AN: I want to thank my beta, Sam for taking the time to read this and revise. I want to apologize for the delay I have been soooo busy.
He'll be back
Chapter 27
Seth's room was a disaster. Rosa the housekeeper had the week off. Seth walked on top of all the dirty clothes on the floor and headed to the bathroom. He opened the bathroom door and Summer threw a magazine and shouted obscenities. "Sorry," Seth said into the closed door.
"You are just as bad as your parents." Summer said, " Learn how to fucking knock."
"To be honest Summer it's nothing I haven't seen before." Seth told her.
"Cohen the bathroom and what I do in here should always be a mystery to you."
"It's not like you don't go number two Summer," Seth said.
"Stop we're not going to talk about this."
"Seriously you can fart in front of me too,"
"Seth you've never even farted in front of me." Summer said
"Because we've never had this discussion."
"Cohen, there is nothing to discuss. Just pretend that I don't use the bathroom for anything but showering."
Seth turned the knob and walked back in.
"Get out retard," Summer yelled.
"I think that this is very healthy." Seth said.
"Please you're invading my personal time." Summer whined.
"Why do you have a weird ritual and sing as you flush?" Seth asked sitting on edge of the tub.
"You're an asshole!" Summer said furrowing her brow.
"So I've been told."
"I have never felt less sexy in my entire life." Summer cried.
"Yeah you look like shit," Seth said standing up and brushing his teeth.
"You are never going to get laid again," Summer said through gritted teeth.
"I'll give that pledge 16 hours," Seth said looking at his watch. "I'm going to get laid for the New Year even if it isn't you that does it."
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Summer sat on her bed reading. Seth pushed open the door with a soft knock. He cleared his throat and held a bouquet of ivory roses out for her.
"Whatcha reading?" he asked nervously rocking on his feet.
"The DaVinci Codes" Summer said holding the cover of her book up for Seth to see.
"Figures," Seth said setting the flowers down on the bed next to her.
"What?" Summer asked ticked off and ignoring the roses.
"It is such trash, read something political or educational, like Orwell." Seth said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"You should appreciate the fact that I am reading anything at all." Summer said hitting him lightly with her book.
"Do you have a date for Julie Cooper's New Year's eve party?" Seth asked kissing the back of her hand.
Summer rolled her eyes and stood up sighing. "I don't have any better options." She pulled off her shirt and put on the sapphire dress that hung on her closet door.
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Seth and Summer pulled up to the Cooper-Nichol residence in Summer's car. Summer parked blocking Marissa's car and checked her make up in the visor mirror before getting out of the car. Seth tapped his foot impatiently. Summer linked her arm with Seth and walked towards the entrance.
"So I'm I like your prop?" Seth asked in a hushed tone as Summer knocked the knocker.
"You leave my side at any point tonight I will see to it that your comic books are burned."
Seth's whimper stopped abruptly as the door swung open.
"Summer, Seth!" Julie exclaimed embracing the couple. "Welcome to our home, make yourselves comfortable." She said gesturing to the catered spreads and lavish couches.
Julie walked off and grabbed a glass of champagne. "Reality bites!" Sandy joked taking two glasses from the table.
"Huh?" Julie asked putting her empty fluke on the table.
"You married Caleb and now you're going to be a great grandmother. " Sandy said laughing.
"Sandy you are delusional if you think I care one way or the other about your son having a baby." Julie snapped.
"Alright, sorry I brought it up," Sandy laughed walking away across the room towards Kirsten.
"So were you torturing Julie?" Kirsten asked accepting a glass of champagne.
"Of course," Sandy said kissing Kirsten's neck.
"I can't deal with this drab party." Kirsten hissed.
"We could always go to that swing party that we went to last year." Sandy whispered into her ear.
"Okay,"
"Really?" Sandy asked surprised.
"No!" Kirsten smiled warmly, " But let's go to a club or something spontaneous."
"People have gotten into a lot of trouble being spontaneous," Sandy mock lectured.
"Shut up," Kirsten said putting her glass down and setting off to say a polite good bye to her father and Julie.
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Seth snaked his arm around Summer's lower back, they appeared to be a normal couple. Perhaps a few years and wedding bands may have allowed them to be invisible in the crowd but for the most part their presence went unnoticed.
"Summer!" Marissa shouted from on top of a balcony looking over the room. "Get up here."
"Do you have an elevator?" Summer joked.
"I'll come down, hold on," Marissa said grabbing Ryan's hand from the rail and running down the stairs. "How have you been?" Marissa asked embracing Summer awkwardly.
"The same as yesterday when we talked on the phone. My back aches and my breasts are tender."
"Well isn't that what every guy wants the entire town knowing about his girlfriend." Seth said looking around at the glares they were receiving.
"Want to go to my sister's room?" Marissa offered.
"Where is she?" Ryan asked.
"She is at a middle school party," Marissa shrugged, "and the parents of that house are here."
"So if experience proves true there is an awful lot of drinking and making out going on." Summer said with a knowing look.
"Why are kids drinking in this town?" Seth asked frustrated.
"You're one to talk, Mr. Chrismukka drunk." Ryan said crossing his arms.
"But middle school is so young," Seth whined.
"Just be thankful that the drugs don't really start until high school." Marissa said with finality. The four made their way to the first story room to hang out.
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Summer and Seth were mingling in with the other guests again as the count down began.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,
" I love you," Summer said hugging Seth.
Two, One….Seth and Summer kissed.
"Guys I think you can stop kissing." Marissa said a few moments later emerging from her sister's room a little disheveled.
"Awe," Seth sighed, "That's how I wanted to start this year."
" Thought you wanted to have sex." Summer said playfully elbowing him.
"Is that an offer?" Seth asked eagerly. Summer gave him a seductive smile.
"You guys have more sex than anyone I know," Marissa said grabbing a glass of champagne.
"Who's next on that list, you?" Seth asked causing Ryan to blush.
"No your parents!" Marissa laughed as Seth's expression turned sour.
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Summer carried a decaffeinated tea down the hall to her first class of the new semester. She was sick of everyone talking about her as she passed.
" I can hear you," she snapped at one girl who was being particularly obvious.
"Whatever," the girl said turning back to her friends.
Summer sat at a table for her math class and the girl that was sitting there got up and moved.
" It's not contagious. I promise." Summer said attempting to get the girl to return. She gave Summer a soft smile but remained in her new location. "Just six more weeks," Summer told her self.
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Seth sat at a picnic table rubbing Summer's feet. Summer was eating a chocolate bar and venting about the prissy girls.
"Summer if you were in their position you would be so mean to the pregnant girl." Seth countered.
"That's not the point, dumb ass," Summer shot back not even willing to think about role playing.
"You would say things like irresponsible whore, and…"
"Cohen, shut-up and rub. The point is that these girls used to love the ground I walked on."
"Summer that's the problem with superficial relationships." Seth told her resuming his massaging. "As soon as you have this baby they will forget you were ever pregnant within days."
"Maybe," Summer said licking the melted chocolate off her fingers.
"You know I could do that for you," Seth offered.
"I know you could," Summer smiled sucking her fingers clean. The bell rang and Summer gathered her stuff and left Seth lusting after her in the quad.
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