Kirsten and Sandy were still deep in their conservation when they heard Ryan call out from the pool that someone was ringing their doorbell.
"How on earth did we not hear that, Sandy?" Kirsten wasn't expecting anyone who maybe it was who she hoped it was going to be.
"I've not a clue."
"Coming!" Kirsten yelled as she walked with Sandy into the foyer. The doorbell rang one more time until they opened up the door. Standing there was Summer. She was wearing a T shirt and holed jeans. Very unusual from what she normally would wear. Summer just threw something on that would be comfortable, not really caring. Summer had still been dizzy but she decided she was now fine.
"Hi. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen." Summer said, quietly. She was a nervous wreck. Cohen was supposed to be there with her. Tell the grandparents the news, was a big event and she didn't know if she could do it alone. But she had too.
Kirsten gave Sandy a knowing look. They both knew what was to come. Why else would Summer come over to talk to them about? The new skylights the Cohen's put in that week?
"Hey Summer, come right on in. And please call us by our names. Mister makes me sound old."
"Oh ok." She walked over the threshold and then just stood there like a lost puppy. Right now all she wanted to do was race up to Cohen's room and sleep in his bed.
"Come, let's sit on the couch." Kirsten said walking over to the living room. "So what are you here to talk to us about?" She said kindly, noting Summer's worried face.
"Oh. Nothing really. I mean it is something but…" She raddled off on that and Sandy caught Kirsten's eye. She was now looking at Summer's stomach. Sandy leaned over and patted Kirsten's hand before Summer would notice what Kirsten was focusing on.
"Summer, just tell us. We won't bite." Sandy said laughing, trying to get Summer to stop trembling.
Summer got this scared look in her eyes then started.
"Oh, well. I know that this has been a tough couple of weeks for you with Seth being gone but I have something to tell you." Summer paused, closing her eyes.
The door opened and someone came into the hallway. Yelling the voice said "Guess who's back. It's your favorite son of course!" After a thump of suitcases being dropped on the floor, Seth walked onto the living room where Kirsten and Sandy was looking at Summer, who had just opened up her eyes.
She fainted backwards onto the sofa back..
"Sandy! Get some water or something!" Kirsten said hastily, letting Summer lay down on the sofa.
Seth rushed over to Summer and knelt down. Summer slowing came back and sat up.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just felling a little dizzy. She looked at Seth with his geek-y smile.
"Are you Ok Summer?" Sandy asked interrupting the connection. Seth got up and took a couple steps back.
"I'm fine I'm sorry." Summer looked up at Seth and she frowned. Was he scared of her?
"No problem."
Kirsten ran over to Seth and hugged him. For a second she forgot about him with all that was happening to Summer.
"You're back. Do you know how scared I was?" Sandy came over too and hugged his boy.
"I'm fine. I just took short vacation."
"Don't you ever do that again. We've got the police looking for you and everything. Your face is plastered on the news. I guess I have to call them immediately."
Summer felt very out of place and tried to make her way out. She started sobbing. This wasn't supposed to happen this way.