Hello readers! Haha! Okay so last chapter we left off with Seth and Summer kissing which was exciting for me! I'm really excited about this chapter also because it is Seth and Summer's first date which is a big moment in my opinion! Also they will discuss their trip back to Newport which I'm planning on writing for the next chapter I think! So hope you enjoy this…this is what you've all been waiting for!
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The Big Night
"What do you think about this one?" Summer asked holding up a little black dress and turning to Marissa, Lily and Christina who were all sitting on her bed trying to help her pick out an outfit for her date with Seth tomorrow night.
It was a Thursday night and Summer had asked Marissa over to help her pick out an outfit for her Friday night date with Seth. It was not an easy task though and they had been at it for about an hour and the pile of rejected outfits was getting bigger and bigger by the minute.
Marissa, Lily and Chrissy looked at the dress Summer was holding up and all three shook their heads no. Summer put the dress with all the other rejected outfits in her armchair and went back in the closet to find something else.
"Auntie Summer I bet Uncle Seth will like you no matter what you wear," Chrissy said getting bored.
"Auntie Summer knows that sweetie, she's just a little nervous," Marissa explained receiving a strange look from Summer.
"I am not nervous. I mean it's just Seth, I just want to…impress him," Summer said a little unconvincingly.
"I got it!" Lily exclaimed diving into the shopping bags on Summer's floor from when Lily and Seth went shopping that Summer still hadn't looked at. She went through the bags in search for something with an excited look in her eyes.
"Here it is," Lily said as she pulled out a very tasteful little red dress that looked just perfect for Summer, "I picked it out when I went shopping with daddy, he said it would look beautiful on you." She explained handing the dress to Summer.
"It's so…" Summer began.
"Perfect," Marissa and Chrissy finished.
"You think?" Summer asked admiring the dress, she really did love it.
"For sure, Seth won't know what hit him," Marissa said impressed by Lily's fashion sense, "Nice pick Lily," Marissa said giving her a high five.
"Thanks Auntie Coop. Mommy can me and Chrissy go play now?" Lily said grabbing Chrissy by the hand and pulling her off the bed and towards the door.
"Alright go ahead, just behave," Summer said placing the dress on the bed and plopping down beside Marissa.
"You're nervous aren't you?" Marissa asked knowing the look in Summer's eyes.
"What? No!" Summer said but Marissa just gave her a look of disbelief.
"Summer we've been best friends since we were five, I can tell when you're lying to me,"
"Okay, okay so I'm a little nervous," Summer admitted, "I mean I know it's just Seth and we've done the whole dating thing before, but it's different now, we're older and there's so much more involved now."
"Like what?" Marissa asked a little confused.
"Like Lily," Summer explained, "She really wants us to be a family, and truthfully I do too. I really want this to all work out so that maybe we can try being a family." Summer said lying back on her bed.
"You know I think Seth is on the same page as you, so I really don't think you have anything to be nervous about," Marissa said reassuringly.
"You're probably right. So speaking of nervous, how are you feeling? I mean you're getting married in like two months!" Summer said. Ryan and Marissa's wedding had been planned for August 9th and now that June had approached Marissa and Summer were constantly talking about wedding plans whenever they could.
"I'm just so excited, I can't even describe how it feels," Marissa said getting that glowing look on her face that she always got when she talked about her wedding, "Oh speaking of the wedding, we're leaving for Newport on July 24th, Ryan and I booked the tickets for all of us already. You got the time off work right?"
"Ya, I took three weeks off for my summer vacation, but do I really have to be in Newport two weeks before your wedding?" Summer asked.
"Yes! Summer you're my maid of honor, I need you there," Marissa said. She had asked Summer to be her maid of honor the night she had come to her apartment after seeing her at the mall, explaining it didn't matter they hadn't seen each other for four years she was still her best friend.
"I know, I know it's just Seth wants to tell Sandy and Kirsten about Lily in person, and I'm just afraid they'll like hate me for taking away their grandchild or something," Summer said, fear evident in her eyes.
"They're not going to hate you Sum, they'll understand. Don't even worry about it. You should probably be more worried about my mom, she's in like crazy wedding mode, she's even worse than usual," Marissa said giving Summer a hug as the two laughed.
"Thanks Coop," Summer said with a laugh, but she couldn't help but be a little nervous about everything.
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That night Seth sat watching T.V in his apartment, but he found that he was not really focused on what he was watching because he couldn't help thinking about his date with Summer. Like Summer, Seth was also very nervous but he was also excited and confident everything would go okay.
Giving up on television Seth decided to go next door to Ryan and Marissa's and hang out. Seth knocked on their door and walked in without waiting for any response. He found Ryan sitting on the couch watching T.V, the apartment was quiet indicating Marissa and Chrissy weren't home.
"Hey man," Seth said taking a seat on the chair opposite Ryan.
"Hey," Ryan said knowing Seth was here to ramble on about his date like he had done every other night this week.
"So where's the lady?" Seth asked referring to Marissa.
"She and Chrissy went up to Summer's to pick out clothes or something like that. So what's up man?" Ryan asked getting to the point.
"What do you mean what's up? Can't a guy visit his brother?" Seth asked with a fake look of shock.
"Seth you've been here everyday this week talking about Summer. So what is it this time?" Ryan said turning off the T.V and giving Seth his attention.
"I don't know, I just can't focus or think straight. I just want this to work out so badly. I mean, I just know she's the one, I don't know how I know that, I just do," Seth tried to explain.
"Seth do you remember when I first came to live with you guys? You told me you named your boat after her, but she didn't even know you existed. That year she went from not even knowing you to dressing up as wonder woman for you. You managed to get her to fall for you then, when she didn't even know you. But she knows you now man and I don't think she has very far to fall."
"You're right," Seth said getting up, "I should probably get going try and get some sleep, thanks man," Seth said shaking Ryan's hand on his way past.
When Seth opened the door he found Marissa reaching for the door handle, Chrissy at her side.
"Uncle Seth!" Chrissy yelled jumping into Seth's arms, "Auntie Summer's gonna look really pretty for your date tomorrow."
"I know she will sweetie, she always does," he said kissing Chrissy on the forehead and saying goodnight.
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At work Friday the day seemed to go by really slowly for Summer, but now as she was getting ready for her date, time seemed to be flying by. There was a knock at the door and Summer ran to go get it, her hair only half done and she was still in her bath robe.
"Hey Chino," Summer said greeting Ryan and motioning for him to come in, "Lily come on babe uncle Chino's here," She called.
"So how's it going?" Ryan asked while they waited for Lily.
"Pretty good, I'm a little anxious," Summer explained as Lily walked in the room.
"Hey Uncle Chino," Lily said as Ryan took her overnight bag from her.
"Okay have fun tonight babe, and behave for Uncle Chino and Auntie Coop okay?" Summer said bending down to eye level with Lily.
"Okay mommy, have fun on your date," Lily said giving her mother a hug and a kiss, "I love you."
"Love you too," Summer said as Lily took Ryan's hand and the two left the apartment.
When Lily and Ryan left Summer went back to getting ready, fixing her hair by crimping it to give it a wavier look and letting it fall to her shoulders. She did her makeup which was hard because her hands kept shaking in her anxiousness. And with only five minutes before Seth was supposed to come get her she slipped on her dress and admired herself in the mirror. As she stood and looked at herself she couldn't help but think Marissa was right, Seth won't know what hit him.
At 7:30 on the dot there was a knock of the door; Summer took her time walking to the door, not wanting to seem too desperate. Summer took one last look at herself in the mirror by the door and opened it.
Seth stood in the doorway with a look of shock on his face, which he broke with a big smile. He was wearing a button down shirt with a jacket over it and even though his outfit was simple Summer couldn't help but think how great he looked in it.
"You look amazing," Seth said a smile still very visible on his face.
"You don't look so bad yourself," Summer said with a laugh that calmed Seth's nerves completely.
"This is for you," Seth said as he pulled his hand from behind his back, holding a single rose.
"Why thank you," Summer said taking the rose.
"Shall we?" Seth said holding out his hand.
"We shall," Summer said, taking his hand and closing the door behind her.
They walked to the elevator hand in hand and stood in silence, thoughts running through both their heads. Seth could barely take his eyes off Summer, and he could not help but think about her apparent beauty. Summer on the other hand had her mind on Seth's hand which was gripping hers. All she could think about was how great it felt to have him holding on to her like that after all their time apart. Summer's thoughts were soon interrupted though when they walked outside.
"Your chariot awaits," Seth said holding his arm out towards the white limousine sitting in front of the apartment.
"Seth a limo? Are you crazy?" Summer asked stopping in the middle of the sidewalk.
"Limos practically come with having a job at the Newport group," Seth said pulling Summer towards the car, "now come on we have reservations to make."
Seth opened to door to let Summer in and then got in after her, taking her hand back in his while they sat in silence for a few minutes.
"You know I forgot what it was like to ride in one of these," Summer said looking around the limo, "I mean when I was little riding in a limo was as normal as riding in a regular car."
"Well your dad was a rich man Summer," Seth said hoping this wasn't insulting to Summer but to his relief she just laughed.
"Ya he was, and I sucked out every penny I could from him when I lived in Newport. But not anymore, and you know I kind of like it better this way, making my own money, providing for Lily." Summer said and Seth really saw how much motherhood had matured Summer.
"Well here we are," Seth said as the car stopped and he got out of the car.
When Summer stepped out of the car she saw what she thought was probably the fanciest restaurant in New York in front of her, a restaurant she had been dieing to eat at since she had moved to the city.
"Oh my God Cohen I can't believe you got us reservations here, I thought it was like impossible," Summer said as they made their way into the restaurant.
"Well I pulled a few strings, anything for you," Seth said with a smile as the hostess showed them their way to their table.
After ordering their meals their trip to Newport came into the conversation.
"I mean do you really think it's a good idea that we wait to tell them in person? I mean that's a huge bomb to drop on them, you could tell before hand so they have a little warning." Summer tried to convince Seth but the look of his face said he would not change his mind.
"No way Sum, I mean this is something I really believe we need to tell them in person. And we need to do it together," Seth said taking her hand from across the table, "Trust me it's going to be fine, we'll tell them and they'll have two weeks to get to know Lily before we go back to New York, it'll be fine," he told her a her while rubbing her hand with his thumb which seemed to calm her.
At that moment by some weird coincidence Ryan Adam's Wonderwall started playing as memories of their last Valentine's Day together flooded back to them.
"Oh my God," Summer whispered with a huge smile on her face, "Do you remember this?" Summer said laughing a little at the memory of her a Seth dancing in the middle of his bedroom. But Summer stopped laughing as Seth stood up holding his hand out to hers.
"Cohen what are you doing?" Summer asked slightly confused.
"Dance with me," Seth said still holding out his hand.
"What? Cohen people are going to stare,"
"So, let them stare. Come on, please?" Seth said looking at her with pleading eyes, but his face broke into a smile as Summer took his hand.
They danced in the middle of the room, people at the other tables watching the couple, with looks of are they crazy. But Summer didn't mind, all she cared about was staying in Seth's arms, with her head up against his chest. All her doubts and worries seemed to rush away and nothing else mattered.
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After enjoying their meal and a few more dances Seth and Summer left the restaurant, finding their car waiting for them outside the entrance where they had left it.
"So where to now?" Summer asked a little curious.
"Well I was thinking we could go to the park," Seth said as he opened the door to let Summer back in the car, but instead she took Seth's hand.
"Let's walk," Summer said letting Seth dismiss the driver and then walking with her hand in Seth's towards the park.
It was a beautiful night, the sky was clear, stars shining brightly and for a Friday night in New York it seemed to be a surprisingly quiet evening. There was a slight chilly breeze and Summer suddenly wished she had remembered to bring a sweater, but reading her mind Seth took off his coat a put it on Summer's shoulders, putting his arm around her to keep her extra warm.
The couple walked in silence occasionally talking about how beautiful the stars were tonight until they reached their destination.
"Oh Seth," Summer said as she looked down to see a blanket set down on the grass, rose petals scattered around it and a bottle of wine waiting for them, "but how did you do all this?"
"With a little help from Ryan and Marissa," Seth said leading Summer to sit down on the blanket and pouring her some wine, "I just wanted this night to be special Sum. Because I wanted you to know how much you mean to me." Seth said becoming slightly nervous.
"Seth this is the best date I've even been on. And I hope you know that you mean just as much to me," Summer said as Seth took her in his arms. And as she leaned against him, the two watching the night sky Summer felt safe once again in Seth Cohen's arms.
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Okay, Okay I know that was probably the cheesiest chapter ever but I really believe it's something Seth would totally do! He's really into the big romantic gestures so I figured he'd really want this date to be huge! So I really hoped you liked it! Next chapter our gang head back to Newport, and will probably remain there for a few chapters until I do Ryan and Marissa's wedding! So I hope you enjoyed and please review…tell me what you think! XoXo