Chapter 8: "I need another soul to feed on"
Marissa entered the living room later that night, after finally having gotten Ella to sleep. She found Seth lying on the couch in his spider man boxers and robe, with a video game controller mouth wide open.
"Well that's your father for you." She said to the infant, not realizing that Ryan was behind her…
"What did you say?" Marissa swung around to see Ryan looking her dead in the face.
"Nothing." Marissa said turning away from him.
"Seth is Ella's father?" Ryan said in shock
Marissa still did not face him.
"Marissa." Ryan said putting a hand on her shoulder.
When Marissa turned Ryan saw that she was crying.
"Which means that Summer is her mother." Ryan looked down at Ella feeling like a fool. She was a spitting image of both Seth and Summer. Seth's hair, Summers eyes… her round face, and Seth's nose, it all fell into place. "I have to tell Seth!" Ryan said
"NO!" Marissa said loudly causing Ella to wake up, her bottom lip began to quiver, and then she let out the screams. Ryan took Marissas arms and gently led her to the pool house.
Marissa walked over to the corner with Ella and gently bounced her on her shoulder. Suddenly the cries were silenced, and Ellas head slowly turned, and she looked Ryan dead in the eye before she fell asleep.
Before either of them said anything Marissa laid Ella down in the middle of the bed and placed pillows around her. Was that necessary? She couldn't turn over… Well it was better safe than sorry. Then Marissa once again became aware of Ryans presence.
"I'm going to tell him." Ryan said with conviction
"You can't." Marissa pleaded
"Give me one good reason that I shouldn't!" Ryan said
"I promised Summer!" Marissa said
"Seth is my best friend!" Ryan said
"Well Summer is mine."
"That still doesn't make it right Marissa." Ryan said stepping closer to her.
"Ryan please. Summer said that she would be back by the end of the week. If she is not we can tell Seth then."
"Maris-"
"Five days Ryan!" Marissa pleaded with him again.
"It's just not right. Seth will never forgive me."
"He will never forgive Summer if WE tell him. She needs to explain to him, not us." Marissa said. "I love Summer, but I think what she did was really screwed up, but until we know her reasons…" Marissas voice trailed off……..
"Alright." Ryan said kissing Marissa on the forehead. "But that doesn't mean that I feel good about this."
"Neither do I." Marissa whispered into his chest as he hugged her.
~ Marissa and Ryan lay on either side of Ella that night and fell asleep, the next morning when Seth came to wake up Ryan for an early morning game of Grand Theft auto he found the three.
"Aw look at the little family." He said in a mocking tone. Then he noticed Ella staring at him. She only cried when she was tired, but a majority of the time they had found she was perfectly content being played with, read to, or just laying back taking in everything.
Seth wondered whether or not he should wake Ryan and Marissa, but they looked so comfortable, and Ella wasn't much trouble… Maybe he could take her to play grand theft auto…
"Hey pumpkin." Seth said leaning down to get her, being careful not to wake Ryan and Marissa. "Did I just say pumpkin?" He asked himself aloud.
Ella smiled when she saw Seth coming to pick her up. He held her easily with one arm and slipped out of the pool house.
"What should we do?" Seth asked looking at Ella. "Oh right, you can't talk, you're like a couple of weeks old."
Seth decided to take Ella up to his room to relax. If he stayed downstairs he would be too tempted to play video games. A picture of Summer still sat on his nightstand in its frame. When Seth laid Ella on the bed he couldn't help but notice how she stared at it.
"Whatcha you looking at?" Seth asked, turning the picture over.
Ellas bottom lip began to quiver and then she let it loose. She began to scream. What was it with the picture?
Marissa and Ryan were downstairs when they heard Ellas cry's. Truth be told Ryan was awake when Seth came and got her, but decided to play asleep, and when Marissa awoke he convinced her to leave them be for now.
"I'll go get her." Marissa said getting up from her stool, only to be stopped by Ryans strong arm.
"He's fine…" Ryan reassured her, and as he did so the crying ceased…
Seth looked at Ella who still lay, eyes fixated still on the picture.
"What the hell is going on?" Seth said.
He picked up Ella and propped her on his shoulder, as he went down to see if Ryan and Marissa were still awake. He found them at the table eating breakfast.
They were silent… that was weird. Seth knew something was going and was determined to find out what.
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