Chapter 35
Ryan starred blankly into Marissa's eyes. The first thing that came to mind was if it was his or not. He didn't move, he didn't breathe, and he didn't speak a single word. Could it be Tad's? That would ruin everything!
"It's yours Ryan" Marissa said, hoping it would take some stress off him.
"Are you sure?" Ryan said, holding and gently brushing the top of her hand.
"I'm positive." Marissa spoke.
"Well what are we going to do?" Ryan asked, the two both speaking quietly now.
"I'm not sure"
Marissa got up off the bed and walked towards the bathroom. She wasn't sure what Ryan thought about the whole situation. Was he angry? He didn't say much when he was upset, so she was concerned. Ryan got up out of bed.
"Marissa..." Ryan spoke. "I've wanted to ask you this for awhile now...but would you consider coming back to Newport with me?" He said.
"Ryan...Of course" she said, kissing him softly.
"We can start our life together over there, plus we can see everyone again. And we can announce the Atwood family" Ryan said. Marissa beamed; she knew Ryan would be ok with her pregnancy! She passionately kissed his lips, as Ryan budged her into the bathroom to take a shower... ;-)
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By the end of the week Marissa had been busily packing all her things. Ryan had tried to tell her to only take the necessities and important things, but she couldn't leave anything behind. Boxes and boxes had stacked up against the living room wall.
"Hey babe...what are you doing?" Ryan said curiously as he came back from his last court case.
"Just looking through some photo albums" Marissa said, as she turned to Ryan's peck on her cheek.
"Haha...look at Summer and Seth in this picture!" Marissa exclaimed. Ryan couldn't help but laugh. It was at their graduation yacht dinner. Seth was being pesky trying to annoy Summer as usual, and Summer looked really mad and ready to slap him.
"I can't wait to go back" Marissa said.
"Me too..." Ryan said, kneeling beside her.
"What time are we leaving tomorrow?" Marissa asked.
"Well...the moving guys are coming early at 7:00 so we can leave once they are all packed up" Ryan said.
"Alright" Marissa said and continued to pack. Marissa was lucky that her apartment sold really quickly. It was in a nice area, so it went for a high price too! She decided that she would go house shopping with Summer when she got back, so they could catch up. She just couldn't wait until she got to go back!
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** "Ryan! I have to bring that it's me favorite lamp!!!" Marissa cried.
"Do you really need to pack EVERYTHING?? The movers said they would pack and take all your stuff tomorrow!" Ryan asked.
"Yes I do...Ryan please..." She said.
"Fine...if it makes you happy" He said and kissed her forehead, and proceeded to moving boxes down the hall.
It was 10:45 now and only a few boxes remained in the apartment. Marissa paced back down the halls and looked into the empty rooms. She sure was gonna miss it, but she knew she would be much happier in Newport with Ryan, and her upcoming baby, as well as all her old friends.
Moments later Marissa was startled when Ryan came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Come on...time to go" he said.
"Okay..." she said, and turned around to Ryan's arms.
The two jumped into Marissa's car, which she hardly used because you could take a taxi everywhere in New York! They were prepared for a long drive back to Newport. Marissa was afraid to fly because of her baby, which Ryan regretted.
Hours had passed and they had already made 5 bathroom stops and 7 food stops, mostly for Marissa. Ryan really supported this whole pregnancy thing, and couldn't wait till the day he became a father and Marissa didn't have to pee every 20 minutes.
They decided to stop for dinner at A&W, and went through the drive through. Once they had ordered their food, Ryan pulled into the parking lot so the two could eat.
"Marissa...Do you want a boy or a girl?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know...but as soon as we get to Newport I'm gonna go see Dr. Milano and find out...I really want to know" Marissa said.
"I'll come with you." Ryan said. Marissa's face lit up with a smile, she was so happy to see how involved he wanted to be.
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"Here we are" Ryan said as he pulled into the Cohen's driveway. It was dark now, around 9:00pm. He looked to his side to see Marissa sleeping silently. He knew how tired she was, and decided to leave her. She could come in when she was ready.
It kinda sucked that Ryan didn't have a place of his own. He was gone in New York for so long, that the landlord had emptied out all of his things and rented the apartment out to another tenant. Luckily, Sandy had gone and picked up all his stuff.
He closed the car door, and stepped up onto the front stoop. Kirsten and Sandy knew he was coming, and knew Seth and Summer would be there as well. He gently knocked on the door.
Moments later a friendly face came to the door.
"RYAN!" Summer spoke, speaking almost too excitedly.
"Hey Summer" he said, and stepped inside.
"Where's Marissa? Did you beat her up on the way?" She said jokingly.
"Haha very funny...She's in the car sleeping." Ryan said.
"Well that's no fun!" Summer said and ran outside to Ryan's car, to wake her up.
"COOP!!!" Summer yelled into the car. Marissa jolted up to this.
"SUM!" She yelled and hugged her.
Marissa stepped out of the car, and the two went inside to see everyone sitting at the kitchen table: Emily, Seth, Kirsten, Sandy, and Ryan.
Marissa went and hugged everyone, so happy to be home.
"Ryan...I would have set you two up a room upstairs, except for Emily took the spare, insisting on not staying in the same room as her parents" Kirsten said. "You two can stay in the pool house" she said.
"Great!" Ryan said, this would bring back old memories.
Ryan went and grabbed his and Marissa's suitcases. They said goodnight to everyone, and proceeded to the pool house. It was pretty late, and they were wiped out.
Marissa stepped in and fell onto the bed.
"This bed brings back lots of memories..." Marissa said eyeing Ryan. He laughed a little as he lay down next to her. He went to kiss her, hoping it would lead to something else. Marissa turned away.
"What's wrong?" Ryan asked.
"Nothing...I'm sorry...I'm just not in the mood" She said. She didn't want to be touched, and she knew this was gonna happen often with her pregnancy too.
She turned to her side and closed her eyes.
Ryan starred at her for moments then he too lay down and went to sleep.
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Ryan awoke early in the morning to find that Marissa was not by his side. But the sounds of sickness in the bathroom brought him back to the realization that he really was going to be a dad.
Yawning, Ryan rolled out of bed. "Marissa, are you ok?"
"I'm fi-"she stopped... "fine"
Ryan knew she was lying. He walked to the bathroom and stopped at the door. Marissa looked really pale.
"Come on, I'll get you something to eat" Ryan said. He left the pool house to scrounge up something for breakfast.
"If I can keep it down..." she joked. She flushed the toilet and walked out of the bathroom. The floor was cold beneath her feet. She wondered how she would tell everyone about being pregnant, but decided to just not worry about it. They would understand.
She sat down on the bed and rummaged through her suitcase and pulled out a pair of jeans and a neat pink top. Marissa's boobs would look good in it, they had grown since she had found out that she was expecting. She was pleased with this aspect of pregnancy.
She quickly changed and went into the kitchen. She sat down at the table and Ryan brought her a bowl of cereal.
"It's all I could find"
"That alright" she said, and dug into her bowl of cheerios. It was still pretty early, so everyone was still sleeping. She was happy that Summer and Seth had come up from Malibu just to see them. Summer would be the perfect shopping partner.
"Ryan, what are we going to tell them?"
"Well, at dinner why don't we just drop the marriage bomb, then around desert time we can tell them about our baby"
"Sounds good"
"WHAT did I just hear?" ... it was Summer. Great!
Marissa jumped up. "Summer, you can't tell anyone! Were announcing it at dinner ok? Not even Seth!"
"I'm gonna be an auntie!!"
"Quiet!" Marissa yelled as she put her hand over Summer's mouth. Ryan rolled his eyes.
Summer settled down, and sat down at the table.
"Alright, I won't say anything. But what are you two going to do? Are you going to get married? Are you going to buy a house? Can I be the godmother?"
"We'll tell you all about it at dinner"
"Well if I don't tell I HAVE to be the godmother"
"Fine, fine just be quiet"
"Ok... I promise" summer said as she got up and strolled down the hall, whistling to herself. She still was trouble.
"O great" Ryan said.
"Yea, well let's go in the pool house ok? I'm still tired." Marissa uttered.
"Sure". Ryan grabbed their bowls, and put them both in the sink.
They walked out into the pool house, hand in hand. Ryan laid down on the bed, and Marissa cuddled up close to him. He put his arms around her.
"Night babe" he said, and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Ryan then placed one hand gently on Marissa's stomach. "Night to you too" he whispered. Marissa giggled. She soon fell asleep in Ryan's arms, and he laid there thinking about his future child. He couldn't wait to be a dad, and a husband.
Ryan starred blankly into Marissa's eyes. The first thing that came to mind was if it was his or not. He didn't move, he didn't breathe, and he didn't speak a single word. Could it be Tad's? That would ruin everything!
"It's yours Ryan" Marissa said, hoping it would take some stress off him.
"Are you sure?" Ryan said, holding and gently brushing the top of her hand.
"I'm positive." Marissa spoke.
"Well what are we going to do?" Ryan asked, the two both speaking quietly now.
"I'm not sure"
Marissa got up off the bed and walked towards the bathroom. She wasn't sure what Ryan thought about the whole situation. Was he angry? He didn't say much when he was upset, so she was concerned. Ryan got up out of bed.
"Marissa..." Ryan spoke. "I've wanted to ask you this for awhile now...but would you consider coming back to Newport with me?" He said.
"Ryan...Of course" she said, kissing him softly.
"We can start our life together over there, plus we can see everyone again. And we can announce the Atwood family" Ryan said. Marissa beamed; she knew Ryan would be ok with her pregnancy! She passionately kissed his lips, as Ryan budged her into the bathroom to take a shower... ;-)
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By the end of the week Marissa had been busily packing all her things. Ryan had tried to tell her to only take the necessities and important things, but she couldn't leave anything behind. Boxes and boxes had stacked up against the living room wall.
"Hey babe...what are you doing?" Ryan said curiously as he came back from his last court case.
"Just looking through some photo albums" Marissa said, as she turned to Ryan's peck on her cheek.
"Haha...look at Summer and Seth in this picture!" Marissa exclaimed. Ryan couldn't help but laugh. It was at their graduation yacht dinner. Seth was being pesky trying to annoy Summer as usual, and Summer looked really mad and ready to slap him.
"I can't wait to go back" Marissa said.
"Me too..." Ryan said, kneeling beside her.
"What time are we leaving tomorrow?" Marissa asked.
"Well...the moving guys are coming early at 7:00 so we can leave once they are all packed up" Ryan said.
"Alright" Marissa said and continued to pack. Marissa was lucky that her apartment sold really quickly. It was in a nice area, so it went for a high price too! She decided that she would go house shopping with Summer when she got back, so they could catch up. She just couldn't wait until she got to go back!
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** "Ryan! I have to bring that it's me favorite lamp!!!" Marissa cried.
"Do you really need to pack EVERYTHING?? The movers said they would pack and take all your stuff tomorrow!" Ryan asked.
"Yes I do...Ryan please..." She said.
"Fine...if it makes you happy" He said and kissed her forehead, and proceeded to moving boxes down the hall.
It was 10:45 now and only a few boxes remained in the apartment. Marissa paced back down the halls and looked into the empty rooms. She sure was gonna miss it, but she knew she would be much happier in Newport with Ryan, and her upcoming baby, as well as all her old friends.
Moments later Marissa was startled when Ryan came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Come on...time to go" he said.
"Okay..." she said, and turned around to Ryan's arms.
The two jumped into Marissa's car, which she hardly used because you could take a taxi everywhere in New York! They were prepared for a long drive back to Newport. Marissa was afraid to fly because of her baby, which Ryan regretted.
Hours had passed and they had already made 5 bathroom stops and 7 food stops, mostly for Marissa. Ryan really supported this whole pregnancy thing, and couldn't wait till the day he became a father and Marissa didn't have to pee every 20 minutes.
They decided to stop for dinner at A&W, and went through the drive through. Once they had ordered their food, Ryan pulled into the parking lot so the two could eat.
"Marissa...Do you want a boy or a girl?" Ryan asked.
"I don't know...but as soon as we get to Newport I'm gonna go see Dr. Milano and find out...I really want to know" Marissa said.
"I'll come with you." Ryan said. Marissa's face lit up with a smile, she was so happy to see how involved he wanted to be.
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"Here we are" Ryan said as he pulled into the Cohen's driveway. It was dark now, around 9:00pm. He looked to his side to see Marissa sleeping silently. He knew how tired she was, and decided to leave her. She could come in when she was ready.
It kinda sucked that Ryan didn't have a place of his own. He was gone in New York for so long, that the landlord had emptied out all of his things and rented the apartment out to another tenant. Luckily, Sandy had gone and picked up all his stuff.
He closed the car door, and stepped up onto the front stoop. Kirsten and Sandy knew he was coming, and knew Seth and Summer would be there as well. He gently knocked on the door.
Moments later a friendly face came to the door.
"RYAN!" Summer spoke, speaking almost too excitedly.
"Hey Summer" he said, and stepped inside.
"Where's Marissa? Did you beat her up on the way?" She said jokingly.
"Haha very funny...She's in the car sleeping." Ryan said.
"Well that's no fun!" Summer said and ran outside to Ryan's car, to wake her up.
"COOP!!!" Summer yelled into the car. Marissa jolted up to this.
"SUM!" She yelled and hugged her.
Marissa stepped out of the car, and the two went inside to see everyone sitting at the kitchen table: Emily, Seth, Kirsten, Sandy, and Ryan.
Marissa went and hugged everyone, so happy to be home.
"Ryan...I would have set you two up a room upstairs, except for Emily took the spare, insisting on not staying in the same room as her parents" Kirsten said. "You two can stay in the pool house" she said.
"Great!" Ryan said, this would bring back old memories.
Ryan went and grabbed his and Marissa's suitcases. They said goodnight to everyone, and proceeded to the pool house. It was pretty late, and they were wiped out.
Marissa stepped in and fell onto the bed.
"This bed brings back lots of memories..." Marissa said eyeing Ryan. He laughed a little as he lay down next to her. He went to kiss her, hoping it would lead to something else. Marissa turned away.
"What's wrong?" Ryan asked.
"Nothing...I'm sorry...I'm just not in the mood" She said. She didn't want to be touched, and she knew this was gonna happen often with her pregnancy too.
She turned to her side and closed her eyes.
Ryan starred at her for moments then he too lay down and went to sleep.
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Ryan awoke early in the morning to find that Marissa was not by his side. But the sounds of sickness in the bathroom brought him back to the realization that he really was going to be a dad.
Yawning, Ryan rolled out of bed. "Marissa, are you ok?"
"I'm fi-"she stopped... "fine"
Ryan knew she was lying. He walked to the bathroom and stopped at the door. Marissa looked really pale.
"Come on, I'll get you something to eat" Ryan said. He left the pool house to scrounge up something for breakfast.
"If I can keep it down..." she joked. She flushed the toilet and walked out of the bathroom. The floor was cold beneath her feet. She wondered how she would tell everyone about being pregnant, but decided to just not worry about it. They would understand.
She sat down on the bed and rummaged through her suitcase and pulled out a pair of jeans and a neat pink top. Marissa's boobs would look good in it, they had grown since she had found out that she was expecting. She was pleased with this aspect of pregnancy.
She quickly changed and went into the kitchen. She sat down at the table and Ryan brought her a bowl of cereal.
"It's all I could find"
"That alright" she said, and dug into her bowl of cheerios. It was still pretty early, so everyone was still sleeping. She was happy that Summer and Seth had come up from Malibu just to see them. Summer would be the perfect shopping partner.
"Ryan, what are we going to tell them?"
"Well, at dinner why don't we just drop the marriage bomb, then around desert time we can tell them about our baby"
"Sounds good"
"WHAT did I just hear?" ... it was Summer. Great!
Marissa jumped up. "Summer, you can't tell anyone! Were announcing it at dinner ok? Not even Seth!"
"I'm gonna be an auntie!!"
"Quiet!" Marissa yelled as she put her hand over Summer's mouth. Ryan rolled his eyes.
Summer settled down, and sat down at the table.
"Alright, I won't say anything. But what are you two going to do? Are you going to get married? Are you going to buy a house? Can I be the godmother?"
"We'll tell you all about it at dinner"
"Well if I don't tell I HAVE to be the godmother"
"Fine, fine just be quiet"
"Ok... I promise" summer said as she got up and strolled down the hall, whistling to herself. She still was trouble.
"O great" Ryan said.
"Yea, well let's go in the pool house ok? I'm still tired." Marissa uttered.
"Sure". Ryan grabbed their bowls, and put them both in the sink.
They walked out into the pool house, hand in hand. Ryan laid down on the bed, and Marissa cuddled up close to him. He put his arms around her.
"Night babe" he said, and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Ryan then placed one hand gently on Marissa's stomach. "Night to you too" he whispered. Marissa giggled. She soon fell asleep in Ryan's arms, and he laid there thinking about his future child. He couldn't wait to be a dad, and a husband.