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"Summer sweetie wake up" Kirsten chimed as she sat at the edge of Summer's guest room bed.

"Good morning" Summer returned with a smile, one she didn't receive in return.

"Your grandmother called this morning."

"Oh" Summer said sadly.

"I had a feeling you didn't tell them, and the only reason I didn't confront you was because I know how much you really want, or need, to be here, but I can't let you stay here against your grandparents wishes."

"I know, but I figured maybe if I were already here, they wouldn't make me come back before spring break was over."

"Listen Summer, as much as I know that this is where you want to be, as much as I think that your grandparents should have let you stay to begin with, I get why they took you with them to Tennessee. You are their grandchild, they are your family, and in times of need, your family is who you need to be with."

"But I didn't even know them."

"I know, but maybe they wanted to get to know you, when you needed them the most."

Summer didn't know what to say, for the most part, she had realized everything Kirsten was telling her during the long nights she spent contemplating her grandparent's decisions.

"I told them not to do anything rash until you can talk to them Summer, so I would suggest you call them soon." Kirsten said.

"I will."

"And despite anything I just said, or anything your grandparents say, you are always welcome here. Not just because you're with, or I guess, without, Seth, but because you are a part of this family."

"Thank you Kirsten, Thank you for everything, you have no idea how much that means to me."

Kirsten leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Summer's cheek, before walking out of the room.

Moments after Kirsten left the room Eliza walked in, fully dressed with a cup of yogurt in hand.

"I hate how early you can get up and still be perky." Summer scoffed.

"Summer, I'm never 'perky', but you know, I just can't sleep over 6 hours."

"Show-off."

"So I called my parents." Eliza stated matter of factly.

"And?"

"They don't care, as long as I'm safe I can stay, they talked to Kirsten and get this, they know her. I guess we lived out here when I was about four, and they were acquaintances for a while."

"Wow"

"Plus, they only like to be parental when it's convenient for them, or I'm in life threatening danger and all."

"Hopefully my grandparents will be as understanding."

"I'm sure they will." Eliza consoled.

"I don't appreciate your sarcasm."

Eliza just laughed before walking out of the room.

Summer threw the expensive sheets off her body and padded her way down the hall and down the hard marble steps, stopping once she reached the deserted kitchen.

Slowly she reached for the phone and dialed her grandparent's, and she guessed her own, homes number.

After just one ring her grandmother picked up the phone.

"Summer, what you were thinking?" Her grandmother huffed before she could even say hello.

"I just wanted to see them for a week."

"But we said no, and Summer, you have to answer to us that's how the world works."

Summer was almost speechless. Almost.

"What do you have against these people? I lost my dad, and they were here for me. Even before that, they were always here, these are the people I love, and they are a huge part of who I am. I know that you care about me, and I get why you wanted me to come live with you. You are my family. You lost your son too, I didn't forget that. I know that you care about me; I know you want what's best for me. I have accepted that Tennessee is my home; your home is my home. But you cannot honestly tell me I cannot visit them. Especially when I am in love with one of them, as much as you want to deny it, I love him. Maybe you think that if I visit here, and then have to leave these people and this place again, I will go back to the way I was when I first came to Tennessee, lost and lonely. Isn't that pretty hypocritical?" Summer paused but no words came from her grandmother's mouth. So she began again, "Yea, I know your story. I know that you and grandpa met in high school, and fell in love. I know that grandpa fought in two wars, and hardly had time to write letters, let alone talk to or see you. I know that between the wars you lived as far away as physically possible, but you couldn't move because of work and family obligations, not to mention your families hated you two together. But you made it work, you wrote letter after letter, and called each other as much as possibly. You visited whenever you could. It didn't matter that every time you left him your heart broke into a million pieces, those short weekends were worth it all. I also know that grandpa was MIA during Vietnam, and it almost killed you, but you made it, and were there to great him when he came home. But yet again you two were separated, but after a year of almost never talking, grandpa couldn't handle it anymore, he went to Tennessee, walked up to your father, and said 'I love your daughter, and I will marry her. Your blessing would mean the world to me, but if I don't have it, it doesn't matter.' So he gave you your blessing, and your families finally fell in love with their new children. You know how I know this, because my father told me. You see, he hated Seth, despised him, told me to break up with him, and I almost did, but I didn't, and my dad eventually grew to love Seth, and one day while looking at a picture of the two of us, he said it reminded him of a picture of his parents, when they were my age. And it did, the look in you eyes, you were in love, I was in love. I am in love. And maybe I won't not date anyone ever again and still be happy with Seth, still look at him the way grandpa still looks at you. But right now, he looks at me like that, and if I can only be with him for nine days a year, I'm going to take those nine days, and I will love every minute of them. So please I'm begging you, let me stay. I have to come home if you want me too, but you of all people should get that this is where I want to be, at least for these short nine days. "

"Summer…" Her grandmother started.

But before she could answer Summer heard her grandfathers voice on the line, a voice that had obviously heard Summers entire speech.

"Linda, let her stay." He stated softly.

After a deep breath she finally answered.

"Be home by Sunday Summer."

"Of course" She answered softly.

Summer gently laid the phone back in its cradle. It was then she notices the tears falling from her eyes.

Two strong arms took her into them, and she turned around to lay her head upon Seth's chest.

"Wow Summer I don't know what to say."

"Well there letting me stay, due to that mini breakdown you witnessed."

"How did you know I saw all of it?"

"I knew, you're not as stealth as you think."


"So guess who's in town?" Ryan said as he walked into the family room where the girls and Seth sat.

"Oliver" joked Marissa.

"Close" Ryan returned.

"Luke" Seth guessed.

"Yep, and he's on his way over here, I hope that okay."

"Of course" Summer said smiling. "I haven't seen Luke since he wrapped his car around that pole."

"None of us have" said Marissa.

"Not all of us" Summer said while shooting a death glare at Seth.

"I thought you were over that." He glared back

"I am." She returned without looking at him.

Five minutes later the front door opened and Luke bounded in to greet his old friends. He gave each of them a giant bear hug before stopping at Summer.

"Hey Summer, how's everything going""

"As good as to be expected" she answered.

"Great" he replied while engulfing her in a bigger hug then the rest.

Afterward his eyes fell on Eliza.

"Luke this is Eliza, Eliza, Luke" Summer introduced.

"Hi" Luke said softly before reaching out to shake her hand.

"Listen," Luke started, "My cousin works at the golf course, said he could get us in free tonight, if you're interested."

"Last time we golfed Luke, we were run off the golf course, plus it's like seven at night." Ryan stated.

"Oh no dude, miniature golf."

"Oh then I'm in" Marissa said happily.

With that the six piled into Luke's truck and were off.

"So, six people would take forever, lets play teams." Ryan began as they received there balls and clubs.

"Teams of two or three?" Seth asked.

"Two we'll play couples." Marissa said.

"Hey", Luke said wrapping his arm around Eliza's shoulders, "Want to be my date?"

"Of course" She said throwing him a flirtatious smile.

"Well we have the colors of the rainbow, lets go in order," Seth said, "Ryan red, Marissa orange, Luke green, Eliza yellow, me blue, and Summer purple."

"Shouldn't you have the purple one Seth." Summer teased, as the rest of the group 'ooed' in enjoyment.

"Oh really?" Seth said stepping closer to Summer

"Yea" She said when his face was so close she could kiss him.

That was just what his did too, he dropped his club wrapping both his arms around her waist and swinging her till his was the only thing holding her up, and then his kissed her, hard.

"Still think I should have the purple club." He asked her when he had set her back on her feet.

"Never" She said breathlessly, "now pick up your club, we have teams to whip."

Not surprisingly, when the scores were counted at the end of the game, Seth and Summer were dead last, too much flirting, not enough playing, and Luke and Eliza had whipped everyone's asses.

After eating burgers at the pier, something Summer forgot how much she loved, they all went back to the Cohen mansion.

Today had been a long day. A good day, but a long day.


The next morning Summer was sitting on Seth's bed flipping though the graphic novel he had given up for her, while Seth fiddled with his computer, trying to find a song he wanted to play for her.

Someone knocked twice on the door, and Seth chimed at them to come in.

"Hey Eliza" he greeted as she walked into his room.

"Hey" she greeted back, "Hey Summer I…"

But she paused once she saw what was in Summer's hands.

"Is this Atomic County?" She asked.

"Yep" Summer said handing over the issue.

"Oh my, that's Little Miss Vixen isn't it, wow, Summer, you are totally hot as comic character."

"We have Seth to thank for that" Summer said shooting him a look.

"I draw them as I see them" He stated looking Summer directly in the eye.

She threw him a lavish smile, which his graciously returned, before turning back to Eliza.

"I would make you a character too, but, I kinda don't have it anymore." He said with little regret in his tone.

"I heard all about that, I wish a guy would do that for me. Although the odds of exactly that happening are slim, so maybe, I'll just have to settle for something equally sweet."

Summer smiled at her friend.

"Listen, Summer," Eliza started, "I was thinking of going out for breakfast."

"Oh, um, I'm not dressed but, I guess…"

"Oh no," Eliza stopped her, "Actually I was going to go with Luke. If that's okay of course." She added.

"Oh, yeah, defiantly" Summer said, surprised.

"Have fun" Seth said as Eliza was walking out the door.

"Eliza and Luke," Seth said grinning, "who woulda thunk it?"

Summer just rolled her eyes at him.


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