Chapter Four
Seth and Summer walked up to the front doors of the huge, white mansion Kellie and Alex called home. Seth rang the doorbell and shortly after, Kellie's mother answered the door. "Oh, Summer! It is so great to see you!" Mrs. Carlson exclaimed. She hugged Summer before turning to Seth. "And how are you, dear?" Mrs. Carlson asked.
"We're both doing well, Mrs. Carlson," Seth answered.
Mrs. Carlson grinned at the two young people. "It is so good to see you both!" Mrs. Carlson repeated in the same excited tone. Suddenly, she slapped her hand to her forehead. "Oh, my! I'm so sorry-please excuse my manners! Come in please!" Mrs. Carlson said in a sheepish voice. She moved aside and motioned for them to come in.
Seth and Summer stepped inside the house, where they immediately spotted Kellie, whom was headed towards the kitchen. Kellie ran quickly to Summer and threw her arms around Summer. "Oh, Sum, I'm so unbelievably thrilled to see you again! I've missed you so much!" Kellie exclaimed as her grip on Summer tightened.
The two were still hugging when Seth said jokingly, "I'm glad to know you missed me, too, Kel!"
Kellie pulled away from Summer and grinned happily at Seth. "Aww! Sethie, you know I love you and that I missed you a ton!" Kellie told him. She gave him a quick hug.
"Where's Alex?" Seth asked.
"Ooh, and Ellie!" Summer added.
"Alex is upstairs, changing Ellie's diaper," Kellie explained. At that exact moment, Alex came down the stairs holding Ellie.
Summer spotted them first and hurried over to them. "Ooh, she's beautiful! Can I hold her?" Summer asked excitedly.
Alex smiled at Summer and nodded. He let Summer take Ellie out of his arms and said, "Oh, by the way, it's nice to see you, too, Sum."
Summer looked up and saw that Alex was teasing. "I'm very glad to see you, Alex. Seth and I have missed you and Kel a lot. In fact, I told Kellie that you guys can't ever leave California again!" Summer smiled at Alex.
"I don't think we ever will leave here again. We missed everything and everyone the whole time we were in New York. California is and always will be home for us," Alex said. Alex looked at Ellie in Summer's arms. "She must really like you. She's normally absolutely horrible with people she's just met. She usually cries when anyone but Kellie or I holds her."
"Really?" Summer asked. She felt shocked that a picky baby would pick her to like out of all people.
"Yeah, Elle doesn't really like anyone-she still cries every time my mother holds her, which doesn't please my mother one bit at all!" Kellie laughed.
"Well," Summer started as she smiled down at Ellie, "she's a beautiful baby and seems like an angel to me."
"That's because you haven't changed her diaper yet," Alex teased.
Kellie, ignoring Alex, said, "Well, if that's how you feel, Sum, do you mind holding her for a while? I need to go check on the caterers and I know Alex will want to let her crawl around on the floor, but there is going to be people all over the place and I don't want her to get hurt," Kellie babbled.
"Oh, of course, that sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it, Ellie? We'll have fun together won't we?" Summer said to Ellie. Summer looked up at Kellie and said, "She is such a sweetie, she really is, Kel." Summer sighed for a moment and then added softly, "You're really lucky, Kel."
Seth and Alex had just ducked into the next room to mingle with all the guests. Kellie leaned closer to Summer. "Sum, sweetie, are you okay? You seem a little sad or unsure of something..." Kellie asked as she looked at Summer with big, wide, concerned, blue eyes. She flipped her bright blonde hair over her shoulder. "Does this have something to do with the other day and what you were talking about on the phone?" Kellie questioned.
Darn it! Summer thought to herself. How does Kellie always pick up on these things? She's like an all knowing psychic or something, for heaven sakes!
Summer sighed. "Yeah, it does, but this really isn't the time to talk about it. We can talk about it later. Today is your day," Summer said simply. She forced a smile on her face.
Kellie gave Summer a doubtful look. In return, Summer gave Kellie another reassuring smile. "Are you sure you're okay?" Kellie asked. Summer nodded. "Okay, well, if you change your mind, you come and tell me and we can talk then, okay, Sum?" Kellie offered.
"Okay, thanks, Kellie," Summer said. Kellie looked at Summer one last time before going into the kitchen.
Summer sat down at the very bottom of the winding, cream-colored, carpeted stairs and held Ellie in her lap. As Summer stared at Ellie, she couldn't believe how lucky Kellie was. Not only did she have a baby, but she had a beautiful one, too.
At three months, Ellie had a head full of Kellie's beautiful blonde hair. Her eyes were a dark, deep color of blue. If possible, they were even prettier than Kellie's eyes. She had the cutest little nose you had ever seen and small ears that didn't stick out.
Summer couldn't help but wonder what her and Seth's baby would look like-if they ever had one. She imagined in her head a little girl with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. A few dimples here and there, Summer's sense of fashion, and Seth's sense of humor, and-presto-this kid would be ready to go. Maybe she's even get Summer's acting ability. Summer smiled as these thoughts and images ran through her head. Just as a seemingly good idea popped into Summer's head, Kellie came rushing out of the kitchen.
"The caterers forgot to pick up the cake so I'm going to go pick it up, Summer," Kellie her as she reached for her jacket.
This is perfect! Summer thought. Summer handed Ellie to Kellie and said, "Don't you dare go anywhere, Kel. Today is about you and Alex so you stay here and I'll go get the cake."
"Oh, Sum, that is so nice of you! Are you sure you don't mind?" Kellie asked.
"Not at all!" Summer smiled at Kellie as she thought how she needed to be going out anyway. Kellie quickly scribbled down the bakery's name and address for Summer.
Clutching the address in one hand and digging through her purse for her car keys in the other, Summer headed out to her car.
* * * * *
Ten minutes later, Summer was sitting in Dr. Kincaid's waiting room. Summer had called from the car and asked if she could possibly have a short emergency appointment with Summer. Dr. Kincaid had said yes, of course, and told her to come right over.
"Dr. Kincaid will see you now," the soft-spoken secretary said. She stared, in a pleasant way, at Summer as if to indicate that she was talking to her.
Summer shot her a brief smile as she walked past the secretary and into Dr. Kincaid's office.
Summer immediately spotted Dr. Kincaid sitting at her desk. "Oh, thank you so much for seeing me-I know you're very busy," Summer said as she slowly sank down into on of the chairs across from Dr. Kincaid.
"Oh, it's perfectly fine, Summer. What can I do for you today?" Dr. Kincaid asked.
"I know we agreed we'd schedule an appointment for a few weeks from now to make our final decisions about the fertility drugs, but..." Summer started.
"You've decided already," Dr. Kincaid finished for Summer.
"Yes. I want the drugs. I understand the risks, but my husband and I- we want kids. For now, this is our best bet and I'm willing to do whatever I can to make that happen," Summer explained.
After a few more minutes of talking about the drugs, Dr. Kincaid gave Summer some sample pills and a prescription for her to have filled for more pills.
"Thank you so much, Dr. Kincaid," Summer said sincerely as she clutched the sample pills in her left hand.
"Summer, please call me Katherine. And your welcome," Dr. Kincaid told Summer. They said their good-byes and as Summer started to walk out the door, Dr. Kincaid added, "Summer? I want us to be friends and as a friend, I hope you don't mind me saying that you need to Seth what's going on."
Summer nodded and said, "I know, thanks, Katherine." Summer then left the building and headed for the bakery.
* * * * *
"Sorry that took so long, Kel," Summer said when she returned to Kellie and Alex's house. She had dropped the cake off in the kitchen and headed directly towards the living room. "There was a long line at the bakery," Summer lied.
"Oh, that's fine-thanks so much for picking it up!" Kellie said.
"No problem," Summer answered cheerfully.
"Now that you're back, Alex and I can make our announcement," Kellie said as she turned to face the crowds of people in the room. She clapped her hands loudly until she had everyone's attention. "Okay, everyone if you all can be quiet for a few minutes, Alex and I have an announcement to make," Kellie waited for Alex to join her at the front of the room before going on. "Alex and I have finally picked a newlywed couple to be Elizabeth's godparents and, if they say yes, her guardians if anything should happen to Alex and me." Everyone in the room seemed to be hanging on to Kellie's every word.
As Summer took a sip of her glass of wine, Kellie continued, "We love these two people very much and we know they'd make wonderful parents. Summer and Seth Cohen, we would be honored if you two would be Elizabeth's guardians and godparents."
Summer choked on her wine. Alex and Kellie were leaving them Elizabeth if they should die? It was an honor to be asked and, of course, she would agree to do it, but she was just feeling a little shocked by the sudden news.
Summer moved slowly to the front of the room. She took one look at Seth and immediately knew he felt the same way she did.
"So what do you guys think?" Kellie asked hopefully and nervously.
"The answer is yes, Kel," Summer exclaimed happily. The two couples hugged each other and thanked one another.
For a few happy moments, Summer forgot all about their fertility problems and just enjoyed being in her husband's arms.
Seth and Summer walked up to the front doors of the huge, white mansion Kellie and Alex called home. Seth rang the doorbell and shortly after, Kellie's mother answered the door. "Oh, Summer! It is so great to see you!" Mrs. Carlson exclaimed. She hugged Summer before turning to Seth. "And how are you, dear?" Mrs. Carlson asked.
"We're both doing well, Mrs. Carlson," Seth answered.
Mrs. Carlson grinned at the two young people. "It is so good to see you both!" Mrs. Carlson repeated in the same excited tone. Suddenly, she slapped her hand to her forehead. "Oh, my! I'm so sorry-please excuse my manners! Come in please!" Mrs. Carlson said in a sheepish voice. She moved aside and motioned for them to come in.
Seth and Summer stepped inside the house, where they immediately spotted Kellie, whom was headed towards the kitchen. Kellie ran quickly to Summer and threw her arms around Summer. "Oh, Sum, I'm so unbelievably thrilled to see you again! I've missed you so much!" Kellie exclaimed as her grip on Summer tightened.
The two were still hugging when Seth said jokingly, "I'm glad to know you missed me, too, Kel!"
Kellie pulled away from Summer and grinned happily at Seth. "Aww! Sethie, you know I love you and that I missed you a ton!" Kellie told him. She gave him a quick hug.
"Where's Alex?" Seth asked.
"Ooh, and Ellie!" Summer added.
"Alex is upstairs, changing Ellie's diaper," Kellie explained. At that exact moment, Alex came down the stairs holding Ellie.
Summer spotted them first and hurried over to them. "Ooh, she's beautiful! Can I hold her?" Summer asked excitedly.
Alex smiled at Summer and nodded. He let Summer take Ellie out of his arms and said, "Oh, by the way, it's nice to see you, too, Sum."
Summer looked up and saw that Alex was teasing. "I'm very glad to see you, Alex. Seth and I have missed you and Kel a lot. In fact, I told Kellie that you guys can't ever leave California again!" Summer smiled at Alex.
"I don't think we ever will leave here again. We missed everything and everyone the whole time we were in New York. California is and always will be home for us," Alex said. Alex looked at Ellie in Summer's arms. "She must really like you. She's normally absolutely horrible with people she's just met. She usually cries when anyone but Kellie or I holds her."
"Really?" Summer asked. She felt shocked that a picky baby would pick her to like out of all people.
"Yeah, Elle doesn't really like anyone-she still cries every time my mother holds her, which doesn't please my mother one bit at all!" Kellie laughed.
"Well," Summer started as she smiled down at Ellie, "she's a beautiful baby and seems like an angel to me."
"That's because you haven't changed her diaper yet," Alex teased.
Kellie, ignoring Alex, said, "Well, if that's how you feel, Sum, do you mind holding her for a while? I need to go check on the caterers and I know Alex will want to let her crawl around on the floor, but there is going to be people all over the place and I don't want her to get hurt," Kellie babbled.
"Oh, of course, that sounds like a lot of fun, doesn't it, Ellie? We'll have fun together won't we?" Summer said to Ellie. Summer looked up at Kellie and said, "She is such a sweetie, she really is, Kel." Summer sighed for a moment and then added softly, "You're really lucky, Kel."
Seth and Alex had just ducked into the next room to mingle with all the guests. Kellie leaned closer to Summer. "Sum, sweetie, are you okay? You seem a little sad or unsure of something..." Kellie asked as she looked at Summer with big, wide, concerned, blue eyes. She flipped her bright blonde hair over her shoulder. "Does this have something to do with the other day and what you were talking about on the phone?" Kellie questioned.
Darn it! Summer thought to herself. How does Kellie always pick up on these things? She's like an all knowing psychic or something, for heaven sakes!
Summer sighed. "Yeah, it does, but this really isn't the time to talk about it. We can talk about it later. Today is your day," Summer said simply. She forced a smile on her face.
Kellie gave Summer a doubtful look. In return, Summer gave Kellie another reassuring smile. "Are you sure you're okay?" Kellie asked. Summer nodded. "Okay, well, if you change your mind, you come and tell me and we can talk then, okay, Sum?" Kellie offered.
"Okay, thanks, Kellie," Summer said. Kellie looked at Summer one last time before going into the kitchen.
Summer sat down at the very bottom of the winding, cream-colored, carpeted stairs and held Ellie in her lap. As Summer stared at Ellie, she couldn't believe how lucky Kellie was. Not only did she have a baby, but she had a beautiful one, too.
At three months, Ellie had a head full of Kellie's beautiful blonde hair. Her eyes were a dark, deep color of blue. If possible, they were even prettier than Kellie's eyes. She had the cutest little nose you had ever seen and small ears that didn't stick out.
Summer couldn't help but wonder what her and Seth's baby would look like-if they ever had one. She imagined in her head a little girl with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. A few dimples here and there, Summer's sense of fashion, and Seth's sense of humor, and-presto-this kid would be ready to go. Maybe she's even get Summer's acting ability. Summer smiled as these thoughts and images ran through her head. Just as a seemingly good idea popped into Summer's head, Kellie came rushing out of the kitchen.
"The caterers forgot to pick up the cake so I'm going to go pick it up, Summer," Kellie her as she reached for her jacket.
This is perfect! Summer thought. Summer handed Ellie to Kellie and said, "Don't you dare go anywhere, Kel. Today is about you and Alex so you stay here and I'll go get the cake."
"Oh, Sum, that is so nice of you! Are you sure you don't mind?" Kellie asked.
"Not at all!" Summer smiled at Kellie as she thought how she needed to be going out anyway. Kellie quickly scribbled down the bakery's name and address for Summer.
Clutching the address in one hand and digging through her purse for her car keys in the other, Summer headed out to her car.
* * * * *
Ten minutes later, Summer was sitting in Dr. Kincaid's waiting room. Summer had called from the car and asked if she could possibly have a short emergency appointment with Summer. Dr. Kincaid had said yes, of course, and told her to come right over.
"Dr. Kincaid will see you now," the soft-spoken secretary said. She stared, in a pleasant way, at Summer as if to indicate that she was talking to her.
Summer shot her a brief smile as she walked past the secretary and into Dr. Kincaid's office.
Summer immediately spotted Dr. Kincaid sitting at her desk. "Oh, thank you so much for seeing me-I know you're very busy," Summer said as she slowly sank down into on of the chairs across from Dr. Kincaid.
"Oh, it's perfectly fine, Summer. What can I do for you today?" Dr. Kincaid asked.
"I know we agreed we'd schedule an appointment for a few weeks from now to make our final decisions about the fertility drugs, but..." Summer started.
"You've decided already," Dr. Kincaid finished for Summer.
"Yes. I want the drugs. I understand the risks, but my husband and I- we want kids. For now, this is our best bet and I'm willing to do whatever I can to make that happen," Summer explained.
After a few more minutes of talking about the drugs, Dr. Kincaid gave Summer some sample pills and a prescription for her to have filled for more pills.
"Thank you so much, Dr. Kincaid," Summer said sincerely as she clutched the sample pills in her left hand.
"Summer, please call me Katherine. And your welcome," Dr. Kincaid told Summer. They said their good-byes and as Summer started to walk out the door, Dr. Kincaid added, "Summer? I want us to be friends and as a friend, I hope you don't mind me saying that you need to Seth what's going on."
Summer nodded and said, "I know, thanks, Katherine." Summer then left the building and headed for the bakery.
* * * * *
"Sorry that took so long, Kel," Summer said when she returned to Kellie and Alex's house. She had dropped the cake off in the kitchen and headed directly towards the living room. "There was a long line at the bakery," Summer lied.
"Oh, that's fine-thanks so much for picking it up!" Kellie said.
"No problem," Summer answered cheerfully.
"Now that you're back, Alex and I can make our announcement," Kellie said as she turned to face the crowds of people in the room. She clapped her hands loudly until she had everyone's attention. "Okay, everyone if you all can be quiet for a few minutes, Alex and I have an announcement to make," Kellie waited for Alex to join her at the front of the room before going on. "Alex and I have finally picked a newlywed couple to be Elizabeth's godparents and, if they say yes, her guardians if anything should happen to Alex and me." Everyone in the room seemed to be hanging on to Kellie's every word.
As Summer took a sip of her glass of wine, Kellie continued, "We love these two people very much and we know they'd make wonderful parents. Summer and Seth Cohen, we would be honored if you two would be Elizabeth's guardians and godparents."
Summer choked on her wine. Alex and Kellie were leaving them Elizabeth if they should die? It was an honor to be asked and, of course, she would agree to do it, but she was just feeling a little shocked by the sudden news.
Summer moved slowly to the front of the room. She took one look at Seth and immediately knew he felt the same way she did.
"So what do you guys think?" Kellie asked hopefully and nervously.
"The answer is yes, Kel," Summer exclaimed happily. The two couples hugged each other and thanked one another.
For a few happy moments, Summer forgot all about their fertility problems and just enjoyed being in her husband's arms.