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10, 9… Marissa started going faster down the stairs, although it was a bit hard with heels on… 8, 7… she was on the last step… 6… her heel got caught 'damn these heels' she thought and just threw them off, almost hitting one of the Maroon 5 guitarists in the head…'oops' but she didn't care.. 5… she was off the stairs… now to get past the crowd of people getting close… 4… three seconds to go, Ryan was so close, she jammed her way through some people…3, 2… she was right in front of them, and with just one more second to go, she pushed Lindsay away from Ryan's face and kissed him herself. 1. With cheering going on around them, they just kept kissing and Marissa finally knew how Ryan had felt the year before when he had finally reached her. She was so afraid that Lindsay was going to get him before she could get there and then she finally did. It felt great. "I love you Ryan."

"Thank you." that had become their little joke. Then they went on kissing.

Lindsay, after being pushed by Marissa felt shocked, surprised, and ashamed all at the same time. She knew that Ryan wasn't going dump Marissa, or if he was, he wasn't going to do it anytime soon. She thought that she could have an excuse to kiss him because it was New Years. She just wanted to know what it was like to kiss him because she knew it would be different from anything she had ever experienced before. So still being against the wall from the push, staring at them kissing she decided to just do it, and sure, she might get slapped for it and end up wrestling on the floor like she did at the fashion show, but she didn't care. She shoved Marissa away from Ryan and just kissed him. And she was right, it was better than anything she had ever felt… but soon she knew that she would be shoved away again… only she wasn't. he pulled away. "Lori, what the hell do you think your doing?"

"My name is LINDSAY!!!!"

"Right, but right now I can't stand to say your name, so I'll just say Lori. Now I'll ask you again, what the hell do you think your doing?" Marissa knew she was shouting but she didn't care.

"I…I just…"

"What? You just wanted to kiss my boyfriend? Because if you didn't notice, I shoved you away before you could do it the first time, which I thought clearly indicated that I didn't want you to do it, and yet you shove me away from my boyfriend and just kiss him? You must be pretty stupid not to get first intentions."

"Look, I didn't ask to like your boyfriend. It just happened, so don't blame me if I just wanted to kiss him ok?"

"Well I have to, cuz I can tell your not gonna give up until I give you a piece of my mind. So just stay away from him. Be his friend, fine. But god, he's not yours. Unless he wants to be…" Marissa glanced over at Ryan hoping he would back her up. He didn't know what to say. He didn't want to be rude… but he did want to be with Marissa.

"Look Lindsay, I'm sorry for all this… I really am. But right now I'm with Marissa, not you and that's the way I want it ok? We can be friends but that's it, at least for the moment." This gave Lindsay some hope and he was the one that had to come to her, not the other way around. She didn't answer him, but just walked away leaving Ryan sort of dumbfounded but still proud that he had fought for the one he loved. Ryan took Marissa's hand and they walked back up to Summer and Seth. They had been watching the whole thing and both were still a bit shocked of how bold Marissa and Lindsay had been towards each other.

"Wow Coop, I really thought the drama was over for the night…"

"Yea dude, I mean both of them having a major catfight over you? Didn't seem likely… just kidding. That was brutal though, glad I got to whiteness."

"Seth…"

"Ok sorry."

"Cohen is kinda right though. Chino, didn't know both Coop and whatever her name is would actually push each other to get him. But damn, I didn't know that girl was so… so bold."

"Yea…she's like that sometimes." Ryan replied sheepishly.

"Nice job though Coop."

"Thanks Sum." Summer glanced down at Marissa's feet.

"Uh Coop, where are your shoes?"

"Huh?" Marissa looked at her feet. "Oh! My shoes!!! I totally forgot. I think I chucked them at the guitar player. Better go get em…" Marissa awkwardly walked over to the stage… spotted her shoe and mouthed 'sorry' to the guitar player. Maroon 5 started playing "She Will Be Loved" for their closing number and Marissa ran up the stairs and grabbed Ryan. They started to dance and strayed away into the crowd. Seth and Summer did the same. Pretty soon the last notes of "She Will Be Loved" faded away but Marissa and Ryan didn't pull away. Marissa couldn't believe that she rang in the first minutes of 2005 by actually yelling at someone. Ryan couldn't believe he rang it in by watching two people fight over him. But they were both glad that were in each other's arms now.

Seth and Summer were equally happy. Seth was happy that he had told Alex how he felt, although he still felt bad. Summer was happy that she had Seth back, although she was still a bit uncertain and she hoped that time would prove her wrong.

The four friends pulled away and met up with each other. They decided to go back to the Cohens. Once there Ryan took Marissa to the pool house. They spent the night just talking and eventually falling asleep. Seth took Summer up to his room and he had a surprise for her. He rented "The Valley" from Blockbuster. "Cohen… how sweet." They spent the night lying on Seth's bed and watching "The Valley" until eventually they fell asleep.

In the morning they woke up and were surprised to find where they were. Marissa greeted Ryan with as kiss. After waking up they both went into the kitchen to get some breakfast. Sandy and Kirsten were both in the kitchen. They were surprised to see Marissa there so early in the morning and were even more surprised when they saw Summer and Seth show up. "Wow, I didn't know Summer and Marissa would be joining us for breakfast, did you Sandy?"

"No. well I better start whipping up some breakfast."

"Sorry about this Sandy…" Ryan began.

"No need to explain kiddo." Sandy didn't really want to hear about the details of the night. "So, anything special you guys want for breakfast?"

"Well I'd prefer we go to the pier dad but since you already have things started then…"

"Knew you'd give in Seth. He always does." Seth prepared breakfast and they ate quietly, all thinking about the drama of the night before and then how it eventually settled down into something peaceful and beautiful in its own way. Summer and Marissa didn't care that they looked like a mess because they knew that both boys thought they were as beautiful as ever, which they did. Eventually after eating breakfast they headed down to the pier, talking and laughing and trying not to think that school would be starting soon.

I know, I know… short little chapter… but it's sort of to finish chapter 13… I could've added this too but I felt like leaving a hanger… lol. So sorry that it's short, hope you all liked it and I promise that the next chapter will be longer. Please review and be kind. Suggestions always welcome.