A/N - I am so happy you guys like this, and you're giving such constructive reviews!!! Thanks! Please keep it up! I feel kinda bad, because I've been writing this fic instead of working on my long Joan of Arcadia fic, but this one takes so much less time and effort, and is really fun. Hope you enjoy this chapter! =)

(Ryan's POV)

Dammit, Luke.

I warned you.

I told you to end it.

But you didn't do it soon enough.

No pun intended.

Oh my God, Marissa.

Marissa.

I hope you're okay - you wouldn't let me in your room today.

I knocked for a long time - my hand is aching.

That's not all.

I wish I could take away everything you've been through.

I'm so sorry everyone keeps hurting you like this.

Including me.

I am done with Theresa...and I don't care if that means I'm alone.

Alone?

I used to think I knew the meaning of the word.

Until I met you.

Luke is such a bastard. And I liked him. I still kinda do.

Weird.

I hate Julie though.

I hope the baby is a boy.

Then maybe someday he can get Summer pregnant.

Sorry, Seth, buddy. Bad joke.

And I thought Chino was screwed up.

Stealing cars is nothing compared to this.

If I didn't know better, I'd think this was actually pretty funny.

Don't tell anyone,

but I do think it's funny, except that it involves Marissa.

Julie Ward. Huh.

More like Luke Cooper.

This is really funny.

But in the horrible sort of way, of course.