Ryan pulled the Rover up the Cohen's driveway, and gathered his things before making his way into the house. Ryan entered the kitchen, and found Sandy sitting at the table, reading the newspaper, and Samantha sitting next to him in her high chair.
Ryan: Hey.
Sandy looked up from his paper and looked at Ryan.
Sandy: Hey…is everything okay?
Ryan: Yeah, I had a meeting with my councilor…
Sandy: Yeah, I know Kirsten talked with her yesterday.
Ryan: Right, well she told me to take the rest of the day off…
Ryan pulled a white slip of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Sandy.
Ryan: …you have to sign that, so I can go back on Monday.
Sandy looked down at the slip, and then pulled a pen out, signing it and handing it back to Ryan.
Sandy: No problem…so, what are your plans for today?
Ryan: Absolutely nothing.
A few hours later, Seth and Marissa pulled up the Cohen driveway, and got out, heading into the house, with their hands full of bags of food. The two walked into an empty kitchen, and set the food down on the counter.
Marissa: Where is he?
Seth: Pool house?
Marissa shrugged her shoulders as she took a step towards the back door, but was then stopped by Sandy's voice echoing through the house.
Sandy: (Yelling) Yes! I just totally annihilated all the other ninja's!
Seth and Marissa turned to each other smiling, and then walked into the family room. Sandy and Ryan were seated on the couch, both holding play station controllers in their hands, and both equally fixated on the TV in front of them.
Ryan: You know, you're not supposed to kill me.
Sandy: (Smiling) I know, but that sword is hard to control.
Seth: X-O dad…it's an unbeatable combination.
Sandy and Ryan turned their heads and looked at Seth and Marissa who were standing behind them.
Ryan: Hey…is it lunch already?
Sandy: Oh, you guys brought food?
Seth and Marissa smiled and laughed and turned back into the kitchen. Sandy followed them, and Ryan did as well, after picking Samantha up from her seat on the floor in the living room. Ryan made his way into the kitchen, and immediately walked over to Marissa, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Marissa: You hungry?
Ryan smiled and nodded his head as he shifted Samantha to his other arm. Meanwhile, Seth was pulling plates out of the cupboard, and placing burgers and fries on each of them.
Sandy: I haven't had In and Out in a long time.
Seth: And you call yourself a Californian.
Seth reached out, handing a plate to Sandy.
Sandy: Can't go wrong with a double-double and fries.
Seth: That's what I was thinking.
They each gathered their food and Sandy and Seth made their way back into the living room.
Sandy: Come on Ryan, let's finish the game.
Ryan smiled and looked over at Sandy.
Ryan: Maybe later…I'm sure Seth will play with you.
Sandy looked over at Seth with a mischievous grin on his face.
Sandy: You ready son?
Seth: You're not going to beat me.
Sandy: I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Ryan, Marissa and Samantha settled down on the floor, eating their lunch and watching Sandy and Seth play video games.
A little bit of time had passed, and Ryan and Marissa remained in the living room, watching Seth and Sandy, who seemed to be in the middle of a war. Both Sandy and Seth were standing up now, as the intensity of the game was wearing on them, and they couldn't sit still. Seth looked over at Sandy, while still pressing buttons on his controller.
Seth: I told you that you weren't going to beat me.
Just then, Sandy, who hadn't taken his eyes off the screen, pulled out his ninja sword, and chopped Seth's character's head off. Seth's head immediately turned back towards the screen, and his jaw dropped in awe. Sandy laughed and held his arms up in the air.
Seth: That's so not fair.
Sandy: What do you mean? I chopped your head off.
Seth: No…no…
Ryan and Marissa looked up and Sandy and Seth, neither of them trying to hide their laughter.
Sandy: What do you guys think?
Ryan: I think you won.
Marissa: Definitely.
Sandy turned back towards Seth.
Sandy: See…you can learn things from your parents.
Seth rolled his eyes and dropped his controller onto the couch.
Seth: When are you going back to work?
Sandy: I don't know; I'm getting used to the lifestyle of video games and Dr. Phil.
Seth: I think I should get back to school…
Seth turned and walked back into the kitchen, Sandy had a grin on his face as he watched Seth.
Sandy: Now, I never thought I'd hear that.