Title: Thanks to You
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Fox does.
Summary: Takes place after the "The Secret" episode that aired Nov.26, 2003
Rating: PG-13
Classification: S/S, S/A, R/M
Genre: romance; angst
Author's Note: I'll be honest. I've never written a make-out scene before so this chapter was a new experience for me. I leave you with a cliffhanger at the end, writers love those.
And because someone commented on the shortness of my chapters, this one is bit longer than usual.
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Chapter 3 : Bathroom Woes
After classes were no longer in session Summer sat on the bench by the Harbor School courtyard. Each time one of her friends passed by, Summer would greet them with an enthusiastic wave and a big smile. She wondered when she had become so good at pretending.
Once she felt like she got enough sun to keep her skin a nice shade of tan, she gathered her things and walked towards Marissa's car since she had promised to give Summer a ride. Marissa was sitting in the driver's seat talking with Ryan who was sitting next to her. Summer opened the door and got inside and didn't say a word to the two passengers in the front.
Ryan turned around and managed a half smile. Summer glared at him and Marissa caught her. "Well, little Miss. Sunshine, are you going to the Cohens' too?"
"What?"
"Do you need to be dropped off at Seth's house?"
Summer looked out the car window and found a tree to concentrate her gaze upon.
Marissa looked at Ryan not knowing what to do. Summer never acted this way before. Summer hated it when everyone was quiet and would often talk just to avoid silence. But right now, she did not want to do any talking. At all.
Ryan returned Marissa's gaze and shrugged. Ten minutes of sitting in silence, Seth finally opened the back passenger door and told Marissa, "Lit Mag took longer than I thought it would." Marissa smiled and waited for him to realize that Summer was in the car.
It didn't take him long at all. "Summer, wh-wh-what are you doing here?"
Summer looked at Seth for a second before returning her gaze back at the tree that she was now fond of.
"Okay, no talking, that's fine. Hey Marissa, can we wait a little longer? Anna is supposed to come home with me today. We have a few more things to do for Lit Mag."
Marissa nodded and caught the tentative look on Ryan's face. Anna finally came after sixteen minutes and apologized profusely for making them wait. Seth sat, sandwiched between the two girls while Marissa drove at what seemed to be an excruciatingly slow speed to the Cohen's house.
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While Ryan, Anna and Seth were exiting the car, Marissa turned around to face Summer. "Sum, I'm going to hang around here for a bit. You don't mind waiting, do you?"
Summer smiled, covering up her desire to slap Marissa across the face for putting her in this awkward position and said, "It's fine, Coop. I'll, like, do my homework or something."
The two girls went into the Cohen's house. Marissa went off to the pool house to find Ryan and Summer went to the kitchen and laid out her homework on the table. She might as well get something done while she was here.
Meanwhile Seth and Anna were in the Cohen's main living room.
"So, Seth, how do you want to start this? I think we should begin reading through the poetry submissions and then maybe if we have enough time we can start looking at the short stories – "
"– That, that sounds awesome. You can get started on it and I'll… I'll go get us some drinks. You must be thirsty. Water? You down with that?"
Seth left for the kitchen before Anna could respond.
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When Seth entered the kitchen he watched Summer struggle through her chemistry homework before Seth cleared his throat to let his presence be known. Summer did nothing to acknowledge Seth's being there.
"I am going to prepare two glasses of water for myself and Anna."
Summer looked up from her homework and stared at Seth.
"Wha-wha-what? I was simply – I was simply just talking to myself. Unless, you'd care for some water? It's distilled. Very clean. Very healthy, too. Best part? Zero calories. I know you ladies dig that."
"Are you calling me fat, Cohen?"
"Not. At. All. I'm going to poor this zero-calorie drink in silence now." Seth went back to pouring water into the two glasses.
"Cohen, where is the nearest bathroom?"
"Down the hall, turn right to the foyer and it's the second door to your left."
Summer stared at him, clueless and confused at what he had just said. Seth pointed down the hall, made a hand motioning to the right until he gave up. "Alright, I'll just show you. While we're at it, would you like me to show you my new video games? I got the latest version of Crash Bandicoot. It's awesome, they have these red barrels and you get triple the amount of points … okay."
Summer didn't answer and followed Seth to the bathroom area. Once outside the bathroom, Seth opened the door and motioned for Summer to go inside. Summer went within, grabbed Seth by the arm into the bathroom and locked the door.
Seth was utterly confused, "Umm…."
Summer shoved Seth against the wall, put her arms around his neck and began to kiss him. French style. The feel of Seth's tongue touching Summer's felt so natural for the both of them. Seth caressed Summer's back until he found her bra strap, at which point he put his hands under her shirt and undid the clasp.
Summer pulled away, "Cohen, what are you doing?"
"Well … I … I'm sorry, I thought we were expressing our feelings for each other through bodily movements?"
Summer looked at Seth for a few more seconds until returning her mouth to his. Seth walked the two of them away from the wall and put the toilet seat cover down while Summer was busy attempting to take his sweater off.
Seth picked Summer up and sat her on top of the toilet seat cover. He kneeled down in front of her as they continued to kiss passionately. Summer's bra and Seth's sweater were now lying on the tiled floor. Summer stopped every few seconds to get a breath of air then went back to kissing every exposed area of Seth's skin. She took off Seth's shirt and stroked his chest with her well-manicured fingers. Seth picked up Summer, sat down facing the tank of the toilet, and placed Summer on his lap so that she was now straddling him.
Summer continued to kiss Seth hard and fervently. Hungry for his tongue inside her mouth. Seth held Summer tenderly while kissing her neck, his member becoming hard. Summer could feel Seth's hardness and began to unbutton his jeans.
Seth stopped her, "Wait. Wait. Um, Summer, what are we doing?"
"Cohen, can't you tell? I like you."
"Come by me again? I couldn't quite grasp that. I thought you said you had a horrible time on our date and if I remember correctly, you even had the audacity to kick me out of your house."
Summer bit her lower lip and looked away. "Seth, listen." Having just been called 'Seth' by Summer, it was obvious she had something important to say, so Seth listened intently.
"I … I don't like talking about my feelings. So I'm just going to say what's going through my mind."
Summer stood up and had Seth turn around so that he was no longer looking at the direction of the toilet's tank. Seth waited for Summer to speak. She realized she couldn't face Seth so she sat down on his lap. Seth put his arms around Summer, holding her close to him, only encouraging the activity going on under his pants. Summer tried her best to pretend not to notice.
"I've liked you for over two weeks now. I realized all this at the yacht party. I tried to deny those feelings because I've never liked anyone before and it was strange and new. And it's scary, Cohen. When I saw you in the car, coming over here, I wanted nothing more than to kiss you, just so you'd understand that I didn't mean any of those things I said at my house. I…"
Seth kept quiet, willing Summer to continue talking. He'd never heard her talk this much before.
"… I lied, Cohen. When I realized that I had hurt your feelings when I said all those things to you, I felt horrible. Oh listen to me. I'm admitting that I actually have feelings. I don't know anything anymore, Cohen. No one has cared for me the way you do. You were so nice to me, even though I was two steps short of being a complete bitch to you.
"I'm lost. I thought these feelings would go away. But it's been awhile now, and they're still here." Summer looked out the bathroom window, quickly scanning the landscape for something to concentrate her gaze upon.
Seth took hold of Summer's hands and held them between his. He kissed her hair, wanting so badly for her to stop hurting inside. The fact that all this was because of him, made the situation ten times worse for Seth.
"Where do we go from here, Cohen?"
A million thoughts zoomed through Seth's head. Should he tell her now, when she was emotionally fragile? Or tell her later? He could hear Summer breathing hard, and decided to tell her later.
For now, he needed to comfort her.
Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms
I'm finding it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
We're in heaven
Now nothing could change what you
mean to me
Oh, there's a lot that I could say
But just hold me now
'Cause our love will light the way
"Heaven" D.J. Sammy version
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to be continued