Disclaimer: Fox and Josh Schwartz...O.C...yeah not me.
"Oh my God," Summer muttered as she flopped down on the couch.
"Yeah," Seth said stiffly, walking to the kitchen.
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing."
Summer cocked an eyebrow at him, knowing he was lying, "Cohen."
"It's nothing. Ok? Just let it go, Sum."
"What is your problem? You've been all weird since we left the party," Summer said becoming irritated.
"Don't worry about it. I'm tired. Let's just go to bed," Seth said coolly.
"Seriously, Cohen, what is your deal?"
"I don't know, Summer. Why don't you just go dance with Matt again?"
"So that's what this about," Summer snorted.
"Forget it. I'm going to bed," Seth replied and walked to the bedroom.
"Cohen, stop right there!"
"What?" Seth turned around.
"Look, obviously you're pissed but I had to dance with him."
"No, actually you didn't."
"I didn't want him to make scene."
"He made a scene as soon as he walked in. He acted like a complete asshole and what did you do about it? You made me sit down and not punch that jerk in the face. I wanted to kick his ass but didn't because you told me not to. I gave in to you and then you gave in to him in return. You let him know that if he throws a big enough tantrum, he'll get what he wants," Seth snapped angrily.
"That's not true," Summer snapped back.
"Yes it is! He came in and threw a fit and you just walked off and danced with him!"
"I told him I was engaged to you!"
"Yeah and then Jerry covers it up! It's like we're not engaged! I think I've seen you without your ring more than I've seen you with it!" Seth exclaimed.
"What! That is ridiculous!"
"It's the truth, Summer, and you know it! If you don't want to do this, you need to tell me now! Just back out of this! Otherwise, stop acting like I don't matter!"
"Like you don't matter! You matter more to me than anyone else in the world! And if you don't know that then maybe you should be the one to back out of this!" Summer screamed, crying now.
"I don't want out of this! I want to be with you! I want to marry you! But this isn't about me, because if it were then I would be the one with the ring and I wouldn't take it off! And I wouldn't ditch you the first time my ex shows up and throws tantrum!" Seth shouted.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, ok! I'm sorry! I screwed up! I guess I'm human after all!" Summer shouted back.
"I just wish you weren't ashamed of me," Seth said quietly.
"What?" Summer asked calming down. "I'm not ashamed of you."
"It certainly seems that way. You can't tell anyone that we're engaged. You run off with your ex-boyfriend instead of staying with me, your fiancé. Most of the people at the premiere, at the party, they didn't know we were even a couple."
"I want to tell them. I want to tell everyone. I wish I could tell the whole world that we're engaged because nothing makes me happier than knowing that I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you," Summer said softly, walking over to him to cup his face with her hand.
"So tell them."
"You know I can't do that. Not yet anyway."
"Maybe this is completely selfish of me, but you said that I matter more to you than anyone else…so why care what everybody else thinks? Why not just do what makes you happy?" Seth asked.
Summer tried not to look him in the eye because in times like these she always felt like he could see right through her. It was like he could see right to her soul and she really couldn't face that now. If she looked at him, she'd see how much he loved her and she'd know that he was right. But she couldn't do that yet.
"Sum?" Seth asked.
"Because I can't. All I'm asking for is a few more weeks. The Oscars are coming and just everything's so crazy now. What happened with Matt tonight is going to get out and there will rumors everywhere. I just want people to give us a fair chance and if we come out with it now, they'll say it's just a publicity thing or that I'm using you to get over Matt. Nobody knows that I was just using him to get over you," Summer confessed.
"Yeah," Seth said defeated.
"I want to get our story out there first. I want everyone to know that you were first, not Matt. That you've always been first and that this thing between us is real, because it's so real for me, Cohen. You're what I want, you're what I've always wanted. I just need everyone else to know that before they know that you're what I'm actually getting for the rest of my life."
"This is just hard for me, Sum. Tonight when I was with you on the red carpet, I should have felt completely out of place but I wasn't because I was with you. I love you and I don't want to hide that from anyone."
"I promise to you that I will never take it off again," Summer said finally looking him in the eye.
"What?"
"I promise that I'm never going to take off my engagement ring ever again. I'll get it fitted with my wedding ring too. I have never wanted you to feel like I'm ashamed of you. And I have never wanted you to feel unwanted. I love you and I never want to hide that from anyone, either. I'm sorry. You are the most important thing in my life. My career doesn't matter more than you," Summer promised.
Seth smiled at her slightly and brushed his lips against hers.
Summer continued after they broke apart, "They're announcing the Oscar nominations any day now. If I'm nominated, I want you to be my date. But not my date as in Seth Cohen, the guy who I go way with, I want you as Seth Cohen, my boyfriend…and more importantly Seth Cohen, my fiancé."
"So you're saying that…"
"I'm saying that we'll go to the Academy Awards together and I will proudly wear my ring and if they ask me what the deal is with the ring, I will proudly tell them that I'm engaged to Seth Cohen, who I fell in love with in high school and never really got over," Summer grinned wrapping her arms around his neck.
Seth tried to fight back his grin but couldn't. He wrapped his arms around her waist before replying, "I hope to God that you get nominated for an Oscar."
Summer laughed before kissing him.
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Seth, Summer, Marissa, Ryan, Sandy, and Kirsten all sat in the Cohens' living room waiting nervously. Jerry paced back in forth in the hall.
"I wish he'd stop pacing. He making me nervous," Summer said bouncing her leg up and down.
"You're going to get it," Marissa said squeezing Summer's hand.
"I hope so."
"Me too," Seth said, squeezing her other hand.
"I hate waiting like this," Kirsten confessed anxiously.
"Waiting is always hard on the nerves," Sandy added, equally anxious.
"Stop it. You all are making me nervous," Ryan said, cracking his knuckles as his nerves got the best of him.
Jerry poked his head in the room, "What time is it?"
"3:17," Summer replied.
Jerry nodded and went back to pacing.
Everyone started fidgeting. Summer was still bouncing her leg. Seth began drumming his fingers on his leg. Marissa kept shifting her position on the couch. Ryan continued cracking his knuckles. Sandy began to tap his foot. Kirsten kept smoothing out the fringes around the edge of the pillow she was holding.
Suddenly Jerry's cell phone rang.
Everyone froze. Jerry looked at Summer still rooted in place. They stared at each other as everyone else started at Jerry. The phone continued to ring as no one moved.
"Answer it!" Marissa finally shrieked.
Jerry seemed to snap out of his daze and flipped open the phone.
"Hello….yes….yes…ok…alright…ok…yes…alright….thank you very much," Jerry said and hung up the phone.
They all stared at him expectantly. Jerry looked like he was in shock.
"Well?" Summer asked anxiously.
Jerry finally looked at her.
"Yougotitkid!" Jerry said as it all came out as one word.
"I got it?" Summer asked leaping to her feet.
"You got it kid!" Jerry exclaimed.
"I got it!" Summer squealed.
Everyone else sprung to their feet as well.
Summer threw her arms around Seth, "We're going to the Oscars!"
"Congratulations, Sum!" Marissa squealed too and threw her arms around Summer as Summer continued to hug Seth.
Summer pulled away from Seth and turned around to really hug Marissa.
"Oh my God, Coop!"
Summer bounced to each person in the room for a hug.
"Congratulations, sweetheart," Kirsten said, hugging her next.
"Congratulations, Summer," Sandy hugged her.
"Congrats, Sum," Ryan smiled and hugged her.
She turned to Jerry to see he was crying.
"Jerry?" Summer asked, fighting back a grin.
"I'm sorry. I'm just- I'm so damn happy for ya," Jerry cried.
Summer flung her arms around him, "Come here, Jerry, you big softy. Look at you."
"This is what we've been working for these past year," Jerry said, crying as Summer continued to hug him.
"I know, Jer. I know," Summer grinned, hugging him tighter.
"I'm just so happy," Jerry said as they broke apart. "You know I love you, Sum."
Summer laughed, "You know I love you too."
"I can't wait to call my mother."
They all laughed as Jerry rushed out of the room with his cell phone to call his mom.
"Who knew Jerry was a crier," Seth smirked.
"Oh my God!" Summer exclaimed happily. "I just can't believe it! I'm nominated for an Oscar!"
"Congratulations. You deserve it," Kirsten said, congratulating her again.
"I have to call my dad," Summer said.
She grabbed the Cohens' house phone instead of trying to rummage through her purse for her cell. She dialed the number and smiled at everyone as it rang.
"Daddy?" Summer asked as he answered.
"Hey, Princess."
"Daddy, I got it!"
"You got it? You got the nomination?" Neil asked, excitedly.
"I got it!" Summer confirmed.
"Congratulations, sweetheart."
"Thank you. I'm so excited."
"Me too. I'll have to tell your step-mother."
"Alright. I'm gonna go. We're all going to celebrate."
"Ok. Have fun," Neil replied.
"I will. You have fun in Italy," Summer said.
"I will. I love you."
"I love you, too," Summer replied and hung up.
Summer turned around and beamed at everyone.
"I'm going to the Academy Awards!"
They all laughed.
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"So your dad was pretty excited?" Seth asked later when they were back at their apartment.
"He was really excited," Summer smiled.
"Good. I'm so happy for you, Sum."
"I'm so happy for us."
"Well me too but you know," Seth grinned.
"My dad called me back and told me and he was going to pull some string so he and the step-monster will probably be going, too."
"He can do that?"
"Cohen, my dad does plastic surgery for like everyone in Hollywood these days. He can totally get in anywhere….he just won't be able to sit with us."
"Will he walk the red carpet with us?" Seth asked, a little fearfully.
"Nope. It will just be me and my fiancé," Summer grinned. "He doesn't really hate you, you know. In fact, he promised he would try harder to be nice to you. He said he knows how much I love you."
"Really? And you believe that?"
"Of course. He may not be the most reliable man in the world but my dad never goes back on his word...well almost never."
"That's comforting. Really, Sum, I feel so much better now," Seth said sarcastically.
"Well you should because you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives together," Summer smiled, straddling his lap on the couch.
"I do feel a little better right now," Seth grinned and kissed her.
Summer sighed and got off his lap to sit beside him.
"Hey-what-Sum," Seth whined.
She just sat there almost in a daze, "I can't believe all of this happening."
"Me either. ButI'm really glad it is."
"Me too."
"I'm so proud of you. Did I tell you that?" Seth asked.
Summer smiled and kissed him.
(AN: Ok so I watched the Academy Awards for real last night and I've just gotta say that Jamie Foxx's speech choked me up a bit. It was great. And then I decided that ya know it was time for me to get the Oscars going in this story. So ta da! Oscar nomination for Summer Roberts! Hope you enjoyed. Keep on reading! Oh and I have noticedmy language in this flick is slightly worse than the last one...but I don't think it's anything too major...anyways, if anyone is offended by words like asshole, ass, shit, damn, hell, slut, or anything like that which was fun for me to just list random cuss words haha then sorry for the language. I'm not changing it but sorry. lol)
