R&R
xoxo Jules
Chapter 23: "I know exactly how this works"
2 weeks later, Kirsten and Sandy just arrived home from their vacation. Summer took Ella over to the house to see them.
"NANA, POP-POP!" Ella yelled as she ran to greet her grandparents. They had just gotten back from their vacation.
"Hey baby!" Sandy said picking up the little girl, swinging her in circles. "How are you doing?"
"Good!" She said smiling.
Kirsten smiled over at Summer.
"Has she been good for you?" She asked
"Of Course." Summer said smiling "She has been an Angel." Summer said winking at Ella. They decided to keep the spaghetti incident hush-hush.
"I was I promise!" Ella said.
"Why don't you go run up to your room and see what we got you?" Kirsten suggested kissing her on her forehead.
"Cool!" Ella said running upstairs.
"WALK BAM!" Sandy called to the girl "So do you have any plans for today Summer?"
"I was going to take Ella to see Seth since he is out of the ICU now, and then tonight I think we were going to go see a movie or something." She said smiling
"Good, so what time are you going to drop her back off?" Kirsten asked cooly
Summer stopped short. Were they trying to tell her that Ella was moving back in with them?
"I thought that she was going to be staying with me… you know, until Seth wakes up and all…" Summer said looking back and forth from Kirsten to Sandy
"This is her home Summer." Sandy said trying to rationalize
"Her home is with me too! I am her mother." Summer said confused seeing how this came from practically nowhere.
"I know that you are her mother. But her routine has been disturbed enough. Going back with you when we are here will only confuse her." Kirsten said
"I know that you mean well, but tonight Ella is going home with me." Summer said
"I really don't think that that is best for her right now." Sandy began. "She needs to be around her support system."
"Which as her mother I am not a part of?" Summer asked trying to keep her cool.
"Of course you are Summer. It is just right now Ella needs stability." Kirsten said. "Seth's condition is not getting much better, it may be awhile until they can bring him out. Until then I think it best if Ella stays with us." She tried to explain
"I cannot believe this! You go on a trip for two weeks and give me time with her only to take it all away!" Summer said in disbelief.
"You knew that we were coming back. The arrangement was only temporary." Sandy said.
"ELLA!" Summer called walking up to the top of the stairs. "ELLA!" She called again. "Come on baby, it's time to go."
"She is not going with you." Sandy said stepping in front of Summer.
"Please Mr. Cohen, just let me take my daughter and go." Summer pleaded tears coming to her eyes.
"Summer, I think you should go now." Kirsten said. "You can come get Ella here tomorrow at about four after she gets out of school, you can have her until five, alright?" She said in a sympathetic voice.
"AN HOUR! I cannot believe this!" Summer said. "And if Seth were here he wouldn't either." She walked out of the house on the brink of tears.
There was a loud repeated banging on Marissa and Ryans door.
"Coming!" Ryan yelled as he ran to the door to answer it. He swung it open to find Summer. She was hysterical. It was a wonder that she got there in one piece.
"Is Coop here?" She asked
"Yeah, come on in!" Ryan said stepping back from the door "MARISSA!" He yelled
She quickly appeared from the kitchen.
"Summer, what's wrong?" She asked taking her into a long hug. "Where's Ella, is everything okay?"
"Everything is so far from okay. Since Kirsten and Sandy came back in town they won't let me have Ella." Summer said wiping her tears
"At all?" Marissa asked furrowing her brow in confusion.
" I can have her after school for an hour." Summer said "AN HOUR!"
"They are probably under a lot of stress with Seth and all." Ryan said sticking up for his parents.
"Oh please Ryan. That is no excuse. Ella belongs with me. Sure we got off to a rough start but we're alright now, Ella and I." Summer said
"I'll go talk to them." Ryan said grabbing his car keys
Summers cell phone rang… she waited two rings until she took it out of her pocket.
"It's the Cohens." Summer said. "Hello?" She said when she picked up the phone.
"Mommy?" Ella said on the other line. Summer had made her memorize her phone number in case of emergencies.
"Ella baby, are you okay?" Summer asked near tears again
"Where are you?" Ella asked in a worried tone
"I am with Marissa."
"When are you coming to take me home?" Ella asked in a helpless tone
"You are going to stay with Nana and Pop-pop tonight alright Bam?" Summer explained running her hands through her hair to keep from screaming
"But I wanna go home with you! Landon and I were gonna play tonight." She said. "And we were gonna see Daddy and go to a movie." Ella said her voice quivering.
"I know sweetie." Summer said her voice rising. She was trying to keep the fact hidden from her daughter that she was crying. She bounced nervously from foot to foot.
"I wanna come home mom!" Ella said
"I know honey. I want you here too. But Nana, and Pop-Pop want to spend some time with you." She tried her best to explain.
"Are you going to leave me again?" Ella asked crying. "Like when I was a baby, are you gonna?" She repeated
"Oh no Isabella. I am not going to leave again. I am always here okay. Always!" She said. "I will see you tomorrow after school. I will get you and we will go out for banana splits."
"And then I go home with you?" She asked bluntly "I'll go home with you." Ella said again.
"Maybe baby. Maybe." Summer said.
"But who will sing to me?" Ella asked still crying.
"I will." Summer said. "Are you changed up into your bed clothes?" She asked.
"Uh-huh." Ella said
"Alright, lay down in your bed." Summer instructed. "Are you laying down?"
"Yes." Ella sniffled.
Summer then began to sing.Them that's got shall have
Them that's not shall lose
So the bible said
And it still is news
Mama may have
Papa may have
But god bless the child that's got his own
That's got his own
Hey all! I know the Sandy/Kirsten thing may have seemed a little off, it was just that they lost so much they didn't want to lose more. Tell me what you think. More happy times soon btw