Like Yesterday Is Gone
Summary- Jake leaves home and some more S/S.
Disclaimer- If anything was mine, uh...yeah, it's not so whatever.
A/N- Here we go with another update, and thanks so much for reviews :)
Jake looked around his empty room one last time before grabbing the two duffle bags off the ground, slinging them over his shoulders as he walked out. He heard slight voices coming from downstairs, Mom and Dad, he thought as he walked into Riley's already half way open door. He saw her sleeping soundly, but tapped her on the shoulder lightly. "Hey Riles," he whispered softly. She stirred for a few seconds, smacking her lips together. "Mmhmm, a few more..." her raspy voice trailed off as she continued tossing and turning. "Riles, I'm leaving," he continued, still shaking her.
Her eyes immediately opened and she sat upright, her body leaning on the headboard. "Where are you going?" she asked in a sleepy voice, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Jake laughed lightly. "I'm outta here, Virginia, 'member?"
"Oh yeah," she replied. "Leaving right now?"
Jake nodded. "Yeah, few minutes, Mom and Dad are downstairs waiting for me." He saw a look of fear overcome her face and smiled slightly. This was really it, he was leaving, everything and everyone. "Uh...when, when are you coming back?" she asked hesitantly. "I don't know, maybe when the baby is born or something like that," he responded.
Riley grinned. "I guess one good thing came out of Mom's pregnancy, huh?" Jake smiled and laughed. "Yeah, I guess it did. But hey, now you're the oldest..."
She shrugged. "I guess."
"So uh, come on, give me a hug and wish me luck," he laughed. Riley stretched her arms out and embraced him in a hug. "Good luck," she whispered in his ear. "You know you deserve it."
"Thanks, you too. With everything," he trailed off as he pulled back. "With Kyle...and uh, Jim...and Drew," he teased.
"Hey!" she nudged him. "And good luck with Kayla," she returned. He nodded thankfully and leaned in, kissing her forehead. "Love you Riles," he said almost teary eyed.
"Love you too," she repeated, patting his back as he got up.
"Later."
She smiled. "Later." Jake closed her door, and went into the next room, the twins'. They were both soundly snoring in their bunk beds as he got the two five dollar bills he had recieved weeks earlier from them, placing them on their dressers. He kissed both of their heads, and pulled the covers slightly up to their necks. "You guys are gonna make great older brothers and sisters," he told them as Emily opened her eyes slightly. "Jakey?" she asked sleepily.
"Go back to sleep Em'," he told her. "And tell Connor I said bye, all right? I'll be back in a few months, when the new baby is born."
"Ok, night night," she told him, pulling the covers over herself, turning away from Jake.
"Yeah, night." He closed their door and went downstairs joining Ryan and Marissa. "Ready?" he asked enthusiastically. Ryan shook his head, smiling slightly. "No, I don't think we are, but we have to be, right?"
"Come on ladies, let's go," Marissa joked, grabbing Ryan's hand so she could get up. "You're turning into me," she teased again once they were in the car.
"Kayla's? Right?" Jake asked worriedly.
"Where else?" Ryan and Marissa laughed.
"Ok, good." He leaned into the backseat comfortably as they made his way to his girlfriend's house. Kayla was going to spend the summer with Jake as he settled himself in his dorm room, at the University of Virginia. College was going to be...fun!
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"Bye Mrs. Atwood," Kayla returned Marissa's hug and pulled back, looking at Jake sweetly. "Bye Kayla. You keep him on track for me, okay?" Marissa asked. Kayla laughed, nudging Jake's arm. "Don't worry, I will."
"Call us when you get there, all right?" Marissa looked directly at Jake. "No fooling around, you step foot in Virginia, you call us," she almost commanded. "Okay Mom, I will," he replied, hugging her tightly and than moved onto Ryan. "Have fun, and...study hard? Ok?"
Jake nodded. "We love you," Marissa told him. "Love you too," Jake returned, grabbing his duffle bag and Kayla's hand. "Bye."
"Bye," both sad parents replied as Jake and Kayla walked off to the terminal and disappeared into the plane. Marissa sighed as Ryan wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her in tighter to himself. "I think that was the hardest thing I've ever had to do," Marissa commented as they walked through the doors.
"You still have to give birth, I think I would take that last comment back."
"I've given birth three times, I'm sure it'll be no different this time either." He wrapped his arm around her tighter, seeing as it was in the middle of the night and quite chilly. "Well, look at it this way, in 18 years, we'll be free again," he joked. "We're already free, about 3 more months and we won't be free," she teased back sarcastically. Ryan laughed at her joke as they reached the airport parking lot and he opened the door for her and helped her in.
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"That was amazing!" Summer enthused as she bounced on the bed.
Seth smiled as he looked at her. "Yeah, I think it was too." He bent down to her level and brushed her lips with his own. "I love you Mrs. Cohen," he whispered.
Summer smiled and spread her arms wide on the bed dreamingly. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to say that." "Mrs. Cohen? Mrs. Cohen?" he continued rambling her name, bouncing around the room, a grin on his face.
"Cohen! Calm down!" she demanded, gesturing towards the bed. Seth skipped over to the bed and landed with a big thump. "This is so amazing!" she squealed, looking at her wedding ring. "Really, you like it?"
Summer swatted him across the chest. "I mean everything, not the wedding ring." She looked at it again. "But the wedding ring is pretty great too," she added with a smal giggle. Seth nodded smugly and leaned into kiss her.
They were officially married.
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"Where's Riley?" Ryan asked as he wiped his hands on the towel. "She's on a date," Marissa answered, smoothing off the blush over her cheekbones.
"With who?" He faced her. "Uh...Ned, I think his name was."
"You think? Marissa, how could you not know his name? Or anything else for that matter?"
Marissa put a hand on his shoulder, calming him down. "Ryan, calm down. She has her cellphone on her. I'm sure she'll call if anything happens." "Well good. And how..."
"Ryan...shhh," she commanded, pushing him down on the bed. She groaned as she plopped herself down next to him, pulling the covers over them. "Oh damn, and I thought I was gonna get some tonight." He laughed. Marissa took her knee and lurched it on his. Ryan's face squinted as he moaned, clutching his knee. Marissa turned around, a sly smirk on. "Well look at that, that's the same face and sounds you make when we have sex." She teased.
Ryan laughed sarcastically at her. "Good one." He rolled his eyes playfully and turned around. "Aww, snookums," she teased, forcing him to turn around. "Did you just call me snookums?"
She laughed. "Yeah. I did." They laid there for a few more moments before Marissa started to speak again. "Everyone's growing up so fast," she commented. "Yeah, I know what you mean, college, dates, we just got past this cootie thing and now we have to do it again."
Marissa laughed again. "But you don't care do you? That we're having another baby...do you?"
"No. I don't. I've done a pretty good job with the four monsters we've raised so far."
"I?" she repeated.
"Well yes, it's so obvious they take after me," he joked. Marissa snorted, putting both hands over her 6 month belly. "As long as this one doesn't have your nose, I'll be good."
"Ye--" he started. "Wait. What's wrong with my nose?" He started to feel his nose, running his hand over the tip. "Nothing's wrong...per say, just as long as my child doesn't have it."
"Your child? Pfft." He started to conciously feel his nose again as Marissa snatched his hands away. "I was just kidding."
Ryan's hopeful eyes looked up at her. "About my nose?" Marissa shook her head. "Nope, but no matter how mishaped it is, it's my beautiful mishapen nose." She kissed the tip of his nose, lightly sucking on it. "You think it's mishapen?"
Marissa giggled as she continued to kiss his nose, moving her lips so they were smothering his. Continuing to kiss, their moment was interupted by a doorbell ringing. Ryan helped Marissa off of him as they looked at the clock. "Ok, let's go see who it is." Just as they were getting out of their bedroom, little stomps were heard going down the stairs. Marissa's eyes bulged. "Emily Jane!" she screamed. She heard Connor giggle as Ryan helped her down the stairs and let out shrieks. "Connor! Emily!" Ryan snapped, his face turning red with fear and anger. "Hey. hey, calm down," a voice sounded, holding Connor and Emily by the hand. The owner of the voice was wearing a purple kimono with red, yellow and orange flowers accenting it. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun, two black chopsticks sticking out and a pair of black mocassins on.
Caitlin.
"Caitlin?" Marissa asked, absolutely outraged. Caitlin gave an evil smirk. "Yeah, sis, it's me!" she squeaked, running over to hug her. Marissa's belly stopped her. "Wow! 'Riss! Another one?!" she exclaimed. "Ryan's been keeping you busy, huh?" she laughed, looking over at Ryan. "Caitlin. So good to hear about you...when you're here, in my house." He said dryly.
Caitlin smiled at him, giving him a hug. "Aunt Cati!" the twins exclaimed. Riley barged in, a frown on her face, but stopped when she saw a reunion going on in the froyer. "Riley!" Caitlin shrieked, hugging Riley. Riley smiled and hugged her aunt. "Aunt Cati! How are you?!"
"I'm good. Oooh, how are you?"
"Good. Just got back from a date."
"Ooo, a date huh? Surprised dear ol' Dad is letting you go out," she nudged her. Riley smiled and than looked upstairs. "Um...I hate to be rude, but you'll have to excuse me, I have to go use the phone, urgently." Caitlin smiled and motioned for her to go do what she wanted. Riley quickly hurried up the stairs. She dialed the phone number quickly as she let it ring a few times. "Hi--you've reached Jake, leave a message and I'll get back to you. Mom, Dad, don't leave a message, I'll call you again when I can." The message ended with a laugh and "beep". She sighed, and hung up the phone.
Downstairs; "Rissy? Gonna get me settled in while I give Emily and Connor their presents?" Emily and Connor shrieked with excitement as Marissa nodded with a tired smile. She took her travel bag as Caitlin started unloading an assortment of kimonos and giving them to Emily and Connor. "Cati! Help me!" Marissa yelled from the guest room. "I'm coming!" she yelled back. "Me too!" Emily screamed, following Caitlin. Ryan sighed as Connor held up a dark green kimono to him, motioning for him to put it on. He nodded as Ryan started to slide it over his small body. "Like the kimono huh buddy?" he asked. Connor silently nodded, not saying anything.
Kid didn't talk much.
Reminded Ryan of a younger version of himself.
Ryan finally tied it and ruffled his hair. "There ya go kiddo." Connor smiled and thanked him. He hopped on the couch, sitting down next to Ryan. He hugged him. "Gonna be a hectic few more days huh bud?"
A small giggle came out of Connor as he nodded.
A/N- There will be some Riley drama coming up...affecting all the relationships of the Atwood household. Again, not much SS, but what can I say? I'm a sap for Ryan/Marissa stuff. Thanks for reading!
