The next morning...

As it turned out, Ryan did not take Marissa home that night, instead, he let her sleep in his bed, while he slept on a lounge chair in the pool house. Yes, he and Marissa were 'together' he guessed now, but he didn't want to get in her personal space.

Around 8am, Marissa started waking up. She looked around trying to figure out where she was. She fell asleep on the car ride here. She glanced to her right, and saw a sleeping Ryan, looking somewhat uncomfortable on the chair.

"Hey...Ryan."

Ryan moved a little in the chair. Marissa then moved out of the bed, and went over to him, and blew lightly in his ear.

He then opend up his eyes, startled from the air entering his ear.

"Oh, good morening," he said with a smile.

"Hey, you know that you didn't have to sleep on the chair. There was pleanty of room in the bed."

"Yeah, I just didn't want to...uh..."

"Yeah, I guess I know what you mean."

"So, what are you doing today?"

"I don't know actually."

"Well how does a movie sound?"

"A movie sounds nice."

"Alright. I'll get a paper. You tell me what you wanna see. I'll drop you off at home so you can get changed and stuff."

"Okay. Sounds like a plan."

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Marissa's place - Marissa is sitting on her couch on the phone with Summer

"Coop you so have to fill me in on details!"

"Details about what Sum? Nothing happened."

"You two looked pretty chummy on the ferris wheel last night. Then after I get off the tilt-a-whirl, you and him are nowhere to be seen!"

"Yes, we kissed, but what happened on the ferris wheel was as far as it went. And when you couldn't find us, it was because Luke was being an ass and punched Ryan, then accidently hit me..."

"Wait, Ryan hit you?"

"No, Luke did. Then when Ryan was driving home, I fell asleep in teh car, and took me inside."

"Ohhh...and how were the sleeping arrangements?"

"Ryan was a perfect gentlmen. He let me have the bed, and he slept on a chair...(a beeping is heard) Oh I have another call. I'll call you later."

"Yeah, don't want to keep lover boy waiting."

"Bye Summer," Marissa said with a laugh, then switched over calls.

"Hello?"

"Hey there."

"Hey Ryan. What's up?"

"Well I got a paper, and the movie choices are Elf, the new Matrix, Scary Movie 3, Radio, Brother Bear, Kill Bill, School of Rock, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

"Hmm...as good as bodies being mutalated sounds, I'm going to have to rule out Texas Chainsaw..."

"Awww..." Ryan said jokingly.

"Yeah yeah. I'm kinda in the mood for a comedy. What about Scary Movie 3?"

"Exactly what I was thinking."

"Okay then. What are the times?"

"Well there's one at noon, 2:10, 3:40, 5:45, 7:00, and 9:30."

"Okay. How does 7 sound?"

"Sounds good to me. I'll pick you up at 6. We'll go to dinner first."

"Okay. It's a date."

"Well I have work now, so I gotta get ready."

"Yeah. I'll see you later then."

"Can't wait."

"Me either."

"Bye."

"Bye," Marissa said and hung up the phone.

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More to come. Next chapter: The Date. Remember to review!