A/N: I will give no more ultimatums. Then they will be met and I feel
obligated to write that night, such as now. I don't think I have had
another chapter get as many reviews as the last one! I'm very pleased. I
got all the ten I asked for in one day. Not that I mind feeling the need
the need to write, I'm looking forward to doing this chapter. Enjoy.
"What is going on?" Marissa said a little nervously. Why were they acting so strange? Was Seth mad at her for telling about Eddie as well? Was she really wrong in doing that? How could she have been when Eddie had tried to hurt her? She just didn't get why people were reacting the way they were to these kinds of things.
"You tell me." Ryan said softly. He didn't want to see her. He didn't want to hear this. Why was he surprised Marissa had gotten back together with Luke? He had left her for Teresa. They were over. She had every single right to move on. He had no right to act cruel to her about this. He just wished she would tell him about it soon so he didn't have to play stupid.
"What? Tell you what?" Marissa asked confused. What did she not know? What was he talking about? Did this have something to do with Oliver?
"Nether mind." Ryan just mumbled. If she didn't want to tell him, fine. He could understand why she was hesitant in doing so.
"Nether mind? What? Why was Seth looking at me so strangely if nothing is going on?" Marissa said a little frustrated but not reflecting it her in voice.
"Don't...don't worry about Seth." Ryan sighed. "Sit down. We need to talk."
"Alright." Marissa mumbled making herself comfortable on his bed.
"I need to tell you that I'm sorry." Ryan said gently. Damn that was hard to say when he wanted to scream at her about Luke.
"Oh." Marissa had not been expecting that. She was expecting him to lay into her about Oliver and being stupid enough not to have told anyone about him. Something she was still doing in fact. Who in the world would help her with this? She had meant to discuss it with her father but had found herself to Ryan obsessed to manage to.
"I mean about Eddie. No one had told me he had kidnapped you. Everyone managed to leave that little important piece of information out." Ryan said his bitterness about the facts creeping out. Marissa curled up a little more on his bed. The Eddie subject made her a little jumpy.
"I see. That makes me feel a little better about the way you reacted about the whole thing." Marissa avoided making eye contact. This was uncomfortable. She was glad that she wasn't less than a person to him though! "Don't worry about it Ryan. You can't help what you don't know." She smiled reassuringly at him.
"I shouldn't have acted that way regardless." Ryan said doubting Marissa's releasing him of the guilt.
"It doesn't matter now Ryan. It is behind us." Marissa nodded at him. She wanted him to stop feeling guilty about it. She had so many things going on that he didn't know about his apology felt more like a curse. Should she open up to him about Oliver?
"So, was that Luke outside?" Ryan said pretending to be naturally curious, instead of fuming inside.
"Oh um...well...yes." Marissa suddenly felt like ten thousand spotlights were on her at once. Did Ryan see Luke kiss her goodbye? Was that what this was all about? Great. How in the world was she supposed to explain that without telling Ryan that Luke was leaving? She knew Luke wanted to tell Ryan himself.
"So why did he come over?" Ryan said his eyes probing into her.
"That is something he needs to tell you." Marissa said feeling anxious.
"Did he come over to give you emotional support, because I have been told couples tend do that." Ryan said a little anger popping out by the last words. Marissa closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Damn it. It was official; Ryan had seen her saying goodbye to Luke.
"So long have you two been back together? When did you plan on telling me? I mean I'm just curious. Even though I'm sure there is no real reason for me to be. You made sure I understood it was goodbye for real last night. I mean those were your parting words right?" Ryan hadn't meant to spout all that out. He had been hoping for a nice civil conversation, unfortunately his feelings were not civilized. He was angry and hurt. He hadn't even made the connection over how upset the last words Marissa had said to him last night had made him. He thought they had been getting back together. Now he saw that he was once again too late. Marissa was with Luke now. How could she trust Luke after he cheated on her? He was beginning to think Marissa had a bad judge of character. Damn it. The image of Luke and Marissa together was polluting his mind.
"It isn't like that Ryan." Marissa said feeling like she had been tricked into a corner and now was stuck.
"Oh really?! Then I would really, really love to know what it is like." Ryan practically snarled at her.
"Luke was just saying...he was just telling me..." Marissa struggled trying to decide if it was in her place to tell Ryan what was going on with Luke.
"Telling you what?!" Ryan plain out screamed. Dang, screaming hurt. "Because it didn't really look like you were talking!"
Forget Luke. Marissa thought to herself. She would not lose Ryan because Luke would want to tell Ryan himself.
"Well?!" Ryan had lost his cool. He needed her to just say it. He couldn't take this. He was getting hysterical. Things were just too much.
"He is moving. We kissed goodbye!" Marissa had to scream to be heard over Ryan. She felt tears of panic creep down her cheeks. How many tears could her body possibly hold?
"What?!" Ryan was still screaming. He just didn't quite comprehend what she was saying.
"Ryan, don't you get that the only one I want is you!? Luke was...WAS...my first love. You're who I want now, just you." Marissa said desperately. Ryan was obviously in a bad state. Marissa had not had a clue at how broken down Ryan had become. Was it possible that he had as much on him plate as Marissa? She just wanted to him to hear her words and for them to sink in. She wanted to be with him so very much. It was time for her to take the initiative. She scooted over to the edge of the bed grabbed Ryan's jaw and pulled him closer to her where she could start to deeply kiss him. She found no resistance on his part.
Ryan found the panic oozing out of him. He found Marissa's kiss sinking in. He pulled her in closer to him. Marissa willingly came. She slid onto his lap in the wheelchair. It would have no doubt looked funny to anyone who would have been watching. Lucky for them, only Seth was eavesdropping. He saw this scene and made his leave. Ryan propelled them both from the chair to the bed. Marissa rolled it to where she was on top. They continued to kiss. Marissa pulled off his shirt while Ryan let his hands creep underneath hers along her back. Marissa halted when she saw where Ryan's gun wound was.
"Are you ready for this?" Marissa said concerned rubbing her hand gently along it.
"Oh yes. Just be gentle with me. No vixen moves tonight." He joked pulling her back down. They continued to kiss for a minute. Then Marissa sat back up.
"Are you sure?" She asked again. She didn't want to hurt him. Ryan rolled them again to where he was on top.
"I'm positive." They continued from there.
A/N: Getting hot and steamy no? It was the twentieth chapter...I had to make something special happen! Review if you want more! Or don't and still get more! Maybe not tomorrow....but still, eventually. I can't believe I managed to write a whole chapter that is just one scene. Man I'm proud of myself. I wrote this quickly for you...review for me!
"What is going on?" Marissa said a little nervously. Why were they acting so strange? Was Seth mad at her for telling about Eddie as well? Was she really wrong in doing that? How could she have been when Eddie had tried to hurt her? She just didn't get why people were reacting the way they were to these kinds of things.
"You tell me." Ryan said softly. He didn't want to see her. He didn't want to hear this. Why was he surprised Marissa had gotten back together with Luke? He had left her for Teresa. They were over. She had every single right to move on. He had no right to act cruel to her about this. He just wished she would tell him about it soon so he didn't have to play stupid.
"What? Tell you what?" Marissa asked confused. What did she not know? What was he talking about? Did this have something to do with Oliver?
"Nether mind." Ryan just mumbled. If she didn't want to tell him, fine. He could understand why she was hesitant in doing so.
"Nether mind? What? Why was Seth looking at me so strangely if nothing is going on?" Marissa said a little frustrated but not reflecting it her in voice.
"Don't...don't worry about Seth." Ryan sighed. "Sit down. We need to talk."
"Alright." Marissa mumbled making herself comfortable on his bed.
"I need to tell you that I'm sorry." Ryan said gently. Damn that was hard to say when he wanted to scream at her about Luke.
"Oh." Marissa had not been expecting that. She was expecting him to lay into her about Oliver and being stupid enough not to have told anyone about him. Something she was still doing in fact. Who in the world would help her with this? She had meant to discuss it with her father but had found herself to Ryan obsessed to manage to.
"I mean about Eddie. No one had told me he had kidnapped you. Everyone managed to leave that little important piece of information out." Ryan said his bitterness about the facts creeping out. Marissa curled up a little more on his bed. The Eddie subject made her a little jumpy.
"I see. That makes me feel a little better about the way you reacted about the whole thing." Marissa avoided making eye contact. This was uncomfortable. She was glad that she wasn't less than a person to him though! "Don't worry about it Ryan. You can't help what you don't know." She smiled reassuringly at him.
"I shouldn't have acted that way regardless." Ryan said doubting Marissa's releasing him of the guilt.
"It doesn't matter now Ryan. It is behind us." Marissa nodded at him. She wanted him to stop feeling guilty about it. She had so many things going on that he didn't know about his apology felt more like a curse. Should she open up to him about Oliver?
"So, was that Luke outside?" Ryan said pretending to be naturally curious, instead of fuming inside.
"Oh um...well...yes." Marissa suddenly felt like ten thousand spotlights were on her at once. Did Ryan see Luke kiss her goodbye? Was that what this was all about? Great. How in the world was she supposed to explain that without telling Ryan that Luke was leaving? She knew Luke wanted to tell Ryan himself.
"So why did he come over?" Ryan said his eyes probing into her.
"That is something he needs to tell you." Marissa said feeling anxious.
"Did he come over to give you emotional support, because I have been told couples tend do that." Ryan said a little anger popping out by the last words. Marissa closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Damn it. It was official; Ryan had seen her saying goodbye to Luke.
"So long have you two been back together? When did you plan on telling me? I mean I'm just curious. Even though I'm sure there is no real reason for me to be. You made sure I understood it was goodbye for real last night. I mean those were your parting words right?" Ryan hadn't meant to spout all that out. He had been hoping for a nice civil conversation, unfortunately his feelings were not civilized. He was angry and hurt. He hadn't even made the connection over how upset the last words Marissa had said to him last night had made him. He thought they had been getting back together. Now he saw that he was once again too late. Marissa was with Luke now. How could she trust Luke after he cheated on her? He was beginning to think Marissa had a bad judge of character. Damn it. The image of Luke and Marissa together was polluting his mind.
"It isn't like that Ryan." Marissa said feeling like she had been tricked into a corner and now was stuck.
"Oh really?! Then I would really, really love to know what it is like." Ryan practically snarled at her.
"Luke was just saying...he was just telling me..." Marissa struggled trying to decide if it was in her place to tell Ryan what was going on with Luke.
"Telling you what?!" Ryan plain out screamed. Dang, screaming hurt. "Because it didn't really look like you were talking!"
Forget Luke. Marissa thought to herself. She would not lose Ryan because Luke would want to tell Ryan himself.
"Well?!" Ryan had lost his cool. He needed her to just say it. He couldn't take this. He was getting hysterical. Things were just too much.
"He is moving. We kissed goodbye!" Marissa had to scream to be heard over Ryan. She felt tears of panic creep down her cheeks. How many tears could her body possibly hold?
"What?!" Ryan was still screaming. He just didn't quite comprehend what she was saying.
"Ryan, don't you get that the only one I want is you!? Luke was...WAS...my first love. You're who I want now, just you." Marissa said desperately. Ryan was obviously in a bad state. Marissa had not had a clue at how broken down Ryan had become. Was it possible that he had as much on him plate as Marissa? She just wanted to him to hear her words and for them to sink in. She wanted to be with him so very much. It was time for her to take the initiative. She scooted over to the edge of the bed grabbed Ryan's jaw and pulled him closer to her where she could start to deeply kiss him. She found no resistance on his part.
Ryan found the panic oozing out of him. He found Marissa's kiss sinking in. He pulled her in closer to him. Marissa willingly came. She slid onto his lap in the wheelchair. It would have no doubt looked funny to anyone who would have been watching. Lucky for them, only Seth was eavesdropping. He saw this scene and made his leave. Ryan propelled them both from the chair to the bed. Marissa rolled it to where she was on top. They continued to kiss. Marissa pulled off his shirt while Ryan let his hands creep underneath hers along her back. Marissa halted when she saw where Ryan's gun wound was.
"Are you ready for this?" Marissa said concerned rubbing her hand gently along it.
"Oh yes. Just be gentle with me. No vixen moves tonight." He joked pulling her back down. They continued to kiss for a minute. Then Marissa sat back up.
"Are you sure?" She asked again. She didn't want to hurt him. Ryan rolled them again to where he was on top.
"I'm positive." They continued from there.
A/N: Getting hot and steamy no? It was the twentieth chapter...I had to make something special happen! Review if you want more! Or don't and still get more! Maybe not tomorrow....but still, eventually. I can't believe I managed to write a whole chapter that is just one scene. Man I'm proud of myself. I wrote this quickly for you...review for me!
