Marissa: "My god! I can't believe she's awake,"

Ryan: "Well I got to go see her,"

Marissa: "What! Ryan! After all she did to us, she almost broke us apart, and she pulled you away from your family,"

Seth: "Dude she like ruined everything and you're just gonna go back to her?"

Summer: "Look Chino just leave her be she doesn't deserve you,"

Ryan: "Look I'm not forgiving her just making sure she's ok, and I have to talk to her, I need to know why she did what she did... "

Marissa: "Ryan please let's just forget about her,"

Ryan: "Don't worry I'm just going to go talk, she won't ever take me away from you again," (As he pulls her close and starts kissing her)

Marissa: "Do you want me to come with?"

Ryan: "This is something I have to do alone, I'm sorry but I have to closet his chapter in my life,"

Marissa: "Ok, you can take my car" Kissing him. "I'll be waiting for you... in the pool house," (With a smile)

Ryan: "I'll be back as soon as possible," (Giving her one last kiss before getting in the car and taking off)

Marissa stood there watching the car go off feeling like she was loosing Ryan all over again.

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Seth: "I can't believe he just left like that, I thought after he came back this would be his home,"

Marissa: "God knows what that tramps going to say to him,"

Summer: "Guys you have to calm down, he's going down to the hospital for a few hours... not to go live in Chino! (Looking at Seth) or go hook up with Theresa (Looking at Marissa)

Seth: "Ya I guess your right... plus once he gets back the whole Chino thing will finally be put to rest,"
Marissa: "And then we can celebrate with a party or something,"

Summer: "Yay! I love parties, do we have to come up with an occasion?"

Seth: "We'll celebrate your birthday, you know the one last year Marissa was supposed to go too... when we snuck Ryan into the model home," (Smiling)

Marissa: "A birthday party it is," (Trying to get her mind off Theresa)

Seth: "It will be huge! Only to be matched by my own"

Marissa: "Or mine," (Laughing)

Summer: "Wait a second... when is Ryan's birthday?"

Everyone just looked at each other with blank stares.

Seth: "You know I don't think he ever told me..."

Marissa: "I asked him a few times but he always found a way to change the subject,"

Summer: "Why don't you ask your dad Cohen I'm sure he has Ryan's case file,"

Seth: "You know I think I'll do just that,"

Seth got up, paid for the ladies and got ready to go ask his dad some questions.

Seth: "I'll see you soon," (Kissing Summer)

Summer: "Bye" (Smiling)

Seth took off.

Marissa: "So you guys seem pretty happy,"

Summer: "Ya it's like totally great, no Anna to ruin anything, the whole my Dad ruining the relationship is over, and now that the running away thing is done I feel like everything's perfect, well almost perfect,"

Marissa: "What does that mean?"

Summer: "I don't know... it's nothing... it's just, he hasn't said it yet...."

Marissa: "You mean I love you?"

Summer: "Ya, I just want to know where we stand,"
Marissa: "Don't worry it took Ryan a while to say it too, he does love you,"

Summer: "You're right and Ryan loves you,"

Marissa: "Ya...." (Thinking about Theresa)

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Ryan had just pulled up to the hospital. Instead of getting out he just sat there staring at the concrete building.

Ryan: "What am I gonna say? ...what am I even doing here? I should be with Marissa,"

He took another 10 minutes thinking it over before he pushed himself to get out of the car and face Theresa. Ryan walked into the building and up to Theresa's room. He slowly turned the knob and entered the room, first seeing Theresa's mom standing over the bed and then a conscious Theresa lying there.

Ryan: "Hi," (Barely getting out a sound)

Theresa's Mom: "Ryan! We've missed you!" (Coming in to hug him) "I'm sorry about everything she's done," (Whispering into his ear) "I'll leave you too to talk,"

After Theresa's mom left both Ryan and Theresa looked at each other uncomfortably not sure how to start the conversation.

Theresa: "I'm glad you came... I've missed you so much,"

Ryan: "I just came to see that you're ok, then I'm going back home"

Theresa: "Your home is in Chino Ryan, you belong here, we belong here, together,"

Ryan: "How can you say that? How can you deceive me like you did, take me away from my family, my girlfriend, just so that I would be with you?"

Theresa: "You call those people your family, we're your family Ryan!!! We are!!! You need to be with me, not that skank Marissa!!! I did what I did for your own good, you just had to see that we could be something we belong together!!!

Ryan: "We could be something! Theresa ya we used to date but the key word is "used to" there's a reason were not together if we were truly meant to be together we never would have broken up but the fact is we did, and you went to your life with Eddy and I went to mine with Marissa,"

Ryan could see the hurt in Theresa's face.
Ryan: "Look I came to make sure your ok, now that I have I'm leaving, don't ever contact me again,"

Theresa: "This isn't over Ryan!" (As he walked out of the room)

As Ryan opened the door and walked out of the room he bumped into... Eddy!!!

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Seth: "Hey dad you home." (Yelling out as he entered the Cohen's)

Sandy: "In here with your mother Seth,"

Seth: "Hey how'd the whole D.A. thing go,"

Sandy: "It's ahh, complicated... what's up with you and Ryan? Actually, where is Ryan?"

Seth: "Got a call from the hospital, Theresa's up, he's off visiting,"

Kristen: "Oh my god, is he staying in Chino?"

Seth: "Mom, I said visiting... don't worry, he says he's just closing that chapter of his life,"

Sandy: "Let's hope so,"

Seth: "Ok, but the real reason I was looking for you was I wanted to know if you had Ryan's record,"

Sandy: "Uh ya, as his attorney I have to have the file on record at all times, I have his criminal history, where he used to live, current status, everything..."

Seth: "Cool... I guess.... but what I really need to know is, when is Ryan's birthday?"

Kirsten: "Oh my god I've never thought about that,"

Sandy: "I mentioned it once but he just said he didn't want to celebrate it,"

Seth: "So when is it?"

Sandy went to the other room and came back with a folder.

Sandy: "According to this file... it's in 7 days!"

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Eddie: "Ryan..."

Ryan: "Look Eddie I just came here to see if she was ok and to say goodbye, I don't want to fight or anything, I'm not in the moo..."

Eddie: "Ryan! I get it ok, she's obsessed with you but it's not your fault, I talked to her mother... she told me what happened with the baby, I just couldn't believe she left me again for you..."

Ryan could tell Eddie was not angry at him but at Theresa.

Ryan: "You expected her to stay with someone who beats her?"

Eddie: "What!!! What did she say to you,"

Ryan: "Don't pretend it didn't happen dude," (Trying to walk by)

Eddie: "Wait! I would never touch her, come on man, after what my dad did to my mom you think I would want that kind of life for Theresa?"

Ryan: "Then this whole thing..."

Eddie: "She set you up..."

Ryan was in shock... he didn't know what to think...

Ryan: "Look man I'm leaving today... for good! I'm going to my new life and nothing is going to bring me back here... Theresa doesn't understand that I hope that you can make her..."

Eddie: "Ya man... I'll get her help or something, go live your life, live it for every one of us who can't... everyone one of us who wish they could."

With that Ryan and Eddie hugged and Ryan walked out of the hospital determined never to come back to Chino again.