Chapter 14 – Happy Birthday

"Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Trisha, happy birthday to you" Ryan wasn't really a good singer but this day was special. He hugged his daughter and gave her the presents.

"Thank you dad" She smiled and started to open the gifts. There were some clothes, a doll, sketch paper and pens, she loved to draw.

"Do you like it?"
"Yes I love it. Thank you thank you thank you"

"So why don't you come down to the kitchen. I have made you breakfast and later I though I would make you a nice dinner. And you better eat it 'because you know I don't cook very often"
"But when you cook it is very good" She smiled and got up from the bed.
"Hey are you trying to charm some more gifts out"
"Maybe, is it working?"
He laughed for the first time in a long time. "You will get more gifts tonight at your party now come with me and we will eat breakfast"
They walk down hand in hand to the kitchen.

Seth woke up and found Summer next to him. He watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful. God I love her so much. Her chest was moving up and down as she breathed. He just sat and watched her for some minutes and then he took her hair from her face so that he could see her alright and then he kissed her gently. She started slowly to wake up from her mini-coma and smiled when she saw him in front of her.
"Did you watch me sleep?"
"Well it's your fault. You look so cute sleeping"
"Well some people just have good looking genes in their blood. To bad you didn't get any of those" She giggled and he started to tickle her.

"Yeah well I got you didn't I?"
"Yes I felt sorry for you so I stayed with you so you wouldn't feel miserable" She loved to tease with him. It was always funny to annoy him.

He kissed her again and she returned it. He started to kiss her more passionate and tried to get her shirt off.

"Stop it Cohen. Some of us have work to go to."
"Yeah I know but I have really missed being with you. It was like more than 5 years"
"Yes I know but you will have to wait. If you are lucky Trisha isn't the only one getting a present tonight"
"I'm going to hold you to that one now." He kissed her again and then let her roll of the bed to put on some more clothes.

"So I will see you tonight at the party"
"I believe you will Ms. Roberts" She giggled and then she walked out the door.

The night was getting closer and she had no idea what she was going to wear. She wasn't even sure she wanted to go but he had asked her. She felt really bad for kissing him that night and she hadn't talked to him since because she knew that she told him how she felt for him. But she had to meet him sometime so why not tonight at the party? But what was she going to say to him? Oh my god this was hard.

She decided to take the blue dress just as the phone rang. She didn't recognize the number.

"Hello"
"Hi Anna its Summer"
"Summer? Hi!" They hadn't really talked much. It was awkward because they both used to like Seth. But Anna was over him long ago so it was okay now but they never really talked in spite of that.

"I know we haven't really talked much but I heard you were going to the party and I wondered if you needed a ride. I mean you live a couple of minutes away and you haven't got a driver's license so it could take a while and…"
"Summer you are rambling. I would like a ride, it was nice of you to ask"
"Okay I will pick you up later then"
"Yep that sounds good. Bye see you later"
"Bye"
She hung up. Summer was really nice to call. Maybe they both could try and get over that problem they had so many years ago and move on. She was actually quite nice if you knew her. The party tonight could be fun. It was just that thing with Ryan. But she would have to try and talk to him maybe, or she could just avoid him.

Summer stopped outside Anna's house and saw Anna walk out. She looked great. Summer didn't actually know why the two of them never made friends when she moved back. The thing with Seth was weird but she seemed to be over him so maybe now they could be friends.

"Hey Summer!"
"Hey! Sorry about the rambling before. I don't usually do that"
"I know, I guess you have spent to much time with Seth" Summer turned to her "I heard you got back together yesterday. Good for you, you look great together"

"Thanks. Is it weird for you?"
"What? You and Seth? No not at all, I got over him a long while ago. I'm really happy for you."
"Okay good, I wouldn't want it to be weird for you. So do you have any other guy in sight?"
Anna blushed and looked down in her lap.
"Oh it is! I can see it in your suddenly red face. Is it anyone I know?"
"I don't really want to talk about it now. He's not ready for it and even if he was I don't know if he would want to be with me so I'm trying to get over him. But it is hard"
"Okay I wont nag but if you want to know how he feels you should talk to him. If he likes you then it's worth waiting for him to be ready"
"Thanks Summer! I thought this would be weird but it really isn't."
"Yeah I know. I thought so too but not at all. Well we should get going now so we don't miss the party."
They drove off and they both felt that this maybe could work out to be a good friendship.

Trisha opened the door.

"Happy birthday!"

"Uncle Seth! Thank you" She took his gift and hugged him. Then she turned her attention back to the gift opened it. Ryan walked in behind her.

"What did he get you honey?"
"A plastic horse, its great Seth thank you" She ran in to the living room with it.

"You gave Captain Oats to her?"

"No of course not. I bought a copy of it. Captain Oats is never leaving my side. But if you are lucky that horse will help her through some rough times"
"Yeah right, or it's going to make her to be an exact copy of you"
"Maybe, except she is a girl"
"Actually sometimes I wonder if you really are a boy" They both laughed when it knocked on the door.

"Trisha you have more guests!" She came running in to the room and opened the door. There was Anna and Summer singing for all they could. The boys were kind of amused by the sight in front of them. None of them could really sing. When they were ready Trisha thanked them and started to open their presents. She got a beautiful dress from Anna and from Summer:
"A plastic horse! Now I can play with both of them"
"Oh she already had on?" Summer looked disappointed when Trisha walked off with the gifts.

"She got one just now. Seth bought on to her. And by the way, was that Princess Sparkle you gave to her?"
"No of course not. I bought a copy of it. Princess Sparkle is never leaving my side. But if you are lucky that horse will help her through some rough times"

"I don't really know why I asked"

He walked after Trisha and left was the three others. Anna hugged Seth.

"Hi Seth! So I heard you managed to get her back. Good for you. I told you that you shouldn't give up"
"You talked about me?"

"Yeah when he came back and you were mad at him he was really depressed and spent sometime at the Bait Shop where I usually also spend time when I'm lonely, which is very often. So we talked a few times and I told him he shouldn't give up and I guess he didn't"

"No I guess not"
"Hello, you know I'm standing right here. Stop talking like I'm not here"
"Sorry baby" Summer kissed him. "So where are everybody else?"
Five minutes later that question was answered when half of Newport's population was gathered in Ryan's home.

Ryan walked out and sat by the pool. Too many people and he needed a break.

"You needed a break?" He looked to the door and saw Anna walking out.

"Yeah too much talking for me"
"I guessed so" She sat down at the table with him. No one said anything.

"So uncomfortable silence I believe is the word for this"
"I know I just don't know what to say. That night, I kissed you when you were married and I told you things you probably didn't need to hear and…"
"Stop it, we were really drunk and it's not like I tried to stop you. And about the talking I probably said something too but I don't remember what either of us said because I was so drunk"

"Oh… Okay. So you don't remember anything I said?"
"No not really? Why? What did you say?"

"Nothing, it was nothing important"
"Okay I'm not stupid I can tell it was something, but I guess you can tell me when you want to"
"Good. You will find out sooner or later I think"

"So you came here with Summer? You guys have made friends now?"
"I guess. We haven't really talked before but she offered to give me a ride and we talked a bit and it was good. She is really nice."
"Yeah she is. And she and Seth are really good for each other"
"Yes they really are. So what about you? You have someone you like?"
"I guess but I don't think I have a shot"
"Why shouldn't you? You look great and you are very sweet, who wouldn't like you?"
"Well he has just come out from a really serious relationship and I don't think he is ready for another one"
"Well you won't know until you ask him. And if he likes you even a little bit then I think he will take the chance when he gets it"

"Maybe you are right"

They stayed out for a little while and then walked in to the house again.

The hour was getting late and people started to wander home. At least it was just Seth, Summer, Anna and Ryan. Ryan walked down the stairs; he had just put Trisha in the bed. She was happy but really sleepy.

"Hey man, Summer and I are going to take off so you have a good time cleaning up"
"Very funny"
"Bye Chino, bye Anna"

They both walked out jumped in to Seth's car.

Five minutes later they stumbled in to Seth's apartment and Summer threw herself over him.

"You know you weren't the only one waiting for this"
"Really? Who else?" He smiled and kissed her.

They stripped each other in quite a rapid time and he laid himself over her in the bed and kissed her.
"Oh my god I love you so much Summer"
"I love you too"

"So maybe I should get going too" Anna got up from the couch and so did Ryan.

"Yeah you're right it's getting pretty late"
"But I had great time"
"Yeah me too, we should get together sometime, we don't meet as often as I would like"

"That sounds good"
"Good. I will give you a call and maybe we could catch a movie or go to dinner or something"

"Yep that sounds fun"

She walked towards the door and he followed her.
"So I will get going then"
"Okay goodbye"
"Yeah goodbye"

She walked out headed down the driveway
"Anna wait! I could give you a ride if you want? So you don't have to walk all the way home"
"Thanks that would be great!"
They both jumped in to the car and drove off. The CD player was on with Journey.

"What is this?"
"Journey. I don't know why I like it so much but they are good"
"Yeah it is pretty good. Maybe I should get some of their record"
"Yeah you should do that"

He pulled in to her driveway.

"So then we are here"
"I guess we are. So thanks for the ride, it was really nice of you. Bye!"
"Bye Anna"

She jumped out and walked in to her house. She was really beautiful, he hadn't thought of her that way before. But he guessed he didn't have chance. Apparently she was already in to some other guy. I wonder who that guy could be? He's lucky, that's for sure.

A/N: So I think this chapter was really good. Tell me what you think. Hope you like it. I also has come up with some ideas for the sequel so you could expect that to come up when this story is ready. Read and review!