He'll Be Back
Chapter fifteen
Marissa and Ryan sat on the couch on the screen there was a nature show. The show was not being watched as Marissa and Ryan feverishly kissed. They slid their legs on to the couch and made themselves more horizontal as the kissing became more intense. Seth entered the room and loudly said, " Left and right in this house there are fornicating couples."
Marissa and Ryan sat up and finished one more kiss before glaring at Seth. "That isn't having sex you dumb ass," Summer said stepping into the room.
"Summer," Marissa said rising from the couch.
"Hey man, I need to play something," Seth said walking to the bookshelf that held the PS2 games. "Ninjas?"
"Yeah sure," Ryan said watching Marissa led Summer to the chaise lounges out side by the pool.
Seth put it in and fiddled with the remotes until the game appeared on the TV. He then threw a controller on to Ryan's lap.
"What happened last night?" Marissa demanded.
"What are you talking about Coop?" Summer said examining her manicure.
"I don't know, maybe the fact that instead of reading a pregnancy test you went off to a party," she said frustrated.
"Keep your voice down," Summer said looking around the outside of the house to be sure that all windows and doors were shut.
"Did you read the box?"
"Yeah," Summer said returning her gaze to her nails.
"What did it say?"
"That my birth control company is going to get a big fat law suit."
"Damn it, " Marissa said looking at her friend, "Did you tell Seth yet?"
"Yeah," Summer said. She had tears falling down her face. Marissa wiped them but found her self crying too.
"What are you going to do?" Marissa asked.
"What can I do, I am not someone who gets pregnant. I mean even when I'm married I don't want kids."
"Does Seth know?"
"About the future? I don't really see how that should effect him, I am not dating his lame ass in college."
"Summer!" Marissa cried, "You are so crazy. You are pregnant, your future is all of Seth's concern right now."
"Coop, I'm not having a baby," Summer said crossing her arms.
"Is he supporting your decision?"
"No. He wants me to bring another freaking kid into the world. A kid is just going to ruin my body and make me go prematurely gray."
"Who the hell are you basing that conclusion on?" Marissa asked, "Look at my mom or Seth's"
"Yeah and look at my school councilor, Mrs. Green,"
"Summer she is like 65, she probably has grandkids."
"Coop, no one besides Seth wants me to have a baby. I am more careful than that, even my step-monster would be shocked and she thinks that I am a prostitute."
"Do you care about how Seth feels?"
"I love him, fuck I slept with him."
"Is that any real indication with you?" Marissa joked.
"I've only had sex with him."
"What? Mike? Jake? Zeke?"
"Nope, I just went along with the rumors because it was not hurting my social status."
"You mean all those times you gave me advice…"
"Cosmopolitan."
"Summer, you love him at least get him to support your choice before you go through with it."
"What if he never does?"
"He is over the moon for you, he will."
Seth and Ryan sat in the den involved in their game. "Take that bastard," Ryan yelled as he beat off Seth's character.
"Did Marissa tell you?"
"No. Tell me what?" Ryan asked as he franticly beat the controller defending himself from Seth's violent blows.
"Where are my parents?"
"They went to your grandfather and Julie's for brunch."
"Well then, " Seth continued ready to divulge Summer's secret. "I messed up man."
Ryan's guy kicked Seth's ninja off a cliff and Seth threw down his controller. "How badly?" Ryan asked looking at him for the first time.
" Grounding for life and castration are possible punishments. "
"Seth what did you do?"
"I'm a good baker…and I put a bun in the oven,"
"She's pregnant?" Ryan asked shocked.
"Yup,"
"Jesus. Is she going to keep it?"
"She doesn't want to even to be pregnant."
"Can you blame her?"
The door opened and Summer and Marissa walked in. They all looked at each other bewildered. "So were all on the same page right?" Seth asked braking the silence.
"Shut up Seth," Marissa said sitting down on the couch next to Ryan.
"Cohen. This is just a temporary problem." Summer said.
"Summer this is ridiculous. You just don't want people to see you as a teen mother. You don't want to have to tell our parents or your teachers."
"You're right Seth. I also don't want to be the only girl to ever be pregnant at Harbor."
"Come on Summer you love baby clothes. I love babies. We can work this out."
"Seth I don't want to, I want to take the easy road out." Summer then walked out and the front door slammed in the background.
"Seth she doesn't want a baby," Ryan reasoned.
"Yeah, but I do. Could someone give me a ride somewhere?" Seth asked.
"Here man, don't tell your mom," Ryan said tossing a set of keys to him.
"Thanks dude," Seth said bolting.
"They are so screwed, " Marissa said kissing Ryan.
Seth pulled out of his driveway and headed towards Summer's. He got to her street and changed his mind. He headed to South Coast plaza. He left with a few bags an hour after he arrived. He then drove to her house.
There was knock on her door. "Come in" she called from her bed.
"Summer," Seth began throwing the bags at her. "These are for you."
"Did you go shopping?" she asked surprised.
"No I pulled this all out of my butt."
"Cohen," she said with tears looking into one of the bags. "I can't believe you."
"I just thought that this would help change your mind."
Summer dumped the remaining bags onto her bed. There were tons of baby clothes. Shirts, shoes, dresses… Seth had obviously been in a hurry. Tears poured down Summer's face.