Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the OC, but Josh Schwartz and Fox do!
Author's Note: So this chapter is a major step in the reunification of Seth and Summer. Give me any reviews on where you would like the story to lead.

After dinner Marissa had stayed in the kitchen cleaning up with Kirsten and Sandy. Summer walked outside near the pool, trying to clear her head from the dinner. Marissa and Seth seemed close, but not that sexual close, just a friendly close. Or so she hoped. Marissa had touched his hand a few times, but besides that there was no real contact. However she did notice that Seth was acting slightly strange. She caught him staring at her more than once and he was being surprisingly nice. After what had happened earlier in the afternoon, she would have expected him to be very rude or ignore her altogether. Everything in her life was perfect, until he came back; because no matter how hard you try feelings don't stay buried forever.

Seth walked up to where Summer was sitting, "I hope your not getting cold out here."

"It's not that cold, but if we decide to have a heart to heart, which seems to be the protocol for us; I suggest we go inside."

"Well let's not waste anytime. How about the pool house?"

He put his hand down to help her up, "I can do that."

"I am glad to see that your stubbornness is in check this evening."

Summer smacked him gently, "I am not stubborn. I chose not to participate sometimes but that does not make me stubborn."

"Oh…..alright….whatever you say."

Once they got inside the pool house they both sat on the edge of the bed. They didn't look at each other for a few minutes, but then Summer spoke up.

"I have a question for you?"

"Alright, I'll see if I have an answer."

"Why did you leave Newport, why did you leave me?"

Seth was caught off guard, "I don't think there is one sure answer to that question."

"Well, that's all I really want to know. So you have to come up with an answer or just suffer through a very awkward moment of silence."

Seth sat contemplating, "I thought I was never going to get you back; that we were over forever. My heart couldn't stand seeing you happy with someone else, so I needed to get as far away as possible."

"But you never called or visited. Not just me, but your family Cohen. Did you think that I was the only who you hurt when you left?"

"No. I knew that I was hurting my parents, but they understood why I had to do it. In my blindness I believed that you wouldn't care if I left. You were too involved with Zach and your own life to even bother to involve yourself in mine."

"That's not true."

"Oh… it isn't. Well please prove me wrong, because if you cared so much why didn't you try and call me." Seth knew the answer, but he wanted to hear Summer tell him.

"I can't do this."

"Why not? If you want everything behind us, then this needs to be out in the open."

Summer began to get up and walk towards the door, but she turned around.

"You broke my heart Seth Cohen and for four years I refused to let anyone love me, thinking that you would come back. I tried to get in touch with you before I started dating Thomas, but there was no number, no address." Summer crossed her arms and tried to keep tears from falling down her face. "You can't come back now, when I finally thought I moved on and try to be part of my life. When I saw you on the beach these feelings starting coming back, the ones that I had tried to get rid of. I don't want to hurt myself again, because I don't know if I could give my heart to you and not be afraid of you leaving me again."

Tears started falling down Summer's face and Seth walked towards her. He was unsure what to do, but he embraced her and kissed her forehead. With their faces close, Seth whispered to her.

"Summer you have to believe that I would never leave again. I love you and even if you decide to be with someone else, I want you to know that I always love you."

He grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest, "This heart belongs to you as much as it belongs to me."

Summer pulled her hand away, "Cohen, why does this happen to me? Why can't I forget you?"

"It's definitely my money and curly hair. It gets the ladies all the time." She couldn't help but laugh.

"I don't want go home tonight. I am too emotional to drive."

"Yeah…we wouldn't want you to get a rage blackout on the way home."

Seth grabbed Summer's hand and pulled her towards the bed.

"Uh…Cohen, I'm still engaged and I am not really in the mood."

Seth chuckled, "Sum, I am really tired and I just want to fall asleep with you in my arms. Is that a crime?"

"Well, what are we waiting for?"

They climbed into the bed and cuddled underneath the covers. Seth turned off the light and put his arms around Summer.

"I love you."

"Cohen, I love you too."

It was getting late and Marissa was getting worried about what had happened to Seth and Summer. She knew they had been outside, but didn't know where they had gone to. Marissa tiptoed into the pool house and noticed a large clump in the bed. She knew that it was Seth and Summer. Instead of appearing as two separate people, they appeared as one and Marissa couldn't help but smile as she left them in their peaceful slumber.

Authors Note: So whaddya think? I really like the idea of Seth and Summer being one as they sleep. It represents them getting back together, but all may not be as it appears. Review!