When Love Isn't Enough

Chapter 7 -

Chrismukkah had came and passed as well as New Years. It was now the very beginning of January and things were finally starting to become normal again, well, with the exception of Seth not being with his family. It amazed Summer that just a year ago their family seemed perfect. Yeah, Seth tended to stay late once every month or so, but it was never that bad. When Seth would walk in the door from work, they would all rush over to greet him, rather then them all being asleep which is how it was not too many months ago. It wouldn't really be special if Seth got home before six o'clock because then that was the time he usually did get home. Now, it is a miracle if he gets home by 6. And most importantly last year, they all seemed happy. They all felt like they were complete. Now, Summer would give anything for them to feel that way again. Wow, a lot really does change in a year.

Seth never called Summer back on Chrismukkah after she left her message, Summer called maybe two more times. After a while she just gave up, obviously he wasn't going to call back. She really didn't know why Seth didn't call her back, in all her messages she had said that what she had to tell him was urgent. She realized he had a right to be mad, after all, she did kick him out.

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"Have a good day at school." Summer said to Katie as her seven-year-old stepped out of the car.

Summer started driving back home. She was by herself for the day, before she dropped of Katie, she dropped Jessica at her preschool. As Summer drove her car up into her driveway, she realized somebody was standing in front of the door and it looked like the person was waiting for someone. She got a closer look and the person looked like . . . Seth!

'Why the hell is Seth here?' That is the only thought running through her head. What should she do? Should she say hi? Should she ignore him? She should just go right out and tell him the 'news'? Her thoughts were distracted when she noticed him coming towards her car.

'Shit, shit. What should I do?' Somehow, Summer managed to take a deep breath and step out of her car.

"Hey." He said barely above a whisper, looking down at the ground.

"Hi." Wow, this is so awkward.

"Um . . . " Seth started but he didn't know what to say.

"Do you, um, wanna come in?" Had Summer really just asked Seth inside???

Seth just nodded his head.

"So . . ." Summer said once they had gotten inside.

"Yeah. This really shouldn't be awkward. It's only been about a month and a half."

"Well, a lot has happened in that time." There was a long awkward moment of silence. "Look, Cohen, why are you here?" She had totally forgotten about the messages she had left.

"You left me a few messages saying it was urgent. I wanted to call back but, . . . I didn't know what to say. I mean, I know you can't forgive me and that we can't go back to how we used to be because a lot really has happened, but I really don't want you to hate me. And I know, you kept saying in your messages that you miss me and stuff but those 'I miss you's' don't quite sound the same as they would've about a year ago." Seth rambled on. Usually, Summer got really annoyed when he rambled on about nonsense, but this was actually really sweet. She wanted to forgive him so bad. Her heart keeps telling her to forgive him but her mind knows that she shouldn't take and chance of her family getting hurt again.

"Sorry," He said, slightly smiling, realizing he was rambling, "What I mean to say is, I want to be a family again. And I'm not saying anything about us, but do we have to be enemies? I miss you Summer."

"I miss you too. And, I want to be a family again too." Did Summer really just say that? After Summer realized she had said that, she realized that maybe, perhaps she said it under the influence of her 'news'. Which reminds her, she didn't tell him the news yet!

"Seth..."

"What?" He said moving closer towards her sensing something was wrong.

"I'm . . . pregnant." She blurted out.

"What?" He was in shock.

"Im pregnant." She said again slowly.

"You're pregnant?" He tried processing this in. It seems simple, but not to Seth.

"Yes, two months."

"You're pregnant." He said again, this time, not questioning. Out of nowhere, his arms automatically flung around her in a hug. Surprisingly, she didn't pull away.

"What does this mean for us?" She asked, tears forming in her eyes.

"I'm going to be here for you no matter what. We'll work things out." He said, then kissed her forehead.

"You can stay here if you want."

"Thanks. I'm going to go and get my bags from my car."

"Okay." Summer replied, making her way upstairs as Seth went outside. She quickly found her diary. The last time she wrote in it was when Seth left.

Dear Diary,

I think today, I made a huge mistake. I told Seth I was pregnant so he would sort of feel obligated to stay with us. I felt, if I didn't tell him I may loose him forever. Well, I told him, and it worked, he is staying. The only problem is, I'm not pregnant...

A/N - Sorry it took awhile for this story to be updated. As I mentioned in one of my other stories, I had realized I had anonymous reviews disabled, so I enabled them meaning please everybody review. They mean so much to me, they really do! I would like to say thanks to the people that review my story, you don't know how much it makes my day to see a review. (Especially good ones.) No, just kidding, seriously though, be honest when you review, if it isn't good or it needs improving you can tell me. Just don't be too harsh, after all, I'm only 12 years old. Hopefully I will update soon, though I really apologize if it takes awhile, I get writers block quite often, it really sucks : ( ! So everybody PLEASE REVIEW!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!