Hey! Thanks for all the reviews, you all keep me going, so thank you!
I'm not going to bore you with a lot of talk but this story will be fast forwarded a week! Just a week nothing big. Kandy are being supportive about the engagement and are very happy though they might have been a bit shocked at first. I give you permission to imagine how S/S told them for yourselves! Sorry I didn't add that in but I didn't feel the need too. On with the story...
Disclaimer - I do not own the O.C. at all, I would like to but that's never going to happen!
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The past week had gone by quite smoothly, which was a miracle in Newport Beach. Seth and Sandy had collected Summer's things from her house incase she had to confront her father, but luckily he wasn't there. Her step-mom had let them in but never uttered a word to them at all.
They had just hung out and Summer occasionally made Seth take her to South Coast Plaza. They had bought some baby basics like bottles, blankets and diapers, and of course some cute pieces from the Donna Karen maternity line!
Both Seth and Summer, walked hand in hand to the kitchen to find something for breakfast and found Kirsten busily rushing around as usual and Sandy spreading cream cheese on a bagel. He offered one to both of them and they willingly accepted, eating them in a few seconds flat. Kirsten raised her coffee mug in a greeting to them both.
"Do you remember tonight?" She asked, looking intensely at the piece of paper in front of her.
"Tonight?" Summer asked, unaware of what the Cohen's, Marissa and Ryan had planned. They were disguising their plans as a charity event, hoping to really surprise Summer.
"Oh sorry Summer." Kirsten replied quickly and slightly hesitant, "Tonight we're throwing the hospital benefit, didn't you know?" Sandy glanced strangely at Seth and he shrugged back hoping he hadn't given their hard work away by not telling her about the event. It had slipped his mind between being with Summer and well..being with Summer!
"Must have slipped my mind,"Summer unsurely said, thinking that there was something going on, but didn't want to press the issue.
"Well it's going to be here, at eight." Kirsten smiled at Summer then and left for work, Sandy following close behind.
"Hey," Summer whispered, wrapping her arms around Seth's neck and resting her head against his chest. "You mind if we skip this event because I don't really want people at our school or worse - the newpsies to get any idea's. Then we can at least wait until Summer's over to figure everything out."
Seth jumped back slightly. "I don't think that's such a good idea Sum, I mean, should we not act normal so we don't raise suspicion?" He racked his brain for a reason they had to go.
"What? But you hate these kind of things things! Now you've got an excuse.." She trailed off her sentence into a kiss, melting his insides as she deepened it.
Seth pulled back and looked into her eyes, smiling at her as she cluelessely looked back. "So? I can think off a couple of better things we can do." She seductively said.
"Yeah but I think this is really important. I mean, it's for the hospital Sum, charity!" He said, sounding so anti-seth, he almost shocked himself.
She let out a small laugh and put her hands on her hips. "Cohen?" She questioned, "What's going on? All of a sudden you're the one who's talking me into going to a newport party! Something's going on!"
"No, no Summer. Why would you think I would lie to you? I just think we should go, keep up apperances you know? Have fun, be charitable. We could set ourselves up at a little spot becide the buffet and..."
Summer cut him off. "Cohen, you ramble when you lie."
"Trust me Sum, let's just go and we can do what you want after."
"Promise?" She smiled, leaning in for another kiss. She decided to just let it be and she would find out tonight why he so desperatley wanted her to go. She wasn't one for surprises but maybe it would nice to just wait and see for a change. By the sound of things it would good.
Seth lifted her up onto the kitchen counter, kissing her and just taking her in. His fiancee'. His Summer. He still felt lost in a dream world but as long as she was with him it didn't really matter.
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Seth had taken Summer out of the house for the day while Sandy, Kirsten, Ryan and Marissa set up their surprise. Kirsten had rushed home from work with a massive supply of balloons, banners, confetti, the lot and Sandy followed with a another few boxes of assorted goods. The caterers were on their way and the house was still to be decorated so they got to work right away.
Alone in the sitting room, Marissa and Ryan teamed up to hang banners and balloons. Marissa stood at the top of the step ladder while Ryan passed her balloons and pieces of tape.
She streched over to hang a poster in an out of reach place and smiled triumphantly as she stuck down the last edge. Ryan began to laugh when he saw her do this.
"What?" She asked, turning to look at him.
"Nothing, you're just very...um.." He began searching for the right word.
"What?" She prompted again, grinning as he answered.
"Handy." He said, and she reached forward to protest, loosing her footing and tumbling off the ladder. Ryan instinctively held his arms out and caught her mid-fall, laughing again. A slight flush of pink crept it's way across her face as she tightened her grip around his neck.
"Well, you're very handy too." She whispered as he gentleydropped her back down to the ground and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear. He leaned in towards her and kissed her, still keeping his arms secure around her waist. He couldn't have asked for a better life. A new family, a great girlfriend, true friends but of course - there was always something going on in Newport one way or another. At least it kept things interesting.
Sandy walked in to find them having abandoned their job and making out. He was happy that Ryan had finally settled into his new life and how far he had come. But now was not the time or place for romance. At least not yet.
He cleared his throat loudly and they quickly broke apart, the pink flush returning to Marissa's face as she picked up some balloons from the pile on the floor.
Ryan turned to face Sandy. "We were just.."
"Getting distracted?" He replied smiling, with one eyebrow raised.
"Uh..yeah!" Marissa finished.
Sandy turned and left the room shouting, "You remind me of Kirsten and I when we were younger!" Ryan and Marissa glanced at each other and grinned, returning to the original task.
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Seth sat outside the changing room at one of Summer's favourite stores, flicking through a comic book. They had been there for 2 hours already and Summer had tried on nearly every outfit in her size. She had a small bump that was only noticable if you knew she was pregnant. Seth could tell the difference though as he inspected it everyday.
"So tell me again why we can't go home and get ready for this party?" She yelled from inside her room.
"Because it starts in an hour and we don't have time." He whined.
"But it's at your house Cohen, we won't be missing much!" She replied, whining back.
"Just come out Sum. Are you ready yet?"
"I think I'll buy this one. We have to save up things for the baby so I've decided this will be my last purchase. Until I get any bigger!"
"Well let's make it a good one, let me see! I've been sitting here for ages."
A few minutes later, she appeared, pulling back her curtain and standing in front of Seth as his mouth dropped in amazement. He took in her brown curls, tumbling over her shoulders, her golden skin that glowed perfectly and her smile that lit up the whole room as she did a small twirl for his benefit. She had chosen a deep red greek-style dress that exposed just enough flesh to be sexy and not slutty. It had a band just below her bust with a little gold stitching and the bottom reached just below her knees, showing her toned legs. It had enough room to show her slight bump but not enhance it.
"So? What do you think?" She asked Seth, crawling onto his lap.
"I think you look amazing." He said honestly, kissing her softly. She returned the kiss, pouring her heart into every second that it lasted. "Defenitely a keeper."
She got up, doing another twirl and went to change so they could pay for the outfit.
Not long after they were in the car leaving for the Cohen residence. Seth managed to sneak her into the pool house so she could slip back into her dress and he could change into a new shirt.
"You ready?" He asked her a while later, taking her hand and leading her to the door.
"Are you sure I look alright?" She asked.
"Perfect." He simply replied. And that was all she needed. She let him lead her into the house and everything was strangely quiet. She gave Seth a strange look as he played alongbeing cluelessand they walked into the sitting room.
Suddenly the music blasted and everyone jumped out from their hiding spots and shouted in unison. "Surprise!"
Banners on the walls read, 'Happy Engagement Summer and Seth!' There were lots of people in attendence. Mostly friends and family of the Cohens, some she had never seen before but they were all here for her and Seth.
She turned to face him and hit him lightly. "You knew about all this?"
"Wanted to surprise you? Are you?"
"Yes, this is perfect Cohen! I love you!" She said hugging him as he answered, "I love you too." And at that moment, both of their lives felt like the meaning of perfection.
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Hey, so that was just a cute little chapter to get me back in the swing of things! I'm so sorry again for not updating sooner! A little ryrissa in there for you R/M fans also. I love S/S...lol!
Any ideas for the next chapter would be greatly appreciated as I'm kinda stuck! Please review - they make my day!
Summer-Breeze-171 Natasha:-)