Disclaimer: Fox and Josh Schwartz own The O.C. not me.

"So you guys are going for dinner when you get back?"

"Yep. He asked me to go. It's not like I could turn him down," Marissa replied.

"He's your boyfriend. Why would you want to turn him down?" Summer asked, skimming through her closet.

"True…but he's not technically my boyfriend these days," Marissa said uneasily.

Summer shot her a look, "You guys are doing that again. Look, Coop, he's your boyfriend. End of story."

"Ok well I guess, technically he's not not my boyfriend. He is my boyfriend. Just now there's more to it than before."

"Why don't you guys just get married and get it over with," Summer laughed.

"What are you talking about?" Marissa asked with wide eyes.

"You and Chino. You break up for like a week over stupid things every few months and then you get back together. If you'd just forget about the stupid things and stop breaking up, you could save the rest of us a lot of drama…and save our ears from hearing about the drama all the time," Summer teased.

"Sum!"

"Hey, I'm just stating the obvious."

"The obvious, huh? What's the obvious?" Marissa asked, rolling her eyes.

"It's obvious that you both just need to grow up. You're like almost 24 years old which is almost 25. That's half way to thirty. We both said we'd be married and each popping out like our third child by the time we were thirty. You've got to get started sometime, Coop."

"Me? What about you?"

"What about me? My career goals have changed. I get an extension," Summer said proudly.

"Why do you get an extension?"

"Hello, I'm an actress. I have a very high stress level job. I'm busy like all the time. I don't have time to find a man and start a family yet. I need to ensure that I have a well established career and money to spare before I retire," Summer explained.

"Retire?"

"I want to raise my kids not act all my life."

"So you'd quit to have a family?" Marissa asked not buying it.

"Yes…if that would guarantee my extension on our plan," Summer smiled sheepishly.

Marissa rolled her eyes and grabbed a magazine to flip through.

"Plus, I don't even have potential suitors who are husband material. You and Chino have been together forever. It's just logical that this is the next step. You'll have to do it eventually. You just need to grow up and do it already," Summer sighed.

"If I tell you something you have to swear not to tell a soul and you can't be mad that I didn't tell you when I first got here," Marissa said suddenly.

"Oh my God! What? Tell me!"

"You have to swear! You can't even tell Becca," Marissa said seriously.

"Not even Becca but that's like-that's like Becca telling me something I can't tell you…except you and I are slightly closer but still…she's my friend and my manager and my complete career guru," Summer replied with wide, excited eyes.

"You have to swear, Sum."

"Fine I swear."

"On Princess Sparkle?" Marissa asked.

"Oh this must be good! Yes, I swear on Princess Sparkle. Now tell me!" Summer exclaimed excitedly.

"You can't be mad. I just wanted to figure out the right way to tell you. See, it just sort of happened. To us, to me. I am," Marissa said quickly.

"Say what? What happened to who?"

"Me. I am. See I did it. Well we did it. And things happen I guess," Marissa repeated.

"Sweetie, I think you've lost it. You and I have never done anything, especially not it," Summer teased.

"Sum! I meant me and Ryan!"

"Well duh, Coop. I'm not stupid. You guys have been banging each other from sundown to sunup in that pool house for years," Summer said rolling her eyes.

"Summer!" Marissa blushed at Summer's bluntness.

"What! You guys mate like rabbits. You're just lucky you don't multiply like them," Summer scoffed.

Marissa laughed uneasily.

"Wait a minute! You didn't! Did you? You aren't? You are!"

"I am," Marissa replied, biting her lip.

"Who knows about this?"

"I think just you…and well Ryan and me…of course."

"Oh my God! This is huge! Coop! I can't believe you're pregnant! I can't believe you didn't like tell me sooner! I can't believe this! Wow! Holy Shit!" Summer cursed.

"Summer," Marissa said with wide eyes.

"When?"

"I found out three and half weeks ago."

"Where?"

"In Miami. Ryan told his parents it was a business trip…which it was for the past three days. We didn't want to find out in Newport. Somebody would tell somebody. So he went with me while we were in Miami for our own private romantic vacation," Marissa confessed.

"That is just…why didn't you tell me?"

"Well like I said, in Newport somebody would have seen us at the doctor's and somebody would have told somebody who would have told someone who would have told the Cohens or my mom. So we had already planned a secret vacation in Miami and then once we were there we just decided to go to a doctor there and find out. So we found out and stayed there for ten days. Then he took me to Paris for a week. And now I'm here and I just wanted to find the right way to tell you," Marissa explained.

"What are you going to do now? How are you going to tell everybody else?" Summer asked in shock.

"We're going for dinner once I get back and we're going to plan everything then. We have a big thing at the Cohens to go to. I think we'll tell Kirsten and Sandy before hand just to relieve some of the shock…then I guess we'll tell my dad…then tell my mom at the last possible minute…then tell everyone else will find out eventually."

"Wow. I can see this going over well. Just…holy shit!" Summer cursed again.

"Summer!"

"Oh shit! I cussed around a baby! Shit, I did it again. Oh sh-," Summer began.

"Sum!"

"Right. Wow. Sorry…you're pregnant?"

"I'm pregnant."

"And you and Ryan are both cool with this? You're happy?"

"We're both ecstatic," Marissa grinned.

"You know what I said about starting on the plan and everything? I didn't mean you had to start right now," Summer blurted out.

Marissa laughed as she hugged Summer, "I love you, Sum. Please, please, please, do not tell a soul!"

"I'm in such a state of shock right now, I don't think I could if I wanted to."

"I know this is all so sudden," Marissa started.

"Sudden? This isn't sudden, you're pregnant! It's one thing to be in a committed relationship but it's another to be a mother. This is so unexpected…ok so yes, it is all very sudden. I get your point," Summer rambled.

"You're rambling, Sum."

"Damn it! Oh no, baby!" Summer exclaimed, clapping her hands over her mouth.

"It's ok. It's not like the baby understands…or can even hear yet. I don't know when hearing develops," Marissa shrugged.

"Me either. But I guess I should work on that. We wouldn't want your child's first word to be damn or shit or f-,"

"Sum!"

"Right. The swearing thing has got to end. I'm sorry I'm just in total shock."

"It's ok. It's a lot to deal with. Ryan said he wasn't even sure how to tell-,"

"We really don't need to discuss him. He's out of my thoughts," Summer cut her off.

Marissa nodded.

"Great, what kind of a best friend am I? I just ruined your moment by being all weird about assface. Shit, I did it-ok I'm going to shut up now!" Summer ranted.

Marissa just laughed.

"God I really do suck at this best friend thing! I didn't even say congratulations!" Summer realized suddenly.

"I was sort of wondering when that would come," Marissa giggled.

"Congratulations, Coop!" Summer squealed, throwing her arms around Marissa's neck.

"Thanks, Sum."

"Oh I'm so happy for you."

Summer's eyes started to water.

"Sum, please don't cry," Marissa said as her eyes watered up.

"I can't help it," Summer sniffled as they hugged each other and cried. "Congratulations," Summer said while crying.

"Thank you," Marissa cried back.

(AN: Yes, Marissa's pregnant but I don't think that I'll have this story deal with marriage for her and Ryan. I think this is a different obstacle for them instead of married life. It's more exciting this way. I almost didn't put them together in this one b/c I was afraid that ppl would think this story was just like the Acting? seiries...but I couldn't not have Ryan and Marissa together, but I assure this story is different from the others. It's still a Seth and Summer related story though, I promise. And I guarantee this is different than Acting? even though Summer's an actress but the concept is different. She's a struggling actress trying to establish herself with a big movie...perhaps an Atomic County movie. And as far as press related stuff and relationships in the public eye? It's not here and if it does show up it will be entirely different. I'm hoping this will be even better than my other stories. Practice can only help right? haha. I hope you enjoy and stick with me for another long story even though I enjoyed the short stories, long stories are so much better. Well thanks and enjoy!)