Wow jeez! I guess I'll update!

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I Know…

"I have something to tell you. Something important."

Summer took a deep breath. "Cohen. I'm not going to beat around the bush."

Seth almost laughed. Leave it to Summer to use an old cliché. He got a hold of himself quickly, and looked at her.

"I lied to you."

Seth gave no reaction. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't have been able to. He was in shock. Not because she lied, but because she was admitting it. This was the first time that Summer Roberts had ever confessed something to him.

"Cohen! Say something! Are you mad!"

"Sum…I don't know what to say…"

"I was afraid you were going to say that. Before you break up with me, let me tell you the whole story. Okay?" Summer said quickly.

Seth didn't try to explain that he wasn't thinking about breaking up with her. He just nodded slowly, as Summer leaned against the car.

"It all started when you mentioned college about a year ago. I had no idea whatsoever as to what to do. You, Ryan and Marissa had your lives planned out. I didn't. I was sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place."

Seth snorted this time. Another cliché. Summer gave him a pained look, thinking of the snort as sarcastic.

"Seth listen please. I didn't know what to do. So I overheard you and Marissa talking about what colleges you were applying to. And I applied too." Summer added in a soft voice.

"Wait a sec. You applied to all the colleges we did? Without telling us?" Seth asked in disbelief.

"Yes Cohen. I did. But I didn't know what to DO! What would you do if all your friends were intellectual geniuses, and could get into any school they wanted? What would you do if you had no skills at all, and didn't know what to do with your life? Tell me! What would you do?" Summer yelled.

Seth's face softened. "Sum. You DO have skills. You could get into any college you wanted too! And I am certainly no intellectual genius. Seriously…why would you ever think you didn't have skills?"

"BECAUSE Cohen! Every class I barely pass with a C. School is not fun for me. I don't even like lunch. Honestly, there is nothing that interests me about it. Going to school everyday was a living hell for me. You were the only thing that got me through these past few years. Do you ever wonder why at parties as a sophmore I was always drunk? I tried to drink the pain away. God Cohen…don't you get it? I'll always just be the dumb partier, who's gonna end up as some stripper in a sleazy club. I'm just the stupid girl. That's all I ever will be!"

"Summer! Look at yourself! You will NOT become a stripper. And you are NOT stupid. God Summer… don't YOU get it? You are so beautiful. Not dumb. Not sleazy. You are Summer Roberts…MY Summer Roberts." Seth yelled back, his voice cracking with emotion.

Summer stared at him. What had she just said? She couldn't believe she had just confessed to him why she used to drink all the time. Or why she thought she couldn't get into college. It was all her deep secrets tumbling out. His reaction was unexpected. She expected some big blowout fight. Instead, she was fighting back tears.

"Come on Sum. I…I love you…" Seth whispered, staring deep into her eyes.

Summer felt her resolve cracking. All her emotion was pouring out of here, and she couldn't help the tears that flowed freely down her face. She especially couldn't help her body moving toward Seth's, and her arms wrapping around his body, holding as if she would never let go.

Seth let her cry. He knew she wasn't done with her story. But for now he let her cry.

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"So you think they're together yet?"

"Are you kidding me? Too soon. They have to have the blow up fight, then the tears, and then the making out. Come one, it's a classic SummerSeth situation."

Ryan laughed. Marissa was so right. "Well, I hope they hurry it up. I'm starving…"

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Summer raised her head, staring up at Seth. She was exhausted from sobbing for twenty minutes, but she had the rest of her story aching to get out of her.

"Cohen. I have to finish what I came to say."

Seth just nodded. The expression in his eyes unreadable.

Summer breathed in a shaky breath and continued. "So…so after I applied to all these schools, I kept getting rejection, rejection and more rejection. I tried to cover it up, by saying I was expecting it. But in the back of my mind, it was one less chance to be with you."

Seth kept staring.

"But then there was that day at the dock. I knew you wanted to go to USC, but Marissa and even Ryan were surprises to me. I covered it up, by trying to ignore the fact that I hadn't applied. But in all honesty, I had. And that was the one letter I had not gotten back."

Seth stared at her, not daring to let his excitement creep into his body.

Summer continued. "So, that day, when you came over to my house, I had just received a letter from USC. I was playing it cool, but really deep inside, I felt that this was it. My do or die situation. I was wait listed."

Summer searched Seth's features, trying to read his expressions. They were unreadable.

She continued once more. "I knew that was it. I had no chance of even being accepted. So I felt that I had to lie. I led you to believe that I had been rejected. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry! I had no idea that you had had your hopes up, by seeing that letter the day before. I'm ashamed that I felt I had to lie. But I did. I can't take it back now…"

Seth let out a strangled sound from the back of his throat, but his features remained the same.

"Then, I was laying around the house feeling like shit, and the mail came. There was a letter from USC. I knew that this was it. Rejection or acceptance."

Seth looked at Summer, finally in the eye. She could see the hope shining in his eyes. A smile slowly spread across her face.

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"God it's taking them a long time!"

"I know. Something must be going on…" Marissa murmured.

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"Sum?" Seth questioned cautiously.

"Cohen."

Seth stared at her. He could feel his insides lifting up, excitement was about to burst out…

"I was accepted!" Summer shrieked.

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"I'm seriously about to call them!" Ryan laughed.

"And interrupt a moment? Oh my gosh..what if they break up?"

"After her news? Are you kidding me?"

Marissa laughed. "True true. But they better hurry up…"

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Seth didn't know what to say. He gasped. "What…what did you just say?"

"I got accepted you dumb ass!" Summer yelled.

"SUMMER!" Seth yelled as he lifted her off the ground, pulling her into a massive hug.

Summer couldn't wipe the smile from her face. She buried her head into Seth's neck, giggles erupting from her.

Seth pulled back slightly, crashing his lips down on hers. Summer couldn't help but reciprocate, pulling him even tighter against her.

Summer pulled back, breathless. "I love you so much Cohen…you have no idea."

"I love you too Sum. And YOU have no idea…." Seth replied completely serious.

She pulled him into another kiss, this one long and sweet. He was still holding her above the ground, but she slowly slid down, hanging onto his neck. Suddenly she was giggling against his mouth.

"What?" Seth laughed.

"COHEN! We're going to COLLEGE TOGETHER!"

"I know …I know." Seth whispered.

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THE CONFESSION! Haha not totally mind blowing, but I hope you all enjoyed it! I still haven't decided on a sequel, or continuing this story. We'll see…at least one more chapter…maybe two! Ryan and Marissa meet up with Seth and Summer…and a bunch of other fluffy stuff! See I told you I couldn't leave you with a sad ending! I don't do sad endings…READ AND REVIEW!