Chapter 4:
That night, Ryan lay awake in bed. Marissa! Marissa, Marissa, Marissa.
He couldn't get her off his mind... or the sight of her with Marc. Did she really have a thing with him? Nah, he's not her type? Right? Plus he could tell it was one of Summer's not so clever plans. Ryan glanced over at the clock. 12:34 am. He tried to pull himself away from all the thoughts and reasons why he didn't forgive her. He had the chance so many times. Ryan was the one sorry now.
His cell phone began to ring. Surprised he picked it up looking at the call display. It was Theresa.
"Theresa?"
"RYAN!! Hey, how's it going?"
Ryan said nothing.
"Look, sorry for calling so late, it's just I finally found your phone number. Seth picked up and he gave me your cell number. But look...I've been thinking. I still have feelings for you Ryan. Can you give me a second chance?
Ryan couldn't believe this. What a bitch. It's been a few days since he's seen her, and she just disappeared with Eddie! And she calls out of the blue wanting to get back together.
"No Theresa, you blew it. I can't believe you would call and hope for a second chance. The funny thing is I was actually gonna call you the other day. I wasn't hoping for a second chance...I was hoping you would help me out. You know I have a girlfriend, you met her at Thanksgiving"
"You mean you did" she said slyly.
"What are you talking about how would you know anything of this! You know what don't answer that, I gotta go, don't even both trying to call me, because I wont answer it"
He slammed down the phone and sat for a few minutes silently on the edge of the bed.
Ryan picked up the phone. He knew what he had to do.
He heard the ring and then a Hello. It was Marissa.
"Hey, it's me...Ryan"
"Ryan, its late, what's going on?"
"Look, meet me outside on the driveway"
Ryan hung up the phone before he could say or hear anything more.
He got up from bed. Pulled on a pair of pants, and wore his white tank top.
He opened the clear glass doors that reflected the crystal blue pool.
Ryan looked up to see that Seth's light was still on. He and Summer were probably making out; Kirsten and Sandy had gone out that night.
Marissa waited, sitting on the paved driveway. She knew what was coming her way from the sound of Ryan's voice on the phone.
"Ryan..."
"Don't say a word. Just listen. Marissa, everything that's happened with us these past few months have been hard. But we were so good together. We got past the Luke situation, and now were past the Oliver situation"
Marissa couldn't believe it, was he actually forgiving her and leaving Oliver in their past?
"Ryan...I don't know what to say...I mean I didn't think you'd ever forgiver me. I'm so sorry for everything that's happened... but are you sure?"
"I've never been so sure in my life, and now there's no need to worry. I don't know what I would do without you. I love you like you would never believe" Ryan said as he gently stroked his fingers along side her cheek bones and then moving a strand of hair away her face.
Marissa's eyes began to tear. This is what she wanted. He kissed her passionately. It was like their first kiss. He just wanted it to last forever.
He took her hand... and looked at her eyes.
"Do you wanna take this inside?" Marissa said with a grin on her face.
"Are you sure? I mean, we just got back together and after all that's happened and what happened with you and Luke and..." Marissa cut him off.
"Ryan... I"VE never been so sure in my life"
They giggled and Ryan swept her off her feet into the pool house. Romance!
That night, Ryan lay awake in bed. Marissa! Marissa, Marissa, Marissa.
He couldn't get her off his mind... or the sight of her with Marc. Did she really have a thing with him? Nah, he's not her type? Right? Plus he could tell it was one of Summer's not so clever plans. Ryan glanced over at the clock. 12:34 am. He tried to pull himself away from all the thoughts and reasons why he didn't forgive her. He had the chance so many times. Ryan was the one sorry now.
His cell phone began to ring. Surprised he picked it up looking at the call display. It was Theresa.
"Theresa?"
"RYAN!! Hey, how's it going?"
Ryan said nothing.
"Look, sorry for calling so late, it's just I finally found your phone number. Seth picked up and he gave me your cell number. But look...I've been thinking. I still have feelings for you Ryan. Can you give me a second chance?
Ryan couldn't believe this. What a bitch. It's been a few days since he's seen her, and she just disappeared with Eddie! And she calls out of the blue wanting to get back together.
"No Theresa, you blew it. I can't believe you would call and hope for a second chance. The funny thing is I was actually gonna call you the other day. I wasn't hoping for a second chance...I was hoping you would help me out. You know I have a girlfriend, you met her at Thanksgiving"
"You mean you did" she said slyly.
"What are you talking about how would you know anything of this! You know what don't answer that, I gotta go, don't even both trying to call me, because I wont answer it"
He slammed down the phone and sat for a few minutes silently on the edge of the bed.
Ryan picked up the phone. He knew what he had to do.
He heard the ring and then a Hello. It was Marissa.
"Hey, it's me...Ryan"
"Ryan, its late, what's going on?"
"Look, meet me outside on the driveway"
Ryan hung up the phone before he could say or hear anything more.
He got up from bed. Pulled on a pair of pants, and wore his white tank top.
He opened the clear glass doors that reflected the crystal blue pool.
Ryan looked up to see that Seth's light was still on. He and Summer were probably making out; Kirsten and Sandy had gone out that night.
Marissa waited, sitting on the paved driveway. She knew what was coming her way from the sound of Ryan's voice on the phone.
"Ryan..."
"Don't say a word. Just listen. Marissa, everything that's happened with us these past few months have been hard. But we were so good together. We got past the Luke situation, and now were past the Oliver situation"
Marissa couldn't believe it, was he actually forgiving her and leaving Oliver in their past?
"Ryan...I don't know what to say...I mean I didn't think you'd ever forgiver me. I'm so sorry for everything that's happened... but are you sure?"
"I've never been so sure in my life, and now there's no need to worry. I don't know what I would do without you. I love you like you would never believe" Ryan said as he gently stroked his fingers along side her cheek bones and then moving a strand of hair away her face.
Marissa's eyes began to tear. This is what she wanted. He kissed her passionately. It was like their first kiss. He just wanted it to last forever.
He took her hand... and looked at her eyes.
"Do you wanna take this inside?" Marissa said with a grin on her face.
"Are you sure? I mean, we just got back together and after all that's happened and what happened with you and Luke and..." Marissa cut him off.
"Ryan... I"VE never been so sure in my life"
They giggled and Ryan swept her off her feet into the pool house. Romance!