Chapter Twelve

"Anna?" Seth asked in confusion. He was trying to decipher Summer's emotionless face, "Anna?" He said again, hoping Summer would give him a clue of existence. "Anna?" Seth asked the third time, and this final time, it really did mingle with Summer's nerves. She glared at Seth,

"Yes, Anna, Seth. She's liked you, loved you, whatever the hell she felt toward you. Everyone saw it. I hate to admit it, but I was actually, well, happy when she left." Summer admitted slowly, as she looked away. It was like a dark confession splattered against the mind of a victim. Summer felt stupid, but she tried to stop it from devouring her entire expression. Summer didn't blush a lot, but when she did, it was entirely evident. Her cheeks were a blistering shade of pink, as she still, ruthlessly avoided Seth's hurt stare. He really liked Anna – at one point apparently loved her, and when she left he was, well, sort of upset. Actually, a lot upset. The fact that Summer was silently having a party in her heart and soul, kind of bugged Seth. Seth didn't know why, he had a bothersome feeling deep inside him.

"Say something." Summer begged, in a hushed whisper. She wanted him to express his reaction, and what he felt – besides, any word, comment, anything, was better than this ear-splitting silence.

"It's over now. Anna's not the one I love; You are." Seth said after a long couple of seconds. Summer finally looked at him, with a small smile forming at the tips of her lips.

"So, you're not mad?" Summer asked, relieved. Her face started to return to its original tanned colour, as her eyes glowed profanely with happiness.

"Nah," Seth said honestly, "Just proves how love-sick you are." Seth beamed, as he joked around. Summer laughed, as she acted embarrassed. What Seth just said was entirely true, and Summer didn't care who said it- she admitted to that statement. She WAS completely, head-over-heels love sick for Seth Cohen.

"I only know one medicine for love sickness Seth Cohen." Summer got up from her hospital bed, angry that she was still there, but seduced by Seth's lips. She walked to her prey slowly, and she pranced on Seth's lips ever so delicately. She gripped Seth's neck with her two demanding hands, as she slid into the bed with Seth, with innocent intentions. Seth kissed her back, and both of them explored the insides of each other's mouths like it was there first time, when only it was their first time in a long time. It felt so good to be familiar with every corner of each other's mouths. Summer was so relieved once she touched what felt like Seth's tongue. This kiss could not have been much busier, and Summer, who hadn't kissed Seth in what seemed forever, was enjoying every single millisecond. After a couple of more innocent minutes, Summer started to slowly pull away, her eyes still shut closed. Seth, quick to react, pulled Summer's finger tips toward his mouth as he started to peck at them softly, with impeccable kisses. Summer's face was brilliant with a huge smile attached to the entire package. She seemed to be purring, or groaning softly – whatever it was; Seth loved the immaculate sound of it all. Later, Seth placed Summer's hand gently back on the bed, as he started to throttle kisses at her collarbone. Summer started to giggle, as she felt a tickling sensation surge.

Summer started to caress Seth's hair, toying with it in every possible way- entangling her finger in one of the perfect curls, or just rustling his hair playfully. She loved the feel of it all. Seth continued to tackle Summer's collarbone, but he travelled upward, toward her neck, where he knew she loved. He taunted her, kissing only every few seconds, but then he started the whole pizzazz. He made circle's with his tongue, kissing the soft flesh in between. Summer seemed to be pleased with all this attention she was getting. Her eyes were still closed, and her lips were still curled in a pleasant smile.

Summer was feeling a little demanding, as she started to push Seth's head lower- as if pleading him to start at her chest. Seth refused to do something so intimate in a hospital, when he knew what they were doing already was pretty intense, and given the possible shock of having a nurse walk in, he just didn't want to endure such humiliation.

"Come on," Summer purred. Seth continued to work at her neck steadily, keeping his fair ground away from where Summer tempted him to work on.

"Not here." Seth whispered, in between a rush of kisses. Seth slowed down a tad bit, as he started to feel a little adventurous. He went under the covers as he pushed Summer's shirt a little bit up. He started to kiss Summer's belly button. By this time in their relationship, from experience, Seth knew Summer loved it. He continued to kiss her passionately, at her belly, as he bloomed with satisfaction when Summer giggled from the feeling that was trembling in her soul.

An unknown person cleared her throat at the door, clad in the familiar hospital-wear; a pale shade of blue encircled the entire uniform. Summer's smile immediately vanished as she saw the nurse entering the room. She pulled at Seth's head, for him to get out, but he didn't seem to notice. He continued to now a little more roughly, toy with Summer's belly button. He thought her grasping his hair was a sign of pleasure, and plea for more. Summer tried to hold in the laugh, and the slight twitches of her belly, as the tickling sensation started to gain on her. Summer started to turn a little red, as Seth ceased to stop.

"Now this is something I've definitely never seen before." Seth stopped dead when he heard the nurse's icy cold voice. She was almost laughing at the situation, "I just came to say," The nurse restarted, "Sorry for the interruption, but I just came to say that You, Miss Roberts, and Mr. Cohen are well enough to leave." She glared at the two, as if saying through her eyes, 'I'm going to have to clean your nasty mess', when she didn't know it was only innocent kisses. Once she slammed the door behind her, Seth poked his head up from under the covers.

"Let's go." He whispered, in a harsh whisper to Summer, realising that they had overstayed their welcome. The dirty minded nurse made sure that they leave as soon as possible, without any more 'canoodling' in her very own words. Seth and Summer only laughed at this fact, as they left the Hospital Wing that they saw way too much of, over the past few days. Not only were they allowed minimal strolls around other wings in the hospital, they did not puff fresh air in about a week. They felt like little naked mole rats stuck mercilessly into the ground, not able to breath what was their own. Seth and Summer darted through the last doors, ready to see the outside. Summer inhaled deeply the second she was exposed to the night air- Seth followed her lead, as he breathed in the air they hadn't seen in a while.

Seth and Summer sat on the curb just looking around, and seeing what they missed, searching exceptionally for any substantial differences in the world. In a week's time, both Seth and Summer agreed, absolutely nothing had changed in the windy outdoors. They wondered how shocked their families would be to see them at home, so unexpectedly. Seth searched around in his pants, for a wallet, wondering if it would be quite enough for a Taxi cab. They didn't want to bother anyone at such a late hour. Seth scrounged around his wallet – two ten dollar bills, and one twenty. He assumed that would be enough to get a ride back to their Newport residence. After around ten minutes of simply looking around, Seth and Summer stood up reluctantly hoping to get the attention of the passing cab. They had little, or no luck in the matter, seeing that the cab simply brushed passed them.

When they saw the next rush of yellow, Seth almost pounced on the cab, as he called for it. This driver seemed to be much more attentive- he slammed on his brakes, as he stopped in front of the couple.

"May I assist you with a ride?" The driver said, with a heavy accent. Summer and Seth both nodded,

"Yeah." Seth replied faster, as he gave his house number. He turned to Summer, "You can stay the night if you want. Or. I'll give you a ride home?" Seth offered two very pleasant suggestions.

"I'd love to stay the night, Seth, but I'll bet my dad wants to see me." Summer nodded to herself worriedly, "He didn't come to the hospital, Seth- even after the nurses left a message on his answering machine." Summer looked up at Seth, with anxiety tormenting her face. "I hope he's okay." Summer squeaked, as they entered the cab.

"Excuse me, Sir," Seth started politely, "Around how much would this cost?" Seth asked.

"Don't know." The driver barked, as he concentrated on the road cautiously, driving a mere fifty kilometres an hour on a sixty kilometres per hour zone. Seth almost made it clear to the driver how annoyed he was, but then he realised, maybe he shouldn't. About an hour later, they made it back home- safely, needless to say.

"Fifty Dollars." The driver's eyes enlightened. Seth looked at him wide-eyed.

"Fifty? Are you serious?" Seth looked at Summer blankly, "Sir. I only have forty and some change – but on your counter it says Seventeen Fifty!" Seth protested. "And I only have forty bucks and some change!"

"Don't care." He smiled a toothy smile- more like an insane smile, "Fifty dollars."

"Um." Seth fidgeted in his pocket, and in his wallet. He found little cents, and a few dollars in coins. Seth looked up at the crazy driver, "Forty-four dollars, sixty-six cents, and a pack of gum." Seth exerted his final offer.

"Deal." The man snatched all Seth had, as Seth and Summer darted out the door, and ran. They didn't even watch the psycho leave the driveway. Summer and Seth sunk behind the front door, gasping for air from the chilling experience.

"It's okay, Summer." Seth whispered, as he swooped in for a kiss. He touched her waist, as he pulled her in close. Summer started to coordinate with Seth's moves, as she slowly slid her arms from in between their two bodies, to the comfortable place around Seth's neck. Summer's eyes closed almost immediately after Seth had bestowed the sweet kiss against her lips. Then, to Summer's extreme surprise, she felt like she was being lifted off her feet – literally. Seth had lifted her, holding her whole body in his arms. They continued to kiss, as Seth cradled Summer, above the ground.