Chapter twelve: Questions
Kirsten stood in front of Jimmy, who she had not seen since her father's funeral. She couldn't speak, and she couldn't figure out why. She just hugged him tightly with a smile. "It's been too long Jimmy!" She said hugging her old friend.
"I had a lot of work to do, that's why I wasn't here. But Ryan called me, and told me that you, and Marissa could use me around. I hope I'm welcome." Jimmy replied as Kirsten let him go from the tight hug.
"Oh, of course, I'm not sure how many rooms we have left in this house, but we'll find one."
"No, I can't stay here, I just checked into a hotel a few minutes away, I wouldn't dare burden you with another person in your house, I'm sure it's already insane."
"Actually, it's nice, it's nice to have family around...it was tough to be in the house alone." Kirsten said with a little frown.
"Well still...I can't stay at your house...but thank you!" Jimmy said smiling at Kirsten
Meanwhile in Seth's Room-
"Sweety just pick a dress and come on! I don't understand why you didn't get ready before we started the party."
"Because if I was in the car with Kirsten in a dress, it would be weird!"
"Not for you!"
"Shut up Seth. Hey...can you hand me that purple box on the desk...but don't look at it!" Summer said from the bathroom
"Why? Why can't I look at a...pregnancy test." Seth said in a low voice. He looked confused. but then just handed the box to Summer. "Honey...are you late."
"Yeah, I can't pick out a dress" Summer said sharply.
"No...not late...but late, late?" Seth said concerned.
"Why do you ask?" Summer questioned?
"Because you just told me to hand you a pregnancy test" Seth replied.
"Seth...I told you not to look at it... I'm a little late, but I'm not sure."
"Well take the test!" Seth said.
meanwhile in the house, Marissa, and Jimmy talk-
"So Dad...how's Hawaii?"
"Fun...actually, I met someone there, her name's Angelina, we're engaged actually!" Jimmy said with an ear to ear smile."
"Oh my god Dad! That's great, I'm happy for you!" Marissa said hugging her father."
"Thanks sweety, actually, I wasn't gonna ask you this right now, but now that we're on the topic, I want you to come to Hawaii with me! Angelina really wants to meet you, and I want to spend more time with you. So...what do you think?"
Marissa's smile slowly died away into a face of uncertainty. She loved her father, and wanted to spend more time with him, but things between Ryan and her were going so well, and she didn't want to leave him.
"I thought you would be more excited kiddo! What's wrong?"
"Nothing...can I think it over?"
"Sure kiddo, but I'm going back in two days, so, I hope you choose to come with me... I love you kid." Jimmy said while kissing her Forehead. She faked a smile, then went back into her uncertain mood.
back in Seth's room-
Seth sat on a chair tapping his leg to the ground furiously. He was so nervous, it drove him crazy. He wasn't sure he could handle another child. Of course he wanted more children in the future, but so soon? He wondered if Sarah looked up to him, if he was a good father for her. Sarah came walking into the room a few minutes later. "Hey daddy, what's wrong?" Sarah said while being picked up by Seth.
"Nothing honey, Mommy is just taking a test right now that is pretty important... Sarah, what would think if you had a little brother or sister?"
"I want a little sister, then we could play barbies together!" Sarah exclaimed with a big smile
"What about a little brother?"
"Boys have cooties!" Sarah Giggled. Seth couldn't help but laugh, He hugged his daughter tightly with a smile on his face, which died away as he saw Summer walk out of the bathroom.
"Well...what does it say?" Seth questioned looking at summer. A long silence filled the room, the tension was unbearable. "Summer...tell me." Seth said eagerly.
meanwhile outside at the party-
Marissa stood outside with a drink in her hand, looking around the party. Kirsten was talking to Jimmy, who occasionally shot Marissa a smile, she always replied with a small wave. Soon, Ryan held her hand, and led her into the house.
"Hey, can we talk for a minute?" Ryan asked her
"Sure, of course, let's sit down"
"Ok...I know this might be sudden...but, I need to get it off my chest. I love you alot, and you mean the world to me...so I was wondering if maybe you felt the same way."
"Of course Ry...I love you, you know that right?"
"Good, because I have to ask you something." Ryan got off his chair, and bent down on one knee. "Marissa Cooper, will you marry me?" Ryan felt very vulnerable right then, he hadn't felt that way since he was on the ferris wheel with her eleven years ago.
A tear fell from her eye, she loved him so much, but with what her father had asked of her made this difficult. Soon, more tears fell as she realized what she had to do. "I...I can't" She ran out of the room, and walked out the door. Ryan stayed on his knee for several minutes, maybe it was shock, maybe it was instinct. Ryan Atwood was frozen...he soon dropped to both knees, and felt the sting of oncoming tears. He got up and slowly dragged his feet to the pool house, then collapsed on his bed. Part of him died that night, he just layed there, letting his body run dry of emotion, he was broken.
