"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

Thursday morning Summer sat in the Drama room filling out the questions for her Drama Club banquet bio with Kristi and Becca.

"Question six: Who's your secret crush?" Becca read out-loud, "I'm going to have to say Eliza Dushku. Or Counterman."

"Question three: What is something that no one knows about you?" Summer read

"I'm Mike Jones, bitch." Kristi said laughing

"I don't get it." Summer said very confused.

"Oh my god is that question on there?" Jackson asked walking into the room with Ms. Casey and Sarah

"Yes!" Becca said as she laughed

"I don't get it you guys." Summer said confused

"It's an inside joke from last year." Sarah told her

"Too many people know about it so I don't really think that it qualifies as an inside joke." Jackson said

"How do you figure?" Kristi asked

"If too many people know an inside joke then it's not an inside joke any more. It would just be a joke." he told her

"But some people have to know. You know like if Casey were to be in her Drama one class and say 'That makes me want to poop' they'd just be like 'you need to poop? What?'" Sarah said

"Yeah but it's better if only a few people know. Like if I were to say Mamasita, no one would get it except for Matt. And we would just laugh."

"I can't believe I'm going to say this but Jackson has a point." Becca said, "I don't even get that one."

"Basically it's a shout-out to Y tu Mama tambien which is directed by the same guy who directed one of the Harry Potter films which is nothing like Harry Potter 'cause a) it's in Spanish and 2) it's pretty much a porno." he explained

"Changing the subject now." Ms. Casey said as she took a seat at her desk, "So Summer, when's Seth getting here?"

"Eight tonight." Summer said as a big smile grew across her face

"Are the two of you excited about prom?" Becca asked

"Kinda. It's not like it's the first time we've gotten to get all dressed up but I think tomorrow night will be a whole lot better then Saturday. I am dreading seeing the Newport social scene and having them act like they're so happy to see me when we all know that the minute I leave they'll be starting rumors about me behind my back."

That afternoon in study hall Summer sat alternating between doodling in her notebook and checking the clock.

"A watched pot never boils." Wasman whispered into her ear as she checked the clock for the fiftieth time that period.

"Shut up." Summer said as she went back to doodling.

"Why are you so anxious to get out of her anyway? I mean it's not like prom's tonight or anything. Any even it was it's not like it's the first time you guys have gotten to dress up for something. I mean didn't you guys do this every weekend back in Newport?"

"We've never gotten to get all dressed up and go out together. Well there was the Casino night. And his grandfather's birthday. But those don't count."

"Why?"

"'Cause they don't."

"Oh well…"

"Why don't you just shut up okay?"

"I'm just saying that prom is not this big thing that everyone makes it out to be. I mean it's three hours of listening to 'Hey Ya' and 'The Reason' followed by having awkward sex because school is almost over and in a few months you'll be in different places."

"But Seth and I have already had awkward sex, so they'll be no worrying about that at the end of the night."

"Ms. Roberts, Mr. Wasman." The teacher said from the front of the room, "While you don't care about passing your finals next week some do. So could you please be quiet?"

"Sorry." they both said and Summer went back to doodling.

That night Summer lied on the couch watching the preview for the season finale of The Valley when Meg took a seat beside her

"Your dad head back to the hotel?" she asked

"Yep." Summer said as she turned off the tv

"Have you talked to him about spending the day with Seth tomorrow?"

"Yep. And he's strangely excited about it which, I gotta say, scares me a little."

"Why? That should be great news."

"Yeah, it should. But Seth doesn't really do that great in stressful situations and he's going to scare my dad. Plus I haven't even asked Seth about it yet."

"You haven't asked him? Why?"

"If he says no then that will leave a really bad impression with my father and we don't want that."

Both girls turned their heads towards the front door when they heard a car pull into the driveway.

"I think that's him." Meg whispered, "Now's as good a time as any."

"Okay." Summer said as she got up and walked to the door

"Hey you." Seth said as she opened the door.

"Hi." She said leaning up against the doorframe, giving him a flirty smile, "I thought you were never going to get here."

"Well I'm here now."

"Meg we're going to be in my room, ok?"

Summer picked up Seth's bag and they headed into her room

"There's my little girl." Seth said as he picked up Sam who was happily chewing on the ear of a teddy bear, "Did you miss your daddy? Huh?"

"Of course she missed her daddy."

They all took a seat on Summer's bed and Seth looked at Summer and smiled

"I missed you, you know that?"

"How can you have missed me? It hasn't even been a week since the last time you were here."

"It feels so much longer." Seth laid on his back and looked up at Summer, "So what do we have planned for tomorrow?"

"Well, I was thinking that while I'm at school and the senior picnic you and Sam could spend time with my dad."

"You're telling me that you want your dad and the guy that got his only daughter pregnant to spend the day together? Yeah." He laughed, "That's going to end well."

"You don't have to spend the day together. Just some of the day."

"I don't know…"

"Please?" Summer asked sticking her bottom lip out."

"Summer…"

"Sam really wants you to."

"Sam doesn't even know what we're talking about." Seth said as he looked at his daughter who was still chewing on her bear.

"Yes she does." Summer said as she stood Sam up, "Please Daddy? I really want to spend the day with two of my favorite guys. Please?"

"Fine." He said sitting up, "I'll do it."

"Thank you!" Summer exclaimed, "And I promise you that I will make it worth your while."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh."