A/N: its been a while since I last posted…if u consider about a week a long time..lol..but anyways here it is..Seth's decision coming up…

Decision Time

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" Sandy burst into the poolhouse in his robe and slippers. He didn't look too happy. Ryan instantly stopped laughing, and Seth finally caught the hint at Ryan's sudden quietness, and stopped gesturing.

"Busted..."Seth whispered to Ryan who was scared shitless

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Ryan looked like a deer caught in the headlights. His jaw was dropped and his eyes were bulging out of their sockets. There were so many thoughts streaming through his head. Mainly about being sent back to Chino, and with the look Sandy was shooting them, Chino seemed to be calling him.

"father…uhh hi…me and Ryan just were out to get some fresh air.."

"Save it Seth! I'm in no mood to hear your excuses..i'll deal with you two in the morning.."Sandy boomed, now sending a shriek of fear into Seth. "now get to bed!" Sandy stormed out of the room leaving the boys speechless.

"Wow…I think he may have overreacted just a tiny bit…"Seth pinched his fingers together and squinted his eyes. Ryan just gave a fake smile and nodded. He actually sort of hated Seth for making him ruin this opportunity with the Cohens. But there was no way he could of said no to Seth. He was officially a brother now, and he'd always have his back.

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Monday morning couldn't have come any sooner for Seth. His parents lashed out on him all day for disobeying them. Ryan remained silent and opted to stay in the poolhouse for the remainder of the weekend.

Sandy banned them from playstation and specially made a rule preventing Seth from bombarding the pudding. Other than that, they were expected home at decent hours. Seth chose to stay in his room, without the extra grounding from Sandy, as he had a lot to think about.

He still didn't know where he and Summer stood, and as far as the other chicks went, it could be fun..but he knew in his heart he'd never care for any of them as much as he did for Summer.

"Hello mother, father.." Seth strode into the kitchen and poured a cup of coffee. He knew they were still pissed, but It couldn't hurt to be civil.

"well if it isn't my son the partier.."Kirsten deadpanned, then shot Seth a smirk.

"So, today is judgement day huh…don't worry son, the Cohen charm is notorious for kicking in the most crucial of times.." Sandy loosely wrapped his arm around Seth's shoulders and patted his arms. "you've got 3 ladies to choose from.."

Seth just stared at Sandy with his jaw dropped and his eyes wide. How the hell did he know about the choice I had?

"Ryan filled us in on your situation." Kirsten butted in and then turned to face the boys. "I always knew you were a late bloomer sweetie! My baby boy is finally becoming a man.." she squeezed Seth's cheeks together like he was a baby.

Ryan came in seemingly on cue, and Kirsten instantly released Seth's cheeks and sat back down in her seat.

"thank god man, lets go now." Seth bolted out of the room without giving Ryan a chance to question him. He turned to Sandy and Kirsten, and they both just shrugged and began chuckling to themselves, still indulged in newspapers.

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"First of all man, you don't betray the brotherly bond and tell the rents about my girl problems." Seth was ranting about Ryan informing Sandy and Kirsten about his dilemma. They were now on their way to school, and arguing back and forth.

"sorry man, it just sort of slipped out..Sandy was pressuring me to spill about what we were up to…I got intimidated by the looks he was shooting me.." Ryan blurted out.

"ahh damnit..you fell victim to the eyebrows..those little freaks of nature.." Ryan laughed and looked back out the window. Marissa was still heavily on his mind. He still had to register for Harbor, and he was already nervous about it all. The only reason he was going was to offer Seth moral support for the short ride.

"And here we are.."Seth parked the car and stepped out of the car. Ryan was now heading over to the drivers side so he could head back home.

"well, wish me luck buddy.."

"good luck."Ryan deadpanned and hopped back into the car.

"oh thank you Ryan. I can really feel the love beaming from your voice." Ryan just shook his head and smiled, then pulled away, leaving Seth to yell back after him.

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Here we go Cohen..this is it…doomsday… I can either spend the rest of the year pinning for Summer or deem her a lost cause and pick one of the 3 ladies. They really don't deserve what I'm doing to them..i'm to nice to keep leading them on like this, so I have to make a decision…Its now or never, and frankly I'd rather have a girlfriend who I'm miserable with, than being lonely with only Ryan as a friend.

Seth casually made his way into school, and to his surprise, all eyes were on him. In a good way, not in a 'look at that emo geek' kind of way. He never even realized everyone knew about his little choice he had, he figured it all would blow away in due time. The girls actually appeared to be blushing at his every move, and the water polo players were pissed as ever. But fuck them, who needs them, they wear speedos and fondle themselves by shaving each other's chests.

"Seth!" "Seth!" "Seth!" dozens of girls squealed his name, and were all tugging on his arms. Apparently, Seth Cohen was the new trend of the town.

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"God, Cohen must think he's something huh?" Summer snorted and held her books tighter and tighter to her chest. She wasn't even aware that while she was rambling, she was checking him out, from his shoes to his shirt.

"Sum, why don't you just talk to him?" Marissa asked and looked at her friend with concern. She just wanted Summer to admit her feelings for Seth and get it over with.

Summer was oblivious to what Marissa was suggesting, and just shrugged her shoulders and gave a discouraging look." Because its already too late Coop, look.." Summer pointed towards Megan, Jessica and Anna, who were already attached to Seth every step of the way.

Summer sighed as she saw Seth and the entourage approach her and head towards the cafeteria. There was still no word on who Seth chose.

She locked her eyes on Seth and gazed at him with awe. The more times she saw him, the more she was finding him irresistible. Seth met her gaze and shot her the same look. Summer blushed slightly and waved at him. He gave a cheeky grin, dimples and all, and waved right back. And then their brief moment ended quicker than it started. Seth led the group off toward the cafeteria, and Summer trudged behind looking as gloomy as ever.

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it was almost as if a private student conference was being held in the caf, everyone skipping first period class just to see the events unfold. It was very brief and too the point, a simple answer. Seth was still dumbstruck at all the attention he was gaining. The crowd settled down and awaited his answer. Most were probably only there hoping to see another catfight. Seth finally spoke up.

"Anna, your real pretty and sweet, but I think we should just be frien-" before Seth could finish, Anna smacked him. "I can do so much better than you Seth Cohen!" with that she turned on her heel, and sped out of the room. The crowd roared and Seth's face went red. He didn't like being mean, as a matter of fact, he hated disappointing or hurting people. And he was pretty sure, he hurt Anna. But he had no time to feel guilty over Anna, he had two very impatient women waiting on him. He knew for a fact the only reason they wanted him was because it seemed like the trendy thing to do these days. Since he stuck up for Summer and took a beating for her, they all suddenly saw him in a new light.

On one side, Jessica was a smoking hot blonde, but clearly that's all she was, just another pretty face. Megan on the other hand, was seemingly death in human form. She was a tough girl, obviously a scraper. She always had bruises and her lengthy brunette hair was always mopped all over the place. It would be obvious who would wear the pants in that relationship. He couldn't even think about what would happen when they broke up, probably him broken up.

"uhh..Megan, I'm gonna have to go wit-.." before he could finish, he was slugged in the face with a right from the fiery Megan, she didn't even explain herself and took off. The crowd roared once again but only for a brief amount of time. The novelty of Seth Cohen was now wearing off, and they all went to their respective classrooms. Seth Cohen, was once again, Seth Cohen again. He figured Jessica was a lost cause now.

Summer, who had been lurking in the distance, witnessed it all. She waited till the crowd to completely dissolve before rushing to Seth's side, because he was once again a huge dork. The crowd was now completely gone and all that was left was Seth, Summer, and Jessica.

"oh my god! Seth are you okay?" Summer rushed to his side, while he lay on the ground holding his head.

"did anyone catch the name of that train?" Seth groggily spat out and shook his head furiously, trying to get feeling back into it. Summer giggled at his comment.

"Cohen, do you want me to get you anyth-.."

"I think I can take it from here Summer, thank you!" Jessica butted in and gave Summer a devilish smirk. She began to caress Seth's cheek, attempting to mock Summer right in front of her.

Seth on the other hand, was livid. What the hell? Summer was actually being civil and nice to me and my dumb 'girlfriend' had to come ruin it. Was she even my girlfriend anymore? Cuz I'm pretty sure she'll run out like the rest of them.

"oh, you two…are.." Summer tried to hide the hurt in her voice, but it was pretty clear it wasn't working.

"yes. We are Summer. Now if you would excuse me, I would like to attend to my boyfriend!" Jessica emphasized the word boyfriend, and shot Summer another smirk.

Summer slowly nodded and rose up to her feet. She gave Seth one last look, but he was already deep in conversation with Jessica. She sighed and tugged on her books which were held close to her chest, and walked very slowly out of the café.

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Seth zipped to his classroom way across the school. Science. After parting ways with Jess, he was already way late for class. And the first official kiss Jess made him have with her was helping speed up the time.

Sure enough, Seth slowly creaked the door open, hoping the class was already indulged in an experiment, which they were. He breathed a sigh of relief, than had a mental mind slip, and slammed the door. The whole class looked up from their work to view the intruder. Seth muttered under his breath as Mr.Stewart caught a glimpse of him and was making his way towards him. The rest of the class was already back to work, all except for Summer. She was shooting him scandalous looks, which didn't go unseen by Seth. your just in time, now go join Summer and finish that experiment you still owe from last week." Mr. Stewart ordered.

Seth made his way over towards Summer, and she could literally feel her heat pounding against her chest. It was that loud and throbbing, all because of Seth Cohen! Who would've thought that? She couldn't help but examine his now appealing frame. He looked casual, well as casual as it ever got for Seth, just a novelty tee, a pair of khakis and his chuck tailors. She thought, that was his sexiest look. Dear god, did she just find Seth Cohen sexy?

"hey Sum. Now, where were we?" Seth slumped down in the chair next to her, and began examining the overdue frog assignment. Summer was too choked up for words and just remained silent.

"Sum, we gotta get this work done. I know you want Justin as your partner, and I really don't mean to impose on the two of you, but we gotta get this done!" Seth blurted out a little too angrily than originally planned.

"No, no, no, its not you Cohen. Sorry I'm so quiet, this just isn't a very good day for me.."oh no! did I let too much slip?

"Hmmm, and why is that Summer?" Seth quirked back instantly, putting Summer on the spot.

"Puh-lease Cohen, its got nothing to do with you, you know the whole world doesn't revolve around you!" Phew! That was a close one, nice save Summer!

Seth grinned and was about to respond, when he felt his phone vibrate against his pant pocket. He groaned quietly to himself and checked it. It was Jessica. Not even 2 hours of dating, and she was already the stalkerish(if that's even a word) type of girlfriend. Seth checked the message : meet me in the caf in 10.

Seth checked the time, and it was already close to the end of the period. He sighed then responded: okay, just let me finish my project. Cant let sum finish by herself.

Ugh! She's so..Ew! Jessica messaged back, and this brought instant anger to him. Summer meanwhile, was peeking over his shoulder, taking in everything he was doing. She saw the message, and was eagerly awaiting his response.

What are you talking about? Sum's not ew. She's beautiful. Seth instantly regretted sending the message. He knew it was never a good idea to expose hidden feelings for another girl to your girlfriend. He never had been in a relationship before, so he was bound to be a bit shaky.

Summer read his message than fell back in awe. Aww! Cohen thinks I'm beautiful..i know I'm obsessing just a tiny bit, but he still such a sweetheart..My Cohen.. Summer was awoken from he gaze by Seth.

"Sum I gotta go, Jess is mad at me and I gotta fix this. But don't worry, I filled most of the information out, and all you gotta do is put your name on it and it's a for sure A. don't worry about my name, if you don't have the time' to write it down I'm cool with it. I'll just take a F. I didn't deserve to be your partner anyways." Seth rambled on. "well anways, see yeah!" he shot her one last smile and took off for the teacher, making up some lame excuse to get out of there.

Sorry. I know it may not be the best chapt, but I had to get all of that out..and sorry for not posting sooner..the comps been fucked for so damn long.

More drama coming up.