Chapter 13
Kirsten yawns and stretches, realizing that she and Sandy had fallen asleep while talking the night before, on top of the covers and full clothed. "Hey," Sandy is walking about the bedroom getting ready for work, "you okay?"
"Yeah, what time is it?"
"It's almost 8:30, Seth already left for school and he gave Aurora a bottle before he left." Sandy sits next to Kirsten on the bed, "I know you're unsure about having this baby, but it's all going to work out. You'll make that doctor's appointment today?"
Kirsten nods, "yeah, when I get a chance."
"Are you going to stop over to see Ryan?" Sandy asks.
"Yeah," Kirsten nods, "his doctor is meeting with us right before lunch. I meant to tell you last night, but I got distracted."
"Alright, I'll be there too," Sandy states tying his tie. "I don't have to be in court until after lunch anyway."
"No," Kirsten shakes her head, "he only wants one of us there, he doesn't want to make a big deal of it. You now Ryan, and you taking off work would be making a big deal out of it, to him."
Sandy nods, "you're right, call me after the meeting."
"I will," Kirsten responds before kissing him.
"Well?" Kirsten asks glancing between Ryan's doctor, and Ryan who has Aurora cuddled in his arms.
"Ryan, you're doing a lot better than we expected you to be so early after the surgery."
"Really?" Ryan asks.
"Really," the doctor nods. "If things progress this way continually I'd say you can go home within the next couple of days."
"Really?" Kirsten asks, her mood brightening.
"Really," the doctor states again, "but he'll still have to take it easy. But I'm sure anything is better than sitting around the hospital all day, you have a daughter to get home to I understand."
Ryan nods, "I do."
The doctor nods, "give us a couple more days here and we'll let you go home."
"Thank you," Ryan and Kirsten respond simultaneously.
Once the doctor has left the room Kirsten takes the chair next to Ryan, "we're fixing up two of the room in the house for you and Aurora."
"You don't have to, the pool house is fine," Ryan counters.
"We already bought a room full of stuff for Aurora, and Marissa and I were getting excited about redecorating the guestroom," Kirsten responds. "I think having you in the pool house seems so impersonal, like you're not part of this family."
"Kirsten..."
"If you really would feel weird living in the..."
"Kirsten..."
Kirsten finally stops her rambling, "yeah Ryan?"
"I just wanted to say thanks, and okay I'll move into the house."
Kirsten smiles, "okay good. And at the rate you are healing you'll be well enough to go to Jimmy and Hailey's wedding."
"Jimmy and Hailey are getting married?" Ryan questions.
"And Marissa is moving back in with Jimmy." Kirsten adds.
"I've missed a lot while I've been away, haven't I?" Ryan inquires.
"A lot, like you missed the time at the last charity..."
"What color were you thinking for your room?" Hailey asks Marissa. Marissa had just spent the last hour and a half helping Hailey pick out colors to paint the house, Hailey had quickly set things into motion arranging for painters to be there in two days.
Marissa shrugs, "I actually hadn't given it a lot of thought."
Hailey glances around Marissa's large room, "well give it some quick thought, if you could paint it any color what would you do?"
"Actually, if I could have it anyway I'd want it just like my room was back at Dad's house. Summer and Seth did it for me..."
Hailey nods, "it's a great room. I'll have pictures taken, I'm sure they can recreate the whole thing."
"You think?"
"You're Dad is paying them enough they better be able to," Hailey responds. "Anyway, your room is the last room but before you head home I was hoping we could talk."
"Sure, wha'd you need to talk about?" Marissa asks they walk out of Marissa's room and settle on the top steps of the huge staircase.
"I told your dad I could tell you, especially since he was freaking out..." Hailey lets her cryptic sentence trail.
"Is something wrong?" Marissa asks immediately panicking.
"Not exactly, I mean nothing is wrong with anyone...It's just...well..." Hailey takes a deep breath and then releases it. "I'm pregnant."
"Oh," Marissa responds leading up to a stunned silence but finally she smiles. "Congratulations."
Hailey seems more shocked by Marissa's response than Marissa is by the announcement, "congratulations?"
Marissa nods, "yes, that's what you say to someone when they tell you they are having a baby and you are happy for them."
"I didn't expect you to be happy about it, your dad didn't either."
Marissa shrugs, "well I am. I'm happy for both of you. And hey Aurora will have someone to play with."
"Yeah...right..." Hailey trails, still shocked.
"Aren't you happy you're having a baby?" Marissa asks.
"Well, I'm not sure. I haven't been able to really stop and think about it, when I told your dad he freaked out and that's kind of the mind set I've taken. So I dunno..."
"Well I think it's great," Marissa states firmly. "And Dad'll get used to it."
"You think?"
Marissa nods, "oh yeah, let him adjust. It's just a lot going on right now. So have you made any decisions on the wedding?"
Hailey shakes her head, "not really. Just that I want it to be soon, if I wait I won't be able to fit into the absolutely gorgeous wedding dress I found."
"You found your dress?" Marissa squeals.
Hailey nods, "over the weekend I'll take you to see it, it's beautiful."
Kirsten yawns and stretches, realizing that she and Sandy had fallen asleep while talking the night before, on top of the covers and full clothed. "Hey," Sandy is walking about the bedroom getting ready for work, "you okay?"
"Yeah, what time is it?"
"It's almost 8:30, Seth already left for school and he gave Aurora a bottle before he left." Sandy sits next to Kirsten on the bed, "I know you're unsure about having this baby, but it's all going to work out. You'll make that doctor's appointment today?"
Kirsten nods, "yeah, when I get a chance."
"Are you going to stop over to see Ryan?" Sandy asks.
"Yeah," Kirsten nods, "his doctor is meeting with us right before lunch. I meant to tell you last night, but I got distracted."
"Alright, I'll be there too," Sandy states tying his tie. "I don't have to be in court until after lunch anyway."
"No," Kirsten shakes her head, "he only wants one of us there, he doesn't want to make a big deal of it. You now Ryan, and you taking off work would be making a big deal out of it, to him."
Sandy nods, "you're right, call me after the meeting."
"I will," Kirsten responds before kissing him.
"Well?" Kirsten asks glancing between Ryan's doctor, and Ryan who has Aurora cuddled in his arms.
"Ryan, you're doing a lot better than we expected you to be so early after the surgery."
"Really?" Ryan asks.
"Really," the doctor nods. "If things progress this way continually I'd say you can go home within the next couple of days."
"Really?" Kirsten asks, her mood brightening.
"Really," the doctor states again, "but he'll still have to take it easy. But I'm sure anything is better than sitting around the hospital all day, you have a daughter to get home to I understand."
Ryan nods, "I do."
The doctor nods, "give us a couple more days here and we'll let you go home."
"Thank you," Ryan and Kirsten respond simultaneously.
Once the doctor has left the room Kirsten takes the chair next to Ryan, "we're fixing up two of the room in the house for you and Aurora."
"You don't have to, the pool house is fine," Ryan counters.
"We already bought a room full of stuff for Aurora, and Marissa and I were getting excited about redecorating the guestroom," Kirsten responds. "I think having you in the pool house seems so impersonal, like you're not part of this family."
"Kirsten..."
"If you really would feel weird living in the..."
"Kirsten..."
Kirsten finally stops her rambling, "yeah Ryan?"
"I just wanted to say thanks, and okay I'll move into the house."
Kirsten smiles, "okay good. And at the rate you are healing you'll be well enough to go to Jimmy and Hailey's wedding."
"Jimmy and Hailey are getting married?" Ryan questions.
"And Marissa is moving back in with Jimmy." Kirsten adds.
"I've missed a lot while I've been away, haven't I?" Ryan inquires.
"A lot, like you missed the time at the last charity..."
"What color were you thinking for your room?" Hailey asks Marissa. Marissa had just spent the last hour and a half helping Hailey pick out colors to paint the house, Hailey had quickly set things into motion arranging for painters to be there in two days.
Marissa shrugs, "I actually hadn't given it a lot of thought."
Hailey glances around Marissa's large room, "well give it some quick thought, if you could paint it any color what would you do?"
"Actually, if I could have it anyway I'd want it just like my room was back at Dad's house. Summer and Seth did it for me..."
Hailey nods, "it's a great room. I'll have pictures taken, I'm sure they can recreate the whole thing."
"You think?"
"You're Dad is paying them enough they better be able to," Hailey responds. "Anyway, your room is the last room but before you head home I was hoping we could talk."
"Sure, wha'd you need to talk about?" Marissa asks they walk out of Marissa's room and settle on the top steps of the huge staircase.
"I told your dad I could tell you, especially since he was freaking out..." Hailey lets her cryptic sentence trail.
"Is something wrong?" Marissa asks immediately panicking.
"Not exactly, I mean nothing is wrong with anyone...It's just...well..." Hailey takes a deep breath and then releases it. "I'm pregnant."
"Oh," Marissa responds leading up to a stunned silence but finally she smiles. "Congratulations."
Hailey seems more shocked by Marissa's response than Marissa is by the announcement, "congratulations?"
Marissa nods, "yes, that's what you say to someone when they tell you they are having a baby and you are happy for them."
"I didn't expect you to be happy about it, your dad didn't either."
Marissa shrugs, "well I am. I'm happy for both of you. And hey Aurora will have someone to play with."
"Yeah...right..." Hailey trails, still shocked.
"Aren't you happy you're having a baby?" Marissa asks.
"Well, I'm not sure. I haven't been able to really stop and think about it, when I told your dad he freaked out and that's kind of the mind set I've taken. So I dunno..."
"Well I think it's great," Marissa states firmly. "And Dad'll get used to it."
"You think?"
Marissa nods, "oh yeah, let him adjust. It's just a lot going on right now. So have you made any decisions on the wedding?"
Hailey shakes her head, "not really. Just that I want it to be soon, if I wait I won't be able to fit into the absolutely gorgeous wedding dress I found."
"You found your dress?" Marissa squeals.
Hailey nods, "over the weekend I'll take you to see it, it's beautiful."