2 Months Later--Newport
It had been two months since Seth opened his door to find Anna standing there. That night she'd told him she was moving back to Newport for good. She was miserable living with her aunt and uncle in Pittsburgh.
Ever since then, the two were constantly together. They would read comic books, play video games, and just talk--like they were before. And amazingly it wasn't awkward. Their past 'dating' experience never seemed to come up. Anna understood that he still had feelings for Summer, even though she wasn't around.
But Seth still hadn't told Summer that Anna was back. He knew she'd be really…worried…I guess the word would be that he would cheat on her, which was something he'd never do.
School
The bell sounded loudly, dismissing the students to lunch. The usual lunch table was now filled with four people--Seth, Anna, Marissa and Ryan. They weren't replacing Summer, but it did feel good to have another friend around.
"…so I'm spending Thanksgiving with my parents" Marissa said taking a sip of her milk.
"Well Anna is spending Thanksgiving with us again this year. I just hope my mom doesn't get drunk again"
Anna laughed.
"I wish I was there for that one" Ryan laughed, remembering Thanksgiving two years ago. He and Marissa had gone to Chino to get a stolen car. Not how most people spend their Thanksgiving, but it sure made things interesting.
"No, instead we were in Chino getting a stolen car" Marissa added.
They all laughed.
New York—School
Summer guided herself through the hallway, her ponytail sweeping her back. A light pink shirt covered her basketball-sized stomach. She was already 4 months pregnant, and she had an appointment after school to find out the sex of the baby.
"Hey girl" came a familiar voice behind her. Summer turned around and greeted Katie, one of her best friends. Katie was 6 months pregnant, so she and Katie got along well.
Her auburn, curly hair bounced on her shoulders as her swollen body waddled up to Summer. "So your appointment is after school today right?" Katie asked, making a detour to her locker.
"Yeah. I'm finding out what it's going to be. I really don't care what it is though, as long as it's cute!" Summer said.
Katie laughed. "Well I'm sure Benjamin would like to have a boy to play with" Katie said, referring to her own baby.
"Oh, so you decided on Ben? It's such a cute name" She and Summer had gone through so many books of names, trying to decide what names. Summer still didn't have a clue what she wanted the name to be.
Katie shut her locker door and dug through her paper lunch bag. "Gross, my mom packed me tuna"
Summer made a face. "I'll buy you lunch if you want. I was thinking chili fries and hamburgers" Summer said. Her stomach growled at the sound of that greasy food.
"Yum, that sounds perfect!"
The two girls giggled as they left the school to get their lunch.
Ok, so Summer had a friend. But don't get her wrong, she still hated New York! I mean her and Katie got along really well, partially because they both had buns in the oven, but it still wasn't Newport.
Clinic
Dr. Richardson moved the device over Summer's oversized tummy. "Strong heartbeat" she said. "Look" she said pointing to the fuzzy screen. "…little arms and legs" she finished.
Summer smiled.
"Do you want to know the sex of the baby?"
Summer nodded in excitement. "Well, it's looking like it's a…"
Dr. Richardson told Summer what it was, and her face lit up.
She printed the pictures out and Summer looked them over. She could see little toes and fingers starting to form.
She was almost to excited to drive home! Now she had to pick a name, and get things for the nursery, and clothes, and…there just didn't seem to be enough time to get things ready for a baby to enter the world!
The sound of her flat heels echoed through the house as she practically ran to the living room to get the book of names. She grabbed it and plopped down on the couch. She was ready to find a name.
Summer's dad came down the stairs at the sound of Summer's entrance into the house.
"Hey honey, how was the doctors visit? Did you find out what it is?" he asked.
"I sure did" she said smiling.
"Well are you going to keep me waiting forever?"
She laughed. "It's a boy!" she beamed.
Her dad smiled. "Good, because I got something for the baby, hoping it was a boy" her dad said standing up off the couch. "Come here"
Summer smiled. "You got something?"
He nodded, and she followed him up the stairs into the room that was going to be the nursery.
"Close your eyes" he instructed.
She giggled, and did as he told her. Her father walked into the room, and said "OK, open" he said.
The walls were still bare, and there were a few stuffed animals here and there. But there was a huge, wooden crib in the corner of the room. She walked over to it and touched the soft blue blankets that bedded it.
"Oh my gosh dad it's beautiful! But how did you know it was going to be a boy?" she asked, tears in her eyes.
"Intuition" he replied.
Summer kissed her dad on the cheek. "Thank you so much!"
"Well, this weekend we can call someone in to paint it, and you can go shopping for the rest of the nursery furniture and things"
Summer smiled. "I can't wait till the nursery gets done!" she said. "Oh, do you want to see the ultrasound pictures? He has little legs and arms" she smiled proudly.
"I'd love to"
Newport
Cohen Residence
"What do you guys want for dinner?" Kirsten asked, sorting through the take-out menus.
They all looked at each other. Usually Kirsten just ordered. She didn't ever really ask them.
"Pizza"
"Chinese"
They both said at the same time. Seth glared at Ryan. "I vote pizza" he said once again.
Kirsten rolled her eyes. "I'll order both"
"Hello family" Sandy said, walking into the kitchen. "Sorry I'm late" he said kissing Kirsten's cheeked. She nodded him off as she ordered the food.
Kirsten said "thank you" to the people on the phone and walked to the wine case.
"You'll never believe this" Sandy said to Kirsten. Of course, Ryan and Seth were listening in to.
"That girl Holly that the girls used to be friends with is pregnant" he said. Kirsten stopped. "She's 17 years old" Kirsten said, stating the obvious. "That's just awful"
Ryan looked at the floor. Him of all people understood that accidents do happen.
"Yeah, and she's dropping out of school"
Kirsten sighed.
"Boys" Sandy said, addressing them. "If either one of you ever drop out of school I'll kill you"
"Dad, it's our last year" Seth said.
"Yeah, but she still is" he said.
"Well don't worry dad, because I haven't got any girl pregnant, so I have no reason to drop out of school" Seth said.
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Kinda lengthy chapter compared to the last couple. I'm leaving Sunday to go to camp, so I'll be gone till the following Friday. So one more chapter until then!
Please review!