It was 8:30pm. They just finished eating at Damon's and were going to get
some ice cream at the place next door. The kids couldn't decide on what
they wanted. Little Seth wanted Mint Chocolate Chip, Vanilla or Strawberry,
Little Summer wanted Chocolate, Pistachio or Vanilla and Aden wanted
nothing. Aden doesn't really like ice cream, but he suggested that they get
it. "Why don't we get ice cream?" Aden said. "You don't like ice cream,"
Ryan said. Aden shrugged. "WE WANT ICE CREAM!!" His siblings screamed. Ryan
looked at Aden. "I don't care. I'm not hungry anyway," Aden said.
When they got there, the twins got Vanilla with Reese's on top and Aden got a Coke. Seth and Summer both got Chocolate. Ryan and Marissa didn't get anything.
The twins sat at one table while Ryan, Marissa, Aden, Seth and Summer sat at another. "Aden, why don't you sit with your brother and sister?" Marissa asked. "Look at them," Aden said. They were bouncing off the wall. "They didn't eat any of their ice cream yet." Aden said. "Good point," Summer said.
They sat there in silence while Seth and Summer ate their ice cream. "Hey Aunt Summer?" Aden asked. Summer looked up. "Did you really kiss Uncle Seth?" He asked. Ryan, Marissa and Aden stared at Seth and Summer. They were blushing. The twins came running over. "Ew! You DID kiss Aunt Summer!" L. Seth said. "Why?" L. Summer asked. "I don't know," Summer said looking down. "What sort of kiss are we talking about? Was it like a, like a Christina/Madonna peck? Or was it like a Britney/Madonna sorta smooch? Or was it like a full on, like a, like a Al and Tipper Gore liplock?" L. Seth asked. Ryan and Seth laughed. "Who told you that?" Ryan asked. "I watch the news! It marked the 15th anniversary of when Madonna frenched Brittney and pecked Christina," L. Seth said. "How did you know about Al and Tipper Gore?" Marissa asked. "Duh! The news!" The twins said. "How, how did you know that quote?" Seth asked. "I thought it up. Why?" L. Seth asked. "'Cause I said the same thing to your father when he kissed a girl he use to date in Chino," Seth said. "Thanks for bringing that up," Ryan mumbled. "So what?" L. Seth asked. "'Cause he was dating your mother at the time and they were having a fight," Seth said. "ENOUGH SHARING SETH!" Marissa screamed. "Okay. Okay. Calm down," Seth said. They heard a little noised they never heard before. They heard Aden chuckle! "What's so funny?" Ryan asked. "I like this. Lets all share more stories!" Aden said.
"I got one," Marissa said. "Hey kids, did you know that your father did musicals in Chino?" Marissa said. The twins laughed and Aden smiled. "Shut up honey..." Ryan said. "He was Snoopy in a Charlie brown play!" Marissa screamed. All of them except Aden and Ryan were howling with laughter. "Here! I have a picture of it!" Seth said. "YOU STILL HAVE THAT!!" Ryan screamed. "I wouldn't get rid of it," Seth said. He went into his wallet and pulled out a picture. It was Ryan dressed up as Snoopy. "You look like a dork dad," L. Seth said. Ryan thought for a moment. "Did you kids know that your Uncle Seth was a dork until I showed up?" Ryan said. "Don't go there. Don't go there," Seth said. "Really?" Aden said. Ryan nodded. "He told me that a kid on the water polo team would pee in both of his shoes every year!" Ryan said. The twins were on the floor. "Come here you three. I have to tell you a secret," Marissa said. They went over to her. "Uncle Seth liked Aunt Summer since he was in third grade!" Marissa whispered. The twins were trying to hold their laughter. "Wait! Do you know how he won her over?" The three of them nodded. "They were at one of great-grandfather's parties. They were alone. They were talking and your Aunt Summer goes 'Hey, don't you wanna introduce me to more people?' and your Uncle Seth goes 'No. Because I know the only reason you came as my date is so I can introduce you to guys who just stare at your chest' and Aunt Summer goes 'Who was staring at my chest?' and Uncle Seth says 'And they don't know anything about you, they don't know that in third grade, everyday you shared your lunch with this little squirrel, who's lunch kept getting stolen by a fat squirrel'." "Really?" L. Seth said. Marissa nodded. "Wait! It gets better. So Aunt Summer says, sounding sweet, 'I hated that fat squirrel' and Uncle Seth says 'And they don't know about how your hand shook when you had to read that poem aloud in class' and Aunt Summer, really confused, says 'What poem?' and your Uncle Seth, being as obsessed as he was, says 'I Want to Be a Mermaid' and Aunt Summer goes 'That was like, in sixth grade, I barely remember that.' But your obsessed Uncle Seth remembers it word for word. ''I want to be a mermaid, to swim along the sea, and I want all the fish- 'and she kissed him. 'to come and play with me.'" Marissa said. The twins were cracking up.
They left a little while later. "Marissa, what did you tell them?" Seth asked. "I told them about how you won Summer over," Marissa said. "No you didn't!" Seth said. Marissa nodded. "Oh man! I didn't want the entire planet to know!" Seth said.
When they got home, L. Summer got out of the car first. There was someone at the door. "Who is that?" Ryan asked. "I have no clue," Marissa said. Marissa squinted at the kid. She saw her daughter hug him. "It must be her boyfriend," Marissa said.
They walked over to L. Summer and the kid. "Mom, dad. This is my boyfriend James," L. Summer said. The kid turned around. Seth dropped the rest of his ice cream. "James Ward," L. Summer said.
When they got there, the twins got Vanilla with Reese's on top and Aden got a Coke. Seth and Summer both got Chocolate. Ryan and Marissa didn't get anything.
The twins sat at one table while Ryan, Marissa, Aden, Seth and Summer sat at another. "Aden, why don't you sit with your brother and sister?" Marissa asked. "Look at them," Aden said. They were bouncing off the wall. "They didn't eat any of their ice cream yet." Aden said. "Good point," Summer said.
They sat there in silence while Seth and Summer ate their ice cream. "Hey Aunt Summer?" Aden asked. Summer looked up. "Did you really kiss Uncle Seth?" He asked. Ryan, Marissa and Aden stared at Seth and Summer. They were blushing. The twins came running over. "Ew! You DID kiss Aunt Summer!" L. Seth said. "Why?" L. Summer asked. "I don't know," Summer said looking down. "What sort of kiss are we talking about? Was it like a, like a Christina/Madonna peck? Or was it like a Britney/Madonna sorta smooch? Or was it like a full on, like a, like a Al and Tipper Gore liplock?" L. Seth asked. Ryan and Seth laughed. "Who told you that?" Ryan asked. "I watch the news! It marked the 15th anniversary of when Madonna frenched Brittney and pecked Christina," L. Seth said. "How did you know about Al and Tipper Gore?" Marissa asked. "Duh! The news!" The twins said. "How, how did you know that quote?" Seth asked. "I thought it up. Why?" L. Seth asked. "'Cause I said the same thing to your father when he kissed a girl he use to date in Chino," Seth said. "Thanks for bringing that up," Ryan mumbled. "So what?" L. Seth asked. "'Cause he was dating your mother at the time and they were having a fight," Seth said. "ENOUGH SHARING SETH!" Marissa screamed. "Okay. Okay. Calm down," Seth said. They heard a little noised they never heard before. They heard Aden chuckle! "What's so funny?" Ryan asked. "I like this. Lets all share more stories!" Aden said.
"I got one," Marissa said. "Hey kids, did you know that your father did musicals in Chino?" Marissa said. The twins laughed and Aden smiled. "Shut up honey..." Ryan said. "He was Snoopy in a Charlie brown play!" Marissa screamed. All of them except Aden and Ryan were howling with laughter. "Here! I have a picture of it!" Seth said. "YOU STILL HAVE THAT!!" Ryan screamed. "I wouldn't get rid of it," Seth said. He went into his wallet and pulled out a picture. It was Ryan dressed up as Snoopy. "You look like a dork dad," L. Seth said. Ryan thought for a moment. "Did you kids know that your Uncle Seth was a dork until I showed up?" Ryan said. "Don't go there. Don't go there," Seth said. "Really?" Aden said. Ryan nodded. "He told me that a kid on the water polo team would pee in both of his shoes every year!" Ryan said. The twins were on the floor. "Come here you three. I have to tell you a secret," Marissa said. They went over to her. "Uncle Seth liked Aunt Summer since he was in third grade!" Marissa whispered. The twins were trying to hold their laughter. "Wait! Do you know how he won her over?" The three of them nodded. "They were at one of great-grandfather's parties. They were alone. They were talking and your Aunt Summer goes 'Hey, don't you wanna introduce me to more people?' and your Uncle Seth goes 'No. Because I know the only reason you came as my date is so I can introduce you to guys who just stare at your chest' and Aunt Summer goes 'Who was staring at my chest?' and Uncle Seth says 'And they don't know anything about you, they don't know that in third grade, everyday you shared your lunch with this little squirrel, who's lunch kept getting stolen by a fat squirrel'." "Really?" L. Seth said. Marissa nodded. "Wait! It gets better. So Aunt Summer says, sounding sweet, 'I hated that fat squirrel' and Uncle Seth says 'And they don't know about how your hand shook when you had to read that poem aloud in class' and Aunt Summer, really confused, says 'What poem?' and your Uncle Seth, being as obsessed as he was, says 'I Want to Be a Mermaid' and Aunt Summer goes 'That was like, in sixth grade, I barely remember that.' But your obsessed Uncle Seth remembers it word for word. ''I want to be a mermaid, to swim along the sea, and I want all the fish- 'and she kissed him. 'to come and play with me.'" Marissa said. The twins were cracking up.
They left a little while later. "Marissa, what did you tell them?" Seth asked. "I told them about how you won Summer over," Marissa said. "No you didn't!" Seth said. Marissa nodded. "Oh man! I didn't want the entire planet to know!" Seth said.
When they got home, L. Summer got out of the car first. There was someone at the door. "Who is that?" Ryan asked. "I have no clue," Marissa said. Marissa squinted at the kid. She saw her daughter hug him. "It must be her boyfriend," Marissa said.
They walked over to L. Summer and the kid. "Mom, dad. This is my boyfriend James," L. Summer said. The kid turned around. Seth dropped the rest of his ice cream. "James Ward," L. Summer said.
