A/N: Ok. First let me THANK all of you that posted the really nice reviews. This is my first story so it TOTALLY made my day when I read all the reviews begging for more.

Ok, so here it goes…..

Ryan enters hospital room 568. He looks around for Marissa, but doesn't see her.

"Hey." Marissa says, coming up behind Ryan.

Ryan turns around surprised. "All ready to go?"

"Yeah, almost" Marissa replied. "Hey, thanks for picking me up today."

"If I didn't, who would?" Ryan added, sarcastically.

Marissa laughs then grins, "Yeah, you have a point. I have no idea where my mom is, my dad sailed away again with out me, and Summer is too busy with Brown."

"Yeah, well at least you still have the Cohen's." Ryan paused. "And me."

"Yeah I do." Marissa smiles at Ryan.

Ryan smiles back. Then grabs her bags and heads for the exit. "Come on. Lets get out of this place."

Ryan is driving down the road in the shiny, black Range Rover with Marissa in the passenger seat. He looks over at her. 'How could she look so good, when she just got out of the hospital??' Ryan secretly thought to himself.

Marissa interrupts Ryan's deep thinking. "What time is it?"

"Um. Around 1:00. Why?"

"I was thinking- why don't we go some place….and talk?" Marissa suggested.

"Sounds good." Ryan replied with out hesitation.

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"So when do you leave for Freshman Orientation?" Summer asked Seth, as he finished off his burger at the diner.

"I take off on Saturday, which is only, hhmmm. 4 days away." Seth replied.

"So you're just going to leave me here with Ryan and Marissa? All by myself?" Summer whined.

"Aw Summer. They wont hurt you."

"Yeah, but at the rate they are going, I'm predicting a major drama, within the next week!!" Summer tells Seth.

"It could just be days." Seth says worried.

They both look at each other, then continue eating their lunch.

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Ryan and Marissa are walking down the pier.

"So" Marissa pauses. "I'm sorry for all the drama I've caused in the past couple of months, you know, first Johnny, then Volchok."

"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad you're okay" Ryan said reassuringly.

"It seems like such a big blur. I mean…."

Ryan agreed, "Yeah, I know what you mean."

"So are you mad at me?" Marissa asked questioningly.

"No. Of course not. Why would I be mad?"

"Because, I kind of caused Volchok to do that, which means I'm to blame for your car, and the accident, and…..I don't know. Its just all so confusing" Marissa looked down.

"Its not your fault." Ryan didn't know what to say.

Marissa looked at him. They stared into each others eyes, trying to figure out what the other was thinking. Marissa's phone rings, interrupting the awkward silence. Marissa takes the cell out of her purse, and looks at the caller ID. She quickly presses the ignore button and throws it back into her bag.

"Who was that?" Ryan questioned.

"Um. I don't know." Marissa doesn't even make up an excuse, but instead moves closer to Ryan as they walk down the pier.

"Volchok." Ryan said.

Marissa shivers and looks down at the sand.

"You don't have to be scared." Ryan says.

"I know." Marissa pauses. "Can I tell you something?"

"Anything" Ryan replies.

"When he calls to try and apologize, I kind of want to forgive him. I keep forgetting how horrible he has been to me. And you. And that's the thing that scares me." Marissa looks at Ryan, scared that he might get mad.

Ryan doesn't know what to say. "Maybe I should answer it next time." He grins.

Marissa grins, "Maybe."