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"Okay Kirsten we're there." I said when we reached Summer's house.
"Okay..." Kirsten said shakily getting out of the car slowly.
She had cried the entire way to Summer's.
"Is Liz here yet?" I asked when we reached Marrissa who was on the front step waiting for Summer.
"No." Marrissa answered.
"How are Madi and Ivy getting here?" I asked.
"We should send them Caleb's jet to them." Marrissa said.
"Okay." I said.
"I'll call them." Marrissa said.
"It's cold can we go inside?" Kirsten said.
"Sure Kirsten as soon as Seth and Summer get here." Marrissa said walking away to use her phone.
(AT SUMMER'S HOUSE, SUMMER'S POV)
"Come on Cohen." I said getting out of the car and leading Seth up the steps.
"Hold on just a sec guys let me unlock the door and we can go in." I said reaching into my purse and pulling out my keys.
When everyone got inside Seth and Kirsten went and sat on either side of the couch and sat there silently. Kirsten had tears falling down her cheeks but not Seth. Ryan had still not cried but I'm not surprised thought Summer. Marrissa was sitting with Ryan at the kitchen table. Marrissa had her hand over Ryan's and she was speaking softly to him.
"Anyone want anything?" I asked aloud.
No one replied.
I went to sit beside Seth.
"Are you okay?" I asked gently.
Seth shook his head.
"Will you be?"
Seth looked doubtful but he nodded his head.
"Do you need anything?"
Seth shook his head.
"Talk to me baby."
"What do you want me to say?" Seth asked.
"Tell me anything, how you feel, what you want, what you wish."
"I feel like my father just died, I want to wake up like my father dying was all a dream, and I wish my father never died."
"It's okay." I said as leaned his head against mine.
"No, no it's not." Seth replied.
"Oh baby." I said as I wrapped my arms around him and he lay silently there, no longer crying.
(IN THE KITCHEN OF SUMMER'S HOUSE, RYAN'S POV)
"It's okay." Marrissa said rubbing my hand gently.
"Sandy's dead." I stated bluntly.
"But he'll never be gone, never."
"I don't believe in that stupid 'he'll stay in your heart forever' junk."
"But if you don't forget him he will."
"Marrissa, Sandy gave me a home when I didn't have one, a family when I needed one I'll never forget him."
"I know you won't that's why he'll never be gone, not from your heart."
"Marrissa..."
"Ryan if you want to remember you need to believe."
"Believe what Marrissa?"
"That Sandy is in your heart."
"Okay, I need to believe so what?"
"If you know that Sandy will always be with you, you don't have to say goodbye."
I thought hard about what Marrissa just said and closed my eyes.
"There's someone at the door, I'll get it." Marrissa said jumping up from her seat.
(AT SUMMER'S PLACE, LIZ'S POV)
"Sweetie." Mom said when she opened the door, she wrapped her arms around me.
"Mom." I said wrapping my arms around her and closing my eyes.
"Are you okay?"
"I will be."
"Okay sweetie."
"Dad?"
"He's in the kitchen."
"How is he?"
"Hasn't cried yet."
"Really?"
"Ya but don't worry about him worry about yourself."
"I want to help."
"Aren't you sad?"
"Yes, but Grandpa would want me to be helpful and brave not weak."
"Okay sweetie."
"I'll say hi to Seth and Grandma and then go see dad."
"Okay."
"See ya."
"Ya."
"Grandma." I said when I sat beside her on the couch.
She didn't reply.
"How you doing?"
Grandma shrugged.
"Grandpa wouldn't want you to be sad."
"If he died and all I did was laugh he wouldn't be happy."
"I'm not asking you to laugh, I'm asking you to deal with it."
"What do you know?"
"When Marc's dad died it helped him to talk about it."
"Good for Marc."
"Maybe it would help you."
"Doubt it."
"Try."
"What do you want me to say?"
"What you feel."
"I feel like crap."
"Good start."
"There's nothing else to say."
"I'm sure you can think of something."
"How about leave me alone?" Grandma asked getting up and walking away.
Seth and Summer were having a whispered conversation beside me so I went to find my dad.
(IN THE KITCHEN, LIZ'S POV)
"Hey daddy." I said sitting beside him.
"Hi Lizbit, how you holding up?"
"I had my breakdown but I'm better now grandpa wouldn't want me sad."
"Good."
"Are you sad?"
"No Sandy wouldn't want me sad."
"He would want you to show your emotions, don't keep it all bottled up, it's not good for you."
"I don't want to talk, your mother already tried this."
"I can picture grandpa now 'talk to her son, it'll be good for you'."
Dad chuckled without much noise.
"It's good to be happy but it's okay to be sad."
"I know..."
"Think about it."
"I will."
"Good."
"I have to go find grandma."
"What happened?"
"I bugged her to talk to me.""I'll go."
"Dad you're supposed to be thinking."
"I will, but I need to talk to your grandma."
"Okay daddy."
"Go sit with Marc outside and wait for Grandpa Jimmy and Grandma Haley."
"Sure."
"I'll talk to your grandma."
"Thanks dad."
"Don't thank me yet."
"Ya..." I said walking by Marc and grabbing his hand pulling him outside with me.
"What's up?" He asked me when we got outside.
(OUTSIDE OF SUMMER'S HOUSE, MARC'S POV)
"What's up?" I asked her when we got outside.
"Dad went to talk to grandma and he told me to come wait for grandpa Jimmy and grandma Haley."
"Okay let's sit." I said gesturing to the steps.
"Okay."
We sat down her head on my shoulder. I was sad I had liked Sandy but I knew it had really hurt Liz. She had grown up without him, but had grown greatly attached to him. Hearing light crying I looked down at Liz.
"You okay?" I asked lifting her head to look at me.
She nodded.
"Then why are you crying?"
She shrugged.
"You can let down your brave girl bravado around me you know."
She nodded leaning into me.
I tipped her face up and wiped away her tears, "I don't like seeing you sad."
"I don't like being sad."
"Please stop crying."
"I can't help it." She said new tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Please if you cry, I'll cry." I said looking at her sad face.
"I've never seen you cry, not even when your dad died."
"I cried."
"But not around me."
"I know."
"Why not?"
"I don't know."
"Sure you do."
"I didn't want to make you upset."
"Am I making you upset?"
"Yes, but I want you to be happy even if it means you have to cry first."
"Okay."
"It will be okay you know."
"I know."
"Come here." I said wrapping my arms around her and feeling her tears on my shoulder, soaking through my tee shirt.
"Hello." Haley announced when she walked up the steps to where we were sitting jimmy close behind.
"Hey." I said. Liz kept crying.
"I'm gonna head in." Haley said.
"It's okay kiddo." Jimmy said patting Liz's shoulder as he went inside.
"Why is everyone saying it's okay when it's not?"
"Because it will be." I said trying to convince not only her but myself as well.
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