The summer of Kayleigh Cohen

Chapter 11

The view from the land they were standing on was one of the most gorgeous things anyone could ever imagine. You could see as far as the horizon from where Summer and Seth stood. The blue spanned out for hundreds of miles until your eyes got tired from looking so far.

"This is going to be awesome, Cohen." A big CAT machine had moved onto the land to level and move the dirt so the area was even to build their house on.

"And you wanted to move into your daddy's old house." He chuckled to himself and Summer playfully smacked him. "What? Did you not?"

"Fine. That was a stupid idea. I bet he's miserable in Chicago." Summer let out a big breath of air. "Well, at least I hope he is."

"That's the spirit, Summer. I always love to hear that loving father-daughter connection." He let out a hearty laugh and looked out into the Pacific Ocean.

"Ha, ha, Cohen."

Summer turned to look up at him smiling. This was the life for her. Cohen at her side, Kayleigh in the stroller next to her, and them looking out to the beautiful vast blue beyond them.

"You know what I think we should get after we build our house?" Summer announced all of a sudden.

"What should we get Summer?" He asked, as Summer nuzzled her body into the crook of his arm.

"We should get a dog. Not one of those purebreds but one from the pound. I saw the animal planet show where they are like animal police and there are so many dogs that are being killed because nobody wants them. Please." She pleaded.

"A dog?" Seth groaned. He knew he would probably end up feeding it and taking it for walks. He knew his fiancé. She would get bored of the dog and eventually forget about it all together.

"Yes Cohen, a dog. When Kayleigh gets older she will love to have a little dog to play with her."

"But a dog? Can't you get like a goldfish?" Seth was desperate. " Or sea-monkeys!" He suggested, trying to get out of getting a new pet.

"Cohen, sea-monkeys are just a stupid ploy for people to take your money. They are like tiny shrimp or something. They don't even look like MONKEYS! I am not going to disappoint my baby." Summer crossed her arms defiantly.

"Fine Summer. If you are going to feed and take care of a dog and walk it everyday, you can get a dog." Seth sighed and Summer jumped up and down happily.

"Did you hear that Kayleigh! You have a new little dog!" She smiled and kissed Seth.

"Mmm. You can have 2 dogs?" Seth questioned, wondering if Summer would kiss her again. She caught on and shook her head.

"I'm on to you, Cohen." She eyed him. "But for another dog, sure." She leaned up and gave him another kiss but this time it was longer and more intimate.

"Lovebirds! Stop pecking each other and come over here and sign these papers for me." Sandy voice exclaimed and Summer and Seth pulled apart.

"SURE!" Seth shouted back to his dad who was on his balcony. "Summer, you do know I was joking about the 2 dogs right?"

"Too late, Cohen." She smiled at him and started walking with the stroller down the small hill.

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After Sandy had gotten the two lovebirds to stop smooching each other, he walked back inside and noticed that Kirsten wasn't lying on the bed anymore.

Sandy walked into their master bathroom and opened the small bathroom door. He sat on the floor next to Kirsten who was throwing up in the toilet and held her hair just like any husband would do when their wife was carrying their baby.

"Thanks, Sandy." Kirsten said, after she had finished vomiting. "remind never to eat eggs again." She wiped her face on a washcloth on the sink and grabbed some mouthwash.

"How about you lay down and rest. I will call you in sick for today." He walked with her to her bed.

"I can't Sandy. We have that big case with the Williston's company and we have a big meeting today." She moved from her husband's guiding arms and to her dresser to get clothes.

"You can do it tomorrow. I don't want you to get more sick." He went up to her and kissed her cheek.

"They are going to think something's up. I have called in sick for the last 2 days." She groaned and ran back into the bathroom to vomit.

"Kirsten. I'm calling the office." Sandy dialed the number and told them his wife wasn't going to make it today.

5 minutes later Kirsten walked back in and sighed, going over to her bed.

"When are we going to tell them?" Sandy asked, sitting on the bed next to her.

"Soon."

"How about tonight?"

Kirsten looked exhausted and she snuggled into her pillows, "Fine, Sandy. We will tell them tonight."

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"Ryan my man." Seth greeted getting up to hug his brother as he entered the pool house.

"Hey." Ryan waved and avoided Seth as he held out his arms for a hug. "Not in the mood. Got it." He snapped his fingers.

"How's the house going?" Ryan asked, looking out the window to where they were building the house.

"Pretty good. They just broke ground this morning. All the paperwork is sighed and best of all it's free." Seth rambled smiling.

"Awesome, dude." He slapped his hand on Seth's shoulder as a gesture of "good going".

"Thanks. Summer's really excited. But for some reason she thinks we are getting a puppy." Seth explained shaking his head.

"What gave her that idea?" Ryan asked, puzzled.

Seth shrugged.

"Well, I'm off to Marissa's. She wants to talk to me about something." He walked over to the door.

"Do you think she wants to get back together with you?"

"I don't know. Maybe."

"Good luck, my man." Seth smiled as Ryan left.

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Summer sat on the ground with her baby. She couldn't wait until Kayleigh would be able to start crawling but she knew that would still be a couple months away. But Summer also knew after Kayleigh started crawling she would get sad that her baby was growing up so fast. Right now all Kayleigh was able to do was turn her head slightly and chew on the tv remote. Kali could almost turn over on her back but she was still quite a bit a ways for that.

"Hi baby." She laid completely on the ground and softly touched her daughter's cheek with her fingers. "You are the prettiest baby ever. And you are going to have 2 other little ones that you can pal around with when you are older. That will be good."

She took Kayleigh Grace and placed her carefully on Summer's belly so she was resting on top on it.

"Can you hear my heart beat? Hmmm. Does it sound funny?"

Footsteps from the kitchen were heard and Summer tilted her head to see who it was.

"Hi Kirsten." Summer greeted watching her almost mother-in-law walk into the family room were Summer was with Kayleigh.

"Hi." Kirsten went and sat on the couch.

"Are you feeling any better? Sandy told me before he went to work that you had stayed home." Summer propped her head on a pillow and rubbed Kali's back.

"I'm doing better. We are going to tell my dad today about the baby." Kirsten announced. "That's the easiest person to tell if you want things spread around Newport Beach with 24 hours. He'll tell Julie and the rest is history." Kirsten smiled lightly, joking.

"Wow. I wonder that Julie will think? Maybe you will have a "Father of the Bride 2" thing. I mean have birth at the same time." Summer joked, laughing. "That would be hilarious. I don't think anyone would want to be there when Julie has her baby. Not even the baby."

Kirsten chuckled at this. "Well, let's hope not." Kirsten sighed. "It feels so strange being pregnant. The first 2 times were enough. The morning sickness is the worst thing."
"Yeah, that part sucked. And the part where you can't even see your legs. I bet I didn't even wear patching shoes half the time."

"I always wondered what my life would have been if I hadn't have got the abortion. I wouldn't have met Sandy and I would probably be married to Jimmy and then Seth and Marissa never would have been born and Ryan never would have came to live with us. I wouldn't be pregnant now and you wouldn't have had Kayleigh."

"Maybe it was a blessing in disguise even though it does sound awful to call it a blessing. You never know." Summer repeated, looking down at her baby daughter.

"I know. But being pregnant this time seems so surreal. You know?"

"Yeah." Summer gasped quietly. Do you think you are going to have a girl or a boy?"

"This might sound silly but I haven't even thought of it yet."

"But if you have to guess right now. What do you think?" Summer questioned.

"I don't know Summer. I don't have any choice in the matter so I shouldn't choose now. It will only get my hopes up." Kirsten told her maturely.

"Girl huh?" Summer knew when Kirsten was lying.

"Yep." Kirsten giggled and Summer grinned.

"So did you hear that Cohen and I are getting a puppy?" Summer asked Kirsten happily.

"Really? How did you get him to agree to that?"

"I have my ways."

TBC

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