It has been 3 weeks since the car accident and Ryan's return. Theresa is still in a coma and was transferred to a part of the hospital for expected long term coma patients. Ryan has just come to the hospital with Marissa to get his cast off.

Doctor: "Well Ryan everything seems to be ok, let's take this cast off."

After taking the cast off the doctor left the room to get some papers ready for Ryan.

Marissa: "So now that you have your cast off you can do stuff." (Giving a mischievous grin)

Ryan: "You think it's time."

Marissa: "Let's see, we've been through fights at parties, near deaths in Tiawana, psycho pent house guy, crazy moms, pregnancy scares, ya I think it's time. We've been through more together than most people go through in a lifetime."

Ryan: "Oh ya," (getting close to kiss her) "What did you have in mind?"

Marissa: "Romantic evening, a movie, then whatever happens after..." (Smiling), "It will be a great night."

Ryan: "Argh... it can't be tonight, we forgot Julie and Caleb are having their "Housewarming" party tonight, I just can't believe you've managed to live with them so long."

Marissa: "I've only been there for three weeks," (Jokingly).

Ryan: "With them three weeks is a long time."

Marissa: "It hasn't been that bad I barely see them, my mom has been shopping everyday since her new fortune and Caleb has been oddly busy and agitated. He always has lots of financial papers and is usually screaming on the phone to his lawyer, but of course he says everything's fine."

Ryan: "You know maybe we don't have to go toni...."

The doctor walked in mid sentence

Doctor: "Well Mr. Atwood your all ready to go, here are your papers, and please be safe driving home I don't want to see you back here again."

Ryan: "Don't worry about it doc, see ya around."

As they were walking out

Marissa: "I have to go tonight if I don't I'll never live peacefully in that house."

Ryan and Marissa then walk out arm in arm.

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The night of Caleb and Julie's party. The kids walked up to the mansion ready to face the gruesome twosome.

Julie opened to door to greet them.

Julie: "Hello Seth! Summer!... oh Ryan I thought you were gone."

Ryan: "Sorry Julie still here and breathing, now where's Marissa?"

Julie: "If you must know she's in the backyard."

Ryan went to the back to greet Marissa.

Ryan: "Hey how's it going?"

Marissa: "Just got better," (Leaning in to kiss him).

The hung out at the party until Julie called them over.

Julie: "Marissa honey there's someone I wanted you to meet, (Introducing a dark haired young man) This is Tony and he's been dying to meet you."

Marissa and Tony shook hands.

Julie: "You two look adorable together."

Marissa: "Mom! I'm dating Ryan, he's standing right here!!!"

Julie: "Oh come on Marissa this trash, he goes and knocks up some girl, dodges that bullet and comes back to mess up your life too."

Marissa: "Dammit mom what's wrong with you?! Can't you see I'm happy with Ryan? I hate you! How can you treat him like this?!"

Julie: "You disgust me Marissa, get out of my house! And don't come back until you've ditched this piece of crap!!!"

Marissa: "I never wanted to be here! Caleb blackmailed me into it!"

I crowd has gathered around just as Caleb ran up

Caleb: "What's going on here! You're all disturbing the party!"

Julie: "It's this Ryan, he's getting her to feed these filthy lies about blackmail and forceful living."

Ryan: "Shut up Julie!"

Caleb: "Don't you dare talk to her like that and don't think you are somebody, your just some stray Sandy couldn't say no too. Get out of my house right now!"

With that Caleb grabbed Ryan and tried to force him out.

Ryan: "Get off me!"

Ryan got out of Caleb's grasp and hit him, causing Caleb to fall into a table of food. Seth, Ryan, Marissa, and Summer all ran out of the party before the crowd had time to realize what had happened.

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Marissa spent the night at the Cohen's house in the guest room. The next morning Jimmy and her went off to get her stuff from the mansion of terror.

Caleb answered the door with a huge bruise on his face.

Jimmy: "Wow! I don't even think I left a bruise that big when I hit you."

Caleb: "Just grab what you need and get the hell off my property Cooper."

Jimmy: "So where's the hell spawn that used to be my wife?"

Caleb: "After I told her the truth of why her of a daughter lived with us she left, but no worries she'll be back, the one woman loves the riches."
Jimmy: "Except, from what I hear you're not as rich as believed huh Caleb??

Caleb: "Where the hell did you here that? Why am I even asking, Sandy can't shut his damn mouth."

Jimmy: "I'm not here to argue I'm just going to grab the stuff and go." (With a grin on his face)

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Ryan awoke that morning to Sandy and Kirsten standing at the foot of his bed.

Kirsten: "We need to talk about what happened last night."

Seth: "Son, I thought we talked about hitting people, no matter how deserving... and boy does Caleb deserv..."

Kirsten: "Sandy!"

Seth: "Sorry, well the point is you shouldn't have done it, we don't allow that in this house."

Ryan: "Sorry, I don't know what came over me, won't happen again," (Giving a look that showed he didn't even believe it himself)

Kirsten: "Well we talked to Marissa last night when she stayed here and she explained what happened, since he did provoke you and you haven't hit anyone in a while were letting you off with a warning. Now get dressed, breakfast is on the table." (In a nicer tone)

Sandy walked up to Ryan out of earshot of Kirsten.

Sandy: And later you have to tell me how good it felt hitting that bstard. (Smiling)