Seth didn't know what to answer. He wanted to be with her more than anything, but he just couldn't, if that makes any sense. He didn't know if he could trust her anymore. He couldn't see how he could move past this and be able to look at her the way he had before this whole fiasco.

She knew she had no right to ask him that. How could he ever want her back? Why would he ever want to be with her after what she'd put him through? But no amount of regretting saying it was going to shove the words back into her mouth.

They were out there now, floating in the air, without having been answered yet.

The silence was killing her. The suspense of what he might answer was slowly eating her up. Minute after minute went by without a single word being spoken.

Finally, after what seemed like hours of awkward silence, Seth answered. "I don't know. I would like to say yes, but I'm not so sure I can"

Summer looked down in disappointment. He was basically letting her down as gently as he could. Somehow it still felt like someone had stabbed her in the heart.

But she'd stabbed him in the back, so was she getting what she deserved? Are people wrong when they say the world isn't fair? She'd hurt him, so was it only fair to get hurt in return?

Summer stood and walked towards the small hallway that ended with his door. "We're uh…we're moving back to Newport. So seeing Caden shouldn't be too hard"

Seth examined her facial expression, his eyes finally landing on hers. The hatred he'd seen earlier was gone. It was replaced with tears that she was to stubborn to let fall in front of him.

"See ya around" she finished.

The door clicked closed, and Seth sighed. Why was life so complicated? You'd think missing two days of school would make you happy, but he was on the verge of depression.

Summer's Car

Summer swiped her tears away and answered her ringing phone.

"Hello?" she asked, trying to hide her sadness.

"Hey Sum" Marissa said. She could tell Summer had been crying.

Summer wiped a few more tears away. "Hey Coop"

"Hey" she said again. "I was wondering if maybe you wanted to have a spa day. I mean you just got out of the hospital and we all know we could both use time to relax and de-stress"

"Thanks Coop but I'm not really feeling up to it"

Marissa ignored her. "Yes, you are. You need it! Meet me at Gregorie's in 20 minutes. If your not there I'm coming after you"

Summer paused, then said "Fine, I'll be there"

"Great, see you then" Marissa said, hanging up.

Summer sighed and headed towards Marissa's favorite spa.

The Spa

Summer and Marissa lay in separate massage tables right beside each other, talking occasionally as they got their 'kinks' worked out.

"So I asked him if there was a future for us, and said he didn't know. That he'd like there to be, but he just wasn't sure, which I don't blame him for."

"Sum, remember when you told me not to beat myself up over the whole Oliver thing? Well, don't beat yourself over this. The sooner he realizes that people make mistakes, the better off he'll be. I mean, not telling him about his baby was a bit cold, but you did it for the right reasons"

Summer sighed. "Yeah well tell him that stuff. He's got it in his mind that I'm the wicked witch of the west coast"

"Well he didn't say that you wouldn't be getting back together. Give him time. Eventually he'll come around. I mean you'll be seeing each other constantly because of Caden."

"I guess" Summer mumbled.

Cohen Residence

"Seth" Ryan said.

Seth disregarded his name and kept pushing the buttons.

Ryan grabbed the controller from him. "I think he's dead. I actually think he was dead about 20 bullets ago"

Seth leaned his head back on the couch and closed his eyes. "Man I am so confused. I have no idea what to do"

"Imagine that"

Seth turned his head and looked at Ryan.

"Sorry" Ryan said.

"Is it bad to want her back?" he asked.

Ryan leaned back on the cushions. "No, because even though she did what she did, you can't just turn your feelings off. So are you going to get back together?"

Seth shook his head, then said "I have no clue"

That Night—the beach

Summer sat down on the very stretch of beach she was just on months earlier with Seth. The January wind gave her chills, but she didn't care. This place was her oasis. It was her happy place.

The stars swam in the blackened sky.

When you were 17 your life wasn't supposed to be this complicated. She shouldn't have to be worrying about her baby in the hospital, all the while trying to get over the love of her life because he clearly didn't want her back.

Seth kicked at the sand beneath his feet. Ever since Summer had left, he came to the beach to just think and be by himself. But there was one spot in particular he liked because it was where they had danced in the rain.

Seth finally reached the spot only to find he wasn't the only person who loved that place. There, sitting in the sand, her hair being blown by the breeze…was Summer.

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I'd just like to point out that Gregorie's is an actual spa in Newport Beach, California. I did my research.

Also, I'm leaving Sunday to go on vacation, and won't be back till the following weekend. Then 2 days after that, I'm going on another vacation. So for the next two weeks there won't be many chapters, but I'll do my best to write some. Thanks for reading and please review!