Chapter Two
About three months after the wedding, Seth waited patiently, but nervously outside the master bedroom bathroom. Summer was inside the bathroom waiting for the results of an at-home pregnancy test. Seth and Summer had been trying to have a baby for three whole months now and both were completely frustrated with the way things were going.
As he waited, Seth took a look around the room he stood in. Seth and Summer had bought a 4-bedroom house, just five blocks from Kirsten and Sandy's house, and four blocks away from Marissa and Ryan's house. He was looking forward to raising children with Summer in this house and nothing upset him more than getting negative results back from the at-home tests. Unfortunately, for the past three months, that was all Summer and Seth had gotten-negative test results.
The door to the bathroom opened and out came Summer, with a tear stained face. "Oh, Sum, it's going to be okay," Seth said immediately while trying to hide his own disappointment from his wife.
"No! It's not!" Summer screamed. "What if we never have a baby?" Summer flopped down on their bed. "Why is this happening to us? Why does everyone else get a baby?" Summer started sobbing so hard that her whole body started to shake.
Seth sat down next to Summer. "Come here, sweetie," Seth said to her in a soothing voice. Summer slowly sat up and crawled closer to Seth. She slowly sank into his arms as her body continued to shake from all the heavy sobbing she was doing.
"We're going to be okay. We'll have a baby eventually. Maybe it's just not our time yet," Seth rambled, trying to come up with a satisfying answer for Summer when he truly had no answers for her or even himself.
"No, really! We've been trying so much!" Summer argued. Seth sighed to himself. He had forgotten how hostile Summer could be when she was upset and didn't get her way. "We should have a baby now! Not in a while, when it's our time! It's our time right now!" Summer yelled.
A few minutes later, Summer had stopped sobbing as hard and had calmed down a bit. Now, that she was a little calmer, her sadness had turned to anger. That was a classic Summer self defense technique-turn your sadness into rage and anger.
"Well, we'll just try again, Summer. It's going to happen, I know it. These things just take time," Seth said. He leaned down and kissed Summer's forehead. "Why don't we go-" Seth started to say.
"I think we need help," Summer said, cutting Seth off. "Like professional help, real help. We should go see a fertility doctor," Summer said firmly. She turned and looked at Seth, whom was staring at his wife like she had gone crazy. "What!?" Summer snapped. "When people need help, they have to ask for it. Who else do you want to ask to help us, Ryan? Marissa? We need a fertility doctor! We need to get an appointment! We need to see a fertility doctor!" Summer insisted, nodding her head in a feverish manner.
Seth sat there for a moment, looking completely shocked. It was completely unlike Summer to admit that she needed help and while part of him was proud of her for being able to admit she needed help, the other part of him wasn't so sure that they needed help. "Summer, I really don't think we need to see a fertility doctor-we haven't been having that much trouble," Seth babbled.
"Seth Cohen! Do you see a fat woman or a baby around here? No, I don't think so. Therefore, we have been having trouble and I want to do something about it!" Summer snapped. "I want a baby of our own, I want to start a family, and I want it now!" Summer yelled.
"Okay, Sum, try to calm down-" Seth started to say.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Summer warned Seth, as she glared at him. "Don't tell me to calm down! I want to go to a fertility doctor! As soon as possible!" Summer added in a stubborn tone.
Seth sighed and gave in. He just couldn't resist Summer, especially when he knew she was in a lot of emotional pain and so upset over something. "I don't think we have a problem. I don't think we should blame ourselves for why we don't have a baby yet. However, Sum, I do love you and if you're worried, I'll go to the fertility doctor with you if you want," Seth told her.
Summer turned to face her husband. "Thank you," Summer said in a quiet face. The stubborn expression on her face disappeared and was replaced with an expression filled with love. Seth felt her whole body relax as she looked up to him. "I love you," she whispered to him.
"I love you, too, sweetie," he said as he kissed her forehead. "I'll go call my doctor and ask him for the name of a doctor that he recommends, okay?" Seth asked. Summer nodded her approval and moved so that she was leaning against the headboard instead of Seth. He got up, kissed her one more time, and went to his office to get his doctor's number.
Seth sat down in his office and dialed his doctor's number. "Yes, hello, may I please speak with Dr. Parker? You can tell him it's Seth Cohen on the phone," Seth said.
"One moment, Mr. Cohen," a woman's voice replied. There was a beeping noise and Seth found himself feeling very nervous as he waited on hold for Dr. Parker. He wasn't sure why, but he had a sudden, terrible feeling that they were going to receive horrible news from the fertility doctor. Seth shook his head at himself and he felt quite shocked by his own attitude. They hadn't even seen a fertility doctor yet! How could he be so nervous about something that might not happen?
"Hello?" a man's voice said over the phone line.
"Hello, Dr. Parker, this is Seth Cohen. Listen, my wife and I are having a problem..." Seth started to discuss their problem with Dr. Parker. Seth prayed that their conversation would go well and that he might stop feeling so nervous by the end of their conversation.
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Summer sat on the bed and worried about what was going on in her life. Years ago, if you would have told Summer that she'd be sitting in her room, crying over the fact that she didn't have a child, she probably would have slapped you and asked you if you were feeling sick. Summer had never wanted kids when she was growing up and assumed she'd never want them. Then Summer got together with Seth and realized that she would do anything to have Seth's children. It wasn't just that Seth wanted children so much, it was that Summer had finally realized what a gift children could be. She was desperate for Seth and herself to share the experience of raising children together. She only hoped and prayed that the fertility doctor would have some answers for her and Seth.
Summer decided she needed to get her mind set on something else so she looked around the room for something else to occupy her mind until Seth arrived back in their bedroom. As she glanced around the room, the first thing that came into her view was a picture of her and Seth. It was from their sophomore year of college. They had decided to spend spring break down in Miami and spent almost all their time down at the beach. Seth and Summer had been walking down the beach when Summer stepped on a sharp, jagged shell and cut open the bottom of her foot. She was bleeding so bad that she started to cry and refused to walk back to the hotel. Then, without many choices left, Seth volunteered to carry Summer back to the hotel piggyback style. The hotel was about three miles away and when the two were almost half way there, a woman stopped them and insisted on taking their picture for them because they looked 'just too cute'. And now, about four years later, the picture still sat framed on the bedside table by Seth's side.
The picture made Summer grin. That was the first time she smiled all day. Maybe even in the past few days. The last few weeks hadn't been easy for Seth or Summer.
Summer's thoughts were soon interrupted by the telephone ringing. They had two lines and Seth always used the second line in his office. She reached over and picked up the phone, not bothering to look at the caller ID. "Hello?" Summer said. She tried to make her voice as clear as possible so that it wouldn't sound like she had been crying.
"Sum?" the voice that Summer heard belonged to Kellie.
"Hey, Kel, what's up?" Summer asked, trying to sound as normal as possible.
"Are you okay?" Kellie asked, ignoring Summer's question for the time being. "You sound irritated...agitated...aggravated...frustrated...all of the above maybe?" Kellie guessed. Summer sighed. Kellie always knew what was going on.
"Let's talk about that some other time, not today. Let's talk about why you called..." Summer suggested.
"Okay, if you're sure. Well, I wanted to call you and let you know that Alex and I are moving back to California. We'll be there in about five days," Kellie told her.
"Wow! I'm so glad! I know you always said you'd move back after Ellie was born, but, JEEZ! I didn't think it would ever happen. I'm so happy, Kel!" Summer said, smiling again for the second time that day.
"Well, Elle's about three months old now so we figured it was time to move back to our actual home. Anyway, my parents and Alex's parents are throwing us a two year anniversary party a few days after we move back out there, so I just wanted to let you know because you're probably going to get the invitation today. Anyway, I got to go, but call me when you want to talk about what ever is so irritating and aggravating, okay, Sum?" Kellie said.
"Yeah, of course. The party sounds great," Summer said.
"Oh, and at the party, Alex and I want to ask you and Seth a very important question, but don't ask about it now, we want to talk to you two about it in person, okay?" Kellie added.
Summer wondered to herself what Kellie and Alex could possibly have to ask Summer and Seth that was so important. "Okay, well, then when you get here, we can talk all about whatever it is. I'll talk to you later, Kellie. Bye," Summer said. Kellie said bye back to Summer and then they both hung up the phone. "What could Kellie and Alex possibly have to ask us?" Summer wondered again, this time out loud.
About three months after the wedding, Seth waited patiently, but nervously outside the master bedroom bathroom. Summer was inside the bathroom waiting for the results of an at-home pregnancy test. Seth and Summer had been trying to have a baby for three whole months now and both were completely frustrated with the way things were going.
As he waited, Seth took a look around the room he stood in. Seth and Summer had bought a 4-bedroom house, just five blocks from Kirsten and Sandy's house, and four blocks away from Marissa and Ryan's house. He was looking forward to raising children with Summer in this house and nothing upset him more than getting negative results back from the at-home tests. Unfortunately, for the past three months, that was all Summer and Seth had gotten-negative test results.
The door to the bathroom opened and out came Summer, with a tear stained face. "Oh, Sum, it's going to be okay," Seth said immediately while trying to hide his own disappointment from his wife.
"No! It's not!" Summer screamed. "What if we never have a baby?" Summer flopped down on their bed. "Why is this happening to us? Why does everyone else get a baby?" Summer started sobbing so hard that her whole body started to shake.
Seth sat down next to Summer. "Come here, sweetie," Seth said to her in a soothing voice. Summer slowly sat up and crawled closer to Seth. She slowly sank into his arms as her body continued to shake from all the heavy sobbing she was doing.
"We're going to be okay. We'll have a baby eventually. Maybe it's just not our time yet," Seth rambled, trying to come up with a satisfying answer for Summer when he truly had no answers for her or even himself.
"No, really! We've been trying so much!" Summer argued. Seth sighed to himself. He had forgotten how hostile Summer could be when she was upset and didn't get her way. "We should have a baby now! Not in a while, when it's our time! It's our time right now!" Summer yelled.
A few minutes later, Summer had stopped sobbing as hard and had calmed down a bit. Now, that she was a little calmer, her sadness had turned to anger. That was a classic Summer self defense technique-turn your sadness into rage and anger.
"Well, we'll just try again, Summer. It's going to happen, I know it. These things just take time," Seth said. He leaned down and kissed Summer's forehead. "Why don't we go-" Seth started to say.
"I think we need help," Summer said, cutting Seth off. "Like professional help, real help. We should go see a fertility doctor," Summer said firmly. She turned and looked at Seth, whom was staring at his wife like she had gone crazy. "What!?" Summer snapped. "When people need help, they have to ask for it. Who else do you want to ask to help us, Ryan? Marissa? We need a fertility doctor! We need to get an appointment! We need to see a fertility doctor!" Summer insisted, nodding her head in a feverish manner.
Seth sat there for a moment, looking completely shocked. It was completely unlike Summer to admit that she needed help and while part of him was proud of her for being able to admit she needed help, the other part of him wasn't so sure that they needed help. "Summer, I really don't think we need to see a fertility doctor-we haven't been having that much trouble," Seth babbled.
"Seth Cohen! Do you see a fat woman or a baby around here? No, I don't think so. Therefore, we have been having trouble and I want to do something about it!" Summer snapped. "I want a baby of our own, I want to start a family, and I want it now!" Summer yelled.
"Okay, Sum, try to calm down-" Seth started to say.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Summer warned Seth, as she glared at him. "Don't tell me to calm down! I want to go to a fertility doctor! As soon as possible!" Summer added in a stubborn tone.
Seth sighed and gave in. He just couldn't resist Summer, especially when he knew she was in a lot of emotional pain and so upset over something. "I don't think we have a problem. I don't think we should blame ourselves for why we don't have a baby yet. However, Sum, I do love you and if you're worried, I'll go to the fertility doctor with you if you want," Seth told her.
Summer turned to face her husband. "Thank you," Summer said in a quiet face. The stubborn expression on her face disappeared and was replaced with an expression filled with love. Seth felt her whole body relax as she looked up to him. "I love you," she whispered to him.
"I love you, too, sweetie," he said as he kissed her forehead. "I'll go call my doctor and ask him for the name of a doctor that he recommends, okay?" Seth asked. Summer nodded her approval and moved so that she was leaning against the headboard instead of Seth. He got up, kissed her one more time, and went to his office to get his doctor's number.
Seth sat down in his office and dialed his doctor's number. "Yes, hello, may I please speak with Dr. Parker? You can tell him it's Seth Cohen on the phone," Seth said.
"One moment, Mr. Cohen," a woman's voice replied. There was a beeping noise and Seth found himself feeling very nervous as he waited on hold for Dr. Parker. He wasn't sure why, but he had a sudden, terrible feeling that they were going to receive horrible news from the fertility doctor. Seth shook his head at himself and he felt quite shocked by his own attitude. They hadn't even seen a fertility doctor yet! How could he be so nervous about something that might not happen?
"Hello?" a man's voice said over the phone line.
"Hello, Dr. Parker, this is Seth Cohen. Listen, my wife and I are having a problem..." Seth started to discuss their problem with Dr. Parker. Seth prayed that their conversation would go well and that he might stop feeling so nervous by the end of their conversation.
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Summer sat on the bed and worried about what was going on in her life. Years ago, if you would have told Summer that she'd be sitting in her room, crying over the fact that she didn't have a child, she probably would have slapped you and asked you if you were feeling sick. Summer had never wanted kids when she was growing up and assumed she'd never want them. Then Summer got together with Seth and realized that she would do anything to have Seth's children. It wasn't just that Seth wanted children so much, it was that Summer had finally realized what a gift children could be. She was desperate for Seth and herself to share the experience of raising children together. She only hoped and prayed that the fertility doctor would have some answers for her and Seth.
Summer decided she needed to get her mind set on something else so she looked around the room for something else to occupy her mind until Seth arrived back in their bedroom. As she glanced around the room, the first thing that came into her view was a picture of her and Seth. It was from their sophomore year of college. They had decided to spend spring break down in Miami and spent almost all their time down at the beach. Seth and Summer had been walking down the beach when Summer stepped on a sharp, jagged shell and cut open the bottom of her foot. She was bleeding so bad that she started to cry and refused to walk back to the hotel. Then, without many choices left, Seth volunteered to carry Summer back to the hotel piggyback style. The hotel was about three miles away and when the two were almost half way there, a woman stopped them and insisted on taking their picture for them because they looked 'just too cute'. And now, about four years later, the picture still sat framed on the bedside table by Seth's side.
The picture made Summer grin. That was the first time she smiled all day. Maybe even in the past few days. The last few weeks hadn't been easy for Seth or Summer.
Summer's thoughts were soon interrupted by the telephone ringing. They had two lines and Seth always used the second line in his office. She reached over and picked up the phone, not bothering to look at the caller ID. "Hello?" Summer said. She tried to make her voice as clear as possible so that it wouldn't sound like she had been crying.
"Sum?" the voice that Summer heard belonged to Kellie.
"Hey, Kel, what's up?" Summer asked, trying to sound as normal as possible.
"Are you okay?" Kellie asked, ignoring Summer's question for the time being. "You sound irritated...agitated...aggravated...frustrated...all of the above maybe?" Kellie guessed. Summer sighed. Kellie always knew what was going on.
"Let's talk about that some other time, not today. Let's talk about why you called..." Summer suggested.
"Okay, if you're sure. Well, I wanted to call you and let you know that Alex and I are moving back to California. We'll be there in about five days," Kellie told her.
"Wow! I'm so glad! I know you always said you'd move back after Ellie was born, but, JEEZ! I didn't think it would ever happen. I'm so happy, Kel!" Summer said, smiling again for the second time that day.
"Well, Elle's about three months old now so we figured it was time to move back to our actual home. Anyway, my parents and Alex's parents are throwing us a two year anniversary party a few days after we move back out there, so I just wanted to let you know because you're probably going to get the invitation today. Anyway, I got to go, but call me when you want to talk about what ever is so irritating and aggravating, okay, Sum?" Kellie said.
"Yeah, of course. The party sounds great," Summer said.
"Oh, and at the party, Alex and I want to ask you and Seth a very important question, but don't ask about it now, we want to talk to you two about it in person, okay?" Kellie added.
Summer wondered to herself what Kellie and Alex could possibly have to ask Summer and Seth that was so important. "Okay, well, then when you get here, we can talk all about whatever it is. I'll talk to you later, Kellie. Bye," Summer said. Kellie said bye back to Summer and then they both hung up the phone. "What could Kellie and Alex possibly have to ask us?" Summer wondered again, this time out loud.