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Some big things are going to be happening in the lives of Kandy and Sophie in the next couple of chapters. So please review it tempts me to update faster :)

CHAPTER 5: Parent's Weekend

Kirsten got out of the shower and wrapped herself in her thick terry cloth robe before heading into the nursery to get Sophie. The two of them walked in the kitchen to greet Sandy.

"Hey Baby," Sandy said as he walked over to give her a kiss, "I made coffee."

"My hero." she answered as she kissed him back. She placed Sophie in her high chair as she began to make a bagel.

Sandy sat down and began to feed his daughter some cereal, "What are my two favorite girl's going to do today?"

"I was thinking about going to the mall and getting some things that we need for Parent's Weekend at RISD," Kirsten said as she began to walk out of the room, "I'm going to go get ready." She kissed Sandy's head as she passed.

Once Sandy was all done feeding Sophie he got her cleaned up, put the dishes in the sink, and began walking to the bathroom where Kirsten was, "I have to order the plane tickets for Rhode Island today. Should I get two or three tickets?" Sandy asked as he cuddled Sophie close to himself.

"Two will probably be fine. Sophie will sit on one of our laps, so she doesn't need her own seat." Kirsten said as she unzipped her make-up bag.

"What do you think Sophie? Do you want your own seat?" Sandy asked his little one as he tickled her belly. Sophie giggled and swatted at Sandy's hands. Kirsten laughed at the interaction between father and daughter. Sophie was truly her daddy's little girl.

The day before the Cohen family was set to fly to Rhode Island they were getting last minute things together.

"Did you get ahold of Ryan to see if he was planning on joining us to RISD?" Kirsten asked as she got a load of laundry out of the dryer.

"Yeah, he said that he had a lot of stuff to do this weekend. I guess he asked for the weekend off from work but they must have ignored it or something because they scheduled him to work anyway. He was pretty upset."

"I don't understand why he felt the need to get a job; I told him that we would take care of him while he is in school."

"I think it's just something that he needs for himself. I think that it's okay for him to have a job as long as his grades don't suffer."

"Yeah I suppose." Kirsten responded as she wondered into Sophie's room to put her clothes away.

"So, what's all left to do before tomorrow?"

"Well, Sophie needs a bath, I need to finish some laundry, and make sure everything is packed."

"It sounds like your going to be having some fun today." Sandy said sarcastically.

"Ooh, don't think that you're getting away that easily. You're helping me." Kirsten walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"What are you going to do to convince me that I need to help?" he asked as he kissed her.

"I can come up with a couple of ideas." Kirsten replied as she kissed him back. Just as things were heating up they heard Sophie start to cry.

"How does she know?" Sandy pulled away quickly.

Kirsten laughed as she walked to go get her daughter from her room. The night continued with them getting ready for everything. They all went to bed later that night after getting everything from dinner put away. They set their alarm clock and drifted off to sleep.

Sophie did pretty well on the plane. Only cried at take-off and at landing, the flight itself was pretty uneventful.

Seth met them at the airport, "Hey you guys." He hugged his parents and grabbed his sister, "Hey there Princess Sophie."

"So are you going to show us around the campus?" Kirsten asked as Sandy grabbed the luggage and they left the airport.

They spent the first day there touring the campus and meeting friends and their families. The second day they were in Rhode Island they had activities at the school and Seth showed them around town. It was a nice day for the Cohen family to spend together, minus one member. On Sunday, the last day Kirsten, Sandy, and Sophie were going to be on the east coast, Seth took his family out to lunch at the local steak joint that he had found with some of his buddies.

They made small talk as they awaited the arrival of their lunch. Sandy decided to ask what might be a touchy subject; he was going to tread this water lightly.

"So have you talked to Summer lately?"

Seth looked up from his meal, "Yeah actually, I just talked to her the other day. I talk to her online all the time."

"That's great. How's she doing?" Kirsten wondered.

"She's doing really well. She really likes working for GEORGE. She only has 4 more months with them, they she's going to come back here. We're thinking about getting an apartment, maybe coming to visit and then she's looking at going back to school." Seth finished his long ramble.

"Well, by the sounds of it, this separation was good for you guys. Made you realize that you're meant to be. You two are perfect for each other." Sandy finished.

They continued to make small talk as the waiter cleared their plates and brought them the check. After the bill was all paid they got all of their belongings and headed out of the restaurant.

At the airport they said their goodbyes.

"So, we'll see you for Christmas?" Kirsten asked as she hugged her son.

"Of course, and Summer will be with me. She'll be home then." Seth said as he handed his sister over to his dad.

They heard their flight number called over the speaker.

"Well that's us. Take care son, and don't forget to call sometimes. We miss you." Sandy gave his son one last hug. The hugs were finished up as Kirsten, Sandy, and Sophie boarded the plane to head home.

The plane landed in California at 8:00 pm their time. They drove home and tucked Sophie into her crib before retiring to their own bedroom. All-in-all it was a good trip and nice to see their son. They made small talk curled up against one another until sleep overcame both of them.