Chapter 9
Ryan went in search of Sandy. It didn't take long. He found him sitting on the beach staring out to sea. Ryan sat down next to him.
"Sandy I'm sorry. I know you would never do anything... like that. I guess I just have this inbuilt reaction to believe that when a woman screams it at the hands of her boyfriend†or husband."
"I know. It's ok I just needed to get out of there for a while. Clear my head you know?"
"Yeah I guess." Ryan ran his fingers though the sand, "Are you and Kirsten gonna be ok... I mean you're not gonna leave her are you?"
"I could never leave Kirsten. Never. I love her too much. More than anyone really. But she's lied to me. And I can understand why she has... but it hurts."
"I know. I mean I know Theresa never knew about the baby but still... I mean it's like she gave me the greatest thing ever and now it's been snatched away from me again."
"Are you gonna keep in touch with her?"
"Yeah, I mean I couldn't keep her out of my life. We've been through too much."
There was a pause as Ryan and Sandy stared out to the rolling waves.
"Could you ever imagine being away from someone you love more than anything in the world?" asked Ryan
"I wouldn't wanna think about it... I didn't know you thought of Theresa like that."
"I was thinking more along the lines of you and Kirsten. You're like the best people I know. You care about people. You wanna help them, give them a chance. I think that you and Kirsten really need to help each other right now."
Sandy looked at Ryan and wondered how this could have been a sixteen year old boy sitting next to him.
"I don't know how you do that."
"What?"
"Know the right thing to say in the midst of a crisis."
"I never usually do but I know this; Kirsten loves you. And that's the bottom line. I mean I don't know what you'd do without each other. I don't think Seth would take too kindly to it and to be honest†neither would I. I don't know what I'd do if you weren't together."
Sandy stood up and brushed the sand off if him and Ryan. He put an arm around his shoulder and said, "Let's go home."
When Sandy and Ryan came back into the house they heard yelling coming from the kitchen. "Please just listen to me!"
"No! Mom how could you do it? I can't believe you would do this and not even tell Dad!"
"SETH! SETH, COME BACK HERE NOW!" Kirsten yelled just as Seth stormed upstairs to his room. He slammed his door and the next minute loud angry music came blaring out of his room. Sandy excused himself from Ryan and went in to see his distraught wife. Ryan decided to have a talk with his brother. He'd convinced Sandy to forgive Kirsten and he was pretty sure he could do it with Seth.
Ryan raced up the stairs two at a time and knocked loudly on Seth's room door. Seth responded by turning his music up louder. Ryan knew that Seth would never get up and answer the door so he let himself in. He walked straight over to his stereo and switched it off. He turned to find Seth with his back to him. He only turned around when the music stopped, "Hey what the he†Oh it's you. Sorry man I thought it was mom."
"You don't wanna talk to her?"
"Hey man if you knew what I knew then you wouldn't wanna talk to her either."
"Seth. I do know. Your mom told Theresa when she was thinking about having an abortion. Then Theresa mentioned it to me." Seth laughed sadly, "Wow man. Who knew you'd take her side."
"I'm not taking sides. Do you know the story? Did you let her tell you? Or did you just hear the word abortion and run out of the room."
"What does she have to say? That she's sorry? That she wished she could take it back? Well too little too late huh?" Ryan sat on the edge of the bed and stared the opposite way from Seth. "Let her tell you. Come on man let her explain. You probably think that she had the abortion without a second thought"
"Of course she did. Did she even think about me? How I would maybe like to have a younger sibling?"
"Seth how the hell was she supposed to know about you when she was only nineteen tears old?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Seriously Seth you have got to go talk to your mom." Ryan turned and saw that Seth was staring at him. "I'm an idiot." He said. Ryan only nodded his head. Seth swung his legs off of the bed and walked toward his door. He found his mother I the doorway. "Could I please talk to you?" She pleaded. Seth stood back and allowed his mother to enter his room. Ryan got up and made his way out leaving them alone.
Seth turned to his mother, "I'm sorry. I didn't let you explain and I jumped to conclusions. Please tell me what you have to say."
"Just that I'm sorry. I was young and irresponsible. I couldn't have had that kid."
"But mom you had me when you were twenty one. How is that different?"
"Because it is. It's complicated."
"Okay first I'm only mad at you because you kept it secret. Not from me but from Dad and second why was I different?"
"Okay first I kept it from your dad because†I was scared wouldn't want me anymore. I mean I loved him so much and"
"Mom you know Dad would never abandon you. Especially if he'd gotten you pregnant."
"Seth your dad didn't get me pregnant."
"What?"
"The baby was Jimmy's."
"Jimmy? How? I mean weren't you dating dad when you were nineteen?"
"Yeah†we broke up for a while."
"How long?"
"About a week."
"A week? You break up with your boyfriend and you've already slept with your ex within a week†wait a minute wasn't Jimmy married to Julie then?" Kirsten nodded and Seth stared open mouthed. "So let me get this straight. You break up with Dad and sleep with Jimmy Cooper who, at the time, is married to Julie Cooper." Kirsten nodded and Seth continued, "Then you got pregnant, knew you couldn't keep the baby so you had an abortion and then you got back together with Dad and two years later you had me?"
"Pretty much." Kirsten replied with her head down, "Forgive me?" she whispered. Seth went over to his mother and lifted her chin with his finger, "I'm sorry. I still think you made the wrong decision but†it's not really anything to do with me so" Seth didn't get to finish before Kirsten had flung era arms around his neck and wouldn't let go until Seth prised her arms off of him. When he pulled away he saw his mother in tears, "Hey what is it?"
"Seth I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done it. You could have had a big brother or sister and"
"Mom I have a big brother. He came a little later but still. Don't cry please." Kirsten wiped away the tears and Seth frowned, "Mom? Does Jimmy know about this?" Kirsten shook her head and Seth asked, "Are you gonna tell him?"So should Kirsten tell Jimmy. It's up to all you reviewers out there.
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