Ryan, Marissa and Summer were walking around the carnival chatting and having a laugh.
"Can we get some cotton candy?" Summer asked as they walked past the canteen.
"Yeah, I'd love to have some. Ryan?" Marissa replied.
"Yeah sure." Ryan said and followed the girls.
"What ride first?" Summer asked as they sat down at a picnic table.
Marissa looked around, we could go on the twista wurl Sum." Marissa suggested.
"Cool, but only two of us can go on together." Summer replied.
"I'll stay here, you two go." Ryan said.
"You sure you don't mind?" Marissa asked.
"Of course not, go. Have fun." Ryan suggested.
Summer and Marissa looked at eachother and jumped up laughing and took off running for the ride.
Ryan sat by himself watching them as they waited in line, Marissa noticed and waved to him before their turn to board the ride. Ride sat patiently waiting for his girlfriend and Summer to return. Ryan was pretty much zoned out when someone came and tapped him on his shoulders.
"Hey man." the person said sitting down across from Ryan.
"Hey thought you couldn't make it." Ryan replied happy to see him.
"Got off work early, where the ladies?" Seth asked.
"On a ride." Ryan answered.
"So how was your evening?" Seth asked with a smile.
Ryan's face immediately wore a smile as Seth asked, "It was great. Marissa loved the necklace I got for her."
"That's awesome man, how was dinner?" Seth asked.
"Good, you should take Summer there. Seriously man." Ryan suggested.
"I'll keep that in mind, so what did the lady by you?" Seth wondered not know what she had bought.
"YOu'll never guess." Ryan said pausing for a second. Seth gave him a 'I don't know look', "A guitar, an acoustic."
"You're kidding, do you play?" Seth asked.
"A little, I'm not going to be able to put it down once I get it home." Ryan said.
"Really?" Marissa said happily as Summer and Marissa returned.
Ryan looked up and smiled.
"Cohen!" Summer said happily, "You made it."
Summer gave Seth a kiss, "I'm glad you're here."
"So am I, lets go play skeeball." Seth said.
Summer agreed happily, "Thanks you guys, for letting me tag along with you."
"You don't need to thank us Sum, you're welcome to hang out with Ryan and I any time." Marissa replied.
"We'll see you later?" Seth said.
"Definitely." Marissa and Ryan replied.
"So Ryan, are we going to go on the ferris wheel. It's where we finally had our first kiss." Marissa asked.
Ryan looked towards the ferris wheel, "I don't do heights."
"You did a year ago, you chased me up there if I can remember correctly." marissa responded.
"I did but that was when I didn't have you. I have you now." Ryan replied.
Marissa looked at him disappointed, "What do you want to do?"
Ryan studied her for a second and leaned in close to her and whispered, "I want to go on the ferris wheel with you."
Marissa's frown turned into a huge smile, "Thank You!"
Ryan followed Marissa to the ferris wheel, his heart was beating about 50 miles per minutes. The closer he got to the ferris wheel, the tighter he held Marissa's hand.
"Ryan it's ok, there's nothing to be affraid of." Marissa laughed feeling the tightness of his grip.
Ryan didn't reply, he just followed her until they were sitting in the cart. Ryan's heart was beating even faster now and even faster when the ride operator lowered the lap bar.
"Ryan, relax." Marissa said caressing his hand.
"Easy for you to say." Ryan replied with his eyes closed tight.
"Come on Ryan, you've been on an airplane. How is this any worse?" Marissa questioned.
Ryan opened his eyes, she was right how is this any worse, Ryan asked himself. Ryan ungripped the lap bar with his right hand and wrapped it around Marissa.
"I'm sorry." Ryan said trying to look at her, nothing else.
"For what?" Marissa said snuggling into him.
"For being such a baby." Ryan said.
Marissa could sense that he wasn't ok with being up on the Ferris Wheel and that he was trying to act like he was.
"Ryan you're not acting like a baby, heights is a fear that a lot of people have. I admire you though for coming up here with me." Marissa said lightly kissing him.
They sat quietly together, close together, until the ride was over.
Marissa needed to check up on everybody to make sure everything was smooth sailing for the carnival. Ryan followed her as she did her duties. When she was finished she asked Ryan if he was ready to leave. Ryan agreed and they left for Marissa's house.
Marissa unlocked the door and they walked into the empty house. Marissa walked up to her room and put her sweater and purse down.
"I'll be right back, I need to freshen up." Marissa smiled and left the room.
Ryan sat down on the edge of Marissa's bed and looked around. He remembered the guitar Marissa gave him and picked it up. He slowly stuck a couple of cords and a rythym started and he began softly singing.
"Hold on little girl, show me what he's done to you. Stand up little girl a broken heart can't be that bad"
He stopped playing just before Marissa came back, she had a huge smile on her face.
"What?" Ryan asked.
"I heard you singing." Marissa said in a teasing way.
"No you didn't cause I wasn't singing." Ryan replied.
Marissa smiled harder, "Can you sing for me?"
Ryan looked down shyly, "I can't sing for you.."
"Come on Ryan, I just heard you sing and I liked what I heard." Marissa said pratically begging.
"What do you want me to sing?" Ryan asked.
"What you were just singing." Marissa said sitting across from him.
Ryan started to play the guitar, he just strung the chords not singing for a few seconds and eventually started, "I'm the one who wants to be with you, deep inside I hope you feel it too, waited on a line of greens and blues, just to be the next to be with you. Build up your confidence so you can be on top for once, wake up who cares about little boys that talk to much. I've seen it all go done the game of love was up and down. Come on baby come on over let me be the one to ohh.."
Marissa was melting, he didn't sing as much as he was sort of talking through the song, but Marissa loved every second of it. When he stopped she just wanted him to continue.
"That was amazing Ryan, I never would have thought you would have known that song." Marissa smiled.
"I really don't know where I learned it, it was just in my head I guess." Ryan said.
"Can you sing and play another song for me, I can listen to you all night." Marissa said.
"I hope not all night." Ryan said giving her a sly look.
"No, but for a little while long." Marissa said shyly.
Ryan sat thinking about another song he could play and eventually he started again.
He played again for a little while before he started singing, "I'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all I've held on to I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you." He continued to play "forgetting all I'm lacking, completely incomplete, I'm taking you're invention, you take all of me. now I'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all I've held on to. I'm standing here until you make me move, hanging by a moment here with you. living for the only thing I love."
Ryan stopped playing a put the guitar down and gave Marissa a seductive look, "Really I love playing the guitar for you but there's somehting else on my mind."
Marissa studied him and moved her way over to the bed next to him, "Does it have anything to do with this?"
Marissa leaned into him and gave a very passionate kiss, as she kissed him she pulled her leg up and over his so she was sitting on his lap, facing him.
"That is part of it." Ryan agreed and wrapped his arms around her.
"Ryan do you know how much I love you, cause I think I just fell in love with you all over again. I have butterflies in my stomach right now." Marissa admitted looking Ryan right in the eyes.
Ryan wrapped his arms tightly around Marissa keeping her close, he felt the same way, completely. "I know the feeling because every second I'm with you I feel like I'm falling deeper and deeper in love with you."
Marissa's heart skipped a beat, she couldn't remember a time that she felt this way and she was loving every second of it.
"Wow." Marissa whispered still in his hug.
"Wow what?" She heard Ryan whisper back.
"I just can't believe the way I'm feeling, I didn't think I could fall in love with you any more but I always do." Marissa said looking into his eyes. They looked at eachother and Ryan pulled her into him and began kissing her.
They were soon under the covers in eachothers arms and loving every second of it.