Disclaimer: Been awhile since I did one of these so time to refresh! I do not own the O.C. or the characters or anything at all about it. Darn. I also do not own the band or song used in this chapter.

A/N: Luke was not with Julie in my story.

Ryan was getting checked out of the hospital. He felt immense gratitude for this. They wouldn't allow him to walk though. He had to ride in a wheel chair out of the room. This was something he could have skipped. He was glad no one was there but his family. They were his family, still strange to comprehend. He was grateful to them. He would always be. They made him complete. As they wheeled him to the car he felt at ease. It was a simple moment of being content. He felt loved. He never really expected to feel it. Especially in those moments in the alley when he thought he would die. He hadn't expected to be here. He was grateful to be alive today. Yesterday the real situation had not been as clear as it was today. He had almost died. He had been spared. Things were looking good for him now. It was strange how leaving hospital was equal to things looking good. It was just that he was so happy to be alive. He felt the need to cherish every moment. He didn't know where Teresa had gone, probably to see Eddie at prison. He hoped he would get a chance to do the same. He doubted Sandy and Kirstin would be open to that though. They loaded into the car.

"You okay Seth?" Ryan questioned concerned. He had just seen how ragged and tired looking Seth was.

"You got shot and you're asking me if I'm alright? I'm fine. Stayed up a little late playing playstation, but outside the game nothing was fatal." He smiled softly. Ryan didn't buy it.

"Are you sure?" Ryan poked a little more.

"Summer is a little bit mad at me." Seth admitted in very low volume.

"I'm sure it will be okay." Ryan smiled trying to comfort him.

"I hope. Mom tells me you and Marissa had a blow up." Seth probed cautiously.

"Something like that." Ryan said mumbled.

"Really? I thought it was odd timing. I didn't think it was true." Seth said with a little more pep now that the subject wasn't him.

"Just because I was in the hospital?" Ryan asked confused.

"Well yes, and since Eddie you know." Seth shrugged.

"Was caught?" Ryan still didn't get where Seth was going. He guessed it had to be because Marissa told the police it was Eddie. He guessed Seth thought he should be grateful or something.

"Well ya, and that I would think that after what Marissa went though you both would just be grateful that each other were ok. I don't know." Seth mumbled. He thought his reasoning was clear. Was he off somehow?

"What do you mean what Marissa went through?" Ryan charged. What was going on? What had no one bothered to tell him?

"You know that Eddie kidnapped her? Ring a bell?" Seth was still trying to clue Ryan in on what he was talking about.

"What? Eddie kidnapped her!" Ryan was getting angry. No one had found this information important to tell him earlier? No wonder Marissa had told! How could Eddie have done this? Ryan was suddenly glad Eddie was in prison. He should rot. He needed to see Marissa! He had to apologize for how he acted! He felt like a jerk.

"No one told you?! Mom! Dad!" Seth exclaimed equally surprised, then looking from one parent to the other. Both of whom were in the front seats eavesdropping.

"We didn't know he didn't know." Kirstin said softly feeling guilty for not telling him. Ryan just sat to himself in shock.

"Anything else either us might not know?" Seth said concerned and secretly hoping they forgot to tell him that Summer called or something.

"No Seth." Sandy said gently. Seth curled up better in his seat.

"Are you okay Ryan?" Kirstin asked gently.

"Things make better sense." Ryan said bitterly. He felt like he had been made a fool. He could fix this though. All he had to do was explain the situation to Marissa. She would understand.

Kirstin decided not to push the issue. Ryan was obviously back to the bad mood they had left him in earlier. He had a right to be in one though. He had been through a lot.

Sandy didn't like Ryan's tone but wouldn't go into it at the moment. He didn't like that both his boys were having troubles. Seth looked like he hadn't slept a wink and that would make it two nights in a row. Ryan looked beat up and like he had been...well shot. His family was in pain and Sandy hated it. He was just glad Eddie was in prison. At least his family was safe. He pulled into their driveway.

Marissa was depressed. The whole thing with Eddie had taken a lot out of her, as had the fight with Ryan. She just couldn't believe how little she had to mean to Ryan. She knew she had messed up by not trusting him with the Oliver thing but still. Oliver. She didn't want to think about what to do about Oliver. She wanted to play the game of, if you don't admit it is there maybe it will go away. It was foolish but her current dream. She turned on her radio. Sister Hazel's "All for you" played. She listened to the lyrics and felt stupid as she cried. "It is just like us!" She mumbled to herself. "God I'm losing it!" She sniffed. Then grabbed her keys and decided to go out and buy the Cd. "I'm really losing it." She mumbled as she piled in her car. "Maybe I should stop talking to myself." Marissa laughed to herself. Perhaps she was under a little stress. She wiped tears from her eyes and concentrated on driving.

She left the store and threw the Cd into the player to enjoy the song and get her crying done before she had to face anyone. She didn't feel like crying in public today. She had done that too much lately. She found herself driving to the Cohen's. She hadn't realized that was where she was going until she got there. She saw Luke pulling in behind her. He looked Frustrated. He hoped out of his truck and looked at her. No turning back now. She hopped out of her own vehicle.

Seth saw Luke and Marissa's cars pull into their driveway. He knew Ryan would be happy to see Marissa. Ryan and he were in the pool house while Sandy and Kirstin did the finishing touches on the Ryan hideaway they were creating. It was very similar to Seth's in fact. Ryan was in his wheel chair leaning by his bed.

"Looks like Marissa and Luke are here." Seth said nonchalantly. Ryan's head perked up with interest. He wheeled over to the window by Seth.

Right before he got there Seth's attitude changed. "Let's call Summer!" He smiled nervously at Ryan. "Right now?" Ryan looked up at him confused. What was Seth hiding? He wheeled up a little more and peered out the window. Luke and Marissa were kissing. He felt like his heart stopped beating. What were they...No...it was not happening. He had to be seeing things. He wheeled himself away from the window. He couldn't watch what he refused to believe was happening.

"Ryan. Are you okay?" Seth said weakly. What was Marissa doing to them?

Marissa turned to face Luke. "Where have you been?" Luke asked both concerned and with a tint of anger.

"I was with Ryan at the hospital." Marissa said a little dumbfounded at the state Luke was in. Hadn't someone told him?

"What happened?" Luke said in a little bit of shock. That answered Marissa's question and she filled him in.

"I can't believe it, that jerk! He's been arrested?!" Luke checked for reconfirmation.

"Yes he has been." Marissa reassured him.

"I can't believe no one told me!" Luke sighed. "If someone had told me sooner maybe I could have postponed..." Luke stopped looking at Marissa.

"Postponed what?" Marissa asked a pit forming in her stomach. What was happening?

"I'm moving. I'm leaving with my dad." Luke said gently. Marissa wanted to cry. Luke had been her first love. She didn't want him to leave and especially not now! She liked having him around even if they weren't together.

"You're leaving?" Marissa started to cry. Damn it, she thought she had taken care of this!

"Don't cry. It is probably for the best anyway." Luke nodded at her. Marissa just cried. Luke grabbed her and gave her a deep hug. Marissa kept sniffling and looked up at Luke. He instinctively bent down and gave her a last passionate good bye kiss.

"Goodbye Marissa." Luke said softly wiping a strand of hair from her face.

"Goodbye Luke." Marissa sniffed. Luke felt it was best to leave after that. He would stop by later to tell everyone else goodbye. Now that he knew everything that was going on he wanted to give them their space.

Marissa watched Luke drive away and leaned against her own car to get the rest of her tears out of her system. Then she turned and made her way to the pool house. She entered it slowly. Seth was just glaring at her. Ryan wasn't even looking at her but she knew he had to have heard her enter.

"Seth leave." Ryan said with an angry yet hurt voice behind it. Seth hesitated but decided it was best that he go. He gave one last good glare to Marissa before making his exit. Ryan wheeled around to face Marissa.

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