need anything."
Charlotte grunted in reply and Marissa and Ryan headed out the door.
"Ok, what is going on?" Marissa laughed and Ryan put his hand up to her lips, hushing her up.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, kissing her gently.
"Ryan, you're acting really weird." Marissa laughed again.
"Marissa, I love you."
"I love you too." Marissa said slowly, a little freaked out.
"And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Ryan opened his eyes again to see Marissa's eyes started to scrunch up, like they did when they went to see a chick flick at the Megaplex. "Will you marry me?" He held out a silver ring with a whopper of a diamond. Seth had helped him pick it out last week.
"Oh my god." Marissa blurted as she slipped the ring onto her finger. "Yes!" She wrapped her arms around Ryan, kissing him like there was no tomorrow before they slipped back into the apartment to check on Charlotte and the ham.
****************
"Seth Cohen, where are we going?" Summer said for the millionth time.
A few blocks, she realized they were not going in the direction of the super market, but towards the pier. Towards the pier where Seth's boat happened to be parked.
"Exactly a year ago, we got engaged." Seth said as he looked at the clock, synchronizing his words with the time.
"Oh." Summer sighed, realizing Seth was doing one of his trippy romantic escapades which she loved. "Ohhhh."
"Summer, there's something I need to tell you."
Oh no. That didn't sound right to her. What was going on?
"Something I told Marissa, Ryan, and Charlotte a few days ago, but I wanted to wait with you."
"Charlotte kept a secret from me?" Summer said, surprised. "Wait, Coop kept a secret from me?"
"Yes, they both kept their mouths shut, surprisingly." Seth grinned as he parked. "Come on."
He grabbed her hand as they walked down the dock towards Summer's Breeze.
Summer sighed deeply as she saw the tiny boat with her name emblazoned on it. "Wait," She stopped herself. "Why is this here?"
She let go of his hand and picked up the tiny 'for sale' sign on the boat.
"I'm not going to need it anymore." Seth said quietly.
"Yeah, but it has history, this boat." Summer said quickly, slightly flustered and confused. Why would Seth sell his beloved boat? This was big.
"I needed the money from the boat for something else."
"For what?" Summer said quickly. She wasn't aware of any financial issues with them. Summer had continued to work at the Crab Shack and Seth had found a nice little job at Sandy's offices. Not to mention all the money Kirsten and Sandy had given to them as a wedding present. Oh, speaking of their wedding. . .
::Flashback::
Summer's stomach had never been this twisted before.
"Mommy, this dress itches." Charlotte said, tugging down on her white flower girl dress.
"So does mine, sweetie." Summer said slowly, grinning down at her daughter.
"Charlotte, it's almost time." Marissa said, picking up Charlotte. "Good luck!" She hugged Summer quickly and left the dressing room towards the main hall of the church.
Seth wasn't really up for getting married in Summer's church, but she quickly convinced him. It didn't take much to convince Seth to do anything, as long as Summer used her charms and her ass-ets. If you know what I mean.
"Hey beautiful." Summer turned around at Seth's voice.
"Cohen!" She shrieked. "You're not supposed to back here, it's bad luck!"
"All my luck is bad, so I figured, what the hell?" Seth grinned, kissing her gently. God, she looked gorgeous in that flowy, white dress.
He didn't look to bad in his tux, she thought, as their lips parted.
"Get out of here." Summer said quickly. "It's almost time."
Seth pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear and traced his fingertips down to her heart. "Your heart is almost beating as fast as mine. Are you nervous too?"
Summer nodded. "Extremely."
"Why?" Seth asked, a sense of insecurity in his voice.
"Because this is just too good to be true." Summer said confidently, pushing him away. "Now, leave, before I call of the wedding."
"Don't break my heart now, Summer, darling." Seth said, putting up his hands in defeat.
"Your heart won't be the only thing broken if you don't get out of here and go to the altar, where you belong!" Summer said firmly, with a casual laugh at Seth's innocent eyes and he left with a grin.
Summer looked back in the mirror, pulling at her dress.
Hey, her stomach wasn't twisted anymore.
"Ok," Summer smiled, looking into the mirror one last time as she grabbed her bouquet of flowers, "Let's do this, Mrs. Cohen."
Summer smiled widely as she ran to the main hall, taking her place in line.
****
"Am I smiling too wide?" Seth asked nervously. "Are you sure I look ok?"
"You look fine, Seth." Ryan muttered, watching as Marissa came down the aisle and took her place as maid of honor. She grinned at Ryan and he grinned right back.
"Oh my god," Ryan heard Seth say and he glanced at Seth, noticing how his eyes bulged. "She's beautiful, isn't she, Atwood?"
Ryan looked down at the aisle, at Summer, who's eyes were fixated at Seth. Then he glanced at Marissa, who was staring right back at him. "Yeah, she really is."
"I am really getting married to Summer Roberts." Seth whispered, picking up his jaw as Summer reached the altar and the priest began to speak.
"Hi." Summer whispered to Seth and Seth mouthed a 'hi' back.
As the priest drone on Seth and Summer could not lift their gazes off each other.
Charlotte walked over with a pillow, where each ring was placed, and as they slipped their rings on each other's fingers, they whispered 'I love you' to each other.
And Seth really meant it.
And Summer knew he really did.
And vice versa.
"You may now kiss the bride." The priest concluded and Seth grabbed Summer, bringing her in for a huge kiss.
Everyone's claps were barely audible to the newlyweds who were in constant shock together until the reception, hours later.
Summer sat with Marissa, watching Seth dance with Charlotte, swinging her legs around to the music. Ryan was dancing with Kirsten, but staring at Marissa the whole time.
Summer glanced over at Jimmy, Rachel, and Sandy, who were chatting up a storm by the bar. Probably about business.
"Summer," Marissa started, taking a cautious sip of Champagne. She hadn't had a drink since high school, practically. "In high school, did you ever think you would marry Seth Cohen?"
Summer let out a childish laugh, "No." She grinned. "I was an idiot in high school."
"We all were." Marissa agreed as the song ended. She ran to Ryan, and they started the next dance together, leaving Kirsten with Sandy to dance with.
Seth handed Charlotte over to Jimmy and Rachel and walked over to his new bride.
"Hey gorgeous. Listen," Seth rambled as Summer looked up, smiling. "I know you just got married to some loser, but I was wondering, how would you like to dump him and run away with me?"
"First of all," Summer said, standing up. "My husband is not a loser."
"Oh, really?" Seth grinned, kissing her gently.
"He's a dork. There's a difference." Summer said, leading him to the dance floor.
"I see." Seth whispered in her ear as they slow danced. "Well, my wife is the most beautiful woman in the world. But don't tell her that."
"I won't." She grinned at the compliment. "Don't tell my husband that he's a dork."
"He's well aware of his dorkiness."
"No kidding."
*****
"Summer!" Seth said, snapping his fingers in front of her.
Summer shook the memories of the wedding out of her head and stared back at Seth, who was kneeling down by the boat.
"Sorry, why are you selling the boat?" Summer said, still shaking her head.
"Because I needed the money for a down payment."
"Down payment? For what?" Summer's eyes lit up.
"Your Christmas present."
"Which is?" Summer's head started up with idea. Was it a car? Was it a new house?
Seth took out a snapshot of a pretty Victorian house, overlooking a lake.
"Wow, this house is beautiful." Summer said, gasping. It was just like the house she used to envision herself in when she was little. Her perfect house, with her perfect family.
"Glad you think so. It's ours." Seth grinned as Summer wrapped her arms around his body. "It's in Boston. Rachel set me up with a job there that will pay me three times as much as what I get at my dad's office."
"Oh my god, Seth!" Summer squealed.
"And the schools there are really good." Seth said, thinking of Charlotte.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed again, looking back at the photo of their new home.
"And I knew you wanted to get the hell out of Orange County. So now, we can."
"Boston." Summer said slowly.
"Boston." Seth confirmed.
"I love the sound of that."
"I love you." Seth smiled, kissing her.
"Wow, dork." Summer grinned. "We better go. Marissa is almost as bad as Kirsten in the kitchen." Summer laughed as Seth pulled her quickly.
"What, and you left her there with the food?" Seth screamed as he pressed down on the gas pedal before Summer could even buckle up.
But she could care less that Seth was speeding in order to save a ham.
She looked down at the snapshot again, entranced.
Her perfect home.
She looked over at Seth.
Her perfect family.
Dreams do come true.
*************
"Summer!" Marissa grabbed Summer as soon as she was in the door. "I need to tell you something."
"I cannot believe you kept a secret from me." Summer whined as she held up the photograph.
"Oh, that." Marissa rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm engaged!"
"What! That's amazing!" Summer smiled. "Congrats, Coop!"
"Finally." Seth added as he patted Ryan on the back. Then he ran to the ham, which thankfully, was ok.
************
"Merry Christmukkah, baby." Summer said quietly as she tucked Charlotte in and flicked the lights off.
Dinner with their newly engaged friends was great, as usual, but Summer was so eager to spend some alone time with Seth.
That's why she couldn't stop smiling when he was lying down on their bed in boxers and a novelty tee, reading a comic book.
"Seth Cohen," Summer started, slipping off her robe. "Don't you think you're a little too old for comic books."
Seth rolled his eyes then closed them as he folded the comic book shut. "Summer, I will never be too old for." He let his sentence trail off when he opened his eyes to see Summer in her old Wonder Woman outfit, smiling victariously.
"What about Charlotte?" Seth grinned.
"She's out cold." Summer nodded. "We can be quiet, can't we?"
"We can try." Seth said, tossing the comic book aside as he pulled Summer ontop of him.
"Merry Chrismukkah, Seth." Summer laughed as he kissed her shoulders.
"And a Very Merry Chrismukkah to you, Wonder Woman."
"Mommy!" Charlotte's scream wailed through the air to Seth and Summer's disappointment.
"You know, in Boston, Charlotte's room will be down the hall from ours."
"Oh, really?" Summer smiled, slipping her robe back on and walking over to Charlotte's bedroom, comforting her child.
Seth watched as Summer remerged, shedding the wonder woman suit for comfy pjs and slid into bed.
"Sorry." She said.
"It's ok, we can just cuddle." Seth said. "I'm a good cuddler."
"I have a better idea." Summer said, quickly jumping up and dragging Seth with her towards the living room.
"Summer, what the hell?" He asked as she turned the TV on, quickly lowering the volume as the PlayStation logo came on the screen. "Wait, you want to play video games! You are the best wife ever!"
Summer grinned, handing him a controller as she popped in her own game. "I know."
"Wait, dammit," Seth snapped, biting his lip. "You are so not the best wife ever now."
"Come on, Cohen, you love video games and Vogue Makeover IS a video game."
"Fine." He said, grinning at Summer, who returned a mischievous grin.
She always convinced him to do things he didn't want to do.
"But I don't love ALL video games." He muttered.
Within an hour, Seth was whispering screams at Summer.
"No, no, no. That shirt is all wrong for her. Use the one you got from Neiman Marcus, the pink one, yes."
"Seth Cohen, I think that I know a thing or two more then you about what looks good on people." She snorted at his novelty tee.
"This is a classic." He said, eyeing his tee shirt. "Like me."
"Classically dorky." Summer grinned and he tackled her.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." She laughed.
"Well, you better not let your husband know that you're playing midnight video games with suck a classic dork."
"Oh, don't worry," Summer laughed, kissing him passionately. "He already knows."
"Mommy. . ." Charlotte walked in and Seth and Summer sat up, laughing as she sat down on Seth's lap. "I'm not tired."
"Want to play Tony Hawk, Charlie?" Seth grinned and Charlotte nodded.
"Well," Summer yawned. "I'm off to bed." She looked at Seth for a minute before getting up.
"We have a third controller, Summer. You can play too." Seth watched Summer shake her head and hint towards the bedroom. "On second thought, Charlie, why don't you practice before you play me, because, I am like the Tony Hawk champ."
"Uh-huh." Charlotte said distractedly as she started up the game.
Seth raised the volume on the game. "And Tony Hawk is best played when the volume is all the way up." He patted Charlotte's head and ran to Summer, who locked the door behind him.
"You sure she won't hear us?" Seth asked as Summer pulled off her PJs and climbed into bed.
"We can be quiet." Summer moaned silently as Seth kissed her shoulder blade.
"We can certainly try." Seth grinned. "Thank god our new house has thick walls."
"Dork."
"You love it."
"I love you." She smiled at her cheesiness, kissing his lips once more.
It was very merry chrismukkah indeed for Summer Roberts.
She couldn't remember the last time she had felt this happy.
Everything was finally how it was supposed to be.
And best of all, now she didn't need to worry about needing extra space.
She was planning on telling Seth as soon as they got to Boston.
Summer Roberts was pregnant again.
And this time, she wouldn't have to run away.
She wasn't going anywhere.
{A/N} If you haven't guessed it! There will be a sequel. Set Two Years in the Future. With the new baby, in Boston. Charlotte will be 5. Marissa and Ryan are going to visit Seth and Summer on the east coast, but.. well, there will be drama. and comedy, with Seth and Summer. You'll see!! Keep tuned for that, but meanwhile, check out my other story. "my kryptonite" here at the oc or "just another day" at that 70's show. thanks for all reviewers! that's a wrap!
Chapter 25: One Year Later: The Conclusion
"Your parents say hi!" Marissa Cooper called from the kitchen area, where she was twirling a phone cord around in her tiny hands.
"Say hi back!" Seth called back to her from the living room couch, where he was busy setting up the new PS3 he had bought Charlotte for Chrismukkah. And for himself, of course.
Marissa said her goodbyes, jumping off the kitchen stool and falling back down on the couch in Summer's apartment.
"I can't believe my dad and Rachel are on vacation again on Christmas. I never see them during holidays!" Marissa exclaimed as she kicked off her flats and stretched her arms upward.
"Well, I'm glad I convinced my parents to go with them to the Bahamas." Seth said as he shoved a plug into the TV, "I wanted to spend Chrismukkah at home."
"I see." Marissa laughed. "This won't be home for long, though." Marissa said sadly, looking around at the tiny apartment and the little Christmas tree in the corner of the living room, which was adorned with ornaments and lights.
"I know." Seth said, finally inserting the right plug into the TV set and standing up to sit next to Marissa. "But, the new house is gorgeous. I can't wait to move in."
"I still can't believe you guys are leaving Orange County." Marissa said calmly.
"I can!" Seth huffed. "Besides, I've always loved the East Coast."
"Yeah, but it's cold there." Marissa said, wriggling her nose.
"We're home!" Summer's voice called through the air at the sound of the apartment door opening.
"Daddy, daddy!" Charlotte came running towards Seth, wrapping her tiny arms around his.
"Did you have fun food shopping?" Marissa chirped up, helping Summer with the groceries.
"You won't believe how many people do last minute food shopping on Christmas Eve!" Ryan said as he came through the door with more groceries.
"It was swamped." Summer nodded, taking out a cake she had picked up from the bakery and turned to the oven, checking on the ham she had put in there hours ago.
"Don't worry, I've been checking it." Seth said as he grabbed Summer from behind, planting a huge kiss on her lips.
"I'm not Kirsten, Seth. I won't ruin your dinner!" Summer smiled as she landed back on her feet.
"Nothing will ruin my dinner." Seth said. "NOTHING." He said this so seriously that the rest of the gang cracked up and turned around at the sound of Charlotte shrieking.
"You got me the Tony Hawk game!!" Charlotte's tiny scream pierced through the air.
"I knew you wanted it, sweetie." Seth smiled, walking over to Charlotte who kissed his cheek and smiled wide.
"Oh, please." Summer spat out as Marissa and Ryan kept unloading groceries. "You have brainwashed our child. She never liked skateboarding until you bought her that baby skateboard. And, Playstation, Seth? Watch, you are the only one who will ever use that thing!"
"Not true." Seth smiled to Summer's dismay. He picked up another video game case.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed. "The Vogue Makeover Game!!"
"Do I know my girls or what?" Seth grinned as he went over to Ryan, who just laughed and shook his head as Summer sat down on the couch, ripping open the video game. "Ryan, it's almost THAT time."
"What time?" Marissa asked quickly, glancing over at Ryan and Seth who quickly averted their eyes.
"Time for you to mind your business." Seth whispered and glanced over at Summer, who thankfully was engrossed in reading the video game instructions.
"Uh-huh." Marissa snickered and went back to putting away the groceries.
Ryan nodded at Seth and quickly hid a can in a nearby shelf. He smacked his hands on the countertop, causing everyone to look up at him.
"Oh my god, I am such a spaz." Ryan said dramatically, trying not to crack up. "I forgot the cranberry sauce."
"Good, I hate that stuff." Marissa exclaimed and Ryan threw her a look. "What?" She said innocently, trying to understand what he was implying.
"Are you sure?" Summer asked as she walked over to them. "I'm pretty sure I saw it in there." Summer started to look through the empty bags but Seth grabbed her hands.
"We could go get it." He insisted.
Summer stared at him curiously but shook it off. "Okay. Coop, make sure you check on the ham."
Marissa nodded and looked towards Charlotte, who already starting fiddling around with her new play station.
"Come on, we better hurry . . ." Seth whined as Summer grabbed her coat. "You know how crazy Newpsies can be about cranberry sauce. It might be all gone by the time we get there."
Summer raised her eyebrows at him skeptically, but he pushed her out the door, ignoring her looks.
"Seth, what's going on?" Summer laughed as they found the Rover parked on the street of their apartment.
"You'll see."
Meanwhile, back in the apartment, Ryan had pulled out the can of cranberry sauce from the shelf and placed it next to Marissa who looked at him awkwardly.
"I better call Summer and tell them we found it." Marissa started, but Ryan shook his head slowly. "Ok, what's going on?"
"You'll see." Ryan said, looking back at Charlotte, who was trying out moves in the Tony Hawk game. "Charlotte, Aunt Marissa and Uncle Ryan are going to be right outside if you need anything."
Charlotte grunted in reply and Marissa and Ryan headed out the door.
"Ok, what is going on?" Marissa laughed and Ryan put his hand up to her lips, hushing her up.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, kissing her gently.
"Ryan, you're acting really weird." Marissa laughed again.
"Marissa, I love you."
"I love you too." Marissa said slowly, a little freaked out.
"And I want to spend the rest of my life with you." Ryan opened his eyes again to see Marissa's eyes started to scrunch up, like they did when they went to see a chick flick at the Megaplex. "Will you marry me?" He held out a silver ring with a whopper of a diamond. Seth had helped him pick it out last week.
"Oh my god." Marissa blurted as she slipped the ring onto her finger. "Yes!" She wrapped her arms around Ryan, kissing him like there was no tomorrow before they slipped back into the apartment to check on Charlotte and the ham.
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"Seth Cohen, where are we going?" Summer said for the millionth time.
A few blocks, she realized they were not going in the direction of the super market, but towards the pier. Towards the pier where Seth's boat happened to be parked.
"Exactly a year ago, we got engaged." Seth said as he looked at the clock, synchronizing his words with the time.
"Oh." Summer sighed, realizing Seth was doing one of his trippy romantic escapades which she loved. "Ohhhh."
"Summer, there's something I need to tell you."
Oh no. That didn't sound right to her. What was going on?
"Something I told Marissa, Ryan, and Charlotte a few days ago, but I wanted to wait with you."
"Charlotte kept a secret from me?" Summer said, surprised. "Wait, Coop kept a secret from me?"
"Yes, they both kept their mouths shut, surprisingly." Seth grinned as he parked. "Come on."
He grabbed her hand as they walked down the dock towards Summer's Breeze.
Summer sighed deeply as she saw the tiny boat with her name emblazoned on it. "Wait," She stopped herself. "Why is this here?"
She let go of his hand and picked up the tiny 'for sale' sign on the boat.
"I'm not going to need it anymore." Seth said quietly.
"Yeah, but it has history, this boat." Summer said quickly, slightly flustered and confused. Why would Seth sell his beloved boat? This was big.
"I needed the money from the boat for something else."
"For what?" Summer said quickly. She wasn't aware of any financial issues with them. Summer had continued to work at the Crab Shack and Seth had found a nice little job at Sandy's offices. Not to mention all the money Kirsten and Sandy had given to them as a wedding present. Oh, speaking of their wedding. . .
::Flashback::
Summer's stomach had never been this twisted before.
"Mommy, this dress itches." Charlotte said, tugging down on her white flower girl dress.
"So does mine, sweetie." Summer said slowly, grinning down at her daughter.
"Charlotte, it's almost time." Marissa said, picking up Charlotte. "Good luck!" She hugged Summer quickly and left the dressing room towards the main hall of the church.
Seth wasn't really up for getting married in Summer's church, but she quickly convinced him. It didn't take much to convince Seth to do anything, as long as Summer used her charms and her ass-ets. If you know what I mean.
"Hey beautiful." Summer turned around at Seth's voice.
"Cohen!" She shrieked. "You're not supposed to back here, it's bad luck!"
"All my luck is bad, so I figured, what the hell?" Seth grinned, kissing her gently. God, she looked gorgeous in that flowy, white dress.
He didn't look to bad in his tux, she thought, as their lips parted.
"Get out of here." Summer said quickly. "It's almost time."
Seth pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear and traced his fingertips down to her heart. "Your heart is almost beating as fast as mine. Are you nervous too?"
Summer nodded. "Extremely."
"Why?" Seth asked, a sense of insecurity in his voice.
"Because this is just too good to be true." Summer said confidently, pushing him away. "Now, leave, before I call of the wedding."
"Don't break my heart now, Summer, darling." Seth said, putting up his hands in defeat.
"Your heart won't be the only thing broken if you don't get out of here and go to the altar, where you belong!" Summer said firmly, with a casual laugh at Seth's innocent eyes and he left with a grin.
Summer looked back in the mirror, pulling at her dress.
Hey, her stomach wasn't twisted anymore.
"Ok," Summer smiled, looking into the mirror one last time as she grabbed her bouquet of flowers, "Let's do this, Mrs. Cohen."
Summer smiled widely as she ran to the main hall, taking her place in line.
****
"Am I smiling too wide?" Seth asked nervously. "Are you sure I look ok?"
"You look fine, Seth." Ryan muttered, watching as Marissa came down the aisle and took her place as maid of honor. She grinned at Ryan and he grinned right back.
"Oh my god," Ryan heard Seth say and he glanced at Seth, noticing how his eyes bulged. "She's beautiful, isn't she, Atwood?"
Ryan looked down at the aisle, at Summer, who's eyes were fixated at Seth. Then he glanced at Marissa, who was staring right back at him. "Yeah, she really is."
"I am really getting married to Summer Roberts." Seth whispered, picking up his jaw as Summer reached the altar and the priest began to speak.
"Hi." Summer whispered to Seth and Seth mouthed a 'hi' back.
As the priest drone on Seth and Summer could not lift their gazes off each other.
Charlotte walked over with a pillow, where each ring was placed, and as they slipped their rings on each other's fingers, they whispered 'I love you' to each other.
And Seth really meant it.
And Summer knew he really did.
And vice versa.
"You may now kiss the bride." The priest concluded and Seth grabbed Summer, bringing her in for a huge kiss.
Everyone's claps were barely audible to the newlyweds who were in constant shock together until the reception, hours later.
Summer sat with Marissa, watching Seth dance with Charlotte, swinging her legs around to the music. Ryan was dancing with Kirsten, but staring at Marissa the whole time.
Summer glanced over at Jimmy, Rachel, and Sandy, who were chatting up a storm by the bar. Probably about business.
"Summer," Marissa started, taking a cautious sip of Champagne. She hadn't had a drink since high school, practically. "In high school, did you ever think you would marry Seth Cohen?"
Summer let out a childish laugh, "No." She grinned. "I was an idiot in high school."
"We all were." Marissa agreed as the song ended. She ran to Ryan, and they started the next dance together, leaving Kirsten with Sandy to dance with.
Seth handed Charlotte over to Jimmy and Rachel and walked over to his new bride.
"Hey gorgeous. Listen," Seth rambled as Summer looked up, smiling. "I know you just got married to some loser, but I was wondering, how would you like to dump him and run away with me?"
"First of all," Summer said, standing up. "My husband is not a loser."
"Oh, really?" Seth grinned, kissing her gently.
"He's a dork. There's a difference." Summer said, leading him to the dance floor.
"I see." Seth whispered in her ear as they slow danced. "Well, my wife is the most beautiful woman in the world. But don't tell her that."
"I won't." She grinned at the compliment. "Don't tell my husband that he's a dork."
"He's well aware of his dorkiness."
"No kidding."
*****
"Summer!" Seth said, snapping his fingers in front of her.
Summer shook the memories of the wedding out of her head and stared back at Seth, who was kneeling down by the boat.
"Sorry, why are you selling the boat?" Summer said, still shaking her head.
"Because I needed the money for a down payment."
"Down payment? For what?" Summer's eyes lit up.
"Your Christmas present."
"Which is?" Summer's head started up with idea. Was it a car? Was it a new house?
Seth took out a snapshot of a pretty Victorian house, overlooking a lake.
"Wow, this house is beautiful." Summer said, gasping. It was just like the house she used to envision herself in when she was little. Her perfect house, with her perfect family.
"Glad you think so. It's ours." Seth grinned as Summer wrapped her arms around his body. "It's in Boston. Rachel set me up with a job there that will pay me three times as much as what I get at my dad's office."
"Oh my god, Seth!" Summer squealed.
"And the schools there are really good." Seth said, thinking of Charlotte.
"Oh my god!" Summer squealed again, looking back at the photo of their new home.
"And I knew you wanted to get the hell out of Orange County. So now, we can."
"Boston." Summer said slowly.
"Boston." Seth confirmed.
"I love the sound of that."
"I love you." Seth smiled, kissing her.
"Wow, dork." Summer grinned. "We better go. Marissa is almost as bad as Kirsten in the kitchen." Summer laughed as Seth pulled her quickly.
"What, and you left her there with the food?" Seth screamed as he pressed down on the gas pedal before Summer could even buckle up.
But she could care less that Seth was speeding in order to save a ham.
She looked down at the snapshot again, entranced.
Her perfect home.
She looked over at Seth.
Her perfect family.
Dreams do come true.
*************
"Summer!" Marissa grabbed Summer as soon as she was in the door. "I need to tell you something."
"I cannot believe you kept a secret from me." Summer whined as she held up the photograph.
"Oh, that." Marissa rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm engaged!"
"What! That's amazing!" Summer smiled. "Congrats, Coop!"
"Finally." Seth added as he patted Ryan on the back. Then he ran to the ham, which thankfully, was ok.
************
"Merry Christmukkah, baby." Summer said quietly as she tucked Charlotte in and flicked the lights off.
Dinner with their newly engaged friends was great, as usual, but Summer was so eager to spend some alone time with Seth.
That's why she couldn't stop smiling when he was lying down on their bed in boxers and a novelty tee, reading a comic book.
"Seth Cohen," Summer started, slipping off her robe. "Don't you think you're a little too old for comic books."
Seth rolled his eyes then closed them as he folded the comic book shut. "Summer, I will never be too old for." He let his sentence trail off when he opened his eyes to see Summer in her old Wonder Woman outfit, smiling victariously.
"What about Charlotte?" Seth grinned.
"She's out cold." Summer nodded. "We can be quiet, can't we?"
"We can try." Seth said, tossing the comic book aside as he pulled Summer ontop of him.
"Merry Chrismukkah, Seth." Summer laughed as he kissed her shoulders.
"And a Very Merry Chrismukkah to you, Wonder Woman."
"Mommy!" Charlotte's scream wailed through the air to Seth and Summer's disappointment.
"You know, in Boston, Charlotte's room will be down the hall from ours."
"Oh, really?" Summer smiled, slipping her robe back on and walking over to Charlotte's bedroom, comforting her child.
Seth watched as Summer remerged, shedding the wonder woman suit for comfy pjs and slid into bed.
"Sorry." She said.
"It's ok, we can just cuddle." Seth said. "I'm a good cuddler."
"I have a better idea." Summer said, quickly jumping up and dragging Seth with her towards the living room.
"Summer, what the hell?" He asked as she turned the TV on, quickly lowering the volume as the PlayStation logo came on the screen. "Wait, you want to play video games! You are the best wife ever!"
Summer grinned, handing him a controller as she popped in her own game. "I know."
"Wait, dammit," Seth snapped, biting his lip. "You are so not the best wife ever now."
"Come on, Cohen, you love video games and Vogue Makeover IS a video game."
"Fine." He said, grinning at Summer, who returned a mischievous grin.
She always convinced him to do things he didn't want to do.
"But I don't love ALL video games." He muttered.
Within an hour, Seth was whispering screams at Summer.
"No, no, no. That shirt is all wrong for her. Use the one you got from Neiman Marcus, the pink one, yes."
"Seth Cohen, I think that I know a thing or two more then you about what looks good on people." She snorted at his novelty tee.
"This is a classic." He said, eyeing his tee shirt. "Like me."
"Classically dorky." Summer grinned and he tackled her.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah." She laughed.
"Well, you better not let your husband know that you're playing midnight video games with suck a classic dork."
"Oh, don't worry," Summer laughed, kissing him passionately. "He already knows."
"Mommy. . ." Charlotte walked in and Seth and Summer sat up, laughing as she sat down on Seth's lap. "I'm not tired."
"Want to play Tony Hawk, Charlie?" Seth grinned and Charlotte nodded.
"Well," Summer yawned. "I'm off to bed." She looked at Seth for a minute before getting up.
"We have a third controller, Summer. You can play too." Seth watched Summer shake her head and hint towards the bedroom. "On second thought, Charlie, why don't you practice before you play me, because, I am like the Tony Hawk champ."
"Uh-huh." Charlotte said distractedly as she started up the game.
Seth raised the volume on the game. "And Tony Hawk is best played when the volume is all the way up." He patted Charlotte's head and ran to Summer, who locked the door behind him.
"You sure she won't hear us?" Seth asked as Summer pulled off her PJs and climbed into bed.
"We can be quiet." Summer moaned silently as Seth kissed her shoulder blade.
"We can certainly try." Seth grinned. "Thank god our new house has thick walls."
"Dork."
"You love it."
"I love you." She smiled at her cheesiness, kissing his lips once more.
It was very merry chrismukkah indeed for Summer Roberts.
She couldn't remember the last time she had felt this happy.
Everything was finally how it was supposed to be.
And best of all, now she didn't need to worry about needing extra space.
She was planning on telling Seth as soon as they got to Boston.
Summer Roberts was pregnant again.
And this time, she wouldn't have to run away.
She wasn't going anywhere.
{A/N} If you haven't guessed it! There will be a sequel. Set Two Years in the Future. With the new baby, in Boston. Charlotte will be 5. Marissa and Ryan are going to visit Seth and Summer on the east coast, but.. well, there will be drama. and comedy, with Seth and Summer. You'll see!! Keep tuned for that, but meanwhile, check out my other story. "my kryptonite" here at the oc or "just another day" at that 70's show. thanks for all reviewers! that's a wrap!