Chapter 37
"Come on you two, take a seat" Sandy demanded as he placed a few plates down on the table.
"This all looks really good." Ryan commented.
"Yeah it really does" Marissa spoke, as she piled her plate with food.
Marissa ate a LOT food, and this surprised everyone at the table but Ryan and Summer. Normally she was the one who ate the small green salad, with light dressing, but now she was eating for two. They all chatted and filled their plates with food. After about 20 minutes, Ryan was starting to get nervous.
"So, how was sailing?" Kirsten asked Seth and Ryan.
"It was good." Ryan said. He eyed Marissa, hoping she would notice his gestures, thinking if this would be a good time to tell them.
Marissa nodded her head slightly, and gulped down hard. Why was she so anxious? This was a good thing... them getting married. What was she so afraid of?
"Uhm, everyone, Marissa and I have something to tell you" Ryan said. He stood up and cleared his throat. You could see Summer's eyes light up with excitement as if she was ready to burst.
Everyone at the table starred at Ryan, waiting for him to speak. He finally just let it out.
"Marissa and I are getting married!" He said. Marissa stood up next to him and looked out into the crowd of bedazzled faces. Ryan wrapped his arm around her waist. She held out her hand and flashed the stunning diamond ring that Ryan had given her.
"Coop, why didn't you tell me?" Summer said jokingly, as she popped up and embraced Marissa.
"Ryan! Marissa! Congratulations!" Sandy exclaimed, standing up to give Ryan a fatherly hug.
Kirsten put on a huge smile, and congratulated two of them.
Seth stepped forward and gave his brother a huge hug. "Congratulations man".
Everyone sat back down. "This is so exciting! Any idea where you two want to have the wedding yet?" Kirsten asked.
"Actually I think were gonna have it here." Ryan said.
"Great!" Sandy said.
"Anyone for desert?" Kirsten asked, as she stood up clearing plates. Marissa felt a huge lump in her stomach.
She looked at Ryan, and he reassured her it would be okay. He stroked the top of her hand beneath the table. Summer started giving baby names to Marissa, but she didn't even seem to hear her.
Kirsten came back with plates of raspberry cheesecake. She passed them out, and sat back down.
"Before we eat..." Marissa began. "I think you should all know something"
"More news?" Seth said.
"Actually yes...you see...I'm pregnant" Marissa said, and waited for everyone's response.
There was a roar of excitement, and everyone was so happy to hear all this news.
Summer stood up " I KNEW!" Summer exclaimed.
"I'm sure you did...now sit down honey" Seth said.
Everyone ate the rest of their deserts, chatting away, talking about Ryan and Marissa's future. Marissa felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her, and Ryan was just so glad to have it all over with.
Dinner was ended, and everyone was pretty tired. Once the kitchen was cleaned up, Kirsten and Sandy said goodnight to everyone and proceeded off to bed. Seth put little Emily into bed, and then the 4 old friends sat down in the living room.
"Coop...I can't believe all this, I'm so happy for you!" Summer said..
"Thanks Sum" Marissa said as she laughed.
"NAMES!" Summer exclaimed. "Baby names Marissa! You can't leave it till the last minute!".
"Calm down Summer...she's only what like a few days to a week pregnant?" Seth said.
"Actually...I'm two months pregnant" Marissa said. It wasn't that noticeable though, you would have just thought Marissa had put on a few pounds.
"What??" Summer said, getting a little excited. She was gonna be and aunt, and soon. The four friends laughed and talked for hours and before they knew it, it was 12:00PM.
"Wanna go off to bed?" Ryan whispered quietly, it was getting pretty late.
"Sure babe. Good night you guys" Marissa said as she got up and exited the house.
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"So this is pretty exciting eh?" Seth said, and kissed his wife on the forehead.
"Yeah! For me!" She said raising her voice.
"Cohen...Why don't we have more kids?" She asked. It never really occurred to her.
"You want another kid?" He asked.
"Well yeah, I guess...I mean don't you think Emily would like a little brother or sister?"
"I guess so; I know what it's like being an only child." He said.
"Well then..." Summer said, as she grabbed Seth by his shirt collar and pulled him upstairs.
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4:00 AM
Inside the pool house, Ryan was fast asleep. Marissa was the one sitting awake. She had finally told the Cohen's, but next she would have to face her own parents. Her father would be supportive like always, she knew. But her mother was the one she was worried about. Julie Cooper was a real bitch.
She was also worried about her doctor's appointment the following day. She had previously made an appointment with Dr. Milano. Marissa hoped that her baby would be healthy. She tossed and turned, not seeming to be able to sleep. She stretched her arms up and curled her legs in, accidentally kicking Ryan down low.
"Shit!" he exclaimed, suddenly drawn from his sleep.
"Sorry baby! I didn't mean to..." Marissa apologized. Ryan didn't speak, only moaned.
Marissa braced his shoulders and rubbed his leg. Ryan's wince soon turned into a smile, and he played with Marissa's hair. She knew right where to touch to make him happy.
"Well I'm awake now..." he whispered.
"Me too"
Ryan started kissing Marissa, but she didn't feel like being touched. She pushed him away.
"What? You wake me up and you don't want me to touch you?"
"I didn't mean to wake you up..."
"Well, whatever. I'm awake now. I'm gonna go take a shower"
"I'm sorry Ryan!" Marissa called. Ryan walked out of the room and shut the bathroom door. He was really tired of Marissa's mood swings and the way she seemed to ALWAYS be turned off. She had been like this for the past few weeks, and Ryan wasn't used to it.
Marissa felt terrible about waking him up, and leaving him high and dry in the sex department. She just couldn't help it. Deep down inside, she wished that she wasn't pregnant without being married. She knew what people would think. That Ryan married her because of the baby. She felt like a slut, but not wanting Ryan to be mad at her, she made her way to the bathroom. She stripped down before walking in and opening the door to the shower.
"Babe..." she said, eyes looking down to the floor.
"Yea"
"I'm sorry..."
"Hold on" he said, as he stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around himself, leaving the shower running. Marissa suddenly felt stupid, and grabbed a towel for herself too. She sat down on the closed toilet and Ryan stood in front of her.
"Are you mad?" Marissa asked.
"No Marissa, I'm just not used to this whole mood swing thing. One minute you are on, the next off. I don't know what to do sometimes."
"I know; it's just the hormones. It's only 7 more months and then we'll have our baby"
"We should take advantage of the time we have without a baby though Mariss. We won't be able to be together whenever we want when the baby comes. It'll take up a lot of our time. I'm willing to do it, but it's not going to be easy" Ryan said.
"I know, I'm sorry." Marissa uttered, almost in tears. She was terrified about the future.
"Come here..." Ryan said, wanting Marissa to be in his arms. He hated to see her cry.
Marissa got up and pressed herself up against Ryan's wet body and started to cry. "Don't worry, we'll get through this." He said, trying to calm her. "It'll be ok..."
Marissa tried to catch her breath and stood tall, wanting to stay strong. She was going to get through this, and Ryan would be there to help her. They would get married and have a happy life together with a beautiful child.... That's what Marissa knew would happen.
"That's it..." Ryan said, "Come lay down..."
"Ok..." Marissa whimpered, her voice weak from crying. Ryan led Marissa to the bed where she laid down and wrapped herself in the covers. Ryan kissed her forehead.
"I think I'm gonna go for a jog... you gonna be ok?"
"Yea..."
"Alright, you get some sleep now. I love you"
"I love you too"
Ryan walked through the doors of the pool house and closed them behind him. Soon after hearing the doors shut, Marissa finally fell asleep.
"Come on you two, take a seat" Sandy demanded as he placed a few plates down on the table.
"This all looks really good." Ryan commented.
"Yeah it really does" Marissa spoke, as she piled her plate with food.
Marissa ate a LOT food, and this surprised everyone at the table but Ryan and Summer. Normally she was the one who ate the small green salad, with light dressing, but now she was eating for two. They all chatted and filled their plates with food. After about 20 minutes, Ryan was starting to get nervous.
"So, how was sailing?" Kirsten asked Seth and Ryan.
"It was good." Ryan said. He eyed Marissa, hoping she would notice his gestures, thinking if this would be a good time to tell them.
Marissa nodded her head slightly, and gulped down hard. Why was she so anxious? This was a good thing... them getting married. What was she so afraid of?
"Uhm, everyone, Marissa and I have something to tell you" Ryan said. He stood up and cleared his throat. You could see Summer's eyes light up with excitement as if she was ready to burst.
Everyone at the table starred at Ryan, waiting for him to speak. He finally just let it out.
"Marissa and I are getting married!" He said. Marissa stood up next to him and looked out into the crowd of bedazzled faces. Ryan wrapped his arm around her waist. She held out her hand and flashed the stunning diamond ring that Ryan had given her.
"Coop, why didn't you tell me?" Summer said jokingly, as she popped up and embraced Marissa.
"Ryan! Marissa! Congratulations!" Sandy exclaimed, standing up to give Ryan a fatherly hug.
Kirsten put on a huge smile, and congratulated two of them.
Seth stepped forward and gave his brother a huge hug. "Congratulations man".
Everyone sat back down. "This is so exciting! Any idea where you two want to have the wedding yet?" Kirsten asked.
"Actually I think were gonna have it here." Ryan said.
"Great!" Sandy said.
"Anyone for desert?" Kirsten asked, as she stood up clearing plates. Marissa felt a huge lump in her stomach.
She looked at Ryan, and he reassured her it would be okay. He stroked the top of her hand beneath the table. Summer started giving baby names to Marissa, but she didn't even seem to hear her.
Kirsten came back with plates of raspberry cheesecake. She passed them out, and sat back down.
"Before we eat..." Marissa began. "I think you should all know something"
"More news?" Seth said.
"Actually yes...you see...I'm pregnant" Marissa said, and waited for everyone's response.
There was a roar of excitement, and everyone was so happy to hear all this news.
Summer stood up " I KNEW!" Summer exclaimed.
"I'm sure you did...now sit down honey" Seth said.
Everyone ate the rest of their deserts, chatting away, talking about Ryan and Marissa's future. Marissa felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her, and Ryan was just so glad to have it all over with.
Dinner was ended, and everyone was pretty tired. Once the kitchen was cleaned up, Kirsten and Sandy said goodnight to everyone and proceeded off to bed. Seth put little Emily into bed, and then the 4 old friends sat down in the living room.
"Coop...I can't believe all this, I'm so happy for you!" Summer said..
"Thanks Sum" Marissa said as she laughed.
"NAMES!" Summer exclaimed. "Baby names Marissa! You can't leave it till the last minute!".
"Calm down Summer...she's only what like a few days to a week pregnant?" Seth said.
"Actually...I'm two months pregnant" Marissa said. It wasn't that noticeable though, you would have just thought Marissa had put on a few pounds.
"What??" Summer said, getting a little excited. She was gonna be and aunt, and soon. The four friends laughed and talked for hours and before they knew it, it was 12:00PM.
"Wanna go off to bed?" Ryan whispered quietly, it was getting pretty late.
"Sure babe. Good night you guys" Marissa said as she got up and exited the house.
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"So this is pretty exciting eh?" Seth said, and kissed his wife on the forehead.
"Yeah! For me!" She said raising her voice.
"Cohen...Why don't we have more kids?" She asked. It never really occurred to her.
"You want another kid?" He asked.
"Well yeah, I guess...I mean don't you think Emily would like a little brother or sister?"
"I guess so; I know what it's like being an only child." He said.
"Well then..." Summer said, as she grabbed Seth by his shirt collar and pulled him upstairs.
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4:00 AM
Inside the pool house, Ryan was fast asleep. Marissa was the one sitting awake. She had finally told the Cohen's, but next she would have to face her own parents. Her father would be supportive like always, she knew. But her mother was the one she was worried about. Julie Cooper was a real bitch.
She was also worried about her doctor's appointment the following day. She had previously made an appointment with Dr. Milano. Marissa hoped that her baby would be healthy. She tossed and turned, not seeming to be able to sleep. She stretched her arms up and curled her legs in, accidentally kicking Ryan down low.
"Shit!" he exclaimed, suddenly drawn from his sleep.
"Sorry baby! I didn't mean to..." Marissa apologized. Ryan didn't speak, only moaned.
Marissa braced his shoulders and rubbed his leg. Ryan's wince soon turned into a smile, and he played with Marissa's hair. She knew right where to touch to make him happy.
"Well I'm awake now..." he whispered.
"Me too"
Ryan started kissing Marissa, but she didn't feel like being touched. She pushed him away.
"What? You wake me up and you don't want me to touch you?"
"I didn't mean to wake you up..."
"Well, whatever. I'm awake now. I'm gonna go take a shower"
"I'm sorry Ryan!" Marissa called. Ryan walked out of the room and shut the bathroom door. He was really tired of Marissa's mood swings and the way she seemed to ALWAYS be turned off. She had been like this for the past few weeks, and Ryan wasn't used to it.
Marissa felt terrible about waking him up, and leaving him high and dry in the sex department. She just couldn't help it. Deep down inside, she wished that she wasn't pregnant without being married. She knew what people would think. That Ryan married her because of the baby. She felt like a slut, but not wanting Ryan to be mad at her, she made her way to the bathroom. She stripped down before walking in and opening the door to the shower.
"Babe..." she said, eyes looking down to the floor.
"Yea"
"I'm sorry..."
"Hold on" he said, as he stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around himself, leaving the shower running. Marissa suddenly felt stupid, and grabbed a towel for herself too. She sat down on the closed toilet and Ryan stood in front of her.
"Are you mad?" Marissa asked.
"No Marissa, I'm just not used to this whole mood swing thing. One minute you are on, the next off. I don't know what to do sometimes."
"I know; it's just the hormones. It's only 7 more months and then we'll have our baby"
"We should take advantage of the time we have without a baby though Mariss. We won't be able to be together whenever we want when the baby comes. It'll take up a lot of our time. I'm willing to do it, but it's not going to be easy" Ryan said.
"I know, I'm sorry." Marissa uttered, almost in tears. She was terrified about the future.
"Come here..." Ryan said, wanting Marissa to be in his arms. He hated to see her cry.
Marissa got up and pressed herself up against Ryan's wet body and started to cry. "Don't worry, we'll get through this." He said, trying to calm her. "It'll be ok..."
Marissa tried to catch her breath and stood tall, wanting to stay strong. She was going to get through this, and Ryan would be there to help her. They would get married and have a happy life together with a beautiful child.... That's what Marissa knew would happen.
"That's it..." Ryan said, "Come lay down..."
"Ok..." Marissa whimpered, her voice weak from crying. Ryan led Marissa to the bed where she laid down and wrapped herself in the covers. Ryan kissed her forehead.
"I think I'm gonna go for a jog... you gonna be ok?"
"Yea..."
"Alright, you get some sleep now. I love you"
"I love you too"
Ryan walked through the doors of the pool house and closed them behind him. Soon after hearing the doors shut, Marissa finally fell asleep.