A/N- I GOT 4 WHOLE REVIEWS! Lol. I'm glad, I didn't think people were going to read it, but I'm so glad to know I have at least a couple readers! I just want to tell ya'll why I'm writing this, so you guys don't think I'm gross or whatever. But I am such a HUGE fan if Ryan and Marissa's relationship and I just think that they are 'ready.' So thanks for reading and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! (and the song is not mine, it's Hilary Duff's 'Where Did I Go Right') And also, I think it's kind of pointless to say this, but I don't own anything from The O.C.

Ryan was waiting at the bottom of the driveway for the women of his dreams. He started thinking again. "How can every guy and school not be after her? I'm surprised I haven't gotten beaten up by guys who want her! He continued pondering this thought until Marissa pulled up.

"Hey! I hope I didn't keep you wait-" But that's as far as she could get before Ryan hopped in and kissed her. They had a mini-make out session until Marissa realized that they had been sitting at the bottom of the driveway for 10 minutes. "Ryan!" she said as she continued to kiss her neck. "Ryan! People are gonna think we're planning to break into the house.

"Right," he panted. He was out of breath. That would hold him until their 'talk.'

They drove to the party in silence. Marissa turned on the radio. The song seemed pretty appropriate for how she felt....

Where did I go right, How did I get you

How come all this blue sky is around me and you found me

Where did I go right, how did I get you

How come all this blue sky is around me and you found me

Where did I go right, How did I get you

I don't know how I did, but somehow now I do.

Ryan gazed at Marissa. "You do know that I love you more than life itself, right?" he whispered to her.

Marissa was shocked. She knew that he loved her, of course, but that sentence seemed so....uh-Ryan like. He usually wasn't very open with his feelings, but that was about as open as it gets.

She pulled off to the side of the road, her eyes beginning to become wet. "You do know that I feel the same way, right?" she whispered, looking at him, her vision slightly blurred because of the tears.

Ryan took her hand. "You do know that we're gonna be together forever, right?" he said, being completely serious.

"You do know that we're gonna get married someday, right?" she replied. At first she wished she wouldn't have said that, hoping the 'commitment' thing wouldn't scare him.

He pulled her into an embrace. "Ya, I do." He whispered into her ear. Marissa was relieved. She sat there for a moment, her head resting on his muscular chest. She pulled away.

She sniffed and dried off her tears on her hand. "I changed my mind," she said. Ryan thought she meant about what she said, at first, and he was about to say something, but she continued. "I don't want to go to the party anymore,"

"Are you sure?" Ryan asked. He still didn't want to go, but he just wanted her to be happy. "I mean, I'll go, I'm fine with it!"

"Yep, I'm sure. I just want to go back to your place," she said, smiling. She turned around, heading back to one of her favorite places in the world.

Ryan's head started to spin. Did she just want to make out, or have sex? He was really unsure, and didn't want to push her into anything.

Marissa's head was spinning too. She was totally ready. She was sure Ryan was ready. She was thinking about how to approach him about it, and what she should do. Did he have condoms? O shit, she hadn't even thought about that. If he didn't, she couldn't take the risk of getting pregnant. By the time she was at this thought, she was at Ryan's place.

They both got out of the car. Ryan picked her up and carried her in his strong arms. She started to laugh. He almost smiled. Almost.

He threw her onto the bed and climbed on top of her, suspending most of his weight on his hands. His lips reached for her, and they started to kiss. Ryan's arms got tired so he flopped over on the bed, and Marissa climbed on top of him, resting her head on his chest. She always felt so safe, so at home whenever she was lying like this.

She turned her head so her chin was on his chest and she was looking at him.

"Ryan," she whispered.

"Mmm hmm?" he replied, his eyes still closed, savoring the moment.

"I'm...um...I'm ready," she said, staring intently at his closed eyes, waiting for them to open. As soon as she said that, his eyes opened, and those blue pools got as wide as dinner plates. He sat up, Marissa in his lap, looking her in the eye.

"Are you sure? I mean, with the whole Luke thing..."

"Ya, but Ryan," she said softly. "Luke wasn't the one for me," she kissed him softly, and then rested her head on his. "You are." _________________________________________________________________________ A/N-TA DA! I wanted to break it up into 2 chapters, but I really wanted to get this one out. I hope you enjoyed it. I had to keep you hanging in the middle so you'd keep reading! LOL review for me and I'll let you know how 'it' goes!