One toy, two Cohens
"Mummy can Captain Oats come, too?" Seth asked pleading with his big brown eyes. Kirsten could never resist those doggy-eyes.
"Fine but baby hurry up" she told her little boy and then looked at her husband who just shook his head.
"What? You know I can't say no to him" Kirsten said smiling and ran her hand through Sandy's black mop of hair.
"Yeah that's probably the reason why he is a mama's boy" Sandy chuckled and was silenced by the look.
"But hey if you asked me..." Sandy started and slowly closed the gap between his and his wife's lips before continuing "we could stay home anyway...". Before Kirsten could say anything in return she felt Sandy's lips on hers and smiled through their gentle kiss.
"Thank god nobody asked you, sweetie" she said mockingly when they pulled apart.
Sandy pouted playfully and then groaned exaggerating "Could you just let me stay home instead then?" he almost begged.
"No Sandy, no way you are going to get out of this, you are coming with us!" she said and Sandy knew there was no point in arguing any further with her. She won. He lost - that's how it worked in the Cohen household.
"SETH!" Kirsten called slightly impatient after a few moments, because Seth still didn't return with his plastic toy.
"I'm gonna go get him" Sandy offered but Kirsten shook her head and then smiled "No stay here and please get the present for my mum in the kitchen and get your jacket while i'm upstairs".
Sandy nodded and felt her stroking his arm while she walked past him and up the stairs.
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"SETH RYAN SOPHIE, WE HAVE TO LEAVE SOON!" Sandy screamed through the little house in Berkeley.
"Coming" Ryan yelled back and soon after he appeared at the bottom of the stairs.
"Where are your siblings?" Kirsten sighed and decided to sit down on Sandy's knee while they were waiting for their kids.
"Seth said he had to have an important talk with Soph...I donno what the hell they are doing" Ryan said and was about to leave the hall and head to get his jacket from the hanger when Kirsten chuckled when Sandy said "Wow that was helpful, kid, thanks".
Sandy sighed and softly nudged the hair of the back of Kirsten's neck with his nose aside to place a soft kiss on her skin. Smiling she turned around and pecked his lips before she asked "fancying a romantic work with me?".
"Always" Sandy said, his face lightening up. Kirsten laughed and took his hand in hers before standing up "up the stairs, sweetie".
Groaning Sandy followed his wife until they reached the top of the stairs and heard quiet voices out of Sophie's bedroom.
They looked at each other and then made their way quietly towards the slightly open door and peeked inside to be able to see what was going on in there.
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"Seth?" Kirsten called when she reached the top of the stairs "What are you doing so long sweetheart".
The only response she got from her little boy was silence.
"Honey" Kirsten tried again and reached Seth's bedroom. Opening the door she couldn't see her son at first and felt herself freaking out a little bit. She was glad when she saw him sitting in a corner behind a huge mountain of toys. The smile of her face however quickly faded when she heard him crying while he ran his hands desperately through his toys.
"Hey baby what's wrong?" Kirsten asked and made her way towards her little boy.
"Captain Oats is awayyyyy , i can't find him!" Seth whimpered and Kirsten had to hide her smile - he was probably the cutest kid in the world and he was half her and half the love of her life- that was one of many reasons why she would always be proud of him and show him off to the world.
"Honey why are you looking through the toys you never use?" Kirsten asked a little confused- usually Captain Oats would "stay in bed cause he is tired" while Seth was away - but obviously not today.
"Cuz Sethy puttim thera" he explained and looked up at his mother helplessly.
"Why did you put him there honey?" Kirsten asked again trying to make sense of her son's words.
"Cause he said he waanned to play with other toyys!!" her son said like it was something absolutely obvious.
Kirsten chuckled and then picked him up off the floor "Let's see... he isn't in bed?" she asked and Seth shook his head "Oats not tired".
His mother smiled at him and kissed his cheek while looking around "What about the bathroom? Did he wanna...uh brush his teeth?" she asked and got a disgusted look from her son in response "eww noo Oats not like blushing his deeth!!" he said and shook his head- oh my god how could she even think that?
"Okay got it, so he isnt in your bathroom baby?" she tried again just to make sure Seth looked for his toy in the bathroom. Seth nodded and Kirsten sighed "Mh... so your pony isn't..." she started but Seth interrupted her "OATS IS NOT A PONY MUMMY, HE IS A HORSE" he said and Kirsten giggled "Right sorry baby, so your horse isn't in here and not in the bathroom...you have another idea, sweetie?".
Seth brought one finger up to his lips as he would be thinking about something. Kirsten couldnt help but kiss his small lips- he was really the cutest kid in the world.
"Ewa mummy not kiss Sethy" he complained - after all : he was just a boy, too.
"Sorry" she said but you could read in her eyes: she wasnt sorry for anything.
"Okay so let's go back downstairs to look in the living-room and the kitch..." she started to say but Seth interrupted with a gasp "AH! MUMMY MUMMY I REMEMBER!".
"What, sweetie? You know where you left Oats?" she asked hoping he would say yes so they could finally head to her mother's bday-party.
He nodded enthusiastically before jumping out of her arms and running out of the room. Kirsten laughed at her son's excitement and love for his toy, before she followed him.
She couldn't hide the look of surprise on her face when she found herself standing inside her bedroom with Sandy in only his boxers in front of her and her son slipping under their bed.
"Honey" Sandy said surprised when he picked up his polo shirt. "Why arent you dressed, Sandy?" Kirsten asked a little shocked but eventually smiled at the sight in front of her: Sandy was wearing the x-man - boxers Seth had picked out for him for last christmas.
"You told me to get my jacket but then i noticed my trousers dont go with it so..." he started but their son interrupted them with a loud "OOOOOOOOOOOOOATS".
It was then that Sandy noticed for the first time that his son had entered the room before his wife and that Kirsten noticed that they were really standing in her bedroom- why would Captain Oats be here? UNDER THEIR BED?
"Sweetie you found him...under...mummy's and daddy's bed?" Sandy adressed his son, he himself noticing that it was kinda weird.
Seth appeared back from under the bed with his plastic horse in his hands, beaming "yeeeah Sethy forgot Oats las nigh!" he explained and was focused on nothing but looking at his 'best friend'.
"uhh..baby...why..why when did you put him here??" Kirsten asked looking a little worried at her husband.
"Sethy was room and sleepy bt then Oats woke up cuz heard mummy and daddy makin playin-horse-noises lik last chrismukkah so he waned tuu play tuu" Seth said and still wasnt looking up: if he had looked up he would've seen nothing but a shocked expression on his parents' faces.
"He...he wanted...to play HORSES with mummy and daddy?" Sandy asked to make sure he had heard right.
Seth nodded and Kirsten gasped - she was speechless for a moment and to her relieve Sandy spoke up "Did...you... watch mummy and daddy playing horses?".
It was then that Seth looked up at his father and shook his head "nooope duuude. just brought Oatsy in so he could play with yuu n then Sethy room n sleep" he explained to his parents' relieve- oh my god... they both thought but couldn't help but laugh after Seth had left the room happily.
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"Okay Soph that is Captain Oats" Seth started the conversation without any doubt that he was alone with his little sister.
"Hi Oatsy" Sophie greeted the plastic horse and smiled up at her brother and his toy.
"Don't call him Oatsy, Pumpkin, he is a very brave horse" Seth said seriously but had to smile eventually at his little cutey of a sister.
"Hi brave Captain Oatsy" she corrected herself and Seth just giggled and shook his head in repsonse. He decided to leave it there.
"So you know...Captain Oats is one of my toys ...WAS one of my toys ...when i was a little boy it was my favourite" Seth explained passionatally ( leaving out the fact that he was still that kind of little boy ).
"Oatsy pretty pretty hair" Sophie commented randomly which caused Kirsten behind the edge to clasp a hand in front of her mouth to prevent her from bursting into giggles - she knew that wasnt exactly the answer Seth wanted to get.
"Ew Soph come on - Oats isn't pretty - he is...uhh--- good-looking!" he corrected his sister who tapped the horses behind, not really listening to her brother's ramble.
"SOPHIE DON'T TOUCH HIS...UH...JUST DON'T...TOUCH HIM...THERE!" Seth freaked out and Sophie quickly took her hand away, thinking she did something wrong.
"Sorry" she said shyly and Seth couldn't stay 'mad' at her. He brought a hand to her chin to make her look into his eyes and when she did he said "No worries he will forgive you but now to the important part Soph: Oatsy, as you call him, was always there for me and protected me but now I have Summer to do his job you know and i know you have mummy and daddy but sometimes they dont have time or you need someone else to protect you from the monsters under the bad, so i decided you should have him" he said lovingly and behind the edge, Sandy and Kirsten looked into each others eyes and kissed - they were so proud to be parents of such wonderful children.
"ME?" Sophie asked exciting and 'hugged' the toy. "Yeah...Sooooph don't...don't...hug him too..." he started but stopped himself and instead smiled at his happy little sister.
"HEY GUYS WHERE ARE...SANDY..KIRSTEN!" Ryan chimed as he climed up the stairs but was shocked to see his 'parents' kissing in front of Sophie's open door - ha so much for eavesdropping is rude, Kirsten!!
Kirsten and Sandy broke apart almost immediately and Kirsten blushed- not only because he saw them kissing- because he caught them eavesdropping Seth and Sophie's personal talk.
"MUM? DAD? WHAT..." the three of them heard Seth saying before they saw him opening the door with Sophie and her new toy in tow.
"Do you wanna tell me you were eavesdropping????" Seth asked shocked and embarrassed that they heard what he was telling his little sister.
"Guilty?"
HEY! Okay so i donno what has gotten into me but i kinda felt like a lot of fluff today. So i hope the way i wrote that chapter wasn't too confusing ... That was just the start and the next part with them going to their 'parties' will be the next chapter IF you even like that story and want to know how it's going to continue... btw i didn't know if i loved Seth as a kid or Sophie as a kid more so i wanted to have BOTH! hehe that's why it changes from past to 'present'/ future...god it's confusing lol. I promise a lot more Kandy and a lot more Cohen(+1)-fluffiness...
Please tell me what you think. Much love xx
Jen
