Chapter Three: Meet the Parents
"Oh, sorry sis, this is Seth. I don't know if mom told you but dad Sandy is my lawyer and the Cohen's took me in after a got arrested for jacking a car." Ryan stood up and helped Brooke to her feet.
"Yeah, mom mentioned something like that, but you know her, doesn't remember a lot. So the Cones took you in because . . . . . you're sweet and innocent?" Brooke was a little confused on this topic, her brother wasn't exactly someone you would take in off the street. He was sweet and all, but not so innocent, then again maybe they didn't know a lot about him, maybe they don't really know why he is who he is.
"First of all it Cohen, not Cone. Second, Ryan didn't seem like the evil type and he really tried to be nice around my parents, though mom wasn't cool with him staying for a while. But he grew on her and now she's over protective and doing all the motherly things." Seth pinched Ryan's cheek in a mock of his mother. He couldn't help but wonder why had they taken him in, yeah sure he was in trouble and he liked him as a friend . . . . but his mom wasn't known for her spontaneous actions.
"Right" Brooke still didn't get it all, but figured it didn't really matter, she had found Ryan and that's what counted. So long as she stayed near him, Jack wouldn't hurt her. . . . . all the time they had known each other, Jack had hit Ryan once, and landed in the hospital with a broken arm and a divorce because of it. Ryan always stood up to him for her, never once did she see him back away from a fight, never.
"So why again are you here? I mean it's cool and all, but I didn't even know Ryan had a sister and then boom you're here to visit? Just a little surprising." Seth wanted to know more about Brooke, he didn't care what, just get to know her. He couldn't help but think she was really hot. . . . . maybe even hotter then Summer.
Brooke thought about that question for a minute before answering.
"I just needed somewhere to regroup, you know, focus and figure out what to do next. I'll be out of here soon, I just got to figure out where first." Brooke looked at Ryan with the puppy dog eyes and asked to stay a few nights.
"Yeah, we might want to tell Sandy and Kirsten about you too though. I know it's my place and all, but I think they have a right to know. And I think we should do it now, just to get it over with." Ryan walked towards the door and held it open for Marissa and Brooke.
Seth stopped just before the door to talk to Ryan with out the girls, "Dude, your sister's hot! Think you could help out a friend?"
Ryan smaked upside the head, "She's my little sister Seth! You're practically her brother. NO, no way am I hooking you two up, forget it." Ryan started to leave but Seth pulled him back.
"Weren't you just telling me to get over Summer and move on, find someone not so into the rich life thing, well Brooke seems pretty grounded. . . . . . "Seth looked hopefully at Ryan, the glare he got back wasn't too encouraging.
"I didn't mean my sister! And she's not even staying here long, there is no way in hell your goin a pull a one night stand on my Brooke." Ryan pulled the door free of Seth's hand and left.
"But you know I'd treat her right. . . . . I'm not going to pull a one night stand, cuz I wouldn't really know how. C'mon, just give me a shot." Seth whispered to Ryan as they hurried to cathc up to the girls waiting by the stairs.
Ryan relaxed a little,
"I'm not going to help you, but I'm not going to stop you either, sound fair? Just remember. . . . .you hurt her and I'll -"
"I know, I know, you'll hurt me too." Seth smiled.
"No, I'll kill you!" Ryan jogged up to the girls and started talking, leaving Seth to think if he really meant what he said.
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"Wow, that's a lot to take in." Sandy and Kirsten had just been given a summary of the facts and were still wheeling from the shock of it.
"Of course she can stay, for as long as she needs to." Sandy looked at the expression on his face, the same doubtful look she had when he had told her about Ryan. I hope she isn't angry, but I can't just expect Ryan to give up his sister and not help her, I'm hoping that he couldn't do that.
"Why don't you guys go set up another bed, I need to talk to your father." Kirsten turned to face Sandy and waited for the kids to leave.
"You know we can't just let her go. She is only sixteen and she's already crossed half the country looking for Ryan, it's a miracle she wasn't kidnapped or killed." Kirsten frowned at the though of this, I don't think Ryan is going to part with her, he doesn't seem like he wants to let her go.
"are you saying what I think your saying? You want to keep Brooke too?" Sandy couldn't belive what his wife was saying, the shock from Brooke was still sinking in, and now this. . . . . he might have a heart attack or something.
"Well, you can't expect Ryan to give up the one good thing in his life. You saw the way he looked at her, the way he acted around her. He's protective and concerned. . . . not something he shows a lot. They are family, and Cohen's don't separate family." Kirsten didn't really know where she was going with this, but began to realize that Brooke probably wouldn't be leaving very soon.
"Kirsten, you want to adopt Brooke too? Are you sure?" Sandy looked at his wife with disbelief written all over his face.
"I guess so, We can't let her go back to Jack, and I'm not letting a sixteen year old out into this world be herself. . . . .and I don't think Ryan would either. But lets give her a week or two, just see what happens and we'll go from there. I just have this feeling that if she leaves, so does Ryan, and I don't think Seth will stand for that - he might even try to go too." Sandy and Kirsten sat there for a few moments thinking this over.
It was true, if Brooke left then so did Ryan and Seth wouldn't be far behind. But were they really ready to take on another kid, especially a girl. They had no idea what to do with Brooke, Seth had been there only child and now suddenly two new teenagers show up. But could they just let her go back to him, to that monster who calls himself a dad. . . . . or worse, to nobody?
"Oh, sorry sis, this is Seth. I don't know if mom told you but dad Sandy is my lawyer and the Cohen's took me in after a got arrested for jacking a car." Ryan stood up and helped Brooke to her feet.
"Yeah, mom mentioned something like that, but you know her, doesn't remember a lot. So the Cones took you in because . . . . . you're sweet and innocent?" Brooke was a little confused on this topic, her brother wasn't exactly someone you would take in off the street. He was sweet and all, but not so innocent, then again maybe they didn't know a lot about him, maybe they don't really know why he is who he is.
"First of all it Cohen, not Cone. Second, Ryan didn't seem like the evil type and he really tried to be nice around my parents, though mom wasn't cool with him staying for a while. But he grew on her and now she's over protective and doing all the motherly things." Seth pinched Ryan's cheek in a mock of his mother. He couldn't help but wonder why had they taken him in, yeah sure he was in trouble and he liked him as a friend . . . . but his mom wasn't known for her spontaneous actions.
"Right" Brooke still didn't get it all, but figured it didn't really matter, she had found Ryan and that's what counted. So long as she stayed near him, Jack wouldn't hurt her. . . . . all the time they had known each other, Jack had hit Ryan once, and landed in the hospital with a broken arm and a divorce because of it. Ryan always stood up to him for her, never once did she see him back away from a fight, never.
"So why again are you here? I mean it's cool and all, but I didn't even know Ryan had a sister and then boom you're here to visit? Just a little surprising." Seth wanted to know more about Brooke, he didn't care what, just get to know her. He couldn't help but think she was really hot. . . . . maybe even hotter then Summer.
Brooke thought about that question for a minute before answering.
"I just needed somewhere to regroup, you know, focus and figure out what to do next. I'll be out of here soon, I just got to figure out where first." Brooke looked at Ryan with the puppy dog eyes and asked to stay a few nights.
"Yeah, we might want to tell Sandy and Kirsten about you too though. I know it's my place and all, but I think they have a right to know. And I think we should do it now, just to get it over with." Ryan walked towards the door and held it open for Marissa and Brooke.
Seth stopped just before the door to talk to Ryan with out the girls, "Dude, your sister's hot! Think you could help out a friend?"
Ryan smaked upside the head, "She's my little sister Seth! You're practically her brother. NO, no way am I hooking you two up, forget it." Ryan started to leave but Seth pulled him back.
"Weren't you just telling me to get over Summer and move on, find someone not so into the rich life thing, well Brooke seems pretty grounded. . . . . . "Seth looked hopefully at Ryan, the glare he got back wasn't too encouraging.
"I didn't mean my sister! And she's not even staying here long, there is no way in hell your goin a pull a one night stand on my Brooke." Ryan pulled the door free of Seth's hand and left.
"But you know I'd treat her right. . . . . I'm not going to pull a one night stand, cuz I wouldn't really know how. C'mon, just give me a shot." Seth whispered to Ryan as they hurried to cathc up to the girls waiting by the stairs.
Ryan relaxed a little,
"I'm not going to help you, but I'm not going to stop you either, sound fair? Just remember. . . . .you hurt her and I'll -"
"I know, I know, you'll hurt me too." Seth smiled.
"No, I'll kill you!" Ryan jogged up to the girls and started talking, leaving Seth to think if he really meant what he said.
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"Wow, that's a lot to take in." Sandy and Kirsten had just been given a summary of the facts and were still wheeling from the shock of it.
"Of course she can stay, for as long as she needs to." Sandy looked at the expression on his face, the same doubtful look she had when he had told her about Ryan. I hope she isn't angry, but I can't just expect Ryan to give up his sister and not help her, I'm hoping that he couldn't do that.
"Why don't you guys go set up another bed, I need to talk to your father." Kirsten turned to face Sandy and waited for the kids to leave.
"You know we can't just let her go. She is only sixteen and she's already crossed half the country looking for Ryan, it's a miracle she wasn't kidnapped or killed." Kirsten frowned at the though of this, I don't think Ryan is going to part with her, he doesn't seem like he wants to let her go.
"are you saying what I think your saying? You want to keep Brooke too?" Sandy couldn't belive what his wife was saying, the shock from Brooke was still sinking in, and now this. . . . . he might have a heart attack or something.
"Well, you can't expect Ryan to give up the one good thing in his life. You saw the way he looked at her, the way he acted around her. He's protective and concerned. . . . not something he shows a lot. They are family, and Cohen's don't separate family." Kirsten didn't really know where she was going with this, but began to realize that Brooke probably wouldn't be leaving very soon.
"Kirsten, you want to adopt Brooke too? Are you sure?" Sandy looked at his wife with disbelief written all over his face.
"I guess so, We can't let her go back to Jack, and I'm not letting a sixteen year old out into this world be herself. . . . .and I don't think Ryan would either. But lets give her a week or two, just see what happens and we'll go from there. I just have this feeling that if she leaves, so does Ryan, and I don't think Seth will stand for that - he might even try to go too." Sandy and Kirsten sat there for a few moments thinking this over.
It was true, if Brooke left then so did Ryan and Seth wouldn't be far behind. But were they really ready to take on another kid, especially a girl. They had no idea what to do with Brooke, Seth had been there only child and now suddenly two new teenagers show up. But could they just let her go back to him, to that monster who calls himself a dad. . . . . or worse, to nobody?