Hey everyone! i'm so sorry for taking for so long to put up the next chapter, so i gave you two! This time i actually have an excuse though, lol. For once. My thumb-drive that i had all my stories on decided to die on me, so it won't work. But everything is straitened out now, so it's okay. Well, enjoy! ~Ouaysis
Summer stood up and crossed her arms, she went to over towards the door, her back towards Matt.
Matt stood and went over to her. He put his hand on her shoulder. Summer shrugged it off.
"Tell me how you feel" He said.
Summer shook her head and sniffed, tears streaming down her face.
"Yes, Summer. You have to tell someone." Matt said encouragingly.
He put a hand on her shoulder again. She shrugged it off again.
Matt sighed, "You can't keep me away forever, Summer"
He went over to the bed and sat down, giving her space.
Summer sagged her shoulders, and turned around to face him.
"You're right" She whispered, defeated. She knew she had to tell someone.
"I am afraid. I'm afraid, and I thought if maybe if didn't get too close, it wouldn't hurt so much went you didn't want me anymore. But I fell in love with you. I kept breaking it off, trying to protect myself, but it hurt when you weren't with me too. I didn't know what to do. The last fight we had, I thought it was over, I thought you were finally through with me. I didn't want to hear that, so I broke it off before you could. I've found it doesn't hurt so badly when I'm the one hurting myself." Summer said.
Matt got up and wrapped his arms around her.
"Oh, Summer. How could you think I'd stop loving you?" Matt asked gently.
Summer pulled away from him so she could see his face.
"Because" She said, tears were still streaming down her cheeks.
"Because I'm unlovable. I'm a horrible person" She confessed.
"No, Summer. You're a wonderful person." Matt said, whipping her tears away with his thumbs.
Summer shook her head, "Yes I am! And my parents knew that, that's why they didn't want me anymore. Just look at all those people I tormented at school, they know how horrible I am."
"Summer, sweetie, your parents are horrible people who aren't capable of truly loving another person." Matt tried to comfort her.
"And I'm just like them!" Summer said, starting top sob.
Matt scooped Summer up into his arms and carried her to the bed. He sat her down and then sat next to her.
"It's not your fault Summer. If you were like them would you love me? No. Would you love all your friends? No. you're not like them Summer. I know you're not." Matt said.
"But, what about all those kids I was mean to?" She asked.
"Summer, you can't learn without making mistakes. Besides, you weren't mean to very many kids, only a few. And you grew out of that by fifth year. Well, with one exception."
Despite her tears, Summer smiled.
"It's not your fault your parents made a bad decision. Besides, they don't know what they're missing, or what a great young woman you've turned into." Matt said.
Summer nodded, "It's not my fault."
"That's right. It's not your fault." Matt repeated, kissing the top of her head.
Matt rubbed her back and let her cry into his shirt, for as long as she needed to get it all out.
After five minutes, she stopped crying and wiped her eyes. Matt found a box of tissues and handed one to her.
"Thanks" She said, blowing her nose.
"Welcome" Matt said.
Summer wrapped her arms around his waist and put her head on his chest, leaning against him. Matt put his arm around her shoulders.
"I'm so sorry" Summer whispered.
"Me too" said Matt.
"I'll never hurt you again." Summer said.
"Me neither, I promise." Matt said, then whispered, "I love you, Summer."
Summer looked up at him, "I love you too. Forever."
"Forever" Matt agreed.
Summer let go of him and took his hand. She stood up, and then pulled him up.
"Come on, let's get out of this stupid room." She said.
"Good idea" Matt agreed.
Matt knocked on the door and was about to yell to the others when Summer put a finger to his lips.
"Wait" She said.
Summer pulled him closer and put her lips to his. She put one hand on his cheek and tangles the other in his hair. Matt put a hand on the back of her neck and one on the small of her back. He returned the kiss passionately.
They were aware of the door opening, but they didn't care.
Finally they broke apart and stared into each other's eyes, breathing hard.
"Um, I think they made up" Jamie said.
"Ya think!" Jason replied.
Matt and Summer turned to look at the shocked faces of their friends.
Jamie was holding Hayley an her hip and had her hand over Hayley's face. Hayley grunted in protest and then smacked her mother's hand away.
"So, who wants to watch a movie?" Luke asked, breaking the slightly awkward silence.
Rebecca hugged Summer.
"Why didn't you tell us that that was how you felt about your parents? We could've helped" She said.
Summer shrugged, "I don't know. Forgive me?"
Rebecca smiled, "Of course."
Alyssa grinned, "Forgive us?"
Summer rolled her eyes, "Yes, but only 'cause it worked."
"Good!" Alyssa said, laughing.
Rebecca and Jamie put Hayley and Claire to bed, and then joined the others in Jamie and Luke's gigantic den downstairs.