Caught In Suspension: Chapter 2
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"Seriously man, you need to tone it down a notch with the whole romantic and sweet gestures to your wife." Ryan pleaded.
Seth smirked. "Why? The missus always asking you why you can't do the same?"
Ryan nodded. "Oh yeah."
It wasn't like his and Marissa's relationship was shaky. In fact, after five years of being married and dating steadily before getting engaged, he could honestly say that it's been going great and it kept getting better as each day passed. Ryan was truly happy with how his life been going on lately and was forever grateful that the Cohens took him in. Newport was the open door that he walked through for a chance to have a future that he dreamed of. He took advantage of the situation and he was now working for the Newport Group. After he got his degree in architecture, Kirsten automatically offered him a position. Not to disrespect the man, even if he never showed Ryan any, not having Caleb to be his boss made his decision to take the job easier. If Caleb was still alive, Ryan wouldn't be sure if he wanted to work under him. Some people can't stand their boss, but Ryan was glad to have a boss who he could easily work with. A boss that went by the name of Kirsten Cohen.
"Look what I can do Uncle Seth." Elle announced as she shot the ball from a pretty far range, hitting nothing but net.
"Nice one, Elle."
Elle proudly smiled. "Thanks Uncle."
Elle continued to shoot baskets into the mini basketball hoop setup in the driveway of the Atwood residence as Seth and Ryan watched nearby.
"Man, she's pretty good for a girl her age." Seth commented as he took a sip out of his beer.
Ryan beamed proudly. "I know. She only started to shoot after I got the basket a week ago and now, she practically makes 75 percent of her shots."
"Remind me not to play her in a game of horse."
Ryan giggled. "No kidding. I just played her a game yesterday and I totally got smoked."
Ryan continued to beam with pride as he continued to watch his daughter. Elle turned around and passed the ball to her father.
"Daddy, wanna play? I'm getting bored playing by myself."
Ryan shrugged his shoulders. "Sure, why not. You wanna play Seth?" Ryan asked he stood up.
Seth shook his head. "Go ahead you two."
"You sure?" Ryan asked one last time.
Seth nodded. "Go play with your daughter."
Ryan smiled as Seth sat back in his chair. Ryan wasn't kidding that she was definitely as good as he said. In a matter of a couple of shots, Ryan managed to acquire the first three letters of horse.
Seth looked on with admiration and hoped that when he have a kid one day, they would have a relationship like how Ryan had with his kids, especially with his daughter.
Ryan and Elle had a tight bond together and Seth always joked that when it came down to being attached by the hip, Elle replaced Marissa. Seth like to think that the reason why they bonded so well was because Elle always wanted to play any type of sport and it was with her father who would do so. Even if he had things that wasn't close to finishing due the next day, he would take out an hour to play with his daughter. Even if he had to grin all night to get it finished, he couldn't complain because he loved doing those type of things with his daughter. Not only was Elle athletic, she was also a girly-girl. Seth could've swore that her closet had more clothes than he had, carrying any type of designer wear that Elle or her mother insisted on getting because it looked cute. She was definitely a great blend of her parents.
The second offspring of Ryan and Marissa was Tyler. He was only eight months, but he already had traces of his father in him. He somehow mastered Ryan's trademark look. Tyler was usually a easy baby to watch and he hardly cried. He liked to be carried by anybody, but everyone knew that he loved being held by his mother the most. It was an equal trade-off, Elle's a daddy's girl and Tyler's a momma's boy.
Crossing his arms, Seth started to ponder. Watching the interaction between Ryan and Elle, Seth wanted that. It was at that moment that Seth thought about wanting to start expanding the family. If Summer were to tell him that she wanted to start having kids, he would definitely think that it would be a good idea because he felt ready to be a father. It's been three years since they've been married and they are now in their late twenties. Seth figured it's better to have one now than later because being in their fifties when their firstborn graduates from high school seemed less appealing.
Seth would like to have a girl first and if he had to guess, he would say that his daughter would most likely be like the mother. He could easily picture his wallet being shaken for cash. Not that he would mind anyway, he would love to spoil his little girl. She would probably be into designer brands and dress up like most of the kids her age. If he could get her to skateboard or have her enjoy any one of Seth's favorite pastimes, then his personal mission of having her to not be a typical Newpsie would totally be accomplished.
Putting a smile on his face, all he had to do was to talk to Summer. He thought that it would've been her to bring up the subject first because it's usually the women who does so, but it would be him to initiate the topic instead. He hoped that she would agree that they should start trying. He planned on asking her that night.
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Looking at the same page for thirty minutes, Seth thought of a way to approach the subject as they both sat on bed. Summer was looking over her notes from work and Seth pretended to read the book in front of him to gather up his thoughts and work up a nerve to talk to Summer. Thinking that he's ready, Seth closed his book at placed it on a little table to the right of him.
"Hey Sum, can I talk to you about something?"
Summer remained glued to the paper in front of her. "Is it important Cohen? I have an important presentation tomorrow that needs to go off with a bang."
"It's definitely important."
Summer looked at Seth and noticed that he's pretty serious. Thinking that she could take a break anyway, Summer placed her tablet on the small table to the left of her and turned her attention to Seth.
"What's up?"
He took a deep breath. "You see, we've been married for three years and been together for longer then that and no matter how many trials and tribulations that we faced, I can't remember being this happy with you." A smile started to creep up on his face as he continued.
"I get up every morning and it always bring a huge smile on my face knowing that I never get tired of having you by my side. Even when I think that it's not possible, I find myself loving you even more with each passing day. There are certainly no words to describe how much I love you."
Summer smiled. "If I knew better, it sounded like you were proposing to me. Seeing that we're already married, can you please get to the point." It certainly never stop amazing her how sweet Seth can be.
Seth nodded. "Right." He breathed in deeply. "What I'm saying is that...I want to have a baby."
Summer sat there speechless. She stared at him emotionless and wondered to herself if he was joking. Seth can be a funny guy when he wanted to be and she couldn't figure out if he was really being serious. She was waiting for him to start laughing so she could easily tell that he was pulling her leg. He wasn't though. Instead, he was patiently waiting for her to say anything.
"Do you think that we can talk about this later because I really have to be well rested for a big day at work tomorrow." She said as she started to get her body under the covers. Summer turned off the lamp on her side and laid on her side, facing the wall.
Seth looked at the alarm clock and it was getting late. He turned off his lamp and settled underneath the covers. As he laid in bed wide-awake after the lights went out an hour ago, he somehow knew that she wasn't sleeping yet. He was thinking the same thing as her. What the heck just happened?
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Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure that it gets clearer to see who it is that doesn't want to have a baby. Big thanks goes to all of those who reviewed and I hope that this isn't a disappointment for anyone. You folks know the drill, give me your thoughts on this and I'll do my best to put in what you guys want to see in the story. Thanks again :)