Summary:

Summer got pregnant in college, and instead of telling Seth, she ran away to New York. 5 years later, she gets a call from her dad's lawyer, telling her that her father just died in a car accident and his will has left everything to her. Summer has to return to Newport and face everyone and everything she left behind years ago.

Disclaimer: I do not own the OC or any characters

CHAPTER 4

Meeting Dad (part 1)

Sorry that it's taken me so long to get this chapter up. I've been really busy with school and I've had a slight case of writers block. So I hope this chapter is okay. I'm hoping to have the next chapter up this week some time, but I can't guarantee it. So here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy it:

Summer sat at the kitchen table, the newspaper open in front of her.

As she was finishing up the article on her dad's funeral, which had been the previous day, Maddie came into the kitchen rubbing her eyes. "Morning mommy," she said.

Summer smiled, "Morning Maddie. Would you like some breakfast?"

The little girl nodded and plopped down in a chair at the kitchen table. "What would you like?" Summer asked.

Maddie shrugged her shoulders. "How about waffles?" Summer suggested.

Maddie smiled a wide smile, "Okay, but can you put chocolate chips in them?"

"We'll see," Summer said standing up from the table, "How about you go watch TV while I make breakfast."

"Yea!" Maddie yelled as she went to the living room.

Summer chuckled at her daughter before taking everything out of the cabinets she would need to make waffles.

30 minutes later Summer was setting the table with a huge stack of chocolate chip waffles sitting right in the center. "Maddie," she called to her daughter, "breakfast is ready."

A few seconds later Maddie was in the kitchen and seated at the table, already stacking waffles on her plate. "Save some for me and your brother," Summer said, amused.

"Sure mom," Maddie said, now pouring syrup over her waffles.

Summer rolled her eyes, "I'm going to go wake your brother up."

Maddie, her mouth now stuffed with waffle, nodded and continued eating.

Summer smiled and headed upstairs to go wake up Zach.

"Zach, it's time to get up," Summer said,walking into his room.

Zach grumbled and stuffed his head under his pillow.

"I made waffles," Summer said.

Zach removed his head from under his pillow but didn't make a move to get up.

"They're full of chocolate chips" Summer added.

Zach sat up and looked at his mother, "Really?"

Summer nodded, "And Maddie is downstairs eating them all right now."

That was all it took. Zach practically jumped out of his bed and ran down the stairs and to the kitchen.

Summer walked back into the kitchen to find Zach's plate as full as Maddie's had been.

"Are you guy's gonna leave me any?" she asked.

Zach and Maddie both shook their heads and Summer laughed, "Fine, I'll make more for me and I won't share any with you."

Zach and Maddie looked up at her. "You wouldn't do that mommy," Zach said.

"How do you know?" Summer asked in a teasing voice.

"Because you love us to much," Zach said in the same tone of voice Summer had used.

Summer giggled, "You're right," she said, sitting down at the table.

Summer had just started putting waffles on her plate when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," she said standing up and walking towards the door.

Summer opened the front door to find Marissa standing on the doorstep. "Hey Marissa," Summer said, pulling her best friend into a hug.

"Hi. I just wanted to stop by and see how you were doing," Marissa said.

"I'm doing pretty good," Summer said. "I just made chocolate chip pancakes and I was thinking about taking Zach and Maddie to the park today."

Marissa smiled, "Sounds fun."

"You're welcome to join if you want," Summer offered, knowing that Ryan was on a trip with Seth and that Marissa needed someone to hang out with.

"Sure," Marissa said, "If you're positive that you don't mind."

Summer rolled her eyes at her friend, "How many times do I have to tell you that I enjoy your company and that the kids love hanging out with you."

Marissa smiled and stepped inside, "Okay, I'll come, but can I have some waffles first?"

Summer laughed at her friend and led her down the hall to the kitchen.

Three hours later, the four were in Marissa's backyard. Zach and Maddie were playing in the shallow end of Marissa's pool and Marissa and Summer were relaxing in the sun.

"I can't believe how much I've missed Orange County," Summer said.

Marissa was about to respond when the house's backdoor opened and three people stepped out onto the porch.

Marissa and Summer looked up to find Ryan, Seth, and some woman, who Summer assumed to be Seth's fiancé, standing on the porch.