Authors Note- Here's where the confusion on who ' grandpa' is
Chapter Six- "And now I'm destined for all girls"
Grandpa, Ryan should have thought of that. For a second, he thought maybe Lillian believed Sandy Cohen was her ' grandpa'. But Seth wouldn't allow her to get that confused about relationships. Without a doubt, she met Sandy, but Jimmy Cooper had to be the one she was talking about. And sure enough, as she knew, he was living close by.
Jimmy was at Marissa's funeral, avoiding Julie, but some how not noticing Ryan. He now felt guilty for loosing track of the guy, seeing as he was Marissa's only relative that Ryan got along with. But in a time of need, or no need, no one could turn down Lillian's face.
"Did you get to see grandpa a lot with mommy?" he asked an odd sounding question, carrying her up the step to the address the beloved internet had found.
Lillian shook her head, "but I like him".
Ryan smiled, at least she was talking, it almost didn't matter what she said. "I like him too. He'll love to see you, and me, I hope. Would you mind staying with him for a few hours?".
"No, I liked playing with Rachel".
He rang the doorbell, having no idea who Rachel was. But when Hailey, and her endowed stomach, opened the door, he began to catch on. " Ryan!" she nearly screamed, pulling both him and Lillian into a hug. He stood back a bit to avoid harming any precious cargo. "How are you two doing?" she stroked Lillian's chin.
"We're doing okay?" he quickly glanced at the little girl, "how about you and...Rachel?" he acknowledged her stomach.
Hailey placed both her hands over it, "this is Trevor, Rachel is taking a nap". Hailey was not in New York for the funeral, Ryan had no idea she was married to Jimmy (not like it was a surprise) or reproducing for that matter.
"Well you look great".
"It's not Trevor, it's Allie" Hailey looked over her shoulder as Jimmy emerged from the other room joining his wife. "Ryan Atwood" they shook hands, "and little Lilly, how are you two doing?". Like Hailey, he was very settled about that question.
"Actually..." all eyes were on Lillian.
"Hey honey, why don't you go to Rachel's room upstairs, feel free to wake her up" Hailey pulled Lillian away from Ryan, placing her on the floor where she immediately took off.
The married couple exchanged glances before Jimmy finally asked, "honesty Ryan, how are you two holding up?".
"Well I'm not home twenty-four hours a day and your ex- wife tries to take her away, but who can honestly call that a shock".
Hailey groaned, "rotten bitch...and that's not my hormones talking".
"For a change" Jimmy muttered.
Ryan nodded, "likewise. Anyways, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind watching Lilly for a few hours. The best way to survive a woman like Julie is to be prepared for her. I don't want to leave her, but you're the best people to leave her with".
"If only someone warned me of that before I married her" Jimmy commented, "but yeah, of course, Lilly is more than welcome".
"Thank you, and even though it's a few years late, congratulations. I'm sorry I missed the wedding".
Hailey smirked, "don't worry, everyone else did too".
"And now I'm destined for all girls".
Ryan grinned, "what about you Mister Cooper? Marissa was your daughter".
Jimmy slowly nodded, "first of all its Jimmy now. I'm doing all right now. But, uh, I wanted to apologize to you. I knew about Lillian since before she was born and I never had the decency to tell you Ryan. I'm very sorry about that".
He must have had the same idea. If Ryan and Marissa didn't have the confrontation that they did, she'd still be alive. Ryan thought he was to be blamed, but no one else was agreeing so far. Except Julie, but she had been blaming him since first laying eyes on him.
"No need for apologizes Jimmy, I'm here now, whether Julie likes it or not".
"Oh she doesn't, so keep going" Hailey added with class.
Jimmy placed both hands on his wife's shoulders, "if you need anything, please call. And hey, there's always Sandy and Kirsten".
There was two people he forgot, his mom and dad- or at least that's how he always saw them. And Sandy was a lawyer, at least he was last Ryan heard. Either way, raising Seth entitled him to more preparation than what was given off.
"Yeah, you're right, thank you".
On the way to the firm office where he worked, Ryan attempted to solve certain calculations in his head. It was Tuesday. Amber worked Mondays through Saturdays, but every other week she wouldn't be on Tuesdays because she had classes at the university. He had lost track on which week it was, but figured he had a fifty-fifty chance.
Amber's black firebird wasn't in its usual parking spot, that was a good sign. He stepped out of his own car after parking it as though he was disabling a bomb.
' Perfect luck' he thought.
And not a moment too soon.
"Ryan?".
His name had him jumping around in a circle to the voice standing behind him.
Amber.
Chapter Six- "And now I'm destined for all girls"
Grandpa, Ryan should have thought of that. For a second, he thought maybe Lillian believed Sandy Cohen was her ' grandpa'. But Seth wouldn't allow her to get that confused about relationships. Without a doubt, she met Sandy, but Jimmy Cooper had to be the one she was talking about. And sure enough, as she knew, he was living close by.
Jimmy was at Marissa's funeral, avoiding Julie, but some how not noticing Ryan. He now felt guilty for loosing track of the guy, seeing as he was Marissa's only relative that Ryan got along with. But in a time of need, or no need, no one could turn down Lillian's face.
"Did you get to see grandpa a lot with mommy?" he asked an odd sounding question, carrying her up the step to the address the beloved internet had found.
Lillian shook her head, "but I like him".
Ryan smiled, at least she was talking, it almost didn't matter what she said. "I like him too. He'll love to see you, and me, I hope. Would you mind staying with him for a few hours?".
"No, I liked playing with Rachel".
He rang the doorbell, having no idea who Rachel was. But when Hailey, and her endowed stomach, opened the door, he began to catch on. " Ryan!" she nearly screamed, pulling both him and Lillian into a hug. He stood back a bit to avoid harming any precious cargo. "How are you two doing?" she stroked Lillian's chin.
"We're doing okay?" he quickly glanced at the little girl, "how about you and...Rachel?" he acknowledged her stomach.
Hailey placed both her hands over it, "this is Trevor, Rachel is taking a nap". Hailey was not in New York for the funeral, Ryan had no idea she was married to Jimmy (not like it was a surprise) or reproducing for that matter.
"Well you look great".
"It's not Trevor, it's Allie" Hailey looked over her shoulder as Jimmy emerged from the other room joining his wife. "Ryan Atwood" they shook hands, "and little Lilly, how are you two doing?". Like Hailey, he was very settled about that question.
"Actually..." all eyes were on Lillian.
"Hey honey, why don't you go to Rachel's room upstairs, feel free to wake her up" Hailey pulled Lillian away from Ryan, placing her on the floor where she immediately took off.
The married couple exchanged glances before Jimmy finally asked, "honesty Ryan, how are you two holding up?".
"Well I'm not home twenty-four hours a day and your ex- wife tries to take her away, but who can honestly call that a shock".
Hailey groaned, "rotten bitch...and that's not my hormones talking".
"For a change" Jimmy muttered.
Ryan nodded, "likewise. Anyways, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind watching Lilly for a few hours. The best way to survive a woman like Julie is to be prepared for her. I don't want to leave her, but you're the best people to leave her with".
"If only someone warned me of that before I married her" Jimmy commented, "but yeah, of course, Lilly is more than welcome".
"Thank you, and even though it's a few years late, congratulations. I'm sorry I missed the wedding".
Hailey smirked, "don't worry, everyone else did too".
"And now I'm destined for all girls".
Ryan grinned, "what about you Mister Cooper? Marissa was your daughter".
Jimmy slowly nodded, "first of all its Jimmy now. I'm doing all right now. But, uh, I wanted to apologize to you. I knew about Lillian since before she was born and I never had the decency to tell you Ryan. I'm very sorry about that".
He must have had the same idea. If Ryan and Marissa didn't have the confrontation that they did, she'd still be alive. Ryan thought he was to be blamed, but no one else was agreeing so far. Except Julie, but she had been blaming him since first laying eyes on him.
"No need for apologizes Jimmy, I'm here now, whether Julie likes it or not".
"Oh she doesn't, so keep going" Hailey added with class.
Jimmy placed both hands on his wife's shoulders, "if you need anything, please call. And hey, there's always Sandy and Kirsten".
There was two people he forgot, his mom and dad- or at least that's how he always saw them. And Sandy was a lawyer, at least he was last Ryan heard. Either way, raising Seth entitled him to more preparation than what was given off.
"Yeah, you're right, thank you".
On the way to the firm office where he worked, Ryan attempted to solve certain calculations in his head. It was Tuesday. Amber worked Mondays through Saturdays, but every other week she wouldn't be on Tuesdays because she had classes at the university. He had lost track on which week it was, but figured he had a fifty-fifty chance.
Amber's black firebird wasn't in its usual parking spot, that was a good sign. He stepped out of his own car after parking it as though he was disabling a bomb.
' Perfect luck' he thought.
And not a moment too soon.
"Ryan?".
His name had him jumping around in a circle to the voice standing behind him.
Amber.