A/N: Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter - this chapter takes place in terms of Ryder's point of view now; and what he is thinking in terms of his future with Marley.
He is beginning to think that maybe they aren't destined to last; and this is therefore the starting of him thinking about what he can do in regards to that and talking with Marley when she does get back from being with her family in South Carolina.

There is another OC character of mine in this chapter - and whilst I own the concept of them here; and the fact of what there name is in this, as they were not with the last name of that I have them with in the show from which I borrow them from; they are therefore partly my own character, and it's more for me a visual representation in my head that I have when writing that helps me to see how to write them. My brain works in mysterious ways when it comes to writing, and it's how I am able to flesh out characters so much more when I can see a person in that role in my head.
So therefore all characters you recognize from Glee don't belong to me; but any you do not recognize, do belong to me and can't be used without my permission first.

Thanks for reading and you all know what to do at the end.

Love,
KJ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Chapter 5 –

With Marley away visiting her family in South Carolina; Ryder was therefore left to his own devices when it came to cooking and such, and knowing that his younger brother wasn't a huge fan of doing so; Sam invited him around to the Puckerman residence that night that was Marley's first night in with her family.
Getting around to the house, and going around via the backyard; he saw Puck already cooking up on the grill outside and Sam talking with him; as the girls who were also in the backyard as well, sat playing a board game that they had bought outside with them.

"Hey guys" he said, as he walked over to the two males; and they both looked to him with a smile.

"Hey man" replied Puck. "Glad you could make it"

"And miss a good burger and some corn on the cob" said Ryder, with a laugh. "Yeah, even if Marls was here and you guys said come over, I'd still be here. I love this food"

"Yeah" said Sam, with a laugh also looking to his brother. "For once something that's not cous cous, right"

"Definitely" replied Ryder, with a nod as Puck gave a laugh also.

"Well there is plenty to go around, Blaine and Hannah will be here soon also" said Puck, looking to him. "So grab a beer, chill out and relish in it being female free at least until Blaine's ball and chain to be gets here"

"Yeah, thanks" replied Ryder, with a laugh; and went over to the ice bucket that Puck had bought out and placed some beers into and grabbed one; and then continued to talk with the other males, until the others arrived for dinner.

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A short time later, when the burgers had been cooked, and Blaine and Hannah had also arrived; they were now eating what they had grabbed for themselves from the selection of items that Puck had grilled up and also the salads that had were also there, including one that Hannah had bought along as well.

"So Marls got to South Carolina, okay then?" asked Hannah, looking to him as he sat next to Blaine with a plate of food.

"I think so yeah" replied Ryder, with a nod as he assembled that of his meat pattie and other items such as tomato and lettuce into the bread bun. "She hasn't texted me or anything like that, so I assume all is okay"

"You're not even in the slightest bit worried, that something isn't okay?" asked Blaine, looking to him. "Because Sam kind of said something about you and Marley having problems; and well as someone with experience from dating a Kapowski; aren't you just a little worried"

"At the moment" replied Ryder, looking to him. "Stuff between Marley and me, is just really strained, and I think having this break of not talking and seeing one another will do us good"

"True" said Hannah, looking to him. "But if you think you're going to change Marley's views on having children when you don't want them; then I really don't know what will happen"

"How do you know about that?" asked Ryder, looking to the only female present; beside that of the younger girls for the evening.

"Marley told me the other week over coffee" replied Hannah, looking to him. "And she was kind of really upset about it; because as long as I have known her from when we did our teaching together, the one thing I have always known about her is that she definitely wants to have children of her own"

"Yeah" replied Ryder, with a sigh as he took a bite from his burger and looked to the other two adults. "I just don't see us ever coming to a compromise on this"

"So divorce her then" said Blaine; and Hannah looked to her fiancé in shock.

"Blaine" she said, shaking her head. "How could you even suggest something like that"

"Well for starts, no offence to be taken here; but Marley is a Kapowski" said Blaine, and Hannah looked at him as Ryder gave a nod in agreement. "And you can't be happy in a relationship if one person always wants something else; Marley is always going to want children even if you don't have them, much like how her sister always on some level wanted to be with Sebastian. You can't changed a person from what their wants and or views are"

"I guess" replied Hannah, with a small sigh and looked over to Ryder. "I just wouldn't be suggesting divorce as an ends mean. At least try counselling first"

"That's not going to change my views on anything, talking to some shrink or something about why I don't want children" said Ryder.

"And it's not like it would be a horrible messy divorce either" said Blaine, looking to the younger male. "As you don't have any children, so there is nothing in terms of splitting custody and all that"

"True" replied Ryder, with a nod. "Although I wouldn't even know where to start, in regards to even talking with a lawyer and all that; they're not the type of people that I tend to associate with"

"Juanita's brother is a lawyer" said Blaine, looking to him. "I can get her to pass on his number and then I can pass it along to you"

"Umm, yeah that would be great" said Ryder, looking to him with a small smile. "Just talking with someone who maybe can advise on what I could maybe do; and then I can talk with Marley when she gets back from South Carolina"

"Whatever you do, broach the subject of divorce carefully" said Hannah, looking to Ryder; who in turn looked to her.

"Yeah, I will" he replied with a nod. "It's not like I am going to hit her with it when she gets home and tell her it's over and I want out"

"Good" replied Hannah, with a nod; and they then continued to talk about other things whilst eating that of the Puckerman made burgers, before heading back to their own places.

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Having gotten a text the next morning from Blaine, with the details of the lawyer that was apparently the brother of one of his friend's girlfriend; he made a quick call to the office and was able to fit in an appointment that day to go and see him.

Sitting in the office, waiting for the guy to come and see him; Ryder looked over his Facebook newsfeed and could see that just today, Marley has posted quite a few photos already in South Carolina; one being that of her with her and also Mikki and Kitty, and then another one with just her and Amelia which was captioned with "Love this little angel so much...thinking of ways I can smuggle her back to San Fran with me ;)" and a reply from Sebastian that read, "Kidnap my daughter, and I will have the cops on your ass my dear little sis in law!"

For which Marley put a like on, and then a comment under it that read "Just kidding, I would never do that for real. I'll just get my cuddles while I'm here"

Which in turn got a reply from Mikki that read "And maybe Seb and I can organize a trip out to Cali in the summer; although the thoughts of going to SF again, I'm not sure about. But we will work out something, and you can have Millie cuddles then!"

Sighing as he wondered why Mikki would have such an aversion to coming to San Francisco to visit, he heard his name called and looked up to see a male standing not far from where he was seated and stood up, and walked over to him.

"Hi yes that's me" said Ryder, looking to him; as the other male held out his hand to him.

"Wesley Scott" he said, taking a grasp on Ryder's hand and shaking it.

"Ryder Evans" replied Ryder. "Thanks for taking the time to see me"

"Not a problem" said Wes, with a smile to him. "Come on through to my office and we can have a talk"

"Thanks" replied Ryder, with a nod; and followed Wes as he started to walk to his office.

"So you know my sister Juanita then?" asked Wes, quickly looking to him as the two of them entered his office.

"Umm not really" replied Ryder, shaking his head. "I know of her, but I don't actually know her. My friend Blaine, one of his friend's is his friend I believe"

"Nick" said Wes, with a nod; and went and sat in his chair behind the desk and looked to Ryder who nodded also. "Take a seat"

"Thanks" replied Ryder, as he too also sat down and looked to Wes. "I hope it's okay that your sister passed on your number, I don't actually know any lawyers; and I might be kind of needing one maybe sometime soon"

"No it's fine" said Wes, with a small laugh. "Word of mouth is how I get a lot of my clients, and my sister has a habit of sending me quite a lot of them; since we are sort of in similar fields"

"Yeah" said Ryder, with a nod as Wes picked up a pen and looked to the other male.

"So what is it that you're going to need a lawyer for Ryder?" asked Wes, as he looked to him. "Work matters or personal matters?"

"Umm it would be personal" replied Ryder, with a nod. "I need to know about divorce and I guess what is involved"

"Divorce?" asked Wes, looking to him. "So you and your wife are having problems?"

"I guess we are yeah" replied Ryder, looking to him also. "However it's more of a case of she really wants children and I don't want them; and I do think it's going to end us, because we can't give the other what they are wanting in the marriage"

"Okay, well firstly I have to ask have you discussed this with her first?" asked Wes. "Because I can tell you right now from having done a few divorce cases, that springing the papers on that of the other person when they weren't expecting it, doesn't always go over in the best way"

"Umm no I haven't" replied Ryder, shaking his head. "And at the moment it's a little hard to have a face to face conversation with her as she's visiting her family in South Carolina"

"Okay" said Wes, with a nod. "Well whilst I could start up proceedings if you do truly wish to go through with this. I do however think talking with her when she does get back is the best thing to do first, and then you can both come here and we can talk then, and find the best way to make this as amicable as it can be"

"Amicable?" asked Ryder, looking to him. "What does that mean exactly?"

"That we keep it friendly basically" replied Wes. "It would be a divorce with that of no hard feelings; just the knowledge of it not meant to have being the one for either of you"

"Yeah, okay I get you" replied Ryder, with a nod. "So I will talk with Marley when she returns, and then I can give you a call again"

"Yes" said Wes, with a nod also. "And when you do need my services then I am happy to assist"

"Thanks" replied Ryder, with a small smile to him. "Would Marley be needing her own lawyer also?"

"She would" said Wes, again with a nod. "I can't fairly represent the both of you; so she would be needing another lawyer, but my friend Eric who works here can do that if needed; if she doesn't know of someone that she would be wanting"

"Umm well I guess maybe if she was going to have to get a lawyer" replied Ryder. "She'd probably talk with her brother in law, since he's one"

"Most likely, yes" replied Wes, looking to him. "But as said, please talk with Marley first and then call me"

"I will" said Ryder, standing from the chair he had sat down in and looking to the other male. "Thanks for taking the time to see me today, it was helpful to know what I can do here"

"It's what my job is" replied Wes, with a laugh. "I'll talk with you soon, maybe"

"Yes, we will" said Ryder, with a nod; and then after leaving Wes's office and then saying goodbye to the girl on the reception desk, left the lawyer's office; knowing that when Marley returned from South Carolina, that the two of them really did need to have a serious talk about their future together.

End Note: Thoughts on this, and if you think Ryder is doing the mature thing here and at least finding out what his options are before discussing further with Marley.

Next chapter, will be up soon and will take place from Marley's side of things.
Until then, thanks for reading!

Love always,
KJ xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo