Author's note: Okay, so this is going to be a super short chapter so you can have something to remember me by while I go to Iowa and Minnesota next week for family stuff. But don't worry, the next chapter will be longer, and coming up will be Hailey and Jimmy's wedding.
"A woman who'll wait for the third time around, head in the clouds, feet on the ground
She's girl he's glad he's found, she's his shipoopi."
---Shipoopi, The Music Man
The next morning Summer woke up close to three and as hard as she tried she couldn't fall back asleep.
"Boy this is fun." she thought to herself as she tiptoed into the computer room.
She turned on the computer and waited a minute for it to boot up before she logged on to AOL Instant Messenger. She scanned down her list of friends that were on-line, most of them from Newport, and smiled when she saw Seth's very obvious screen name, CaptainOatz, on the list.
She walked back into her room, grabbed her phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" he asked with a tired tone in his voice.
"So, what are you still doing up?"
"I have a paper I needed to work on. How about you Summer? It's got to be pretty late over there."
"Yeah it is. But I however couldn't sleep."
Seth sighed on the other end of the phone, "I know how that is."
"So, what do you have planned for tomorrow or today rather?"
"Not a whole lot. I've got a test after lunch and then when I get home I'm watching Cohen. What about you? Didn't you say something about a fundraiser?"
"Yeah I did."
"What about that?"
She laughed, "Apparently this is a semi annual thing. You see all of the club's in school have different booths and the money they raise helps to go towards activities for this year or next."
"And you'll be helping Drama club?"
"Yep. We've got three booths this year, Pin the Kiss on the Wasman, Bigger or Better and Karaoke. And unfortunately it's not your normal brand of Karaoke. No, I'm not lucky enough to get to hear a bunch of bad singers."
"Oh god. I hate to think what you've got to do."
"I'll tell you my good friend. Becca, Kristi, Wasman and I have to sing."
"That is...a horribly scary thought."
"You don't even know the half of it."
"I'll send good thoughts..." Seth started but was interrupted by Kirsten coming into the room.
"Seth do you have any idea what time it is?" she asked
"I'm getting off." he guaranteed her, "Hey Summer..."
"You've got to go I understand."
"I'll talk to later."
"Yeah. Ooh and Seth? Tell you're mom I said hi."
"I'll do that. And Summer?"
"Mmhmm."
"I just want you to know that...I love you."
"I love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
She hung up the phone and squealed to herself as she went to make sure Sam was still sleeping peacefully.
