Cleaning out the past

Chapter 10

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A/N- thanks a ton for the reviews


Shortly after Seth left Summer retreated back to her bedroom. She was scrolling through her games on her phone when she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." She called absent-mindedly. Her father stepped into the room and crossed the room to sit on her bed next to her.

"So pumpkin, how was your trip?" Mr. Roberts asked starting off the conversation.

"Fine." Summer replied, now cleaning out her phone number list. She so didn't need Holly's in there anymore.

"And the funeral, how was it?" Her dad asked trying to pry her attention away from the cellular phone.

"Great." Summer answered as she flopped onto her stomach.

"Well, that's good." He nodded. "So how long have you been dating the Cohen's boy?" Mr. Roberts asked casually.

Summer looked up from her phone with her mouth agape. "Dad! I am so not having this conversation with you!" Summer shouted standing up from her bed and walking out to the hall.

"Sugarplum! Come back!" He called out and followed her downstairs to where she was sitting in front of the TV in the den.

"I didn't mean to pry, it's my fatherly duty." He explained kneeling in front of her.

"I can't see, move." Summer ordered. She was used to getting her way with her dad. Ever since her mom left he would conform to her every wish.

Mr. Roberts shifted to the side. "Munchkin, we don't talk anymore, how am I supposed to know what's going on in your life?" He asked in a soothing voice.

"You don't have to know, and quit with the juvenile nicknames! I'm not seven." Summer snapped as she left the room and headed up to her bedroom again.

Her father stood in the den a little hurt as she ignored him and headed up to her room. Once in there she locked the door and pulled her pajamas out of her bag and put the tank top and shorts on.

"Oh my god! I can not believe he's trying to pry into my private life. Seriously Princess Sparkle, you are so lucky you don't have parents." Summer sighed turning her plastic pony over in her hands. She let out a little giggle at the thought of Seth sitting in his room with Captain Oats talking to plastic just like she was doing right now.

She set Princess Sparkle back down on her bedside table before peeling down her pink comforter and crawling under her deep purple sheets.

She's barely hit the pillow when she heard voices in the room right next to her.

"I don't know what to do, we haven't had a real conversation in four years." It was Mr. Roberts who was obviously venting to his new wife.

Summer rolled her eyes and let out a small laugh. So what if she didn't want to talk to some old man that was only considered her father because he signed on the dotted line the day she was born.

Another voice started up and Summer leaned into the wall to hear what she said. "Maybe I should talk to her hun…" Summer rolled her eyes. Like she was going to talk to her 20-something year old step-mom, who took to many prescription drugs to even remember her own name.

It was Mr. Robert's turn to speak. "Yeah, could you? The two of you could bond over girl stuff, just find out what's happening in her life, and find out if she'd screwing around with Sandy and Kirsten's boy too." Mr. Robert's added after he took a slight breath.

Summer snorted. Like she was going to talk to Lucy her step-mom. And really whose business but her own is it to know how intimate her relationship is with Seth.

Summer's mind was swimming but she eventually tired of her thoughts of getting out of talking to her step-mom and she cuddled into her pillows and fell asleep.


It was 6:45am and Seth's alarm had been buzzing in his ear for the past fifteen minutes. He let out a yawn and slammed his fist down on the snooze button. Finally dragging himself out of bed and into his bathroom, robe hanging off of him loosely.

In front of the mirror Seth yawned his vision becoming less and less blurred. When his eyes finally adjusted to the light he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and took a look at his reflection. Little dark bags were forming beneath his eyes and he had a bit of drool crusts on his cheek.

He gave himself a disgusted look before heading over to the shower. He turned the knob to just a little bit of warm water and blasted the cold.

Underneath the ice water Seth shivered but it was definitely waking him up. Once out of the shower he finished his morning rituals and dressed in a pair of brown corduroy pants and a navy blue button down. He ran a hand through his still damp hair and shook his head as he headed down the stairs to the kitchen.

Both of his parents were at the table sipping coffee and reading the paper together. Seth ignored their morning greetings and opened the cupboard to remove a bowl.

He poured his Corn Pops into the bowl and dumped the rest of the remaining milk from the carton in. He sat down and began to shovel back the food. He intended on getting to school early and doing a bit of homework in the students lounge until his first period class at 9:20am.

"Well, I'm done, I should be getting to school." Seth sighed placing his bowl in the sink for Rosa to wash when she came in later that day.

His parents nodded and waved him off, both deeply absorbed in a story about cloning a cat. Seth hurried up to his room and grabbed his books before heading out to the Range Rover and taking off downs the street to school.


Around the time Seth was leaving Summer's alarm was just going off. She yawned stretched and climbed out of her queen-sized bed. In the bathroom connected to her room she slipped into the shower and then hopped out doing her hair.

Today was Tuesday so that meant gym first period. She put her hair into a simple ponytail and did her makeup with light colors that would match her clothes for the day and her gym clothes.

In her bag she packed her small cosmetic bag and placed extra eye shadow for later. After gym she'd make herself beautiful she decided.

She continued on to her closet and pulled out a couple shirts, finally deciding on a green scoop neck and a pair of buffalo jeans she'd borrowed form Marissa the day after she'd gotten them and forgotten to return.

After doing a double check on her hair and makeup Summer headed downstairs. In the kitchen her dad and Lucy were both sitting eating breakfast. Rolling her eyes she walked past them, ignoring their eyes burning into the back of her head.

She grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge before heading out again.

At the door She was packing up her bag and stuffing things into her purse when Lucy walked over to her.

"What do you want?" Summer sighed pulling on her denim jacket. Lucy looked down at her. Summer's dad always chose tall women, something Summer never exactly understood.

"Well sweetie, your father just wanted me to check up on you, everything good in the boy department?" Summer snorted and brushed past her.

"Peachy fucking keen." She answered and headed out to her father's Mercedes, the one vehicle she wasn't supposed to drive.

In the car she plopped her bag on the passenger side and backed out onto the street. Summer smirked seeing her father step out onto the asphalt as she departed their property.

At school Summer found a good parking spot, since she'd arrived so early and entered the school, heading for the students lounge.

Besides two people playing a game of chess in the corner Summer saw that Seth was the only other person there so far. She headed to his table and plopped her bag down next to his.

"Hey!" She greeted flipping her hair over her shoulder. Seth looked up a little startled to see anyone. His eyes had black circles beneath them and looked as if he hadn't slept in weeks.

"Oh morning." Seth replied turning back to his math-book. Summer leaned over him to see what he was doing. Math12 pure. Fun, Summer thought to herself.

"Do you want a coffee?" Summer offered as Seth blinked several times rubbing his eyes for what seemed to be the millionth time since Summer arrived. Seth turned to her and shook his head twice.

"Coffee would be nice. Two creams, two sugars." Seth sighed shoving a dollar bill towards her.

Summer took the bill and headed over to the concession. She ordered his coffee and a blueberry muffin and took it over to Seth.

"I got you a muffin as well." Summer smiled pushing the Styrofoam cup and muffin towards him. Seth smiled thanks and took a sip of the hot coffee.

"So what do you say we like totally blow off school today and go to the beach?" Summer struck up after several moments of silence.

Seth looked up and gave her a sympathetic smile. "I'd love to, but yeah I have so much freaking math to do it's giving me hives, see little rash forming." Seth said pulling the collar of his shirt down to show Summer the red marks.

"God Cohen, no one's gonna kill you if you miss a day of school." Summer nagged.

Seth turned to face her once again and let out a sigh. "I know, and I took my day, yesterday." Seth answered and turned back to his textbook.

"Are you sure, 'cause I was thinking since both your parents work we could go to your place…" Summer smiled devilishly up at him, running a hand up and down his thigh. Seth looked at his textbook and then again at Summer.

"Let's leave after first block, I have a math test." Seth sighed. Summer smiled and kissed his cheek softly.

"I knew you couldn't say no to an offer like that." Summer whispered. Seth smirked and closed his textbook.

"I can do the test later, let's go now." Seth spoke standing up with his coffee and books. Summer smiled and slung her bag onto her shoulder and followed Seth outside.

"I'll see you in like twenty minutes then." Summer waved as she sat down behind the wheel of her father's newest car. She started the engine and followed Seth out of the Harbor High school parking lot and headed towards his house.

When Summer pulled into the Cohen's driveway Seth was hopping out of the River and took Summer's hand and lead her up to the house.

Inside no one was home so they both headed up to Seth's bedroom. Summer sat down on the bed and Seth came and sat next to her. She kept her eyes glued to Seth's as they both lay down on the bed and embraced each other in a tight hold. Seth initiated the first kiss and Summer's fingers fumbled with his buttons.

Seth pulled back and locked eyes with Summer. "I love you" He whispered and leaned back down to kiss her. Summer moved her head to the side and sat up.

"What?" She asked a little puzzled. "You can't say that yet. We haven't been going out long enough, hell technically were not even a couple. Just two people who like to make out, and do other activities… we can't be in love… it's just not… I don't know, now I'm rambling like you, fuck you, Cohen!" Summer spoke her voice a little croaky.

Seth bit his lip trying to hold back a laugh. "Just pretend I didn't say it… In fact, I was even talking about you, I was talking about… my shirt." Seth quickly explained.

"No, you can't like a shirt more than me, you should love me, who doesn't I mean, I'm me." Summer choked out.

"Okay then I do love you then." Seth said, obviously confused beyond belief.

"No you can't love me, I already said that." Summer said looking up.

"Okay, you're confusing me now. Maybe we should just make out." Seth suggested.

Summer shook her head. "We can't though because I know you said it, and I can't just drop it, because you wouldn't of said it if you didn't mean it, it would be too weird, we can't make out…" Summer whimpered.

Seth sighed and lay down on his bed. "Summer, shut up." Seth yawned.

"Good plan, let's make out." Summer suggested.

Seth was about to protest that she'd just had a little hissy fit about not being aloud to make out two seconds but thought better of it. At least he was getting her to shut up.

They both lay back on the bed and continued on with what they'd started previous to Seth's slip up.