Alright, first order of business is I strongly and sincerely apologize for the length of time it took to update. Its been very hectic around here and some days I haven't even had a chance to sit down and write….BUT here is the next chapter…a little later than promised but its up
Read, review and let me know how this chapter went with you…It took a long time to get it to a point where I felt comfortable releasing it…Did you like Summer's reaction? Should it have been different?...Let me know.
As for the next chapter…..I don't want to make anymore broken promises so I'll just say I'll try and have it done by the end of this coming week.

A Rush of Blood To The Head

Seth and Summer, hand in hand, walked back from their enormously over-the-top breakfast barely able to move. The two of them were laughing and smiling at one another as they playfully teased while they walked down the hall.

"….fine then, don't wipe the maple syrup off you chin" Summer finished as they reached their door.

Seth leaned into her as if going for a kiss, but instead rubbed his sticky chin on her cheek.

"Cohen!" she screamed completely grossed out, but laughing at the same time.

Summer pushed him away from her and was about to smack him when the door to the room next to them unlocked from the inside and started to open.

"Hey man, I want some details, how was Sam's sister, was she -…."

Seth stopped mid sentence noticing that Ryan had neither long blonde hair, nor a sharp slim figure….although one of his wife beaters was being worn.

"Hey Seth" the blonde chimed, not seemed to be in the least bit bothered.

"H-hi Jenn" Seth smiled as he looked away and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jenn looked at Summer, looking rather surprised to see that it wasn't her sister.

"Where's Sam?" She looked at Seth confused.

"Excuse me!" Summer already hated this blonde bimbo.

Seth chuckled at the predicament he had yet again placed himself in.

"Uh, Jenn this…this is Summer."

"Hi!" she smiled; acting like this was the beginning of the conversation among the three of them.

"This is Sam's sister" Seth looked wearily at Summer, who was trying to suppress the rage. He very slowly started to lift his arms to his waist, just in case Summer decided to maul him in front of Jenn….and not in a good way.

Breaking the silence Ryan came through the door.

"Whoa" He stopped abruptly looking at the three standing in the hallway.

"Hey" Seth mouthed and waved, acknowledging him.

Ryan continued to look at all three faces.

"Where's Sam?" He nodded at Seth.

Seth was getting eaten alive with the whole 'Sam' thing.

Seth laughed uncomfortably and glanced over at Summer. She was also laughing in discomfort.

"I'll hit you later" She pushed out through a fake smile.

"Uh huh" Seth looked down and shook his head, knowing that it was going to hurt.

"So we were just gonna…" Ryan motioned towards the end of the hallway towards the elevators.

"Yeah, I should probably so check on S-" Jenn stopped immediately when she saw Summer's hate glare.

"I should go home" she corrected, smiling timidly.

"Hey, actually we're supposed to have lunch with S….your sister" Seth knew better than to mention her name. He was more than willing to bet that Summer had been keeping track of how many times he used her name and that number would be the equivalent to the number of bruises he'd receive.

"If you guys wanna come too, we could all hang out together" Seth offered.

Summer looked at Seth puzzled but quickly caught on to what Seth was getting at. He had invited them for Summer's sake. He knew that she would be a little less uncomfortable if a couple more people were there. Especially if one of those people were Ryan. She smiled softly at the kind gesture.

"Sure" Jenn and Ryan both looked at each other and replied at the same time. They turned and walked down the hall.

Summer eyed Seth as he moved to unlock the door.

Seth opened his mouth and took in a breath but was interrupted before he could make a sound.

"Don't speak" Summer walked past him as he opened the door for her.

"We can just not go" Seth offered staring at the big doors in front of him. He now feared the meeting much more than Summer.

"Cohen just open the door"

Seth looked at Summer, looking uneasy. She returned the look with a very unsympathetic look of her own.

"Come on" She squeezed his hand tighter and led him into the restaurant.

Jenn, Ryan and Sam were already sitting at the table when Seth and Summer were ushered to them.

Sam's face lit up when she saw Seth and smiled widely. Her expression dropped just as quickly as she saw the stunningly beautiful brunette his hand was intertwined with.

"Hey, you didn't order yet did you?" Summer smiled at everyone but barely acknowledging Sam.

"No, you're just in time" Ryan answered, eyeing Summer and Sam.

The empty chairs were beside Ryan and, coincidentally, Sam. Seth quickly pulled out the chair next to Ryan for Summer. She raised her eyebrows at him unexpectedly but shook head and laughed as she sat down while he had a huge goofy smile on his face.

Seth knew that he would have to make Summer feel as comfortable as possible so that everyone at the table would survive the meal unscathed. Sitting her next to Ryan and acting like a goof was a good way to begin.

Seth sat down next to Sam. Summer on his left, Sam on his right.

"I hate triangles" Seth mumbled inaudibly and look down at his plate.

This was going to be some meal.

The group sat in complete awkward silence for a solid three minutes before some one finally spoke out.

"Oh, uh, Sam this is Summer. Summer this is Sam." Seth burst, utterly forgetting about introductions.

"Hi" Summer glared at Seth for a brief second before shifting her eyes to Sam, putting on a small satisfactory smile.

"Hey" Sam smiled uncomfortably. Seth's girlfriend was more than intimidating.

"Wow, that's a really pretty dress" She added.

"Thanks, yours…..too" Summer returned purely out of polite reflex.

Seth and Ryan furrowed their eyebrows and stared at Summer. They then looked at Sam's attire, which in no way could even remotely be called a dress.

Summer looked down at her food, slightly embarrassed and took a sip of her drink.

Seth looked at Summer, trying to portray the most sincere look of hurt on his face.

"What about my dress?" Seth leaned back so more of his shirt could be seen.

"Oh yeah, it's definitely you man." Ryan played along with the straightest face he could muster.

"Thanks" Seth smiled and nodded at him.

They both broke out into laughter.

It had become rather customary when the three hung out that Seth and Ryan would team up and tease and joke around with Summer. It was unfair to do but it kept humour in their lives and kept everything alive for them.

Summer was focusing hard at the plate in front of her forcing herself not to break into laughter at her 'blonde moment'. She could feel a chuckle trying to escape her throat as she bit her lip.

"Would you guys excuse me for a second" Summer said, her voice starting to crack. She stood up and swatted Seth on the back of his head as she walked by.

Seth flinched forward at the attack and felt dumb for not seeing it coming.

The two girls sat and looked at the two guys still laughing and then at each other. They were both in complete shock.

"Is she going to be okay?" Sam asked, her voice doused with concern.

"That was kind of mean" Jenn added immediately as if to finish the sentence. The two were clearly sisters.

"Yeah, we do it all the time." Ryan smiled dismissing the thought of Summer taking it the wrong way.

"It's kind of a routine for us" Seth nodded in agreement.

The two girls just shrugged at childishness of Seth and Ryan.

"Uh, Seth…does she know about…" Sam leaned closer towards Seth looking fretful.

"Yeah…" Seth smiled half heartedly and nodded

"She uh…she saw us"

Sam's eyes grew twice their normal size and her face turned a light shade of red.

"Oh my God…" She blankly stared at Seth in disbelief.

"Does…does she hate me?" Sam whispered, worry sweeping over her face.

Although Sam had no idea who Summer was, she was the type of person who always tried to not have enemies. She was in truth a really nice girl and felt horrible that she had placed Seth's relationship with his girlfriend in jeopardy.

"She….no, no…she uh, she doesn't hate you. Seth mumbled his words out, barely making a complete sentence and intentionally avoided any eye contact with her.

"oh" Sam whispered not at all convinced.

"Look Seth, again, I'm really sorry about everything."

"Hey, it's alright...I guess I'm partly to blame too. But it might be a good idea to tell Summer that."
"Tell Summer what?" Summer suddenly appeared behind Seth, eyeing Sam sceptically.

Sam's face turned red again.

"Summer, I'm really sorry that I…"
"What, that you kissed my boyfriend?" Summer cut her off, the attitude raising her voice.

Seth turned around and looked at Summer, surprised by her directness.

"No…well, yeah but I…" Sam looked at Summer very timidly and innocent.

"Okay, just because you're all like 'I feel so horrible' and acting all innocent and stuff, doesn't mean that you're not some little skank!" Summer's voice got louder as the rage slowly built inside of her; she used her hands to emphasize her statements, afterwards she returned them on her hips.

Ryan and Jenn's conversation was interrupted by Summer. They both looked over the table at her and watched without daring to neither speak nor move.

Sam was also afraid to move a muscle. She just sat there frozen like a deer caught in headlights, completely terrified of Summer. She was a small girl, but in no way did she act small.

Even Seth was frozen in his seat.

With the volume extrapolating from Summer mouth the five teens table had attracted more attention than they all wished.

Summer quickly turned around and stormed out of the restaurant.

The four just all stared at each other. Sam, looking on the verge of tears, stood and run off towards the bathrooms. Her sister quickly got up and trailed after her.

"I'll see you later back at the hotel man." Seth got up and left to track down Summer.

Ryan looked at all the people around staring at him. He raised his glass at them and smiled faintly before taking a drink.

"That was some meal" Ryan muttered to himself.