A/N: This chapter should start to explain some stuff but I'm not going to go into there backgrounds until later because I want to establish who they are now first.
Also, I first had the characters at 16 and 17 and in grade 12 like they would be if they lived in Australia but then I realised that I don't know how old Americans are when they're in grade 12. So just imagine them in grade 12.
This is my longest chapter ever. Yay!
Would You Love Me Anyway
By Louie91
During the day Summer was introduced to a large number of the staff, most of which Seth seemed to be great friends with, but no other students. It seemed that the different classes pretty much kept to themselves and shunned her new friends although she had no idea why.
When Summer was younger she never thought she would miss going to be school and doing work, but she had. She had left her old school just after she started showing and had been supposed to start here a few weeks later. But due to some complications with her pregnancy she had been ordered by her doctor to rest and she hadn't been able to. She had had some assignment to do at home so maybe it hadn't been the work that she missed about school but the human contact. Under her fathers strict orders she wasn't allowed to tell anyone about her 'condition' or where she was going. She had broken them to tell her boyfriend but look how well that turned out. She had been alone when she moved into her small apartment and while she was on bed rest the only people she saw were her doctors and taxi drivers when she went in for a check-up. It had definitely been boring. So maybe this was why that, even at the end of the day, Summer was still grinning broadly.
When the final bell rang, Summer sighed. Now it was back home on the train to hang around until it was time to put Tobey to bed and make a lonely dinner for one. She packed her books slowly then walked over to get Tobey. The little baby was now wide awake, alert and looking around the room.
"Hey there darling," Summer cooed as she scooped up her daughter. She held her against her chest and began rocking her gently. After a moment she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey Summer," It was Marissa. Summer turned slowly to face her. "So do you want to come to Benny's with us this afternoon? We're all going, Brendan just loves the playground, but then again so does Seth."
Yes, Summer thought immediately, but she didn't want to sound to eager plus, she didn't know who or what Benny was.
"Benny's?" She questioned.
"Yeah it's this little place just around the corner. It's like McDonalds or Hungry Jacks except, Benny's"
"Cool," Summer agreed.
"Mummy?" A small voice spoke suddenly from inside the pen.
"Oh hey honey," Marissa bent down to the small boys level, "You ready to go now? Have you got blue bear?"
"Yup." He nodded solemnly, holding out the tattered teddy bear.
"Awww, he's so cute," Summer crooned.
"He is isn't he," Ryan agreed as he strode up to them, "He's at the best age right now, just the right size to hug, aren't you buddy?" He picked Brendan up and squeezed him a little to prove his point. The little boy squealed in delight. Summer giggled, "You guy's are like the perfect family," She smiled. Ryan and Marissa both froze.
"Um…we're not together," Marissa began awkwardly. Ryan dove in with his own clumsy explanation. "He's not my…I mean, I have a daughter with Theresa, I'm with Theresa." Marissa nodded. Ryan reached forward and lifted the bouncing brown haired girl from the floor of the playpen where she had been playing with blocks the entire time.
"See, um, this is Susannah."
"Oh," Was all Summer could say, "Sorry."
She looked at the baby, then back to Ryan, nervously rocking Tobey back and forth. Now she looked for it she could see the resemblance between Sue and her dad. Except for her colouring and maybe her nose she was the spitting image of him. There was an awkward silence.
"Ryan. Are you coming?" It was Theresa, calling from the doorway with Sue's nappy bag slung over her shoulder.
"Just a second," He answered thankfully before taking off.
"It's fine," Marissa tried to comfort Summer and gestured for her to follow as she headed towards the door with Brendan and Blue Bear in toe.
"It's just really awkward," They both muttered under their breath at the same time as they headed for the door.
Please Reveiw - also, I'd really like a beta for this story.
