Summary- Future-fic. Everyone is all grown up, some dealing with parenting, others in the dating world. This particular chapter, just a filler chapter, introducing a few chacters and a typical morning in the Atwood Household.
Disclaimer- Nope, as much as I wanna believe it, I own....(thinks)....yep...just as I thought, nothing.
As always...review, and let me know what you think. Thanks.
On with the story...
Marissa stirred and her eyes fluttered open. She pat the space next to her. The covers were thrown back and there was a pair of dirty socks on the floor. She smiled and closed her eyes again, she didn't want to wake up just yet, she wanted to go back to sleep for a few more minutes...
...But, the phone started ringing.
Looks like that wasn't happening today. She groaned as she picked up the phone and answered it. "Hello?"
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He watched the stained black coffeemaker drip it's black liquid in the clear small pitcher. He went and picked up the daily newspaper he had gotten moments ago and flipped to the sports section. Starting to tie his tie and getting interested in last night's scores, he felt hands wrap around his waist and warm kisses on his neck. He let go of his tie and turned his attention from the paper, enjoying the warm lips on his neck. Ryan turned around and embraced his wife.
"Morning," he greeted, kissing her cheek.
"Morning," she repeated, cooing in his ear. She started to kiss him again and he kissed back. "So, who was on the phone?" he asked when she pulled back.
"Oh, just...Uh...Um," she looked at the ground, "...My Mom."
"Your Mom?" he asked, surprised. Marissa nodded, and tried to sound as happy when she finshed with, "She's coming into town...Today!"
Ryan zapped back to his position, returning his attention back to the newspaper. Marissa wrapped her arms around his waist again and nuzzled her face in the back of his neck. "Please?" she begged.
"No." He said sternly as he could without sounding too harsh.
"Why not?" she asked. "Because...," he started, "Marissa, come on, you know your Mom hates me."
"She does not, she just doesn't know you yet, she'll get to know you." Marissa tried to convince him, and herself too as well. "She's known me for...20 years, she's had plenty of chances." "I know, I know honey, but, please, for me?" she asked as she kissed his neck again, moving up to his ear, playfully nibbling on it. "Please?" she asked again, knowing he would give into her charms soon enough.
He licked his lips. "Well, maybe, I could come home a little early," he said giving in a little, enjoying the taste of her lips in the morning. Marissa started again, "Please...For me?" and started to suck on the tip of his ear. Ryan turned around and finally gave in, kissing her passionately, "Okay, but for you," and kissed her again.
"You know I love you," Marissa said in between kisses. "You know I love you," he mimicked and smiled as he pushed her back to the counter where the coffee was and continued kissing. Ryan moved his hands from her waist to the buttons on her pajamas, trying to unbutton at least one of them; Marissa moved this hands away, and knowing he wouldn't get his way, wrapped them around her waist again. They didn't have as much alone time as they'd like anymore, so anytime alone was precious.
"Mom, Dad! Hello, you're in the kitchen!" a girl shrieked as she entered the kitchen. "Sorry," Ryan laughed as the two pulled back, guilty.
She smiled at her parents' attempt to try to hide what they were doing by Marissa doing Ryan's tie. "I have sex-ed today!" she stated proudly, "So I'll learn everything there, again!" the 14 year old blonde finished, as she fished around in the cabinet for a pop-tart.
Ryan's eyes widened and was about to say something when Marissa gave him a look. "Have fun at school today." She grinned at him, crumbs coming out like crazy when she did.
A boy with with blonde hair and eyes resembling his father's, walked in. "Morning Mom, Dad, squirt," he greeted everyone and ruffled his younger sister's hair, ruining her ponytail.
"JAKE!" the drama queen groaned as though someone had cut her hair off instead of messing it up.
"Sorry princess," Jake recovered, but ended up getting a look from his father and lamely apologized. "Sorry 'Riley'."
"Now I won't look as pretty for Jordan, and he'll think I'm ugly," Riley replied, looking in the toaster. Marissa walked over to her daughter, pulled out the scrunchie and smoothed her hair, getting ready to put it in a neat ponytail again. "Who's Jordan?" she asked amused.
Riley's face turned a shade of red and was about to say something when a dog ran in the kitchen, over to his food trays with a pair of squabbling five year olds following it. "Normy, come back" and "Norman, I have food too!" shouts were heard as they walked into the room. Ryan walked over to them, and squatted next to them, smiling, and said, "Hey guys." "Morning Da-da," they said in unison, not paying any atention to him but intently waching the dog eat. Ryan grabbed each one in each arm, and stood up. They snapped out of their daze, and hugged their father, tightly. They started competing to see who could hug him tighter, and when Marissa saw a neck vein come out in Ryan, she took that as her cue and walked over there. Pulling the little girl who was holding a death grip on Ryan, out of his hands. The boy also loosened his grip once she was gone.
Marissa played with the little girl's pigtails that had been put in last night but were a mess this morning. "Guess what?" she exclaimed, "Grandma Julie is coming into town today!"
"Ooooh, I like when she comes, she brings los' presents," Emily exclaimed, excitedley clapping her hands and her pigtails waving wildly in Marissa's face. "Come on," Marissa said to the little girl flailing in her arms, "We have to get ready for..."
"KINDGERGARTEN!" Connor, in Ryan's arms shouted. Marissa turned around and saw him loosen out of Ryan's grip and over to Riley. Riley motioned for him to hop on. He grinned as he hopped on, and they headed off together to dress him.
"Come on Em, we better get you in some socks, we don't you getting pnemonia," Marissa explained toEmily. "Thas' right, no pee-neemy- omia," the girl replied, and laughed along with the remaining people in the room as she said that. "Honey, can you go shopping today, the lists on the fridge? Thanks." Marissa said as she blew him a kiss, and patted Jake's shoulder, walking off with the laughing Emily in her hands. Ryan shook his head and laughed as he poured himself a cup of coffee and looked at Jake.
"So Dad, how's life treating you?" Jake asked. Ryan eyed him suspiciously, "Fine" he replied, "Why?"
"Well...I know Grandma's coming over and all, and I know how tense you guys get when she's here, but today's the day you were going to meet Kayla's...Remeber my girlfriend? Parents, they're coming over dinner, and last time you guys cancelled, so...?" Ryan took a sip of his coffee and laughed again, "Good luck explaing that to your mother," he told him as he took the list off the fridge, and gave Jake's back a pat. "You're gonna need it,"he added and left to go shopping for the dinner that was going tobe hell.
Jake headed up the stairs and heard talks such as "I poopy now" and "Ducky panties! Those ones, with duckies." Aw shit, Dad was right, he thought, Can't wait till tonight, he added sarcastically and headed off to tell his mother the 'wondeful' news.
A/N-Review and let me know what you think. This wasn't the most excting chapter, but get ready because the next one has a whole buch of people come back, and a few new people introduced. This was just a filler chapter, to tell you who was who. Here's a quick review: Ryan and Marissa are married, they are around 36 and have four children, Jake, 16, who is bringing his girlfirend, Kayla, over with her parents over to do a meet and greet. Riley, 14, who at this time is boy crazy, and the twins, Emily and Connor who are just...six years old, and really cute. They are just here to add humor. Oh yeah and the dog, Norman, Normy for short, is a golden retreiver. I'll update really soon with the exciting new chapter, but in the meantime, have fun reading this one, or my other ones. P.S- The scene where Ryan and Marissa are kissing in the kitchen and she's pleading for him to stay for Julie by kissing him is kinda the same one from 'The Ties That Bind', the season finale, where Sandy doesn't want to make up with Caleb, but Kirsten convinces him with her 'womanly' charms. Just thought I would give a shout-out...to who?....I don't even know. Just thought it would be cute.
