Hey you guys, I'm sorry the last chapter was so disappointing and I'm soo sorry that I kept you waiting once again!Anyways thanks for your reviews. I'm trying hard to update often and I hope I finally begin to learn to let the people in my FanFic act more character-like. I know this chapter isn't very long either, but it's a bit longer than the last one. Yet I hope you like it.
I apologize once again that it took so much time for me to post it! I finished the chapter like ages ago - and just forgot to post it! I also had a lot to do (for school and stuff), and it won't get better in the time to come. So I'm afraid that meansI won't be able to sit around all day longin front of my laptop typing the story. But I'll try to update almost every day now! Well, let's say at least once a week! ;-)Hopefully that'll work, though I doubt it.

Now please, enjoy the new chap!

Have I just said that?

Summer heard steps coming closer.

"It's me…Summer" She knocked again. "Hello?"

The door opened slowly and Kirsten was standing in front of her. "Hi, Summer. What are you doing here?" She asked with a smile.

"Well…actually I wanted to see Co-…I mean, Seth."

"Oh, come in." Kirsten made a step to the side so that Summer could enter the house.

"Thanks." Summer smiled and made a step inside.

"He's in the poolhouse with Ryan. So…you want me to get him for you?"

"No, thanks. I can go there myself." Summer was nervous, so she smiled all the time.

Kirsten nodded, "Have fun."

Summer stopped a few yards before the poolhouse. The door to the poolhouse was open and she could hear voices, she even thought she had heard her name. And she was right.

"…I mean. I don't know what's wrong with her. What did I do to her that she's always playing 'hot and cold' with me? I'm serious, man. Last night was…hilarious. It was perfect, we really had fun. Okay, maybe I shouldn't have tried to kiss her, but – "

"Wait a minute, you tried to kiss her?" Ryan's voice came as response.

"Yeah…"

"And what did she do?"
"You don't wanna know"

Summer dropped her head with a hurt look on the face. What she had heard made her feel even worse.

"…Obviously it was something important, otherwise you won't be here now, whining to me how miserable you are."

"She said 'ew'."

"Oh, that's…not so nice...uhm…" Ryan cleared his throat.

"I told you you don't wanna know. But…you know.." Seth lowered his voice a bit "…maybe the 'kiss', or the attempt, was a bit overhasty…after all she was trying to tell me something when I tried to kiss her and – "

"She was talking! Maaan, you can't kiss a girl when she's baring her soul to you!"

Summer took a deep breath and stepped into the poolhouse.

"Hey, guys!" She greeted the two boys with a huge, faked smile. "What's up?"

"Suh..Summer!" Seth stared at her in disbelief. "What…-"

Ryan got up from the bed "I have to go! You know, see whether I can meet Marissa, and…have fun." He raised his eyebrows, gave Seth a warning look and exited the poolhouse.

"Well, do..don't you wanna sit down?" Seth pointed at the bed, which was free now that Ryan had left.

"Thanks" Summer walked over to the bed and sat down. She talked with a very low voice, and maybe even abit shyly "I…I just wanted to see how you are..I mean..I –"

"I'm sorry!", they both exclaimed at the same time. They looked each other in the eyes briefly and gave a small laugh, then stared somewhere in the room.

"I didn't mean to..you know" Summer had difficulties to find the right words, this whole 'let's talk about love'-thing wasn't very usual to her " I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm just really…I have a few things on my mind which I don't know how to deal with. And when you tried to kiss me last night I was completely…-"

"I know, and I have no idea why I did this – I mean, I have! After all, you're very…you're a very attractive woman…you – you're…" His voice was completely quiet by then "I really like you, Summer."

"What?" Summer had some kind of shock, but it was a positive one. She couldn't remember any guy saying this to her.

"I…like you" Seth said, this time a bit louder. "But –"

"I like you, too" Summer exclaimed all of a sudden, then covered her mouth "Have I just said that?"

Seth looked at her, not quite sure what to say "I guess?"

"Did you…mean it?" He asked after the few moments of awkwardness had passed.

"Erm…I guess…" She looked into his eyes and he looked right back.

"What I wanted to say is that I – I didn't mean tu hurt you and I.." She stammered.

"I know, you said that. And really, I understand and respect what you want to tell me. And I'm completely aware that even now that we kinda talked about it you won't throw your arms around me and kiss me. I just want the things between us to be okay. And I apologize for what I did last night." Seth himself was amazed at how easily the words came out, even though it was Summer sitting face to face with him.

"But maybe I will?" She said with a soft voice.

"What?" Seth shook his head, he had no idea what she was talking about "What do you mean?"

"Maybe I will…you know…" She spoke very gently "Kiss you?"

She leaned a bit forward and looked into his eyes. Seth was still completely confused.

"You will? I do–" He started stuttering.

"Shut up, Cohen" She whispered and presses her lips softly against his.

It was a short kiss, yet very sweet and full of emotions. Relief, even a bit sadness, but most of all the feeling of a new found love.

When they seperated Seth laughed "Obviously you did."

"What?"

"Mean it when you said you'd kiss me."

"Well" Summer shrugged "Maybe I'll do it again"

"You will?"

"Damnit, of course I will."

And the following kiss was way more passionate than the last one.

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"Summer! Could you come here for a second?" a voice shrieked from downstairs.

"No!" Summer shouted back and put her cell phone back to her ear. "Ugh. Die stepmonster's calling."

"What does that mean! Don't you get …- " Her stepmother's voice came back.

"Uh!" Summer moaned back, then turned to her phone again.

"I'm sorry!" She apologized. "I'm afraid I have to get her painkillers, otherwise she'll drive me crazy sometime!"

"It's okay" Seth said on the other line. "We'll see each other in a few hours anyway."

"Right. I'll meet you at the port, then."

"Course. Bye."

"Bye." Summer hung up and got up from her bed.

"Summer!"

She opened the door. "I'm coming!" she replied with her sweetest faked voice.

Now, that was that. They're together. Finally! I really hope you liked it. Please review!