(A.N) Hey everyone! Whoa this update has taken ages to do! But its up and to be totally honest i dont like this chapte much, its very fluffy with lots of sentimental stuff in it. But it had to be done and is tying up the funeral. I do appreciate all the great reviews i got, it was a sad chapter and im glad you all found it emotional.
BTW- Sinead, the characters are around 25/26 in my story so they're not young and im sorry you dont like the idea of family, its not everyone's cup of teabut if you read the rest of the story you may change your opinion.
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The Friendship That Would Last Forever
As soon as she stepped down from the podium, Summer broke down into tears. It was the hardest thing she'd ever had to do, but she'd done it.
And she was glad. It was her own personal way of saying goodbye to Taylor.
After the ceremony they'd gone to the graveyard to bury him.
As the little mahogany coffin sank into the ground, Summer felt like she was going to faint. But she stood there, clutching Seth's hand tightly and breathing deeply.
She sprinkled on some rose petals and then the earth was placed on top. This was really it, she would never see him again.
The finality of the whole day struck into the both of them like daggers. The wake was at the Cohen's house that evening.
Summer and Seth stood by the pool and everyone at the house came up to them, giving their condolences. They smiled as Ryan and Marissa walked over.
"You okay Sum," Marissa asked.
"Been better."
"I know today's been hard but you've been so strong, I could never have done this." Marissa hugged her friend, a tear running down her cheek. Ryan patted Seth on the back.
"Everything's gonna be fine bro, we'll get through all of this."
"I know, but thanks man. You and Marissa have done so much for us, we can't thank you enough," Seth smiled.
"You wanna go for a walk?" Ryan asked.
"Sure."
The wind swept through their bones as the November air rippled along the beach. The sun was setting just beyond the sea and Seth, Summer, Ryan and Marissa looked on, the orange glow illuminating their faces.
Both men held onto their wives tightly and the girls looked out at the ocean. They were sat on the same mound of sand as they usually did whenever they made evening trips to the beach.
They had sat there on the night of their graduation, the night before both couples left on their honeymoon's and generally anytime when the four needed each other. It was a special place for them all.
Seth and Summer looked out at the ocean, they didn't want to admit it, but both felt like their world had caved in on them.
The next year was going to be unbelievably tough. Neither would ever get over this, how could they? Both sighed heavily at the same time.
Summer snuggled closer to Seth, feeling colder. She didn't feel alone anymore though. Her two best friends, her in laws and her dad as well as Seth were always going to be there for her.
The most important thing that they both could do was stick together, it felt like their life was falling apart but for the sake of Autumn, the effort had to be made. Seth and Summer knew it, it was just hard to admit.
Ryan and Marissa looked on at their friends, their hearts heavy. They'd all been through so much so why did more and more bad stuff keep happening. It made them angry. But as Summer once said, life is unfair, random and ultimately meaningless but you have to make the best of it. That was good advice that they had to follow.
Seth and Summer had never needed their friends more and it was down to Ryan and Marissa to be there for them. In the hour that they sat there, on that mound of sand that had heard about more catastrophes, relationship problems and acts of friendship than any made for TV movie, not a word was spoken.
There didn't have to be. Each one knew what they had to do and nothing or anyone was going to break up the fantastic four. '
This tragic event had only made them stronger.
Seth awoke suddenly in the middle of the night, noticing Summer wasn't beside him. He sat up, squinting at the time on his alarm clock. 2.49am.
He rubbed his eyes and heaved himself out of bed, shuffling down the hall to the nursery.
Summer was sat in the darkened room by the window, her neck craned up so she could gaze at the stars. Her features were illuminated by the moonlight, highlighting her beauty.
Seth went and sat beside her.
"Hey," she mumbled.
"Hey, what are you doing up?"
"Oh I couldn't really sleep so, I came here, to think." Her face looked even sadder as her eyes landed on the empty blue crib. Seth looked down and saw the blue teddy bear that he'd bought for Taylor, clutched in Summer's hand.
A tear rolled down her cheek as she held it up.
"Still smells like him…" she wept. Seth wiped away her tears softly.
"I miss him so much Seth." Summer fell into his arms.
"I know, my body aches when I think about him. But listen, he's probably up there now, watching us and thinking, I miss mommy and daddy so much but I wish they'd stop crying because it makes me sad." Summer looked up at him.
"But he's just a baby, who'll look after him?"
"My grandpa's probably bouncing him on his knee, grooming him to become the heir to his heaven Mc Mansions company and a hot angel nanny will be lurking close by." Summer smiled and kissed him.
"You always know what to say to cheer me up," she whispered into his chest.
"Hey, there you go. And anyway, we'll always have a piece of him with us," Seth said. Summer frowned.
"Autumn," Seth nodded towards the pink crib, "That's why we gotta look after her. Now listen, Taylor's probably saying, Mommy go to bed with Daddy because its late."
Summer smiled and nodded.
"Kay, I'll catch you up." Seth left the room, after kissing Autumn softly and grinning at Summer comfortingly.
Summer hugged the small teddy bear tightly and inhaled the smell from its soft fur.
She blew a kiss up to the sky.
"Nite Taylor."