Okay I'm gonna end the Hostage thing, that was just to had some spice to the story, but I have a couple ideas on where I want to take this, but please keep on reviewing! They really motivate me.

Oh and I'm not sure how many more chapters this story will have. I'm thinking of flashing forward a few months to the pregnancies and then starting a SEQUAL to this story like I've been seeing on this site, and it might be about Kirsten and Sandy's kid and Summer and Seth's kid growing up and how Seth's death still effects everyone in the far future. Let me know what you think of that! I might keep this story going for another couple of chapters, it depends on how many requests I get but I think it's time to start a sequal.


Hours later the hostages were realised. Hours spent in the Cafe wondering if you were going to survive or not wasn't something Ryan wanted to have expereinced this afternoon. He and Summer walked out a bit dazed as the police handcuffed the robber. Sandy hurried over and hugged Ryan so tightly Ryan wasn't sure when he'd let go.

"Sandy." He said gruffly. "Sandy it's okay. I'm all right. Me and Summer are both fine."

"I wa so afraid." Sandy murmured and that surprised Ryan. He never heard Sandy Cohen say he was afraid of anything. "I was so afraid of losing yet another son. I couldn't handle that. I can barely handle losing one son, but two? I couldn't handle it."

Ryan slowly stepped out of Sandy's arms.

"Sandy, I'm fine. Summer's fine." He said calmly. Sandy looked at Summer sharply.

"Summer, are you sure you're fine? You and the baby?" He asked worriedly causing her to laugh.

"Yes, Mr. Cohen. Thanks to Ryan I'm fine."

"How many times do I need to tell you, it's Sandy." Sandy smiled. Ryan's eyes widened when he saw Dawn.

"Mom?" He asked.

"Hey baby." She hurried over to him and gave him a huge hug. "Thank God your all right." She breathed into his neck.

"What are you doing here? I mean I saw Trey near the cafe... But..."

"I found Trey and we came back here. Needless to say we were both shocked on the news that Mrs. Roberts and Frank told us." She looked at him sadly. "I'm so sorry about Seth baby. If I had known I would have come back in an instant. You looked so happy when I left, so carfree and full of zest like I never seen on you before. I thought I'd be doing you a favor by leaving. I'm so, so sorry." She had tears in her eyes and she looked so apologitic Ryan couldn't be mad at her for not being there for him in his time of great need.

"It's okay mom. Yeah I was happy and carefree back then." He sighed. "And I'm sure I'll be that way again sometime."

They both knew he was lying to make her feel better. Dawn knew her son well enough to know that she knew he'd never be as happy as he was and as carefree as he was on Graduation day. She knew that because Seth would never return to him and as long as Seth was gone, a part of Ryan was gone too.

Ryan saw Trey standing next to the car. He walked over to it.

"He bro." Trey said softly.

"Hey." Ryan smiled slightly. "You came."

"Yeah." Trey said putting his cigarrette on the ground and Ryan knew not to go into that in further.

"Man I'm really sorry about the Seth kid." Trey said, and he sounded sorry. "He was a bit weird and talkative like you told me he would be but he kinda grew on me."

"He had that uncanning effect on people." Sandy said softly from nearby. Ryan smiled.

"Took the words right out of my mouth." He agreed and then looked at Frank. "Dad, I'm surprised mom let you near a 100 feet of her."

Frank chuckled at that.

"We're still working out a few issues but she's realizing that I've changed, just like you've realized.

Mitch came over, grim faced.

"Hey Mitch, relax. The Robber is arrested and now behind bars, you can go home in a full conscience tonight. No one got hurt." Sandy declared happily slapping Mitch on the back. Mitch shook his head.

"It's not about that." He said softly. "You remember Volchock?"

The others looked at each other.

"How could we forget?" Ryan sneered.

"Who's Volchock?" Dawn asked confused.

"He was the bastard that tried to kill me." Ryan declared. "But he ended up killing my best friend instead."

Dawn's eyes widened.

"He's in jail." Mitch said quickly. "Or rather was, um he hung himself."

Gasps floated around the group, one was coming from Summer was was with her father.

"Good." Ryan said shortly. "I wished I could have helped him."

"Ryan you don't mean that!" Dawn cried.

"Mom I do! You don't know the hell he put me and the Cohen's threw these past few months!" He shouted angrily.

Mitch cleared his throat again and they looked at him.

"He tried to hang himself is the more accurate term. They found him and cut him down again."

"So he's alive?" Sandy asked, partly realived and partly...dissapointed. He didn't like that last feeling.

"Yeah, he is." Mitch sighed and lookd at Ryan. "I know this is a lot to ask but maybe you could see Volchock?"

"What?" Ryan snapped.

"You know, remind him that he can still make a better life out of himself."

"Well maybe he diserves to die and he realized that." Trey said.

"Trey!" Dawn cried, Summer stayed out-knowing she shouldn't butt into this; even if it did have to do with Seth.

"Hey, he tried to kill my little brother but killed his best friend instead. Sounds to me like the sonofabitch diserves death." Trey defended himself. No one could really argue with his point of view.

Mitch sighed.

"If you just visited him once, you're the one that can get through to him. Remind him that death isn't the answer."

"Who's to say it isn't?" Ryan asked quietly. "I mean Jesus Mitch, he's in jail and probably well be for most of his life! He's convicted of manslaughter right? That's half his life! At least."

"Look Ryan." Frank jumped in. "I understand where you are coming from but I am solid proof that even if you are convicted of murder like I was..." Dawn turned away. "You can still turn around. Be a better person. Make a life for yourself after prison."

Silence greeted him. Ryan looked at Sandy pleadingly.

"What do you think Sandy?" He asked.

Sandy sighed.

"I don't think you need ot see Volchock again." He said calmly and Mitch sighed with annoyance. "I think I do." Sandy added causing all of them to stare at him in shock, but he knew he needed to do this. For Seth's sake, for his wife's sake, and for most of all, his own sake.


Volchock walked into the visitin facility and stared at Sandy.

"You're the last person I expected to see." He said.

Sandy said nothing but sat down. He sighed.

"I think we are long overdue for a talk." He said.

Volchock sat down too and nodded.

"I agree." He said softly. Sandy stared at him, a part of him wanted to chock the neck that didn't hang. Do the did for him, and the old Sandy Cohen part hung back.

"Why?" Sandy asked softly. "Why Seth? He was such a good kid..."

Volchock looked away.

"So what? Now all of a sudden you can't look into the father of the guy you killed?!" Sandy challenged. "Have you become a coward since you've been in here?"

"Yes." Volchock said simply, startling Sandy. That wasn't the answer he was expceting. "Yes I can't look at you because I'm a coward. You satisfied?"

Sandy glowered at him.

"You took away my son." He said in a low dangerous voice. Volchock nodded. "Give me one good reason not to kill you here and now?"

"You'll go to jail too?" Volchock suggested and Sandy's fists tightened his breifcase. He wasn't planning on even attempting to kill Volchock. He just wanted to give him a scare, it didn't look like it was working.

Sandy sighed.

"A police friend wanted Ryan to visit you after your attempted suicide."

"Ryan must have thought he was crazy."

"He did until his father convinced him to go but I todl him I needed to see you face to face."

"Why?"

Sandy shrugged.

"I don't really know, I guess to see I can truly sit in front of my son's killer and not do a damned thing about it."

Volchock sighed.

"What do you want Mr. Cohen?"

"I want my son back."

Silence greeted him.

"I can't do that." Volchock said softly.

"I know." Sandy's voice cracked. "Actually I came here to try and help you."

"Help me?" Volchock started to laugh.

"I know it's crazy." Sandy allowed himself a smile. "But I realized I need to move on too, and this might help me."

"Helping me might help you?"

"I know, doesn't make any sense does it?"

Volchock shrugged.

"How are you going to help me?" He challenged.

"Don't push it." Sandy warned and Volchock lowered his gaze. "You're in here for 25 years?"

Volchock nodded slowly. "I'll be in my 40's when I come out." He shrugged.

"No you won't."

Volchock looked confused.

"What?"

Sandy sighed.

"No you won't." He said. "I know the judge personally and he knew about the incident involving Seth's death. He liked Seth a lot and was more then happy to put your ass behind bars."

"Is this going somewhere?"

"Don't interupt." Was Sandy's response. "The point is I know him and I asked him to shorten your time by half."

Volchock looked up sharply.

"Because the judge and I are good friends you'll be out in 15 years. You'll be able to take college courses through jail too. I made sure of that also. You'll be able to turn yourself around."

He stood up.

"Don't screw this up." He added as he started to leave.

"I won't." Volchock said in shock. "But...why? After everything I put your family through, why?"

Sandy paused at the door and sighed.

"Because I believe this is what Seth would want." He said softly and left leaving Volchock shocked and stunned in his seat as Sandy headed to his car where Ryan was waiting, waiting to go home.


(So let me know what you think of this chapter! It sounded sort of like an ending but it's not, I have a couple of more chapters left before the Sequal!)