Well, I'm glad everyone liked the first chapter. I decided to go ahead and post the next chapter since I've got so many great responses from the first one. The song lyrics I used are from Gorecki by Lamb. I really should get some sort of royalties from this song, cause I pimp it out whenever I get the chance. Mainly because I think it has excellent lyrics.

Anyhoo, here's the flashback. Here's where we see what happened.

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If I should die this very moment
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
Still my heart this moment
Or it might burst
Could we stay right here
Until the end of time until the earth stops turning
Wanna love you until the seas run dry
I've found the one I've waited for

Summer heard a light knocking at her door. She tore her attention away from The Valley long enough to consider whether or not to respond. Finally, in her most annoyed voice she yelled "Go away! I'm watching TV! Naked!"

The door flew open, and Seth bounded inside. He saw her lying on the bed and sighed. "Darn. I knew you were lying." He crossed the room and flopped down beside her. "One of these days you're really going to be naked, and I'm not going to come in."

Summer laughed. "Wow! That'll show me." She turned her attention back to the television for a moment, and then turned to look at Seth. "I was watching The Valley, but I could be persuaded to do something about these pesky clothes if the offer was right," she said with a sly grin.

Seth returned her wicked grin with one of his own. "I plan to take you up on that offer," he said. "But not at the moment." He stood and offered Summer his hand. "Come on. Get up. I want to show you something."

"What are you doing, Cohen? You get me all ready to go then shoot me down?"

Seth laughed. "I didn't shoot you down; I put you in a holding pattern." He grabbed the remote and clicked the TV off. "Now get up off your butt and come with me."

Summer sighed. "Don't talk about my butt if we're not going to fool around." She grumbled under her breath as she walked across the room. "If we're going out, them I'm going to have to change. She stopped in front of her closet and threw open the doors. "Now, where are we going, so I can coordinate?"

Seth walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned in and placed a light kiss on her neck, then rested his head on her shoulder. "It's a surprise, so I'm not going to tell you." He stepped back and spun Summer around. He took in her pastel pink sweat suit and nodded approvingly. "I think you look perfect. In fact, you may be a little overdressed. You could lose the shirt and still be fine."

Summer's eyebrows rose, and she stepped back. "I'm not going out in public naked, Cohen."

"Oooh. You are naked under there? Let me see." Seth's hands darted in, his fingers nimbly trying to grab her zipper.

Summer slapped his hand away. With mock anger she glared at him. "I thought you had something to show me. Or, are there some things you want me to show you?"

Seth grinned. "All in due time my dear." He looked over her shoulder, eyes searching the closet. "Right now, I want you to get a pair of shoes so we can go." He stepped back and let her turn around before adding, "and maybe a little flash or two for the road."

Summer shook her head and sighed. "Always thinking with little Seth, eh Cohen?" She bent over to retrieve a pair of black sandals and squealed when Seth firmly grabbed her butt, a cheek pressed into each palm. "Keep that up, mister, and we won't be leaving this room for a while."

An hour later, Seth and Summer pulled up to the docks. Seth threw open his door and bounded out. "Aw, man. The sun is almost down. I wanted to get here sooner!"

"Stop slamming my door dammit," Summer grumbled as she shut her own door. She walked over to Seth and put an arm around his waist. "We would have been here sooner if you could have kept your hands to yourself."

Seth put his arm around her shoulders and bent to kiss her on the top of the head. "I completely blame you. If you weren't so completely grab- able, then my hands would have totally been under control. You can't blame them for wanting to wander." With a small smile he placed a finger under her chin, lifting it slightly so he could kiss her lips. "It was totally worth it though."

Summer giggled. "You're damn right it was. And don't forget, we're not finished Buster. I definitely want a rematch later tonight."

"And you shall definitely have it. We can wrestle in mud or Jell-O, your choice," Seth enthused. "I'm up for either one. Right after we see my boat."

"You own a boat?"

"Yes. Yes I do own a boat. Why did you think we were at the docks?"

Summer shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't think about it really." They started to walk as she looked around. "Which one is yours?"

Seth pointed to a boat about 10 feet from them. "That one, right there. That's the Summer Breeze."

"Summer Breeze? Interesting name."

Seth smiled. "It is interesting, isn't it? I wonder where I could ever have come up with that."

"I would say that you named it after me, but that would kind of be self involved wouldn't it?"

Seth gave her a quick peck on the lips. "Under normal circumstances, yes. This time you are right. The boat is named after you."

Summer stopped short. "Really? You named a boat after me." She looked the boat over for a minute as Seth began to pull the tarp off of it. "How long have you had it?"

Seth shrugged. "I'm not really sure. Quite a while. A few years. Maybe eight." He was starting to look a little uncomfortable. "This is an artifact of the past. A symbol of the time when I liked you, but had never even spoken to you."

Summer stepped forward and folded Seth into her arms. "That's the sweetest thing," she crooned softly into his ear. Her lips made light contact as she continued. "You've liked me for a long time, huh?"

Seth's voice sounded like he had to force it from his throat. "You know I have. For longer than you could imagine. For almost my entire life."

Summer hugged Seth close. "Who knows, maybe I'll like you for half of my life."

Seth grinned. "Maybe you will. And I hope that it is the last half."

Summer smiled and laid her head against Seth's chest. "Oh, I'm sure that won't be a problem." They stood together for a long moment before either of them spoke. Finally, Summer said, "Can I go for a ride?"

Seth looked up at the sky. "The sun's almost gone though. It's not as romantic as the sunset voyage that I was envisioning."

Summer pulled away from Seth and started untying lines. "Then we'll have to make it romantic in our own way."

Summer stretched luxuriously and snuggled up against Seth. It wasn't surprising that she had gone to sleep with the gentle sound of the waves lapping against the boat, that and the workout that Seth had given her. She would probably be getting drowsy again, if not for that loud droning buzz. A smile broke out on her face as she studied Seth's sleeping form. He too had a silly grin plastered on his lips as he lay there, dead to the world. That was when she noticed something out of the ordinary. She could see Seth's face way too well. In fact, she could see everything on the boat way too well. The moon was full, but it shouldn't provide enough light for her to see so clearly. Finally, Summer realized that the light was coming from over her shoulder. She also realized that the buzzing noise had steadily gotten louder. It was more like a dull roar now.

Curious, Summer turned around. Her eyes widened in shock: a large yacht was bearing down on them. Its running lights were responsible for the light flooding the smaller boat. The yacht was making no effort to turn, so it was apparent that the captain wasn't paying attention. "Seth!" Summer screamed, shaking him vigorously. "Wake up! We need to get off of the boat!"

Seth stirred sleepily, but came to his senses quickly as he noticed the yacht looming over them. It was only a few feet from them, so it had become painfully obvious that there was no way they were going to avoid it. Summer started to scramble to her feet, but the wake kicked up by the rapidly approaching boat threw her off balance. Seth shoved her as hard as he could, pushing her off of the boat and into the water. The last thing that Summer heard was Seth screaming "SUMMER!" as the yacht plowed into the Summer Breeze.