Chapter 5: The Goodbye

Ring Ring…….Ring Ring…….Ring Ring…….

To Summer it seemed like it was taking forever for Coop to answer her cell. 'Come on, Coop' Summer whispered into her cell.

'Hello' Marissa said, slightly out of breathe with a hint of annoyance in her voice. She obviously hadn't looked at the ID.

'Hey Coop' Summer said in a very chipper voice. 'What cha been doing? You sound outta breath'

'Oh nothing, you know, I just didn't hear my phone'

'uhuh sure Coop, maybe I should rephrase the question then to, who ya been doing?' Summer knew Marissa, and could tell Marissa's face was going bright red.

'Summer! I'm not telling, it's like a sacred act between two people and you wouldn't know him anyway'

'Okay seriously, we both know you don't believe that anymore, so come on we haven't talked for ages and knowing you, you can't go five minutes without another boyfriend or whatevs'

'Well I could just reverse the question and ask you the exact same thing' countered Marissa.

'That's easy, Cohen. But I asked first'

'Okay, didn't need to know that Sum'

'You asked!'

'Yer well I obviously wasn't thinking straight….' There was a short pause. 'Your not gunna let this go till you find out, are you?'

'Nope, so you better just tell me now' Summer told Marissa with a smirk.

Summer stood at the Cohen's front door, waiting impatiently for someone to answer.

'Hey Atwood' Summer said before Ryan could even say one word. 'Where's Cohen'

'Upstairs'

'Thanks' Summer replied, pushing past him and heading upstairs.

'There's trouble' Ryan told himself, watching Summer stalk up the stairs.

'Cohen' Summer yelled, barging into Seth's room

Seth jumped up from his bed, comic book dropping to the floor and his hair messed up

'Whats, whats wrong. Are you okay' Seth asked hurridly

'This' Summer said, holding up a swimsuit. 'It doesn't fit anymore'. Summer looked on the verge of tears. Stupid hormones, she thought to herself. In reality, Summer looked no bigger than usual.

'Sum' Seth said, pulling her into a hug, 'You can't tell at all, you're fine okay'

Summer just stayed silent, her head resting on Seth's chest, breathing in his scent. It was undescribeable to Summer, but it made her feel safe.

'Plus I'm pretty sure these swimmers are stretchy, so we could probably even fit them on a beached whale'

Summer pulled out of the hug and grabbed her swimmers back. 'Your an ass' She yelled, before hitting him in the arm and stalking off into the bathroom to get changed.

Summer came out of the bathroom to find Seth still standing in the same position as when she left him. She stopped and looked at him expectantly. Before she knew it, Seth's warm lips were on her and she automatically responded. 'Sorry' Seth whispered, breaking the kiss, 'You're perfect, no matter how big you may get'.

Summer looked up into his chocolate brown eyes and knew he was telling the truth. She felt safe and happy, as a smile crept onto her lips. She gave him a quick kiss before grabbing his hand to pull him downstairs.

'No no no, come on Sum, can't we just stay up here a bit' pleaded Seth, holding onto Summers hand.

'Cohen' Summer said, turning around to face him, 'We'll be late for the party, and your parents know that I'm up here, now come on'

'So what, they're letting us live together, I'm pretty sure they know that we've slept together, and plus that's just proof of that right there' Seth finished, pointed to her stomach.

'Cohen' Summer warned, 'Just come downstairs with me now okay'

'Okay sweetie' Seth replied, giving up.

'Sweetie? ... ew'

'Honey, Buttercup, cupcake

'Do I look like something you could eat?

Seth stood and looked at her for a minute. 'Eureka. I got it, Berry Senior'

'What' Summer asked, completely not understanding him

'Well remember when the doctor said it was about the size of a chocolate chip or berry, well I thought it'd be cute to call it berry. That and the fact that Chip reminds me of that waterpolo looking guy you went to that charity fundraiser thing with a few years back' Seth said in one breath.

'Your delusional' said Summer, shaking her head, before turning around and heading downstairs without him

'Hey wait up' Seth whined, running down after her

The farewell party, which basically consisted of the Cohen's, Julie, Kaitlin, and Dr Roberts was nearly over. Summer, Seth, Ryan and Taylor were all standing by the pool, chatting to each other and enjoying some of their last days before college began.

'So how's Marissa' asked Taylor.

Ryan looked up at the mention of Marissa's name. Even though he knew he and Marissa would never work as a couple, and he really liked Taylor, possibly loved, but he would always care about how she was doing. Taylor on the other hand was still unsure about how Ryan felt. It was no secret he kept things bottled up, rarely showing too much emotion. She understood that Ryan would still care for Marissa, but was still unsure as to whether he still loved her, or could ever feel the same way he felt for Marissa towards her.

'Oh she's really good, you know' Summer replied vaguely.

'No they don't know, that's why they asked sugar' stated Seth

'Okay seriously, enough with the pet names Cohen' warned Summer, crossing her arms in the process

'Why, you get to call me Cohen' Seth pointed out

'Cohen is your last name asshat, and I happen to like my name' countered Summer

'Well what if I like my name…. Seth, Seeth, Seetthh…….' He replied, extending each vowel and cons anent.

'Well, if your into the whole geeky, cute when you're a kid but not really as an adult name' teased Summer, 'Cohen sounds slightly more masculine'

'She's got a point there' interrupted Taylor, wearing an amused expression on her face

'Oh come on, this is so not fair' Whined Seth. 'Ryan?'

'Gotta agree with the ladies Seth' Ryan said, holding up his arms in mock defence and laughing

'Well blame the folks, I'm pretty sure I didn't have a choice in the matter'

'With that mouth, I'm surprised you weren't talking at one day old' joked Ryan

'Oh look who's the comedian' dead panned Seth. 'This party is so not fun, although it does remind me of the days where you' pointing at Ryan 'weren't here, and you' pointing at Summer 'ignored me and you' pointing at Taylor ' were trying to beat Marissa for social chair with Madison and Ashley'. Seth knew the guilt card always worked well, at least with Summer.

'But I guess it's all okay' continued Seth 'cos you all fell for the Cohen charm eventually'. He pulled Summer into his side.

'Yer, I guess I did' whispered Summer into his ear, before giving him a quick kiss on the side of his mouth and resting her head on his shoulder.

'So you never told us how Marissa was' stated Ryan, changing the subject. He could never understand how one minute they could go from insults to mushy love declarations, but it was Seth and Summer, that's how they were.

'Oh she's screwing around with this rich greek guy, I think his name was Nickolas or something' Summer airily replied, not noticing the looks on each of her friends faces at her bluntness.

'Seth, Ryan, girls, you have to leave for the airport soon' called Kirsten from the Kitchen doors, interrupting and conveniently changing the subject.

'Okay mom' replied Seth, as Ryan just nodded.

Taylor clapped her hands excitedly before turning to everyone and asking, in a very chipper voice 'So are we all ready to go then, we don't want to be late and veer off schedule'

'No because that would be the real downfall to the start of this amazing adventure' dead panned Seth, before walking into the house behind Ryan and Taylor, with Summer at his side

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