Ryan and Marissa had been confined to the pool house for a few hours. Marissa was handling everything well, but Ryan could tell she was still worried about the outcome of her actions. Marissa and Ryan lay in the bed, Ryan had his arms wrapped around her.

Marissa: Do you think I did the right thing?

Ryan: Do you?

Marissa smiled at Ryan's dodge of the question.

Marissa: I think so.

Ryan: Well, then you did.

Marissa turned and looked at Ryan and they stared at each other for some time. Ryan moved closer to Marissa and ran his hand over her cheek once again. Marissa tensed up when Ryan touched her sore check and then relaxed again.

Ryan: Sorry.

Marissa: It's okay; it's just a little sore.

Ryan smiled and looked at Marissa before returning his gaze towards Marissa cheek. In an instant Ryan stood up and walked over to the small kitchen area in the pool house. Ryan opened the freezer pulling out a rack of ice cubes, and carefully placed them inside a small towel before returning to the bed. Ryan got back in bed and softly held Marissa against him, gently placing the towel against Marissa's cheek. Marissa squirmed and laughed, but Ryan held on to her.

Marissa: It's cold!

Ryan: You have to make the swelling go down; otherwise you'll look like a chipmunk.

Marissa settled back into Ryan's arms, and let him take care of her. Ryan leaned down and kissed Marissa on her forehead. They stayed like that for sometime, or at least until the ice had almost melted. Ryan brought the dishtowel back up to the kitchen and dumped it in the sink before going back to the bed.

Marissa: My cheek is numb.

Ryan: That's the whole point.

Marissa gave Ryan a look which he smiled at, before extending his hand to her.

Ryan: Come on, let's go find something to eat.

Marissa took his hand, and let Ryan pull her out of bed. The two walked hand in hand into the kitchen. They separated once they entered the kitchen, and Ryan made his way over to the fridge. Ryan stood there for a while scanning the contents of the fridge.

Sandy: Kirsten will be home soon, I'm sure she'll order in.

Ryan closed the fridge door and looked to his right. Sandy was leaning against the wall in the doorway looking back at him. Ryan nodded and walked over to Marissa as Sandy entered the room.

Sandy: So how you guys doing?

Sandy looked at Marissa and so did Ryan.

Marissa: I'm okay.

Sandy: That was one hell of a show you put on earlier.

Marissa: (Under her breath) You should have seen the second act.

Sandy looked over at Ryan with confusion written all over his face. Ryan gave him a "don't worry about it" look that seemed to satisfy Sandy for now. There was silence in the kitchen, Marissa obviously didn't want to rehash everything again, and honestly, neither did Ryan.

Ryan: Um…Julie dropped the case against Kirsten though, so…

Sandy immediately looked over at Ryan and then back to Marissa.

Sandy: Thank you.

Marissa nodded her head and gave a faint smile. Silence once again crept into the kitchen as each person reflected, for probably the hundredth time, on the events of earlier in the day. After a few minutes Summer barged into the kitchen.

Summer: Oh Coop, thank God…

Marissa gave Summer a concerned look as Summer opened the fridge pulling out a bottle of water, and then walking towards Marissa.

Summer: Cohen, is boring the hell out of me…

Marissa laughed realizing there was no real problem, and Summer took her hand and dragged her out of the kitchen and into the living room. Summer and Marissa plopped down on the couch, while Seth was sitting on the floor intently playing a video game.

Summer: He's been playing this for almost two hours.

Marissa: So…

Summer: I can't even have a conversation with him; he's like in full geek mode.

Marissa laughed silently and looked down at Seth who was oblivious to what they were talking about. Back in the kitchen, Ryan and Sandy had been making small talk, and Ryan was about to head into the living room to join his friends when Sandy stopped him.

Sandy: So is there any chance that I'm ever going to know what really happened here today?

Ryan turned and looked at Sandy, a small smile on his face.

Ryan: Probably not.

Sandy: Someday, you have to tell me.

Ryan: Okay, someday.