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Kirsten sat at the kitchen table while Sandy began making bacon and eggs with Ryan. They decided to make breakfast while half the world was staying in their house.

"Morning," Summer quietly walked into the room, "How is everyone?"

"Hey Summer!" Kirsten smiled at the girl, who she could tell was wearing a lot of foundation.

"Kirsten!" Summer walked over to sit next to Kirsten, I mean, she was her angel.

"Summer," Sandy looked over at Summer, I was wondering if I could snag you out of school today during your lunch and take you for lunch and get you back to school when we are done?" he asked, Summer looked at Kirsten, who had an apologetic look on her face.

"Lunch is at 12:30," she looked at Sandy, "Sounds great."

Ryan noticed Seth stumble down the stairs, looking goofy as usual. Summer put on her happy face and turned towards her boyfriend.

"Cohen!" she greeted him, running over to give him a hug.

"Hey babe," he returned the hug.

"Don't call me 'babe' please," she pushed away, laughing.

"Hey mom," he walked over and took a seat at the table, "Are you feeling alright?"

"Good enough to have a Newpsie meeting," she raised her eyebrows, "Julie insisted that it would stop any rumors.

"God, your STILL a Newpsie?" Seth rolled his eyes.

"Who wants eggs?" Sandy put the plate on the table, "The youth of this household need to hurry up and eat and go to school." The group dove in and Jimmy and Hailey joined in.

"So Kirsten…" Hailey started, "I rented the Golden Girls DVDs for us today."

"That sounds great Hail," she smiled, "I love the Golden Girls."

"Oh my God me too!" Summer smiled, "Especially Rose!"

"Me too," Hailey grinned, "When you get home, you can join us."

"Well then I can't wait!" Summer was such a sweet girl.

"Mom can we borrow…" Seth stopped himself; he forgot there was no Range Rover, "Sorry never mind."

"You were going to say Range Rover," she raised her eyebrows at him, "Don't think that's possible." Seth was glad that Kirsten was able to smile at him about the situation.

"Bye mom, I love you," Seth kissed his mom.

"Bye Kirsten," Summer hugged her.
"Bye Kirsten," Ryan kissed her on the cheek.

Summer signed out at the office and walked towards the parking lot where the BMW was waiting for her.

"Hey Sandy," she looked at him weakly.

"Hey Summer," he gave her a sympathetic look, "Let's go to the Crab Shack." Summer only nodded, she didn't care, and she just wanted Sandy to hear her out.

"So this is all about your father and his…situation with you," Sandy told her.

"He…I…I hate…I hate him…" Summer stuttered.

"How often does he hit you," he asked.

"In the past year pretty often, otherwise it would be randomly," she explained.

"Well I don't want you to have to go up for adoption," he made a face.

"But I'm 18!" she told him.

"Ohhhhh you are?" he figured it all out.

"Yep, so I'm legal, and I want to file for a restraining order," she sounded more confident.

"Well I'll see what I can do," he looked at her, she looked like she was losing weight, and she didn't look like the usual Summer, "But I'm concerned about you Summer, you don't look happy."

"I'm lost," she frowned, "It sucks. I mean I have a cool…or…nice boyfriend and a good group of friends but I don't remember what happiness is, my family has always been a mess," she explained.

"Well your Cohen family is always here for you," he smiled, patting the girl on the back, "and Kirsten is so fond of you and so am I."

"Thanks, that makes me feel better, not kidding," she smiled, giving Sandy a hug, "and I don't want to be late for study hall!" The two drove back to the school in silence.

After school Seth went home to find his dad at the kitchen table.

"Seth I need to talk to you," he told him.

"If it's about that shirt, I can explain," he laughed nervously.

"What shirt?" he asked.

"Oh never mind, what did you need?"

"Summer is really upset."

"About what?"

"I found out today that in the past year her father has been…well…beating her…"

"No! Oh my God dad, I'm not the kind of boyfriend for this, oh my God!"

"Don't worry Seth, you can handle it."

"No dad, that's where you are wrong, I can barely handle Summer as she is, let alone her living here and having issues I have to help solve!"

"Just be supportive, she'll need arms to cry into."

"That I think I can handle!"
The door opened and the unmistakable sound of Summer's clicking heels filled the home.

"Hello?" she called.

"Hey!" Kirsten was watching Golden Girls with Hailey in the den.

"We'll discuss it more later if you want," Sandy told Seth, walking towards the den.

"So how was your day?" Kirsten patted down the couch next to her, signifying her to sit down next to her.

"Boring," Summer sat down, "How was yours?"

"The Golden Girls can ALWAYS put a smile on my face," she grinned, "and yours too." Summer looked at Kirsten and smiled, relaxing in front of the television set. Kirsten put her arm around Summer and they focused on the TV. Seth watched from the doorway, rolling his eyes. How was he supposed to put up with a girlfriend like this? Seth walked out of the room and up to his room. How was he supposed to break up with this already broken girl? She was more like a sister than a girlfriend. He couldn't believe that he was actually losing interest in SUMMER.

"Hey Summer?" he asked, "Do you want to go out to dinner?"

"Sure!" she smiled, "I'll get dress in a couple of minutes."

"'Kay," he answered, hating how happy she looked. Was he really going to break up with her because he thought that he was a bad boyfriend? He felt like a criminal.

"I'm going to change," he told the group of ladies focused on the television.

""Kay," his mom told him, laughing at a joke that one of the old ladies had made. His mom looked like a robot, but he knew that soon she would get the sling off and be able to use crutches and drive; if she had the guts to.

"I'm going to change too," she gave Kirsten a hug.

"OK sweetie," Kirsten rubbed her back, "I'll see you when you two get back."

"Kay," Seth told her, walking towards the stairs.

Summer and Seth munched on the crab cake appetizer at The Arches while Seth sat nervously.

"So I really needed to talk to you about something…" Seth began.

"What?" she asked.

"Well…my dad talked to me…about…you…and I've decided that I can't handle your problems. Also, you are…well…more like…well kind of like…a sister…so I don't…yeah I don't think we should…see each other…anymore," he managed to get the words out.

"You're breaking up with me?" she asked, sadness in her eyes.

"Well…"

"Fuck you." She got up to run out of the restaurant, "All I needed was someone to be there for me and tell me I was beautiful and to hold me, not a therapist! Cohen, you're an ass." It had begun to rain outside. She couldn't believe Cohen, she wasn't mad, just let down; AGAIN. He used to gush over her and tell her how awesome and beautiful she was; obviously he was just there for the easy stuff. Summer ran down the street until she came near the pier. She sat down on a bench in the pouring rain and felt tears trickled down her face.

"Mom?" Seth walked in the door, "Before you yell at me…where did Summer go?" He had realized that he had made a mistake, and he wanted it fixed.

"Summer isn't home yet…" she looked at him, "What did you do?"

"Well…I…I mean…OK fine, I broke up with her," Seth flinched as if he was expecting a shoe to fly in his face.

"Oh my God Seth," she scooted onto her wheelchair and headed towards the pool house.

"Ryan!" she yelled into the room, "Are you in there?"

"Yeah, what's up?" he asked, opening the door.

"I need you to drive me somewhere, NOW!" she sounded upset.

"What's wrong?"

"Seth dumped Summer and she has a lot of family issues going on right now and…I love that kid so much…I need to find her and it's raining…"

"Let me get my jacket."

The two drove in silence, checking any spot that she may be. They finally noticed a small figure hunched over with her arms around her knees, becoming drenched on a bench near the ocean.

"Let me talk to her alone…" Kirsten told Ryan.

"I'll at least help you out of the car," he suggested. As Kirsten made her way over to Summer, she shuttered.

"Hey sweetie," Kirsten slid on the bench next to her, "I'm so sorry, really, I can't believe him." Summer immediately put her head in Kirsten's hurt chest and began sobbing.

"I…I…why would he…I thought…he was….we were…." She choked.

"Shhh…it will be OK," Kirsten rubbed her wet hair, "I don't think he meant it. Let's go home." Summer pushed Kirsten back to the car and grabbed the towel that Kirsten had brought for her. Summer slid into the backseat and sat quietly. Her eyes were red and puffy and she sniffled because of the cold she was likely to catch.

Ryan, Kirsten, and Summer entered the house while Seth waited on the couch.

"Seth. Kitchen. Now." Kirsten sputtered, telling Ryan to take Summer upstairs.

"What mom?" he asked.

"Why the HELL would you do that?" she was acting completely out of character.

"Gee…I don't know…maybe because you spend all your time with her and never me and I never spend time with her and I was scared because I can't handle someone who is becoming so fragile and I love her so much and I was scared that she was like a toy and I'd lose her if I became too attached and…"

"Seth, I really don't think this would help your problems. Now you have to figure out a way to make it up."

"I want to make it better, make up with her."

"I'm going to bed, Seth. I'll talk to you about this later. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and then I'm meeting Julie Cooper for lunch. I need rest. Don't expect that this is the end of this."

"'Night mom, I love you."

"I love you too."

"Hello Kirsten," the new doctor at the orthopedic center greeted her, "How are you feeling?"

"My collarbone doesn't hurt at all anymore, my leg is always a dull sore with the occasional sharp pain and my back hurts occasionally and sometimes if I take a deep breath my stomach feels really heavy."

"Well let me take x-rays and then we'll talk what's next," he walked over to the machine and began to do the x-rays. About a half an hour later he came back in.

"Surprisingly, your collarbone has healed…it wasn't completely broken. Now, I think your leg and back are at the stage that you can use crutches if you wish," the doctor told her. A grin the size of the Amazon River came across her face and she nodded.

"I would LOVE to use crutches," she told him.

"Good. This also means you are at the point where you can start physical therapy," her face drooped, "You can do it here, why don't you see if you like this schedule."

"Thanks, sounds good," she told him.

"How did you get here?" the doctor asked.

"My son on the way to school, my husband is picking me up," she explained.

"Well I bet they will be happy, I'll take your wheelchair out to the car for you and you can try out your new crutches!" she smiled and thanked the doctor. Sandy was sitting in the front of…a new Range Rover…

"Oh my God Sandy!" she hobbled over to the new 2005 edition of her old car that was now sitting in a junkyard somewhere.

"That's what I should be saying!" he grinned, "crutches?"

"Yep," she smiled proudly, "My collarbone is all better!" Sandy loved the grin that was tattooed on her face.

"Can you drop me off at the place I am meeting Julie for lunch?"

"Certainly."

Kirsten saw Julie sitting at a table, and maneuvered over to the spot, using her crutches.

"Oh My God, KIKI!" she squealed, standing up to hug her.

"Isn't it great?" she asked, "No sling!"

"So…coffee?" Julie asked her.

"Sure."

"So you still don't look completely happy."

"Well it's about Summer."

"Yeah, Marissa is really worried about her too."

"Yeah, but yesterday Seth broke up with her because he can't handle her issues and she completely fell apart all over me."

"You really love that girl."

"Yeah, she's so sweet; she's the daughter I never had."

"Well for a minute I thought she was on her way to being your daughter-in-law."

"Me too. But now she's just kind of depressed and stuff, and I feel so bad for her."

"Just continue loving her like your own."

"But I want her and Seth to get back together."

"So what? If he can't respect the love in between you two, then maybe he shouldn't be with her."

"Yeah. How's my dad?"

"Moping, workaholic, annoying, sexually aggravated, I won't give it to him."

"Haha. Tell him to stop by sometime and talk to me, I have some things to tell him."

"Will do. So I know we've sort of approached the subject, but, how are you in general?"

"In general…let's see…I guess kind of achy, bored stiff, and going back to work next week."

"Yay! Kiki that's great…well not the achy part but…my business partner is back in the running!"

"How about you don't tell Caleb to stop by and I just show up at work and you can make sure my office is ready to be used!"

"That sounds like a plan."

"Can you give me a ride home?" The ladies sat in silence on the ride home. All the necessary topics had been covered and the two were enjoying the company of someone who could understand them.

"Hey Summer," Kirsten confronted the broken girl as she slipped in the front door after school.

"Hey," she sighed weakly.

"How was school?" she asked.

"He tried to apologize."

"What did you do?"

"I ignored him."

"He really hurt you, huh?"

"Yeah." Summer joined Kirsten on the couch, noticing a set of crutches, "CRUTCHES! YAY!"

"Yep!" The two laughed, and continued the Golden Girls marathon from the day before.

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