Palm Trees and Power Lines Chapter 13: Wonderwall, an o.c. fanfic

Palm Trees and Power Lines

Chapter 13: Wonderwall

Summary: Sort-of future fic. Summer breaks Seth's heart and all he could think to do was leave… but will she find him again, and will he want her back if she does?

Rating: PG to PG-13… you never know.

Disclaimer: If for some strange reason you thought I owned any of this…well you're dumb… hehe, just kidding… but I still don't so … yeah

A/N: I know… I know… I'm horrible at updating. I just have SOOO much stuff to do… ::sigh:: but… yes…so thanks for the reviews guys… and keep it up!!! :) Oh yeah, the song in this chapter is Wonderwall by Oasis- cover by Ryan Adams…enjoy!!

Summer laid in Seth's arms, just relishing in his presence, as she stared intently at the TV. The Valley was on, and there was no way she was going to miss it- even if she had just made up with her boyfriend. Seth, on the other hand, was quiet bored with the show, but didn't want to let go of Summer, so he endured the hour. Soon though, it ended and an idea came to Seth.

"Hey, Sum," he said as the credits rolled across the TV. "Do you-"

"Shhh!" she yelled, placing her hand over his mouth. "Next week's preview!"

Seth shook his head and leaned back, watching with Summer until the preview ended and the next show started to come on.

"South Beach?" he said, reading the title. "Are you obsessed with this one too?

Summer scoffed. "Definitely not. They're just trying to rip off 'The Valley'. This show is crap."

Seth laughed. "Well then, I can talk now," he said. "I'm going to go run to…err… a few errands. I'll be back in a bit. Are you gonna be okay?"

Summer rolled her eyes. "Of course I'm going to be alright. What, with this quality TV here, and room service- and Daddy's credit card. I should be perfect." She grinned and leaned up, giving him a soft kiss. "Hurry back though."

"I'll try," Seth said, and gave her one last kiss before hurrying out the door. He had the perfect idea.

Summer laid in her bed, flicking through the channels for about the hundredth time that night. There was absolutely nothing on TV. She glanced over at the clock- 9:30. Seth hadn't even been gone for an hour and it had seemed like forever. She picked up her cell phone and dialed his number.

Ring…

"Hello?" he answered.

"Hey, where are you?" Summer asked impatiently. "I'm bored."

Seth laughed, and continued. "I'll be over soon. Okay? Just… get dressed and ready."

"Ready for what?"

"You'll see. I've got to go. See you soon!" He finished and hung up.

Summer sighed, closing her phone, and decided she better just listen to Seth and get ready.

"Sum?" Seth called, walking into her hotel room. "Sum, are you here?"

"Hey," she said stepping out of the bathroom. "So what do you have planned?"

"Wow," he said looking her up and down. She had on a short black halter dress, that barely came to right above her knees. He took in a sharp breath and walked closer. "You know… maybe we won't don't need to do what I have planned. We can save that for later seeing as how… wow… you look so incredibly, amazingly beautiful right now."

Summer rolled her eyes, but blushed a bit. Then, ignoring his comment, asked her question again. "So, what do you have planned?" She grabbed her purse and flicked off the TV. "Where are we going?"

"What makes you think we're going anywhere?" he said shaking his head, then grabbing her hand. "Come with me."

She frowned in confusion, but did as he said and followed him.

"Close your eyes," he said as they reached the hallway. She did as he said, again, as he guided her a few steps forward. "Okay. Open."

She opened her eyes, and her heart melted right there. They were in Seth's suite. The bed was covered in red rose petals, and there was a trail of them leading to the glass balcony doors that were propped open. The lights were dimmed, and outside sat a table with a candle sitting in the middle between two plates of food, overlooking the city. It was so clichéd, but it made her heart skip a beat. She turned to Seth and, of course, pulled him into a kiss.

"I love you," she breathed, pulling away.

Seth grinned. "So, you like it- despite the fact that it's so overplayed- with the rose petals and whatnot? I just…I couldn't think of anything better to do to show you how much I love you. Okay…so I probably could have but… you know, it just seems like something they would do on one of those TV shows you're obsessed with so I thought that maybe you'd like it. But of course if you don't, I'll shut the doors and vacuum up all of the petals and we could just like, forget I was so corny and go at it right away-"

"Please never say 'go at it' again?" she asked, laughing at his rambling. "And yes, Cohen, I love it."

Seth breathed a sigh of relief. "You know, there's nothing I wouldn't do for you. I love you so much Summer."

She smiled. God did she love him. This curly haired, comic-book, emo dork who used to not even be able to get her attention, was now sweeping her off of her feet. She leaned in again, and kissed him- this time longer, and more passionately.

"Just a second," Seth said pulling away, and ran off into the kitchen area. Her heart melted even more than before as the familiar lyrics filled her ears.

Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should have somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Seth stepped into the room, with his hand out and a grin spread across his face. He knew how corny he was being, but he knew Summer would love every moment of it.

A grin was spreading across her face at the moment she heard the first chord of the song. She knew what he was doing- recreating the night they were first actually dating- and he couldn't have done it any better. She took his hand and wrapped her arms around his neck- glad she had heels on. She looked up into his eyes and if he hadn't had her already, she was certainly his now. His eyes always seemed to do that to her.

Backbeat the word is on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you've never really had a doubt
But I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

As they danced Summer couldn't help but feel like nothing ever happened- like they were seventeen again. Although that was only a year ago, it felt like ages because of everything that happened. She leaned her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes and taking in the moment. Everything was perfect

Seth leaned down, placing a soft kiss on Summer's lips. He pulled away and looked down at her. How could he have ever left? Why couldn't he have just stayed and worked it out? How could he almost lose her? All of the questions filled his head as he looked down at the beautiful girl in his arms. He vowed to himself that he would never let her go again- never.

Today is gonna be the day
But they'll never bring it back to you
By now you should have somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Summers thoughts were traveling along the same lines as Seth's when she felt his lips upon hers. She hated that she had hurt him, and she hated that she thought sleeping with Ryan would make this all go away. But maybe everything did happen for a reason. Maybe this entire thing was just something that proved that no matter what happened they belonged together.

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead the way are blinding
And there are many things that I'd
Like to say to you but I don't know how
I said maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all you're my wonder wall
You're my wonder wall
You're my wonder wall
You're my wonder wall

The song ended and Seth leaned down, placing one more soft kiss on Summer's lips and pulled away. "I love you," he whispered. "I'm sorry I left."

"I'm sorry I made you leave," she replied, looking down at the floor. "I don't know why I did it Seth I just-"

"Shh," he put his finger on her lips. "Let's just forget about it."

She nodded, as he put his hand out for her to take. She willingly took it and followed him out onto the balcony that overlooked Philadelphia. He lifted the cover from her food, and a huge smile spread across her face.

"Chinese," she laughed, her smiling growing bigger. Leave it to Seth to have the most beautiful set up, but still throw his quirky sense of humor in there somewhere. That was their most commonly eaten meal back in Newport, considering she spent most of her time at Seth's house where, of course, Kirsten didn't cook. Or better yet, Kirsten wanted to cook, but couldn't. She laughed once again, and looked up to see a smile as wide as hers on Seth's face.

"You look so beautiful when you laugh," he told her, flashing the signature Cohen smile. "And I love making you laugh."

She rolled her eyes as his corniness, but still smiled back. "Let's just eat."

Seth agreed and the two sat in silence- a comfortable silence- eating their food as the rest of Seth's mix played. Once in a while they would just glance up and share a smile. As they finished, both looked out at the city lights.

"Sorry it's no beach," Seth smiled across the table. "I'm pretty sure there aren't many of them here in good old Philly."

"It's okay," she smiled back, and stood up, walking over to Seth she took his hand and pulled him up, leading him to the bed. She sat him down and kissed him softly, slowly, and passionately.

He responded right away, and kissed back tenderly and lovingly. Most of their kisses had never been like that. They had been rushed, hurried, hard, and overpowering. Maybe that had loved each other before, but now it was apparent in the way they were kissing and it left butterflies fluttering in both of their stomachs.

Seth moved slightly and pulled her to lay down with him- still kissing, of course. He rolled her onto her back and moved from her lips down her neck and across her collarbone, placing soft kisses along every inch. Summer let out a small moan as his hands glided along her inner thigh. She unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it off and onto the floor. Moving along to the buttons of his jeans, she broke away from the kissing so Seth was able to pull her dress over her head. They had become very good at this over the past year.

Soon, their clothes were thrown haphazardly around the room and, for the first time, they were actually making love. Sure they had sex and they fucked, but it was never this caring and tender. They never made love. It sounded so corny sometimes- like all of those cheesy romance novels, or movies. But was true…

A/N: Okay…so… I'm really bad at writing fluff. ::sigh:: it's not me… haha… oh well, tell me what you thought, por favor? Reviews are much appreciated and the more there are, the more fuel I have to write the next chapter… although… but hey, at least I updated! haha