Chapter 36
Ryan and Marissa both were startled awake by a strange shaking... unfortunately Emily had decided to wake up Aunt Marissa and Uncle Ryan by jumping on the bed and singing, out of tune, just as any other kid would. She was 7 now, and looked a lot like Summer.
"Waaaake up! Waaaake up! Sleeepy heads... Waaaake up!"
Ryan groaned. He had hoped to get another hour or so of sleep. It was 8:00 now, and Ryan knew he had a long day ahead of him.
"Were up, were up" Marissa moaned, she too had wanted to have a bit longer to sleep.
"Ha ha, good! Mommy and daddy told me to come wake you up. Let's go eat!"
Marissa turned sick at the thought of food. She ran to the bathroom for round two of morning sickness. Ryan shooed Emily out of the pool house, and walked to the bathroom to see Marissa. He kneeled down on the floor next to her and rubbed her back as she heaved into the toilet.
"It's ok Ryan, you go inside. I'll come in in a second."
"Alright"
Ryan stood up and walked out of the bathroom. He pulled on a clean wife beater. His style hadn't changed much since he was a kid; with the exception of the suit and tie he wore to work everyday.
He walked out of the pool house, making sure to close the door behind him. Marissa didn't need Emily bothering her while she was sick. Once inside the main house, Ryan was greeted by Seth.
"Hey man, didn't get to see much of you last night"
"Yea, I was pretty tired from driving all day"
"I'm sure; ya wanna head out somewhere today? Catch up?"
"I dunno"
"Come on man! It'll be like old times!"
"Alright, alright"
"Sweet"
Just then, Summer came into the kitchen with Emily.
"Sit down hunny, time for breakfast" Summer ordered.
"Whatever you say, Captain Mom" She replied. Ryan found it hilarious how Emily looked so much like Summer, yet acted like a mini Seth.
Seeing Ryan, Summer smiled and tried to hide he fact that she knew about the baby. Seth seemed to notice the smirk and asked "What are you smiling about?"
"Oh, nothing" She said, and looked at Ryan. Ryan gulped. "Please keep your mouth shut" he thought.
"Whatever..." he said "The wife's a strange one" he whispered to Ryan.
"Yes indeed..." Emily said, sitting across the table from Ryan.
The conversation was interrupted by Kirsten and Sandy entering the room.
"Hey guys! Who's hungry?!" Sandy exclaimed.
"Don't worry Sandy, I'm making breakfast" said Summer.
"Oh, alright." Sandy said.
"Need any help?" asked Kirsten.
"No!" everybody said in unison. Kirsten was still a terrible cook, and nobody wanted a ruined Kirsten-style breakfast. She rolled her eyes and walked to the fridge to get some fruit juice. "I'll just pour juice then" she said.
Marissa finally emerged from the pool house. Summer quickly left the eggs frying in the pan. "Sit here Coop" she said as she pulled out a chair for her best friend.
"Um... thanks"
Everyone gave Summer a strange look. "What?? I'm just being nice"
"Soo, what is the plan for you two?" Sandy asked, looking at Ryan, then Marissa. Ryan shot him a look.
"If it's none of my business, tell me so. I was just curious." He said.
"Well, we'll just discuss that later" Marissa stated.
"Yea, later" Ryan agreed.
"Alright..." Sandy said, and gave Ryan a curious look.
"BREAKFAST IS READY!!" Summer shouted, breaking the awkward silence.
Everyone ate and chatted about life, Marissa and Ryan told everyone the story about how the met up. Marissa even included the story about Tad and Ryan's gun shot wound. Seth was excited and wanted to see the scar. "Settle down Seth" Kirsten cooed, wanting to hear the rest of the story. But Marissa and Ryan excluded the part about the last few weeks. They did not need to know about the baby or marriage yet.
"So yea, Marissa decided she wanted to move back out here, so we drove her car to Cali, and now here we are!" Ryan said, finishing the story.
"Cool! Well, it's time for us to go Ryan" Seth said. "Let's go sailing, just like old times"
"Alright, well bye everyone!" Ryan said
Soon afterwards, Marissa and Summer went shopping, and Emily was left with Kirsten and Sandy.
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After a long day of shopping, and Summer nagging her to go into baby stores, Marissa finally made it back to the Cohen's house. She arrived to see Ryan and Seth helping set the table for dinner. Marissa motioned for Ryan to meet her in the pool house, and walked outside.
Once inside the pool house, Marissa sat down on the bed. She was soon joined by Ryan.
"What are we going to say?" she asked.
"Don't worry about it. I'll just announce at dinner that we have to tell them something, and I'll say that were getting married."
"Ok..."
"And around desert time, you can tell them that you are pregnant ok?"
"That's ok, I guess" Marissa said, sounding very anxious.
"Come here babe, you don't have to worry about anything. They will be fine with whatever happens. It's the Cohen's!" Ryan said, as he held Marissa in his arms.
"I know, but its just nerve racking"
"Don't worry..."
Ryan kissed her neck gently. Marissa turned her head and their lips met. They kissed tenderly and Ryan moved back to kissing Marissa's neck. Marissa giggled. She was ticklish. Ryan laid back on the bed and Marissa rested on top of him. He began to pull of her shirt.
"Not now, we don't have time" Marissa whispered. Ryan looked disappointed.
"You're right... lets go."
"One second..."
Marissa kissed Ryan's neck one last time, and relaxed on Ryan's warm body for a minute more. She got up, and grabbed Ryan's hand. They walked into the house for dinner, ready to tell everyone what they had left out that morning.
Ryan and Marissa both were startled awake by a strange shaking... unfortunately Emily had decided to wake up Aunt Marissa and Uncle Ryan by jumping on the bed and singing, out of tune, just as any other kid would. She was 7 now, and looked a lot like Summer.
"Waaaake up! Waaaake up! Sleeepy heads... Waaaake up!"
Ryan groaned. He had hoped to get another hour or so of sleep. It was 8:00 now, and Ryan knew he had a long day ahead of him.
"Were up, were up" Marissa moaned, she too had wanted to have a bit longer to sleep.
"Ha ha, good! Mommy and daddy told me to come wake you up. Let's go eat!"
Marissa turned sick at the thought of food. She ran to the bathroom for round two of morning sickness. Ryan shooed Emily out of the pool house, and walked to the bathroom to see Marissa. He kneeled down on the floor next to her and rubbed her back as she heaved into the toilet.
"It's ok Ryan, you go inside. I'll come in in a second."
"Alright"
Ryan stood up and walked out of the bathroom. He pulled on a clean wife beater. His style hadn't changed much since he was a kid; with the exception of the suit and tie he wore to work everyday.
He walked out of the pool house, making sure to close the door behind him. Marissa didn't need Emily bothering her while she was sick. Once inside the main house, Ryan was greeted by Seth.
"Hey man, didn't get to see much of you last night"
"Yea, I was pretty tired from driving all day"
"I'm sure; ya wanna head out somewhere today? Catch up?"
"I dunno"
"Come on man! It'll be like old times!"
"Alright, alright"
"Sweet"
Just then, Summer came into the kitchen with Emily.
"Sit down hunny, time for breakfast" Summer ordered.
"Whatever you say, Captain Mom" She replied. Ryan found it hilarious how Emily looked so much like Summer, yet acted like a mini Seth.
Seeing Ryan, Summer smiled and tried to hide he fact that she knew about the baby. Seth seemed to notice the smirk and asked "What are you smiling about?"
"Oh, nothing" She said, and looked at Ryan. Ryan gulped. "Please keep your mouth shut" he thought.
"Whatever..." he said "The wife's a strange one" he whispered to Ryan.
"Yes indeed..." Emily said, sitting across the table from Ryan.
The conversation was interrupted by Kirsten and Sandy entering the room.
"Hey guys! Who's hungry?!" Sandy exclaimed.
"Don't worry Sandy, I'm making breakfast" said Summer.
"Oh, alright." Sandy said.
"Need any help?" asked Kirsten.
"No!" everybody said in unison. Kirsten was still a terrible cook, and nobody wanted a ruined Kirsten-style breakfast. She rolled her eyes and walked to the fridge to get some fruit juice. "I'll just pour juice then" she said.
Marissa finally emerged from the pool house. Summer quickly left the eggs frying in the pan. "Sit here Coop" she said as she pulled out a chair for her best friend.
"Um... thanks"
Everyone gave Summer a strange look. "What?? I'm just being nice"
"Soo, what is the plan for you two?" Sandy asked, looking at Ryan, then Marissa. Ryan shot him a look.
"If it's none of my business, tell me so. I was just curious." He said.
"Well, we'll just discuss that later" Marissa stated.
"Yea, later" Ryan agreed.
"Alright..." Sandy said, and gave Ryan a curious look.
"BREAKFAST IS READY!!" Summer shouted, breaking the awkward silence.
Everyone ate and chatted about life, Marissa and Ryan told everyone the story about how the met up. Marissa even included the story about Tad and Ryan's gun shot wound. Seth was excited and wanted to see the scar. "Settle down Seth" Kirsten cooed, wanting to hear the rest of the story. But Marissa and Ryan excluded the part about the last few weeks. They did not need to know about the baby or marriage yet.
"So yea, Marissa decided she wanted to move back out here, so we drove her car to Cali, and now here we are!" Ryan said, finishing the story.
"Cool! Well, it's time for us to go Ryan" Seth said. "Let's go sailing, just like old times"
"Alright, well bye everyone!" Ryan said
Soon afterwards, Marissa and Summer went shopping, and Emily was left with Kirsten and Sandy.
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After a long day of shopping, and Summer nagging her to go into baby stores, Marissa finally made it back to the Cohen's house. She arrived to see Ryan and Seth helping set the table for dinner. Marissa motioned for Ryan to meet her in the pool house, and walked outside.
Once inside the pool house, Marissa sat down on the bed. She was soon joined by Ryan.
"What are we going to say?" she asked.
"Don't worry about it. I'll just announce at dinner that we have to tell them something, and I'll say that were getting married."
"Ok..."
"And around desert time, you can tell them that you are pregnant ok?"
"That's ok, I guess" Marissa said, sounding very anxious.
"Come here babe, you don't have to worry about anything. They will be fine with whatever happens. It's the Cohen's!" Ryan said, as he held Marissa in his arms.
"I know, but its just nerve racking"
"Don't worry..."
Ryan kissed her neck gently. Marissa turned her head and their lips met. They kissed tenderly and Ryan moved back to kissing Marissa's neck. Marissa giggled. She was ticklish. Ryan laid back on the bed and Marissa rested on top of him. He began to pull of her shirt.
"Not now, we don't have time" Marissa whispered. Ryan looked disappointed.
"You're right... lets go."
"One second..."
Marissa kissed Ryan's neck one last time, and relaxed on Ryan's warm body for a minute more. She got up, and grabbed Ryan's hand. They walked into the house for dinner, ready to tell everyone what they had left out that morning.