Chapter 18 - So . . .

Seth heard a knock at the door. He knew it was Summer.

"Cohen, are you in there?" Summer's voiced sounded through the door.

"Yeah, I'm in here. Come in, please." He was going to do it.

Summer looked up into Seth's eyes, trying to find answers. On the message he had just asked her to please come over around 8, because he had something he really needed to talk to her about. She was really scared that he was going to break up with her since senior year was coming to an end. Maybe he wanted the summer break to find some one new, before college. Tons of things were racing through her head.

"So Summer.." Seth started, not knowing where to go.

"Oh God." She thought to herself. "What is he going to do? I don't want to break up with him, I love him. He is, oh God, what is going to happen. Am I done dating Seth Cohen, love of my life? Just hurry up and get it over with if you're gonna do it Cohen, cause I need to buy some break up stuff." She was getting ahead of herself.

"I was thinking, that we should really.." She cut him off.

"Are you breaking up with me, Cohen?" She asked.

"NO." He screamed. "NO WAY, I would never do that." He said soothingly.

She felt reassured.

"What's going on then, you had me scared to death I was losing you."

The look on her face made Seth feel bad for leaving such a bland message on her cell, he couldn't imagine thinking for 3 hours that she might be dumping him.

"I wanted to know if you wanted to move in together." He said.

Her jaw dropped. "Really?" Summer smiled lovingly.

"Yeah. I mean. I'm 18 now, so i can legally move out, and you're still 17, but I mean, they changed all the age laws, so we're legally a couple. I don't know, Summer. I guess I just want to be around you all the time, and I figured if we moved in together.." She cut him off again.

"Oh, gosh. Of course Cohen. That will be totally awesome." She was way too excited.

"I can't wait. We'll pick the nicest apartment, and paint it the coolest ways, and it will be our place!" She was getting ahead of herself, again.

"Summer, wait, we have to check if it's okay with your dad." He took in a breath. "I already asked my parents, and they said that it's my decision and they support it. That they loved me, and knew that I loved you, and that whatever we decided, would be right."

Seth's parents were the coolest parents around. They let their kids make mistakes and learn from them, instead of forcing them to do things, and becoming rebellious.

"I'm not sure how my dad will take it. 'Yeah dad, my 18 year old boyfriend wants me to move in with him, his parents approve!'" She tried to think of ways to ask her dad.

She wasn't passing up this opportunity to be with Seth all the time. She grabbed Cohen by the hand and walked out of his room. They got into her car, and she headed for her house. She walked up the steps with confidence, knowing that she was about to ask her dad, if his only child could move out at 17, and go live with her boyfriend. Seth honestly thought they had a little bit of a chance, with his reaction to Seth sleeping on Summer's bare chest all night, this couldn't be a huge explosion. Opening the door, Summer shouted her dad's name. She stepped into the study, leaving Cohen in the sitting room, he picked up Summer's math book, that had a Teen Vogue stuffed in it.

Back in the Study -

"Daddy." She started, smiling big and bright. "So, Seth had his 18th birthday the other month, and he was thinking..." She put her finger in her mouth. "He was thinking that me and him could get an apartment, move in together." She finished.

Her dad looked at her, like he was thinking.

"I guess." He said softly.

"I GUESS?" Summer questioned. "You guess I can do it?" She questioned again.

"Well, Summer. You're clearly in head over heels love with that boy, he's 18 now, and apparently he's talked to his parents about it. He seems responsible, and I know that you aren't having sex, because you told me you weren't. No worries about teenage parents, you'll be 18 when summer break ends, and you'll be going up to college then too, how about getting a head start at living on your own? I think it's an okay idea." He finally finished speaking.

Summer looked him like she knew he wouldn't have gotten angry about Seth sleeping in her room, or even on her bare chest, but the fact that he thought moving in with her boyfriend at age 17, was a 'okay idea,' astounded her.

"So . . ." Summer's father started. "Get to packing princess." He got up, and kissed her cheek.

Seth walked into the room, knowing Summer's dad had approved. He shut the door, and she looked up at him.

"WE GET TO LIVE TOGETHER!" She jumped up into his arms, he was now holding her. "Oh my God, Seth! We get to live together, we get to be a couple whose living together." She was too excited.

"Yes. Now we better get to packing." He said, kissing her.

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OH MY GOSH! I am so tired! I'll write more tomorrow. I thought I would end this story at chapter 15, when they get to a perfect relationship, but i decided to go on! WHOO! Good night. 3:10 AM.