I know i know it's been too long. Im sorry but ive tried really hard with this chapter so i hope you like it. Guðrún this is for you. I'm flettered by your persistance. Lol

Chapter 7

Sandy went into the living room and found Marissa and Summer still out cold. "Girls?" he said loudly. There was no response. He looked at his watch. Nine am. Sandy contemplated on letting them sleep in but he decided it was their own fault they were so ill. He called out again but still no response came. He looked around wondering how to wake them up. He brought his hands together suddenly and clapped loudly. Summer sat bolt upright and brought her hand to her forehead, "Holy hell that hurt!" she yelled. She opened her eyes and found a surprised Sandy staring at her, "Sleep well?" he asked cheerily. Summer didn't respond. She turned to Marissa who had buried her head under her pillow. "Coop! Get up!" She said while shoving her to wake her up. Marissa grunted and rolled over. Summer shoved her again and Marissa pulled the pillow off of her face, "I'm up okay? Stop poking me!"

Sandy went into see his boys and found them in pretty much the same state as the girls except that Ryan was lying on the floor. Sandy saw Seth was awake, "Why is Ryan on the floor?" he asked. Seth squinted at his father and groaned.

"He fell out last night. I'm surprised you didn't hear him." Sandy frowned.

"Didn't you try to get him back onto his bed? Or see if he was okay?"

"Dad he weighs like two hundred pounds. Look at me." He rolled over onto his front and groaned again. Sandy walked over to the window and ripped the curtains open allowing the blinding sunlight flood in. "Holy shit." Sandy spun around and found Ryan holding his hand up to his face. "Seth what the hell are you doing?" he yelled loudly. Suddenly Ryan realised Sandy standing in front of him. Sandy grinned, "So what's for breakfast?"

"Are you serious?" Ryan mumbled. Sandy raised his eyebrows and went into the kitchen. When he returned he held a box of eggs in his hands. "Get cooking." He said happily.

Kirsten emerged from the shower to find her boys in the kitchen. "Hey kids. What are you doing?"

"Making you guys breakfast."

"Ahh the torment begins," she laughed. She turned to find Summer and Marissa sipping delicately on their mugs of coffee. Kirsten frowned, "Girls?" she asked loudly. Seth grimaced at the level of her voice.

"Could you try and keep your voice down?" he asked pleadingly. Marissa looked up wearily, "Yeah?"

"Why aren't you helping? This is your punishment too, now get to it." She shooed the girls form the sofa and watched as they dropped strips of bacon into the frying pan. "I think I'm gonna puke." Summer said as she watched the oil bubble. Ryan hadn't said much except for the occasional grunt every now and then. Kirsten sat next to her husband on the couch, "Morning sweetie."

"Morning beautiful." He answered accepting a light kiss from his wife.

"Now I'm gonna puke." Seth said while holding his stomach. Kirsten ignored her son and reached for her coffee. Sandy got up from the couch and headed for the portable CD player Seth had decided to bring. He pressed play and heard the familiar intro to The Foundations, "Build Me Up Buttercup," pump through the speakers. He turned the volume up high and the four in the kitchen clutched their foreheads. Sandy held a hand out to his wife and he pulled her to her feet. He began to spin her on the spot. He sang loudly, "'I'll be over at ten', you told me time and again but you're late, I wait around and then." Kirsten laughed happily as Sandy pulled her back until she was resting on his knee. They both paused before Sandy yelled out again, "WHY DO YOU BUILD ME UP... BUTTERCUP? BABY, JUST TO LET ME DOWN?" He got her upright again and lifted her off the ground. She obediently wrapped her legs around his waist and he spun on the spot as the last few beats played out. Summer and Marissa were both sitting on the floor with their heads between their knees and they could hear Ryan throwing up in the bathroom. Seth was on the floor wiping hot grease from the tiles. He had dropped the frying pan onto the floor and its contents had spilled all over the kitchen. Sandy put Kirsten back down and helped Seth clean away the mess. "Okay kids you're off the hook. For now anyway. Go get ready and we'll go down to the beach." Kirsten helped Sandy with the dishes and sang along to Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody." Sandy smirked and continued to wash the plates.

Later they all lay out in the sun trying to relax. All but Seth who was placed under a palm tree with a straw-hat, borrowed from Jimmy, and a dark pair of sunglasses. Ryan was lying next to Kirsten covered head to toe in factor thirty-five in fear of burning again. He turned to Kirsten who was lying on her front, "Kirsten?" She turned to him, squinting in the light.

"Yeah?"

"I slept in my bed last night right?"

"Uh yeah. You fell out of it during the night though."

"Oh." He said. He turned back and studied the waves. Kirsten frowned and asked, "Why?"

"It's just... I don't remember how I got into bed last night..."

"Ryan, honey, you don't wanna know how you got into bed last night."

"What do you mean?"

"Sandy and I had to carry you." She laughed, "Your not exactly the lightest guy in the world."

"You... you carried me to my bed?" he asked surprised. Kirsten nodded and replied, "Uh huh. Right after you KO'd on the kitchen floor. I took your ankles and Sandy had your shoulders. Not the highlight of my evening I have to say." She saw Ryan was blushing and she stopped. She put her head back onto her towel again and she heard him whisper, "Thanks."

Three days later was Marissa and Summer's last day. "It's our last night, Cohen. It has to be special." She instructed. Seth nodded in agreement. Ryan looked sideways at Seth and wondered what they were supposed to do. Part of their punishment was to be that they were to be under adult supervision until the girls left. Marissa pulled her hand from his grasp and plonked herself onto a bench. Ryan looked at her searchingly, "What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's so hot today." She moaned. Summer walked over and joined her in the bench. Ryan and Seth went in search of ice cream and left the girls to fan themselves.

Seth pulled his t-shirt over his head and slung it over his shoulder, "So man what are we gonna do tonight? Summer's expecting this whole big thing."

"I know. Marissa hasn't said anything but I know she's expecting something. It's not like we can take them out. Your parents won't let us out of their sight."

"Tell me about it man you know I almost had to fight my dad off when I went to the bathroom at the restaurant last night."

"I can see their point though."

"Dude, do NOT give in to the rents. You can't do it."

"Hey are you telling me you didn't know they'd be mad at you?" Ryan asked pointedly. Seth stared open-mouthed trying to think of a response but Ryan was already ahead of him having spotted an ice cream cart.

"Sandy? Where are the boys?" Kirsten yelled from the kitchen.

"Out with the girls." He answered.

"What?" she stormed into the bedroom, "I thought they weren't allowed to be alone together. It was their punishment!"

"Kirsten, lighten up. It's the girls last day here and I wanted to spend some alone time with my wife." He smiled and smoothed the sheets out on the bed. He sat down and patted a spot next to him. Kirsten shook her head and curled her finger toward her. "No you follow me." She said slyly. He smiled and got to his feet. She took his hand and led him onto the balcony where he saw an enormous sunset in the distance. A bottle of champagne was chilling in a cooler and bowl of strawberries sat in the middle of the table. "Romantic huh?" she asked him smiling. Sandy stared open-mouthed at his wife and laughed softly, "You never cease to amaze me Mrs Cohen." He said as he leaned in and kissed his wife softly. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. Kirsten brought her hand to his face and he saw she was holding a single red rose in her hand. She smiled and he took it from her and ran it over her face. "You're beautiful." He whispered.

"I know," she replied smugly.

Kirsten carried her shoes in her left hand and grasped her husband's arm with her right. Sandy had his trousers rolled up above his ankles and his left arm was slung over his wife's shoulder. The sand was soft beneath their feet and the moonlight glistened in the ocean. They were behind Seth and Summer who were walking hand in hand along the shore. Summer squealed every now and then when the water threatened to reach her toes. Seth began to lift Summer off her feet whenever the water came near her. Ryan and Marissa were walking behind Sandy and Kirsten arm in arm. Sandy looked over at his wife, "Today has been the best day. Do you know that?"

"I know we haven't spent time alone in a while." Kirsten mused while staring out at the sea. Sandy stopped walking and pulled his wife toward him. "I love you, Kirsten."

"I love you too." She said confused, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Actually I'm great. Today I realised just how much we've been missing recently and I just realised how much I miss you." He said this as he was leaning in toward his wife. She placed her hands on the side of his face pulled him close.

Summer laughed as Seth placed her back onto the sand. She shivered in the cold breeze coming off the water and Seth wrapped his arms around her. "Thanks." She said softly. Seth smiled and dropped a gentle kiss on the end of her nose. "You're welcome." They began walking again and Summer slipped her arm around his waist, "You know Cohen? I had a really good time." She paused and looked up at the moon, "I like being with you all the time." Seth smiled and felt his stomach flutter slightly. She continued, "At least now I know I can stand you for more than two days at a time."

"Hey I could've told you that from the start." He laughed.

"Cohen?" She asked softly. Seth looked down. He saw her serious expression and stopped walking. He turned her to look at him, "Yeah?" he asked carefully.

"Cohen," she started again but paused, "Seth. I love you." Seth stared down and saw her blush slightly but she looked up again determined and repeated, "I love you." Seth was taken aback. He realised he hadn't said anything and saw that Summer was looking rather crestfallen. She turned to walk away obviously disappointed but Seth hooked his arm around her waist. Her stomach flipped when she felt his hand on her hip. She could feel his warmth radiating through her body.

"I love you." He said. When he saw her face light up he said it again, "I love you Summer."

Ryan watched Sandy pull Kirsten toward him. Marissa gushed, "They are like the cutest couple. I hope that's what we're like when we're their age." Ryan looked at her surprised. She noticed his gaze and pushed her hair out of her face, "What?"

"You think about stuff like that?" he asked cautiously.

"Like what? Sandy and Kirsten?"

"No. Stuff like... the future. Us. When were older." Marissa looked away and tilted her head, "Sometimes." She admitted.

"What do you think about?" he asked interested.

"I don't know just... stuff."

"Like what?" he pushed. Marissa smiled and raised her eyebrows. Ryan nodded as if to press her on, "What?" he tried again.

"Well I think about if you proposed. It would be a night like this and... we would just have been for a romantic meal and we'd be walking down the beach and you'd get down on one knee and ask me to marry you." She stopped when she realised Ryan was smiling. She punched him hard on the arm, "Hey! Stop laughing at me!"

"I'm not. I was smiling. It was sweet." He promised laughing. Marissa pulled him down and placed her lips on his. At least she had got him to stop laughing.

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