A little while later, Ryan pulled into the huge driveway of Caleb and Julie's house. Ryan knocked on the door twice and stood outside for about ten minutes before just walking into the house. Ryan slowly stepped into the house hoping he wouldn't run into Julie. Ryan made a quick scan of the house and didn't see anybody around. Ryan made his way over to the stairs and walked up them, and then down the hall to Marissa's door. Ryan opened the door slowly and stepped in Marissa's room scanning with his eyes to find Marissa, but he couldn't. Ryan took another step and closed the door behind him, still looking for Marissa. Finally, he found her standing with her back to him out on her balcony. Ryan quietly made his way through the room, around all the boxes and out onto the balcony. Ryan came up behind Marissa and put his hands on her hips.

Ryan: Hi.

Marissa smiled and reached down and put her hands on his and wrapped his arms around her, and leaned back into him.

Marissa: Hi.

Ryan let his chin rest on her shoulder and the two stood out on the balcony for quite a while in silence. Ryan raised his head and stared out at the ocean and then turned his head and looked at Marissa.

Ryan: Nice view.

Marissa turned her head towards Ryan and smiled at him. Ryan leaned in and kissed her, and after a while the happy couple let up.

Ryan: So where is everybody?

Marissa: They aren't downstairs?

Ryan: I don't think so, I knocked but nobody answered so I just walked in.

Marissa: I thought my mom was home.

Ryan shrugged and Marissa brushed it off not wanting to put too much thought into it. Marissa unwrapped Ryan's arms from around her and walked back into her bedroom, Ryan was soon to follow. Marissa walked into her closet while Ryan walked around Marissa's room.

Ryan: Are you ever going to unpack?

Marissa: (From inside her closet) Maybe.

Ryan just smiled a little bit and continued walking around the room.

Marissa: (From closet) Do you want to go to lunch?

Ryan: Yeah su-

Ryan was stopped when something shinny caught his eye; Ryan stepped between boxes and leaned down to find an empty bottle of vodka laying by Marissa's bed. Ryan picked up the bottle and held it in his hand.

Marissa: (From closet) So where do you want to go?

Ryan slowly placed the empty bottle of vodka in plain sight on Marissa's nightstand, and started walking towards the door.

Ryan: You know what, I can't…sorry.

Ryan quickly slipped out her door and walked as fast as he could out of the house and down to the car. Meanwhile, Marissa who hadn't heard the last things Ryan said, stepped out of the closet with two dresses in each hand expecting to find Ryan, but he wasn't there. Marissa heard a car start and walked over to the balcony in enough time to see the Cohen's Range Rover speeding out of the driveway. A confused Marissa turned back towards her room wondering what had happened. It was then that Marissa spotted the empty bottle of vodka sitting on her nightstand.

Ryan walked into the front doors of the house and found Summer and Seth sitting on the couch playing video games.

Seth: Hey man, do you want to join us?

Ryan shook his head and walked past Summer and Seth, through the kitchen and into the pool house. Summer turned to look at Seth.

Summer: What's up with him?

Ryan sat in the pool house not knowing what to think. Ryan knew Marissa had been through a lot, but he thought that after everything she wouldn't turn to alcohol as a way to solve her problems. Ryan suddenly thought that maybe he should have given her time to explain, time to tell him what was going on, time to explain. Ryan wasn't ready to have to worry about Marissa and her drinking problems again.

Marissa, who was out the door about five minutes after Ryan had left and she had spotted the bottle on her nightstand, was pulling into the Cohen driveway. Marissa walked through the front doors and found Summer and Seth sitting on the couch playing video games.

Summer: Hey Coop! You want to play?

Marissa shook her head and walked past the two and straight out to the pool house.

Seth: Okay, something's going on.

Summer: Definitely.

Marissa walked out to the pool house and opened the door only to find Ryan sitting with his head in his hands at the foot of his bed. Ryan, who didn't look up when the door opened slowly said something that Marissa couldn't hear.

Ryan: I said, go away Seth!

Marissa: Ryan.

Ryan immediately stood up from the bed and looked at Marissa. Marissa jumped a little when Ryan stood up, she wasn't sure what he was going to say to her.

Marissa: I'm sorry.

Ryan was in no mood for talking and slowly turned his back on Marissa and walked to the other end of the room. Marissa stood watching him walk away from her and felt completely hopeless.

Marissa: Ryan, please, just let me…

Ryan: Just go.

Marissa: But…

Ryan: Go.

Tears formed in Marissa's eyes and she slowly turned and ran out of the pool house. Ryan walked over to the French doors and closed them slowly. Ryan then returned to the bed and sat down once again. A million things were running through his head. Why hadn't he just let her talk? Why hadn't he just listened? Suddenly Ryan stood up, and ran outside the side of the house to the driveway. Ryan was just in time to see Marissa's silver Jeep turn out of the driveway and onto the street to drive away. Ryan stood in the driveway staring out at the street while Marissa drove away.