Disclaimer- I don't own the characters or Emma, and I know a lot of people are using the name Emma as daughters, I used it in my other story as well too, but I like it so...
A/N- Wow! Thanks so much for all your great reviews you guys, they made me update! Also, this story, or at least one aspect of it, like the fact that Marissa is getting married, might seem like margiepoo's 'The rays of a beautiful sun', and like I said, idea was from the words from the Spiderman 2 commercial and I didn't even think of her story, but it's gonna be a lot different, just the fact that one person is getting married, and it's not all fluff either. But in this chapter a lot of your questions will be answered...I hope. I hope you like it!
On with the story...
Marissa's eyes got as round as silver dollars. "You...your...da...daughter?" Ryan nodded shyly and answered the phone.
"Hi, how are you?" he asked in the reciever. "Oh, that's okay, if you could stay a little more, tell Grandma that I have...a friend over so...okay bye, I love you too pumpkin," Ryan said in a childlike voice and hung up the phone.
Ryan looked to where Marissa was, still in her bra and half unbuttoned jeans. She fingered the photo of Ryan and Emma on the mantle. A million thoughts running through her mind, 'Where was Theresa? Is it even Theresa's?'. Marissa turned around to face Ryan.
"So Emma is yours and Theresa's daughter?" Marissa concluded.
As soon as Marissa mentioned Theresa's name, Ryan's eyes darkened. "Kind of," he responded.
"Kind of?" Marissa questioned as she sat down next to him again.
"Well, you see," Ryan started, "Well, you know when Theresa was pregnant, and I left in case I was the father?" Marissa nodded. Of course she remembered!
Ryan continued, "Well, turns out it wasn't mine, it was Eddie's, well turns out she was lying." She tilted her head and leaned up against the couch, obviously confused.
"Eddie never hit her, she was at the grocery store or something and this guy tried to mug her, she fought back and ended up with a black eye, then she found out she was pregnant, came to...Newport, and then went back to Chino, and then I left in case the baby was mine, 9 months later she had Emma, turns out it wasn't mine so she went back with Eddie and then they left together, so I came home..." he rambled as it all came out in a few, quick breaths, "Newport, and then I found out you were gone...to New York, you were gone, why did you leave Marissa, why?" Ryan asked, obviously hurt.
"I heard you were coming back so I decided to leave. Rumor was you were coming back with a baby, so it was yours I figured, and it hurt me Ryan, it really hurt me. To know that you slept with someone in one week, but we went out for...for months and that one night changed your whole life, it made me feel like you didn't love me anymore, you had a new love in your life," Marissa told him while trembling.
"I wish I could take it back, I told you that, and I'm sorry, I was just trying to fill a void."
'What void?!" Marissa yelled at him.
"The void you put in my heart and I couldn't take you out of my damn mind!" Ryan excalimed, his voice rising with each word.
"You couldn't?" Marissa said holding back the tears and a glee overcoming her.
"I never could," Ryan responded with a gentle voice, slowly moving closer to her half naked body and wrapping his arms around her. "I love you," he said, nuzzling his face in her neck.
"I love you too," Marissa admitted and started kissing his neck. Ryan brought his hands to her chin, cupping it and kissed her lips softly. They started kissing more passionately and just as Ryan was about to take off her bra again, they heard loud footsteps coming from the hallway with a loud off-key voice joining the voice. Ryan quickly got up and helped Marissa put on her top as she did the rest of her jean buttons. He told her to stay seated and be careful because "she doesn't really like new people," and Marissa knowingly nodded. He opened the door to find Kirsten rushing after Emma.
"Oh good, you're home! I have to go, I'm already half an hour late fo rmy conference, bye Emma, Ryan, love you guys," Kisten said, rushing back down the stairs.
"Thanks Grandma, I love you too!" Emma said while jumping into Ryan's arms.
"Hi Daddy!" she exclaimed while playing with Ryan's nose.
"Hi pumpkin," he responded giving her cheek a quick kiss. "Emma, there's someone special I want you to meet," he told her leading them back into the apartment.
Emma's widened and and wriggled free from Ryan's grip. She ran over to Marissa and hugged her tightly. Marissa was scared at first but happily returned the gesture. Emma stared at her for a long time and Marissa just stared back.
"You're the woman in the picture," Emma finally said. Marissa raised a skeptical eyebrow. Emma ran from the couch to one of the rooms as Ryan sat down next to Marissa as she gave him a confused, but playful smile.
Emma came and sat between the two inch space that there was betweeen Ryan and Marissa and held up the frame for Marissa to see.
"You're the princess that Daddy tells me about as a bedtime story, princesses do exist, Daddy. See? Not just me," she said turning to Ryan. Ryan smiled and put his arm around her, pulling her into his lap and shot Marissa a smile.
Marissa smiled back and watched Ryan answer all of Emma's questions that had to do with how long she was going to stay with them. "Is Marissa going to stay? Why she here?"
"Do you wanna stay Marissa?" Emma asked in a pleading voice, "Please, please, please?!"
Marissa looked at Ryan, "If it's okay with your Daddy." Marissa thought this sounded really strange, Ryan a...daddy?
"It's fine!" she said without even waiting for Ryan to respond, and took Marissa by the hand and led her to the kitchen. "Do you know how to make mac 'n' cheese? Daddy can only make grilled cheese sandwhiches or warm these up," the little girl rambled to Marissa, opening the freezer and pointing to a bunch microwavable boxes. "I think I can. You can help," Marissa said smiling at the little girl as Emma started jumping up and down excitedly, her pink ruffled skirt swaying with her motion.
After they ate a few helpings of Marissa's mac 'n' cheese, they all sat down on the couch; Marissa a little farther from Ryan and Emma; in case Emma thought something was going on between her and Ryan; but Emma didn't like this idea, she pulled Marissa closer to them and popped in the movie.
"What are we watching?" Marissa asked.
"Shrek 2. It's really good, have you seen it?" Marissa shook her head.
Half an hour later, Emma was alseep with her head in Marissa's lap as Marissa slowly and softly stroked her hair and her legs on Ryan's lap. By the time the credits were rolling, Marissa had her head on Ryan's shoulders and Ryan had his arm around her. But there was one thing missing, Emma heard the music at the end, her favorite part,which woke her up. She turned the tv off and went over to a chair and got a blanket and put over them and then squeezed herself between Ryan and Marissa, falling asleep at the sight of the three of them together. Ryan Atwood was a happy man, he had the two girls he loved most, and they had the man they loved most. Yep, life was good, and they hoped it could be this way forever.
A/N-Yeah I know, no cliffhanger, but I needed some fluff as well. Not my best work, but it took me forever to think of for some reason, but the next chapter is already thought of and longer, and it's better, Marissa makes a choice, Ryan...and Emma, or New York? Hope you guys liked it. Review! Thanks! PS I hope I didn't lose my r/m fans, this is an r/m story- its pretty much all I write, but I had to add something to the mix, a story about love and life, and making choices.