Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own anything at all.

Note: Well, I had a little bit on time on my hands, so as a bonus, I decided to update once more this week while I still had a free schedule. This chapter is a short one, but there is more Seth and Summer interaction, so I hope you enjoy. And I promise that the next chapter will have a lot more action. I will probably be updating my other story, Lady in Red, tomorrow, so look out for it. Thanks for all the reviews also, keeping leaving me feedback! And to answer Melanie-37's question, I do have the whole story pretty much planned out, so I know what is going to happen in the end, it's all a matter of me writing it all out.

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Chapter 16: maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me

Summer smoothed the wrinkles on her dress while she fixed her hair. It was so hectic outside where hundreds of guests roamed about the Cohens' property. The air was crisp, after all, this was February, but the ambiance was so warm and inviting. Marissa had chosen different shades of cream and dark red for the wedding colors, so Kirsten and Sandy turned the house into a warm red paradise. Everything was beautiful, but not overdone. She walked back out into the throngs of people and looked at the cream colored candles and crimson scarves that covered the lamps. This was the way it was supposed to be. Perfection.

She grabbed a glass of champagne from a server and walked out into the backyard. Everyone was so happy inside, so content with everything. But she wasn't. She felt like a farce, smiling and laughing when inside all she wanted to do was hide in a corner and cry. Poor Summer. This could have been hers. She ruined her chance to have happiness and love. She always ruined things. All she wanted was a chance to have a modicum of what Ryan and Marissa felt for each other. Summer was difficult and she was petulant, but at the end of the day, she was like everyone else. All she wanted was a little bit of love and happiness.

She walked, hesitantly, into the pool house, a place she had been in a thousand times before. It was completely different. The couch and everything were still there, but the addition of a huge cherry wood desk and several large bookcases made the place seem much more business like than leisure like.

"Party stifling you too?" Seth smiled as he walked toward her. She nodded. They had been on much better terms for the past few days that she had seen him.

"What happened to this place? It's so corporate now."

"I moved back after college, and they turned this place into a home office for me to write." He headed behind the bar to pour himself and Summer a drink. He turned on the CD player and Liam Gallagher's voice filled the room.

"Thanks." It was still uncomfortable between them. She could feel his eyes bore into her flesh, much as they used to in high school.

"You look beautiful tonight, Summer," he stared at her until her eyes lifted to meet his, "but you always do." He whispered with a slight slur in his voice. Maybe she was getting another chance. And even though her mind screamed at her to deny him and reject him like he did her, she ignored it. It felt good to be wanted by Seth.

Seth looked into her eyes and he saw it. He saw the love she felt for him, being uncapped after all the years apart. Was she finally ready to accept him? Would she be ready to let everyone know that yes, she Summer Roberts, was in love with him? He didn't know. It was true. He wanted her to want him, but for entirely different reasons. Seth Cohen was not pure hearted. When he wanted something, there were always ulterior motives. This was no exception.

Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
but I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day?
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me

You're gonna be the one that saves me

You're gonna be the one that saves me

Wonderwall by Oasis