Chapter two – So lucky
Seth sat by the table in his office. He was going to do something special for Summer tomorrow, she deserved it.
Seth heard a knock on the door and Kirsten came in. His mother was still good looking and was still as good at her job as she always had been. Now when Seth and Ryan also worked at Newport Group she was happier at work than ever.
"Hi, mum! Having a good day?" Seth said with a smile on his face.
"Hi, sweetie! I'm having a great day. How 'bout you?"
"I'm good. I was just thinking about Summer you know." Seth smiled a little embarrassed.
"Oh, so how's the planning for tomorrow going?" Kirsten knew Seth was about to plan something terrific.
"Everything's going just fine. When do you want us to bring the kids?"
"You do it whenever you want. You know we love to spend time with them. Your kids are great. I'm really proud of you, you know." Kirsten really was proud of her son. He had the kind of life anyone wanted; a happy marriage, great job and adorable children.
"Well, thanks mum." Seth said, blushing a little. "I'm quite a lucky man, aren't I?"
"You are. Well, I think I should be going. I promised to help Kaitlin with her project." Kirsten said. "Tell Summer hello from me, will 'ya."
"I will. Bye!" His mother then left the room and Seth started with his work.
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"Hi, Summer!" Derek greeted her with a kiss on her cheek.
"Hi, Derek!" Summer said. Derek was her partner at work and he was also a very good friend to both Summer and Seth.
"So, when's Emily coming? I need to change a couple of things on her dress." Summer walked into the room where the dress hang. This was a big project. Emily Dawson was getting married with a famous politician in a couple of weeks. Summer knew that if this went well she was going to be a big name on the list of wedding dress designers.
The dress was stunning. It was in a crème white colour and had lots of lace and beautiful sewing.
"This dress really is something, Summer. What do you need to change? Your magic is already done." Summer smiled and knew he was right, the dress was ready; it was perfect.
"Mrs. Cohen, Emily's on her way up." Olivia, Summer's assistant said.
"Okay. Thanks Olivia!" Summer looked at herself in the mirror. She was so nervous. Her skirt and sweater sat perfectly on her body. Her hair was wavy and the outermost hair was fasten on the back of her head with a beautiful buckle. But sometimes feeling beautiful couldn't make everything okay. She remembered Seth's words from last night. " You're the best wife ever. You're the best mother ever and your dress is the most beautiful dress ever. It will be fine and Emily will love it almost as much as I love you, my angel." He called her his angel sometimes and she liked it. It made her feel special when he used a name no one else used. Seth was always behind her and gave her strength.
"You okay?" Derek asked.
"Yeah, sure." She answered and now she was ready. Ready to face the one who could change her career.
A knock on the door made Summer turn around. Emily came in with her mother Helen and her best friend Dana shortly behind.
"Hello Summer! Derek." Emily greeted Summer with a hug and shook hand with Derek. Helen and Dana also said their hello's.
"So, the dress." Helen said exited as a little child.
"Yes, the dress. Derek?" Summer turned to Derek and he wrapped the curtains away so that the dress now was visible.
The room went silent and Summer got worried right away. They didn't like the dress. God; how embarrassing. Now she just wanted to sink through the floor. She looked at Emily, Helen and Dana. They had all three tears in their eyes.
"This is...God...It's so beautiful." Emily said all teary, her full attention on the dress.
"Summer, it's the most beautiful dress I've ever seen. You must have worked day and night." Helen said as she touched the thin silk material.
"So, you like it?" Summer was so happy she wanted to jump up and down of joy.
"I love it. Can I try it on?" Emily smiled at Summer. Derek then understood this was a girl thing and left the room, closing the doors behind him. Summer, Helen and Dana helped Emily on with the big dress. She was really beautiful in it, but who wouldn't be beautiful in such a beautiful thing.
"Wow." That was all she could say. You could tell Summer had put her soul in this work.
"You are so pretty." Dana said while Helen just smiled at her daughter.
Emily, Helen and Dana were about to leave, probably telling everyone they knew how happy they were with the dress. Summer could see it in front of herself. The excitement of getting married, the crazy mother and friend trying to make everything perfect on the special day. Everyone would cry and say how beautiful the bride was. Summer knew how a wedding could be, she had been there herself.
"You're amazing Summer. Thank you so much!" Helen said and gave Summer a hug.
"I know this dress is gonna give my special friend a very special wedding." Dana also hugged Summer. Emily just looked at her.
"Thank you! You must have been very inspired by something when you made this dress. It's an honour to wear it." Summer was now the one to hug Emily.
"I'm glad you will wear it."
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"Hello!" Seth answered his phone and had a clue who it might be.
"Hi!" Summer said in a low voice. It felt so good to hear his voice in her ear.
"Sum?" He thought he heard her sob.
"Yeah, baby?" Summer was crying.
"What's wrong honey? Is it the dress?"
"Yes." She shortly answered.
"Oh, baby." Seth thought that it couldn't have went well with Emily.
"They loved it, Seth. They loved my dress." Now it went up for Seth, Summer cried tears of joy.
"I knew they would love it. I'm so proud of you, Sum."
Summer smiled to herself. This was all she needed; to hear Seth being proud of her and to know that he loved her.
"Thanks, I couldn't have done this without you."
"Sure you could. You made it Summer. Not me."
"I know, but without you supporting me and loving me..." Summer cried as she said it. Seth knew that this meant a lot to his wife.
"I'm always gonna support you and love you." He also knew she loved to hear that and needed to sometimes.
"I know, I love you so much Seth."
"I love you too. So, listen. Are you busy right now?"
"No, not really. Why?"
"I thought we could eat lunch. I don't have that much to do and I think we should celebrate."
"Sounds wonderful to me." Summer loved the way Seth cared about her. He always made small gestures, but they meant the world to her.
"So, I'll meet you at the usual place in half an hour."
"Half an hour. I can't wait. Bye, baby."
"Bye!" Seth put the phone down and quickly made his way out of his office.
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Summer entered the restaurant lounge. She really wanted to meet Seth. She didn't know why, but sometimes she got this long for him, like she hadn't seen him for weeks. She looked around for Seth and saw him just entering. Summer immediately jumped into his arms as he came in. Seth took her in his arms and kissed her head.
"I've missed you." Summer said, burying her head in his chest.
"I've missed you too." Seth knew Summer very well. He knew how she got sometimes. He knew how much she needed him close, how much she needed his love. After a while Summer pulled away and gave in for a kiss.
"So, you hungry?" He asked as they pulled apart.
"Yeah, starving." She took his hand and they made their way to the waiter.
"Hello, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Cohen. Nice to see you again. Are you celebrating something special?" They knew he pointed on the kiss and the cuddling. Summer blushed a little.
"Actually we are. We're celebrating how absolutely wonderful my wife is." Seth squeezed her hand and smiled.
"Oh, I see. Let me show you to the table." The waiter gave them a smile and they fallowed him to the very well known table. Seth and Summer ate at this restaurant so often that they actually had an own table. It was a place of memories. Summer had told Seth she was pregnant here, both times. It was a place that reminded them of their years together and their love for each other. Not that they could forget about it, they could never do that.
Summer smiled as she sat down next to her husband. The waiter served them their favourite wine, la Barella.
"So, I assume it went good with Emily."
"Yes, it did. They loved my dress..." Summer continued to tell him every detail of the meeting. Summer and Seth always talked to each other. After Summer had told him about her day he told her about his. And they loved it, they loved that another person was interested in them and they loved to listen to each other. And how could you live with another person without talking...
To be continued…
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