Caught In Suspension: Chapter 12
Disclaimer: It's simple, I don't own the original characters of the O.C.
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Seth got in his car and slammed his foot on the gas as soon as he reached the exit of the parking structure. A thought got him spooked and he had to talk to somebody about it. He knew that he could talk to two people and from where he was currently stopped at, he figured to go to the person who was the closest.
He was just causally sitting in his office as he looked at his schedule planner for the things that was coming up in the next coming weeks. Noticing what day it was, he just realized that Summer's due date was exactly a month away. That was when he started to freak out. He got out of his seat and out of the building very quickly, ignoring the calls that he received while he walked through the halls.
The traffic light turned green and Seth pushed down on the gas pedal. He made a right turn into a residential area and he came across the familiar setting of houses being passed by. Seeing the house that he wanted to go in view, he started to slow down. Putting the car in park by the curb, Seth quickly got out of his car and walked towards the front door. A blue van was parked on the driveway and Seth knew that he would be home because it was his week to car pool a bunch of kids to soccer practice.
Seth pressed the doorbell numerous of times and waited for the front door to open. Once the door was open, Seth just walked in and started to pace around the livingroom.
Ryan stood by the doorway, stunned as he just saw Seth walk past him. He didn't have any time to react and Seth was gone in a blink of an eye. Ryan closed the front door and walked towards the livingroom. When he saw Seth going in circles around his coffee table, Ryan just opted to settle on the couch where he previously occupied. He knew that once Seth stopped his pacing, he would be ready to talk.
Ryan tried to watch the TV but once in a while Seth would be blocking his view, making him a bit irritated. Seth came into view again and Ryan had more than he could take. Ryan turned off the TV and lightly shoved Seth to force him to sit on one of the sofas when he was about to cross Ryan.
"What's up Seth?" Ryan asked as he sat back down on the couch.
As Seth turned to look at Ryan, the expression on his face looked like he was a deer caught in the headlights. "Dude in a month, I'm going to be father."
Ryan chuckled. "Only now you figured it out?" He joked.
Ryan can imagine what was running through Seth's mind at the moment because he kind of did the same thing when Elle was about to be born. Instead of talking to Seth about his fears of being a father, he had a great talk with Sandy.
"Holy shit Ryan, in a month I'm going to be somebody's daddy."
Ryan nodded. "That's right Seth. In a month you are going to be the guidance for a person for the next eighteen years."
"What if I'm a shitty father and I screw up this kid's life?"
Ryan raised a brow. "What makes you think that you'll suck?"
Seth sighed and laid back against the backrest. "Maybe because I was never in this situation before. I was the one who asked Summer if we could have one and now that it's around the corner, I've been doubting my ability. I'm afraid that I'm not going to be good as I thought I would be."
"Don't think like that, man. I know for a fact that you're going to be fine. Of course it's going to be a learning in process, but you'll manage."
Ryan could hear Tyler starting to cry and he reluctantly got up from his seat, sending an apologetic look on his face. He headed up the stairs to tend to his son as Seth looked down on his lap.
When Ryan was out of sight, Seth stood up to get a drink. When he turned his body to the left, he noticed Elle standing in the corner of the room, still wearing her red and white soccer uniform.
"Don't be scared Uncle Seth. You'll be a great dad." Elle said as she approached her uncle.
"How do you know?" Seth asked as he sat back on the sofa.
"Because you take good care of me and Tyler whenever you watch us and if I get a boo-boo you kiss it to make it feel better. You take me out to places like the zoo or the park. You taught me some things that I'll never forget like songs on the piano or riding a bike because daddy had an emergency. I know that you'll be there for me if I need someone to talk to. You may not see it but I feel like you are a second daddy to me."
Seth smiled at the girl standing in front of him. He opened up his arms and Elle wrapped her arms around his body.
A thought crossed her mind while they hugged and she debated whether she should ask him this. She exhaled and decided to just tell him. "Hey Uncle Seth."
Seth pulled out after a good period of hugging and looked at her. "Yeah Elle."
"Promise me that we'll still do the same things even if you have your own kid."
Seth sat there speechless. A contemplation entered his mind and he decided to follow through on his idea. "Stay here. I have something to give to you."
Elle nodded. "Okay."
Seth walked out of the house and dug his keys out of his pocket. He unlocked his car and dug in the middle compartment for a specific box. He grabbed the gold box and got out of his car. As he was about to reach for the knob to the front door, it swung open. Elle stood in the doorway, sheepishly smiling.
"Sorry Uncle but I couldn't wait any longer."
Seth chuckled. There might be something that he had possibly rubbed on to her, his inability to wait to open gifts. He followed her back in the house and closed the door behind him. Seth scooped her up from behind and led them back to the living room. He sat down on the sofa, sitting Elle on his lap.
"Your Aunt is probably going to kill me for giving you this before this weekend but I think you deserve your birthday present early."
Seth held out the box in front of Elle and she excitedly took it. She opened the box and looked at the object inside. She picked it up and smiled at the charm in her hand. Seth had to specially order that charm because no one in the world had it. He took a picture of Captain Oats and Princess Sparkle that was used in the cartoon and asked a manufacturer who makes the charms to customly make the item. What was supposed to take a week, turned into two and Seth was relieved to receive the item.
"Thank you for the gift Uncle. You really are going to be excellent daddy." Elle sincerely told him while continuing to stare at the charm.
Seth hugged her from behind and kissed the back of her head. "Thanks Elle."
At that moment, all of his insecurities on his ability to be a good father disappeared.
In a month, he was going to be a father. Even if the next coming months would consist of changing diapers and feeling like shit during the rest of the day because it was his turn to take care of the baby all night, he couldn't complain. After all, he was getting what he asked for.
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A little chapter that I just had to write. Thank you for your thoughts and I have decided to post the entire chapter for the next post. Just have to do some final proofreading and it'll be up in no time.