With one final push, Marissa and Ryan had delivered a healthy, beautiful baby girl. Marissa leaned back on the pillow and took a deep breath, relieved and happy it was all over. The doctor returned with the little girl and out her in Marissa's arms. Ryan had tears in his eyes as he stroked Marissa's hair. "You want to hold her?" Marissa asked. Ryan nodded and took his daughter into his arms. To him, this little bundle of joy looked like the most perfect thing on this planet. Noticing Ryan's emotion, Marissa smiled. If only it had been this was with Krista. "Do we have a name for her?" asked the nurse. "Yes, Autumn Kirsten Atwood," Marissa said proudly. Ryan, who was almost completely oblivious to the world around him, let the tears escape when he heard Marissa name THEIR daughter.
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Summer and Marissa were admiring the new addition to the Atwood family, on lovely Monday morning. "Oh, Coop, she's so beautiful!" Summer screeched as she held Autumn in her arms. "She is," Marissa agreed. Summer smiled. She was glad things were finally coming together for Marissa. She deserved it.
"Atwood, man, you're so happy. What's up?" asked Dave as he and Ryan sat down for lunch. "The baby was born on Saturday," Ryan said proudly. "Alright, man. Congrats. Boy or girl?" Dave asked. "Another girl. Her name's Autumn," replied Ryan taking a bite of his sub. "Autumn? That's interesting," commented Dave. Ryan laughed. "Yeah, well Marissa wanted to name her after her best friend since like first grade, who's also my sister in law. Her name's Summer," Ryan explained. Dave nodded.
"Hey, guys, what's up?" asked Tyler as he sat next to Dave and across from Ryan. Ryan glared. "Well, I have another daughter as of Saturday. What about you, Tyler?" he said, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. Tyler's eyes widened. "Another daughter, huh?" he asked with a mischievous gleam in his eye. Ryan, was unsure of what this meant, but he knew it wasn't good. As soon as Dave left, Ryan broke the silence. "I swear to God, Tyler, if you go near my family, I will kill you," he hissed. Tyler smirked and shook his head. "Whatever, Atwood," he said brushing off Ryan's previous comment.
Summer and Marissa were at the park with Gabby, Krista and Autumn, when suddenly, someone tapped Marissa on the shoulder. Marissa turned around and her eyes opened in shock when she saw who it was. "Oliver?"