"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
"Seth? Are you okay?" Summer asked trying not to look at the car that had crashed into the front
"I think so. Are you okay?" he whispered
Summer sat in the ER waiting room, flipping through an old issue of People as she waited for Seth to come back from getting examined.
"Summer?" Kristen called as she and Sandy came running in thru the doors
"Kirsten, Sandy." Summer said standing up 9
"What happened?" Sandy asked, "Where's Seth?"
"We were in a little accident and he's getting checked out right now but I'm sure Seth's fine."
"The police said that the front is totaled."
"Okay, it was pretty bad. But it has seen worse. And plus Seth and I are both okay so that's good."
Seth walked through the doors and into the waiting room.
"Seth!" Kirsten exclaimed, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I've got some bumps and bruises, but nothing serious."
"Are you sure?" She asked brushing a strand of hair out of his face
"Mom."
"Sorry, sorry. It's a mother's job to worry. Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah. How about you guys pull the car up front and we'll meet you there?"
"Yeah."
Sandy and Kirsten headed towards the exit and Summer started to follow but was stopped by Seth gently placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Can we talk for a minute?" he asked
"Sure."
"Let's sit." They both took a seat and he paused for a minute trying to think of how to word what he was about to say.
"I was a jerk." he said bluntly, "The things that I said they…they were caused by something else. I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Summer sighed, "You had a point."
"No I didn't. I just…you know that phone call I got? It was Ryan."
"Oh god." Summer whispered, "Marissa told him didn't she?"
"You know?"
"I was the one who told her to tell him."
"Well, yeah, she told him and they broke up. And, all of a sudden it was like my stomach dropped out. All I could think about was that they weren't together anymore and I got scared. I was so scared. Then there was only one thought running through my head, 'If they can't make it can we?'"
"Of course we can." Summer said placing a hand on his bruised face, "We're one of those couples, you know, like Joanie and Chauchi or Luke and Leigha…"
"Luke and Leigha were brother and sister."
"Regardless. We're just like them. Even when we're not together we're still together. We have a bond that cannot be broken. Okay?"
"Okay."
The next morning Seth and Summer strolled down the boardwalk pushing Sam in her stroller.
"Isn't this a great way to spend Sunday morning?" Seth asked taking a sip of his coffee
"Yeah it is. And it's an even better way to spend the last few hours in town." Summer sighed
"Don't remind me. How many more days until you get to stay with me forever?"
"Ten more days."
"Far too long."
"Tell me about it."
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Cohen clan." Luke said as he walked up
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Seth asked
"Well, I thought that I'd stop and get some coffee before heading home."
"Late night partying?" Summer asked as she bent down to pick Sam up.
"Very late night. All though I heard the two of you had an even bigger night. You were in an accident?"
"How'd you hear?"
"It's very hard to keep a secret here. Plus some people saw your car being towed off."
"And they made a call…"
"And that person made a call and the next thing you know there's rumors that you guys got into an accident while smuggling immigrants out of Mexico."
"Right." Summer laughed before adding, "That's not a real rumor is it?"
Luke laughed to himself as he shook his head no.
"You and Sam might want to take a walk." Seth said, "Anna's coming this way."
"No." Summer said handing Sam to her father, "Luke and I are going to take a walk. You and Sam have a nice talk with Anna."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Come on Luke, you can buy me some more coffee."
Luke and Summer started walking and Summer turned her head around and sighed to herself as Anna and Seth began talking.
"You nervous?" Luke asked
"What would I be nervous?" Summer asked uneasily
"I don't know maybe because right now Seth's telling his ex girlfriend about how he cheated on her and had a baby with another girl. And then there's the chance that she will hate you forever. And there's also the chance that all of Newport is going to find out."
"That was a rhetorical question actually, but thanks for making me feel even more nervous. Great job buddy."
That evening Summer sat in the airport with Sam on her lap chewing on a set of plastic keys.
"Well, this was a very eventful trip wasn't it? I mean you really got to meet your cousin Cohen, and you got to spend more time with you're grandparents. And mommy and daddy got into an accident and relationships were ruined. Oh and we can't forget about Anna finding out about you can we? No, we can't." Summer rubbed her daughters head as she held her closer, "At least she wasn't mad at mommy or daddy. That's good. I mean even though she and I don't talk anymore I know that your daddy is still friends with her and I would hate it if I ruined that. But enough from me. What did you think of your second trip to Newport? Was it fun? Hmm?"
Sam started to babble and shake her keys and Summer laughed to herself.
"I'll take that as a yes."
