Ryissa Fan fiction.

"Heartbeats"

CHAPTER ONE – Ill miss you

This story continues on from when Ryan is driving Marissa to The airport. She is still going to Hawaii but this time Volchuck doesn't follow them and she survives the trip. It continues from the car trip.

Marissa and Ryan sat at the front of Ryan's Range Rover; Marissa watched the tree's pass in the side window as she remembered her time in Newport. She knew she was going to return to her home but it still didn't stop her from thinking about all the memories she was leaving behind. Marissa looked over to Ryan and could help but smile; Ryan had changed so many things in her life and couldn't imagine what it would have been like without him. Sure there were problems and her life had been less than perfect but it was something about him that made her feel like it was all going to be fine. Marissa thought back to the first day she met Ryan, he was standing outside with a cigarette in his mouth trying to look all tough. Ryan still had the whole tough look about him, but just so much more mature in every way.

The car stopped at a red light and Ryan turned to see Marissa was watching him, he just shook his head and smiled.

"Hey"

"Hey, sorry I don't mean to stare its just... I was thinking" Marissa blushed a little.

"You know I really will miss you Ryan, its going to be so weird with you not being around, its going to take a while for me to get use to not having you, summer, Seth, the Cohen's and even my mom around."

Ryan watched her play with her fingers as she looked at the floor of the car and couldn't help but smile, he too was going to miss her, in fact the more he thought about her leaving the sadder he got, even when they weren't together they were always there for each other and It was going to take some time to get use to the fact that she wasn't going to be there every day.

"I'm gonna miss you too, but im sure your going to be fine, probably meet some sailor guy, hey?"

"Aww yeah sure" Marissa laughed.

" Dad has told me all about the sailors, potbellied, bald and hairy, sounds tempting but I think ill give it a miss."

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When they arrived at the airport Ryan opened the door for Marissa and helped carry two of her five bags. Marissa packed enough clothes for every season (and more, so Ryan thought). They had half an hour before Marissa's Flight came so Marissa and Ryan waited at the bar.

"A 77 and a…"

"Orange juice thanks"

"Not in the mood to drink, hey?" Ryan responded in a teasing sarcastic tone.

"Excuse me Mr. but don't you think it would be nice if I was sober when I met my father?" Marissa said as if it was an obvious reason.

"Im really going to miss you Marissa, promise me we will keep in touch"

"Of course, and don't worry ill come down to see you every summer holiday we can catch up, and its not like there's not going to be internet access! I'll be sending so many emails that you will be sick of me!"

"Im sure that will never happen." Ryan looked into Marissa's eyes and couldn't pull away it was like there was a magnetic force pulling them together. He always thought she was the most beautiful thing he has ever seen but he hadn't realized that as she grew into this young adult she just got more beautiful by the second.

"CALLING ALL PASSENGERS FOR FLIGHT 729, HAWAII, NOW BORDING ROWS 1-5,"

At this announcement Ryan snapped out of his gaze towards Marissa and his eyes returned to the bar.

"Well that's my flight." Marissa said trying not to look sad.

"Ohh, right, ill walk you." Ryan took Marissa's handbag and helped her down from her seat.

Walking Marissa to the line, he couldn't help but think this would be the last time he would see her in around a year, this thought made him scared. Not because he wasn't sure that this was the right decision but more for the fact that he didn't know what it was going to be like without her there.

Marissa handed the ticket to the lady at the counter and turned to Ryan.

"Well I guess this is it, for now anyway"

"Take care." Ryan said leaning in for a hug.

Marissa hugged him back and leaned her head on his shoulder and shut her eyes.

"You too, look after everyone for me." Marissa squeezed him tight and released herself from his arms. She looked at him smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

Ryan felt Marissa's warm lips on his cheek, his whole body felt warm and suddenly it made it that much harder for him to say goodbye. Marissa turned around to collect her ticket; she grabbed her handbag and walked towards the planes entrance. But she felt a hand grab her shoulder begging her to stop.

"Ryan what are you doing, I really have to …" stopping her mid sentence Ryan pulled Marissa towards his face and gave her one last kiss goodbye. Not to long after Marissa broke away, her eyes still closed and a massive grin on her face she suddenly realized where she was and what she was doing there. She snapped out of whatever moment they were having together and picked up her bag which she had dropped and walked towards the entrance again.

Ryan just stood there, amazed with the thought that they had just kissed, it had been so long he had forgotten how good it was. Ryan saw Marissa walking towards the entrance and raised his hand. It was the way Ryan always said goodbye.

Marissa smiled and raised her hand too before saying

"Ill miss you" and she stepped onto the plane.

The air hostess took Marissa's ticket and showed her to her seat in first class. Marissa thanked the lady and sat down to her assigned seat and closed her eyes. She was amazed that Ryan kissed her so openly. She hadn't kissed him since what seemed like forever, which lead her to realize she was actually leaving Newport. All these years of wishing and hoping she would she was finally leaving, starting something new, she new she had to leave everything behind.