Chapter 16 Sound Asleep

"Jesus Summer, slow down your going to get us both killed!" Seth gripped onto the door handle with his life, his seatbelt was already suffocating him it was so tight.

"You told me my face looked beautiful! But look at it!" Summer was flipping out because of the increasing bruise on her cheek.

"Yes I did…and you do.." Seth concentrated on the road ahead and didn't bother looking over at the Summer who was shooting deadly glares back at him.

"You ass…my face looks like a freaking grape!" Summer angrily swerved in and out of lanes well over the speed limit.

"Umm…well in that case you're my little plump grape.." Wait a minute…Oh shit! Doesn't 'plump' mean…

"ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT SETH COHEN!?!?" …fat…

"No, no, no, no, no Summer…you got me all wrong see I worded that wrong…" Seth looked over at Summer who was no where near paying attention to the road. No Summer was more concerned with her being fat then her own life right now. "Uhhhh Summer I'd appreciate it if you'd concentrate on the road Sum, don't wanna get us killed now…" Seth took an attempt at comedy to lighten the mood. Judging by Summers looks, it didn't work.

"Not necessarily US Cohen…But you on the other hand…" She reached a blind hand across Seth's body, grazing his chest. "I could care less…" She grabbed onto the passenger side handle.

"Oooh frisky are we?" Seth was oblivious to Summer's intentions.

"Not in the least…" Summer flung the door open, causing a rush of wind to swirl into the car, and Seth's skinny body wormed out of his seatbelt and flew out of the car. He rolled into the ditch and crashed into a sign.

"Oh shit! Seth!" Summer screamed back at Seth's limp body and she pulled the car over to the side of the road. She sprinted back towards Seth even with her heels on, and she made pretty decent time, because she was already there.

"Oww! Whats your problem woman!" Seth moaned out and held onto his forehead. Summer breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Seth rambling on and on like usual, leading her to believe nothing was wrong. "First I go into a coma, and now I get thrown out of speeding cars? I have a bad feeling I'm going to be a crash-test dummy when I get older.." Seth grimaced at the thought of having pain inflicted on for a career.

"Well you weren't supposed to fall out Cohen! I thought you had your seatbelt on? I was only joking around.." Summer smiled when she saw Seth desperately swiping away at his head trying to somehow heal the bruise. I guess that's what happens when you fall out of a car and land flat on your face.

"Ha-Ha Summer…Good joke.." Seth deadpanned, causing Summer to break into a fit of giggles. " With your comedy, your for sure going to be the next Jim Carrey…" Summer smacked his arm.

"C'mon Cohen, lets go…"

"Ouch woman!" Seth rubbed his arm. "I guess there's defiantly no way today can be Seth Cohen Appreciation Day…" Seth reminisced all of his injuries that day and concluded that it certainly was not a good day for him.

Summer only smacked him again and made her way back towards the car, shaking her head and laughing. Seth watched her closely as she headed back to the car.

That woman is going to kill me one of these days. Either all of the smacks I receive from her are eventually going to wear me down, or I'll get hit by a car or something..its going to happen…But on the other hand…Never before have I been more attracted to someone beating on me, that's a title owned exclusively by Summer…Certainly not any of those damn jocks…hahaha…those jocks that enjoy chick flicks! Oh boy I'm going to rip on them at school…That is, if I live to make it to the next day of school.

"COHEN! COME ON!" Summer honked the horn and screamed out the window. Seth was still sitting in the ditch. He quickly rushed to his feet.

"Coming! Jeez, don't I get at least a few minutes to recover from being hurled out of a car?" Seth barked back but clearly Summer didn't hear all of it. He just shook his head and limped back to the car.

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"If you touch anything Cohen I swear I'll skin you alive.." Summer entered the house with Seth following closely behind. She slammed the door shut in realization that her father was once again not home. Its one of the reasons Seth was over in the first place, she was tired of being alone…Well, that and the fact she wanted to spend some time with him.

"Oooh, pillow talk already Sum?" Summer turned around and shot daggers at Seth with her glares. "Point taken…." Clearly she was in no mood for the comedic performance that was, Seth Cohen.

"So, I figured we'd just watch a movie in my room…."Seth's jaw dropped when he heard what she said, his mind was racing to one thought.. "Because..you know…there's a washroom in there so you can clean up your cuts.." Summer made her way up the stairs, and Seth whipped his shoes off and followed closely behind her, still with only one thought racing around his head.

"I wonder how many skeletons you got in your dungeon of a room…" Seth raced past Summer and they brushed bodies for a brief second. Summer stopped to take in everything that happened, meanwhile Seth was preoccupied with seeing Summer's room.

He sprinted into the room and halted in front of the bed. He peered around the room and it was a very Summer-esque type of room. It was all pink and flowery, with The Valley posters covering the walls and celebrity magazines scattered everywhere. Seth walked over to her CD collection and just as expected, was filled with Top 40 hit music CD's and of course old faded boy band and pop star music. Seth grimaced, he was totally opposite. He couldn't stand mainstream Top 40 hits, he was more of a underground music type of listener.

Seth wasn't aware that Summer had entered the room and was observing his every move. She just leaned against the doorway and folded her arms as she watched Seth inspect her room. Of course, him thinking that he was alone, went straight for the closet. He found the laundry basket and scooped up a pair of her black lingerie. He held them up and millions of images rushed through his mind. Mainly the day that he'd actually see her in lingerie.

"Ahem…" Summer interrupted Seth's fantasy dream and coughed. He whipped his head around to find Summer hold some DVD's and she had a smug grin. "Now that your done going through my panties…let's watch a movie.." Summer walked towards the TV and plopped a DVD in. Seth remained frozen and was blushing like crazy. He realized he still held the lingerie in his hand and quickly dismissed them to the floor and went over to join Summer by the TV.

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Seth felt really out of place in her room. He didn't know whether to sit on the bed, floor or whatever. So he just opted to remain standing while Summer tidied up her room. The DVD was paused while Summer was preparing her room, for what….Seth didn't know.

"That reminds me, I better clean my face up.." She spoke aloud and rubbed her cheek for what seemed like the millionth time that night and she made her way toward the bathroom.

"Whoa, whoa.. Hold it right there…" Seth dashed toward the door and stood in front of it, bringing Summer to a halt in the process. "I better use it first…Seeing as I have multiple injuries Sum…I got thrown out of a car and punched in the face all in one day…I deserve to use it!" Seth stated confidently and stood with his arms crossed.

"Cohen, to a person like me…beauty is everything…Now you on the other hand know what its like not to be beautiful, but me? I don't…So move it!" Summer sneaked around Seth and made a beeline for the bathroom. She slammed it shut on Seth, and locked it, with him pounding away.

"It's called handsome Sum! That's what I am!" Seth yelled in defense and stood outside of the bathroom. Summer sprung the door open, smacking Seth on the nose and sending him stammering backward.

"I should give you the bathroom first Cohen…" She looked at Seth holding his nose and yelling insults. "Seeing as your more of a girl than me…But no! No other guy I know gets hurt more than you Cohen…" She shut the door and proceeded to begin pampering herself.

"What! I'm fragile!" Seth yelled back and headed back into Summer's room. He just decided to find a towel or something to clean up his cuts rather than wait for Summer to finish up. Finding a towel, meant another adventure into her closet. Seth's mind went on overdrive when he thought of all the other 'outfits' of Summer's he could find.

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He heard the door click open and immediate rushed out of the closet, thus ending his trip to his fantasy place which involved Seth and Summer sailing to Tahiti with her in lingerie. There's a reason it was called a fantasy, because it was a long shot of happening.

"There you are Cohen…Ready to watch that movie?" Summer strode out of the bathroom and appeared by the doorway. Seth's jaw dropped when he saw what she was wearing. Sure it looked quite simple to her, just boyshorts and a tank top and her hair was tied in a ponytail, but this was a treat for Seth. He'd have to keep a mental picture of this for later.

"Y-Y-Y-Yep!" Seth stuttered out and tripped on his words while he gazed at Summer. She was just grinning to herself but still managed to start the DVD and she plopped down on the bed. Seth watched her and instantly saw she managed to cover up the bruise on her face. Her complexion was completely flawless, not a single mark in site. She was beautiful.

"I figured we could watch Spiderman 2, because its got a true love story for me and all of that nerdy comic book stuff for you…" Summer smirked at Seth and he rolled his eyes.

"Thank god, I thought you were going to make me watch some cheesy chick flick…I've already seen one today, and I don't think I could stand another…" Seth breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not this time Cohen…"

"Oh really? And when will the next time be Summer?" Summer froze and Seth was grinning from ear to ear. He was beginning to figure her out.

"Lets just watch the movie…" Summer's face was red and she was blushing like crazy, she really didn't want Seth staring at her and grinning like an idiot.

Summer spread out across the bed and rested her head on hands. She had her legs kicked up in the air as she watched the movie. Seth broke from his staring and once again felt awkward. He didn't know where to sit, there was either her couch, the floor or right beside Summer on the bed. He wanted so badly to try the latter but he was afraid of scaring her or that he'd do something he'd regret later. He unwillingly plopped down on the floor directly in front of the TV.

Summer frowned when she saw Seth sit on the floor. Did he not catch any of the hints she was throwing at him? She even left enough room for him on the damn couch! The previews were rolling through the screen and Summer was preoccupied with finding a way for Seth to join her on the bed. She laughed when she realized what she was doing. Trying to seduce Seth Cohen…This certainly wouldn't have been happening a year ago.

"Cohen, it looks uncomfortable on the floor..Come up here.." Summer tried to act nonchalant about it, and hoped she didn't sound too desperate.

Seth peaked over the end of the bed and gazed up at Summer. He smirked at her for a second but proceeded to go back and watch the movie.

"Naw its okay, I'm fine.." Summer frowned again and thought of another way not to sound desperate, but all that was coming to her was dragging him up on the bed. She quickly thought of an excuse and smirked to herself when she realized how evil it was.

"Whatever you say Cohen, but I warn you that your sitting in the spot where I always throw up after parties…" Summer watched as Seth sprung to his feet and dove over top of the nightstand and onto the bed. He quickly joined Summer in sprawling across the bed and watching the movie.

"That's what I thought…But I was just joking Cohen!" Summer laughed out loud and Seth remained silent while she was on her little giggle fit.

"That was soooooo funny Sum." Summer looked up from the TV and flung an arm threw the air, catching Seth on the back. Seth rubbed his back and took that as his answer to shut up.

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During the entire movie, Summer was inching towards Seth, and now that the movie was almost over, her body was right next to Seth and neither seemed to notice nor care. Seth yawned and shot his arms in the air. He sort of forgot where he was and before he knew it, he was reaching for under the covers and he crawled inside. He shut his eyes and rested his head on the pillow and dozed off. Summer looked over and watched him slowly fall to sleep and grinned to herself.

She too crawled under the covers and instantly hovered over towards Seth and crammed her body against his. She rested her head on his chest and his arm wrapped around her. She placed her arm across his chest. She felt his chest and could feel his slim build and abs. That was a surprise. She grinned furiously to herself until she eventually found herself closing her eyes and falling to sleep.

Seth was ecstatic! He couldn't believe what was happening. This was better than his fantasy. He was in bed with Summer Roberts, and she was even cuddling up with him. He was only hoping that in the morning she wouldn't get delusional like she acts at school and think that he tried to take advantage of her or something. It was such a risk to crawl into her bed, but now he was over the moon happy about his decision.

He could feel Summer's hand roaming his body and his grin grew even bigger(if possible). It felt just like he imagined it would being in bed with her, relaxing, soothing, and damn good. Seth lightly began stroking a few fingers through her hair and he too started to doze off again and close his eyes.

He fell asleep with a huge smile plastered all over his face, so did Summer.