(AT THE COHEN HOUSE)

"So are you excited about moving into the new house tomorrow?" Kirsten asked.

"Yep." Marrissa replied joining Kirsten on the poolhouse couch.

"I know everything will be good again soon, don't worry Marrissa."

"I don't,"

"Good."

"Ryan doesn't let me."

"Good. Marrissa I have something to tell you about the Newport group."

"What?"

"The position I thought I could give you was filled."

"Oh,"

"But there's good news too!"

"What?" Marrissa said depressed.

"There's a photography job available."

"Really?" Marrissa's face lit up.

"Ya, you would do all advertising photos, and take the visual tours of the house's we market."

"Awesome."

"You would get $85000.00,"

"$85000.00 a year?"

"Yes, plus room for raises, and all the usual benefits."

"Holy crap!"

"Also, you get a business car which will take you to all the photo shoots and promotional housing ."

"Kirsten?"

"Ya?"

"Thank you!" Marrissa said hugging her.

"Your welcome. But on a more personal note, I have something important to tell you."

"Is it good or bad?"

"That's a matter of opinion."

"Okay what is it?"

"Your mother and Caleb left for Paris."

"Okay, when are they coming back?"

"They aren't."

"What?"

"They moved there!"

"OMIGOD! What about Caitlin?"

"She's still a minor, so she had to go. But her birthday's in 6 months so she can come back then. She will be living at UCLA when she gets back."

"She won't be happy."

"I know."

"I need to help her she can't stay with them that long, she'll miss my dad too much."

"Honey, there's nothing you can do."

"Yes, I can go get her."

"Marrissa?"

"Ya?"

"That would be kidnapping."

"Oh."

"Your sister will survive being gone, but are you okay with this?"

"Okay with what?"

"Okay with, the fact your mother is gone?"

"Ya, I mean I did tell her to stay out of my life."

"Ya, but still,"

"Kirsten I'm fine. I just need some fresh air okay?"

"Okay,"

"Good." Marrissa said going outside to a lawn chair by the pool, and letting some silent tears fall.

Kirsten was really worried, it wasn't right that Marrissa had to go through this move alone without a mother. It was necessary to Marrissa that Kirsten was the best Mother-in-law there ever was.

(COHEN COMICS 1 MONTH LATER)

"Bye," Seth said into the phone hanging up the phone and pressing the intercom button.

"Yes ?" his receptionist asked.

"Send in my 2:00." Seth requested.

"Yes, "

"Seth hi!" Marrissa said as she enters the room.

"What are you doing here?" Seth asked reaching for his intercom button.

"Seth wait here me out!"

"Why?"

"Please!"

"Fine two minutes."

"Deal." She said sitting down on the chair across from Seth's desk.

"Talk, your time is wasting."

"Seth, Ryan is having a really hard time without you,"

"Is he?"

"Yes."

"Well, I had a hard time without him."

"He knows what he did was wrong. We should've called, or left a note or something."

"You're right."

"He's really sorry, he wants you to forgive him."

"That's nice."

"I wish you could understand, why we had to leave."

"So do I,"

"He really wants you to forgive him, Seth please!"

"If he wants it so bad he should come his self. Your two minutes are up."

"Fine bye. But Seth the longer it takes you to forgive him, the longer it will be before things go back to normal."

"Nothing will ever be the same."

"Maybe not, but we can try. We owe it to ourselves to try."

"Maybe you owe it to yourself, but I owe myself nothing. And if you don't leave now I will be forced to call security."

Marrissa didn't say anything she just left. Getting in her car and driving home.

(AT THE ATWOOD HOUSE)

"Okay guys time for bed." Ryan said to the twins.

"But daddy!" Liz pleaded.

"No buts, your brother went to bed very nicely and you should too!"

"But daddy!"

"I believe he said no buts." Marrissa said to the twins from the couch.

"Okay mommy," Madi said and the two of them went off to brush their teeth.

Ryan gave Marrissa a look clearly asking how she did that, and Marrissa just shrugged and went to check on Scott. After finishing checking on Scott, Marrissa went to help Ryan with the twins, because she knew what brats they could be. She walked in to find Ryan just tucking them in, and because it was 9:30 way past the twin's bedtime it was no guess as to why they were practically asleep already. Not wanting to disturb them she went to her and Ryan's bedroom to get changed, even though it was early she figured she would just watch TV in their room.

"Hey babe." Ryan said coming into their room.

"Hey," Marrissa agreed sitting down on their bed.

"Can I watch with you?"

"Sure."

"What are you watching?"

"The TV version of 'The Village 2'."

"Cool." Ryan said finishing changing and sliding into bed beside her. He slipped his arm around her and they fell asleep watching the movie.

"We interrupt this program with an important news bulletin. Hurricane Aden is slowly making it's way to California, so residents of Newport, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, and other surrounding cities are asked to take warning. To board up windows, collect new batteries, flashlights, and canned goods are what residents are being advised of." The news reporter said in a bored tone.

The cute couple slept right through the news bulletin, as the anchor continued on.

A/N I know it's short but I had to stop there for the story sorry! R&R