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Prim

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Chapter 2

Seth and Summer were at the diner eating chili fries and trying to console each other about Marissa's departure when Seth's phone rang. It was Sandy.

"Dad? You keep telling me not to interrupt your romantic dinners with Mom, and now you're interrupting mine?" Seth teases playfully.

"Ryan and Marissa have been in and accident. We're at Newport Hospital. Come as soon as you can." Sandy's voice was tense and still in shock.

"Summer. We have to leave NOW." Seth threw a five dollar bill onto the table, grabbing Summer's wrist and half dragging her out of the diner, ran to the car.

"Cohen. Cohen! I can walk for myself. Now tell me what happened. Did something happen to Sandy and Kirsten? Or did something manage to stop Coop from leaving? Or were Ryan and Marissa unable to stay out of trouble even for two hours?" Summer unintentionally hit onto the truth.

Seth's silence was her only answer. His mouth was set into a grim line, eyes set on the road.

"Oh my god Cohen, don't tell me something has happened to Coop and Atwood again, they've had too much of their share, just as they were both going to be so happy."

"They're at the hospital." Seth murmured.

"Then why aren't you driving faster!" Summer started panicking.

Seth pulled into the hospital driveway with a screech of the tires, and both Seth and Summer jumped out and ran into the hospital. Seth started babbling as soon as he reached the front desk.

"I'm looking for my brother, well he's not exactly my brother, my parents adopted him-"

"The name's Ryan Atwood." Summer cut Seth's sentence dead.

"We've moved him to a room, it's room 272."

A breathless voice next to them rose. "Mom? Marissa? I'm so glad you're alright!" Kaitlin Cooper ran straight into her sister's open arms. Pulling back, Kaitlin asked, "But how's Ryan?"

My question exactly. Thought Seth.

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"Mr. and Mrs. Cohen? We have your test results."

'What test results?" Sandy spoke from his position at Ryan's side.

"Your wife has been unusually weak, lately Mr. Cohen."

Sandy drew in a deep breath, he couldn't take any more bad news, not now, not when Ryan was hurt. He reflexively wrapped his arm around Kirsten, holding her tight.

"However, it's not bad news. Congratulations."

Our son is in a coma and they're congratulating us! Sandy's thoughts still remained with Ryan.

"Mrs. Cohen is pregnant. Four months to be exact. Would you like me to make an appointment with one of our doctors?"

Sandy recovered first. "Yes, thank you."

"Oh, my god." The words came from Kirsten's mouth. "We're going to have another baby."

"It's wonderful news, honey. I love you." Sandy whispered into her ear.

But what a time, he couldn't help thinking. How were they going to get through this without Ryan?

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"We're pregnant." Sandy announced, just as Seth, Summer and Kaitlin walked into the room.

"Congratulations!" Julie moved in to hug her best friends. Summer was right behind her, with a warm hug to both.

"My sibling is going to be 18 years younger than me. But that means you two….ew! Is that what you do on your 'private' evenings? But anyway, congratulations, Mom. But what about Ryan?" Seth refused to be distracted from his best friend.

After they had explained Ryan's condition to Seth, Summer, and Kaitlin, Seth had refused to leave Ryan's side. Summer was talking to a pale Marissa. Marissa, too, didn't loosen her grip on Ryan's hand.

"Ryan, don't scare me like this. Now who am I going to talk to?" Seth's voice trembled.

"Ryan's in a coma, Seth, and all you can think of is yourself." Summer instantly responded.

"If you wake up, dude, I promise I won't wake you up at 5 in the morning any more, I'll wait 'til at least seven. For now, I'll bring Captain Oats over, you need him more than me anyway."

Finally, at two in the morning, Kirsten began chasing everyone home. It was no good for everyone to stay there, and there was only one cot anyway. They could come back in the morning. Well, not Marissa, she had to speak to the police. And Kirsten herself would need clothes, amongst other things, but she wasn't leaving. Seth could bring her things.

"I'm staying, Kirsten." Marissa's voice rose.

"Honey, it's okay. I'll stay with him."

"It's my fault. If I didn't know Volchok then none of this would have happened." Tears, once again, began running down Marissa's face. "And now Ryan might not wake up."

"He will, he will." Kisten tried to reassure herself. Kirsten pulled Marissa into a hug, before allowing her to stay. Sandy could take her to the police station tomorrow, and she'd be better off with Sandy by her side.

An hour later, an exhausted Marissa was passed out on the sofa. She had insisted on Kirsten taking the cot, but Kirsten couldn't fall asleep. The doctor had said it would be best to surround Ryan with familiar sounds, touches, and smells. She pulled up a chair next to Ryan's bed and began to talk.

Driving Summer home, Seth noticed Summer's body shaking with rage. "Ummmm, Summer? What's wrong?"

"That Volchok!" A stream of curse words came bursting from Summer's mouth. "How dare he hurt both f my friends. I swear, Cohen, if you don't find Volchok so I can seriously do him some harm, my rage blackout is headed your way!" Summer seethed.

Fine, fine. Seth sure wouldn't want to be Volchok when he and Summer got his hands on him. Ryan was his only brother- for the time being, anyway, and no one was getting away with that. Seth was going to make sure that not even Sandy was going to get Volchok out of jail where he belonged. They were going to find Volchok and turn him over to the police. His future would be ruined.

A/N : hope you liked it! Please review if you did. Oh, and by the way, I'm much better at writing Kandy than SS, but I will try to put equal weight on both, and on Ryan of course!

Prim