The Summer of Kayleigh Cohen
Chapter 2.
AN: Ok. So I wrote the 2nd chapter of this story and I went to go and click save and the computer CRASHES on me. I was so angry that I gave up on that yesterday. LOL. Now I will try to remember what I wrote.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter of The Summer of Kayleigh Cohen and Summer in the City. THANKS!
"Summer! Will you take Kayleigh for me?" Seth called from his place at the kitchen table. He had been studying for his chemistry assignment and it had been hell. His teacher Mr. McAllen had been on his back the whole last month about how little he was completing in his class. He was threatening to fail Seth if he didn't complete every assignment from now to the end of the school year. Seth was feeling the pressure and he knew he had to concentrate on his material. He wanted to make Summer proud by being to best he could at school.
"Why?" She called back from the couch. She was just in the middle of watching her favorite movie and finishing her dinner.
"I have to concentrate on this junk and I can't with Kayleigh crying every other minute."
"Okay." Summer got up from the couch and came over to Seth.
"Thanks Sum. I just have to finish this. I will probably be up all night." Summer kissed him on the tip of his nose.
"Your daddy is going to be President one day if he keeps this up." She joked proudly to her daughter who still laid in her bassinet.
"I have to get back to this." He interrupted and put his nose back in his textbook.
"Sorry." She apologized and carefully retrieved the baby from it's basket and carried her back to the living room.
"Daddy's trying to work really hard so you will be able to go to college."
Summer recalled the talk Sandy had with Seth a couple months ago. Sandy came to him when he began slacking off with Summer and his grades were declining. "To accomplish things in life like getting a good paying job or having free time with out having to do 3 jobs at a time you have to get good grades. No matter how smart you are, your boss to be is going to look at what college you went too and your grades in college. They don't care about anything else. Got that? Now if you want to quit school and be by Summer the whole time you will have to accept that life will be much harder for you. You won't get paid as much and it more likely that you will fall into debts. You now will have a baby and Summer to care for and you will have to find some way to support yourself. Having a baby is expensive. Having a house means you have to pay the mortgage every month and with Summer with her expensive tastes you will have to work many jobs just to keep up. Finishing High School and College is the way to go, son. Get good grades and everything will work itself out."
Seth had turned around after that point. He knew he had to do well at school and finish high school. He didn't want Kayleigh to be ashamed at him when she grew older.
Summer shifted her position on the sofa and adjusted Kayleigh in her arms. Kali was such a beautiful baby with her little chocolate brown ringlets framing her face. Summer was surprised with how much hair she had when she was born. It was this big mass of chocolate hair and Seth and Summer loved it so much. She couldn't imagine giving her a haircut in the near future.
Her attention switched back to her favorite movie.
"I wanted it too be you. I wanted it too be you so badly." Meg Ryan's character told Tom Hanks' character in You've Got Mail
"Aww." She said sadly as they kissed on screen. She adored that movie so much. It kind of reminded her of Seth and hers relationship. She didn't know why because they never once emailed each other but it just kind of seemed like it.
The doorbell rang and Summer jumped up with Kayleigh in tow to answer it. She didn't want Seth to be distracted any more then he had too.
"Hi." Summer froze as she saw the figure at the door.
"Hi." She returned coldly. She tightened her grip on Kayleigh and she held her closer to her.
"I just stopped by to tell you that Diane and I am moving to Chicago." She looked at her father for a second and she couldn't believe it. He was moving?
"Oh." She didn't offer to let him in but kept the door close even to her reach to slam it at him at any moment if the situation occurred. "When?" She asked calmly even though she wanted to scream at him.
"Tomorrow." Tomorrow? He was leaving tomorrow? It was already 8 O'clock at night and he bothered to tell her now?
"Wow. That's soon."
"Well, Diane made me come over and tell you." He shifted at the door and he looked old and tired. Summer stared him in his eyes and she realized that all she saw now was coldness and bitterness. He had no heart to him.
"Oh." She responded, no real emotion in her tone.
"This is the baby?" Her father said coldly.
"Yes." She didn't even bother with saying her name. She knew her father hated her baby already. Summer hadn't even seen him since the day he made her chose between him or her baby.
"She is too small." Neil Roberts responded. He was cold, heartless and mean.
"Mr. Roberts! Hello!" Sandy's voice filtered into the room. He came bounding down the stairs. "How can I help you?" Summer pulled Kali even closer. How could that man standing in front of her be her father. He was pure hatred.
"Nothing Stanford. I'm done here. Goodbye." And with that he stepped off the porch and into the fading light of the day.
"Are you okay Summer?" Sandy knew she disliked her father and he imagined she must be going through a hard time just seeing him again.
She raised her head and spoke softly. "If Seth wonders where I am, tell him I'm in the pool house." Summer turned around and left.
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Three hours later, Seth, exhausted and beat, stumbled into the pool house. He had just crammed every possible piece of information available to the study of Chemistry into his head. He wasn't going to let down Summer or Kayleigh by not passing in Science.
He walked straight into the closet where he shed his school clothes and started putting on his pajamas. After he was finished Seth treaded into the bedroom where he first checked on Kayleigh to make sure she was sleeping and everything was ok. Everything was and he finally made his way to the bed. Climbing in, he felt a wave of relief hit him and he knew the day was over and he could finally sleep.
A hushed sniffle came from Summer's side of the bed and he realized his girlfriend was crying.
"Summer?" He whispered and turned over to face her.
"Yeah?" Her reply was so quiet and hushed he knew something was wrong.
"What's the matter?" He sat up a little and began to rub her back.
"My dad….came over. Tonight." Her answer was racked with sobs.
"Everything's going to be fine Summer." Seth leaned over and grabbed her slim frame and enclosed it in a big comforting hug.
"He's leaving to Chicago." She managed to get out as she cried in his shoulder.
"When?"
"Tomorrow."
"Oh."
"Yeah." They stayed in the hugging position for a while as Summer cried.
"But you know what Summer? We are your family Summer. No matter what, we are always going to be here for you. Me and Kayleigh and my parents. We love you so much." His hand massaged her arm until she realized just how much loved she was and she settled down and finally fell asleep.
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"Mommy! Daddy!" The little girl cried to her parents who were watching You've Got Mail on the couch.
"What honey?" Summer replied as Tom Hanks' character asked Meg Ryan's character whether or not her secret mystery guy was married or not.
"Can I go over to Charlie's house? Please?" She begged. Even since her first day of kindergarten Charlie and her were attached to the hip.
"Mmm." Seth and Summer exchanged looks. "Sure but let us watch our movie first okay honey and then we will take you ok? It's almost over" The little 7 year old girl giggled.
"Thank you Mommy!" She ran and hugged her mom. "You too daddy."
Seth gave her a monster kiss on her cheek and she laughed. "EWW. Daddy. That's gross."
"Really? Your mother doesn't think so." Summer hit him in the ribs. "Ouch." Seth whined.
"Mommy? Does he kiss you like that?" She asked curiously. Why would her mother like to get kissed by her daddy?
"Yes." She responded, staring at Seth angrily. Why did he have to say that in front of her? She didn't want to start giving her the Birds and the Bees' talk any sooner than she had too.
"Do you like it?" She asked, scrunching up her nose.
"No." She lied and Seth pouted.
"See daddy. You should stop." She told her dad matter-a-factly.
"I should." He agreed.
"Okay guys. Can we watch my favorite movie now?" Summer laughed as she settled into the movie again.
"Oh right. Because Summer wouldn't want to miss any of it. It's not like you can't quote the entire movie by heart." Seth announced and Kali giggled. She definitely was a giggler.
"Ever since they canceled the Valley this is what I live on." She defended.
"We know." Seth replied sarcastically.
"Comic Books anyone?"
He was about to reply his usual answer.
"Right. Graphic Novels. Sorry." Summer interjected. "Big difference."
Seth looked like he was just been stabbed. "I'm wounded Summer!"
"The movie!" Kayleigh shushed them and turned back to the show.
"OMG! She's turning into you!" Seth pointed out to Summer in a horrified tone.
"What's wrong with that?"
"Did you not hear my last statement?" Seth joked. "Turning. Into. You. Enough said."
TBC
Review whether you liked it or not. Do you like Summer's dream of how her family turns out in the future? No? Yes?. But I could do one like that in every chap.