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A/N: This is the epilogue for this story. And based on the overwhelming positive response, I've decided there will be a sequel. Hope that made you all smile. :)

Now read this last chapter and tell me what you think!

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"Sum?" Seth knocked on the bathroom door. "Summer, you almost done?"

"In a minute!" Summer shouted through the door.

Seth turned around, rolling his eyes and taking a glance out the window of his apartment's living room. The snow was spread out across the landscape of their apartment complex like a soft blanket. He loved how the snow looked in the middle of the month of December. And he just loved December in Rhode Island. Not because it was his birthday and Chrismukkah (although, that did help a bit), but because there was real weather. And it was white snow. And with Summer all wrapped up in coats, scarves, and boots looking completely adorable and the most beautiful he had ever seen her, he didn't think there was any month better than December.

Seth shook himself from his thoughts, muttering and limping over to the couch. "That's what you said a half hour ago."

"I heard that, Seth Cohen!" Summer yelled again, as Seth smirked, leaning his head on the back of the couch. Seth's phone vibrated in his pocket and he shifted his body's position so he could fetch it out of his pants.

"Hey, man," Seth smiled into the phone. "Waiting until nearly eighteen hours of the day had gone by to wish your brother a happy birthday?"

"Happy Birthday, Seth," Ryan replied wryly. Seth swore he could hear the eye roll over the phone.

Seth spoke mockingly back into his phone, "Wow. Thanks, man. That overwhelming birthday wish is sending chills through my spine. So heartfelt. I can tell you really meant it."

"So where's Summer?" Ryan changed subjects.

"Summer? It's my twenty-first birthday – I can legally drink my ass off – and you're asking where Summer is? Jeez, that's quite the present. Thank you," Seth answered sardonically into the phone.

"Seth…"

"You're kidding right? Ever since this past summer and me and Summer's short, little, unimportant and stupid hiatus you two have been talking a lot. Since when did you guys become buddy-buddy? You're not into her, are you? Cause I think I'd kill you – even if we are legally related."

"Now you've got to be kidding," Ryan laughed as Summer emerged from the bathroom and walked over to the couch, where Seth sat gaping at her.

"Is that Ryan?" Summer asked as Seth nodded wordlessly, clearly mesmerized by the peach colored, strapless dress that hung perfectly on her petite and curved body. "Give me the phone."

Seth handed it over as Summer began talking and walking off towards the bedroom.

It never ceased to amaze Seth how amazing Summer looked in anything. Or, come to think of it, how amazing she looked in nothing for that matter.

Seth wasn't sure how long he was in his daze but Summer reemerged from the bedroom and wrapped her arms around Seth's neck, letting them land on his chest. She leaned over the back of the couch, whispering into his ear, "Happy birthday, baby. You're completely legal now. No more fun milestone birthdays."

"Well, there's twenty-five when I can rent a car without adult consent," Seth replied smoothly as Summer left kisses on his neck.

"Oh yes," Summer mumbled into Seth's skin. "Can't forget about that one."

"Nope, we can't. But we can forget about the dinner reservations," Seth told her as seductively as he could muster up and moved out from under her grasp, turning towards her on the couch.

Summer stood up abruptly and put her hands on her hips. "I did not just get dressed up for two hours and skip my last class today so we could just stay in and have sex."

"It's called making love, my little darling." Seth kneeled on the couch so he was Summer's height.

"I thought I told you never to invent nicknames for me."

"What nicknames, sugar baby?"

"Ew, Cohen!" Summer began walking away as Seth leaned over the couch, hoping to catch Summer in a kiss but instead found himself falling over the back of the couch onto the floor.

Summer heard the thump and Seth's mumbling swears as she turned around. "Cohen!" She rushed back over and onto the ground where Seth fell.

"Fucking Christ," Seth rubbed his head as he sat up. "Summer, you weren't supposed to move."

Summer tried biting back a laugh but did so unsuccessfully. "I'm sorry, Cohen."

Seth attempted a glare but that only caused Summer to erupt in another fit of giggles and Seth decidedly stood up and straightened out his suit. "Happy fucking birthday to me," he mumbled.

"Baby," Summer wrapped her arms around his torso and back as she looked up at him with puppy dog eyes. "I love you."

Seth felt his anger fading away as he wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her closer and kissing her hair. "I love you."

Summer pulled away, taking his hand in hers. "Come on, the reservation is in fifteen minutes."

Seth grunted but followed her willingly, never letting his eyes leave her gorgeous looking body too long.

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"That wasn't half bad, Sum. Usually I hate those hoity-toity stuck up restaurants but really, that one wasn't that bad." Seth had his hand affectionately placed around Summer's waist as they walked up the walkway towards their apartment.

"I knew you'd like it. And see, the champagne didn't go straight to your head this time. Maybe you're building up your tolerance."

Seth smirked and stopped suddenly, pulling Summer towards him impulsively, leaving kisses and words of gratitude all over her face before finally settling on her lips. Summer didn't stop him, or even care that they were standing outside of their apartment making out, knowing fully well the amount of people that were probably peering out looking at them.

Suddenly, after a few minutes of a heated make out session between Seth and Summer, their apartment door burst open as Nick appeared, shouting at them. "For God sakes, you two. We know you're in love but come on! It's called air and you two need some of it!"

Seth looked up from Summer's face confused. "What the hell are you doing here, Nick?"

Just then a bunch of people flung themselves out through the door shouting "Surprise!" as the lights within the apartment turned on.

Seth stared at Summer again, still with his arms holding her waist, giving her a look of question with his eyebrows raised.

Summer smiled and leaned up, lightly kissing his cheek. "Surprise, baby."

Seth didn't really have time to react to it before classmates, co-workers, and his family – including not only his parents (who were by now full-time residents of Berkeley, California) and Ryan, but also Lana, Julie, Dr. Roberts, and Kaitlin – came up to him, bombarding him with birthday wishes.

Summer stood back, letting the others flood around her boyfriend as her father approached her. "Well, he looks surprised, Summer." He leaned down and kissed her cheek. "You did a good job."

"Yeah, well, Cohen's pretty gullible when it comes to these things." Summer smiled up at her father and then over towards Seth. "He looks happy, right?"

Dr. Roberts looked down at his daughter and then over at Seth, catching the innocent looks they were tossing between each other. "He looks as happy as you do right now."

Summer glanced back up at her father. "I am happy."

"I know it, sweetie. I'm glad you both have each other."

"Me too," Summer smiled innocently as she glanced back at Seth for a quick moment and then turned her head back up to her father's. "Thank you, daddy."

Dr. Roberts nodded as Seth began approaching them. "Hello, Dr. Roberts."

"Hey, Seth. Happy birthday." Dr. Roberts reached out to give Seth a firm handshake and Seth looked down to Summer's beaming face, letting his hand fall loosely to her waist once again.

"Thank you, sir." Dr. Roberts nodded again as he walked off into the crowd that was re-entering the apartment.

Seth gazed down at Summer. "You planned all this?" Summer nodded. "And hid it from me?"

"For two months." Summer held up two fingers to emphasize her comment.

"For two months?" Seth mimicked her in a girlish voice, pulling her in for another kiss, both of them laughing into each other's mouths.

"We just went through this!" Nick shouted from the door of the apartment again, interrupting them. "You're in love. We get it. But now it's time to party!"

Seth and Summer laughed as they walked up towards the apartment door, Seth being greeted by birthday wishes from friends and family once again.

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"So you liked it, huh?" Summer asked Seth as they were tangled in the sheets of their bed later that night – or more accurately – early the next morning.

"Hmmhmm," Seth mumbled as he pulled Summer up to reach his lips. "But the second party of the night was definitely the clincher. You know… you and me," Seth left a short kiss on Summer's lips. "In here." Another kiss. "Together." A final, longer kiss.

"Oh, really?" Summer flirted.

Seth brought Summer closer to his body, moving the sheets out of the way, "Absolutely. And if it were still my birthday I'd ask for a repeat."

Summer smiled seductively, "Well, I think in California it's still your birthday so we could pretend that we're actually there instead of Rhode Island…"

"We could couldn't we?" Seth brought the sheets over their heads and Summer giggled into their heated kiss.

Seth was happy. Summer was happy. No more doubts. No more insecurities.

Nothing was better than this.

And if anyone else thought differently, well… that really didn't matter, now did it?

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A/N: It's done!

Sequel soon!