A/N: Okay this is my first try at an OC story so go easy on me if I mess something up, okay.

The Comeback Girl

Summary: Ryan and Marissa are finally married and with a beautiful girl Amber. When a new girl enters Amber's school, she gets more than just a friend and it leads to a dark secret from her fathers past.

Chapter 1: Life in Newport

Ryan POV

"Dad, wake up!" cried my teenage daughter. I pulled myself up out of bed and saw her fully dressed and ready to go to school at the edge of my bed. I squinted as I got used to the sunlight.

"Amber what is it?" I asked.

"Mom left early and she said that you were going to be the one to take me to school." Amber remarked.

"Your Mom didn't mention anything to me." I said falling back down into my bed, but that didn't stop Amber.

"I am going to be late." Amber snapped.

I pulled myself up out of the bed. "Alright, give me 5 minutes and I'll meet you outside." I said. Amber left and I started to get changed. I pulled a shirt over my head and found some jeans in the bottom drawer of my dresser. I fixed my hair back and just told myself that I would shower when I got back. I pulled socks and shoes over my feet as I headed my way out the door.

I rubbed my eyes open as I made my way down the stairs. Newport hadn't really changed since I had first gotten here.

"Dad, first period starts in 6 minutes!" Amber yelled from the kitchen.

"I am coming." I shouted back down to her. 'Teenagers.'

I pulled the front door open and Amber shot out of the house and down the front steps. I pulled the door shut and locked it behind me. "Just get in the explorer." I pointed to the two cars. She climbed in the passengers' side and I on the drivers. "You know, I cannot wait until you start driving, that way you could stop pestering me to take you to school every other morning." I broke the silence as I backed the car out of the driveway.

"Well, maybe if you didn't sleep in every morning then you wouldn't be pissed off every time you had to take me to school." Amber said.

"I took the day off today. And besides, you know very well that I am not a morning person." I responded back.

"You know, for being a so successful as yourself, I am surprised why you aren't." Amber spoke up.

"You need to stop sounding like your mother." I replied.

"Speaking of Mom, why does she still work?" Amber asked me. "I mean, you cover the bills every month and then some."

"You know your Mom, she's too independent to be a stay home Mom. She likes her job anyways." I answered her.

"She designs clothes." Amber sneered.

"You know your Mom. When she was in High school-" I was cut off by my daughter.

"Oh Dad, don't go on about high school when you guys were in it. I have heard enough storied to keep me puking for nights at a time." Amber shivered.

"Now your acting like me, cut it out." I said as I pulled up to Harbor High. "Have a good day sweetie." I wished my daughter off to school. Even though she was only 14, about to turn 15 in a couple of weeks, she still had Marissa's charms and my act of getting into trouble.

Marissa's POV

I got home from work later than usual. It blinked 6:45 on the oven as I walked into the kitchen. I placed my purse on the kitchen counter and walked into the family room, surprised to see no one in there. "Amber!" I called out.

"Yeah Mom?" came the reply from upstairs. "I am up in my room, I am with a friend though."

"That's okay, where is your father?" I asked.

"He's out in the back, he's expecting you." Amber called back.

"Okay then." I ended the conversation.

I walked out to the back patio and opened the door that leads to the backyard. The pool was sparkling clear blue water. Beyond the pool, the view of the sea was as clear as the sky above. "Ryan?" I called out.

"I'm over by the grill." The familiar voice called.

I followed his voice over to where he was. "Hey, what are you doing?" I asked. I noticed candles lit up around the edge of the pool and rose petals.

"I'm cooking dinner for us." Ryan answered me back.

"I can see you remembered tonight." I smiled.

"Yeah, but you forgot to tell me that I had to take Amber to school." Ryan shot back.

"I thought I told you last night. I said I had to go into the office early and Amber needed a ride to school." I said walking over to where he was cooking. "What are you making?" I asked.

"Grilled cheese you crazy vegetarian." Ryan teased me. "And I thought it would suit our 16th anniversary."

"Of course, it's what you made on our first date." I smiled remembering the days when Ryan had barely known Newport. "I thought we were going out?" I asked.

"I figured we would stay in. Amber has one of her friends over from school. And we have the backyard to ourselves." Ryan answered me.

"Sounds good to me." I answered.

Amber POV

"So what happened to you today, why were you so late?" Justin asked me.

"My father. He sleeps in so late it amazes me how he gets to work on time." I answered my best friend.

"Yeah, well you missed the party today." Justin told me. I was lying on my bed flipping through my Cosmo Girl! and Justin was sitting at my computer going through my iTunes.

"What happened? Someone get dumped?" I asked.

"We have a new guy at our school." Justin answered me.

"Who, spill it Cohen!" I shouted at him.

"I hate it when you call me that. That is what my mother calls my Dad." Justin said.

"True, but it sounds so much more better than your first name. I think thatthe drugs your mom was on when she was giving birth took effect on her mind and decided to call you Justin." I said. "But tell me, who is it?"

"This guy, he's in my Biology class. His name's Kyle. He is so snobby and thinks he can do whatever he wants. It is disgusting."

"Is that theguy who spilt his coffee today in the café?" I asked.

"That's the one. Why?" Justin asked.

"Don't say that about him, he's actually pretty cool once you get to know him." I said.

"Whatever, he was just really rude to me today." Justin said.

"Anyways, do you have any plans for this weekend?" I asked.

"Not really. I'll probably be at my place playing PS3 or something." Justin answered me.

"Oh. Do you think they are done out there yet?" I asked.

"Doubt it, from what my mother says about your Mom, she and your Dad take forever." Justin said.

"What do you mean?" I questioned him.

"I don't know, it is just what my mom said."

"Maybe it is just because your mom works for my mom." I sneered at him.

"Hey, that's not cool." Justin snapped.

"I'm just kidding." I said as I pulled my light brown hair away from my face. I threw my magazine down and got up from my bed. I walked over and sat down in front of my vanity mirror and saw my blue eyes staring back at me.

"Well, you wanna come over this weekend?" Justin asked.

"I might as well, it isn't like I don't have anything going on over here." I said.

Marissa POV

Ryan and I were eating by the pool. "Is this like going to be a reenactment of our first date?" I asked.

"Maybe, do you want it to be?" Ryan asked.

I laughed out loud. "This isn't going to be another 'Whoever you want me to be' line Ry." I said.

"Depends, are you done?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah why?" I asked. I didn't get answer because Ryan pushed me in the pool. My dress got soaked and as I came up from breath, I tilled my head back making sure my hair stayed back.

"Ryan!" I snapped.

Ryan was laughing on the edge of the pool, clutching his stomach. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist." He said through his laughter. I splash him with water out of frustration. "Hey!" Ryan said. He jumped in the pool after me as I began to swim to the other side.

Life changes after 16 years of marriage when you have a kid but something thing always manage to stay the same.

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