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Chapter 4 – Dreams Come True

"Summer..." he murtered between kisses, while her hands played with his curly hair. She moaned as Seth's hands were exploring her entire body and parted their lips just to start kissing his neck.

This can't be happening. Oh my God... She's just... perfect...

She stopped. Did she hear me? But I didn't say that out loud. Or did I?

He didn't, but she looked at him with some sort of sadness in her eyes. Seth looked back at her and felt it. He understood. She was afraid.

Seth opened his eyes. He turned in his bed and now he was on his right side, staring at Captain Oats. It was just a dream... But it seemed so real. Summer, you're haunting me.

Harbor High. Ryan and Seth were having lunch.

"So, where's Marissa." Asked Seth taking a sip of Mountain Dew.

"I don't know. We were supposed to meet here. But I think that Dr. Kim wanted to talk to her about that charity thing."

"That's on Saturday, right?"

"Yeah." Ryan answered and looked at him. Seth was playing with his food. "Is there something bothering you?"

"Ummm... not really."

Ryan waited patiently.

"Actually, umm, I had this strange dream." He looked at Ryan slightly embarrassed. Ryan gave him one of his 'and' looks, so he continued "I was with Summer, you know... and we were making out and when I thought how everything is perfect she suddenly stopped and looked at me. And she was, kinda, sad. Well, not sad, more like afraid." He almost whispered the last word and went quiet.

"And?"

"And I woke up." Seth slightly smiled, but it was a sad smile.

"Well, I wouldn't say it was a strange dream, Seth. I mean, you think about her all the time and you have, let's say, a complicated history. And it was just a dream. I don't understand why is it bothering you so much."

"Because it hurts." Seth whispered again.

Ryan looked at him slightly surprised and clearly concerned. He knew that it hurts Seth, he just didn't expect from him to admit it. He didn't know what to say. Marissa and Summer were approaching them, so he decided to drop it. He smiled to the girls.

"Hey." He said as Seth turned around to look at them and smiled.

"Hey guys." Said Marissa, took a seet next to Ryan and kissed him. "Sorry we're late, I had to talk to Dr. Kim."

"I figured." Simply answered Ryan and turned back to his meal.

"How was your day?" Seth asked looking at Summer.

"Same as always. Which means – boring." She answered with a slight annoyance in her voice.

"Is that all? Give me more Sum." He looked at her and she couldn't put her mask on – a smile formed on her face. Puppy dog eyes again, nice Cohen, really nice...

"Guys did you see that?"

Ryan and Marissa looked confused and Summer turned around and asked "What?"

"There is a smile on Summer's face. An actual smile. And I thought that I couldn't make her smile anymore. Cohen strikes again! Yesssssss!!!"

"Oh shut up!" Summer blushed.

Seth opened his mouth in disbelief

"Is that a blush?" she turned her head to look at Marissa. "Oh, yes, it was a blush. I didn't know I could do that either. Oooh, Summerrrr... do you want to share something with us?"

"Like what?" she glared at him.

"Like... some hidden feelings or feelings that are not hidden, but you wanna hide them... you know, stuff like that..."

"In your dreams Cohen!" she smirked.

"Now THAT is true." Ryan grinned. Seth shot him with his look and it wasn't something Seth was capable of. But it worked.

"What do you mean?" Marissa asked smiling.

"Nothing. It's just something between Seth and me." Ryan added and return to his meal once again.

Summer and Marissa looked at each other and shrugged.

"I have to go to my class." Seth said and got up picking up his stuff.

"Yeah, me too. We have a class together, remember?" Marissa got up as well. "See ya guys later, ok?"

"Sure." Ryan and Summer answered and Seth and Marissa left.

"Are you ok?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" Summer tried to sound cheerful.

"Well, Seth was... Seth." He didn't know how else to put it. "He still cares about you, you know?"

"I still care about him too." She was too cheerful "That's what friends do. Care about each other."

"I meant..."

"I know what you meant Chino." She looked really sad now and Ryan was really surprised with sudden change. "And like I said I still care about him too." She picked up her stuff and went to her class.

Ryan was shocked.

Marissa was walking next to Seth and thinking of him and Summer. Something bothered her, though.

"Seth, what was that with Ryan?"

"Huh?" Seth was busy with his own thoughts and he didn't understand her question. "What?"

"Well, Sum said 'In your dreams' to you and Ryan was like 'that's true'. I didn't get that."

"That... Ummm... Well... It was nothing, really."

Marissa gave him a look. One of her famous Spill-it-out looks.

"Ok. But you can't say a word about this to anyone!!!"

"Well, Ryan knows."

He stoped making her stop as well and looked at her.

"Ok, ok. I promise."

He looked like it wasn't enough.

"I promise on... on Princess Sparkles."

"Princess Sparkles is Summer's horse, not yours."

"Well, yeah, but I'm like a sister to Sum and we share some things and I feel like I own a part of Princess Sparkles as well. We kinda have the same status – we both are Summers best friends."

Seth laughed.

"You realize that you've just said that you're like a plastic horse to Summer?"

Marissa laughed as well.

"But her best friend plastic horse. Ok, this conversation becomes really weird."

"And you didn't hear the best part yet."

"Just say what's on your mind Seth."

"Ok. Here we go. I had this dream last night."

"Oh... I don't wanna hear it." She continued walking and now he was running after her.

"Oh no, Marissa, it wasn't one of THOSE dreams."

She stopped and looked at him again. He continued.

"Well, at least not all of it." She raised an eyebrow. "It started like that. We were making out."

"We? We as you and Summer?"

"Duh..."

"Ok, ok. Just wanted to make that clear."

He looked at her and she smiled.

"Can I continue now?"

She nodded but when he took a breath she interrupted.

"Just no sexy details. Ok? God, eww..."

"Thanks for that. By the way it wasn't that gross..." he smiled dreamily.

"Seth! Enough... yuck."

"Well, to me it wasn't."

She shot him a look.

"Back to the story, please."

"And as I was really happy thinking about how perfect she was..." Marissa looked at him amazed. He truly was madly in love with Summer. "... she stopped kissing me and looked at me. And it was a sad and afraid look at the same time. And that was it." Marissa didn't say a word. "Marissa?"

"Well, I guess you do dream about Summer." She giggled and walked away leaving Seth totall confused. Suddenly she turned around and added. "And Seth - dreams sometimes become true."

A/N - I know that you all want to see Summer and Seth back together as soon as possible, but I'm taking it slow, so... patience... I like to torture my readers a little... hehehe... No, I'm not that evil - you'll see that soon. I'm not really good at these author's notes, so I'm gonna shut up now and let you tell me what you think!!! Please review!!! It always means a lot. And keep reading.