Disclaimer: I do not own The OC.
Rating: PG-13
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"Cohen..."
Summer quickly grabbed Seth and hugged him tighter than she ever had before. She was so relieved to see him. This position felt particularly comfortable to them both. Neither of them wanted to let go. But Seth knew all good moments must come to an end. So he was the one to break it.
"Summer, wha- what are you doing here?" He looked at her curiously.
"Seth, I needed to see you. Especially after what happened last night."
"Yeah? What could you possibly have to say to me?"
"Look, I think you got the wrong idea. Kevin and I, we are just friends. Seth, you and I..." She slowly paused, but then continued. "We are just friends."
"That's what you think." He muttered under his breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing. Look Summer, I can't just be your friend. I love you too much...and I know that you could never love a guy like me, but all I want now is an explanation. "
"What kind of explanation?" She asked softly
"What kind of explanation? How about an explanation of what really happened between us." Seth was started to raise his voice at her.
"Nothing happened between us Seth. We broke up, moved on. I needed to see what else was out there."
"Oh really? Because that's not what Marissa tells me! She said that the only reason you broke up with me was because you are too scared."
"I have nothing to be scared of." Summer said defending herself.
"Oh please Summer. Just admit it already. You can't be with me because you are too afraid that we will turn out like your stupid parents! Why should we have to suffer over them? They are just fags anyways. They obviously didn't love you then, and they don't love you now. I can finally see where your cold, empty heart came from." The harsh words just slipped out of Seth like Jell-O, and it was too late to take them back.
Summer's heart dropped as tears escaped her eyes. All she could do now was look at Seth with disgust, and wonder why she ever loved him.
"Oh god. Summer, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to say that- "
"No, It's just that now, I really know how you truly felt about me and my family all along."
"Summer-"
"Seth, you didn't even know my parents. How could you?" She said as more tears fell.
"Please, I'm so sorry. I really didn't mean to say that. I just got worked up." He said
"You don't know the half of it. I can't believe I ever loved you, Seth Cohen!" She cried
And with that, Summer ran out of his room, never looking back.
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Ryan and Marissa were snuggling on the couch watching, She's All That. Marissa of course, had to do some convincing, but Ryan eventually gave in and decided to watch it.
"Hey Ryan, we're out of popcorn can you go make us some more?"
"Yeah sure, anything for you." He said getting up and kissing her forehead.
"Thanks baby" Marissa said smiling.
"Hey, make sure you pause the movie though, it's getting to the good part."
"Ryan Altwood, are you getting into 'Chick Flicks'?" She said while laughing
"Hey, they grow on me" He replied with a smirk
After he brought the popcorn back, Ryan sat back down and they finished watching the movie.
"That wasn't so bad after all" He said stretching his arms out.
"Yeah, we should do this again."
"It's a date."
"Ryan, seriously you are starting to freak me out, maybe you shouldn't be watching these movies"
"And what is that suppose to mean?" Ryan asked while standing up
"I'm just kidding. Gosh, don't get so tense"
"Anyways, what's this you tell me about talking to Seth?"
"Well, I called the dorm the other day ago looking for you, when he answered the phone."
"Really? What did he say? Should I go over there and talk to him?" Ryan questioned
"That's probably not a wise choice. We sort of got into a fight and he started getting really upset. I think he just wants to be alone right now."
"Go on..." He motioned her.
"Well, he stared talking about Summer and saying some really mean things about her. You know? I guess my best friend instincts turned on, because next thing I know is that I'm yelling at him and then I accidentally let some things slip" She said out of breath
"What kind of things?"
"Well, about Summer's parents and about how she really loves still Seth"
"Oh, those kind of things." He says slowly
"Yeah, I know. What should I do Ryan?"
"Well, if I were you, I'd just let the actions naturally take place from here. Let everything roll in together now. I think we have done enough."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Seth and Summer are meant to be. Now all we have to do is wait, until they finally realize it. But I think I better talk to Seth one last time" She said.
"So...what do you want to do now?" Ryan asks while playing with Marissa's hair.
"I don't know, what do you want to do?" She says with a weird look in her eye
"Race you to the bedroom?"
"I'm there!" She says laughing, as Ryan gets up and chases her to the room.
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Two days passes since Summer last talked to Seth, and she managed to stay most of the time locked up in her room crying. God she hated crying over boys, especially when that boy was Seth Cohen. Truthfully Seth was the only guy she ever cried over. None of the others were worth it, unlike him.
Still, she couldn't get that moment out of her head. The moment where Seth said more than enough. The moment where Summer finally realized how Seth really thought of her. She hated every part of it, especially the part about her parents. How could he say such hateful words? This wasn't the Seth Cohen she once knew. He hasn't been the same guy ever since their break-up. After they ended, he turned cold, and depressed. But when Summer went and talked to Seth the other day ago, he really said some hateful things. Seth even said that her parents didn't love her. How would he know? He never even met them. But she knew it was true. It was all true. No one loved Summer, not her mom, not her dad, not Seth. She was alone, with a broken heart.
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Seth was sitting at his computer desk working on his paper for English class. He couldn't wait till the year ended. Finally he would have some time to himself. He could do whatever he wanted, with whomever he wanted. No Marissa, no Ryan, and especially no Summer, to worry about. It would be great.
Wait, whom was he kidding?
He couldn't just forget about Summer. Could he?
I mean she was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen, not to mention her great personality.
She was everything he ever wanted. The only person he would ever love.
He loved Summer...
Suddenly like an arrow struck him, Seth's thoughts and worries left his head. The only thing on his mind was Summer, the girl of his dreams. The only girl he could ever love. Seth knew he hurt her. He has to make it up to Summer, tell her how he really feels. But first he has to make a few calls.
Seth quickly grabbed his coat and dashed out the door, with only one thought on his mind.
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Around 2:00 Summer finally decided to get out of bed and be ready for the day. She took a shower, got dressed, brushed her hair and teeth, applied some makeup to her face, and she was ready to go for the day.
Now it was 4:00 and she was bored out of her mind. Marissa and Ryan ditched her for the day, and went to the mall. Of course on any other normal day, Summer would have been there in a flash. But this wasn't any normal day. Today Summer was depressed, and wasn't in the mood for shopping.
Summer decided that starving herself wasn't a solution. The only thing she had eaten over the past few days was water and crackers, and that wasn't very filling. She was making a can of soup, when there was a knock on the door.
"It's Open!" She yelled, assuming it was one of her friends around campus.
After no one open seemed to be opening the door, she walked over and opened it herself.
"Hello?" Summer asked looking out the door and down the hallway. No one was in sight.
As she was closing the door, a small white letter caught her eye on the ground. She picked it up, took one last look out the door one and then returned to the kitchen.
In nice big cursive letters, the name 'Summer' was written on top of the envelope. She wondered whom it was from. But decided not to open it right away.
After she finished eating her soup, she cleaned up and finally ripped open the letter.
Summer-
Meet me at 8:00 in Central Park under that big Oak Tree, near the pond. I'll be waiting.
-Seth
Seth?
Why would he want to see me?
He already hurt me enough. I don't need more from him.
Maybe I should go meet him.
What if this turns out to be something good?
But what would I wear?
Is this a date? It didn't really say.
I don't want to be over dressed. Yet, I don't want to be under dressed either.
Do I go?
Yes or No?
No.
Yes.
Wait, No.
You know what, Yes. I'll go.
I'm going.
Summer glanced at the clock and decided to wait a while longer before she got ready to go out.
Summer was dressed down in a nice pink sweater, with a black skirt and sandals. She figured it could slide either way, so it was good enough for her.
After Summer was ready to go, it was around 7:35, so she decided to get a cab. She was really nervous about meeting Seth. The last time they talked, things didn't go so smooth. Of course, she was still hurt by his words, but she was trying to move past it. Summer was hoping for the best tonight, and that's what she was going to get.
When Summer got to the Oak Tree she was amazed and completely lost for words. Right in front of her was the most amazing thing she'd ever seen. A small candlelight dinner for two was set up under the Oak Tree, with beautiful music playing in the background. Seth was standing there in front of her with a huge smile plastered across his face and a rose in his hand.
Tears came to Summer's eyes as Seth approached her.
"This is for you." He said as he handed her the rose
"Thank You" She softly replied, while starring deep into his eyes.
"Look Summer, I just want you to know how sorry I am about everything. I messed up really bad, and I just want you to know that I feel terrible about it all."
"Seth it's not your fault, I screwed up really badly too. But you really hurt me though, the other day about my parents." She said taking her eyes off his and looking to the ground.
"About that, I talked to Marissa earlier. She told me everything, about your parents, you, your feelings, and I just want to let you know that I feel like shit about all that stuff I said to you the other day ago. You didn't deserve it and I was wrong."
"I know, we were both stressed out. We didn't mean any of it." She said, once again meeting his eyes.
They stood there for a moment, just looking into one another's eyes. At that moment everything came clear to them both. They were destiny.
"Summer..." Seth chocked
"Yeah?" She asked, tears lightly leaving her eyes.
"I love you." Seth said looking at the ground, but this time he meant it more than ever.
"Seth?"
"Yes Summer?" Seth said looking up again
"I Love You Too. Forever and For Always." She said smiling
At that very moment they both leaned in and had the most passionate kiss. It was perfect. They knew they were meant for each other, and that they would be together, Forever and For Always...
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Authors Note: That's The End. I Hope You Enjoyed This Story. Thanks To Everyone Who Reviewed It! All The Reviews Meant So Much To Me. I Know Some Of You Didn't Want Me To End This Story, But Truthfully I Was Aiming At More Of A S/S Conflict Other Than A College Life With The Gang, Like I Originally Said. So The Story Line Was Ending. If I Stuck To My Original Plan I Would Keep Going, But The Story Line Kind Of Shifted. Thanks, HOTTERTHNU, For Helping Me Organize My Stroy Format! Well, Enough Of My Rambling, Please, Please, Please Review And Thanks For Reading My Crappy Story! Look Out For More Of Me In The Future! Much Love...