Little Wonders l The O.C.

Chapter 1 - The Heartbreak

Disclaimer: I do not own The O.C. or any of its characters. Everything belongs to FOX and Josh Schwartz. 

The day that Kirsten found out she couldn't have any more children was a difficult day. Sandy and Kirsten had always talked about having a few kids. They did not want Seth to grow up alone. He was already five years old and struggling to make friends. Kirsten thought and hoped that with a brother or sister around, at least he wouldn't have to feel alone. Sandy was inclined to agree from personal experience with growing up in a small apartment in the Bronx with a brother and sister. He knew having a sibling would be good for their son. Since Seth was five years old, they had been trying. But they had no luck. After months, she decided to go to the doctor to find out what was wrong.

Sandy held her hand as they waited for the doctor to come in and give them the results of her tests. She held her breath as the doctor came and in sat down in front of him. "Were there any difficulties during your son's pregnancy?" The doctor asked.

"I had pre-eclampsia." Kirsten answered. The pregnancy and the birth had been difficult. She remembered it clearly. The doctors had been concerned about possibly losing her and the baby. But everything turned out alright as they made sure the doctors monitored everything closely. "They did a C-Section." She wasn't sure what this had to do with getting pregnant. When she got pregnant with Seth, that didn't take much effort; that had been the easy part.

"Well it seems from the complications of your previous pregnancy..." Kirsten could not even hear. She felt far away as the doctor explained, only able to hear the ringing in her ears. Eventually she was snapped from her own thoughts.

"I'm sorry?" Kirsten asked when Sandy got her attention. "What does that mean?"

"I am sorry but you cannot have any more kids." He put it simply.

"But..." Kirsten was speechless and she couldn't even find the words. She wasn't sure if such words existed.

"I know this is a lot to take in. But there are other options." The doctor attempted to offer. But Kirsten did not want to hear it; not now. She got up and left the room. Sandy sighed and looked at the doctor apologetically as he stood. "It's okay. I know this is a lot." He nodded. She was in shock. They would both need some time to get through this. "But please, takes these." He handed Sandy a few pamphlets on other options for having children. They might want to take a look later. "When you and Kirsten are ready, of course."

"Thank you." Sandy said as he then went to go find Kirsten. He found her in the car and instead of attempting to say something, he just got into the passenger seat and started the car. "We should go pick up Seth." Sandy spoke, noting that school was going to let out soon. Kirsten did not respond. She just faced the window, not able to talk or look at her husband.

Seth hopped in the backseat of the Range Rover when he saw his parents pull up. "Hi mommy! Hi daddy!" He greeted with a smile.

"Hey buddy, how was your day?" Sandy responded while Kirsten remained quiet.

"It was good." Seth responded. He liked school a lot and he loved to tell his parents about it. Today, he had art class, one of his favorites, and he couldn't wait to show his parents what he made. Since the teacher was sick, the substitute let them draw whatever they wanted to. When they got back to the house, Seth put his backpack down on floor and then went digging through his stuff to find his sketch pad. He eventually found it and flipped through the pages until he found the drawing he made this afternoon. He then ran over to Kirsten.

"I made you something mommy." He exclaimed as he then held it up to show her.

Kirsten smiled, but it quickly faded once she saw what her son had drawn. She took the sketch pad. It was a drawing of their family. Seth was in the middle of his two parents while his mother was holding what looked like to be a baby wrapped in a blue blanket. Kirsten's eyes fell above each figure where Seth had written Mommy, Daddy, Seth, and baby brother.