Thanks to Danielle (YellyBelly) for reviewing my last chapter. Sorry it's taken so long to update, but I hope you like it. Nothing much happens in this chapter, it's a Seth/Kirsten interaction scene.

The next morning Seth woke to an empty house.

"Hello?" He called out as he walked down the stairs. There was no reply. It was a rare occasion for the Cohen house to be empty but Seth was kinda relieved. He had woken up expecting the Spanish Inquisition knowing that after his father caught him with Marissa the night before that his mother would know all about it and want the details of his new relationship.

He made his way into the kitchen to prepare himself a somewhat large breakfast, ready for the long and strenuous examination he would later be subjected to by his parents. As he began cream-cheesing his bagel, he heard the jangle of keys at the front door.

"Hello?" Kirsten said cautiously, not knowing whether or not her son had yet woken.

"I'm in here mom." Seth replied as he took a deep breath.

"Morning honey, you slept in late." She said, a loving smile on her face.

Seth looked at the small clock attached to the oven. "Is it really that late? I didn't even realise the time."

"You must have been exhausted." Kirsten said, unpacking the groceries she had just bought. "Did you and Marissa have fun yesterday? How was the concert?"

Seth looked at her suspiciously, thinking that she would've gotten straight to last night.

"The concert was good. Thanks."

Kirsten walked over toward Seth, a box of cereal in her hand.

"Good" she said sincerely, "I'm glad you had fun."

A small silence followed as Seth eye's trailed his mother as she moved around the kitchen, waiting for her to ask about last night's events.

The moment was broken by the buzzing of Seth's cell. He looked down at the caller display, seeing 'Marissa Calling' flashing acrossthe screen.

"Hey!" he said, excited to hear from her.

"Hey Seth." she replied, her voice lined with delight. "How are you? How'd you handle your dad?"

Seth walked out of the kitchen, smiling toward his mom to let her know of his exit.

"Well, I didn't really say anything to him after you left, I kinda just went straight up to my room." Seth let out a small sigh. "Something weird did just happen now though. My dad more than likely told my mom what happened, but when I spoke to her, she acted like she didn't know."

"Well, maybe he didn't tell her." Marissa supposed, "Maybe he thought he was seeing or dreaming things."

"I wish." Seth retorted, "I think she's just waiting for me to tell her. But I wanted to see what you thought first, you know, before I did. I mean what should I tell her?"

"Don't tell her anything." Marissa replied. "I'll get dressed and then I'll come to yours. We can figure this out together."

A small smile spread across Seth's face. "I'm glad. I hoped you'd say that. What time were you thinking of coming round?"

Marissa looked down at her watch. "How about in about an hour?" she suggested "That gives you some time to at least look half presentable!"

"Hey! Below the belt!" Seth said with mock hurt.

"Your right, I'm sorry. It's gonna take a lot longer than that."

Seth's genuine laughter filled the Cohen house. "Well, if that's how you feel…."

"You know I was kidding." She defended. "Ok, so I'll see you then."

"Alright. Can't wait." Seth said earnestly. "Bye."

When Seth closed his phone, he turned around to see his mother staring at him, her face friendly.

"Who was that, honey?" she asked.

"Oh, um, that was Marissa." Seth replied, making his way to the stairs. "She's coming round later to hang out, so I'm just gonna go get ready."

"Ok sweetie." Kirsten smiled as she watched her son slowly jogged up the stairs and out of sight.