Thanks to those who reviewed…it's greatly appreciated.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except Jeff, Nicky, Jenn, Allie, Matt and Seth's song(s).
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The phone rang in Seth's ears at 7:39 AM on a Saturday morning. He looked at his surroundings before answering the ringing in his ears. He was hoping that it wasn't Todd calling him to confirm their meeting in 2 hours. Seth pitched his idea to him and Todd was able to work out a compromise with Seth. Seth unwillingly picked up the phone and spoke in his most tired of voices.
"Hello?"
"Cohen?"
All of a sudden, Seth woke up at the sound of Summer's voice.
"Hey…haven't heard from you in a while."
"Did I wake you?"
"No, no…what's up?"
"Nothing I just wanted to talk."
"Oh? About what?"
"…I'm coming home tomorrow."
"Oh thank God…I miss you."
"I know…I miss you too…so what's up with you?"
"Uh…my manager wants me to make a music video to promote my image."
"Are you?"
"Yeah…I pitched an idea that Allie helped me come up with so…"
"How is she?"
"Allie? She's good…can't wait for you to come home…for good."
"Good…I can't wait to come home either."
"Yeah well…what time do you get in tomorrow? I'll come pick you up."
"I land at 1:15…"
"In the morning?"
"No idiot."
"Oh…ok."
"Well I gotta go…I'll see you tomorrow ok?"
"Okay…can't wait to see you."
"Okay…say hi to Allie for me will ya?"
"Sure thing…bye."
Seth hung up the phone and thought to himself that he might as well get out of bed. He heard Allie downstairs making the coffee and smiled. It had been the same morning routine for 15 years. Seth made his way down the stairs and entered the kitchen to see his daughter with a bagel and a cup of coffee in her hands reading a magazine. He smiled to himself…he and his family had taught the ways of breakfast well. He grabbed a bagel and a cup of coffee himself and grabbed the Arts and Leisure section of the Newspaper. He stood at the counter of the kitchen and read his paper.
"Who calls at 7:30 in the morning?"
"Hmm?"
"7:30 in the morning? Who calls?"
"Oh…your mother…gets in tomorrow."
"Cool. What time?"
"1:30…you wanna come with me to pick her up?"
"I got school."
"So?...I'll write you a note."
"Wow…awesome…thanks dad but I got a presentation, a try-out and a test."
"Oh…well in that case you're going to school."
"Knew it…speaking of which…I gotta get going…bye Dad…love you."
"Love you too…have a good day."
"Okay."
Allie went out the door and headed for school. Seth made his way to the Diner and waited for Todd. He fiddled his thumbs and drank his coffee while waiting. Todd was over 30 minutes late and Seth almost gave up waiting when he saw Todd walk through the door. He rushed over to Seth sat down, apologized for his being late and ordered himself a coffee.
"Okay so we're here to discuss the video."
"Yeah…Todd? Why are you late?"
"Yeah…uh…I hooked up with someone last night."
"Okay we don't need to go into detail."
Seth had cut him off when he saw that he was about to go into detail.
"Okay right, sorry the video…I like your idea but is there a way we could incorporate you on a piano?"
Seth looked terrified.
"NO…not like that…like you playing the piano."
"I don't play the piano."
"So what? A lot of singers made videos doing stuff they don't do."
"I play the guitar…a little."
"Okay…that's good…"
"Okay so when do we start?"
"In a week so get the videos together and you, me and the editor will get together then."
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Around the same time the next day, Seth found himself at the airport waiting for Summer. He stood there with a single rose and a teddy bear that said I Love You on his shirt. He sat waiting for her at the gate and smiled to himself. He noticed an old man looking his way. He was about 67 years old with grey curly hair. The old man got up and went to go sit next to him.
"Hello young man."
"Hi sir."
"You waiting for someone special?"
"Yes sir."
"Call me Frank."
Seth smiled.
"Tell me about her."
Seth was taken aback…a complete stranger just asked him to tell him about Summer.
"She is amazing and I'm lucky I found her."
"Long time love?"
"Yes."
"Like me and my wife."
"Where is she?"
"Waiting for her…like you. I waited for her for 7 years. We fell in love and then I left 2 months later…then I came back only to find her with someone new. Then for some weird reason, when she was supposed to go away with him, she came back to me. That was the greatest day of my life. After that we broke up a couple of times but it all worked out in the end."
Seth smiled at the old man and then realized that this man's life was surprisingly similar to his own.
"That's a touching story."
"It really is…I just hope that a young man like yourself holds onto something so special because it's difficult to get it back when it's gone."
"Thank you for the advice."
"No problem."
At that moment the doors opened. It was a while before Summer came out but as soon as she saw him it was as no one else was there. She ran to Seth as quickly as she could and jumped into his arms as if they hadn't seen each other in a lifetime. She kissed him long and hard and neither of them cared who was looking or for the matter that they were in an airport. When she broke the kiss they hugged each other for the longest time. Seth saw the old man and his wife and gave him a little wave and a smile bigger than the one he had on his face. Seth then tightened his grip around Summer's waist.
"Oh…I almost forgot."
Seth gave Summer the rose and the teddy bear. She almost cried.
"Cohen…"
She hugged him again and kissed one more time before they started moving towards baggage claim.
"So how's Allie?"
"She's great. Can't wait to see you."
"Really?"
"Yeah…she wanted to be here but she had a presentation and a test at school…said she couldn't miss it. But she wanted to…"
Summer smiled. The way home was spent in comfortable silence. Music was softly playing in the background and neither of them noticed which song was playing until Seth turned up the dial.
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Summer smiled again and thought back to prom night.
Flashback
(Summer stands on the stage by herself. The shot changes and we see Seth run into the room. Summer notices him and she looks suprised, Marissa also notices him. Seth pushes his way through the crowd and jumps up onto the stage with Summer)
Summer: Cohen
Seth: (out of breath) I'm sorry I'm late I was...caught in traffic (Summer sort of smiles, while looking at him) I'm on stage
(in the crowd we hear a guy yell out "that's not Zach Stevens")
Seth: (points) no I'm not
Emcee: I think you should step down, you're not the prom king
(in the crowd we hear "Seth Cohen's a tool")
Seth: (takes the mic) ok, I know I'm not, who you all imagined...as prom king (swallows) seeing as how I'm not who any of you actually voted for but (points) she's the queen (looks at Summer) an I love her...so I guess that that makes me king (points)
Summer: Cohen
Seth: no I'm just the guy standing next to you, your the queen (raises eyebrows) alright I'm...the jester, perhaps, if that works (Summer looks at him) so let me ask you this your highness (sincerely) ...what can I do to make it up to you?
Summer: (smiles) well you-
Seth: uh (holds the mic out to Summer)
Summer: (touches Seth's hand) well (smiles/laughs) you can start by dancing with me
When you try your best
But you don't succeed
End of Flashback
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something
You cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will
Learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
The song ended as Seth pulled into his driveway to find Allie looking out the window and rush downstairs to open the door. As she opened it, she saw her 2 parents getting out of the Rover. She leaned on the door and waited for her mother to come to the door.
"Welcome Home."
Summer smiled and hugged Allie.
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The next two months were good for the three of them. Summer moved in with Allie and Seth. Summer and Seth were sitting watching TV. Allie was at school trying out for one of the teams and they were just enjoying each others company. They spent the whole day watching the Valley and Seth was becoming big however, he didn't know it. The video was to be shown by the following week. Everything seemed to going perfect for Seth…
They were just watching TV when the telephone rang…Seth answered it…
"Hello?"
"Mr. Cohen? This is Mr. Ritter the coach of the try outs…there seems to be something wrong with Allie…she is being rushed to hospital as we speak."
"WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN HOSPITAL? WHAT HAPPENED?"
"Mr. Cohen calm down…she was running when she complained about leg cramps and then she fainted."
Summer was looking at Seth attentively. She had a worried look on her face.
"I'm coming."
Seth and Summer rushed out the door and hoped that Allie was fine. Summer was tearing and called Marissa, Ryan, Kirsten, Sandy, and her father to let them know what had happened. Seth was speeding as fast as he could to the hospital and when they arrived he grabbed Summer's hand and the rushed to the front desk.
"I got a call that my…our daughter was brought here."
"Name?"
"Allison Cohen-Roberts?"
"Ah yes…room 221."
"Thank you."
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Seth and Summer sat waiting for the doctor outside Allie's room. As 12:30 rounded a doctor exited the room.
"Mr. Cohen? I'm Allie's doctor. I'm Dr. Wade. We did some tests on Allie and according to the results she has been diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma cancer. It's a type of cancer that makes the bone go soft. It's weird…it's not usually found in women but for Allie, it happened. Now there are a few things we can do."
"Name them."
"Okay…well we can do chemo therapy, leg amputation, surgery, follow-up care."
Seth couldn't take it in all at once. He sat down and Summer sat beside him rubbing his back as he burried his head in his hands. He tried to think but he couldn't. Summer told the doctor to come back later.
"Sure thing…uh…you can see her at anytime."
Seth's tears were threatening to fall but they didn't. He composed himself by taking deep breaths. He got up from his seat and he and Summer went into the room. Allie was awake and anyone could tell that she was tired. She saw her parents and gave them a weak smile and yawned.
"Hey Allie."
"Dad…Mom."
"How are you kid?"
"Tired…and my right leg is killing me."
"Yeah…so what do you wanna do?"
"I dunno."
"Well dying isn't an option."
"Duh…maybe the leg amputation or the surgery."
"Anything you want."
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Sorry for the wait…I was on a writers block…review pleeeeeeeeeeease!
