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No more talking
Meanwhile Kirsten was just walking back to the waiting room and saw Marissa waiting there. "Hi sweet heart" She said hugging her. "Hi how is he?" Marissa said. "Well the doctors say is he alright for now" She said sitting next to her.
Marissa nodded. "Where's Ryan?" She said. "He went to talk to Seth" Marissa said. "Figures, your probably wondering why we hid this from them" She said. "I don't need to know why" She admitted.
"I actually wanted to tell them but Sandy always wins he didn't want them putting him before anything in their lives" she said. "Well you know how stubborn Ryan is" Marissa said. "He's probably staying in New Port so I guess he could work for the New port group after all" she said thinking about it. "What?" Marissa said.
"I offered him a position there and I guess now if he stays there no reason why he wouldn't take it" she said. "Oh right of course I forgot about that" She said pretending that she knew about it but she didn't. "Where'd Summer go?" Kirsten asked.
"She went to see if Ryan found Seth yet" Marissa said looking up and seeing Seth. Kirsten got up to hug him. Ryan was turning the corner and watched this. "You guys know where Summer is?" He said. "Yeah she went towards the pay phones across the hall" Marissa said. With that said Seth was off on his first mission to find her.
"So how's everything?" Ryan said. "Better now that you guys are here" She said hugging him. Ryan smiled hugging Kirsten back. "Thank you" She said touching his face. He understood that she was thanking him for talking to Seth. Ryan nodded. "So is he allowed visitors?" Marissa said.
"Sure sweetie you could go in" Kirsten said. "Okay I'll be back" She said leaving them alone. "So how are you doing with all of this?" Ryan said. They sat down.
She didn't know how to explain it all. "It's hard but you know one of us has to stay strong right?" She said. Ryan nodded. "I wanted to tell you and Seth she paused.
"But Sandy wouldn't let you" Ryan said understanding its what Sandy wanted. She nodded. "I'm sorry you boys had to find out this way" Kirsten said sadly. He looked at her and grabbed her hand. "Well we know now that's what's important" He said. She smiled sadly.
Sandy looked up when he heard a knock. Marissa poked her head in. "Hey Marissa come on in" He said. "You sure you up to it?" She said coming in. "Of course anything to occupy me from being here" Sandy said. She smiled.
"So how are you Sandy?" She asked. "It seems to be everybody's favorite question today" he said joking. "I'm sorry" Marissa said nervously. "Oh that's okay. I'm just wondering how my kids are doing?" He said. She nodded.
"Well Ryan didn't take it so well but you know how he is he just puts himself back together" She said not looking at him. "No Marissa you do that for him" Sandy said looking at her. "What do you mean?" She said not understanding him.
"You're the reason he's able to put himself together because he knows that he has you in his corner always. That's all I wanted for him to be happy and now that Ryan knows I'm afraid he's going to put his life on the back burner as well as Seth too" He said.
"Well they are your sons Sandy so it's understandable because they love you" She said. He smiled. "I have no doubt they do. How's Seth?" He said. "He freaked out a little but Ryan put him back together" She said.
"Well they are best friends, as well as brothers it's something they've always been able to do for each other" he said. "So do you need anything?" She said.
"No but thank you. You just be there for Ryan because he's got a lot going on and I'm sure he's not putting himself first" He said. "I will" She said
"There is one other thing could you keep Caleb and Julie out of here?" He said. She laughed. "It may be risky but I'm up to the job" She said joking. "Great" he said with a smile.
Mean while Seth found Summer by the phones. "Summer" He said. She turned and dropped the phone. She hugged him. "Cohen thank god. Your okay?" She said looking at him.
He smiled. "Yeah I just needed a little time to sort of soak it all in" He said. She grabbed his hand. "Did you see your dad?" She said.
"No I actually came to find you and then I'm going to go see him again" He said. "You want me to come with you?" She said. "No but maybe you could sit with my mom so Ryan and Marissa could take a break maybe go home for awhile" He said. "Sure Cohen" She said. "Great" He said.
They went back to the waiting room to find Kirsten and Ryan. "Mom, Ryan" Seth said. "Hey you too" She said. "Where's Coop?" Summer said looking at Ryan. "She went in to see Sandy" He said.
"Oh so you know what I was thinking Dad's going to be here for awhile so why don't you take Marissa and go home for awhile and I'll stay" Seth said. Ryan stayed silent.
"Me too Chino" Summer said assuring Ryan that she wasn't leaving Seth and Kirsten alone. Kirsten looked at Ryan. "That's true Ryan you've been her for awhile and you should go home get some rest" She said.
"Guys I'm fine" He said. "Even so just go home we'll call you if anything changes" She said. "Alright I'm just going to say goodbye to Sandy" he said getting up to go towards his room.
Ryan walked in to see Marissa laughing with Sandy. It made him smile. "Hey" He said coming. "Ryan Atwood long time no see" He said joking. "Yeah so they want us to go home check on things back at the house" Ryan said to Marissa.
"What about Kirsten?" She asked. "No she's going to stay with Seth and Summer" He said. "You guys go ahead lord knows you been here long enough. I'll be fine" Sandy said. She got up and kissed his cheek.
"Night Sandy" She said. "Night Marissa" He said. Ryan looked at Sandy. "So I'll be back soon" He said. "I believe ya unless you're going to wind up in trouble with the law again" He said joking.
"Well it would pretty much suck to have happen to me especially when my lawyers here" Ryan said kidding with him. "Nice come back" He said. "For you always" Ryan said forming a semblance of a smile.
"Okay get out of here" He said with a laugh."Alright" Ryan said and went over and hugged him. "Be good kid" Sandy said hugging him.
Marissa looked away knowing it was a private moment. "You too Sandy" He said with a smile. Ryan waved and walked out with Marissa.
Marissa and Ryan went back to the waiting room to say good bye. Marissa kissed Kirsten and told her to call if she needed anything. "Alright man I guess I'll see you back at the house" He said. Seth hugged him. "Thanks man" Seth said.
Ryan nodded. "I'll see ya later Coop" She said. "Bye Sum" she said. "Kirsten call if you need me" Ryan said. She hugged him. "I will now go home" She said being motherly. "Okay" He said and with that they left.
They walked through the door to the Cohen's and it felt weird. It was to quiet to empty for a house that used to be full of noise. Ryan collapsed on the couch. Marissa sat next to him.
"You alright?" She asked concerned. "I don't know what I am right now. I just want this to not be happening" He admitted. "I know" She said. Ryan ran his hands over his face.
"Are you hungry I could order some food?" Marissa said. "No I'm alright" He said. "Great so I'm going to get the Thai menu" She said going to the kitchen doing just as Sandy said she was taking care of him.
Ryan laughed sadly. After a few minutes Marissa came back. "So it should be here in like twenty minutes" She said. "Great" He said not really enthused. "Cheer up Ryan its Thai" She said smiling.
"It's also still Chrismukkah and half my family is stuck at the hospital" He realized. "Don't you mean all?" She said. He looked at Marissa. "Right sorry Dawn Trey. I almost forget that you have your own family there for a second" She said.
"If you could even call them that. Truth is the Cohen's have been my family for awhile now and well there just not" He said coming to the sad realization.
"I guess you can make your own family. Boy if that were true for me I would switch my mom for Kirsten easily" she said joking. Ryan laughed. "Except technically Kirsten's my step sister so that might be a little hard for me to swing" She said thinking about it. "Tell me about it" He said. "Things are going to be okay" Marissa said.
"The sad fact is things are never okay. That is something that I've come to realize again and again" Ryan said. She didn't know what else to say to him. "Thanks for being there today Kirsten and Sandy really appreciated it" He said. She nodded staying silent.
"And I really appreciated it" Ryan admitted. "It's not a problem" she said with a smile. "Just don't feel like you have to take care of me because I'm fine she interrupted him "and you can take care of yourself?" She said.
"Pretty much have been doing it for awhile now so" he said. "So this will be a nice change then wouldn't it?" She said not backing down. "Your not going to give up are you?" He said.
"Afraid not so just grin and bear it because I made a promise to Sandy and I don't break promises so easily" She said. He nodded. The door bell rang. "I'll go get it" She said. He smiled.
She came back to see that Ryan had fallen asleep on the couch. So she went to the kitchen put the food away and went back to the living room took the near by throw and covered him with it.
She flipped through channels while he slept. However he didn't sleep for long. He opened his eyes noticing Marissa was up. "What time is it?" He said. "Twelve thirty" she said. "Did anyone call?" He said rubbing his eyes.
"Kirsten sent Seth and Summer home there upstairs. Sandy has to stay for awhile so Kirsten wanted to stay with him" She said. "You should have woke me up" He said. "You were tired" She explained.
"Yeah" Ryan said. "Hungry? The Thai's in the fridge" She said. "Why not" He said going to the kitchen following her. She walked around setting up the food and placing it in front of him. "So Seth and Summer are upstairs?" he said.
"Yeah they ate and then went to talk I figured I'd give them some space" Marissa said. "And then there was the whole you being busy babysitting me" He said teasing her. "Okay first off I'm not babysitting you that would just be weird. Can I help it if I care about you enough to care about your well being?" She said.
She cares about me he thought. You care about a friend so he assume she thought of him as just her friend. "Right" He said. Her cell phone rang. Marissa went to get it.
"Hello" She said. "No mom I'm okay I'm at the Cohen's. Yeah. No Sandy's okay but they kept him. Okay I'll tell Kirsten. Alright bye" She said hanging up. "Nothing keeps Julie Cooper away" He said. "Afraid not" She said and they ate.
Meanwhile Seth was sitting next to Summer on the bed. "Cohen you're being kind of quiet. You alright?" She said leaning into his shoulder. "I honestly don't know what I am but I am glad you're here" Seth said. Summer smiled.
"Me too" She said leaning onto his shoulder. He thought about how nice it felt to be around her again. "Why can't things be this simple all the time? Yet it only seems the most obvious when something major happens in our lives" He said referring to them. "Your not talking about your dad are you?" Summer said.
"I'm talking about us Summer" He said. She nodded. "I don't know" She said honestly. "I mean what am I doing here?" He said. "Seth" She said. "No come on Summer. The only thing I've ever wanted was you and it's still what I want and instead of just telling you that I've just been sitting back as per usual" Seth said.
Summer just looked at him. "You were always the one thing in my life that actually made me happy. You're the only good thing I got out of High School because lets face it I wasn't exactly popular" Seth said looking at her.
"It doesn't mean that you meant any less because you're the only good thing I got out of High School Seth" She said standing up to go near him. He looked at her. "Yeah?" He said. She laughed. "Yeah" She said.
"Summer I'm sorry how everything ended before I never meant for it to be like that. I mean I would never want you to get hurt ever" He said hoping she believed him. She smiled. "I know Seth but you know maybe it was just meant to happen" Summer said.
"Us ending things? I don't know it kind of sucks for me I don't know about you" He said. "Wait what?" She said. "It sucks for me don't rub it in" He said thinking she was infact taunting him. "Wait so you don't like things the way they are?" she said.
"Of course not" He said. "I think I'm an idiot" Summer said laughing at herself.. "Why?" He said. "Because for awhile there I thought you were actually happy now" She said. "I could never be completely happy with out you. It's just something that hasn't happened for me and I don't think it ever will" He said.
She looked at him. "I love you Summer I always have and thats not going to... he was interrupted by Summer kissing him. She quieted him. "I love you too Cohen" Summer confessed smiling back at him. He smiled and kissed her again. "So why didn't you just tell me?" Seth said curious.
"Cohen no more talking" Summer said smiling pushing him back on the bed.
"Whatever you say Summer" He said with a smile forming acrossed his face kissing her.