Title: I've Loved You Forever

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I don't own the O.C.

Chapter Five: I Want You, I Need You

Ryan gulped. Marissa smiled mischievously at him.

"What?"

"Well, I hate hospital beds because, no matter how hard you try, you can never get comfortable. And when you finally do fall asleep, you wake up and your back is killing you. So, getting my information from Seth, which I really don't wanna know how he knows this, but he says that you give excellent back massages."

Ryan held back the urge to rip all of her clothes off as he heard her say this. He ran a hand through his hair.

"You want me to give you a massage?" he said, his voice rising with each word.

She nodded. Ryan sighed deeply and walked over to her. She turned onto her stomach and put her head on a pillow. Ryan untwisted the tie on her halter-top and slowly slipped it over her head. He ran a finger down her back and then two and then put his hands on her shoulders and began to push down with amazing agility. Marissa closed her eyes as Ryan ran his hands down her back softly, letting his fingers caress her shoulder blades. He trailed his fingers lower and then brought them back up. He noticed that Marissa's breathing had slowed. He grinned and then took two of his fingers and placed them at the top of her neck, below the hairline. Ryan then proceeded to run them softly over the entire length of her spinal cord. Marissa let out a shaky breath. Ryan leaned down to her ear, his lips tickling her earlobe.

"Better?" he asked, his breath warm on her face. She couldn't speak; she could only nod in agreement. He smiled and then began to kiss down her back and on to her neck. He ran a hand over her side as he kissed the middle of her back. He was about to go lower when Marissa quickly flipped over so she was facing him. He fell on top of her, gasping and wondering what the hell she was doing.

"Ryan," she said huskily. His eyes widened when she said it. She looked up at him with her huge blue eyes. He wiped a strand of hair from her face and kissed her softly. He pulled back and stared at her with those intense sapphires that he called eyes. Suddenly, Marissa lost all control of her body movement. She reached down and lifted up the back of his wifebeater, pulling it roughly over his head. She gasped as she looked at him. It wasn't like she hadn't seen him without his shirt before; just not with him on top of her. Ryan ran his hand slowly down the middle of her chest and stopped at the top of her skirt. He casually slipped two fingers underneath the band and in one quick movement he left her in only a pair of boy-cut underwear and her black flats. She pulled his face to hers and kissed him, her tongue brushing against the tip of his. His hands roamed over her as she ran hers through his sandy blonde tufts of hair. She gasped as he moved his lips from hers and began kissing down her neck. She laughed suddenly, making him stop.

"Sorry," he said. "I forgot you were ticklish." Marissa just smiled at him and kissed him softly. Ryan leaned back and looked into her eyes.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked. She looked straight into his eyes, scaring him a little bit. She moved her hands from his hair and dragged them slowly down his chest until they reached his belt buckle. She wrapped her hands around it and pulled him closer to him. She worked at the buckle until it finally came free and she slipped it off. Still looking into his eyes, she unbuttoned the button and unzipped the zipper. He swallowed hard again. Pulling slowly, she managed to free him of his jeans.

"Ryan?"

"Yeah?" he said breathlessly.

She moved his head so his ear was touching her lips, as he had done to her not five minutes before.

"I want you."

He had her cute little boy-cuts off in less than a second. Marissa laughed at his quickness. He didn't care; Marissa Cooper was lying naked underneath him and right now the only thing that would have mattered would have been if someone had seen them. Marissa followed his lead and swiped off his boxers. A few seconds later, he was inside of her. She muffled a scream and gripped a pillow with her hands. Their bodies moved together as one as Ryan leaned down to kiss her. He grabbed her lips with his and suddenly let out a low moan into her mouth. He put his hands behind her and lifted Marissa into a sitting position as she breathed his name into his neck. He wrapped his arms more tightly around her as she shook subtly. She raised her head up from his neck and found herself not being able to breathe as she looked at him. He pressed his forehead to hers and kissed her.

"I missed you so much," she whispered. Ryan smiled.

"I missed you too," he whispered back. He moved over and lay down on the bed, letting her lay on his chest. After a few minutes, he felt her steady breathing and rested his head on hers.

Ryan woke up to a light touch on his chest. He thought it was just Marissa moving in her sleep, but as he blinked his eyes, he noticed she was awake and watching him. He didn't say anything; he just let her continue running her hands up and down his chest. After a few minutes, she moved her right hand lower and moved it along his hipbone. His sharp intake of breath gave Marissa the clue that she was doing the right thing.

"Marissa, we can't do it again."

"Can't we?"

Smiling she leaned down and kissed him.