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Chapter 25 – What's hard has to be done

"So, how are you feeling?" Summer and Felicity sat in the living room catching up. They hadn't really seen each other for quite a while; they'd both been busy.

"To tell you the truth I feel like I've been hit by a train. My back is killing me and I feel awful most of the time." Felicity was now very much pregnant, you could tell by just looking at her. Though she was beautiful, like all pregnant women. She was naturally gorgeous and the pregnancy hadn't ruined that; she was glowing.

"But you look good, seriously. When I was pregnant I was a disaster. I was awful. Everything was upside down. The more pregnant I got, the worse I got. I still don't understand how Seth survived it." She giggled a little as she thought about it; her pregnancy.

"Well I bet it's worth it in the end, right?" Felicity asked worriedly.

"It is; to be a mom is awesome. I highly recommend it. It really changes you, makes you grow. I'm not as selfish anymore, or at least I hope I'm not."

"Yeah, though it must be hard in the beginning with the sleepless nights and to just realise that nothing's ever going to be the same." Felicity sighed and rubbed her stomach, which was now pretty big.

"Yeah, I can guarantee that it's not going to be the same, but it's still good and there's still love. You just have to keep working on it and don't let the babies take all time. You can always find time for love. Take time for each other and then it's definitely going to work."

"Thanks Summer, it's great to talk to someone who's been trough the same thing you know. And you have not just once but twice."

"Twice that is." Summer smiled and rubbed her tummy a little. "I remember when this used to be like yours and even bigger; I could barely move."

"I can't wait for this one to come out. Then I can go back to my normal look. As mush as I love being pregnant I still prefer my usual look, with a flat stomach."

"You know what? I really have to pee." Summer apologetic said and rose.

"Me too; but that's not new. I have to pee every half hour or so." Felicity stood up too and they both went inside towards the bathrooms.

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"So Ryan, man, you're gonna be a dad."

"Yep. I'm really doing it."

"Yeah, so how's it going with Felicity being pregnant and everything?"

"Pretty good though she's like really weird most of the times and like super sensitive. And she's taking it all on me; I'm her slave."

"I know what you mean my dear brother. Can you imagine a woman with rage blackouts being pregnant? You wouldn't even wanna know."

"Yeah, speaking of Summer. How's she doing with everything?"

"I don't know man, not so well. I mean, I think she wants to forgive her mother but it's hard for her you know? She did a lot of stuff, terrible stuff. But if we are to believe Francesca it was her only choice and…I don't know. What am I suppose to do? I need to help her but I can't really understand all of this."

"Maybe I can talk to her. You know, my mom wasn't the best either."

"You could try, though be careful with her. She's not as strong as you may think; as she thinks. She won't admit to people how she's dealing you know."

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"Summer?" Ryan entered the foyer where Summer and Casey played with some toys.

"Hey Ryan!"

"Ryan." Casey sat on the middle of the floor and tried to get a horse to sit.

"Hey you guys! I see you are playing. Cool horse of yours Casey." He motioned for the toy and Casey gave it to him.

"Listen, I bet Felice would love to see this one. Why don't you go show it to her? She's a horse fan." Summer looked wondering at Ryan, trying to read him or something.

"She's in the living room with your dad and Ava." Casey stood up as Ryan gave him the horse back. He turned his look to his mother and she nodded.

"You go Casey; I'll just be out here with Uncle Ryan." She gave his brown curls a slight touch before he left in his slow pace.

"So?" Summer asked as Casey was gone. She rose from the floor and looked at Ryan.

"I figured we could talk. You wanna go outside?"

"Okay." They made their way outside to their little garden on the front. "What's up?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to know how you're doing." Summer quickly looked away and turned her attention towards a flower, which she began to fumble with.

"Have you figured out what you are going to do?" Ryan asked carefully. He could tell that Summer didn't' want to talk about this.

"I…no." she shortly said.

"I just thought that maybe it could be good to talk to me. You know, my mom left me too."

"I know. It's just hard Ryan and no offence but it's even harder to talk to you about it."

"I understand that it's hard but it won't be easier if you don't do anything. I mean, she's sick right, and if you want to see her, if you want her to meet Ava and Casey you have to act now. You can't wait."

"I know Ryan! Okay, I know. I just don't know what I want." She spoke more softly in the end as she realised that he was just trying to help. "I guess I want to meet her again and the kids to meet her, but I don't want it to be soon. I want some time."

"But maybe you can't have time. She's dying Summer. Think about it; it's now or never. It could be too late if you wait." He knew that he may be too hard on her; not too careful. Though he figured that this was the only way to get her to realise what she had to do. And if she wanted to get to know her mother she had to do it now. By the look on Summer's face he knew that she knew.

"I know Ryan. This isn't gonna be easy and believe me, this time I'm bringing Seth. Speaking of Seth, I want to see him right now." He knew that she was on the verge of tears and the only person she cried in front of was Seth.

"I'll get him for you Summer." He started to leave but Summer called for him.

"Thanks Ryan, I think I needed that." He gave her a smile and saw the tears form in her eyes so he went to get Seth.

To be continued….

So that was just a small update though I wanted to post in. I hope to write more very soon; I'm free from school so I have lots of time. And I'm also very determined to finish this story soon so that I can post my sequel. I've written a few chapters and I think that you all will like it. This is my first real fanfic so I've made mistakes but I'm learning and that for the other one is going to be better I believe. Please review!