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Ryan gestured for Seth to take a seat, sensing that Summer wasn't ready for confrontation- yet. He sat on a stool and Ryan and Marissa followed suite
" So how have you been man? Where have you been man?"
Seth laughed at Ryan's question
" Nowhere, everywhere really"
He answered, his glare never once leaving Summer. The more she looked at him the more her anger built up and she knew she'd burst some time soon. There was silence before Marissa asked the question everyone was dying to know the answer to
" Why didn't' you ever come back, and why now after 8 years?"
" Crap, is that how long I was asleep for?"
In true Seth Cohen style he tried to lighten the mood with laughter. Ryan and Marissa both cracked smiles
" Umm I'd really rather not talk about it now, I mean there will be plenty of time for catch up later"
Marissa nodded and then looked at Summer
" Come on Ryan, let's get to bed"
Ryan followed her upstairs but before he left he called
" Its good to have you back bro"
Summer stared at Seth- evilly then exploded and everything she had been feeling came out
" How dare you?"
" What?"
" How dare you waltz back in here like nothing's changed after being gone for 8 years? 8 fucken years Cohen, what the hell were you thinking? Why the hell did you run? Why the fuck didn't you ever come back? And why now huh? Why choose to come back now? What do you want from us? Forgiveness? Well you sure as hell aren't gonna get that from me. So tell me Cohen what the hell were you thinking when you left? And why the hell haven't you come back sooner? You screwed us all; did you ever stop to think how your leaving would affect everyone? Your parents? Ryan? Marissa? ME?"
She paused for a second and Seth thought she was finished but then…
" Or was it all about you? Oh poor Seth, Ryan leaves so you know what I'm gonna be a stupid prick and leave too, well boo fucken hoo Cohen, your not the only person to lose someone you love. Millions of people have been through it before you. I trusted you Cohen, I told you things that I never even told Coop. I trusted you not to leave me, you promised me you wouldn't leave cause you knew that everyone in my life before you had left and you knew it would destroy me to have one more person betray me"
Once again she took a breath and stared hard at Seth before continuing
" So why Cohen? Why the fuck did you leave? And I want the truth I deserve the truth"
Seth looked at the floor and sighed before deciding to speak
" The truth? Well the truth is I was scared Summer, Ryan was the first real friend I ever had and he left me. He told me we'd be friends forever, brothers for life, but when he left that day he took our pack with him. After 4 years I knew I couldn't come back, I knew that it just wouldn't be right to turn your life upside down like that. Then last week I woke up and I looked around and I realized that I was sick of running, that I just wanted to go home, I thought you'd forget about me, I thought you would just give up hope- I guess you didn't"
" How could I when a piece of you, of both of us was in my life everyday that you weren't
" What?"
" Our son Cohen, the son that when you left me behind you left him behind too, the son that every night asked me to tell him stories about you, forcing me to relieve memories I thought I'd never have to visit again and the son that look exactly like you, Jew fro, dimples, eyes, the lot. How could I forget you when I had a mini Seth Cohen staring me in the face day after fucken day?"
Seth was shocked, he didn't know what to say, he just couldn't believe it
" I never knew Summer, I never knew, if I had I would have come back sooner, I promise you that
" Yeah well your promises mean shit to me Cohen, I can't believe anything you say"
" I understand that, I'm gonna go, I guess I'll come back tomorrow and see….?
" Jacob, Jacob Seth Cohen, and don't bother leaving, your room's still the same you should stay here, after all its still your house"
" Ok, thanks, night"
" Night"
They both walked off, in different directions, but…
" And Summer?"
" Yeah?"
" I really am sorry"
" I know"
She whispered as she watched Seth walk up the stairs, she walked out of the kitchen and into the pool house. She lay down on the bed next to Jacob and stroked his hair
" Daddy's home Jay, and nothing's ever gonna be the same again"
She lay back and slowly fell asleep, dreaming of the simpler times with Cohen
xxCassiexx
