Title: Home
Author(s): Sara and Lizzie
Rating: R
Disclaimer: The only thing we own is the psychotic plot that came from reading way to many Mary Higgins Clark books.
Two Days Later
"And I hope for your own sake, you don't wake up as broken as I am." –The Starting Line
Summer's hands were shaking. She was terrified. And not about her own safety. But this little thought that had been tapping the back of her mind had grown into a huge thought that was exploding in her brain.
She was worried about Seth. What if he found out where she was? Summer knew he would be here if he did. And then what? He'd get killed. She could not let that happen.
"Scared sweetie?" Asked the voice that had been taunting her for the last two days.
"No." She said defiantly.
Across from her, on the boats other couch, the figure laughed.
"Exactly what are you proving by doing this?" Summer asked.
More laughter. "That I win. As soon as I was gone, it settled down for all of you. You thought you were the winners. But I'll beat you in the end."
"So that's what this is about. You're punishing us. Because we got the life you wanted. And you're jealous. Not to mention fucking deranged."
Their hand reached out and slapped Summer's face. Hard. "I'd advise you to shut the hell up.
Kirsten Cohen shut her suitcase and looked out the window. Seth was sitting by the pool, looking at the sky, hugging his knees to his chest. Kirsten looked pointedly at Sandy and sighed.
"I can't believe we're going away."
"It's three nights in L.A. You have a hotel to sell. I have a conference to speak at. But we can be home if need to be. Should I go talk to him?"
"No. This is Mom work." Kirsten said, heading downstairs. She opened the doors and made her way out to the pool, and sat down next to Seth.
"Hi."
"Hi Mom."
"I'm sorry we have to leave."
"It's ok. There's not much you can do here anyway."
"I can make sure you sleep. And that you eat. And that you don't try anything stupid."
Seth knew she knew. His mom was not an idiot and she knew the second she and Sandy left Newport, Seth was going to go looking for Summer.
Seth turned and looked his mom in the eyes. "You know I love her?" he asked, as a question. Kirsten nodded.
"I know." She whispered. "But your dad and I, we love you."
"I can't just sit back Mom. I have to find her. I juts hope she's not as scared as I am."
"Then look. I don't steer you into danger very often, but if you need to get her back, do whatever it takes."
"Oh, I plan to."
"Seth, do you know something?"
"Not enough."
Heels clipped on the concrete surrounding the pool. Seth and Kirsten looked around to see Julie Cooper. "Hi Kiki." She said. "Just wanting to let you know that Marissa is planning on staying here while we're all in L.A."
"It's fine Julie. She's welcome. They all want to be here in case there's news about Summer."
Julie sighed. "I hate to see their hopes up. Most of these cases end in death."
Seth leapt to his feet and turned to face Julie. "She is not dead." He said forcefully. Julie gave him a clipped, condescending smile.
"Of course not."
Kirsten got on her feet. "I think you're about done here Julie. I'll see you in a few hours."
Kirsten watched her leave, fighting the urge to follow her and strangle her. It wasn't until she had calmed these impulses that she noticed Seth on the ground again. She sat back down hugged him, like she had done when he was little.
And also like he was little, he sobbed into her shoulder. "She's not dead." He choked out through his sobs. Kirsten pulled him a little closer, feeling tears form in her own eyes.
Marissa watched the scene through the window of the pool house. "Oh God." She said. "Oh my God. This must be so terrible for him. I can't imagine. I just wish there was something I could do to take all this away for him."
Again, Ryan felt that stab of jealousy. Marissa kept talking. "We can't let this go on any longer Ryan. As soon as Sandy and Kirsten leave, we have to get out there. Someone must have seen something."
Just then, Sandy walked into the pool house. "We need to talk." He said. "Sit down." Ryan and Marissa both sat obediently. No doubt he had somehow figured out what they were planning, and was now going to force them to a safe location.
When Seth had stopped crying, after he had just sat with his Mom for while, he looked at the pool house, to see his Dad looked expectantly back. He nudged Kirsten and they exchanged a smile, and walked toward the pool house.
Seth sat on the bed next to Marissa, who immediately squeezed his hand and started rubbing his back and neck. It was all very sisterly, but Ryan wanted to wrench them apart.
Sandy cleared his throat. "I received a rather interesting phone call a few hours ago. From a hospital."
Ryan looked towards Seth and Marissa quizzically. Marissa looked as confused as he did, but Seth had this devilish grin.
"They asked for the guardian of Ryan Atwood. I told him that was me. I was, at the time thinking, not another accident, until he identified himself as the DNA technician of a Chino based hospital."
Seth's grin widened. Sandy continued. "It seems that Theresa's baby is indeed... Eddie's."
Author(s): Sara and Lizzie
Rating: R
Disclaimer: The only thing we own is the psychotic plot that came from reading way to many Mary Higgins Clark books.
Two Days Later
"And I hope for your own sake, you don't wake up as broken as I am." –The Starting Line
Summer's hands were shaking. She was terrified. And not about her own safety. But this little thought that had been tapping the back of her mind had grown into a huge thought that was exploding in her brain.
She was worried about Seth. What if he found out where she was? Summer knew he would be here if he did. And then what? He'd get killed. She could not let that happen.
"Scared sweetie?" Asked the voice that had been taunting her for the last two days.
"No." She said defiantly.
Across from her, on the boats other couch, the figure laughed.
"Exactly what are you proving by doing this?" Summer asked.
More laughter. "That I win. As soon as I was gone, it settled down for all of you. You thought you were the winners. But I'll beat you in the end."
"So that's what this is about. You're punishing us. Because we got the life you wanted. And you're jealous. Not to mention fucking deranged."
Their hand reached out and slapped Summer's face. Hard. "I'd advise you to shut the hell up.
Kirsten Cohen shut her suitcase and looked out the window. Seth was sitting by the pool, looking at the sky, hugging his knees to his chest. Kirsten looked pointedly at Sandy and sighed.
"I can't believe we're going away."
"It's three nights in L.A. You have a hotel to sell. I have a conference to speak at. But we can be home if need to be. Should I go talk to him?"
"No. This is Mom work." Kirsten said, heading downstairs. She opened the doors and made her way out to the pool, and sat down next to Seth.
"Hi."
"Hi Mom."
"I'm sorry we have to leave."
"It's ok. There's not much you can do here anyway."
"I can make sure you sleep. And that you eat. And that you don't try anything stupid."
Seth knew she knew. His mom was not an idiot and she knew the second she and Sandy left Newport, Seth was going to go looking for Summer.
Seth turned and looked his mom in the eyes. "You know I love her?" he asked, as a question. Kirsten nodded.
"I know." She whispered. "But your dad and I, we love you."
"I can't just sit back Mom. I have to find her. I juts hope she's not as scared as I am."
"Then look. I don't steer you into danger very often, but if you need to get her back, do whatever it takes."
"Oh, I plan to."
"Seth, do you know something?"
"Not enough."
Heels clipped on the concrete surrounding the pool. Seth and Kirsten looked around to see Julie Cooper. "Hi Kiki." She said. "Just wanting to let you know that Marissa is planning on staying here while we're all in L.A."
"It's fine Julie. She's welcome. They all want to be here in case there's news about Summer."
Julie sighed. "I hate to see their hopes up. Most of these cases end in death."
Seth leapt to his feet and turned to face Julie. "She is not dead." He said forcefully. Julie gave him a clipped, condescending smile.
"Of course not."
Kirsten got on her feet. "I think you're about done here Julie. I'll see you in a few hours."
Kirsten watched her leave, fighting the urge to follow her and strangle her. It wasn't until she had calmed these impulses that she noticed Seth on the ground again. She sat back down hugged him, like she had done when he was little.
And also like he was little, he sobbed into her shoulder. "She's not dead." He choked out through his sobs. Kirsten pulled him a little closer, feeling tears form in her own eyes.
Marissa watched the scene through the window of the pool house. "Oh God." She said. "Oh my God. This must be so terrible for him. I can't imagine. I just wish there was something I could do to take all this away for him."
Again, Ryan felt that stab of jealousy. Marissa kept talking. "We can't let this go on any longer Ryan. As soon as Sandy and Kirsten leave, we have to get out there. Someone must have seen something."
Just then, Sandy walked into the pool house. "We need to talk." He said. "Sit down." Ryan and Marissa both sat obediently. No doubt he had somehow figured out what they were planning, and was now going to force them to a safe location.
When Seth had stopped crying, after he had just sat with his Mom for while, he looked at the pool house, to see his Dad looked expectantly back. He nudged Kirsten and they exchanged a smile, and walked toward the pool house.
Seth sat on the bed next to Marissa, who immediately squeezed his hand and started rubbing his back and neck. It was all very sisterly, but Ryan wanted to wrench them apart.
Sandy cleared his throat. "I received a rather interesting phone call a few hours ago. From a hospital."
Ryan looked towards Seth and Marissa quizzically. Marissa looked as confused as he did, but Seth had this devilish grin.
"They asked for the guardian of Ryan Atwood. I told him that was me. I was, at the time thinking, not another accident, until he identified himself as the DNA technician of a Chino based hospital."
Seth's grin widened. Sandy continued. "It seems that Theresa's baby is indeed... Eddie's."