Ryan watched form his position on his bed as Summer strolled into the pool house.
"I think we need to talk again." Summer sat down on the end of his bed, pulling her legs up as well and crossing them.
Ryan propped himself up with a pillow and looked across at her.
"Sunk in yet?" She asked.
He nodded, "Didn't get much sleep."
"So," she started, "what are we going to do?"
He shrugged, "there's only one thing we can do. Neither of us want to get rid of it right?" Summer nodded, "and do you want to give it up for adoption?"
Summer shook her head, "I don't want anyone else to bring up my baby. I need to know by baby is safe. And more than that; I need to know my baby."
Ryan gave her a small smile, "hello mommy Summer."
Summer looked at the bed covers, "what about… what are you -"
"I'll be there every step of the way, Summer." He said honestly.
She looked up at him and tears began to crawl down her face, "really? Because I can't do this without you, I really can't."
He opened his arms for her and she scrambled forward into his embrace.
"We're gonna be okay. I'm gonna look after us."
"Thank you, Ryan," she sniffled into his chest. "I never would've thought we'd be here."
"Me neither."
Ryan had just finished telling the story to Sandy and Kirsten. He had never seen the two of them look so disappointed.
"It bothers me you got someone pregnant. It bothers me you don't seem that bothered that you have ruined all the plans for collage. But do you want to know what bothers me the most?" Kisten asked when Ryan finally locked eyes with her.
"Kirsten -" Sandy tried to interrupt.
"You know how Seth feels about that girl. He thinks of you as his brother and you have betrayed him." Kisten stood and walked out of the room without looking back, "God help you with your guilt when he finds out."
"Sandy?" Ryan looked hopefully at his surrogate father, hoping to have some sympathy.
"I am disappointed in you Ryan. But, you didn't mean for this to happen. You're a good kid. Kirsten will come around eventually, I wish you better luck with Seth, I hope he is more brotherly towards you in forgiving you than you have been towards him. I will help you get a place somewhere, and I will pay for the rent until you get a job. You can't go to collage anymore, Ryan. Not with a family to support."
Ryan nodded, "I know, thank you Sandy."
Sandy nodded, "Summer's a great girl, I had hoped she and Seth would have reconciled," he smiled thoughtfully, "I like the fire in that girl, I thought she'd make a good Cohen."
"Would she make a good Atwood?"
Sandy raised his eyebrows, "you're going to propose? After one night that was a mistake?"
