This is going to be my third story I have going but I just love this idea, so I wanted to get it rolling right away. Okay, so here is the deal. I was reading a fan fiction story the other day and it was the idea that Ryan was adopted as a baby. I really liked that idea of seeing Ryan and Seth grow up together. Therefore, I am going to start at the age of three and every chapter is going to be Seth and Ryan at a different age, up until age fifteen. Every age is not going revolve around a whole year, probably just a day or two at the most a week.
Both Ryan and Seth are three years old. Ryan is a bit shorter than Seth and has his blonde hair and blue eyes. He doesn't talk as much as Seth and cries a bit more. Seth is still the talkative one and cries a little bit less than Ryan. Just try to picture Ryan and Seth as kids.
Sandy walked through the front door to find his two 3 year old sons watching 101 Dalmatians on the family room floor with coloring books and crayons scattered all over next to them while his wife, Kirsten sat on the coach with paperwork in her lap.
"Hey Honey," Sandy greeted his wife with a kiss as he walked into the family room.
"Oh, hi sweetie, how was work?" Kirsten asked looking up from the contracts that sat in front of her.
"It was… successful, I kept a kid from going to juvie today." Sandy replied as he started taking off his tie and unbuttoning his shirt.
Kirsten laughed, it had been five years since she married Sanford Cohen and she never regretted it for a minute. Even after they had been given the house next door to her high school sweetheart, Jimmy Cooper.
"That's wonderful." She told him while planting a quick kiss on his lips while getting up off the coach. "Would you mind watching the boys for a bit? I have to go make a few calls about these new development designs." Kirsten asked as she headed to the kitchen with her papers under her arm.
She was gone before Sandy could even answer, but that was how it usually worked. Sandy and Kirsten both had pretty time demanding jobs and raising two kids and balancing their jobs wasn't the easiest at times. Kirsten worked at home on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, despite her fathers constant begging to just hire a nanny or let her mother baby-sit during the day. But she never gave in, she wanted her boys to have a mother and father around, not parents who left them with somebody else while they worked nonstop. Sandy tried not to schedule court hearing on Tuesdays or Thursdays and just ran to the office, at the break of dawn and got some paperwork done and then when Kirsten came home at about 6:00 or so he ran back to the office to do more paper work.
Sandy crawled down to the floor and greeted his boys.
"Hey Guys, how's the movie?"
"Shhhh Daddy!!" Seth exclaimed, while putting his finger up to his lips "this is the best part."
Sandy chuckled; He couldn't imagine his life without his two children. They had adopted Ryan as a new born. Sandy knew his real family quite well from their troubles with the law and they had specifically asked Sandy to adopt Ryan, when they had decided to put him up for adoption. He knew it was for the best, the family was not mentally stable to raise another child. They already had a twelve year old and ten year old who both had run into the law more than once. When Sandy had first brought up the idea to Kirsten she thought he was on something, but Sandy had finally convinced her and they adopted Ryan. It was one of the best things they ever did, Seth and Ryan are best friends and they couldn't imagine their life without Ryan.
Ryan kept his gaze on the television screen, and ignored the interaction between Seth and his father.
The kids were pretty entertained by their movie so Sandy ran to his bedroom to change into more comfortable sweats. He didn't know he had fell asleep while watching ESPN classic football games until Kirsten came into the bedroom less than pleased.
"SANDY!!!" shouted Kirsten from the family room, "SANDY!!!" she exclaimed again coming into their bedroom.
Sandy stirred and eventually woke up, "What, what's wrong?" Sandy asked obviously confused as to what happened.
"What's wrong?" Kirsten raised her voice, "Come into the family room." Kirsten said grabbing him out of the bed and dragging him into the family room.
Sandy's mouth dropped when he saw the sight before his eyes. The movie had clearly ended as the screen was now pitch black.
"Look daddy, we made mommy a pretty picture," Seth exclaimed full of pride pointing to the mural they had colored all over their family room peached colored walls.
"Do you like it mommy?" Ryan asked with as much enthusiasm as Seth.
Kirsten just looked at Sandy and gave him an evil eye as she went and picked up Ryan.
"I would like it a lot more, if I could put it on the fridge." Kirsten sighed, "But c'mon we will get you washed up and ready for bed."
Kirsten pointed to Seth and Sandy knew it meant to do the same with him; he needed to get washed up.
"Daddy, do you like our picture?" Seth asked curiously.
"I love it now, but I probably won't later." Sandy mumbled to himself.
Once Sandy got to the upstairs bathroom with Seth, all of the light colored crayon streaks were mostly all off Ryan. Sandy thought that now would be a good idea to law down the law lightly to the boys, that writing on the walls is not a good thing.
"Mommy, the picture isn't finished; I need to finish the picture." Ryan stated to his mother.
"No, it is bedtime," Kirsten retorted kissing him lightly on the forehead.
"Ryan," Sandy started, "Me and Mommy love your picture, but we would like all pictures to stay on paper, not on the walls. We color on papers, not on walls." Sandy testified. "Okay, so promise me guys, no more writing on walls, only paper, okay?"
Ryan and Seth looked at Sandy dumbfounded, nope they didn't understand and Sandy was positive this wasn't going to be the last time this occurred.
"Why?" Seth asked whining curiously.
"Because me and your mother like our pictures on paper better, that way we can take them wherever we go." Sandy said off the top of his head. God that was lame he thought, good thing they were only three.
"But why?" Seth asked now stalling, because he knew it was bedtime.
"Seth Cohen, you are to smart for your own good." Sandy laughed as he carried him to his bedroom ignoring the cries of "No, I don't want to go to bed! Is Ryan going to bed? I want to sleep with Ryan!"
After Sandy finished reading Seth his favorite book 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish, he turned on his night light, turned off his overhead light and told him good night with a kiss on the cheek.
Once both Ryan and Seth were in bed and Sandy and Kirsten had finally retreated to their bedrooms, Kirsten asked, "You know what you're doing tomorrow don't you?"
"Yes, I am getting up in the morning, catching some waves, dropping by the office for a second and then bringing the boys to the circus." Sandy stated oblivious to where this was going.
"Nope, change around your morning, no surfing, no paper work; you are scrubbing the family room walls." Kirsten told him as she hopped into bed.
"Honey, I know I should have not left the boys alone, but can't we just call the contractors to put a new coat of paint on the walls?" Sandy questioned.
"NO!" Kirsten exclaimed becoming aggravated, "The paint will not cover all of that, you need to try to wash it first." Kirsten stated like she knew something about cleaning and housework.
"Fine, I will try to clean it off tomorrow." Sandy said giving in.
"Thank You" Kirsten said giving him a kiss and turning out her light on her bedside.
"Love you" Sandy stated.
"Love you too" Kirsten replied back.
Just as they had gotten into a deep slumber, two little figures jumped into the bed and swarmed there way into the middle of their parents sleeping bodies.
"Good night Seth" Kirsten said to her son.
"Good night Ryan" Sandy mimicked to his other son.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite" Both Seth and Ryan cried in unison as the Cohen family all fell back to sleep together.