The Summer of Kayleigh Cohen
Chapter 20
AN: Thanks to all my faithful reviewers. I feel very honored to get all the compliments. To ShinyNewShoes and Riley313 thanks for mentioning me in your fics!
Summer and Seth sat nervously in the waiting room along with Ryan, Marissa, Julie, Caleb, Sierra and Kayleigh. Kayleigh was playing on the ground by Summer's feet and Sierra was sleeping in the stroller Julie had gotten earlier that week.
Seth sat tapping his fingers against the faded dark wood of the chair's armrest and his foot slightly tapping against the floor in an anxious mood. Within the day's time he was going to be a big brother for the first time in his life.
Summer yawned as she sat next to Seth in an under-stuffed chair that made your back hurt. Summer had never been into spontaneous events but less then an hour ago she almost had. It probably would have been a huge mistake but it felt so right at the time. Getting eloped was a spontaneous action that she had wanted to take but now Kirsten sat in a hospital room waiting to give birth to her sister-in-law and that would stop that from happening.
"I'm going to grab some real coffee at Starbucks." Ryan interrupted, stressing the word real. They had all tried a cup of the hospital vending coffee but it tasted more like watered down mud then coffee.
"Thanks." Summer commented. "2 vanilla lattes for me." Ryan nodded.
"Plain coffee for me." Caleb announced and Seth wordlessly dittoed his order.
"1 low-fat vanilla cappuccino with 2 packets of sugar." Julie told Ryan.
"Okay. 2 vanilla lattes, 2 plain coffees, 1 low-fat cappuccino with sugar, Marissa, what do you want?"
"I'll take what you're having." Marissa looked up from the Sierra's stroller.
"Okay. Anything else? Muffins? Bagels?"
"Nah, we're good." Summer assured after no one spoke. "Do you want me to ask Sandy what he wants?"
Ryan smiled. "yeah, thanks." Summer stood up and patted the long skirt she wore down and headed over to Kirsten's room.
"Cohen, watch Kayleigh." She added before walking through the double doors leading to a long hallway.
Seth nodded and picked up Kayleigh. "Your mommy is so good." He cooed as she tried to grab his nose in her little fist.
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Summer slowly walked down the narrow hallway looking for Kirsten's hospital room.
A woman was being hauled in a stretcher-type thing towards the delivery room while screaming towards a man about how he knocked her up. Summer sighed and giggled at the same time. She was exactly the same way a mere few months ago.
Summer came to the room number Seth had told her and she knocked cautiously on the door. A mumbled "come in" was announced from inside and Summer slowly opened the door.
Kirsten sat in the middle of the small bed with little beads of sweat on her forehead. Sandy was sitting on the chair next to her smiling. "Hey Summer." He called and Kirsten also said hello in a quieter voice. Summer waved and walked in.
"What brings you here?" Sandy asked in a chipper voice.
"Umm, I came to ask you if you wanted Ryan to bring you anything from Starbucks?"
Kirsten groaned. "Sorry Kirsten, I wish you could eat. I was practically begging for food when I was here." Summer smiled.
"That's ok. I will get to eat after this little one is out." She patted her stomach with her slender hand.
Summer looked back up at Sandy. "So…"
"Nah. If Kirsten can't eat, I won't eat." He chuckled. "Thanks though."
Summer nodded. "Well, Kirsten I hope this little one will make an appearance soon. We are all waiting anxiously with our little fake gum cigars wondering if we should bring you pink or blue." She smiled and started to walk towards the door. "See you soon."
"Bye." They both chorused.
Summed shut the door and walked back out to the "gang".
Seth smiled his goofy toothy grin and Ryan looked at her anxiously. "He doesn't want anything." She informed, smiling at her little daughter as she held out her arms to her.
Summer walked over to Seth and picked up Kayleigh.
"Okay, thanks for asking." Ryan told them bye and he walked out of the automatic doors to his car. Marissa jumped up and followed him calling, "I want to come with you."
Summer sighed as she realized that she and Cohen were left with the Nichols'.
"Yuck." Julie burst out. "This place is unsanitary. Look at this gum." She shuttered as she moved her hand away from the gum on the top of her armrest.
In the corner of her eye, Summer saw Seth roll his eyes.
"Do you want me to trade places with you, Juju?" Caleb announced gruffly who also was very uncomfortable in the waiting room chair.
"Thanks Cal. Maybe we should go somewhere else. It might be hours before Kiki pops and I can't stand this place." Julie whined, standing up.
"You're right." He stood up and pressed down his suit. "Let's go and get some Chinese."
"Excellent idea, Cal." She kissed him on the cheek and started walking towards the door. "Summer, you will take care of Sierra, right? Restaurants don't like babies." She added shallowly.
Before Summer had a chance to say no, they were already walking out of the doors.
She groaned and Seth started laughing.
"What's so funny?" She barked.
"It's just you, me, our daughter and my aunt."
Summer shook her head. "Our family is so screwed up."
"That's because they can't stop screwing." Seth added seriously.
"Eww." She pushed him and he toppled over onto Julie's armrest.
"Now look Summer. I now have gum in my hair." She giggled.
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Summer and Seth still sat in the waiting room, but on the floor this time. Summer had had to give Seth a make-shift hair cut to get the messy gum out of his curls.
"You could never be a hair-stylist." Seth randomly announced, touching the bare spot on his head.
"Cohen." She warned. Summer already felt bad but now he was just rubbing it in.
"What? You started it." He began.
"I did not start it." Summer defended, feeling a smile threatening to appear on her face.
"Yes you did Summer." He blurted.
"Now tell me how I started it."
Seth sighed. "You pushed ME!" He was laughing.
"That's because you said "screw"." Summer announced indignantly.
"Now it all MY FAULT." Seth exclaimed. They weren't actually fighting but just bantering. Summer loved his bantering even though she would never admit it. It was fun and she loved to see all the weird expressions he gave her. Summer would always end up laughing.
"Yes Cohen. It is your fault. Just like it always is." She giggled and he leaned over and pressed a kiss to her lips.
"Hey, lovebirds." Sandy announced and they both broke their bond.
"Hey pops." Seth greeted, pulling his hands behind his back innocently; Summer mumbled a hello.
"Where did everyone go?" He asked.
"Marissa and Ryan went out to get coffee but I bet they're making out in the car right now behind a Taco Bell or something and Caleb and Julie left to get Chinese but left their baby behind." Seth rambled.
"Ok. Kirsten wanted to know if you guys could run to our house and grab the camera. We forgot it in our rush to the hospital."
"Sure." Summer agreed instantly.
Sandy nodded gratefully. "Seth, do you have a bald spot?" He asked.
Summer giggled. "Really? I have a bald spot?" Seth asked and looked at Summer and Summer shrugged laughing. "whose fault is that?"
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Seth parked in the driveway and Summer ran into the Cohen house. Sandy had said they left it in their bedroom but Summer couldn't find it. Summer took her cell out of her purse and dialed Seth's cell.
"Hello?" His voice asked.
"Hi. The video camera isn't in here." Summer whined.
"Why did you call me? I'm right in the driveway." Seth asked confused.
"Cohen, I don't know, but help me find it." She begged looking everywhere in Kirsten's and Sandy's bedroom.
"Did you look on the nightstand?" He asked. He didn't want to get out of the car. That would mean he would have to unload Kayleigh and Sierra, both of whom were sleeping.
"Yes Cohen, I did. It's not there." Summer turned towards the door as she heard a noise. "Are you upstairs?" She asked quietly.
"No Summer." He returned, dead serious. "Why?"
She heard another noise. "If this is a joke I don't think this is funny." Summer warned as she walked into the Cohen bathroom.
"Summer? Is there someone in the house?" Seth questioned nervously.
"You aren't upstairs?" Summer froze. The door to the Cohen bedroom opened and Summer screamed even before she saw the person.
"Summer! SUMMER!" Seth yelled into the phone. Why was she screaming?
"Anna?" Summer gasped.
Seth almost dropped the phone.
TBC
Review or ya know… I know I told you that I would have more dreams but I lied. LOL. Maybe next chap.
The letter Summer never gave to Seth that Anna told Summer to give to him will play out in the next couple chaps. I know you guys hate Anna so this might be interesting.