Hey so thanks for all the awesome reviews i got a really positive response from that last chapter so i decided to update quickly. so just to clarify the little girl walking with marissa ryan and seth is Christina Ryan and Theresa's daughter, but she's not in the picture anymore so she's just Ryans daughter. so hope you enjoy this chapter!

I do not own the oc at all!

Chapter 7: The Truth Slips Out

"So how was school today babe?" Summer said as her and Lily entered their apartment after a long day of work. It had been a little less then a week since the mall incident and Summer was trying her best to forget about the whole thing.

"It was okay, I had fun. We have a new girl in our class, her names Christina she's really nice."

"Well that's good. So what do you want for dinner?"

"Ummmm, chicken fingers? Please?" Lily answered with a smile; she loved chicken fingers and ate them all the time.

"I figured that'd be what you would want," Summer said with a laugh.

"They are my favourite! Hey can I watch Golden Girls while I colour my picture for school?"

"Sure you know where it is." Lily had developed a love for the Golden Girls when her mom had bought the DVD set, and the two watched the show together religiously.

Lily had made herself comfortable sprawled out on the living room floor as Summer started to get their dinner ready, until there was a knock at the door. Summer made her way to look out the peep hole to see who was knocking but she had not expected to see Marissa Cooper when she looked out. Summer let out a sigh, she knew it wouldn't be long before one of them came looking for her, but she was hoping that maybe they wouldn't.

Despite her initial reaction to turn out the lights and pretend she wasn't home Summer opened the door for her old friend.

"Coop! What are you doing here?" Summer asked innocently.

"Well I was about to ask you the same thing. I mean I haven't seen or heard from you in four years and then when I see you at the mall the other day you just run off again! So since I knew you were living in New York I decided to look you up and turns out I didn't have to look very far considering I just moved into your apartment."

"You live here? In this building?" Summer said panicked.

"Yes, just one floor down. Sum what's going on? Why did you leave? And why did u run off the other day?" Marissa asked hurt in her eyes.

Summer felt a rush of guilt take over her and decided she couldn't lie to Marissa anymore.

"I think maybe you should come inside." Summer said moving to the side to let Marissa in.

Marissa walked in the apartment taking in her surroundings. The apartment was filled with pictures of a little girl that she did not recognize, and when she looked in the living room she saw the same little girl sitting on the floor looking up at her. Realization hit Marissa.

"Hi," the little girl waved shyly at Marissa.

"Hey," Marissa said with a smile.

"Lily sweetie come here I want you to meet someone. Marissa this is my daughter Lily, Lily you remember me telling you about Marissa right?" Summer said taking her daughter into her arms.

"Ya, I remember. My mommy said you're her bestest friend, and that you're my auntie Coop! She told me all about you! Are you my auntie Coop?" Lily said proudly.

"Ya, I guess I am." Marissa said taking in the little girl, she looked so much like her mother.

"Lily sweetie, I need to talk to auntie Coop for a little bit okay? Do you think you can go in your room and finish your drawing?" Summer asked knowing she had some explaining to do.

"Okay mommy, see you later auntie Coop." Lily said kissing her mother on the cheek and leaving down the hall.

Marissa got up and started looking at the pictures that filled the walls of the apartment. "She's four, Liliana Summer answered the questions she knew were going to come. "She's why I left Coop, I left when I found out I was pregnant. I mean Seth had just left and I didn't know what else to do. And the other day at the mall when I saw you guys I panicked, I mean Seth doesn't even know he has a kid and I didn't want him to see her and…you know?" Summer said tears now coming into her eyes.

"Oh Summ! I'm so sorry! But why didn't you come to me? I would've been there for you, helped you raise her, you didn't have to just leave!" Marissa said sitting next to her friend and putting a supportive hand on her shoulder.

"I couldn't stay there, I mean I didn't wanna be that pregnant girl, and I didn't want my kid to grow up in New Port. So I left, and I know I should of told you but I just couldn't, I was scared Coop."

"I get it, you know Seth came back at the end of the summer, he was devastated that you were gone. When he saw you the other day he nearly freaked. He's been talking about you all week. You've really got to tell him Sum, I mean we live in the building now, he needs to hear it from you before he finds out some other way."

"I know, and I will I promise." Summer said knowing Marissa had a good point. "Hey the other day when I saw you guys at the mall, there was a little girl with you?"

"Oh, that's Christina. Ryan's daughter, um Theresa and Ryan's daughter that is. Theresa left her with Ryan not long after she was born. I've been helping raise her since then, so I guess she's kinda like my daughter in a way." Marissa said with a smile.

"And you and Chino?"

"Are engaged, we're getting married this Summer!"

"Oh my God Coop! That's awesome!" Summer said hugging her friend.

"Thanks, so you've got to tell me everything you've been doing for the past four years." And the two friends sat sharing stories until late into the night.

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Summer sat alone on her couch watching some made for T.V movie. It was a Friday night and Lily was sleeping over at a friend's house, so Summer was all alone for the night, with nothing to do. She had been putting off talking to Seth, and she was trying to build up the courage to go talk to him.

Come on Summer get yourself together, you can do this. You have to tell him! Summer told herself. After ten minutes of arguing with herself in her head and thinking about how her might react Summer finally got off the couch and decided she would talk to Seth tonight. So she got up, changed her clothes and made her way to the floor beneath her to where Marissa had told her the three friends had bought apartments next to each other.

Summer lifted a shaky hand to knock on the door she knew was Seth's. And as she waited for him to answer the door her stomach was doing flops. Get a hold of yourself Summer it's just Seth." Summer said to herself. And just as she was thinking about running away the door in front of her opened.

"Summer!" Seth stood shocked, looking at the beautiful girl standing in front of him. Summer just stood frozen to the spot staring at him with a stupid smile on her face. He looked good, she couldn't help but notice that and she couldn't help but realize just how much she had really missed him these past four years. "Summer? Are you okay?" Seth asked snapping Summer back to reality.

"Hey," Summer smiled sweetly, and Seth felt like he was falling in love all over again. "do you think we could go somewhere? Talk?"

"Ya, sure of course, let me just get my coat," Seth said and the two headed out onto the streets of New York.

The two walked and talked for a little until they came across a park bench and decided to sit for a while.

"Sum, what's really going on here? I mean you leave New Port, without telling anyone where you are except your dad, and he wouldn't tell me anything. And now after four years I see you and you run away, and now you've finally decided to talk to me? I mean you just left Summer!" Seth said his frustration finally getting to him.

"Kinda like you did!" Summer snapped back.

"I left you a note Summer, I was coming back, I came back, and you just left and never came back!"

"Oh a note! Gee thanks cause a note really makes up for the fact that you just picked up and left!"

"I told you I was coming back! I was still in love with you Summer! And I come back to find you're gone, turns out you were in New York, doing what, shopping and getting your nails done for four years?"

"Is that the kind of person you think I am Seth? I'm not like that!"

"Ya, well I wouldn't really know cause I haven't seen you for four years! Four years Summer! So tell me what have you been doing for all this time that had you too busy to even call or visit? Huh Summer?" Seth said now angrier then ever.

"I'm sorry but I was a little busy raising our daughter!" Summer yelled back, without realizing what she was saying.

Seth froze, "What did you say?"

"Oh my God, I have to go," Summer said tears now streaming down her face, as she got up and ran away, leaving Seth sitting alone.

So i hope you liked this and there is more Seth and Summer to come and he will soon meet Lily!