Chapter 9

This Is The Last Time

Disclaimer – The O.C belongs to Josh and the title is taken after a song by the band Keane but I'm not using the lyrics, I just thought I should mention it.

Also, don't get confused, but this chapter is chapter 9.

Who knew two weeks could be so long?

Seth and Summer hadn't spoken since their argument, and every day at school was awkward between them. Was what they had real? Summer couldn't even remember.

Was he with her just because of her overdose? Did he just feel sorry for her?

Did he even love her?

So many unanswered questions running through her head and she needed some answers.

Seth felt the need to be late for school, as he did these past two weeks.

Avoid Summer in the mornings and go home for lunch. But then the afternoons came and he saw her, and each time he saw her, the image of her face didn't disappear from his mind.

Nor did Anna's. Anna. Seth took a breath.

What was she doing now? Where was she? Seth had a feeling that she wasn't too far from him right now that she was back in Orange County, California.

Suddenly, he knew he had to see her; there was something he had to explain.

Summer walked into school that afternoon, determined to find Seth.

What they had was special, she just knew it.

But she had to hear it from him.

Anna's first day back at school felt like she had never been away, her friends were all glad to have her back and Seth's face lighted up the moment he saw her.

Anna smiled slyly. For a week now, they had been meeting secretly, rekindling their love.

"So you and Summer are over?" She questioned playfully.

"Yeah, but…" Anna's lips cut him off.

"No buts Cohen." She pulled him to her.

As they kissed, Seth knew it didn't feel right; it wasn't the same.

But there was something about Anna, so intoxicating that he couldn't help it.

All the time he pictured she was Summer.

Seth rushed up to her.

"Anna, I need to talk to you. Now."

"Ok." She got ready to listen, and Seth began explaining.

Right on cue, Summer walked out of the classroom and saw them together.

"I knew it! I can't believe you Cohen!" Summer hit him with her textbook and ran outside.

"Summer, wait!" He cried.

"Anna – This is the last time. Me and you, we're over." He looked her straight in the eye, and then ran after Summer.

"Summer, stop! Please!" He caught her arm and she spun round, her eyes blazing.

"What Cohen? What!" Tears rolled down her cheeks. She couldn't look at him, her cheeks were red and she was a mess.

He lifted her chin gently and wiped her tears.

"It's you I want." He whispered and leant in to kiss her.

Summer felt the softness of his lips against her own and she wrapped her arms around him as his kiss deepened. She broke away for a moment

"For me, it's always been you Seth, always."

He smiled and kissed her more passionately than he ever had done so before. It swept her off her feet.

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