A/N- Not much to say....Enjoy!

Theresa pulled away, shocked yet pleased at what she has just done.

Ryan was shocked, but pleased defiantly did not describe how he felt. He felt, actually, kind of mad. "Wow," he breathed. "That was one of the most meaningful kisses of my life!" Ryan said, looking her straight in the eye.

Theresa smiled. "Really?" she asked expectantly.

"Yup," he replied. "That kiss let me know that there is defiantly no spark between us." He stood up. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go find Marissa. I need to feel that spark in my lips." Ryan shook his disbelieving ex's hand. "I'll see you around, Theresa," he said, and with a wave of his hand, he was out the door.

Theresa flopped down on her bed, her mouth still hanging open. "I think I need to have a talk with Marissa," she said to herself, with an evil grin spreading across her face. "I'll show her what she gets for stealing Ryan."

Ryan didn't really go to Marissa's house. After all, he had just seen her. So he decided to call her instead.

"Ryan," Marissa said when she answered the phone.

"How did you know," he asked.

"I don't know!" she said, surprised. She hadn't really meant to say his name, it just kind of happened. "It was automatic, like I knew it was you or something! Anyway, did you talk to her?"

"Um, ya, I did," he told her. He was debating whether to tell her that Theresa kissed him or not. "She said that she still had feelings for me. And then.........she, um........... (Silence)"

"She kissed you," Marissa said flatly, like she was expecting it.

"Well, ya, but I'm going to tell you exactly what I said. I said that I felt nothing and that there was nothing between us and that you were the one for me, and I walked out. She got the message, trust me." Ryan felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. He held his breath, waiting for Marissa's reply.

She broke down and started sobbing uncontrollably. She tried to say something, but she couldn't. After a couple minutes, she finally got the words out. "Can you come over for a little while? It won't take too long, I promise."

"Of course, I'll be there in 5 minutes," Ryan said as he hung up the phone. He immediately walked out of the house and into his car, driving the now- familiar path to Jimmy Cooper's apartment. He was speeding, so he got there in 3 minutes.

Marissa was waiting on the front steps. Her crying had subsided in the time it took him to get to her house.

He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his body. "Hey," he greeted, kissing the top of her head. "Do you need to talk about something?"

She nodded. "I'm scared," she said simply, rushing the words out.

"Marissa, I already told you that Theresa knows I love you..." he started, but she cut him off.

"That's not really what I'm scared of," she said, looking at her feet. Ryan looked at her expectantly. "This is going to sound really stupid."

"No it won't, just spit it out, I promise I won't laugh," he told her reassuringly.

"Okay," she sighed. "Well, I know that it's really easy to fall in love with you. Trust me, I'd know. And since you said that Theresa still has these 'feelings' for you, I'm afraid she gonna come after me or something, cause I think she feels pretty strongly."

Ryan was silent. "You know I'd never let anything happen to you," he said.

"I know, but if I'm by myself and she tries something, what am I gonna do?" she cried, sounding pretty scared.

"You are going to call me on your cell phone and I'm going to rush over there faster than those super hero guys in Seth's comic books," he replied, like it was obvious.

Marissa laughed a nervous laugh. "But what if my cell phone isn't with me?" she asked.

"Well, make sure you always have it with you, and also make sure that I'm on speed dial," he said, once again like it was simple.

"Duh, you're already on speed dial," she said, impersonating Summer. "Thanks, baby," she said, kissing him deeply on the lips. Neither of them wanted to let go, and they didn't for a considerably long time.

After they couldn't breathe, they pulled apart. "I better go," Ryan said, fighting the urge to throw her in bed. "Get some sleep, and I'll see you tomorrow."

She nodded, and with one last kiss, she walked back inside her apartment, and he walked back to his car.

Marissa turned around after locking the door. She heard a familiar voice.

"Hello, Marissa," the female voice said.

"Theresa!"

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A/N- I just can't stop writing cliff hangers! Hee hee, review please!
Mrs. McKenzie