"I need to see her. I need to talk with her." Was all Ryan kept saying to
himself as he drove down to Chino. He needed to see where he stood with
her. He needed to talk with Teresa. Seth was a good person to talk to,
but he was just too close in his situation. Teresa would give him the
answers that he needed.
It didn't take him long to get to her house. Maybe it was the fact that he was speeding. Still he didn't care. All he wanted to do was get his feelings out and this was the only way he knew how.
"Ryan. What are you doing here?" Teresa asked.
"I need to talk, and I know that you will listen."
"Sure." Teresa replied with more enthusiasm then she wanted to express.
Ryan and Teresa arrived at their used to be local hang out. Teresa felt that this was the best place to bring back the most memories of them together.
"So, what's this almost emergency about?" Teresa asked.
"You see. I don't know which life I would rather have." Ryan answered.
"Well, that's easy. The one you have now." Teresa reluctantly replied.
"The thing is I feel like I have the same amount of problems just in a different form."
"Ah. Homecoming queen, huh."
"Yeah well. She does play a big part of it."
"Do you really want my honest advice?"
"Should I be afraid to say yes?"
"Depends on what you really want to hear?"
"Maybe then I don't really want to know."
Ryan then was thinking maybe this was a mistake. He always faced his problems head on. Marissa might have made him into Mr. Softy now. It wasn't that far from the truth and he must admit he liked it.
"Man. You really do love Chino. I never saw you act this way with Luke." Summer said.
"Yeah, but I don't think he will ever forgive me let alone take me back. He can't even stand to talk to me." Marissa replied as she took another scoop of ice cream.
"Give him time. He will come around. Trust me. You know how long it took you to get together." Summer replied.
She was trying to give Coop the confidence, which she didn't even have in herself about their relationship. As bad as she did not want to admit it, she was on Ryan's side with this one.
"We had so much fun back in the day. I really do miss that now." Ryan said.
"Does that fun include me as well?" Teresa eyes him inquisitively.
"Yes. I guess it does." Ryan replied not knowing what to say.
Teresa started to lean closer and Ryan didn't notice until it was too late. She brushed her lips with his and Teresa felt the spark that used to be there. Unfortunately for Marissa, Ryan felt that spark too. He began to deepen the kiss and after what seemed like an eternity they stopped. Ryan then cleared his throat and felt like he did something wrong. Teresa noticed this and decided to be the first one to speak up.
She was trying to say, "Sorry about that. I ..." , but was cut off by Ryan.
"There is nothing to be sorry about. I'm not." He replied not sure if he should have said that.
"That's good." she replied thinking maybe she made him change his mind about getting back with her.
"Um. You want to come back to my place, or yours?"
"Are you sure?"
Of course she had to ask that. Even though after asking he might take it back, but still had to give it a chance. He possibly wasn't thinking straight.
"Yeah. Why not."
"Can't think of a reason. We could go back to my place since it is only a couple of blocks away."
Teresa thought this could give Ryan the shortest amount of distance to change his mind. This could possibly be the start of getting him back.
After Summer left all Marissa wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep. She had been thought so much and nothing seemed to be getting better. Tomorrow was another day; a time to start fresh and new and forget all that happened. She knows that last night she did not get much sleep since she watched Ryan sleeping until she succumbed to sleep herself.
"Ryan wake up." Teresa called out.
"Marissa, I do love you. You mean so much to me." Ryan spoke in his sleep.
I knew it was too good to be true. He never said I love you to me Teresa thought.
"I forgive you Marissa. Let me show you how much." Ryan said as he caressed the pillow he was holding.
Just then the alarm clock went off. Teresa had it on so she wouldn't over sleep and be late to work again.
"Wait. Where am I?" Ryan replied sleepily.
"Your at my house Ryan. Don't you remember?"
"Hold on. Uhh. Sorry, but I have to get home."
Ryan spoke as he got his thing together.
"Leaving again without saying goodbye. I guess things will never change." Teresa replied sternly.
"I really shouldn't be here. Sandy and Kirsten are probably worried about me."
"Well I guess I might catch you in the future sometime."
"Yeah."
And with that he left Teresa's house.
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It didn't take him long to get to her house. Maybe it was the fact that he was speeding. Still he didn't care. All he wanted to do was get his feelings out and this was the only way he knew how.
"Ryan. What are you doing here?" Teresa asked.
"I need to talk, and I know that you will listen."
"Sure." Teresa replied with more enthusiasm then she wanted to express.
Ryan and Teresa arrived at their used to be local hang out. Teresa felt that this was the best place to bring back the most memories of them together.
"So, what's this almost emergency about?" Teresa asked.
"You see. I don't know which life I would rather have." Ryan answered.
"Well, that's easy. The one you have now." Teresa reluctantly replied.
"The thing is I feel like I have the same amount of problems just in a different form."
"Ah. Homecoming queen, huh."
"Yeah well. She does play a big part of it."
"Do you really want my honest advice?"
"Should I be afraid to say yes?"
"Depends on what you really want to hear?"
"Maybe then I don't really want to know."
Ryan then was thinking maybe this was a mistake. He always faced his problems head on. Marissa might have made him into Mr. Softy now. It wasn't that far from the truth and he must admit he liked it.
"Man. You really do love Chino. I never saw you act this way with Luke." Summer said.
"Yeah, but I don't think he will ever forgive me let alone take me back. He can't even stand to talk to me." Marissa replied as she took another scoop of ice cream.
"Give him time. He will come around. Trust me. You know how long it took you to get together." Summer replied.
She was trying to give Coop the confidence, which she didn't even have in herself about their relationship. As bad as she did not want to admit it, she was on Ryan's side with this one.
"We had so much fun back in the day. I really do miss that now." Ryan said.
"Does that fun include me as well?" Teresa eyes him inquisitively.
"Yes. I guess it does." Ryan replied not knowing what to say.
Teresa started to lean closer and Ryan didn't notice until it was too late. She brushed her lips with his and Teresa felt the spark that used to be there. Unfortunately for Marissa, Ryan felt that spark too. He began to deepen the kiss and after what seemed like an eternity they stopped. Ryan then cleared his throat and felt like he did something wrong. Teresa noticed this and decided to be the first one to speak up.
She was trying to say, "Sorry about that. I ..." , but was cut off by Ryan.
"There is nothing to be sorry about. I'm not." He replied not sure if he should have said that.
"That's good." she replied thinking maybe she made him change his mind about getting back with her.
"Um. You want to come back to my place, or yours?"
"Are you sure?"
Of course she had to ask that. Even though after asking he might take it back, but still had to give it a chance. He possibly wasn't thinking straight.
"Yeah. Why not."
"Can't think of a reason. We could go back to my place since it is only a couple of blocks away."
Teresa thought this could give Ryan the shortest amount of distance to change his mind. This could possibly be the start of getting him back.
After Summer left all Marissa wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep. She had been thought so much and nothing seemed to be getting better. Tomorrow was another day; a time to start fresh and new and forget all that happened. She knows that last night she did not get much sleep since she watched Ryan sleeping until she succumbed to sleep herself.
"Ryan wake up." Teresa called out.
"Marissa, I do love you. You mean so much to me." Ryan spoke in his sleep.
I knew it was too good to be true. He never said I love you to me Teresa thought.
"I forgive you Marissa. Let me show you how much." Ryan said as he caressed the pillow he was holding.
Just then the alarm clock went off. Teresa had it on so she wouldn't over sleep and be late to work again.
"Wait. Where am I?" Ryan replied sleepily.
"Your at my house Ryan. Don't you remember?"
"Hold on. Uhh. Sorry, but I have to get home."
Ryan spoke as he got his thing together.
"Leaving again without saying goodbye. I guess things will never change." Teresa replied sternly.
"I really shouldn't be here. Sandy and Kirsten are probably worried about me."
"Well I guess I might catch you in the future sometime."
"Yeah."
And with that he left Teresa's house.
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