Alright, hey guys. Sorry I haven't updated recently. I have been so stressed. PLEASE review and give me motivation to keep on going. Ah! Anyway, I am going to FL soon, and I wanted to get one or two chapters up of each of my stories before I do so... yeah... here it goes. Please review!

xoxo Jules

Chapter 13: "And they have only what they've seen"

That night Ryan and Seth sat on Seth's couch playing Grand Theft Auto like old times, but the difference was that Ryan was actually beating Seth. Something was up, Ryan thought shutting off the game system.

"What's going on?" Ryan asked

"Nothing, why?" Seth asked focusing on the screen again.

"Cause, the Cop was totally on your ass and you just stood there." Ryan said.

Seth leaned back on the couch and shrugged.

"Summer?" Ryan asked

Seth shrugged again.

"Well shrugging not gonna make the problem go away." Ryan said shoving Seth in the shoulder.

"I just don't know her anymore." Seth said. "She used to love going to the mall, or my bying her things, and now… I donno."

"She's been through a lot man. I mean, she got beaten up like everyday from what Marissa told me." Ryan said

"What was the deal with all that?" Seth asked

"I don't know, Marissa wouldn't go into it. Chicks before dicks was how I believe she put it." Ryan said smiling at the thought of Marissa.

"Nice." Seth said sarcastically. "Women are so complicated."

"Well once you get to the good sex you're alright." Ryan said looking at Seth

"Um, this to a guy who has gotten his girlfriend pregnant possibly twice!" Seth said pointing out the irony or Ryans statement to him.

"Point taken." Ryan said. "So are you into her again?" Ryan asked

Seth shrugged.

"Summer's a great girl, she always has been, but she screwed up when she didn't tell me about the abortion." Seth said. "That hurt me."

"But you too have a child now." Ryan said.

"It's not the same." Seth said walking back to his room to retire for the night. "Night Ryan."

"Night." Ryan said lying back on the couch reliving his day with Marissa.

Marissa's apartment

"So how have things been going with Seth?" Marissa asked from where she was snuggled up on the couch under a blanket with Summer sipping tea as they used to.

"Alright I guess." Summer said becoming fascinated with her tea. "Seth made plans, tomorrow we're going to get a paternity test."

"Really?" Marissa said raising her eyebrows.

Summer nodded.

"You nervous?" Marissa asked

Summer thought for a second.

"It's all happening so fast. I just never thought that there was a possibility of anyone else being Little Seth's dad. I don't even remember sleeping with him." Summer said her voice fading off.

"So when do you get the results?" Marissa asked

"Two days." Summer said simply.

Marissa decided to change the topic. Of course the new topic wasn't lighter, but it was something that had to be brought up.

"I was just wondering, I mean, no pressure, but are you going to press charges against Todd?" Marissa asked looking at Summer who was looking away from her.

"You don't know him Coop. If I did that he's going to come after me." Summer said

"No he won't he'll be in jail!" Marissa tried to tell her

"But what if he doesn't get locked up? Or what is going to happen when he gets out? I can't risk it. It's not safe. And he KNOWS the only way that he can really hurt me is by hurting my child. He's going to go right for little Seth when he finds us and I am NOT willing to risk it." Summer said.

Marissa was taken aback. Summer had never really cared about anything in her life, accept for her friends, well actually only Marissa, and then there was Seth and Ryan, but it was different with them.

"People can protect you Summer." Marissa said

Summer stood up from the couch.

"Only I can protect little Seth and I. It's no-one else's business." Summer said walking back toward the room that she and little Seth were sharing.

Little Seth was lying in the middle of the bed. He was wearing the new Bob the Builder pajamas that Seth had bought for him that day. It was the only thing that he had that fit him for so long. He was sleeping so peacefully. He never slept that peacefully when they lived with Todd. Summer had to protect him… by any means necessary. Summer crawled into the bed next to the little boy and curled her arms around him. He sank into his mothers chest comfortably. And there in that bed, in that position she cried soft tears into his messy curls.

Summer woke up the next morning alone. She panicked for a second when she realized that her son was not beside her.

She wandered out to the living room where Seth, Marissa, and Ryan were sitting on the couch watching Sesame street, little Seth curled up on Marissa's lap attentively watching the show.

Summer smiled at the scene.

"Good morning." Summer said as she walked in.

"Sssshhhhh!" Seth warned her. "You are depriving my child of much needed learning!" Seth said leading Summer out of the room, leaving Ryan and Marissa laughing about something in the living room. "The test is at noon."

"I remember." Summer said rolling her eyes

"What's with the attitude?" Seth asked

"Cohen you know I'm not a morning person." She said leaning against the kitchen counter.

Times when Summer said things like that Seth believed that there was a little bit of the old Summer left in there, behind that brick wall of bruises and scars.

"I just want you to know if little Seth is mine I'm going to be there for him when he needs me, and when he doesn't." Seth said "You too."

"I'm a big girl Cohen. I can take care of myself." Her eyes met Seth's as she spoke

"I know." Seth said kissing her cheeks and then leaving the apartment.

Ryan and Marissa smiled, they had watched the whole exchange in the reflection of the T.V.

"Do you think that they'll hook up?" Marissa asked smiling at Ryan.

"I hope so." Ryan said. "Seth is the WORST brooder."

Marissa smiled. She left the butterflies that she had for Ryan so many years ago.

"What?" Ryan asked noticing Marissa's smile.

"I was sitting on the en of my driveway waiting for Luke to pick me up… you walked down…" Marissa began

"You were smoking." Ryan said smiling at her

"So were you." Marissa said playfully as they reminisced. "You looked so sad."

"You looked so beautiful." Ryan said. Since when did he get a sentimental side?

"I've missed this." Marissa said scooting over resting her head on his shoulder.

"Me too." Ryan said kissing the top of her head. "Me too." He repeated.