Thank you so much for the reviews of the last chapter, I really appreciate them all.

As you know I'm from Sweden and my English isn't perfect, far from it. But I do enjoy writing and I learn a lot from it. So in my sequel I'm gonna try to write with more concern and just better. This story I just update and I don't double check the chapters and think everything through; sometimes I just write. That's gonna change in 'Life continues' and I hope that you all will like the 'new me' and see some differences.

Anyway, here is chapter 21 and maybe, just maybe I can get up to 100 reviews.

Chapter 21 - Home, sweet home...

A few hours later Seth and Summer lay on the bed in the hotel room. Seth half sat up and Summer lay in between his legs with her back against his stomach, her head resting on his chest. They were both dressed more comfortable now; pyjama pants and Seth's T-shirts. Summer loved to wear them; they were comfortable, cosy and very Cohen-y. She always wore different ones so that the scent of Seth wouldn't disappear from the shirt.

"Cohen?" Summer said as she stroke one of his arms that was lying on her chest. He let the other one rest on top of Summer's head.

"Yes?"

"Do you think the kids are okay?"

"I'm sure they are. You want to call them?"

"Yeah." Seth stretched over to the bedside table and got his cell. He gave it to Summer before kissing her head. He then stayed that way, his head pressed on top of hers with his arms wrapped around her. Summer dialled the number and held the phone to her ear.

"Hi Kirsten...Yeah, we're fine...at the hotel...sure...thanks...Hi baby!...yes, though I miss you...yes, daddy too...really?...was it fun?...I'm glad you did so...I don't know, soon...I know, I miss you too...baby, don't cry."

Seth pulled Summer closer as he understood she talked to Ava and that she cried in the phone. He knew that Summer hated when the kids cried. He even saw tears in her eyes.

"Ava, sweetheart...I love you...shh...Hi Kirsten!...is she okay?...yes...yeah, let me talk to him...Casey, hi, it's mommy...I know, is she still crying?...soon baby...I promise okay?...yes, daddy's here too. You wanna talk to him?...okay, I'll put him on, but I'll see you soon...love you little boy...bye."

Summer handed the phone to Seth, who gave her a slight smile and gave her that look she was too familiar with.

"It's Casey. He wants to talk to you." As he didn't take the phone she continued. "I'm fine, talk!" Summer said as her eyes were full of tears. She knew that Seth had seen them, but took the phone to his ear and forced him to talk.

"Casey?...Hi little guy, it's daddy...I know you do...she is?...Casey, I will...I'm sure Grandpa and Grandma can read to you...I know...hey, it's okay, don't cry."

At this point Summer had started to cry as well. She lay down snuggling close to Seth as she tried to be quiet, which didn't exactly work. Seth hated to see people cry and now the three he cared about and loved the most did so at the same time.

"We'll be home soon...shh Casey...we'll be home soon...Hi mom, are they still crying...yeah, but I hate it...I know...Summer's crying too; she misses them. As do I." Seth said as he stroke Summer's back, trying to comfort her since he couldn't do that with his children. "Call later, will ya...tell dad I say hi and tell Ava and Casey that we love them and we'll see them soon...okay...thanks mom...bye."

Seth put the phone down and pulled Summer up to his level, hugging her not only to comfort her but himself. They were all sad without each other, but Summer was the one who missed her family the most. To her, they meant everything; she tried so dam hard to be the greatest mother. Of course the family meant all to Seth too, but Summer became devastated when she couldn't be around or help and comfort.

The children missed their parents too and to hear them both cry over the phone was heart breaking, but they were okay with their grandparents. Summer wasn't close to okay now and there was no way Seth would leave her alone right now; she needed him more at this time.

"I miss them so much." Summer sobbed into Seth's neck.

"I know you do sweetie, I do too, but they're okay." Summer shook her head.

"I shouldn't be here; I should be with them. I'm a bad mother because I'm not there." Seth now lifted her to fully sit in his lap as she continued to cry.

"You're not a bad mother Summer, I know it and you know it too. Every mother has to leave their children for a while sometime. And it's your first time and it's hard."

"I want to go home." Summer lifted her head from Seth's shoulder to look at him. Her face was filled with tears and they kept coming the whole time. She had no makeup, since she'd washed that away when they came home from the hospital, so the tears had no colour and there were no black lines in her face from where they'd fallen.

"We'll go home whenever you want to." Seth said and kissed her nose before he helped her to wipe the tears away.

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"Mom! Hi!" Seth hugged his mother warmly and after him Summer did the same. It felt good to be home again; to walk into the big foyer and see the family photos and be able to smile at them and the feel the smell of the newly bought flowers that Summer always insisted in having.

"Hi! I didn't know you would come home now; you should have called. Sandy's out with the kids, but they'd be home soon." She could se the disappointment in both Seth and Summer's faces; she knew how much they longed for their children.

"Oh." Summer said. "Where are they?"

"They went to a park, but Sandy said they'd be home in half an hour or so."

"That's good. So, how have they been? Did Casey sleep at all?" Seth joked and a smile spread across Summer's face.

"He did, though I had to read and sing to him a lot. But you know I love spending time with them; you grew up too fast." They had now moved into the living room and sat down by the suite of furniture.

"I love to be a grandmother." Kirsten added with a smile.

"It's so weird. Some day I'm gonna be a Grandma and you're gonna be Grandpa; how cute." Summer said and pointed her finger at Seth's chest and giggled.

"It's so not cute, definitely not. I can't imagine Ava or Casey have babies on their own, ever." Seth made a disguised face and looked really confused. Both Kirsten and Summer laughed at him.

"That's what I used to think about you and look, here we are. I remember when you told me that Summer was pregnant; I remember that I was so shocked about how old I'd become."

"You're not old!" Summer interrupted.

"I'm not finished yet. I was first shocked and couldn't imagine myself as a Grandmother and not my son as a father, but as I thought about it I figured it could be so much fun. I mean I love children and as I said; you grew up too fast." Kirsten smiled and looked admiring at Seth.

"Mom, what are you looking at?" Seth felt uncomfortable talking about this with his mother; he felt like a child again.

"You, I'm so proud of you Seth. I know I'm not the typical grandmother, but I hope you guys think I'm okay anyway."

"Mom, I know you think a grandma should bake cookies, but believe me; I'm happy that you don't. They would be fat and get sick."

"Hey, I would not make them sick. Summer, how can you stand his talking every day? Seth, you're not good at serious conversations, but that's not your fault, your father can't either so I forgive you. But I still can't believe why Summer married you?" Kirsten was joking, trying to do the same thing that Seth always did to her.

"Yeah, what was I thinking?" Summer said, sounding completely serious. Seth glared at her, knowing she joked, but anyway he wanted to play stubborn.

"You love me and my talking!"

"I'm gonna leave you too alone. I'll be in the kitchen. You behave." Kirsten rose and left for the kitchen.

"You do love my talking and my comedy and...me." Seth said hurtfully.

"I was just joking Seth, I thought you knew that." Summer felt bad, not wanting to upset him as all he'd done the last couple of days was being good to her, helping her and doing everything he could to please her. Summer placed herself in his lap and hugged him that Seth happily answered.

"You know I love you with all your flaws and weird qualities Cohen."

"I was joking too you know, but keep talking please." Seth tried to silence a laugh. Summer pulled away rapidly giving him one of her looks.

"See, I joked; that's what I do. That's to be when I'm not serious which I am sometimes, but you probably know that. So I just wanted to joke kind of as a little revenge for before. Okay?"

"Cohen, be quiet for a second, will ya?" Summer said before placing her lips on his and kissing him hard.

"Mmmm. You do really love me don't you?"

"Course, you're my big baby..."

"Whatever you say Summer." He replied and kissed her again before she was able to say something.

To be continued...

Please leave a review and thanks for reading.

Just so you know, you will get to know what's in the box, how it goes for Francesca and see more of Ava and Casey in the next chapters.

A question:

What do you think should happen with Francesca? I've sort of already decided, but maybe I'll change my mind and I still want to know what you guys think.

Francesca dies before seeing Summer again?

Francesca survives and gets to know Summer and her family?

Francesca dies, but first meets Ava and Casey and maybe makes peace with Summer?

Any other suggestions?