(a.n) hi,I hate this chapter! So i dont mind if you think it stinks, it does! Anyways, it had to be written so read and review. Thanks xxx

The Promise

"Oh my god! What are you doing here?" Marissa hugged Anna who smiled widely.

"Well I got the invite and I haven't seen you guys in years so I decided to take a few months off work to see you!"

She turned and saw Summer.

"Hi Summer!" She leaned over and hugged her tightly. Her smile was definitely genuine.

"Well, come in!"

Anna followed the other two out into the garden and they all sat on the expensive oak dining furniture by the spectacular pool.

"Oh I forgot, congratulations!" Anna grinned towards Marissa.

"Thank you, I'm so excited. We're going for the fitting tomorrow," Marissa replied smiling ear to ear.

"So, Anna what do you do now?" Summer asked politely.

"Oh well I went to college in Pittsburgh and I moved to Japan to do some fashion designing but it didn't really work out so now I'm in comic books," she said. The girls looked at each other in awe.

"Wow, you're so lucky!" Marissa said, the envy apparent in her voice.

"We went to college in New York it was amazing! Actually Seth and I have lived there since we finished college," Summer said.

"Yeah, I hated the cold and Ryan hates heights so we came back. When we announced the engagement, Summer and Seth came back and they're living here now." Marissa sipped her ice tea, basking in the warm sunshine.

The girls sat and chatted happily until it got to lunch.

Summer hated to face up the fact that she was enjoying it and could've stayed the whole afternoon, Anna wasn't so bad.

She'd had an amazing life.

"So could we maybe meet up tonight? I haven't seen Seth or Ryan yet," Anna suggested.

"Sure, we could go to the Bait Shop, I think The Walkmen are on. Its great there Anna, we'll meet at my house around 9.00?"

Marissa arranged the evening and each girl went off for the afternoon.

"Wow Sum, you look great!" Seth stared as his girlfriend exited the bedroom. She sat on his lap.

He held her close, glad that they'd made up. She smelt great, she had worn Seth's favourite perfume, the Jean Paul Gautier Classique.

He began to kiss her, never wanting to let her go. Summer ran her fingers through his hair, she loved him so much.

"Come on Cohen, we're gonna be late," she whispered in his ear.

"No," Seth kissed her tenderly, "Lets not go."

She pulled away and stood up. Summer put her hand on her hip and waggled her finger at Seth seductively, telling him to come.

He sighed and dragged himself up, picking up the car keys.

"So what's this big surprise anyways?" Seth asked as they left the house.

"You'll see," Summer smiled. She hadn't told him bout Anna's visit. Summer wanted him to know that she was okay with her coming back.

Marissa was right, he really did love her.

"Anna!" Seth cried as he saw the shocking cropped blonde head bobbing next to Ryan.

He leapt over and hugged her.

"Oh my god what are you doing here?"

"I came for the wedding, a little early maybe, but I missed you all," she grinned hugging Summer.

"I had lunch with Summer and Marissa today, didn't she tell you?" Anna looked at Summer frowning. She looked at Seth and shrugged.

"I wanted to surprise you," Summer said quietly. Seth smiled.

"Hey, are you coming, the band's gonna go on soon," Ryan called. The five walked inside the Bait Shop and the guys went to get drinks.

Summer, Marissa and Anna found some seats upstairs.

"So, Anna we've been planning the bachelorette party, would you like to come?" Summer asked as they sat down. Anna smiled broadly.

"Sure, what are you doing?"

"Well it's more like a long 5 day break. We're staying in L.A. Spa and shopping in the day, hitting the clubs at night."

Marissa smiled as Summer went on about the extravagant weekend that she'd been planning for months but fell silent as the guys arrived. Seth looked at Ryan, puzzled at the girls' silence.

"So, what are you doing now?" Seth asked Anna. Summer was in deep conversation with Marissa and Ryan had gone for some air.

"Oh I'm in comic books," she said, casually sipping her drink. Seth's mouth fell open.

"No way!"

Anna nodded and smiled.

"That's so cool, you know I almost had my own comic book in high school but it never worked out.

It was called Atomic County and it was based around…" Anna squealed and Seth frowned.

"Oh my god! Atomic County was yours?" Anna cried. Seth nodded.

"I saw the pre release version and loved it! I was so disappointed when everything fell through, but the name I saw was Zach Stevens," Anna said looking puzzled.

"He was my partner. It didn't really work out. See Summer dated him for a while and it made things complicated. He's coming to the wedding actually I think…" Anna raised her eyebrows.

"Well, if you were interested, I could help you revive it. I'm quite high up at my company and we were looking for something new. I could pitch it. What do you say?"

Seth looked at the ground.

"Well that whole subject is very tetchy with Summer, it caused a lot of tension between us. I could ask but I make no promises."

Anna nodded and craned her neck to see the band.

The hours flew by, before they knew what they were doing, they were saying goodnight and going separate ways.

Seth and Summer arrived home around midnight.

"Why did you surprise me with Anna, Summer?" Seth asked as he perched on the bed, kicking off his shoes.

"I know that you were upset when she left and never contacted you and I've been a complete bitch these past few days," Summer called from the bathroom, "So I wanted to make it up to you."

She appeared at the doorway wearing a short crimson satin nightdress.

Summer walked over to Seth and sat on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"We're gonna get through this, I promise" Seth said, looking into Summer's dark eyes.

"I would never leave you, for anyone," he continued. Summer nodded.

"I know, neither would I." She tilted her head and they began to kiss, Summer unbuttoned his shirt and they fell back onto the bed.

"Now, where were we?" Seth grinned.