The Summer Of Kayleigh Cohen

Chapter 13 (my favorite number)

2 months later/ June.

Spring had come and gone so quickly; it was not an over-statement to say that everyone in the Cohen house was as busy as a bee. Summer Seth, Marissa, and Ryan including Sandy were avoiding Julie with her horrifying mood changes and frantic cravings. Seth kept asking his dad how Julie ever made it through the first 2 kids without having a seizure or a stroke.

Summer (the season) had hit the OC with a demand for air mattresses, spray water bottles, swimming suits, and a water hose. Newport beach was in a major heat wave which didn't quite work out for the Cohen or Nichol family since they each had a 6 month pregnant woman who wanted the air conditioning set at below 50 degrees in their house at least. Kirsten was much better then Julie with her pregnancy but the previously nice Julie was now back to her old bitchiness and she hauled that into over-drive.

Kayleigh could now crawl but she was quite a snail at doing it. Summer was amazed that she could already do so much since usually a baby starts to crawl in its 5/6th month and Kayleigh was only 4 months old. She kept trying to balance herself on the coffee table in the family room but Seth kept bringing down since he thought she might topple over and land on her head. Summer always chuckled at this; Seth was such a good dad. He always made sure his little baby was safe and he would never take his eyes off of her if she was on the ground.

"Hey mom!" Summer called as she heard Kirsten walk down the hall. "I'm going out with Kali to pick up some more diapers! I can't believe we are so low."

She heard footsteps coming from the hallway and Kirsten appeared. "Okay." She replied softly. It was nearly 3 O'clock in the afternoon and Kirsten was still in her PJ's. You could hardly call them PJ's anymore; they were just like a small white tank top and shorts. The heat was really getting to her and she would probably walk around without any clothes on if Seth, Ryan, and Summer weren't there.

"Do you want me to pick you up anything? Ice cream? Popsicles?" Summer asked her grabbing her purse in the opposite hand that she wasn't holding Kayleigh in.

Kirsten chuckled softly. "I would love some Half Baked Ben and Jerry's and could you grab me some banana Popsicles?" Kirsten asked, licking her lips as she said it.

"Sure. Anything else?" She unlocked the front door and looked back at her mom.

"I have one thing. Seth's graduation is in 3 days. What have you got him?" She asked Summer.

Summer sighed. "The truth is I haven't got anything yet. I couldn't think of anything. I'll probably end up that night in a wonder woman costume."

Kirsten scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. "Why is everything wonder woman? Why not cat woman or something?"

"Never mind." She shook her head chuckling to herself. "What did you get him?"

"I didn't get him anything either. We have the graduation party afterwards that night but we haven't got anything else. Should I just give him a check or something?" Kirsten asked her again.

"Money is great but I'd probably spend it all. A car?" She suggested.

"That might be a good idea. He keeps having to use our car and since you don't have your car anymore, that might be the thing. What kind would he like?"

Summer shrugged. "As long as it isn't the batmobile, I'm happy."

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"Summer!" Seth hollered proudly into his parent's house as he walked in the door. Summer stuck her head out from the kitchen and looked at him.

"You are going to be so proud of me. I just finished my last of my finals! No more high school ever!" He smiled at her happily and rushed over to hug her, sweeping her into circles.

"Congratulation, Cohen." She laughed as he set her down.

"I know. I am very proud." She leaned over to him and kissed him.

"Do we need to celebrate?" She purred into his lips.

"What kind of celebrating are we talking about?" He groaned, letting his hands wander on her lower back.

"The kind you get for working so long and hard." She responded pressing her body onto his.

"Awww. My kind of celebration." He kissed her harder and pulled them over towards the couch.

"Seth! Summer! I have already vomited enough today and I don't want too anymore." Kirsten explained, groaning in disgust as she walked over to the big recliner in the living room and turned on the television.

Seth and Summer broke apart.

"I'm going to check on Kayleigh." Summer mumbled, walking away from the couch and Seth, embarrassed.

Seth with his jaw dropped stared at his mother. "Guess what I did today mom?"

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3 days later, Summer was putting Kayleigh into a little pink sundress and little white shoes. Today was graduation day for Marissa, Seth, and Ryan. The three of them had already left to the high school in preparation and Summer, Kirsten, Sandy, Julie, and Caleb including Kayleigh were all going to leave in an hour to the graduation ceremony.

Summer had got a sneak peak of Ryan and Seth's presents and she was so excited to see the faces of them as they received it. Summer had also gotten a peak at the present Marissa will get from her mom and step-dad.

As she put her baby in her swing chair, Summer couldn't help but feel disappointed in herself. She should be with her 3 best friends right now celebrating everything she had worked so hard for. But Summer had made a decision only nine months ago not to finish and she quietly told herself not to throw a pity party for herself. She should be happy for Ryan, Marissa, and her boyfriend. They had stuck with it through the good and the bad, the hard and the easy, and now they were graduating. That was awesome, she told herself.

Summer looked at her daughter and sighed. This was worth not gradating. Having a little baby girl who she loved more than life itself. When she first found out she was pregnant, Summer thought that this baby would have ruined her life and she would always regret this baby. But that wasn't true at all. Kayleigh was her life. Her and Cohen were her life. And her life was perfect.

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Summer, Kirsten, Sandy, and Kayleigh all arrived on the Harbour School campus right on time. Kirsten noticed a very pregnant looking Julie waving for them to sit by them and they all went over to her groaning.

"Hi Julie." Summer greeted after her parents had said hello. For a rich school, Summer thought it was quite odd that they had to sit on bleachers outside on the grass. Couldn't they have had it in the huge auditorium?

"Hi Summer. I can't believe I am going to have one of those in 3 months." Julie sighed. "Can I hold it?" Why did Julie have to use such degrading nound to her baby such as it and those?

Summer looked up at Kirsten and gave her a panicked look. She did not watch Julie Cooper Nichol to hold her baby. She probably would drop her because she drooled on her and ruined her outfit.

"Julie, I would love for you to hold her but she is kind of fuzzy."

Julie gave Summer an unpleasant look. "Oh."

"Sorry."

"No problem. I didn't really want to hold it anyway."

Summer nodded and mouthed an "okay". Julie was definitely very hard to figure out.

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15 minutes later the ceremony had begun and Dr. Kim spoke for a very long time in which many people actually did leave. Then Marsha Adams began her long speech to the graduates as student body president and finally the valedictorian started mumbling her 30 minute talk.

After that, names were called and fake diplomas were handed out.

The A's were read quickly since there wasn't a long list of A's but Ryan did stand up and get his diploma and the whole Cohen/Nichol family applauded as he went up; sandy even whistled.

"Gertrude Capron…" A short pause. "Jordan Carlson." Summer's breath hitched in excitement. Seth was only 2 people away. "Michele Cedars." Seth waved to her and gave a thumbs up and a goofy smile. "Travis Coca." The boy in front of him went up and grabbed his little rolled up sheet of paper dressed in a red bow.

"Seth Cohen." He grinned excitedly as he walked up on the stage, shook the dean's hand and took his diploma proudly. Sandy and Caleb whistled the loudest they could and Summer and Kirsten clapped, proud to be in his life.

"Marissa Cooper." Marissa walked on right after Seth and smiling, she took her earned diploma and exited the stage with Seth.

Seth and Marissa both joined Ryan in the 2nd row of seats and waited patiently until they were allowed to throw their stupid looking cardboard hats into the air.

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The party at the Cohen's house was amazing. Seth and Summer were cuddled on the corner of the pool with their feet dipped in the pool while Marissa and Ryan were smooching on the other end of the pool.

Sandy hollered at the four in exasperation and mild disgust. "Guys! Stop making out and join the party. Don't you guys want to open your presents?"

Marissa and Ryan looked up immediately and followed Sandy's voice to the opposite side of where the pool was. Julie sat on a chair next to Kirsten who was sitting on the ground next to her father.

"Okay! Someone said presents!" Marissa shrieked happily.

"We have to have Seth first." Kirsten told the two and Marissa ran off to get them.

"Summer! Seth! Come on. You get to open your presents! Well, not you Sum but you know." Marissa rambled quickly.

"Give us a minute." Seth said, as just minutes ago Summer had told Seth she wanted to tell him something. "Okay, Summer what's up?" he looked at her and tighten his grip around her shoulders, pulling her in closer.

"Cohen, I've been thinking with all this graduation stuff and everything that maybe…" She paused for a second but continued on quickly. "I know this may some really stupid but maybe next year I could like go to summer school and get my high school diploma or something." She looked at him, kind of embarrassed at what she had just told him.

"Really Summer? That's an awesome idea." He hugged her and gave her a kiss.

"You like that idea?" She asked, hugging him back.

"If you want to do it then I am backing you up 100." Seth squeezed her arm and started to help her up. "Well, I bet Marissa and Ryan are getting pissed so we better join them."

They walked over to where they were indeed waiting.

"Glad you could make it guys." Julie announced.

Sandy chuckled and stood up. "Now that we are all here, we would like to give you your graduation gifts. If you could all get up and follow me, we will lead you to them." Sandy announced and helped Kirsten off the ground.

Everyone followed him as directed until they reached the Cohen 3 car garage. They all stood at the entrance of the garage and Sandy handed Summer the remote control.

"Summer, will you do the honors?" He asked and Summer nodded happily handing over Kayleigh to Sandy.

"On your mark get set…" Summer paused. "Do you guys really want to see?" She hesitated, trying to get them frustrated.

"Summer, we are going to tackle you right now if you don't open that door." Seth replied honestly, walking closer to Summer.

"Fine." She pouted and pressed the button. The large garage door opened and revealed 3 shiny different colored cars with 3 big sized bows on them and each had an envelope on it that said their name.

"Oh my God!" Marissa shrieked and ran over to the car that had her name on the envelope. Her car was a black two-seater Porsche Boxster convertible and she kept screaming repeatedly about her brand new car. That red Mustang was last year's model anyways.

Ryan was less dramatic but kept repeating the word "wow."

He walked over to it slowly and was just overwhelmed at his new gold Dodge Prowler convertible. "Thanks Kirsten, Thanks Sandy." He thanked and got into the front seat of his new car.

Seth didn't say anything but just stared in wonder and awe at his new car. Finally he walked over tediously and began moving his hands over the hood of the car and mumbling something about "his new baby."

"Cohen? Are you talking to a car again?" Summer asked, her hands on her hips.

"Summer. This is not even a car anymore. This is my baby." He leaned over and kissed his car. Summer rolled her eyes and looked back at her boyfriend and his new red four-seater Audi convertible.

TBC

Please review! I love reviews…I really do.

This was already a very long chapter so I thought I would write the dreams in the next chapter. Sorry to disappoint but it's a very long chapter for me and I thought the dreams would mess up the graduation stuff.

Props to my dad would helped me with the cars and stuff. I know the Audi isn't the most loveliest car out there but I wanted it too be a convertible but it also had to be a 4 seater since they have Kayleigh. So don't be too mad. But it had to be red! LOL

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