A/N: Thank all of you guys for reading and reviewing! Sorry it took so long
to update, but I had a bad case of writer's block! Ok here it goes:
Ryan and Marissa walked to the door and opened it. Julie was sitting in a chair near the entrance with Caleb, and shot up when she say them walk in.
"Marissa, thank god you're alright!" Julie said as she went to hug Marissa.
"I'm fine Mom," Marissa said, surprised that Julie was so, well unlike herself.
"Ryan," Julie said as she pulled back from Marissa, "Sandy and Kirsten have been calling for you."
"Um, yeah, I better go see them," Ryan said as he realized that he hadn't been back to see the Cohens since he had came back to Newport, "Marissa, are you gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, I think I am," Marissa said with a smile. She couldn't believe her mom was acting so nice to her and especially Ryan.
"Ok, well, I better get over there. Bye Julie, Caleb," Ryan said as he walked out the door. "And you," he said as he gave Marissa a kiss goodbye.
THE COHENS HOUSE
"Who's that coming up the driveway?" Kirsten said as she looked out the window.
"It looks like Ryan. It is Ryan!" Sandy said as he opened the front door.
Ryan got out of his car and walked over the Cohens to greet them.
"Ryan, we've missed you!" Kirsten said with tears in her eyes.
"What took you so long to come back? Are we really that bad?" Sandy joked as he gave Ryan a hug.
"It's good to be back," Ryan said, "sorry it took so long, it's just that everything has been a little crazy."
"No, we understand, it's alright. Well, come in," Sandy said as they all three walked inside the house.
Ryan looked around the house. I really did miss this place, he thought. Just as they walked into the kitchen, the phone rang. Sandy picked it up and said "yeah, just a second," with a puzzled look. "It's for you," he said to Ryan. Ryan walked over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?" he said, wondering who it could be.
"Ryan, it's Theresa," Theresa said.
"Oh, hi," Ryan said, not wanting to talk to her.
"Look, the reason I called was to tell you that I'm going to Atlanta to live with my cousin. Things just aren't working out for me here," Theresa said, wanting to keep the conversation short.
"What? You've lived in Chino your whole life and now you're just leaving?" Ryan asked. Sandy and Kirsten could tell this was a private conversation, so they left the room.
"Ryan, I have to go, I can't stand it here," Theresa said, sounding like she might break down and cry at any moment.
"So you're just running away from your problems,"
"Works for you," Theresa replied.
"So what about our baby?" Ryan asked, ignoring Theresa's comment.
"Ryan, there is no baby anymore," Theresa after a long pause.
"You mean—"
"I had an abortion," Theresa said, finishing his sentence, "After you left I realized that there's no way I could have raised it on my own. It was just the best thing to do for the both of us."
"So what you're trying to say is that it's my fault because I left? I was gonna help you raise the kid, just not live in Chino," Ryan said, trying to control his anger.
"Ryan, I don't want to argue about it. I just thought you should know. Take care Ryan. Bye."
"Theresa? Theresa? Hello! Hello! Are you there?" Ryan yelled into the phone, but Theresa had hung up. He put the phone down, and sat on the couch.
"Ryan! Marissa's here to see you!" Kirsten yelled from the door. Marissa walked in and sat by him. "Hi!" she said as she sat down.
"Hi," Ryan said, sounding sad.
"Ryan, you won't believe how nice my mom has been acting! She said that I can move back into my dad's house if I wanted to, and she said that if I want to date you, then I can! Can you believe that? Isn't it great? I guess my running away was a wake up call to her or something," Marissa said, excited.
"Yeah, that's great Marissa," Ryan said in the same sad voice.
"What's wrong?" Marissa asked, noticing the voice.
"Theresa called. She had an abortion. She's moving to Atlanta," Ryan said.
"Oh I'm sorry," Marissa said, giving Ryan a hug. "But it may have not been your baby in the first place,"
"I know, but there's a good chance it may have been, but I guess now I'll never know," Ryan replied, starring at the floor.
"Ryan, before you left, Seth said something to me that made me feel like this whole thing was my fault."
Ryan looked up from the ground and at her, alert now. "What? What did he say?"
"He said that if it wasn't for me and the whole Oliver thing that you wouldn't even had sex with Theresa." Marissa said, fighting back tears.
"No, no this wasn't your fault! I mean, you've been great through this whole thing." Ryan said, putting his arm around her.
"Sorry. I should really try to not cry so much," Marissa said, wiping away a tear.
Ryan laughed. "Well, you do cry a lot."
"Hey!" Marissa said as she playfully punched him in the side.
"Oh so you're gonna beat me up?" Ryan joked.
"Yeah I am," Marissa said as she threw a pillow at him. The two somehow ended up "wrestling" each other on the floor. Seth and Summer walked in and saw the two. "Hey, break it up, break it up," Seth said as he walked over to them. "Get off him, killer," he said as he pulled Marissa off Ryan. "What where you guys doing? Practicing something out of the karma sutra?"
"Coop, I didn't know you were so kinky!" Summer said.
"Shut up Sum!" Marissa said with a smile.
"Oh, hi Summer, Marissa," Sandy said as he walked into the room. "Seth, Ryan, could I talk to you two in the other room for a minute?"
"Uh, yeah sure Dad," Seth said, a little confused. Seth, Ryan, and Sandy walked into Sandy and Kirsten's bedroom to find Kirsten sitting on the bed crying.
"What's going on?" Ryan said, concerned.
"Julie Cooper called. According to her, Caleb had a heart attack about an hour ago. She called 911, and they took him to the hospital. About 15 minutes after he arrived at the hospital, he died." Sandy said as he tried to comfort Kirsten.
Ryan and Seth stood there shocked.
Ryan and Marissa walked to the door and opened it. Julie was sitting in a chair near the entrance with Caleb, and shot up when she say them walk in.
"Marissa, thank god you're alright!" Julie said as she went to hug Marissa.
"I'm fine Mom," Marissa said, surprised that Julie was so, well unlike herself.
"Ryan," Julie said as she pulled back from Marissa, "Sandy and Kirsten have been calling for you."
"Um, yeah, I better go see them," Ryan said as he realized that he hadn't been back to see the Cohens since he had came back to Newport, "Marissa, are you gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, I think I am," Marissa said with a smile. She couldn't believe her mom was acting so nice to her and especially Ryan.
"Ok, well, I better get over there. Bye Julie, Caleb," Ryan said as he walked out the door. "And you," he said as he gave Marissa a kiss goodbye.
THE COHENS HOUSE
"Who's that coming up the driveway?" Kirsten said as she looked out the window.
"It looks like Ryan. It is Ryan!" Sandy said as he opened the front door.
Ryan got out of his car and walked over the Cohens to greet them.
"Ryan, we've missed you!" Kirsten said with tears in her eyes.
"What took you so long to come back? Are we really that bad?" Sandy joked as he gave Ryan a hug.
"It's good to be back," Ryan said, "sorry it took so long, it's just that everything has been a little crazy."
"No, we understand, it's alright. Well, come in," Sandy said as they all three walked inside the house.
Ryan looked around the house. I really did miss this place, he thought. Just as they walked into the kitchen, the phone rang. Sandy picked it up and said "yeah, just a second," with a puzzled look. "It's for you," he said to Ryan. Ryan walked over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?" he said, wondering who it could be.
"Ryan, it's Theresa," Theresa said.
"Oh, hi," Ryan said, not wanting to talk to her.
"Look, the reason I called was to tell you that I'm going to Atlanta to live with my cousin. Things just aren't working out for me here," Theresa said, wanting to keep the conversation short.
"What? You've lived in Chino your whole life and now you're just leaving?" Ryan asked. Sandy and Kirsten could tell this was a private conversation, so they left the room.
"Ryan, I have to go, I can't stand it here," Theresa said, sounding like she might break down and cry at any moment.
"So you're just running away from your problems,"
"Works for you," Theresa replied.
"So what about our baby?" Ryan asked, ignoring Theresa's comment.
"Ryan, there is no baby anymore," Theresa after a long pause.
"You mean—"
"I had an abortion," Theresa said, finishing his sentence, "After you left I realized that there's no way I could have raised it on my own. It was just the best thing to do for the both of us."
"So what you're trying to say is that it's my fault because I left? I was gonna help you raise the kid, just not live in Chino," Ryan said, trying to control his anger.
"Ryan, I don't want to argue about it. I just thought you should know. Take care Ryan. Bye."
"Theresa? Theresa? Hello! Hello! Are you there?" Ryan yelled into the phone, but Theresa had hung up. He put the phone down, and sat on the couch.
"Ryan! Marissa's here to see you!" Kirsten yelled from the door. Marissa walked in and sat by him. "Hi!" she said as she sat down.
"Hi," Ryan said, sounding sad.
"Ryan, you won't believe how nice my mom has been acting! She said that I can move back into my dad's house if I wanted to, and she said that if I want to date you, then I can! Can you believe that? Isn't it great? I guess my running away was a wake up call to her or something," Marissa said, excited.
"Yeah, that's great Marissa," Ryan said in the same sad voice.
"What's wrong?" Marissa asked, noticing the voice.
"Theresa called. She had an abortion. She's moving to Atlanta," Ryan said.
"Oh I'm sorry," Marissa said, giving Ryan a hug. "But it may have not been your baby in the first place,"
"I know, but there's a good chance it may have been, but I guess now I'll never know," Ryan replied, starring at the floor.
"Ryan, before you left, Seth said something to me that made me feel like this whole thing was my fault."
Ryan looked up from the ground and at her, alert now. "What? What did he say?"
"He said that if it wasn't for me and the whole Oliver thing that you wouldn't even had sex with Theresa." Marissa said, fighting back tears.
"No, no this wasn't your fault! I mean, you've been great through this whole thing." Ryan said, putting his arm around her.
"Sorry. I should really try to not cry so much," Marissa said, wiping away a tear.
Ryan laughed. "Well, you do cry a lot."
"Hey!" Marissa said as she playfully punched him in the side.
"Oh so you're gonna beat me up?" Ryan joked.
"Yeah I am," Marissa said as she threw a pillow at him. The two somehow ended up "wrestling" each other on the floor. Seth and Summer walked in and saw the two. "Hey, break it up, break it up," Seth said as he walked over to them. "Get off him, killer," he said as he pulled Marissa off Ryan. "What where you guys doing? Practicing something out of the karma sutra?"
"Coop, I didn't know you were so kinky!" Summer said.
"Shut up Sum!" Marissa said with a smile.
"Oh, hi Summer, Marissa," Sandy said as he walked into the room. "Seth, Ryan, could I talk to you two in the other room for a minute?"
"Uh, yeah sure Dad," Seth said, a little confused. Seth, Ryan, and Sandy walked into Sandy and Kirsten's bedroom to find Kirsten sitting on the bed crying.
"What's going on?" Ryan said, concerned.
"Julie Cooper called. According to her, Caleb had a heart attack about an hour ago. She called 911, and they took him to the hospital. About 15 minutes after he arrived at the hospital, he died." Sandy said as he tried to comfort Kirsten.
Ryan and Seth stood there shocked.