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A couple of hours had passed and Seth had been by Summer's side the whole time. He had been sitting next to her bed in her hospital room, holding her hand while she slept. She had finally fallen asleep, probably because she was exhausted.

The last time Summer had been able to sleep had been days ago, being unconscious didn't count. And Seth was only happy that he finally got to be with her. It didn't matter anymore if she wasn't awake, because now he knew that she would wake up soon and that she was safe and okay.

A lot of people were behind Summer and wanted her to be fine, back to the real Summer again. Kirsten and Sandy were constantly cheeking on them, Seth and Summer, to see that everything was okay. Ryan and Marissa were at the hospital too, probably and hopefully less tired since they were the only ones who had slept that night. And Jimmy had also been there though at the moment he was picking up Summer's father who was worried sick about his only daughter.

Although one person, Seth, couldn't leave her side. He felt like something might happen, she might wake up and he had to be there. And besides, he'd promised her he would be there the whole time and to break a promise might seem common for Seth but not now, not to Summer. Many people might joke about, or even believe, that Seth only cared about himself; that he was self-absorbed. And maybe that was true. But there was one person that Seth cared about even more than himself; Summer.

A few more hours passed and Seth still sat in the chair, not even closing his eyes. Sleep was overrated in a situation like this, he thought. He could sit and watch as Summer's chest went in and out forever. Who cared if he was tired? Not Seth anyway. This wasn't a time for him to sleep, if was a time to be by Summer's side.

As Seth's eyes began to close against his will and his head fell a little deeper into his hand, a squeeze in his hand made him blink and sit up straight. Summer stirred uncomfortably, like she had a bad dream or something. Her face had a serious look and her forehead wrinkled and showed that whatever she was dreaming wasn't a pleasant dream.

"Summer," Seth quietly whispered, not entirely sure what to do. He'd heard that you weren't supposed to wake a person while he was walking in the sleep and he figured that it maybe was the same thing with dreams. She might wake up and think he's a killer or something like that. But after watching Summer toss and turn and feel her squeezing his hand; he couldn't watch it anymore. He figured that whatever she was dreaming, she would have to wake up; she would want to wake up.

"Sum, wake up honey. Summer," Seth carefully began to stroke her temple, wanting her to calm down and take the bad dream away. He figured that she wouldn't wake up by whispers so a little louder he talked to her, trying to wake her up.

"Summer, it's only a nightmare. You have to wake up, baby." And just like that Summer's eyes opened. They were teary and filled with horror. She looked around in the room as if she was looking for something, or checking that it was safe; that she was awake. Her gaze then went to her hand and as she saw that Seth was holding it, she squeezed tighter. Her small hand almost disappeared in Seth's bigger.

"I had a dream." Summer said in a weak voice as she looked up into Seth's eyes for the first time. Without a word Seth took her small frame into his arms and rocked her slightly.

"He came back," she whispered. "…and this time he wouldn't let me go." Her voice was a little shaky though she did not cry. But this was just a bad as crying; she was scared like a little girl.

"It was just a nightmare Summer." Seth said as he laid her down carefully, not letting go of her fully. She smiled at him and brought his hand up to her face and kissed it.

"The police are looking for this guy; he won't be able to hurt you again." Seth told her reassuringly.

"But they can't possibly know how he looks like or where to look. I know."

"I know Sum, and they're probably gonna ask you questions but they won't until you're ready"

"Is my dad here?" Summer asked suddenly, changing the subject.

"Jimmy's getting him at the airport. He was in Europe, remember? But he'll be here soon."

"What about Coop?"

"She's here, along with Ryan. My parents are here too. You want to see any of them?"

"Not now. Why are your parents here Cohen?" Seth was taken back by her question. She looked so vulnerable and she looked so innocent as she looked him in the eye.

"They are here because they love you and they care about you. They want you to be okay and dad was the first person who got to see you; when we found out that you might be here."

"Your dad? How did you?"

"How did we what?" Seth wasn't sure what she meant.

"How did you find out that I was here? The last thing I remember was talking on the phone to you and not being able to get air."

"Me, Ryan, Jimmy and dad went here; to San Diego because dad searched the call. We didn't want to call the police since that…that man…" he trailed off. This was hard; they shouldn't have to talk about this. It had already happened. Though he knew that she needed to know.

"What Cohen?"

"He said that he would kill you if we contacted the police." Seth told her and they both became silent. After a few moments Summer opened her mouth.

"He really was going to kill me." It wasn't a question, but a statement. Like she knew that he would have.

"But he didn't Summer, he didn't." Seth quickly said, bringing her into an embrace again. "A woman found you in an apartment, probably the place where he'd kept you, and she took you to the hospital. You were unconscious and very close to…you know." Seth swallowed and hugged her tighter. She felt so good back in his arms, like it was the place where she belonged.

"Keep talking." she whispered softly as she hugged him back, not being able to do it as tight but to wrap her arms around him was all they needed.

"At the hospital you said Cohen all over and mom got a call from here and she called us. We were in a hotel here and we went to check if it was you. The only person that was allowed to see you was dad, since he's dad and his name is Cohen."

"And when you were sure that it was me you got to see me too?"

"Not really." Summer pulled away a little and looked at him wondering.

"I…I wasn't allowed to see you. Not without your dad's permission."

"And he…he let you see me then I guess." Summer knew that her dad didn't really like Seth; he thought that she could have someone better. "Since you are here." She added.

"I guess so." Seth shortly replied.

"He did that?" Summer asked in awe. Seth just nodded and right then a knock was heard on the door. Neil Roberts walked in, having a worried look on his face.

"Summer, sweetie. How are you feeling?" he walked closer to her and Seth leaned back a little, but kept a hold of Summer's left hand.

"I'm okay dad. Just a little sore." She smiled as Neil bent down and kissed her forehead.

"You really scared me, Summer." He seemed really emotional, which was something new for Seth. He rose.

"I'll leave you two alone. Will you be okay Sum?" Neil shot him a lquick look before he went to stroke his daughter's hair.

"Yeah. You're coming back later?"

"Of course." He placed a kiss on her cheek and let go of her hand. "Love you." And by that he left the room.

Seth knew that Summer had a very strong relationship with her father. He figured they'd gotten really close when Summer's mother left when she was thirteen.

Neil was always very protective and wanted what was best for her, even though they didn't agree on what that was every time. He let Summer be with Seth, and not because he liked her choice but because he knew that Seth made his angel happy.

And Seth was fine with it. As long as he could be with the girl of his dream, he was happy.

To be continued...

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