Hi guys!

I'm sorry if any of you were disappointed when my last update wasn't a new chapter. I should have written that in the summary, next time.

So thanks for your ideas, it helped me out. Just to read them gave me inspiration and you had a lot of ideas for Summer's meeting with Francesca.

You thought that Seth and Summer were too perfect with each other and maybe they are so I will try to make them less perfect.

I see Summer and Seth as really sweet towards each other and they have this LOVE for each other that's very rare. When they are teenagers, like in the show, they fight a lot but when they are growing up and married I don't think they'll be the same persons. That's one reason for why I'm writing a future fic; I can change their characters a little, cos it's hard to write them exact as in the show.

Hope you like the chapter. It's not that good, but it will help me to continue things. Please read and review!

Chapter ten - Together

Once Summer had decided to go to Minneapolis, Seth had booked a ticket for two days later. They all agreed that Summer should leave as soon as possible. When that was the case it would sooner be over and Summer wouldn't have too be nervous for a long time.

Now it was Summer's last day in Newport and she and Ava were shopping with Marissa and Sandra, who were visiting for a couple of days. Seth was home with Casey when the door bell ran.

"I'll get it, daddy!" Casey yelled as he ran to the door with Seth not far behind him. Neil appeared as Casey opened the door.

"Grandpa!" Casey threw himself into Neil's arms.

"Hi, isn't it my favourite grandson." Neil said and lifted Casey up into his arms.

"Hi, Neil. Come on in." Seth said. They entered the living room and sat down at the couch.

"Casey, why don't you go play with your toys. " Seth suggested. He wanted to talk alone with Neil.

"Sure daddy." Casey immediately went to the kitchen where he had left his toys.

"He's such a sweet boy. He's really listening to you."

"Yeah, he's really good. Must have got that from Summer, I never listened to my parents. I did the opposite of what they said." Seth said with a laugh.

"Maybe, Summer was a good kid. But I really spoilt her and gave her everything she wanted." Neil said a little embarrassed.

"Well, she turned out pretty good."

"Yeah, she did…"

"Do you think she will be okay?" Seth quickly added with a changed intonation.

"Well, her mother's made a deep scare in Summer's heart. But she said she wanted to go alone. Personally I think someone should go with her, but she decides. I've never understood her feelings when it comes to Francesca.

"I guess I just can support her decision." Seth sighed.

"Yeah, she knows that you're there for her if she need you."

"Yeah..."

"So, I'm coming over tomorrow to say goodbye to her. I have too do a few errands for Karen."

"Sure, I'll let Summer know."

Both Neil and Seth stood up and went out to the kitchen where Casey played.

"Casey, I'm gonna go now."

"So soon, grandpa?" Casey gave Neil a hug.

"Yeah, your mother and sister will be home soon, I assume?" He looked at Seth who nodded.

"Well, bye then. See you tomorrow."

"Bye Neil."

"Bye, bye." Casey said and waved with his tiny little arm.

"Daddy?" Casey said as Neil had left.

"Yes, Casey?"

"Can we go out to the swing, pleeese?"

"Sure, little guy." Seth said and walked out to the garden with Casey on his arm.

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Summer loved all kinds of flowers and their garden was filled with flowers in every colour. There were roses, lilies, sunflowers, lavender, magnolia, jasmine, honeysuckle and hundreds of species that Seth had no idea what it was. Even if he hated to take care of the garden and wasn't interested in flowers at all he couldn't deny that their garden was the most beautiful garden he had ever been in. He was really proud of it.

"Daddy!" Seth turned his mind back to reality as Ava jumped up in his arms. He lifted her up. Although she was six years old Ava was short and tiny. And she didn't weigh much either. Ava was as tiny as Summer must have been in that age. Speaking of Summer, who now entered the garden, and seemed to be in a lovely mood.

"Hi, you guys were gone for a long time." Seth said and walked towards her since Ava had started to help Casey with the swing.

"Well, I helped Marissa to get some things for the wedding and then the girls wanted to eat and you know how it goes." Summer said smiling. She walked into a bear embrace from Seth and rested her head on his shoulder. It felt so good to be home again. She loved to go into town and she loved to shop, but the best part of it was to come home to Seth.

"Did you have a good time?" Seth asked as he still held her in his arms.

"Yeah, I'm not gonna be able to shop here for a while so it was great. It was also good to see Marissa again and Sandra. Sandra's almost as tall as Ava is. So how was your day? Was Casey good?"

"Yeah, but he's always good. We went to visit my parents and relaxed at home. It's been a great day, though I missed you." Summer couldn't not smile at him whenever he said something like that. He was so sweet.

"I missed you too. But it was a good practise for the coming week." Her words made them both hug each other harder.

"Yeah, but we're gonna make it. Thanks to Bell."

"Bell?" Summer asked confused as she looked up at Seth.

"Yeah, he invented the phone, which I think we're gonna use a lot."

"Oh, the phone." Summer tried to laugh but couldn't bring herself to it. She was gonna miss his sarcasm and irony.

"Hey, Sum. You okay?"

"Yeah, I just...It feels like I'm not gonna see you for so long. I mean it's not that long, but I'm already missing you." Summer said and met his eyes with her dark, now sad ones. They knew that this was gonna be hard for them both.

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"Kids, daddy and I have something to tell you." Summer said after dinner. They all sat in the living room and the children's program was over. Ava's and Casey's eyes quickly turned to their parents.

"One of your mommy's friends is very sick and mommy has to go see her."

"I'm not gonna be away for a long time and daddy's gonna stay here with you." Summer continued. "She's living in Minneapolis, do you know where that is?" The kids shock their heads.

"It's very far from here, and I've never been there. You know what, I'm gonna take a lot of pictures and show you when I come back, okay?" Summer said, trying to make her kids a little happier about the news.

"When aju goin, mommy?" Casey carefully asked. Summer lifted him to sit in her knee and kissed his head.

"Tomorrow." She said with a low voice. Seth put his hand on her back and massaged it a little.

"Tomorrow! But, mommy. Will you be home for my birthday?" Ava said as also she climbed up into her mothers lap.

"Of course I'm home then. I wouldn't miss it for anything in the world." Summer said and hugged her children tight. Tears started to fall down her cheeks, unable for her to stop them.

"Mommy, you're crying." Ava said and kissed her mother on her cheek.

"Why are you crying, mommy?" Casey asked.

"I'm just gonna miss you so much, baby." Now Seth also joined the hug, also wanting to cry. In this couch everything that was important in life sat. Summer resting her body against him with the children in her lap, hugging her tight. They were the most important thing and they were gonna make it through this week with their love.

To be continued…

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