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A Heart's Desire

What finally makes sense

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"Have a great time today with Marissa." Seth kissed his wife on her cheek and gave her a warm smile.

"I will. And you-" she told him in a sharp tone, pointing her finger at his chest. "have a great day at work. Don't think about me all the time."

"I'll try but I don't think that it's going to work." Seth said and pulled Summer closer not wanting to go to work at all. He wanted to stay with Summer and do what they had done the passed days.

Summer giggled and hugged him back, placing her smaller hands on his shoulder blades. "I think you'll be okay."

"Maybe. But I'll miss you. I've gotten so used to have you around every hour of the day." Seth smiled at her sadly as they pulled away slightly to look at each other.

"I'll miss you too." Summer said looking deeply into his eyes as he played with her hair, fumbling with a few or her shiny strands. "Now go!" Summer pushed him away from her, realizing what he was doing with her.

"What?" Seth whined and tried to pull her to him again. Summer wasn't letting him though and crossed her arms over her chest, doing her best to look determined. "You can't stay here any longer, Cohen. You'll be late."

"Okay, then I'll go." Seth said, giving in and realizing that he had to go. "But can I at least get a goodbye from my wife?"

"Cohen, we've been standing here for ten minutes." Summer told him but then softened, walking closer to him. "But, just because I'm so nice I'll say goodbye again." She leaned in closer and let Seth kiss her. She didn't let him do it for long though, knowing that if she did they would be standing in the foyer for another ten minutes if not more.

"That's what I'm talking about." Seth said after an embrace as well. Summer gave him a smile and a light peck on his cheek.

"So, bye then."

"We'll spend some time together when I get home?" Seth asked hopefully as he played with the band of Summer's robe.

"Of course."

"Good. I can't wait." Seth smirked.

"Me neither." Summer said and reached up to give him a final kiss, leaving them both grinning at each other before Seth headed out.

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"So, you and Seth are okay now?" Marissa asked as she and Summer sat in a restaurant waiting for the food to arrive.

Summer drew lines on the table and looked dreamingly out through the window where people rushed in all directions; some of them alone, some of them with company.

"Summer?"

The brunette quickly turned her attention to Marissa. "Sorry. You were saying?"

Marissa sighed and smiled at her friend. "I was asking how things are with Seth."

"Oh, they're great."

"That's great. Any details?"

"Well, I'm not mad any more and he's not either. And we've spend the last couple of days just being together and it's been amazing." Summer said and smiled as she remembered.

"I'm glad that you guys have worked things out. In the end you know that you belong together."

"Thanks." Summer blushed knowing that Marissa was right. They really were perfect. Everything was perfect. As she continued her day dreaming the food arrived, something both Summer and Marissa had been waiting for quite a long time now. They were starving.

"This looks so good." Summer said as she grabbed her fork and started to eat. She ate quickly and without speaking until she noticed someone staring at her; Marissa. "What?" Summer asked with food still in her mouth.

Marissa made an apologetically smile and took a sip of her water. Summer was curious though. "What? Do I have something in my face?" she asked and brought a hand to her chin to see if something was there. Nothing was though, a fact that made Summer even more confused and irritated. "Marissa, what is it?" she asked in a higher voice.

"Sum, it was nothing." Marissa answered still drinking her water.

"You sure? Because it felt like you were staring at me."

"I wasn't staring." Marissa reassured Summer.

"Okay. You're sure nothing's wrong?" Summer asked self-conscious.

"I'm sure." the taller woman once again told her friend and they both returned to their food. Summer still a bit uncomfortable wondering if she was just imagining and Marissa being afraid that she had hurt her friend. She couldn't say what she had been thinking though. Summer would take it the wrong way and get hurt.

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As Seth walked into their apartment he found Summer in the living room on the couch, that was turning its back to him. The news was on, a fact that surprised Seth; Summer wasn't interested in news.

"Summer?" he gently asked and walked around the couch. He found her in one of his T-shirts and sweatpants, her eyes red from what he assumed was crying. "Sweetie? What's wrong?" Seth sat down next to her and stroked her cheek, wet from the tears. Summer sniffled a little and met his gaze. She shrugged and he could see tears forming in her eyes again.

"Sum," Seth said again and this time brought her into his arms trying to give her comfort. He hugged her tightly to his chest and kissed the top of her head, wondering what the cause of her crying was.

"Cohen," Summer said with a muffled voice into Seth's shirt. He replied by bringing her into his lap and her face closer to his. As he wiped away the tears with his thumbs he smiled. "You wanna tell me?" he gently asked, lifting her face up with his hand.

Summer shook her head and sniffled some more. "It's stupid."

"It doesn't matter. Tell me." Seth told her, rubbing her back comfortingly. Summer took some deep breaths and spoke. "I'm just in a bad mood." Summer explained and pulled herself together.

"So nothing happened?"

Summer shook her head. "No, I'm okay."

"Good. You got me worried." Seth said and kissed her cheek.

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Now, are you hungry?" Summer nodded against his chest and felt much better. She always did when he was around.

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"This is so good." Summer said as the two of them sat in the kitchen eating dinner that they had made together.

"It is" Seth agreed and stopped eating for a moment. He watched Summer as she sat in front of him, carefully placing the food on her fork and taking it into her mouth. She had a smile on her face and Seth loved to see her be happy. A smile from Summer was all it took for him to smile as well and get this feeling in his chest; the feeling of something right.

After a few minutes he returned to his food, enjoying eating together with her. To share these everyday things with someone you loved more than anything was just so amazing. To wake up together, brush your teeth side by side, read the morning paper by the same table; it was all those kinds of things that were important in a relationship. To be that intimate and to share everything in life, even the bad things.

This life was great. Being married to Summer was great. She was a perfect wife and she was the woman he wanted. And he was really lucky that he had gotten all that. Seth loved being married.

"You're so quiet. Is everything okay?" Summer suddenly said and raised her head to look at him.

"Everything's great. Perfect even." Seth smiled at her. Summer gave him a look urging him to continue. "I was just thinking. Of you and how great things are. I'm really grateful that I've got you." Seth confessed slightly blushing.

"Aw, I'm grateful I've got you too, baby." Summer replied, smiling brightly. He was being a little cheesy but deep down Summer loved all the things he said to her. And maybe he understood that because he always kept saying them.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

"Are you finished eating?"

"Yeah." Summer put the plate away as Seth walked round the table to take her hand in his. He walked her to the living room and they sat down on the sofa close together.

They made themselves comfortable and Seth flicked the TV on. Neither of them cared what was on though; they just wanted to sit together. To be this close made them both feel so loved and it could take all the bad things away. It was actually pretty strange how something as simple as being with another person was all that mattered.

Now Seth was back at work again but he had promised to come home earlier and spend more time with Summer. And today he had come home in time for dinner and he had time to just sit here. He didn't yawn and he didn't excuse himself to go to bed. He made her feel important again and even though Summer had known all the time that Seth loved her and that she was important, she needed him to show her that. She needed to feel his love and she needed him to give her all of his attention.

"Cohen?" Seth made a 'hmm' sound and showed her that he was listening. "Do you think that I should get a job? I mean try for something else."

Seth thought about it for a while before he answered. "I think that you should do whatever you want to do. I know that you have this dream and I think that you should go for it, try to make it come true. But if you feel like doing something else you should. I'm behind you to one hundred and ten percent."

Summer smiled and snuggled closer to Seth, kissing his chest as she did so, the place above his heart. "Thanks." As a reply Seth kissed her forehead and brought her closer to him.

After laying there for a while, enjoying just being with each other, Summer spoke quietly. "I have to go to the bathroom." Seth let go of her waist and let her get up. As she'd walked to the bathroom he began to actually watch TV; an old movie was on.

In the bathroom Summer was once again wiping her mouth after having thrown up. It was starting to get on her nerves. She figured that she must have the flu because every time she ate she couldn't seem to keep the food in her stomach. She flushed the toilet and went to the kitchen to get some water.

She hadn't told Seth about how she felt sick so often. She had no idea why but it just didn't feel right to say it, to complain when she knew that it would soon be over.

"Hey," Seth walked into the kitchen and kissed Summer's temple tenderly.

"Hey," she answered him as he started to clean up from dinner. Summer joined him and since she had thrown up the dinner, the hunger was back. She took some cold noodles and dipped them in the cold sauce. It tasted even stronger now when it was cold, a little too strong. Summer drank some water again before continuing to eat.

"Are you hungry again, baby? Shouldn't you at least warm the food?" Seth asked as he placed their plates into the dishwasher.

Summer shook her head and continued to eat. Seth laughed to himself, finding her pretty hilarious as she sat there eating cold noodles dipped in cold sauce like she would starve if she didn't.

As Summer had eaten the most of the noodles she swallowed soundly and didn't feel good at all. "Cohen, I don't feel good."

"Maybe you shouldn't have eaten the food cold." Seth said and continued with the dishes but as he realized that Summer wasn't there any more he stopped and went looking for her.

She was in the bathroom again and as Seth came inside she was again emptying her stomach. "Sum," Seth hurried to her side and gently placed a hand on her shoulder to show her that he was right next to her.

Summer tiredly stood up and drank some water from the sink. Seth flushed the toilet and stood up as well and looked very puzzled. This was definitely not the first time this had happened. Summer met his gaze in the mirror and saw that Seth looked terrified. "Seth, what's wrong?" she asked and placed her hand on his arm. He blinked twice before he spoke.

"Summer, are you pregnant?"

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