Chapter Six: "And now it's changing in your sleep"

Oh my god! It has been too long. I hope that this is as exciting for you as it is for me. Wow I am a dork. Thanks for the reviews kids. I have a long chapter for you, and it kinda sets the tone for whats to come so. For the one who asked Dylan is not anyone from the show. Just kinda a character thrown in there by me, but is there for anyone elses use if they want her. Good times all.
~ Haley

Ryan woke up holding Marissa. She had a nightmare the night before and begged him to come into the bed to lay with her. He made her "feel safe."

Ryan slid out of bed and went into the kitchen of the main house.

"Hey." He said to Sandy who was standing in the kitchen.

Ryan assumed that he and Kirsten had gotten into a fight. Things were tense between them.

"I made breakfast." Sandy said. "There is a plate for you and a plate for Marissa."

"Thanks." Ryan said grabbing the tray with their plates.

"Oh Ryan." Sandy laid a small flower on the side of her plate and gave his adopted son a wink.

Ryan grinned at Sandy as he made his way back to the pool house.

"Rise and Shine." Ryan said setting the tray on the bed next to Marissa.

Marissa slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"I have our breakfast."

At the sight of the food Marissa felt nauseous. She sat for a second trying to push back the vomit in the throat, but could no longer suppress it as Ryan chased after her.

He held her hair and gently stroked her back as she emptied her stomach into the toilet.

The ride to school was silent that day. The group of the three teens broke up as they got out of the car without a word.

Ryan and Seth sat together in Chem.

"So hows she doing?"

"Better. Ryan said. "Yeah, I mean she is sick all of the time. I think it's just stress though." Ryan said looking at Seth out of the corner of his eye, waiting for a reaction.

"What do you mean sick?"

"I don't know. She just gets really nauseous around food early in the morning and late at night."

"She's pregnant Ryan." Seth said looking up from the experiment, his expression getting serious.

"What? No she's not!" Ryan said defensively

"Ryan, she was, . ya know by Luke a month ago. She wasn't like this before. Think about it."

Ryan stopped as the realization sunk in. He had to find Marissa. He ran out of Chem. without even giving Seth any warning.

Luckily it was Marissas lunch period.

"Ryan. What are you doing here?"

Ryan found her sitting alone by the fountain. He figured that she would not be in the dining hall seeing how that was not exactly her scene anymore.

"Marissa, I really need to talk to you, but not here." Ryan said not looking her in the eye.

" . okay." Marissa said, Ryan was scaring her

The entered the locker room, . Marissa hadn't been there since the incident with Luke.

Ryan gestured for Marissa to follow him as he entered a stall.

Marissa crossed her arms over her chest and looked down at the floor shaking her head no.

"That stall is where it happened." Marissa said her voice a whisper

"I'm sorry." Ryan said grabbing her arms. The fresh cuts that were there would not go unnoticed, even by a blind eye. Ryan thought to bring it up, but right then they had bigger fish to fry. "Is there any possibility that you could be um. ya know."

"No I don't know." Marissa said raising her eyebrows shifting her weight from one foot to another.

"Areyoupregnant?" Ryan said so fast that it was inaudible.

"What?" Marissa asked leaning towards him

"Are you. um pregnant?"

Ryan's words hit Marissa like a ton of bricks. Of course she wasn't . was she? Luke had used protection right? . he hadn't. Marissa realized. Or maybe he did and she just forgot. Honestly she has no idea.

"Of course that is not true! God you just want to make things worse don't you?!" Marissa yelled getting defensive.

"Marissa I'm just saying that may explain the way you have been feeling lately!" He said stepping towards her.

"I think you just need to leave me alone right now. I will see you at home." Marissa said storming out of the locker room.

Dylan arrived home to see Marissa sitting on her porch, staring off into the distance.

"Marissa you okay?" She asked sitting next to her

"I don't think so. I think you were right." Marissa said, "I think I'm pregnant."

15 minutes later Dylan and Marissa were at the drug store.

Dylan noticed the Marissa had Ryans jacket wrapped tightly around her shoulders, as she stood in the isle of home pregnancy tests looking like a lost puppy.

Dylan took it upon herself to browse through the shelves.

"Which one?" Dylan asked Marissa holding up a First Response, and a EPT.

Marissa shrugged.

"Um both then." Dylan said as the two approached the counter.

*~
Ryan was waiting for Marissa to get home in silence.

Seth knocked on Ryan's door before he came in.

"Hey man." He joined Ryan on the bed and patted his knee.

"Hey."

"Still no word from Marissa?"

The expression on Ryans face answered the question. *~

"How much longer?" Marissa asked Dylan as Dylan watched the clock.

"Three minutes."

~*

"If shes pregnant with Lukes kid what are you going to do?"

"I don't want to worry about that right now." Ryan said lying back on the bed

~*

Marissa paced back and forth in the small trailer.

"Time." Dylan said.

Marissa picked up the tests from the coffee table.

"You look." Marissa ordered Dylan

"Are you sur-"

Marissa nodded her head furiously.

"You do it."

Dylan looked at the two sticks that she held in her hands and then at Marissa.

It was eight o' clock that night when Marissa showed up at the pool house. Ryan was waiting for her.

"Hey. Whats up?" Ryan asked Marissa dumbly.

"I, I just came to pack my stuff." Marissa said wrapping her arms around her body

"You cannot."

"Ryan, . you were right."

MORE SOON NOW I HAVE THE COMP BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!