Ryan was a bit exhausted from the day's events so on the way home he
thought he would find out what Seth wanted and then chill by himself in the
pool house. Maybe play with some of the gifts he received. By the time he
reached the house only Jimmy, Julie, and another lady were there. Everyone
else had seemed to have left. Kirsten gave Ryan the number to his mom's
apartment and told him that she would love to receive a call from him later
today. He was about to make that call when Kirsten stopped him.
"Hold on Ryan. You still didn't open my present for you."
"Kirsten you didn't have to. Throwing me this party and not to mention taking me in is enough."
"Well this is important to have. You'll see what I mean when you open it."
"Alright."
Ryan opened the box to find a brand new cell phone.
"Now you don't have to borrow Seth's anymore because you have your own. I hope you like it."
"Thanks Kirsten. This is great. You are right. It is important to have."
Seth walks into the kitchen.
"So did he see the gift dad gave him?"
"What gift? This is just too much." Ryan said.
"No, he hasn't, but don't spoil it Seth."
"I didn't about the party so I wouldn't with this."
"What are you talking about?" Ryan said confused.
"Just join me and my dad is outside now waiting for you."
"Outside?"
"Yeah, your gift is outside." Seth informed him.
"Just close your eyes before you step outside."
Seth guided him to where Sandy's gift was located. He then heard Sandy's voice and felt something being put into this hand. Ryan recognized it to be a key and wondered what it was for.
"Now Ryan before you open your eyes I want you to know this is completely yours and I won't take no for an answer. I can't return it."
"Then I guess I better like it." Ryan joked.
"You can open your eyes now."
Ryan began to get choked up. This was definitely not what he was expecting.
"Is Ryan getting a little tear in his eye?" Seth mocked.
"A little. This is too much. Just too much."
He was standing in front of a brand new black Hummer. The keys in his hands were for this vehicle. Sandy went up to him and gave him a hug.
"There is no way I know that I can repay you. I'll do the dishes and take out the garbage for life."
"No need for that. That's not the definition for a gift. There are no strings attached. It's all yours. No questions asked."
"And I'm going to be your first passenger in this. Come on buddy let's take this for a spin." Seth added.
Ryan hopped inside and took in a breath of the new car smell. Seth was so anxious that he threatened to push Ryan from the driver's seat. He told him to relax and to buckle up. They weren't going to drive anywhere special; just a five to ten minute trip.
"Man this truck rocks. Dude you got to be loving this."
"I am, but your dad still didn't have to get me it. I was happy with the bike. I mean you don't even have your own vehicle yet."
"Oh contrair. He is going to get me one in red for my birthday. That's still a while away, but then our trucks will be brothers too."
"I guess I feel a bit better now."
"Trust me. They give things out of love, not out of expecting things in return."
"Believe me I will be more than happy to help around the house even with that."
"Oh can we stop by Summer's house? She must have packed one of my comic books into her bag when we left the resort. I wanted to finish it tonight."
"Sure.'
While Seth was inside Summer's house. Ryan made the phone call to his mother. After two rings she picked up the phone.
"Hello."
"Hi mom. Thanks again for the cd player."
"I wish I could have gotten you more, but you know my money is tight."
"It's okay mom. Just having you show up was great today."
"You're still my son. I love you."
"I love you too mom. Umm I was wondering if it was not too late to visit you tonight. I have something to show you."
"Yeah tonight's good. I have the afternoon shift so I don't have to go to sleep early. Come by. Here is the address."
Dawn told him the street and he wrote it down on a piece of paper. Just when he got off the phone, Seth came back inside the Hummer.
"Got it. Okay let's go home." Seth said.
"Before we go you want to come with me to visit my mom. I wanted to show her this Hummer to her. She will never believe that this is mine. I just hope she doesn't think that I stole it."
"Alright. I have no plans. Plus I will get to see a bit of Chino since I never have."
"Oh yeah."
The ride felt so smooth going down the highway and Ryan just couldn't stop smiling. This was such a great day with everything that he got and now just driving down to go see his mom seemed so unrealistic to him. If someone told him even six months ago this would happen to him, he would have to be pinched. Not to mention having everything with Marissa resolved also. Just looking down at his watch showed him that she really did love him even though they had gone through so much together.
A Hummer. Jeez a freaking Hummer is all mine. I never want to wake up from this dream. Somewhere down the road I must have done something great to deserve this. Thankfully it didn't come too late. I'm glad Seth is riding along with me. He really is a great brother and it seems he feels the same way about me. This is what brothers are supposed to do. Ride together in cars, not steal them. I still love Trey as a brother, but I feel closer to Seth now and he feels more like a brother to me now. Now that I think about it I am glad he also accepted me into the family. He really didn't have to.
"Seth."
"Yeah."
"Thanks for being there for me. I mean after knowing where I came from and everything."
"Of course buddy. You had my back and I sort of had yours except for the Oliver part, but we're past that now. I needed someone to believe in me and so did you. We relied on each other and look at us now."
"Still you didn't have to."
"I did and now we're like brothers. You're the brother I never had."
"Thanks. Oh, here's the place."
Ryan saw that it was not too much run down as their old house. It was quite pleasant; descent enough to live in if one didn't have too much money. He was proud that his mother found a better place for herself. The only thing he still didn't know was whether she really did quit drinking even if it was only occasionally. They never really talked about that back in the Cohen house.
"Hey man this is not as bad as you made it out to be. I could even live here."
"I guess. Come on. She should be inside."
Ryan knocked on the door and some lady answered the door. He figured it was the other lady she was living with and asked if his mother was inside. The lady said yeah and told him to come inside. Seth followed Ryan into the small apartment. The place was clean and everything looked to be in order. It did not look disheveled as when his mom was living with her boyfriends before. Ryan figured that the other lady cleaned the house. It was very rare that he found his mom holding any type of cleaning product. He usually was the one doing the cleaning in the house not to mention breakfast.
"Oh hey Ryan. How was the trip?"
"It was fine. This is a nice place you have here."
"Yeah. It's the most I can afford for now."
"Nah. It's great. I mean definitely better than what we were living in."
"That's the past now and we just need to look to the future. I see you decided to bring Seth."
"Hey Dawn." Seth said.
"I really wanted to see where you were living in now and show you something."
"What is it Ryan? Do you want me to guess?"
"No. Just come outside okay."
Dawn followed Ryan and Seth outside to the new Hummer. She couldn't believe that this was parked in front of her apartment. Trucks like this did not come by this street very often; if ever. Her first reaction was whether this was purchased, or stolen. The look Ryan gave her made her know that this was indeed legit and that it was not stolen.
"And whose is this?" Dawn asked.
"The Cohen's bought it for me for my birthday."
"Yeah. They just went all out and got him it. I told them that he would like this one." Seth added.
"This makes my cd player look like nothing compared to this. Wow. I just don't know what else to say."
"Say yes to a ride with us in it. You haven't been in a truck like this ever and you should get the chance." Ryan said.
"Just let me get my purse." Dawn said excitedly.
"Hold on Ryan. You still didn't open my present for you."
"Kirsten you didn't have to. Throwing me this party and not to mention taking me in is enough."
"Well this is important to have. You'll see what I mean when you open it."
"Alright."
Ryan opened the box to find a brand new cell phone.
"Now you don't have to borrow Seth's anymore because you have your own. I hope you like it."
"Thanks Kirsten. This is great. You are right. It is important to have."
Seth walks into the kitchen.
"So did he see the gift dad gave him?"
"What gift? This is just too much." Ryan said.
"No, he hasn't, but don't spoil it Seth."
"I didn't about the party so I wouldn't with this."
"What are you talking about?" Ryan said confused.
"Just join me and my dad is outside now waiting for you."
"Outside?"
"Yeah, your gift is outside." Seth informed him.
"Just close your eyes before you step outside."
Seth guided him to where Sandy's gift was located. He then heard Sandy's voice and felt something being put into this hand. Ryan recognized it to be a key and wondered what it was for.
"Now Ryan before you open your eyes I want you to know this is completely yours and I won't take no for an answer. I can't return it."
"Then I guess I better like it." Ryan joked.
"You can open your eyes now."
Ryan began to get choked up. This was definitely not what he was expecting.
"Is Ryan getting a little tear in his eye?" Seth mocked.
"A little. This is too much. Just too much."
He was standing in front of a brand new black Hummer. The keys in his hands were for this vehicle. Sandy went up to him and gave him a hug.
"There is no way I know that I can repay you. I'll do the dishes and take out the garbage for life."
"No need for that. That's not the definition for a gift. There are no strings attached. It's all yours. No questions asked."
"And I'm going to be your first passenger in this. Come on buddy let's take this for a spin." Seth added.
Ryan hopped inside and took in a breath of the new car smell. Seth was so anxious that he threatened to push Ryan from the driver's seat. He told him to relax and to buckle up. They weren't going to drive anywhere special; just a five to ten minute trip.
"Man this truck rocks. Dude you got to be loving this."
"I am, but your dad still didn't have to get me it. I was happy with the bike. I mean you don't even have your own vehicle yet."
"Oh contrair. He is going to get me one in red for my birthday. That's still a while away, but then our trucks will be brothers too."
"I guess I feel a bit better now."
"Trust me. They give things out of love, not out of expecting things in return."
"Believe me I will be more than happy to help around the house even with that."
"Oh can we stop by Summer's house? She must have packed one of my comic books into her bag when we left the resort. I wanted to finish it tonight."
"Sure.'
While Seth was inside Summer's house. Ryan made the phone call to his mother. After two rings she picked up the phone.
"Hello."
"Hi mom. Thanks again for the cd player."
"I wish I could have gotten you more, but you know my money is tight."
"It's okay mom. Just having you show up was great today."
"You're still my son. I love you."
"I love you too mom. Umm I was wondering if it was not too late to visit you tonight. I have something to show you."
"Yeah tonight's good. I have the afternoon shift so I don't have to go to sleep early. Come by. Here is the address."
Dawn told him the street and he wrote it down on a piece of paper. Just when he got off the phone, Seth came back inside the Hummer.
"Got it. Okay let's go home." Seth said.
"Before we go you want to come with me to visit my mom. I wanted to show her this Hummer to her. She will never believe that this is mine. I just hope she doesn't think that I stole it."
"Alright. I have no plans. Plus I will get to see a bit of Chino since I never have."
"Oh yeah."
The ride felt so smooth going down the highway and Ryan just couldn't stop smiling. This was such a great day with everything that he got and now just driving down to go see his mom seemed so unrealistic to him. If someone told him even six months ago this would happen to him, he would have to be pinched. Not to mention having everything with Marissa resolved also. Just looking down at his watch showed him that she really did love him even though they had gone through so much together.
A Hummer. Jeez a freaking Hummer is all mine. I never want to wake up from this dream. Somewhere down the road I must have done something great to deserve this. Thankfully it didn't come too late. I'm glad Seth is riding along with me. He really is a great brother and it seems he feels the same way about me. This is what brothers are supposed to do. Ride together in cars, not steal them. I still love Trey as a brother, but I feel closer to Seth now and he feels more like a brother to me now. Now that I think about it I am glad he also accepted me into the family. He really didn't have to.
"Seth."
"Yeah."
"Thanks for being there for me. I mean after knowing where I came from and everything."
"Of course buddy. You had my back and I sort of had yours except for the Oliver part, but we're past that now. I needed someone to believe in me and so did you. We relied on each other and look at us now."
"Still you didn't have to."
"I did and now we're like brothers. You're the brother I never had."
"Thanks. Oh, here's the place."
Ryan saw that it was not too much run down as their old house. It was quite pleasant; descent enough to live in if one didn't have too much money. He was proud that his mother found a better place for herself. The only thing he still didn't know was whether she really did quit drinking even if it was only occasionally. They never really talked about that back in the Cohen house.
"Hey man this is not as bad as you made it out to be. I could even live here."
"I guess. Come on. She should be inside."
Ryan knocked on the door and some lady answered the door. He figured it was the other lady she was living with and asked if his mother was inside. The lady said yeah and told him to come inside. Seth followed Ryan into the small apartment. The place was clean and everything looked to be in order. It did not look disheveled as when his mom was living with her boyfriends before. Ryan figured that the other lady cleaned the house. It was very rare that he found his mom holding any type of cleaning product. He usually was the one doing the cleaning in the house not to mention breakfast.
"Oh hey Ryan. How was the trip?"
"It was fine. This is a nice place you have here."
"Yeah. It's the most I can afford for now."
"Nah. It's great. I mean definitely better than what we were living in."
"That's the past now and we just need to look to the future. I see you decided to bring Seth."
"Hey Dawn." Seth said.
"I really wanted to see where you were living in now and show you something."
"What is it Ryan? Do you want me to guess?"
"No. Just come outside okay."
Dawn followed Ryan and Seth outside to the new Hummer. She couldn't believe that this was parked in front of her apartment. Trucks like this did not come by this street very often; if ever. Her first reaction was whether this was purchased, or stolen. The look Ryan gave her made her know that this was indeed legit and that it was not stolen.
"And whose is this?" Dawn asked.
"The Cohen's bought it for me for my birthday."
"Yeah. They just went all out and got him it. I told them that he would like this one." Seth added.
"This makes my cd player look like nothing compared to this. Wow. I just don't know what else to say."
"Say yes to a ride with us in it. You haven't been in a truck like this ever and you should get the chance." Ryan said.
"Just let me get my purse." Dawn said excitedly.