After court, everyone went back to the Cohens. Kirsten wanted to cook, but Sandy, Seth and Ryan said no.

"Why not? I am a very good cook!" Kirsten said.

"Remember Thanksgiving? You burnt the turkey," Seth said.

"Uncle Seth! Daddy told me that you had two girlfriends on Thanksgiving and you got caught when Grandma burnt the turkey and neither or them liked you until New Year's Eve when Anna came over and you went out with her, but she went back to Pennsylvania so you went to Aunt Summer, but she said no. Daddy said you took her flower. That was mean!" Skylar said.

Everyone looked towards Ryan. "What? He asked!"

After dinner, Cody and Jamie went up into the game room. Ryan finally had the opportunity to talk to Skylar.

"Do you want to know why I took you away from your mommy?" Ryan asked.

"She was mean," Skylar said.

"Not just that, but I didn't want you to go through the same things I went through when I was younger," Ryan said.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Well, my mother was really mean. She would drink a lot and her boyfriends would come over and they would fight. After a few years, I was dragged into the fights. Usually I lost and I was beat up pretty badly. I didn't want that to happen to you," Ryan said.

"Did you do drugs? 'Cause drugs are bad!" Skylar said.

"No. I didn't do drugs. But I would smoke and drink."

"That's bad also."

"I know. But when I was sixteen, my brother Trey stole a car. I was in the passenger seat and we got busted. Trey was put in jail because he had drugs, a gun and he stole the car. I went to a juvenile delinquent center. But Sandy came in and he let me live with his family."

"What happened to your dad?"

"He went to jail when I was really young for robbing a place and he had a gun on him."

"Armed robbery?" Skylar asked. Ryan nodded.

They talked for a little while, and Skylar went to sleep.

Marissa came into the kitchen where Ryan was.

"How are you?" Marissa asked.

"I'm great. I talked to Skylar."

"About what?"

"About my life in Chino and what would have happened to him."

"It's important that he knows that." Marissa's voice was shaking.

"Are you OK?" Ryan asked.

"Ryan. I was supposed to get my period not to long ago. I thought 'Well, maybe I'll wait and see'. It's been two weeks since then Ryan. I think I'm pregnant!" Marissa was on the verge of tears.

Ryan hugged her. "Wow! I'm so excited. But I hope it's a girl."

Marissa looked at him. "Why?"

"I'll go up a wall if I have three boys!" Ryan said smiling.