Hi, I am so sorry that I haven't been posting I have been really busy. Okay so this is the last chapter for this story. And as promised to a Mrs Ryan Atwood this chapter will be pure FLUFF! I figured that their has been enough Angst for one story. So ENJOY!!!!
Chapter 19- Picture Perfect
The soft music joined with the sound of laughter floats through the open doors of the home I know so well. This house has been the centre point of my life for the past 10 years. I walk through the beautifully crafted glass, iron and timber doors and look around the entrance foyer. The small hand that fits inside my own tugs down hard,
"C'mon Daddy! I want to see Grandma and Grandad and Nana and Aunty Summer and Uncle Seth and Bella."
She whines and I turn to see that smile on her mother's face as my daughter is imitated,
"C'mon Daddy!" Marissa whines laughing.
Lilah responds VERY unimpressed, "MOMMY! That's not nice!" she pouts and stops where she is.
Now Autumn responds, "Mommy that really was not nice!"
She hugs her sister and as Mom comes around the corner and they fly into her arms,
"Grandma!"
"I thought I heard someone here."
Mom beams as she hugs the two 7 years olds. The girls go back to pouting,
"What's wrong my babies?"
"Daddy was not moving faster enough-"
"- Yeah and then Mommy ima-imat…. Copied Lilah"
"YEAH!" they said in unison.
"Oh, well that wasn't very nice was it? I will have to talk to them later okay?"
The girls nodded and ran off.
"Hey Mom"
I embrace her and take in her scent, I honestly love her so much.
"Hey baby"
She embraces Marissa too.
She takes us by the hands and leads us out to the pool.
"Look who I found"
She states as everyone stands for greetings.
Seth beelines for me, "dude you didn't call, we had some serious Seth/Ryan time scheduled and you missed it!"
He gets really cranking when I miss Seth/Ryan time.
Thankfully Sum headed over, "RY!"
"Hey Sum!"
She hugged me.
"Thank you so much Seth was complaining about---"
"yeah I know he has been going on about you missing Seth/Ryan time all morning."
She finished laughing.
As Sum lets go and heads over to Marissa Bella leaps into my arms;
"Hi Uncle RYRy! I have missed you Uncle RYRY! Daddy is crank at you uncle RYRy. You know WHY? Cause you missed Daddy/ Uncle RYRY time!"
-She says.
"Yeah I know I'm sorry."
"You betta be Daddy has been complaining all mornin. He yelled at me uncle RYRy cause I didn't make my bed- but I did. Hhmm!"
She complains crossing her arms.
I look into her gorgeous brown eyes, she is like a mini Summer and I adore her.
"I know I said I was sorry, I Promise I won't miss it next time. Okay?"
"Pinkie swear?"
"Pinkie swear!"
She jumps down as Lilah calls her.
"Coming Lilah!" She calls running over to the sand pit that dad built his grandchildren.
I walk over and sit next to Marissa.
"Ry I went shopping and I couldn't help myself-" she says smiling and continues, "In my room there are three pink bags for the girls. Can you please get them"
I walk away laughing, she can't help her self. She loves going shopping for Lilah, Autumn and Bella.
As I walk into mom and dad's pale dirty-blue room I see the three pink bags sitting next to the dresser. I stop however as I catch a glimpse of a series of pictures on the wall which I had never noticed before.
The first is a picture of a very young mom and dad.
The second is a portrait of dad and mom cradling a baby Seth.
The third is one of the four of us, Mom and Dad Seth and I, not long after I arrived.
The fourth is of the whole family prior to grandkids, I don't even know when it was taken. Mom and dad, Julie, Marissa, Seth and I, Summer and Neil. I had never seen any of these pictures before.
The fifth is of mom and dad, Seth, Summer, Marissa and I at graduation.
The sixth is of mom, dad, Marissa and I just after Lilah and Autumn were born.
The seventh is Marissa and I on own wedding day.
The seventh is Seth and Summer on their wedding day.
The eighth is Seth, Summer and Bella.
The ninth is of mom and dad with their grandkids.
Despite all the things that have happened we look so happy.
However, what catches my eye is the black and white picture in an elaborate gold frame. It is a picture of Jimmy and Kaitlin. My heart sinks; the two lives which are the one thing missing from every other picture.
A chill runs through my body. And warm arms wraps around me,
"I miss them so much."
"I know hun, I miss them too."
I wrap my arms around Marissa and hold her tight. I am so glad she is here with me.
"We better go back."
I grab the bags and head back out closing the door behind us.
"Oh there you are!" mom say smiling.
"You know what?" she announces,
"I think we need a picture!"
Just as the picture snaps and everyone choruses-
"CHEESE!"
Bella announces VERY loudly, "Mommy! When are you going to tell them that Daddy made you gonna get fat?"