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Chapter Twenty-Eight

Summer took a terrorized step back, as she felt every minuscule cell in her petite body trembling with anger, "Do you fucking want me to get a restraining order against you?" Her voice was high, as she squealed in anger. She could barely contain the surging fury that was settling deep inside her bones, "Listen to me Brooke," she tried to speak slowly, and confidently, "You listen well," she added. Even her eyes were slightly powdered with a melancholic rage, "You shove your schemes up your ass," she started to say, barely able to think of words to spurt out at the boy, "You better fucking stay away from me," she said, watching the girl that had kissed Cohen saunter over to Daniel's side, "And you, you dirty little tramp! Cohen is my man, so you can make out with this desperate ass-wipe if you want; I think you two fucks would make a nifty couple," she glared at the two, as she heard little giggles from the almost silenced crowd.

Seth walked up to Summer, placing his hands on her shoulders soothingly. He decided he wouldn't let Summer do all the talking this time. His voice quieted her down, "Brooke, you better leave her alone-"

"Or what?" Daniel interrupted with a lousy smirk on his face. Seth was cold with rage, as he recalled the moment that he pushed away from Bianca, and saw Summer lip locked with Daniel.

"Or this," Seth threw a bone-breaking punch right at Daniel's nose. Seth heard a scowl, and a few muttered cusses from him. He was gripping his nose, as a reddish liquid started to ooze from his nose. Seth tried to hide his satisfaction, meanwhile Summer, as shocked as victim of a rattlesnake's deadly bite, stared down at him, her eyes wide and cautious.

"Whoa," she whispered softly, still staring from Seth to Daniel. She couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, or this," she added, as she kneed his already withering body directly in his groin which made him groan more viciously than before. Before she could say anything else, Seth took her hand, leading her out of the lounge; out of the eyes of nearby bystanders. Once they were amoung the savage silence, Seth turned to her with a small grin.

"You were… excellent in there," he said gently, touching her cheek with the tips of her fingers, hoping to comfort her anger. She looked up at him, her eyes flaring.

"Don't you even start, Cohen," she said, turning around to stalk off down the hallway. Seth grabbed her arm,

"Sum! What's going on?" he asked, evidently not knowing what was going on.

"What's going on? Please, Cohen. You were making out with some chick, that's what's going on," she said, her cute little face scrunched up furiously.

"Sum, you can't believe that! She kissed me!" Seth tried to convince her, his eyes genuinely honest.

"Yeah, yeah. In the end, there was tons of tongue action, and don't you deny it," she replied crisply.

"And yet you made out with Brooke!" Seth replied, trying hard to better the situation. In fact, he worsened it a lot more before he made it an inch more bearable.

"Excuse me? He attacked me!"

"So did she!"

"Seth, you dumb ass! You can't freaking push off a horny chick?" she glared at him, "Or did you mistake that skinny bitch for me?"

"Summer," he pleaded with her gently, looking down at her steel glare.

"I don't want to talk about this," she muttered softly, "That look won't get you anywhere this time, Cohen," she said, as she turned on her heel to leave. Seth grabbed a hold of her arm once more, but Summer shook him off frowning.

"Sum, please, you know it's not my fault," he whispered so that only she could hear, "You know you're the only person I want to kiss, now and for always," he said quietly, "Sum, please. There's nothing to be jealous, conscious about. It was a stupid, schemed kiss- That's what it was! I meant nothing! It was only there so that Brooke could have another shot with you- and I get that, why can't you?"

Summer looked away, her face starting the get a little rosy. She let out an exhausted sigh, as she mustered the courage to look back into his stirring eyes, "Cohen," she started to say, as she pressed her lips together, hoping that it wouldn't sound corny, "Do you know how hard it is to see you kissing another girl?" she whimpered gently, as she felt her fragile heartbeat, beating more regularly now.

"I know it's hard," he said, wrapping his strong arms around her waist before she could protest, "Believe it or not, I've had it happen to me… and I'm not only talking about today and Daniel, I'm talking about everything, Sum," he looked deep into her eyes, searching for that precious soul of hers, so that it would reveal some more of Summer's staggering emotions, "We weren't always together," as he spoke, Summer realized how painful these words really were for him, "When we weren't, there was always someone better than me. You will never, ever imagine how hard that was- never. And honestly, I never want you to, because it's miserable, Sum," Summer bit her lip, as she felt something sting her eyes, "Now that I've got you, I swear to you, that I will never let you go. I've waited too long to have a guy like Daniel, take you away from me," he said, wondering what she would say, as he poured his heart to her. These were words he hadn't ever spoke before; words that he kept discreetly in the bottom of his heart, where not one person could reach out and reveal.

Summer felt as though her heart was breaking. She looked up at him with her big, dark eyes now filled with flattered tears, "Seth, I never meant to hurt you,"

He nodded, as he pulled her closer, knowing that he broke that angered crust of her troubled feelings, "I know," he whispered, barely breathing as he gazed down at her.

"And I'm sorry," she then added. She closed her eyes, as she placed her head on Seth's firm shoulder. She exhaled deeply, as she slid her arms around his neck peacefully. Seth nestled his head on hers, holding her with a tinge of force so that he could comfort himself, knowing that he refused to let go.

Within a matter of time, the classes were let out once more to roam the school hallways. Seth and Summer simply stood in the quivering stampede of people, before Marissa and Ryan broke them up. Both Marissa and Ryan looked at the two awkwardly, realizing something wasn't right, so Marissa decided to quench her curious mind, "Is everything alright?" she smirked gently, as she gazed at their dazed expressions.

Summer looked up at Seth, and back at Marissa, "Oh Gosh, Coop, there's so much you missed because of biology," she let out a meager laugh, as she proposed an offer, "I say we skip English, and get to the mall- I find salvation in the amount of bags I bring home. And God, I just can't stay here right now," she sighed, as she took Seth's hand, leading him outside along with Marissa and Ryan, who were too, walking hand-in-hand.

"So what's up guys? You look a bit, um, weird?" Marissa asked, as she looked over at Ryan, seeing that he had noticed too.

"Well, do you guys know a Bianca Taylor?" Seth started, "Total emo-babe by the way," he laughed, teasing Summer. She gave him a light punch, giggling along with him, "Well," within a matter of time, Seth and Summer explained their adventures, and let Marissa and Ryan reflect on it for quite some time.

"Whoa," Ryan looked over at Seth, "You punched out Daniel Brooke? Damn, Seth. The things you do for love," he chuckled, "Guys, I say, instead of hitting the mall, we hit the beach," he suggested.

"Hey, that works too," Seth said, intrigued.

"What about the mall?" Summer pouted.

"You ladies can go tonight, but for now, we'll have some fun," Ryan replied, laughing, "But if you're really set on the mall, we can do that too,"

"Oh fine," she rolled her eyes, "But you better not expect me and Coop to go out nude. All we're doing is sun-batheing," she laughed, and so did the rest of them.

"Aw, Sum! How could you shatter Seth's fantasies like that?" Marissa joked, and Seth replied defensively.

"Not saying that it wouldn't be totally hot, I still respect my baby's choice," Seth said, grinning at Summer as he did.

The sun was still high up in the sky, as they took Summer's car over to the sandy coastlines of Newport.