The Nana dropped her head back and belly laughed. Sandy's angry face dropped and he started to laugh as well.
"What can you do all Cohen males are dogs," Sandy said catching his breath.
Summer glared at Seth. "Good sex is the foundation for a good relationship," Sophie said again patting Seth's mop of curls.
" That may be but I don't need it broadcast at the dinner table how many times we have sex everyday." Summer said and sighed angrily.
Kirsten spit her wine that she was sipping back into the glass. "Everyday?"
Summer's eyes grew wide with embarrassment from Kirsten's reaction
"That was just the first time we got caught," Seth said proudly.
"Ryan you've be unusually quite," Summer said desperate to change the subject.
" I am processing the conversation slowly. My appetite was gone for a little while there." He said and then shoved a spoonful of mashed potatoes in his mouth to free him from having to talk more.
"Summer, have you always had money?" Sophie asked.
Summer looked a The Nana and bunched her eyebrows. " How am I supposed to answer that? If I say yes then you are going to make a noise in the back of your throat and lose respect for me. Why ask questions that you already know the answer to."
"I'm just trying to make you show emotion." The Nana said.
"Well, mission accomplished, " Summer said pushing her self away from the table and walking out of the room.
"She's hormonal," Seth said excusing himself.
"She's got spunk," Sophie said to the remaining people at the table.
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Seth knocked on Summer's door. "Go away."
"Summer I warned you, last year was a fluke, that was the real Nana." He said to the closed door.
" I hate her," Summer yelled, " Do you know how guilty I feel for hating your grandmother?"
" Hey I'm not too fond of her myself."
"Really," Summer asked opening her door slightly. "She's trying to get a rise out of me."
"You think?"
"Shut up ass face," Summer said swinging her door closed.
Seth put his foot into the jam. She slammed it on his toes. "Shit, that hurt." He said shaking his foot and pushing her door opened.
"I need some alone time," Summer said sitting in her easy chair.
"No you need some Seth time."
"You're so corny," she said throwing a pillow at him.
Seth easily ducked and sat on her ottoman. " Look, three more days then she is gone and I get to have Christmas dinner with your dad,"
Summer smiled evilly. "Yeah that should be good."
Seth stood up and kissed her. " I should go back down."
"You don't want to spend time with me?" Summer asked innocently.
"Fine, " Seth sighed and unzipped his pants and let them drop to the floor.
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They returned to the table in time for dessert. Summer's hair was let down from her ponytail and had become wavy. Seth's button up was tucked into the back of his jeans. They both seemed calmer.
"So was it mind blowing?" Sandy smirked. Summer looked at Sandy bewildered.
"What was mind blowing?" Kirsten asked walking back from the kitchen with a tray of tiramisu.
"The sex." Sophie supplied.
"I don't want talk about this," Summer told the group.
" Summer you aren't a prude, and I think would make the Cohens' perversely happy," Ryan whispered into her ear.
Summer rolled her eyes and fought the urge to vomit as she began to divulge information about the sex she had just had, " It wasn't the best I've ever had."
"Really what was the best?" Sophie asked with a friendly smile.
Summer cocked her head and thought. " Think it was one of those times in the car in the school parking lot during lunch," Seth said with his mouth full, " The time we used your car not the Range Rover."
Ryan coughed uncomfortably.
"It was either that or after Mara's party." Summer smiled remembering.
"How good was it?" Sophie asked sipping her tea.
"It was so intense, and Seth was wasted, so he was being normal for once." Summer said.
"Seth!" Sandy said disappointed.
"Were you drunk?" Kirsten asked Summer.
"No mother, Summer has never done that." Seth said quickly.
Ryan snorted involuntarily.
" Fuck you, Chino." Summer said smacking the back of his head.
Sandy and Kirsten's eyes widen and Sophie laughed.
"So how far gone were you?" she asked.
" I wasn't drunk," Summer said sheepishly.
"Were you high?" The Nana asked.
Seth nodded violently and Summer glared across the table.
"Summer!" Kirsten scolded shocked.
"Oh come on, you of all people, you grew up in Newport during the 70's don't tell me that you didn't do drugs." Summer said harshly.
Kirsten took a deep gulp of her drink and shrugged dismissively.
" Was it just ganja?" The Nana asked.
"My grandmother just said 'ganja'" Seth mouthed to Summer.
"Just!" Sandy said sternly, "Was it just heroin?"
"You are so hypocritical." Kirsten said smacking Sandy in the chest. " I had to pry the bong out of your hands when Seth was born. "
"Of all the people at this table I am the only one that hasn't ever smoked weed." Seth concluded.
"I think that were done here," Summer said clearing the small dessert dishes into the kitchen.
" I like her," the Nana told Seth sweetly.
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Nana hugged everyone goodbye and surprised everyone by placing a kiss on Summer's forehead. "When the baby is born come to New York to visit me." Sophie said.
"Sure," Summer said her eyes welling up with unexpected tears.
" I thought you hated her," Seth said as the door shut and The Nana got into her taxi.
" The hormones," she explained as she began to sob.
"There there," Seth said patting her back gently.
"Don't touch me," Summer sobbed running up the stairs.
" I would love to know what I did wrong there," Seth told Ryan.
"Seth, she is eight months pregnant I think the trouble started a while back."
"Thanks man," Seth said sarcastically. A clock chimed in some far off room in the house. " Shit, is it six already?"
"No it's seven. Aren't you going to eat at Summer's house?"
"Yeah in 30 minutes." Seth said bounding up the stairs.
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Summer uncomfortably rang the bell on her own house. Neil opened the door and expressionlessly let them in.
"Nice to see you too, Mr. Roberts." Seth said and was met with silence.
"You're late," Neil said finally leading them to the dining room. Lori sat with a martini and a plate of half eaten shrimp with cocktail sauce.
"Well you look like you exploded at the stomach," Lori said with a tilted smile.
"It's called pregnancy, you should try it sometime," Summer said, " Oh wait that's right you can get pregnant can you."
"Summer!" Neil said harshly.
"I won't apologize to her," Summer said looking straight at her father.
"I just want a nice family dinner," Neil said exasperated.
"Well then should I leave?" Seth asked hopefully.
"Sit back down Seth," Summer yelled as he started to stand.
"Right, sit and be quiet," Seth said to himself.
The meal progressed with an thick tension in the air. Lori finished three martinis and had become silent and content.
"Why doesn't she just take straight shots?" Summer asked quietly.
Neil ignored her comment and told the servers that they were ready for dessert. "So princess, how is school?" Neil asked as if Summer wasn't sitting eight month pregnant with Seth.
"Fine," Summer said uncertainly, longing for the relationship that she had lost with her father.
"Are you keeping up with your studies?" He asked attempting to have her elaborate.
"Stop!" Summer said, " We haven't had a bullshit conversation like this since I was 12. What do you want?"
"I don't want anything I just want to be a good parent," Neil said defensively.
"Well you can check that off your list," Summer said hotly, " I didn't get pregnant because you're a bad parent."
"I know that," Neil said, "I just miss you,"
"I know I miss you too," Summer said starting to bawl.
Seth looked at Lori who's head was slumped at a strange angle.
" I hate to interrupt the love, but I think that Lori is comatose."
Neil jumped up and pulled Lori out of her chair. "Honey, come on wake up," He said shaking her. "Check her purse and tell me what she was taking," Neil yelled, "Seth call an ambulance."
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Seth and Summer sat in the BMW and sigh deeply in unison. "That was dramatic." Seth said fighting a smile.
"It wasn't the first time," Summer said flat out laughing. "She does it once a year at least when she thinks that she isn't getting enough attention from my dad."
"That's healthy."
"They'll pump her stomach and send her to a new therapist."
"Did you do things to get his attention?" Seth asked placing his hand on her leg.
"No I never really had to. When he was home it was all about me." Summer said.
"Well that explains why you're so spoiled." Seth said and was smacked in the chest.