Happy Ending
Chapter 2: Nobody's Home
Summary: Seth returns to a Summer-less Newport. Why did she leave? Where did she go? Was it his fault? He is determined to find out.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I own nothing… don't sue me.
A/N: Thanks everyone for all the reviews!! Keep it up for this chapter please! Haha… oh yeah, and the song is Nobody's Home by Avril Lavigne…
I couldn't tell you
Why she felt that way
She felt it every day
And I couldn't help her
I just watched her make
The same mistakes again
Anna slammed her bedroom door behind her, plopping down at her computer chair and signing onto AOL. Was there anything she could do to make Summer realize that what she was doing was worse than what she thought could happen if she didn't? Probably not… that was something she had to do on her own.
xOcraziinloveOx: hey anna
brighteyes03: hey maris
xOcraziinloveOx: did sum get my message?
brighteyes03: well, I did…gave it to her…and she doesn't seem to care… God, how am I supposed to get through to her?
xOcraziinloveOx: I don't know if anyone can… she's so incredibly set in her ways… but she needs to realize that keeping this baby from Seth will hurt far worse than if she just told him… you know he'd be a good father
So caught up in the conversation with Marissa, Anna hadn't realized that as she was typing, someone else IM-ed her…
brighteyes03: yeah I know… that's exactly what she doesn't want, him giving up his entire life to help her with the baby… she doesn't want him to end up like Ryan almost did
lackofcolor04: what???
brighteyes03: oh sorry Seth, I was typing to…err… someone else…anyway, what's up?
lackofcolor04: who is that about? Who doesn't want to end up like Ryan? Anna…what's going on?
brighteyes03: nothing… it's not the Ryan you know… okay? So…what's up?
lackofcolor04: well…I'm home…and Summer isn't… and Marissa won't tell me where the hell she is… you'd think she'd want us back together… ugh, Anna, I don't know what to do
brighteyes03: did you try calling Summer's cell phone?
lackofcolor04: Marissa said she didn't have it…
brighteyes03: oh… well, I gotta go… I'll talk to you later
Thankful for the quick save, Anna turned back to Marissa's IM:
brighteyes03: ugh…I almost ruined everything… Seth IMed me as I was in the middle of typing something to you…thank GOD I didn't say his or Sum's name… that would have been horrible
xOcraziinloveOx: you're telling me… can you do me a fave real quick?
brighteyes03: sure…what is it?
xOcraziinloveOx: you wanna go tell sum to give me a call?? Please…I've been trying to get a hold of her for a while now…it just goes straight to her voicemail.
brighteyes03: sure…I have to go anyway…talk to you later… xoxo
Anna left the computer and headed back for Summer's room, afraid of what this next confrontation was going to be like.
What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go
No place to go to dry her eyes
Broken inside
"Hey Sum," Anna said in a calm, soft voice. "You awake?"
"Yeah," Summer replied quietly, "what do you want?"
"Marissa wants you to call her," she explained, sitting down on the edge of Summer's bed. "She really wants to talk to you, and you aren't answering your phone."
"Well, I'm not answering my phone for a reason," Summer shot back, clearly not in a good mood.
"Summer," Anna sighed, "Marissa is your best friend, just give her a call. And, come to think of it, you should call Seth while you're at it. He's back home…and he really wants to talk to you."
"I don't want to talk to him," she said, her voice muffled by a pillow.
"You know, this isn't going to do anything- running away like this. Go home, Summer! You have a family in Newport that needs you, and friends who love you. Just go back Summer."
"Anna just stop," Summer yelled, lifting her head out of the pillow she had been talking into for the past few minutes. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, her eyes were red and bloodshot, and her mascara was smudged all over the place. "Don't you think I want to go home? Do you think I like being pregnant and single across the country from almost everyone I care about? Do you think I want to go through this? God, Anna! I don't have a family back in Newport. My father is never home anymore, Seth will hate me after I ruin his life with this baby, and Marissa is doing just fine now that Ryan is back. I want to go home more than you'll ever know, but I can't – not without ruining so many lives."
"You'll never know if you don't try, Summer," she stated coolly.
"And if I try, and I was right? Then what?" Summer asked, shaking her head. "Just go, Anna. If you don't want me staying here, I'll leave, but I won't go back to Newport- I won't!"
Anna stood up, heading for the door. "I don't want you to leave, Sum, but I do want you to tell Seth why you left and where you are." Without another word, she turned and walked out the door, leaving Summer alone with only her thoughts.
Open your eyes and look outside
Find the reasons why
You've been rejected
And now you can't find
What you've left behind
Be strong, be strong now
What's wrong, what's wrong now?
Too many, too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs
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Hours later Summer lied, staring at the ceiling. She hadn't called Marissa, and wasn't planning on it. Right now, she just needed to be alone with her thoughts, and not constantly bothered by people telling her she needed to talk to Seth. No, she didn't need to talk to him. He left her, not the other way around. It might have been different had he been there the day she left- had he actually cared about someone other than himself. But that's how it was. He didn't care about her when he left, and she didn't- and wouldn't- care about him now.
Turning to look at the clock, she felt her elbow bump something, then heard a crash that sounded like glass breaking.
"Shit," she murmured, fumbling for the light. When she turned it on, though, she wished she hadn't. On the floor lied a picture frame, shattered into pieces, with a picture of her and Seth from… the day they created this child. Closing her eyes, she remembered…
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go
No place to go to dry her eyes
Broken inside
0oo0oo0oo0oo0oo0oo
Summer quietly opened the door to the Cohen's house, looking around to make sure her suspicions were right, then walked in. Sandy and Kirsten decided they needed a vacation and went to the Caribbean for the week. This was perfectly fine with Summer, seeing as Seth would be home...alone. Softly, she walked up the steps, opening the door to his dark room. It was only 5:00, and the sun was already setting, leaving most of the house pretty dark.
"Hey Cohen," Summer said in a low voice, turning off his TV, leaving the room only lit by the setting sun.
"Hey Summer," he replied casually. "Why'd you turn the TV off? I can't see a thing."
Before he knew it though, he could see everything as clear as day. Summer was standing in a robe-well, over the robe that had just dropped- at the foot of his bed. Seth felt a growing discomfort as she crawled onto the bed, on top of him.
"H-hey Summer," he said again. "How's it g-going?"
Summer laughed, placing soft kisses along his neck and collarbone. "Good. You?"
"Suddenly getting a whole lot better," he sighed as she brought her lips to his.
"That's good," Summer replied pulling away for a brief moment, but then connecting her lips with his instantly.
Pulling away again, she pulled his shirt over his head, and began tugging at his pants. Soon all of their clothes were lying across the floor. Before she knew it, Seth had Summer pinned to the bed in one swift motion. Now it was his turn. He placed kisses down her neck and collarbone, and back up to her lips again. Carefully, he entered her, rocking slowly back and forth in a sensual, loving motion.
Leaning up, Summer got the courage to do what she had wanted for a while. "I love you," she whispered quietly into his ear. "I love you Seth Cohen."
"I l-love you too," Seth breathed. "I always have."
Her feelings she hides
Her dreams she can't find
She's losing her mind
She's falling behind
She can't find her place
She's losing her faith
She's falling from grace
She's all over the place
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Summer lied on Seth's chest, feeling it move up and down with every breath he took. She loved this feeling more than anything in the world, and if she could, she would stay like this forever. Making love to the man she loved, then just laying in his arms was the most wonderful thing she could feel.
'Wait!' Summer thought, realizing what just happened. 'Oh my God…we didn't use… oh my God.'
This thought, like most, led to another. Glancing at the clock, panic shot through her. She and Seth were supposed to have dinner with her father tonight… in five minutes!
"Seth!" she shrieked, shooting out of bed. "We were supposed to have dinner with my dad tonight!"
"What!?" Seth replied, also jumping up quickly. "God, he already hates me if he knew that we were late because-"
Seth was cut off by the sound of Summer's cell phone.
"Hello?" she answered, knowing full well it was her dad.
"Summer," his voice said on the other line. "Summer, I'm really sorry I'm not there. I got held up at a layover in Philadelphia. I tried calling earlier, but you didn't answer. I'm so sorry, honey. I should be there in at least an hour."
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's alright. We were wondering what happened, but figured that's what it was," she flat out lied. "We'll be waiting. See you then."
"Bye Summer," her father said, and she heard a click on the other end. Closing her cell phone, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"We have an hour to get ready," she told Seth and quickly went to his closet, pulling out a few outfits and throwing them into a gym bag sitting in his locker. "My dad got stuck in Philly. You can get ready over at my house."
"But I need a shower," he said, standing up after putting his clothes back on.
"So do I," she replied winking, and before she knew it Seth was at the bottom of the steps calling her to hurry up. She laughed and walked out of the room…
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Summer sighed into her pillow. She missed those days…the ones where she didn't have a baby to think about. Closing her eyes she drifted off with dreams of living a wonderful life with Seth in her head.
She wants to go home
But nobody's home
That's where she lies
Broken inside
There's no place to go
No place to go to dry her eyes
Broken inside
She's lost inside, lost inside oh, oh
She's lost inside, lost inside oh, oh
A/N: so? How was it…be brutally honest haha… review please!!!! ::mwahs:: I love you…unless you don't review then forget about that! hehe