Caught In Suspension: Epilogue

Disclaimer: For the last time, no I don't own the original characters of the O.C.

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Stirring from his unconscious state, Seth rubbed his eyes and fully opened them. He breathed in deeply and looked at the time on the alarm clock. Deciding that he had enough rest, Seth sat up and looked at the sleeping figure beside him. He smiled and kissed Summer on her cheek and forehead before quietly slipping out of bed. Even though it was almost ten o'clock on a Sunday morning, Seth never dared to wake her up because if he did, a rage blackout would definitely be let loose.

Entering the hallway, Seth turned left to walk deeper into the hall. He turned the knob of the room near the end of the hall on the right and peaked into the bedroom.

Like mother, like daughter, Keira was also still sleeping. Seth concluded that she might've had too much fun on the jumping castle at the birthday party for a recently turned eight Tyler. Seth's little girl was growing up quickly and he often wished that he could still cradle her in his arms like he did when she was just a baby. The pint-size six years-old was definitely all Summer, inside and out. He tried to introduce the comic books or certain cartoons to Keira but she seemed to not take any interest to them. He also tried to get her to play video games but she would quickly get bored and not see the point in playing certain games.

So maybe he won't have Keira enjoy something he liked to do as a kid, but he still had another shot to be an influence to someone.

Seth quietly closed the door of Keira's bedroom and headed towards the other bedroom that was directly across from his and Summer's. Seth opened the door and quietly walked to the bed. He looked over the bed with protective bars to prevent his kid from falling off and smiled.

"Glad to see that you're up." Seth said as he picked up the toddler and kissed her cheek.

The second child of Seth and Summer is Zoie Gabrielle Cohen. She's two years-old and she was a great blend of her parents best features. Everything on her face resembled her mother, with the exception of her eyes and dimples. Seth loved her hair. It was fairly straight but naturally curled towards the end at the same time.

With Zoie in his arms, Seth walked in the kitchen and pulled up the high chair to place Zoie in. Seth looked into the cupboard and pulled out the pancake mix and hashed browns. Seth searched in the refrigerator for another idea for breakfast and decided to just make scrambled eggs as well.

"Good morning Daddy." Keira greeted as she yawned and entered the kitchen.

"Glad to see that you're up sweetie. Can you please entertain your sister while I cook breakfast?" Seth asked as he poured the first pancake onto the pan.

"Sure Dad. One problem though."

"What?" Seth asked while he still kept his eye on the food.

"I can't reach her."

Seth flipped the pancake and dropped the spatula on the side of the pan. He carried Zoie out of the high chair and made her stand up on the ground. Keira took over and grabbed her sister's hand, leading her towards the living room.

"Remember to play quietly. Mommy's still sleeping and you know her, she has like bionic ears or something." Seth advised.

Keira laughed. "Okay Daddy."

Seth couldn't help but smile as he watched his daughters walk out of the room. Sometimes he had to pinch himself to see if his life was real, feeling like some things were too good to be true. He had the two easiest daughters to take care of and they haven't given them a hard time. Keira was always patient with her sister and loved to have the responsibility to be the one who had to take care of her. Seth could see his daughters continue to strengthen their tight bond which he knew would come in handy as they get older. Seth witnessed for himself the beginning of their bond when he saw Keira by Zoie's crib.

It was the middle of the night since they first took the newborn home and Seth went to checkup on Zoie because she started to cry. As he went to open the door to the nursery, Zoie's cries stopped. Curious, Seth opened the door and was surprised to see his three year-old daughter standing in front of the crib. She was singing a lullaby and Zoie was listening intently to her big sister. Not wanting to disturb, Seth quietly closed the door and walked back to his bedroom.

As he walked in his bedroom, Summer was sitting up and asked Seth why Zoie was crying. Seth motioned for her to follow him to peek into the bedroom and she curiously followed him. When Summer opened the door to the nursery, she smiled as Keira continued to sing to her sister. Seth wrapped his arms around Summer as they continued to watch their two daughters.

Seth focused back to breakfast and placed his first finished pancake on a big white plate. It took him almost 45 minutes to cook the three items and he placed the food on the dining table.

Seth walked into the livingroom and picked up Zoie.

"Go wash your hands KC and come to the dining table to eat breakfast." Seth ordered, using his nickname that he liked to call her.

Keira nodded and ran to the bathroom while Seth walked towards the kitchen to pickup the quickly made breakfast cereal for Zoie. He sat Zoie in the high chair by the dining table and placed the bowl in front of her. Seth scooped up some food with a small spoon and proceeded to feed her when she shook her head.

"Me do Dada."

Seth knew what that meant and gave her the spoon. Zoie doesn't like it anymore when people tried to feed her because she wanted to do it on her own. Seth kept a watchful eye on her and Zoie successfully managed to get the food in her mouth. Just as a precaution, Seth wrapped a cloth around her neck despite the protests coming from her. Zoie hasn't perfected the craft of always putting the food in her mouth and would occasionally get messy. If Seth didn't put it on and Zoie were to have stains on her shirt, he would definitely get in trouble.

When Keira sat at the table, Seth stood up to pour himself a cup of coffee from the kitchen. As he finished pouring a freshly brewed cup, Seth opened the refrigerator door to get the coffee cream. When he closed the door, he didn't expect to be mulled over by a pair of lips by the time he turned his body.

"Wow, you definitely woke up on the right side of the bed." Seth commented as he pulled away. "Not that I mind, anyway."

Summer smacked him. "For your information jackass, I was thinking of dropping off the kids at your parents so we could have some time alone tonight but after that comment, it's not going to happen."

"I don't think so. I believe as the day progress, you will take your words back and order me to drive the kids by five." Seth proclaimed in a rather cocky tone.

Summer crossed her arms. "What makes you say that?"

"Your hormones are going to get the best of you because I do remember quite well from the previous two times that this happens around your fourth month. Face it Sum, all you can think about is sex around this time period."

"And you're not going to help your wife get this urge out?" She incredulously asked. "You do know that it's your fault that I'm like this, right?" She said, pointing to her slightly protruding belly.

"You know I will help you in any way, but all of this isn't necessarily all my fault. You should know that it takes two to tango." Seth smirked as he leaned on the counter and took a quick sip out of his coffee.

Summer rolled her eyes and was about to walk past Seth when he stopped her and wrapped his arms around.

"Thank you." Seth softly said as he gazed into her eyes.

"For what?" Summer curiously asked.

Seth moistened his lips and smiled. "For giving me that empty box of condoms."

Summer laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you for waiting for me and being patient."

"Believe me, it was definitely worth the wait."

Seth softly kissed her and it quickly turned into something more. After so many years of being together, Summer's kisses still had the same effect on him. Once it started, it always seem to lead to a full on make-out session.

The sound of someone clearing their throat was heard behind her. They both stopped kissing and froze on the spot. Seth tilted his head to see where the noise came from and sheepishly smiled.

"Hey Keira, do you want anything?" Seth asked.

Keira stared at her parents as she stood with her arms crossed. "A cup of juice would be nice."

Seth nodded. "I'll go and do that and we'll join you girls shortly."

Keira nodded and walked back to the table. When she was out of sight, Seth and Summer started to laugh.

"At least she didn't walk in of us having sex." Seth playfully pointed out.

Summer smacked him. "She did once, remember?"

Seth scrunched his brows. "When?"

"When she was three and unexpectedly walked into our room in the middle of the night because she had a nightmare." Summer reminded.

"Why don't I remember?"

"Maybe because you were kind of drunk from your parents 35th wedding anniversary party."

It all started to come back to Seth. He does remember getting a bit overboard with the drinks because he was doing his own celebration. That was the night when Seth found out Summer was pregnant with Zoie.

"Promise me that we have no more make out session other than in our closed and locked bedroom. I have enough scars as it is when my parents used to do it and I don't want to do the same thing to our kids."

Summer seductively ran her hand down his chest and smirked. "I know that I can handle myself but I don't know about you." Summer gave him a lingering kiss and started to walk towards the dining room.

Seth stared in disbelief as he watched Summer. She turned her head and winked at him when she was about to disappear around the corner. Seth touched his lips and smirked at the game that she wanted to play. She think that she may have the upper hand after that move she just did but Seth knew that in the end, he would emerge as the victor. He would play along and make it seem like she's winning, but in the end, Summer would end up being frustrated because Seth wouldn't put out. She'd probably be pissed at him for that but to Seth's defense, he was just playing the game that his wife initiated. After Summer admitted defeat, then Seth would most definitely do what his wife wanted to do.

Seth smiled at his plan, grabbing his coffee and a glass of juice that Keira requested. When he got to the dining table, Keira was happily telling her mother about something exciting that happened at school.

Summer smiled at Keira as she listened to her daughter's rambling. Her father was right, it was one of the best thing that happened in her life. Although it took her some time before getting on board, she didn't hold any regrets. She was grateful that her father talked some perspective into her because she could've missed out on a wonderful experience. The work did come and go but she still had her family. A family that she built with Seth.

Seth walked towards Keira and placed the juice in front of his daughter. He took a seat to the left of his daughter and sat across from Summer. Their eyes connected and they both happily smiled. Being in their mid-thirties with two daughters and a son on the way, life was definitely terrific that they couldn't ask for a better one.

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So that's the end of this story and I can honestly say that I had a lot of fun writing my first O.C. fic. It's been a blast reading all of your reviews and I thank all of you for taking the time to read my little summer project. I definitely had no high expectations for this and I'm surprised that I had this much reviews, so thank you for making this more enjoyable.

For the last time, tell me what you folks think about this chapter and the whole story in general, so don't be shy. I would also like to know what's your favorite part or chapter to read. I'll put in my two cents and say that I enjoyed the part where Summer told Seth that she was ready to have a baby. There are many that I enjoyed but that part seems to stick out for some reason.

So again, thanks you guys!