Hey all! One more chapter left, it is an epilogue. Anywhy I have another OC story in the works for when this one is done. I'll pitch the summary at the end of the last chapter of this story and you need to let me know what you think!
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xoxo Jules
Chapter 32: "In my head I heard this sound"
Seth and Summer sat by the pool late into the night that night. Most of the time in silence. Both had so much to say, but neither knew where to start.
"What are we going to do now Seth?" Summer asked not looking at her ex and the father of her child.
"I'm not sure." Seth said leaning back in his wheelchair. "I was thinking that I should finally get out of the house and Ella and I could get our own place. It's about time."
Summer nodded smiling.
"My Cohens growing up." She winked at him
"I guess it's about time that I followed everyone else's lead huh?" He asked with a smirk
"What do you mean?" Summer asked
"I mean look at us. We're twenty two years old. Ryan and Marissa have twins and are hopefully on the verge of marriage, and we have a six year old together, but I still feel like the same seventeen year old kid sometimes." Seth confessed
"You don't think that Ryan, Marissa, and I don't. Come on Seth, we're all confused. None of us know exactly where we're going or what we're doing." Summer said, with a hint of regret in her voice.
"That's the problem. I think that for the first time in since you left me I know what I want."
"Oh yeah?" Summer asked, her head cocked to the side in a serious fashion
"I think I want you Summer…" Seth said turning to meet her eyes.
Summer turned her head and glanced up towards the sky… there was a full moon that hung perfectly above the ocean.
"You don't want me Seth." A tear ran down her cheek
"Yeah Summer, I do."
"Why Seth? I have been horrible to you these past six years! I didn't even tell you that you had a daughter-"
"Because I broke up with you." Seth cut her off, his voice even
"What about Noah?"
"She knows." Seth said
"Knows what?" More tears slipping down her face
"That it's always been you. I love her, and she helped me raise my daughter, nothing can ever take away from that, but when you came back… she knew, and I knew." Seth said
"I never wanted to be the other woman."
"You were never the 'other woman', as far as I'm concerned any other girl that I have ever been with is the other woman… you're like 'the' woman." Seth said smiling now. "I wouldn't even be saying this all if I didn't get into the accident but I did, and now I realize how short life is and how much I want to be with you, and my daughter. As a family." Seth said now crying like the woman before him
"What did I ever do to deserve you?" Summer asked kissing him lightly on the forehead.
"You never cared what people thought about our relationship, you gave me my daughter, and most importantly you came back." Seth said pulling Summer into a kiss, a real one this time. One that they had both been waiting six years for.
--- The next morning Ella walked around the house looking for her parents.
"Mom, Dad?" She called out around the house. "Mom! Dad!" She tried again when she came to the window.
She paused when she looked out, the door to the pool house where the door was cracked open. She hesitated for a second before leaving the main house. She walked past the pool tightly clutching Captain Oats.
Slowly she pushed the door open to reveal Summer and Seth on the bed in a mass of sheets.
Ella looked at her parents and furrowed her brow. She then took a seat in the chair beside the bed with her legs crossed and her arms crossed over her chest.
Summer woke up to Seth stroking her hair. Her head rested fully on Seths chest.
"Ahhhem!" A little voice came from the cushioned chair beside the bed
"What?" Seth asked turning around only to see his six year old daughter.
"Isabella!" Summer said scooting away from Seth.
"How long have you been there sweetie?" Seth asked with a fake smile
"Long enough." Ella said angrily
Summer wrapped the blanket tightly around herself.
"Is this the right time for the talk?" Seth whispered to his now assumed girlfriend
"We've had it." Summer whispered back causing Seth to just about have a heart attack.
"I'm not talking about sex!" Ella said in a no duh tone having overheard everything that the adults had said. "Daddy, you told me never to leave the house without telling you and I couldn't find you!" Ella said climbing over to the bed.
"Um Bam, how about you wait right there!" Seth said before Ella could climb in bed with them.
Of course in a situation like thing you wouldn't imagine that it could get worse, but then it does…
"Seth, Summer!" Marissa squealed
"Coop! What are you doing here?" Summer asked
Usually at this time they would be scattering around for their clothes, but it was just their luck that Seth's legs were out of commission.
"What are you doing?" Marissa shot back when Ryan entered with Aden in a tummy carrier. Marissa had Andrew in her arms.
"Nothing." Seth said quickly.
"Nu uh! They were having s-"
"Why don't you come with me Bam?" Marissa said lightly grabbing the girls arms and dragging her out of the pool house.
"OH MY GOD!" Summer said covering her beat red face.
"Look on the bright side, we don't have to tell everyone we're together." Seth said smiling
Summer shot him a glare
"Yeah, you're right, it was awkward."
"You um, need help getting dressed or anything?" Summer offered
"Nah, I'm good. You go do damage control." Seth said with a smile.
"You wouldn't believe how much I can't stand you sometimes." Summer said kissing him lightly before taking her leave from the bed.
She entered the main house to see Marissa on the couch feeding one of the twins while Ella looked on, and Ryan flipping through the paper.
"Morning sunshine." Ryan joked when he saw Summer
"Shove it Chino." Summer snapped in a playful way.
She walked over to the couch.
"Doesn't that hurt?" She could hear Ella asking Marissa as she watched her nurse either twin.
"Nope." Marissa said smiling at the little girl.
That was one thing that Summer never had. Marissa's patience.
"Do you like want privacy or something Coop?" Summer asked offering to rid Marissa of Bam.
"No, it's fine Summer."
"Did u feed me like that?" Ella asked Summer scrunching up her nose.
Summer looked at Marissa for help. Marissa just smiled at her.
"Why do children have so many questions. Her in particular?" Summer asked gesturing towards her young daughter
Marissa shrugged
"Just think, in a couple of years I'm going to get double the questions."
"Good thing you ended up with twins then." Summer joked
"Right!" Marissa said rolling her eyes
"I guess Chino's pretty fertile."
"Ew, thanks Sum." Marissa said looking away from her best friend blushing "So you and Seth, is this for good?"
Summer smiled to herself.
"Yeah, I think that it just may be."
"It's about damn time."
"No cursing Aunt Marissa!" Ella warned leaving the couch to go find her father.
"It's good to have you back Sum." Marissa said honestly
"It's good to be home." Summer smiled. "But we can continue this lovey-dovey conversation when you don't have a kid attached to your boob." She said with a wink.
You guys got your wishes! S/S! Eventhough he is painfully annoying this season. REVIEW! What do u want for the Epilogue? Let me know! It's not been written yet!
xoxo Jules