Thanks to my great reviewers - this story is for you. But I have to dedicate this chapter to my goddaughter who just learnt to say my name this week, she is getting so big and she is inspiring me to write well all things baby related :)
Here it is ...
Marissa unwillingly let go of Ryan's hand and followed Kirsten back onto the terrace. Marissa sat down in one of the chairs and her hands wrapped around her stomach, fiddling with her fingers too, as she was extremely anxious about what she had to say.
"Marissa" that part alone was the worst bit, her voice seemed disappointed, and Marissa hated to disappoint the people that she loved.
"Congratulations sweetie" she enveloped her in a surprise hug. Marissa expected her to shout at first but it was ok. Marissa hugged back and when Kirsten bought her arms away, she had tears in her eyes, Marissa hadn't expected her to react like this, she expected shouting for ruining Ryan's life, like her mother had argued with her when she found out, she laughed at her thoughts when she realised Kirsten Cohen was not Julie Cooper-Nichol-Cooper-Roberts
"I'm going to be a Grandma?" Marissa nodded and smiled, Kirsten was genuinely happy for them she knew that their love would get them through it and they would try to manage on their own.
"I can't believe this," Kirsten said happily, they both sat for a moment in a comfortable silence.
"What are you doing with school next year?" Kirsten asked her, realising that they weren't a married couple in their 20's they were not even freshman at college, just graduated from Harbour.
"Erm well since I don't want to start when I'm about to have the baby, I'm going to do the online course thing, and then maybe when the baby is a few months old, me and Ryan could take turns in looking after the baby while we both do school and work I suppose." Truth be told, Marissa thought that she would have the baby and not go to school working when she could.
"And when we were at the doctors, there was an advert for pregnant women to model maternity wear so I was going to do that, and we both have trust funds"
"Well Sandy and I will be here for anything that you need, helping with the baby, getting you ready for it, I've done it too you know sweetie so you can come to me." She put her arms around Marissa and rubbed her back, after a while Kirsten could hear sniffling and when she looked down to Marissa, Marissa was lightly crying. At once her motherly instinct took in.
"O Marissa what's the matter sweetie?" Kirsten asked rubbing her back
"What if I turn out like my mom?" Marissa asked hiccupping a tear, she had had fears about this before and the intensity of the day has made her hormones rage.
"You won't sweetie, you and Ryan will give this baby the best life that you can, I promise, nobody will love it more, now lets get inside, I know how sad Ryan gets when his not with you and we don't want to see him cry do we?"
"Thanks Kirsten," Marissa smiled at her appreciatively. Marissa and Kirsten walked back into the house and were faced with the boys, Sandy looked disappointed in them both and Marissa could tell that Ryan was angry. The air in the room was thick and Ryan shot Kirsten a look saying 'thanks-at-least-the-baby-will-have-one-grandparent-that-will-love-it.'
"Riss Im going to stay at yours tonight" Ryan said abruptly as he stood up and walked towards the pool house. Marissa looked between the two men, both looking as angry as each other,
"Ryan I don't think that it's a good idea do you? I mean under the circumstances" Sandy asked him, talking to his adopted son like he was a child.
"Yeah well, She's already pregnant -I can't get her pregnant again so I don't know what you're worried about" Ryan was firm on his words, and he also glanced at Marissa to let her know that he didn't mean it.
"Don't talk to me in that way Ryan! Im your father!!!"
"Well then act like one" He shouted back just as loudly, If Sandy had raised his voice to Seth then he would be a tiny bit scared of him, but Sandy knew that after Ryan had seen when he was in Chino, shouting was nothing.
He left for the pool house, leaving Marissa standing awkwardly in the room with Kirsten and Sandy, Sandy looked mortified and Kirsten just looked apologetic, when her hands found her stomach she wanted to cry, she had never meant to cause anyone any problems, she didn't want Ryan to be fighting with the Cohen's, she didn't want Sandy to dislike her and Ryan's baby. She soon followed Ryan's footsteps out to the pool house and could see him hastily throwing things into his duffel bag.
"Hey" she said as she walked over to him at the dresser, wrapping her arms around him trying to close the gap between the two of them. He hugged back quickly and then went back to putting wife beaters and some boxers into his bag, as well as clothes for the next day.
"So what was that about?" She tried to ask casually,
"I will tell you in the car" he grabbed her hand and lead her back through the house.
Ryan got to the front door and gave Sandy a cold stare, Kirsten tried to get up to stop him from leaving so abruptly.
"I'm at Marissa's , which is probably where Seth is too, and I will see you at the Nweport Group tomorrow for the new project. Bye Kirsten, Come on Marissa" he slammed the mansion door hard and got in his car.
He slammed the door to his car and started it angrily.
"At least Kirsten took it well." Marissa stated hoping to get Ryan to come out of his sulk,
"Yeh but Sandy didn't, after everything that we have been through the least I could of expected of him was for him to be there when I needed him," Marissa could tell how upset Ryan was with Sandy and decided not to push the subject any further.
They sat in silence for most of the way home, mainly because Marissa felt guilty because she thought that it was her being in Ryan's life that The Cohen's were angry at him. He reached over to her hand and her squeezed it trying to tell her that he wasn't cross with her. When they got back to the mansion they got out and Ryan went to open the door for Marissa. She smiled at his gesture and met him with a kiss.
"Quite the gentleman"
"Well what can I say, and I do remember that I promised someone a foot massage earlier? I thought maybe you could have a relaxing bath, I could make you some food then after we can watch a movie and I will give you a foot massage, because I love you that much." They walked hand in hand to the door with Marissa's head lying on his shoulder.
After a shoulder, neck and foot massage, food, The Notebook and apology call from Sandy, some making up Ryan and Marissa style. They both slept peacefully in each others arms. Both never knowing quite how they were bought back together but both knowing it was for good.
I found this chapter a little bit boring but they had to tell Sandy and Kirsten sometime:)The Next chapter will go forward a few moths because everyone knows what happens in the long period of a pregnancy, they clothes shop, go for meetings, get fatter and it is in a lot of fics! I will try not to disappoint with the next chapter. I think we also need a vote on girl or boy, I am on the sidelines but I need to be swayed, the sex is kind of crucial to the future of this story and maybe some sequels? Let me know thanks xoxo