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The four hit the beach around 10:15. Summer and Marissa immediately threw down their towels and laid down to tan. Seth shook his head as he grabbed his surfboard from the car and sprinted into the waves. Ryan paused for a moment and took a look at the ocean. He had only been to the ocean once before he came to Newport. He couldn't bare to think about everything he was leaving.
"Ryan, are you coming?" shouted Marissa from the sand. Ryan snapped out of his daydreaming and nodded and smiled at Marissa. He pulled off his wife beater and said, "I'm only going in the water if you go." Marissa laughed, "Well then I guess you're not going in the water." "Oh really?" questioned Ryan as she scooped Marissa up from the ground and carried her to the water. Marissa squealed with laughter as they hit the water and Summer hurried in after them. The four swam in the water for about an hour before calling it quits and heading out to get changed. Marissa and Summer showered quickly in the public bathroom, (which isn't as gross as it seems, I mean, it is Newport) while Ryan and Seth waited impatiently outside.
"So man, you amped about going to the amusement park?" Seth asked Ryan. "Oh, so amped". Ryan said mockingly. "Ok, were ready", declared Summer and they all climbed into the Range Rover.
When the reached Ride an' Slide Ryan was shocked by what he saw. By the description, it had sounded like a regular, cheap amusement park, but everyway he turned the rides and roller coasters seemed to get taller and steeper. Ryan looked around, his fear of heights entering his mind. "Ok, what first?!" Marissa asked excitedly. "Lets hit the big coasters first and then we can move on to the paint balls and go karting." The group agreed and headed towards the 'Poltergiest'. They spent about an hour circling all the big coasters before they were ready to move on. "To the paint ball field!" Seth declared throwing his hand up in the air and leading the way. Summer laughed and caught up with him while Ryan and Marissa held back and walked together. "Hey, you ok today? You seem a little weird." Marissa asked Ryan concerned. Of course he was weird! Ryan thought to himself. How was he supposed to have one of the best days of his life and then leave it all behind the next day?! "Oh, I'm fine" Ryan answered, "You know how I am with heights." Marissa smiled and put her arm around his waist. "Oh, well...there we can stay on the ground for paint balling. But, if you shoot the gun really well, I'll have some questions about your past."
Ryan smiled. "Please, I'm sure that paint ball guns are very different from the kind I've used. Hey, I'm kidding!" Ryan reassured Marissa, seeing her shocked expression. "You'd better be" Marissa warned.
Oddly enough, Seth dominated the paint ball game, doubling the points of all the rest. Summer came in last place and wasn't very happy with her performance, "Hey," Seth comforted her, "believe it or not, it doesn't really bother me that you have little gun shooting ability. You're rage black outs scare me enough!" Summer smiled at Seth as they headed over to the go karts.
They went on the go karts twice, and Marissa won both times. Seth gawked at her as they exited the track, "Marissa, I had no idea you have so much road rage!" Marissa smiled, "What can I say, I'm an angry girl!"
Although the group was having an amazing time together, they were tired and decided it was time to go home and catch some dinner at the lobster shack. Ryan continuously got quieter on the ride home, and his stomach was in knots by the time they sat down at their table. He had told his mother he was moving out and he had visited his brother in prison, but he had never been this nervous. He was about to tell the only real friends he had that he was leaving with his pregnant ex-girlfriend. He shoved his food around his plate, but he hardly ate anything. "Man, you don't have to spare the lobster....it's already dead." Seth said noticing Ryan's behavior. "Actually guys, I have to tell you something." Ryan declared looking back and forth between Seth and Marissa. The other three exchanged nervous glances at Ryan's sudden seriousness. They were all silent so that he would continue, "Ok, well Theresa found out from the doctor yesterday that she is in fact pregnant. She talked to me yesterday and told me that she wants to have this baby."
Marissa swallowed hard and closed her eyes. No, this wasn't happening. Ryan was hers now. Theresa had her chance. When nobody said anything Ryan swallowed and continued, "She also called Eddy yesterday to let him know. When she told him that she wasn't sure who the father was, he basically told her that he never wanted to see her again and he didn't want anything to do with this baby."
Summer grabbed Seth's hand under the table, seeing the very scared look in his eyes. Nobody knew where this conversation was headed, but it wasn't leading to good news.
"Despite of who the father is, this baby deserves a good life. Theresa wants the baby to have a dad. She feels that I would be a good influence on this baby because I'm not going to end up in prison." Ryan swallowed and looked into Marissa's eyes where tears were beginning to form. "She asked me to go with her to Chino. I said yes." Tears started spilling down Marissa's cheeks. She couldn't believe it! Didn't she mean anything to Ryan? Summer glanced at Seth who sat still, numb to her comforting gestures. Ryan was unsure of what to say. The silence was overwhelming, so he continued, "This baby can have a chance to live a good life, if he has a good start. I don't want Theresa to just hook up with a guy because he can afford a child. Not everybody gets as lucky as I did. I can't just ignore this and hope that a Cohen family takes in this kid too!"
Summer was the first to move. She threw her arms around Ryan's neck, "Were going to miss you Chino. You brought us so much, you gave me more than you think." As she glanced at Seth and smiled. "Besides, it's not like you're going to be gone forever right? You'll be back, to visit all the time!"
Ryan nodded, and hugged Summer back, glancing at the crying Marissa and the emotionless Seth. Seth finally spoke, "Yeah, you'll visit. I'm sure I'll see you around." Seth talked coldly, pretending he didn't care. Ryan nodded slowly, wanting Seth to say more. Marissa interrupted the silence by crying out, "So this whole day was just a way to say goodbye?!" Ryan looked at her surprised, "I wanted to be able to look back and remember that my last day here was fun!" Marissa wiped her eyes and glared at Ryan, "Why did you put so much effort into getting back together with me when you were just going to leave?! Not being with you is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, and you deliberately put me through the process of losing you!" Ryan took Marissa's hand forcefully, "Marissa, do you think I want to leave?! Today was one of the best days of my life! I'm so happy here! But I'm not leaving for me, and I'm not leaving for Theresa, I'm leaving for this baby!"
Marissa didn't want to understand why he had to leave. If she understood, then she couldn't be mad. If she couldn't be mad at Ryan, then she would have to deal with the pain she was feeling. She sighed and looked Ryan in the eye, "I'll love you even if you're gone." Ryan smiled, "I love you too."
The four hit the beach around 10:15. Summer and Marissa immediately threw down their towels and laid down to tan. Seth shook his head as he grabbed his surfboard from the car and sprinted into the waves. Ryan paused for a moment and took a look at the ocean. He had only been to the ocean once before he came to Newport. He couldn't bare to think about everything he was leaving.
"Ryan, are you coming?" shouted Marissa from the sand. Ryan snapped out of his daydreaming and nodded and smiled at Marissa. He pulled off his wife beater and said, "I'm only going in the water if you go." Marissa laughed, "Well then I guess you're not going in the water." "Oh really?" questioned Ryan as she scooped Marissa up from the ground and carried her to the water. Marissa squealed with laughter as they hit the water and Summer hurried in after them. The four swam in the water for about an hour before calling it quits and heading out to get changed. Marissa and Summer showered quickly in the public bathroom, (which isn't as gross as it seems, I mean, it is Newport) while Ryan and Seth waited impatiently outside.
"So man, you amped about going to the amusement park?" Seth asked Ryan. "Oh, so amped". Ryan said mockingly. "Ok, were ready", declared Summer and they all climbed into the Range Rover.
When the reached Ride an' Slide Ryan was shocked by what he saw. By the description, it had sounded like a regular, cheap amusement park, but everyway he turned the rides and roller coasters seemed to get taller and steeper. Ryan looked around, his fear of heights entering his mind. "Ok, what first?!" Marissa asked excitedly. "Lets hit the big coasters first and then we can move on to the paint balls and go karting." The group agreed and headed towards the 'Poltergiest'. They spent about an hour circling all the big coasters before they were ready to move on. "To the paint ball field!" Seth declared throwing his hand up in the air and leading the way. Summer laughed and caught up with him while Ryan and Marissa held back and walked together. "Hey, you ok today? You seem a little weird." Marissa asked Ryan concerned. Of course he was weird! Ryan thought to himself. How was he supposed to have one of the best days of his life and then leave it all behind the next day?! "Oh, I'm fine" Ryan answered, "You know how I am with heights." Marissa smiled and put her arm around his waist. "Oh, well...there we can stay on the ground for paint balling. But, if you shoot the gun really well, I'll have some questions about your past."
Ryan smiled. "Please, I'm sure that paint ball guns are very different from the kind I've used. Hey, I'm kidding!" Ryan reassured Marissa, seeing her shocked expression. "You'd better be" Marissa warned.
Oddly enough, Seth dominated the paint ball game, doubling the points of all the rest. Summer came in last place and wasn't very happy with her performance, "Hey," Seth comforted her, "believe it or not, it doesn't really bother me that you have little gun shooting ability. You're rage black outs scare me enough!" Summer smiled at Seth as they headed over to the go karts.
They went on the go karts twice, and Marissa won both times. Seth gawked at her as they exited the track, "Marissa, I had no idea you have so much road rage!" Marissa smiled, "What can I say, I'm an angry girl!"
Although the group was having an amazing time together, they were tired and decided it was time to go home and catch some dinner at the lobster shack. Ryan continuously got quieter on the ride home, and his stomach was in knots by the time they sat down at their table. He had told his mother he was moving out and he had visited his brother in prison, but he had never been this nervous. He was about to tell the only real friends he had that he was leaving with his pregnant ex-girlfriend. He shoved his food around his plate, but he hardly ate anything. "Man, you don't have to spare the lobster....it's already dead." Seth said noticing Ryan's behavior. "Actually guys, I have to tell you something." Ryan declared looking back and forth between Seth and Marissa. The other three exchanged nervous glances at Ryan's sudden seriousness. They were all silent so that he would continue, "Ok, well Theresa found out from the doctor yesterday that she is in fact pregnant. She talked to me yesterday and told me that she wants to have this baby."
Marissa swallowed hard and closed her eyes. No, this wasn't happening. Ryan was hers now. Theresa had her chance. When nobody said anything Ryan swallowed and continued, "She also called Eddy yesterday to let him know. When she told him that she wasn't sure who the father was, he basically told her that he never wanted to see her again and he didn't want anything to do with this baby."
Summer grabbed Seth's hand under the table, seeing the very scared look in his eyes. Nobody knew where this conversation was headed, but it wasn't leading to good news.
"Despite of who the father is, this baby deserves a good life. Theresa wants the baby to have a dad. She feels that I would be a good influence on this baby because I'm not going to end up in prison." Ryan swallowed and looked into Marissa's eyes where tears were beginning to form. "She asked me to go with her to Chino. I said yes." Tears started spilling down Marissa's cheeks. She couldn't believe it! Didn't she mean anything to Ryan? Summer glanced at Seth who sat still, numb to her comforting gestures. Ryan was unsure of what to say. The silence was overwhelming, so he continued, "This baby can have a chance to live a good life, if he has a good start. I don't want Theresa to just hook up with a guy because he can afford a child. Not everybody gets as lucky as I did. I can't just ignore this and hope that a Cohen family takes in this kid too!"
Summer was the first to move. She threw her arms around Ryan's neck, "Were going to miss you Chino. You brought us so much, you gave me more than you think." As she glanced at Seth and smiled. "Besides, it's not like you're going to be gone forever right? You'll be back, to visit all the time!"
Ryan nodded, and hugged Summer back, glancing at the crying Marissa and the emotionless Seth. Seth finally spoke, "Yeah, you'll visit. I'm sure I'll see you around." Seth talked coldly, pretending he didn't care. Ryan nodded slowly, wanting Seth to say more. Marissa interrupted the silence by crying out, "So this whole day was just a way to say goodbye?!" Ryan looked at her surprised, "I wanted to be able to look back and remember that my last day here was fun!" Marissa wiped her eyes and glared at Ryan, "Why did you put so much effort into getting back together with me when you were just going to leave?! Not being with you is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, and you deliberately put me through the process of losing you!" Ryan took Marissa's hand forcefully, "Marissa, do you think I want to leave?! Today was one of the best days of my life! I'm so happy here! But I'm not leaving for me, and I'm not leaving for Theresa, I'm leaving for this baby!"
Marissa didn't want to understand why he had to leave. If she understood, then she couldn't be mad. If she couldn't be mad at Ryan, then she would have to deal with the pain she was feeling. She sighed and looked Ryan in the eye, "I'll love you even if you're gone." Ryan smiled, "I love you too."