The Summer of Kayleigh Cohen
Chapter 3.
Author's Note:
In regard to the house they got in One Summer, don't worry I haven't forgot about that. The Cohen's bought the land and they will build a house soon. This will also add to the chaos. Sorry for any confusion of why they don't have a house yet.
"I can't believe they are gone." Summer said quietly. After Seth got home the next day, Summer dragged him to her old house. Her dad and step-mom had already left and the movers were dragging all the boxes and furniture out of the house now.
"I know." Seth nodded yawning.
"It will seem so empty." Summer frowned. She had grown up here. She was even born here. Her mom didn't want to have her at a hospital so she ended him having her at home.
"Do you want to go in and say a last good bye?" Seth asked, knowing she would.
"Okay. Kirsten won't mind a little bit, right?"
"She loves alone time with Kayleigh."
"Okay. Lets'."
After Seth explained that Summer was the daughter of the people who were moving, the movers let them come in.
"There is nothing in here. It's so…lonely." Summer spoke sadly. She always loved this house. She grew up here.
As they walked up into her bedroom, Summer gasped. Even though Diane told her that her dad had renovated her bedroom, she still hadn't fully understood that. But as she entered it, it hardly felt like her bedroom. The room wasn't it's purple anymore; it was a deep tan with built in bookshelves.
"Oh." She responded dejectedly.
"We will never forget our memories here will we?" Seth wrapped his arm around her shoulder and gave her a hug.
"Cohen." She sighed.
"What? We lost our virginities here. That's a big deal."
"I remember your expression when I told you. You were so stupid." She giggled.
"Hey! You were a party girl. I used common sense. Never in a million years would I have guessed."
"Cohen! Enough."
"Fine!"
"You know what we should do to get my dad back. We should buy this house and he would be furious." Her wheels in her brain were going in overtime. "THAT"S WHAT WE SHOULD DO!"
"Now Summer. That is ridiculous. We already have a house. I mean we don't but we are going too. We can't buy this house."
"Come on Cohen!"
"No. We can not buy this house. I bet it's already sold to a rich bozo and his surgically enhanced wife. We can not."
"Pretty please."
"We can't buy a house just to get your dad back. He lives in Chicago. He's not going to come back to see who bought his house."
"He might. He travels everywhere to work. Orange County is the perfect place." She gave him her puppy dog eyes and he sighed.
"No Summer. Remember we have a house."
"It won't be ready for like a year or two and I bet we can sell it." She smiled happily.
"We would be right next to my parents and Marissa! You loved that idea!" Seth realized he was in a lose-lose situation.
"I do but we can visit whenever! It's not that far!"
"We would be right next door at the other house. Right on the ocean."
"Oh." She replied forgetting that part for a second. She loved that location because she was right on the beach, almost.
"Yes Summer. The beach. Beach equals happiness. Happiness equals love. Love equals something. I'm going no where with this but please Summer. Let's not buy another house." Seth rambled, finally getting through to her.
"We could get two houses." She asked hopefully.
"Summer…."
"Fine! Stupid! I know."
"Good. Now say goodbye to this house so Newport's Rich and Dysfunctional can move in."
"Okay. Goodbye old house. I tried." She smiled to her house sadly. "I'll miss you."
"That was good. Now let's go get our girl and relax."
"Sounds good."
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"The Baby Gap is so cute, Cohen. Come on!" She hauled him down the middle of the mall. She was pushing their little baby stroller with Kayleigh inside; Seth walking a couple steps behind. HE wasn't into the shopping thing. Whenever it seemed like he ever had free time from school he'd wind up at South Coast Plaza.
"Summer! It's not my thing. How about you go and I'll go to the comic book store right over there?" He asked hopefully. He hated the looks he got from woman when he went into a baby store.
"Fine but can you take Kayleigh?" She agreed.
"Summer! Guy with baby in comic store doesn't go over well." He groaned.
"Okay. My load of bags or Kali? Your pick?"
He sighed and took the baby stroller. "See you soon."
"Have fun."
"Don't spend too much!"
"Right." She waved and he knew already he was in deep trouble.
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"Cohen? You in here?" She called down an aisle of the comic book store. Some chubby guy kept ogling her and she was getting creped out. "Cohen?" She walked down another aisle when she saw a small crowd of teenage girls standing around something. Walking closer to see what all the commotion was, she realized her stroller was at the side of them.
"Cohen." She said again and scooted between two of the girls in front. There was Seth with Kayleigh in his arms and about 6 girls in tiny mini skirts and DKNY baby tees on touching her baby and Seth.
"COHEN!" She said.
"Hey Summer!" The other girls didn't like the newcomer who took the attention off themselves.
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked angrily.
"They like Kayleigh. Everyone. This is Kayleigh's mom." The girls groaned.
"Okay. Shows over. Cohen. Let's go." She took Kayleigh out of Seth's arms and put her in her stroller.
"What's the matter Sum? Are you mad?" He asked, finally away from the girls.
"You are showing off our baby! Just for girls!"
"They wanted to see her. I wanted to be polite."
"Bullcrap Cohen. You liked all the attention."
"It's not like I don't see all the guys staring at you. I don't say anything about it."
"Well, I'm not flirting with them and using our baby to get them!" She shouted at him, walking quickly down the mall.
"Fine!"
"Fine!" They both yelled and they both walked out of the mall in silence.
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"Mommy? Can me and Charlie get married tomorrow?" Kayleigh Grace asked hopefully one day.
"What?" Summer asked, thinking she heard her wrong.
"Can Charlie and me get married tomorrow." She smiled, her dimples showing.
"Honey you have to be an adult to get married."
"You and daddy got married when you were 18." She pouted.
"I know sweetie but you can't get married this young."
"we love each other."
"You don't always have to rush and marry someone when you love them. It takes time to get to know them. You have to be sure you want to spend the rest of your life together."
Summer explained sitting next to her daughter on the couch. It was summer and everyday her daughter and Charlie were over at her house playing.
"Is that what happened with you and daddy?" She asked curiously.
"We kind of rushed it but we loved each other and we've known each other for a long time. We knew it was the right thing to get married. You should ask daddy about it"
Kayleigh looked confused. "Then why can't we get married?"
"Because you are 7 and still so young. But I have a good idea. Why don't you have a pretend wedding and see how you like it? Sound good?" Summer asked her daughter. She eagerly nodded her head in delight.
"I'm going to call him and tell him!" She squealed.
"Okay. Don't talk too long. Dinner should be ready soon!"
TBC
Review if you like. I would love it. The next flash forward thingy is all Seth and Kayleigh. The flash farward thing is not really what happens in the future but what Summer dreams. It's complicated. Sorry LOL.
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