"A girl who'd wait for the third time around, head in the clouds feet on the ground,
She's a girl he's glad he's found, she's his Shipoopi."
---Shipoopi, The Music Man
"I can't believe that you're engaged." Counterman said Monday morning before school as he and Gwen walked with Summer to drama.
"I know." Summer said excitedly
"You seem happy about it." Gwen said
"I am. I really, really am."
The three walked into class and found Becca, Wasman and Sarah arguing over something.
"My watch says 7:49:49." Sarah said crossing her arms
"This isn't a big deal!" Jackson exclaimed throwing his hands up
"Obviously this is seeing how they're fighting about it." Casey told him
"What are you guys fighting about?" Gwen asked as she set her bag down on a desk.
"I don't know." Wasman said
"So since you don't know what you're fighting about, I guess this makes Jackson..." Summer started but was cut off by Counterman covering her mouth
"Shhh." He whispered, "There are just somethings that don't need to be utered, no matter how true they are."
Summer pulled Counterman's hand off of her face and turned to look at him.
"So you admit that it's true?" she asked but before Counterman could answer Kristi spotted Summer's engagement ring
"Uhhm, what's with the ring?" she asked
"Oh my god!" Becca shouted before Summer had a chance to respond, "You said yes!"
"I said yes."
"Yes to what?" Kristi asked confused
"Seth kinda,well he didn't kinda, he did...he asked me to marry him."
"And you said yes? Oh my god!"
"Summer, are you sure that you've thought this through?" Ms. Casey asked
"Yes. And I mean, we're not getting married today or even next week. We're going to wait until after our freshman year of college is over and then we're going to start planning the wedding."
"You're really willing to wait that long?" Sarah asked
"I'd wait forever for him."
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That afternoon Summer and Wasman sat in the counciler's office waiting to be moved out of Mr. Upton's class.
"You better put your phone away." Wasman whispered as Summer dialed Seth's cell-phone number
"Shh. This'll just take a second. Besides no ones around anyway."
Summer put the phone up to her ear and waited patiently for Seth to pick up.
"Hello?" He asked trying to talk over a random Bright Eyes song that was playing.
"It's me. "
"Summer, hey." he said turning the music down.
"Where are you?"
"I'm in the Range Rover, on my way to school."
"What are you doing heading over there now?"
"Just woke up. And I'm telling you, if I didn't have a test in an hour I wouldn't even be bothering."
"Ahh, jet lag got you down?"
"Jet lag is just the start."
"What's wrong?"
"My plane was delayed, not just once last night, but twice. I didn't get home until after midnight."
"Oh no."
"That isn't even the worst part. Shortly after the first time my plane was delayed a guy, not even three feet away from me died."
"No way!" Summer shouted loudly and then brought her voice down, "What happened?"
"Well he was pacing waiting for his plane and then he just dropped. A bunch of people sitting around me surrounded him and performed CPR but you know..."
"Oh god, that must have been so tramatizing."
"You have no idea. But let's get on a new topic, okay? How's Sam?"
"She's missing her daddy."
"She is?"
"Mmmhhm."
"I miss her too. But I'm getting the pictures that I took developed soon so at least I'll have those until I get to see you guys again."
"Did you tell your parent's about your time with Sam?"
"I did. They were happy to hear that Sam and I bonded so quickly."
"That's good."
"Yeah."
