Chapter 5: Sweet Misery
The next morning Seth woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. He realized that Ryan and Marissa were not in the room. 'Ryan must've cooked' Seth thought. He looked at the clock and it was ten thirty. They were leaving at one o'clock. He decided he should probably wake Summer up. He started to rub her arm and whisper in her ear, she started to stir.
"What time is it?" she asked, rolling over so she was facing Seth.
"It's ten thirty, time to get up. I think Ryan cooked breakfast."
"Okay, let's go to the kitchen," she said starting to get up. Seth grabbed her shirt and pulled her back down to kiss her.
"I'm gonna miss you," he said as they pulled apart. She was now lying on top of him, with her head on his chest. He was drawing circles on her back.
"Me too. I'm gonna miss this, just lying around together." They lay like that for five minutes, and then went to eat.
"Good morning, sleepyheads," Marissa said as they walked into the kitchen.
"How long have you guys been up?" Seth asked.
"About an hour," Marissa replied.
"I made breakfast. It's still hot," Ryan said pointing to the food on the cook top.
They ate breakfast and packed their things, and then Summer drove everyone to the airport. She decided she would say goodbye to Ryan and Marissa first.
"I'll miss you so much Coop," she said as she pulled Marissa in for a hug.
"Call me a lot and give me updates on the baby, let me know when you find out if it's a boy or girl," Marissa said and then backed away.
"Bye Chino, make sure you keep Cohen in order," she said and gave Ryan a quick hug. Ryan and Marissa got on the plane so Seth and Summer could say goodbye alone.
"I can't wait till schools over and we can be put out of this misery," Seth said, pulling Summer in to a hug.
"It's more like sweet misery because we know that we'll be together soon."
"I think that sweet misery is an oxymoron. Two opposites put together."
"Did you ever realize that makes us an oxymoron? We are to opposites attracted to each other."
"We're a good oxymoron," Seth said and pulled her up to his level for a kiss. Summer started to cry.
"I love you so much, I'll miss you."
"I love you too. Why are you crying?" he asked concerned.
"Because you're leaving and my hormones are out of control because I'm pregnant," she said hugging him again.
"I'll call you as soon as I get home, which will be about seven o'clock. I'll be back in a few weeks. I'll miss you," he said kissing her. "I'll miss you too," he said kissing her stomach.
"Bye," she said as her tears started to subside.
"Bye, baby." He hugged her one more time and then walked on to his grandfather's plane.
Summer stood there for a few minutes and then went home. 'Why did I tell him to go to Newport without me?' she thought. She still hadn't told her dad she was pregnant and she didn't plan to until she would visit Newport for spring break after the baby was born.
It was now Wednesday three weeks later. Summer had auditioned for the school play and got in. She wasn't a lead, but she still had a part. Making it in the play was a big deal, only about ten people made it. All of her friends that tried out got in, the others all did crew. They had been rehearsing since the day they found out who got in.
Rehearsal had just started and they were working on a scene that Summer wasn't in. She was doing her homework and listening to the director tell everyone what to do. Rehearsal was over at eight o'clock. She went home and decided to call Seth.
"Hey baby, you're calling early," he said when he answered the phone.
"I just got out of rehearsal and ate; now I am lying in bed in my pajamas ready to go to sleep."
"It's eight thirty where you are," he said questioningly.
"Yeah, well I had a long day and I'm really tired so I want to go to sleep."
"How was your day besides long?"
"It was okay. I was really busy. I had school then rehearsal and it was just really, really long. How was your day?"
"It was good. Tonight I'm gonna stay home and watch movies with Ryan, and he'll probably invite Marissa over, which defeats the purpose of having Seth/Ryan time."
"Shouldn't it be Ryan/Seth time? Usually those things go alphabetically."
"Seth/Ryan time sounds better. I have to go; my mom is calling me downstairs. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Bye, I love you."
"I love you too. Goodnight." They hung up and Summer went to sleep. She was glad she was finally in her second trimester of her pregnancy and was past the morning sickness. She was finally able to sleep for longer than two hours without having to throw up. Lately she hadn't been able to sleep. She was stressed out about the play and schoolwork.
The next day in Newport...
Seth, Ryan, and Marissa were sitting in the student lounge at school. It was ten o'clock in the morning. They were filling out college applications.
"Why do we need to write an essay for some of the college applications, but not for the others?" Seth asked as he was filling out an application for Berkley.
"Maybe because some schools are more competitive," Marissa replied.
"I guess that could be right," Seth said. He and Summer had decided to apply to all the same schools so they could go somewhere they both got in.
"I don't think you should have to write an essay unless you want to major in journalism or something that involves a lot of writing," Ryan said frustrated. He was going to major in architecture. Marissa and Summer both were going to major in fashion design. They wanted to open have their own line and own a store after college. Seth wanted to major in directing. They had decided recently they wanted to go back to California for college. It would be easier to find what they both wanted there.
All four now wanted to get into the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. It had programs for the things that they all wanted to major in. Summer found the website for it and told Seth she changed her mind and did want to go back to California. She gave him the website and they decided that was where they wanted to go.
Kirsten was working on building them a house, but they didn't know it. Summer's mom knew about it too.
Seth, Ryan, and Marissa were all still filling out their applications when Seth's cell phone started to ring. He didn't recognize the number, but he answered it.
"Hello?" he said.
"Hi, Seth. This is Summer's friend Stephanie."
"Hi, what's up?"
"I was calling to tell you that Summer passed out at school today."
"What? Is she okay? Is the baby okay? How did it happen?"
"Whoa, slow down. We were filling out our college applications during our prep period and she collapsed. The doctors wouldn't tell us anything except that she's okay. She is at the hospital and they are running some tests. She didn't wake up yet though," Stephanie explained.
"Did they say anything about the baby?"
"No, I think they're waiting for her to wake up then they'll talk about it."
"Okay, what hospital is she at?"
"She's at St. Peter's. She's in room 409 if you want to call her later. She also has her cell."
"Thanks for calling, I'll call her in a little while. Bye."
"Bye." Seth hung up the phone and turned to see Marissa looking panicked. She could tell he was talking about Summer.
"What's wrong with Summer?" Marissa asked panicked.
"She passed out, she's okay though."
"Is the baby okay?" Ryan asked.
"They didn't tell anyone yet." Seth opened his phone and called his mother saying that he needed to go see Summer and he would stay for a while. Seth then called his grandfather and asked for the jet. He was leaving in an hour. Kirsten called the school and told them to let Seth leave. He packed a bunch of stuff and headed to the plane.
When he was almost in Albany he called Summer's cell phone from the phone on the plane.
"Hello?" Stephanie answered the phone.
"Hi, it's Seth. Is she awake yet?"
"Yeah, she just woke up, hang on a second."
"Hello?" said a sleepy sounding Summer.
"Hey baby, are you okay?"
"I'm okay. The doctors said that I'm under a lot of stress and it caused me to shut down so I passed out."
"Is the baby okay?"
"Yeah, they said I have to be on bed rest for a week though."
"Good, now you'll get a break and won't be as stressed. How long do you have to stay in the hospital?"
"Just overnight. They are keeping me for observation or something like that, I don't remember. It was so scary though. I was in pain when I passed out and I thought I lost the baby." She sounded like she was starting to cry.
"It's okay, you didn't lose the baby and you're fine. Marissa was really worried. She said she'll call you later. I have to go now, but I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, I love you."
"I love you too. Bye." He hung up the phone. The plane was about to land. When he got off the plane he found a taxi and went to Summer's house first to drop off his stuff, then he went to the hospital. He paid the driver and then walked into the hospital. It was seven thirty in New York. He found Summer's room and the door was open. He walked right in. Summer was asleep and her mother, Stephanie, and Katelyn were standing there next to her. No one noticed he was in the room so he cleared his throat to make himself known.
"Hey, we didn't know you were going to come. You must have gotten a flight ,like, right after I called you," Stephanie said as she walked over and hugged him.
"Yeah, I took my grandfather's jet." He walked over to where Summer was asleep. Her stomach had gotten a lot bigger in the few weeks since he had seen her. He kissed her on the forehead and sat down in the chair next to her opposite her mother. He grabbed her hand and entwined his fingers in hers. About an hour later she began to wake up. She noticed her mom sitting next to her, but she wasn't sure who was holding her hand. She turned over and saw Seth sitting in a chair by the bed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked surprised.
"I wanted to see you and take care of you," he said, brushing some stray hair out of her face.
"What about school?"
"I haven't missed any school yet this year and you're more important to me."
"I love you so much. You're so sweet." He leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips.
"I love you too. I'm going to make sure that you and the baby are completely healthy before I go back to Newport," he said, rubbing her stomach.
"How long are you staying?"
"Probably until next Sunday. You won't be able to go to school and my mom said I can stay as long as you need me."
"Good, I need you here." She sat up and gave him a hug.
"I'm going home, Summer. I'll see you tomorrow. Seth, do you want a ride back to the house with me?" Summer's mom asked as she got up and kissed her daughter on the forehead.
"No, I'm going to stay a little while I don't know when I'll be back, but I can use my key to get in. My stuff's already there." She left the room and only Seth and Summer were still there.
"Cohen, I don't want to spend the night alone in the hospital," Summer said sadly.
"It's okay, I'm not leaving you. They'll have to have big security guards with guns to get me to leave you."
"Good, thank you."
"How do you feel?"
"I'm a little tired," she said with a yawn.
"You should go to sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up." He kissed her on the forehead and pulled up the comfy reclining chair with a pillow and blanket next to the bed.
I was lost
And you were found
You seemed to stand on solid ground
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along, oh
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
I was blind
But oh, how you could see
You saw the beauty in everything, everything and me
I would cry
And you would smile
You'd stay with me a little while
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
Oh, whoa
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along
A/N: I hope you like the new chapter. Sorry it took so long. I'm in a play this weekend and I have rehearsal every night, plus I'm taking health over the summer so I don't have to take it in the fall. I will have more free time starting Monday so updates will be quicker. The song in this chapter was "Sweet Misery" by Michelle Branch. Please read and review. More to come soon.
-Stephanie
The next morning Seth woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. He realized that Ryan and Marissa were not in the room. 'Ryan must've cooked' Seth thought. He looked at the clock and it was ten thirty. They were leaving at one o'clock. He decided he should probably wake Summer up. He started to rub her arm and whisper in her ear, she started to stir.
"What time is it?" she asked, rolling over so she was facing Seth.
"It's ten thirty, time to get up. I think Ryan cooked breakfast."
"Okay, let's go to the kitchen," she said starting to get up. Seth grabbed her shirt and pulled her back down to kiss her.
"I'm gonna miss you," he said as they pulled apart. She was now lying on top of him, with her head on his chest. He was drawing circles on her back.
"Me too. I'm gonna miss this, just lying around together." They lay like that for five minutes, and then went to eat.
"Good morning, sleepyheads," Marissa said as they walked into the kitchen.
"How long have you guys been up?" Seth asked.
"About an hour," Marissa replied.
"I made breakfast. It's still hot," Ryan said pointing to the food on the cook top.
They ate breakfast and packed their things, and then Summer drove everyone to the airport. She decided she would say goodbye to Ryan and Marissa first.
"I'll miss you so much Coop," she said as she pulled Marissa in for a hug.
"Call me a lot and give me updates on the baby, let me know when you find out if it's a boy or girl," Marissa said and then backed away.
"Bye Chino, make sure you keep Cohen in order," she said and gave Ryan a quick hug. Ryan and Marissa got on the plane so Seth and Summer could say goodbye alone.
"I can't wait till schools over and we can be put out of this misery," Seth said, pulling Summer in to a hug.
"It's more like sweet misery because we know that we'll be together soon."
"I think that sweet misery is an oxymoron. Two opposites put together."
"Did you ever realize that makes us an oxymoron? We are to opposites attracted to each other."
"We're a good oxymoron," Seth said and pulled her up to his level for a kiss. Summer started to cry.
"I love you so much, I'll miss you."
"I love you too. Why are you crying?" he asked concerned.
"Because you're leaving and my hormones are out of control because I'm pregnant," she said hugging him again.
"I'll call you as soon as I get home, which will be about seven o'clock. I'll be back in a few weeks. I'll miss you," he said kissing her. "I'll miss you too," he said kissing her stomach.
"Bye," she said as her tears started to subside.
"Bye, baby." He hugged her one more time and then walked on to his grandfather's plane.
Summer stood there for a few minutes and then went home. 'Why did I tell him to go to Newport without me?' she thought. She still hadn't told her dad she was pregnant and she didn't plan to until she would visit Newport for spring break after the baby was born.
It was now Wednesday three weeks later. Summer had auditioned for the school play and got in. She wasn't a lead, but she still had a part. Making it in the play was a big deal, only about ten people made it. All of her friends that tried out got in, the others all did crew. They had been rehearsing since the day they found out who got in.
Rehearsal had just started and they were working on a scene that Summer wasn't in. She was doing her homework and listening to the director tell everyone what to do. Rehearsal was over at eight o'clock. She went home and decided to call Seth.
"Hey baby, you're calling early," he said when he answered the phone.
"I just got out of rehearsal and ate; now I am lying in bed in my pajamas ready to go to sleep."
"It's eight thirty where you are," he said questioningly.
"Yeah, well I had a long day and I'm really tired so I want to go to sleep."
"How was your day besides long?"
"It was okay. I was really busy. I had school then rehearsal and it was just really, really long. How was your day?"
"It was good. Tonight I'm gonna stay home and watch movies with Ryan, and he'll probably invite Marissa over, which defeats the purpose of having Seth/Ryan time."
"Shouldn't it be Ryan/Seth time? Usually those things go alphabetically."
"Seth/Ryan time sounds better. I have to go; my mom is calling me downstairs. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Bye, I love you."
"I love you too. Goodnight." They hung up and Summer went to sleep. She was glad she was finally in her second trimester of her pregnancy and was past the morning sickness. She was finally able to sleep for longer than two hours without having to throw up. Lately she hadn't been able to sleep. She was stressed out about the play and schoolwork.
The next day in Newport...
Seth, Ryan, and Marissa were sitting in the student lounge at school. It was ten o'clock in the morning. They were filling out college applications.
"Why do we need to write an essay for some of the college applications, but not for the others?" Seth asked as he was filling out an application for Berkley.
"Maybe because some schools are more competitive," Marissa replied.
"I guess that could be right," Seth said. He and Summer had decided to apply to all the same schools so they could go somewhere they both got in.
"I don't think you should have to write an essay unless you want to major in journalism or something that involves a lot of writing," Ryan said frustrated. He was going to major in architecture. Marissa and Summer both were going to major in fashion design. They wanted to open have their own line and own a store after college. Seth wanted to major in directing. They had decided recently they wanted to go back to California for college. It would be easier to find what they both wanted there.
All four now wanted to get into the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. It had programs for the things that they all wanted to major in. Summer found the website for it and told Seth she changed her mind and did want to go back to California. She gave him the website and they decided that was where they wanted to go.
Kirsten was working on building them a house, but they didn't know it. Summer's mom knew about it too.
Seth, Ryan, and Marissa were all still filling out their applications when Seth's cell phone started to ring. He didn't recognize the number, but he answered it.
"Hello?" he said.
"Hi, Seth. This is Summer's friend Stephanie."
"Hi, what's up?"
"I was calling to tell you that Summer passed out at school today."
"What? Is she okay? Is the baby okay? How did it happen?"
"Whoa, slow down. We were filling out our college applications during our prep period and she collapsed. The doctors wouldn't tell us anything except that she's okay. She is at the hospital and they are running some tests. She didn't wake up yet though," Stephanie explained.
"Did they say anything about the baby?"
"No, I think they're waiting for her to wake up then they'll talk about it."
"Okay, what hospital is she at?"
"She's at St. Peter's. She's in room 409 if you want to call her later. She also has her cell."
"Thanks for calling, I'll call her in a little while. Bye."
"Bye." Seth hung up the phone and turned to see Marissa looking panicked. She could tell he was talking about Summer.
"What's wrong with Summer?" Marissa asked panicked.
"She passed out, she's okay though."
"Is the baby okay?" Ryan asked.
"They didn't tell anyone yet." Seth opened his phone and called his mother saying that he needed to go see Summer and he would stay for a while. Seth then called his grandfather and asked for the jet. He was leaving in an hour. Kirsten called the school and told them to let Seth leave. He packed a bunch of stuff and headed to the plane.
When he was almost in Albany he called Summer's cell phone from the phone on the plane.
"Hello?" Stephanie answered the phone.
"Hi, it's Seth. Is she awake yet?"
"Yeah, she just woke up, hang on a second."
"Hello?" said a sleepy sounding Summer.
"Hey baby, are you okay?"
"I'm okay. The doctors said that I'm under a lot of stress and it caused me to shut down so I passed out."
"Is the baby okay?"
"Yeah, they said I have to be on bed rest for a week though."
"Good, now you'll get a break and won't be as stressed. How long do you have to stay in the hospital?"
"Just overnight. They are keeping me for observation or something like that, I don't remember. It was so scary though. I was in pain when I passed out and I thought I lost the baby." She sounded like she was starting to cry.
"It's okay, you didn't lose the baby and you're fine. Marissa was really worried. She said she'll call you later. I have to go now, but I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, I love you."
"I love you too. Bye." He hung up the phone. The plane was about to land. When he got off the plane he found a taxi and went to Summer's house first to drop off his stuff, then he went to the hospital. He paid the driver and then walked into the hospital. It was seven thirty in New York. He found Summer's room and the door was open. He walked right in. Summer was asleep and her mother, Stephanie, and Katelyn were standing there next to her. No one noticed he was in the room so he cleared his throat to make himself known.
"Hey, we didn't know you were going to come. You must have gotten a flight ,like, right after I called you," Stephanie said as she walked over and hugged him.
"Yeah, I took my grandfather's jet." He walked over to where Summer was asleep. Her stomach had gotten a lot bigger in the few weeks since he had seen her. He kissed her on the forehead and sat down in the chair next to her opposite her mother. He grabbed her hand and entwined his fingers in hers. About an hour later she began to wake up. She noticed her mom sitting next to her, but she wasn't sure who was holding her hand. She turned over and saw Seth sitting in a chair by the bed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked surprised.
"I wanted to see you and take care of you," he said, brushing some stray hair out of her face.
"What about school?"
"I haven't missed any school yet this year and you're more important to me."
"I love you so much. You're so sweet." He leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips.
"I love you too. I'm going to make sure that you and the baby are completely healthy before I go back to Newport," he said, rubbing her stomach.
"How long are you staying?"
"Probably until next Sunday. You won't be able to go to school and my mom said I can stay as long as you need me."
"Good, I need you here." She sat up and gave him a hug.
"I'm going home, Summer. I'll see you tomorrow. Seth, do you want a ride back to the house with me?" Summer's mom asked as she got up and kissed her daughter on the forehead.
"No, I'm going to stay a little while I don't know when I'll be back, but I can use my key to get in. My stuff's already there." She left the room and only Seth and Summer were still there.
"Cohen, I don't want to spend the night alone in the hospital," Summer said sadly.
"It's okay, I'm not leaving you. They'll have to have big security guards with guns to get me to leave you."
"Good, thank you."
"How do you feel?"
"I'm a little tired," she said with a yawn.
"You should go to sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up." He kissed her on the forehead and pulled up the comfy reclining chair with a pillow and blanket next to the bed.
I was lost
And you were found
You seemed to stand on solid ground
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along, oh
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
I was blind
But oh, how you could see
You saw the beauty in everything, everything and me
I would cry
And you would smile
You'd stay with me a little while
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
Oh, whoa
Sweet misery you cause me
That's what you called me
Sweet misery you cause me
And in my heart I see, oh
What you're doing to me
And in my heart I see, oh
Just how you wanted it to be
Sweet misery
I was weak
And you were strong
And me and my guitar,
we strummed along
A/N: I hope you like the new chapter. Sorry it took so long. I'm in a play this weekend and I have rehearsal every night, plus I'm taking health over the summer so I don't have to take it in the fall. I will have more free time starting Monday so updates will be quicker. The song in this chapter was "Sweet Misery" by Michelle Branch. Please read and review. More to come soon.
-Stephanie
