Authors Note- Thank you all for the reviews! Sorry, I don't remember who
asked, but the answer is, yes, this will be a small Seth and Summer thing.
Once I convince myself not to kill her that is.
Disclaimer- Still don't own a thing, except Lillian
Chapter Two- A Daughter's Name
Rather than the ear shattering annoyance of her alarm clock, it was a muffled song tune that, for once, stirred Marissa from a shallow slumber. It was the second verse to ' Joy to the World' (A/N- Not the Christmas song) when her eyes finally opened. The second she saw what time it was, was the same second she ran out of the room.
Out in the family room, where the blaring music was coming from, there was Seth, dancing around in small circles, with Lillian on his feet, holding his hands.
" Cohen!" she yelled, despite how adorable she found the site, " it's nine in the morning!".
" But it's Saturday" he looked up, though continued dancing.
" Maybe for you" Marissa switched off the radio, silencing the room, " but I don't know if I can call in another sick day, I used enough when I had the flu last month".
Seth gathered Lillian in his arms, " the pharmacy called, they're closed for." he glanced at the little girl, " what was the reason I told you?". She shrugged and wiggled until he put her down and she ran off to her bedroom. " I thought I could trick her into saying something".
" I don't know, she's pretty tough".
Seth grinned, " like her dad".
" Today's- his birthday" she sighed.
" That was random".
Marissa turned to face him, " it's just because, Lily's birthday is nine and a half months from now".
He pulled her into his arms just as her breath began to hitch, " come on Marissa, he's not dead, he's just a phone call or a plane ride away".
She didn't respond right away, just enjoyed being where she was, " Seth, I'll have to spend the rest of my life repaying you, for everything you've done".
" Don't change the subject".
Marissa pulled herself away from him, " I'm thinking about taking Lillian to a therapist, she can't start school a complete mute".
He ran a hand through his curly locks, " I know this is none of my business, but she doesn't need a therapist, maybe she needs, a father".
" She has you".
" But I'm not her father, and Lilly knows that. She needs her father, and that's.".
Her breaths became coarse and frantic, " please, please don't say that".
" How can you ignore that? Look at her eyes Marissa".
Marissa's mouth tweaked, " yeah, they look just like his, she looks just like him. It's hard to see her every day, and she's a constant reminder. And, I love her".
He sighed, " is his name on her birth certificate?" she nodded, " call him, you've been waiting over four years".
Just then, there was a knocking pattern on the front door. Marissa, who was relieved at that point, brushed by to answer it. The familiar sight of an annoyed Summer was on the other side.
" You said to come by the pharmacy today and you weren't there! Your boss gave me your address, I thought you'd try to ditch me!" she had walked far enough ahead of Marissa to see Seth standing in the family room. " Oh, Cohen".
" Speak of the devil" he said.
She smiled, " you were talking about me?".
" No".
Marissa gestured for the two to sit on the couch, " I'm going to check in Lilly quickly, you guys want something to drink?".
Seth shook his head, but Summer answered with, " anything you think would suit me".
" I think she's out of rat poison".
She didn't hear Seth's comment, only told them to try and catch up. Peeking through the crack in Lillian's doorway, she was sitting, looking through picture books with her teddy bear, her personal sign of wanting to be left alone. Marissa retrieved a Diet Coke and joined her company in the family room, where they were sitting as far apart as possible on the couch.
" Oh, Coop, guess who I talked to last night?" she was expecting to hear Luke's name, " Ryan".
Marissa nearly fell off the edge of the armchair before having the chance to sit down, " what? Atwood?".
" I think you should shut up Summer" Seth groaned.
" What?" she objected, ignoring her first warning, " he asked about Coop, thought she'd want to know".
" I really think you should shut up Summer" he groaned again as Marissa began panicking.
" Big deal, ten minutes on the phone, all I did was mention she was struggling with a toddler person".
" SHUT UP SUMMER!" Seth yelled.
Marissa slipped onto the floor, burying her face in her hands, " what?" Summer shrieked, " I've been here for two minutes, what did I do?".
Seth moved to Marissa's side, " you ignore the guy for years, then in one phone call, you do the most stupid thing possible".
Summer smacked one of the couch cushions, " Atwood hates Luke, why the hell would he care about his kid?".
" Because Like isn't Lilly's father!" Seth snapped, " Ryan is!".
Disclaimer- Still don't own a thing, except Lillian
Chapter Two- A Daughter's Name
Rather than the ear shattering annoyance of her alarm clock, it was a muffled song tune that, for once, stirred Marissa from a shallow slumber. It was the second verse to ' Joy to the World' (A/N- Not the Christmas song) when her eyes finally opened. The second she saw what time it was, was the same second she ran out of the room.
Out in the family room, where the blaring music was coming from, there was Seth, dancing around in small circles, with Lillian on his feet, holding his hands.
" Cohen!" she yelled, despite how adorable she found the site, " it's nine in the morning!".
" But it's Saturday" he looked up, though continued dancing.
" Maybe for you" Marissa switched off the radio, silencing the room, " but I don't know if I can call in another sick day, I used enough when I had the flu last month".
Seth gathered Lillian in his arms, " the pharmacy called, they're closed for." he glanced at the little girl, " what was the reason I told you?". She shrugged and wiggled until he put her down and she ran off to her bedroom. " I thought I could trick her into saying something".
" I don't know, she's pretty tough".
Seth grinned, " like her dad".
" Today's- his birthday" she sighed.
" That was random".
Marissa turned to face him, " it's just because, Lily's birthday is nine and a half months from now".
He pulled her into his arms just as her breath began to hitch, " come on Marissa, he's not dead, he's just a phone call or a plane ride away".
She didn't respond right away, just enjoyed being where she was, " Seth, I'll have to spend the rest of my life repaying you, for everything you've done".
" Don't change the subject".
Marissa pulled herself away from him, " I'm thinking about taking Lillian to a therapist, she can't start school a complete mute".
He ran a hand through his curly locks, " I know this is none of my business, but she doesn't need a therapist, maybe she needs, a father".
" She has you".
" But I'm not her father, and Lilly knows that. She needs her father, and that's.".
Her breaths became coarse and frantic, " please, please don't say that".
" How can you ignore that? Look at her eyes Marissa".
Marissa's mouth tweaked, " yeah, they look just like his, she looks just like him. It's hard to see her every day, and she's a constant reminder. And, I love her".
He sighed, " is his name on her birth certificate?" she nodded, " call him, you've been waiting over four years".
Just then, there was a knocking pattern on the front door. Marissa, who was relieved at that point, brushed by to answer it. The familiar sight of an annoyed Summer was on the other side.
" You said to come by the pharmacy today and you weren't there! Your boss gave me your address, I thought you'd try to ditch me!" she had walked far enough ahead of Marissa to see Seth standing in the family room. " Oh, Cohen".
" Speak of the devil" he said.
She smiled, " you were talking about me?".
" No".
Marissa gestured for the two to sit on the couch, " I'm going to check in Lilly quickly, you guys want something to drink?".
Seth shook his head, but Summer answered with, " anything you think would suit me".
" I think she's out of rat poison".
She didn't hear Seth's comment, only told them to try and catch up. Peeking through the crack in Lillian's doorway, she was sitting, looking through picture books with her teddy bear, her personal sign of wanting to be left alone. Marissa retrieved a Diet Coke and joined her company in the family room, where they were sitting as far apart as possible on the couch.
" Oh, Coop, guess who I talked to last night?" she was expecting to hear Luke's name, " Ryan".
Marissa nearly fell off the edge of the armchair before having the chance to sit down, " what? Atwood?".
" I think you should shut up Summer" Seth groaned.
" What?" she objected, ignoring her first warning, " he asked about Coop, thought she'd want to know".
" I really think you should shut up Summer" he groaned again as Marissa began panicking.
" Big deal, ten minutes on the phone, all I did was mention she was struggling with a toddler person".
" SHUT UP SUMMER!" Seth yelled.
Marissa slipped onto the floor, burying her face in her hands, " what?" Summer shrieked, " I've been here for two minutes, what did I do?".
Seth moved to Marissa's side, " you ignore the guy for years, then in one phone call, you do the most stupid thing possible".
Summer smacked one of the couch cushions, " Atwood hates Luke, why the hell would he care about his kid?".
" Because Like isn't Lilly's father!" Seth snapped, " Ryan is!".