A/N: Chapter 10 is finally up! This is also my last chapter so I hope you all enjoy! R&R :)

Chapter 10

Marissa immediately rose from the couch to her feet. "I think this is my cue to leave." She said as she walked passed her mother pushing her shoulder slightly. She walked toward the door ready to open it.

Julie sighed. "Marissa…" She started as she turned grabbing her daughters arm pulling her gently away from the door. "We need to talk about everything." She explained quickly, trying to get Marissa to listen to her. For once…

Marissa quickly snatched her arm away from Julie's loose grip. "Talk? Mom, you're the last person I want to talk to." She argued.

Julie sighed. "Marissa…I know things haven't been perfect lately…With your father gone, but, I need you to know that I've been trying my best to keep our family together. Or what's left of it anyway." She said, trying to reason with her daughter.

Marissa crossed her arms and snorted. "Yeah…Right. Sense when do you care what I do with my life? You barely even notice I'm around. Ever. You're too busy mooching off Caleb for money. It's pretty pathetic, actually." She replied angrily.

Julie bit her lip. "Okay…Sweetie. I'm here for you now. So please…Just tell me, why have you been doing this to yourself?" She asked hoping for an answer.

Marissa looked down for a minute. "You wanna know why I do this to myself?" She asked looking up. She looked straight into her mother's eyes. "Because if you haven't noticed my life sucks! For one Ryan left…Then dad left and I was completely alone! That's all I had was you…And believe me, that's the same as having nothing. Cutting myself just felt like the thing to do…I was in so much pain, I just figured…Why not add a little more? It didn't matter what I did I'd still be in pain and alone anyway!" She explained.


Ryan stared confused at Theresa. "So, you wanna stay here and raise the baby?" She asked.

"Yes!" Theresa spat, tears streaming out of her eyes. "I just want to be with you, Ryan!" She said, wiping the tears out of her eyes as she quietly sobbed a little.

"No." Ryan answered simply. He couldn't be with Theresa, not anymore. Things were over between them, they actually had been for a while now. "You're not staying, and I'm not going to be with you. You lied to me, for a long time now. You abounded me, kicked me out to be with Eddie. So obviously…Eddie means more to you then I do. So why don't you go cry to him about your problems instead of me, because I'm done." He said angrily.

Theresa just stared in shock, "Ryan please. I'm sorry, how many times do I have to say it?" She said quietly as she sobbed again.

Ryan shrugged. "You can say it as many times as you want. Sorry isn't enough, not anymore. Now get the hell out of here, now." He said turning his back to her.

Theresa looked to the floor as another tear escaped her eye. "Ryan…" She started.

"Go!" He yelled angrily. He wasn't going to take it anymore. He wasn't going to be with Theresa, he didn't love her. He couldn't take it...He had to work while she sat at home getting drunk…Then when he got home he had to take care of a drunken Theresa. But now, it was finally over…And he could be with the person he did love, Marissa.

Theresa let out one last sob. "I'm not going to loose you! Not to her. I'll be back Ryan. You'll see too it." She said as she ran out of the pool house, sobbing…She ran out to her car wiping her tears. She got inside starting it up as she backed out of the driveway, she couldn't loose Ryan…Not again.


Julie looked down. "Marissa, you can't do that to yourself. It's not good…It doesn't solve anything. You need help, hunny. I have to get you to a recovery center…Or a therapist. Or, or, something!" She stuttered slightly. She was just so worried about what her daughter was doing, and she couldn't take it.

Marissa slapped her hand down on her thigh. "Great!" She yelled. "I knew it! I knew I shouldn't have told you anything, because I knew this is how you'd react. You wanna just ship me off somewhere so you can get rid of me, well you know what mom? I'm sick of you." She said angrily. She opened the door running out. She quickly got into her car and sped off leaving her mother behind.

Julie watched as her daughter ran out, she was going to chase after her but she just couldn't find the strength too. That's all she wanted to do was help, she didn't want to hurt Marissa…She never would. She raised her hand to her forehead as a few tears escaped her eyes.

Ryan sighed as Theresa left. He looked down for a moment, and then walked out of the pool house and back inside the main house. He immediately made his way toward the family room. He saw Julie, crying. He could actually care less but he was guessing Julie had probably seen Marissa, so she must have known where Marissa was. "Where's Marissa?" He asked straight out.

Julie looked up and wiped her eyes quickly. "I don't know, she ran off on me." She explained upset.

Ryan crossed his arms. "What did you do?" He asked knowing Julie obviously said something to piss Marissa off, or to upset her. Julie was good for it.

"I found out about the cutting…I asked why she did it and, and she told me. She needs to see a therapist…Or get to a recovery center. I told her that she got upset with me and…Ran off." She explained, she couldn't actually believe she was talking to Ryan Atwood, but…Who else was there?

Ryan looked down. "Julie, Marissa's a smart girl. Yeah, she makes some mistakes this cutting thing being a big one. But, she's going to get through it. What she needs is help for her mother…Not a doctor. Every time things get harder between you and Marissa you cant just send her away to a recovery center. Because you and I both know that'll make things worse."

Julie looked down taking in everything Ryan had just said to her. She bit her lip. He was right, she couldn't believe she was actually agreeing with Ryan…But he had made a point. "Your right…I need to talk to Marissa."

Ryan nodded. "I'll with you...knowing you, some how you'll screw this up." He said coldly as he walked toward the door.

Julie rolled her eyes as she stood up. She tried to control her anger on saying something inappropriate about his life in Chino and walked out after him. "Where do you think she would go?" She asked.

"Probably back to your house." He explained.

Julie nodded and got into the drivers seat of her car, pressing the un-lock button to let Ryan in…

Ryan opened the door passenger seat door and got inside, he shut the door after he was in and Julie took off, speeding down the street toward the Cooper Nichol mansion.


Marissa grabbed clothes out of her dresser drawers tossing them into her suitcase that lay on her bed, she couldn't stay here anymore with her mom…She just, hated her. The way she handled situations…She's a terrible mother…She always will be. She heard someone knocking on her door and sighed knowing it was her mother. "Go away! You're the last person I want to talk to right now!" She yelled.

"Marissa, it's me." Ryan called to her from the other side of the door.

Marissa immediately opened the door. "I'm glad you're here." She said. "My mom wants to send me away, again." She said as she turned walking back into her room as she removed more clothes from her drawers and closet, throwing them into her bag.

Ryan stepped into her room. "So, where are you going?" He asked as he watched her rush around her room packing things…

Marissa shrugged. "I don't know…Hawaii..? With my dad." She said.

Ryan looked down nodding slightly. "So your just gonna leave…What about me?" He asked looking toward her.

Marissa sighed and stopped rushing around; she walked toward him and shrugged. "I don't know…I just, I can't stay with my mom anymore…Because if I do I'm she gonna end up in a mental institution or some stupid recovery center!" She answered starting to cry slightly now.

Ryan pulled Marissa into a hug. "Marissa, I know you don't need to be in a recovery center…And I think your mom does too. I talked to her…Everything's going to be okay." He explained, just at that he heard Marissa's bedroom door open.

Julie barged through Marissa's door after hearing what Ryan said. She was crying, she felt awful for the way she had been acting toward her Marissa lately. "Marissa I'm so sorry. You don't need to be in recovery center, I want you here…With me!" She said as tears poured out of her eyes.

Ryan took a step back away from Marissa as Julie ran in…

Julie ran toward her daughter wrapping her arms around her. "Sweetie, I'm so sorry I've been shutting you out and for everything I've done to you." She said.

Marissa hugged her mother back slightly. She had never heard her mother talk like this before…It was different and kind of scary. But, she liked to hear it. Whatever Ryan had said to her, it helped and for the first time…Marissa actually felt closer to her mother.


Ryan stepped into the pool house only to find Seth sitting on his bed playing a game on his game boy advance. "Hey…" He said as he shut the door.

Seth turned it off as he heard Ryan. "Hey." He said putting the game boy down on his bed. "So, how's your day been?" He asked.

Ryan shrugged. "Intense. Things with Marissa and her mom…But, I guess everything's okay now."

Seth nodded. "Marissa troubles. That's defiantly a tail I've heard many times before." He said. "Well, if it helps my day wasn't much better. Zach attacked Summer with a gun and said he loved her…Then he tried to kill me…" He said.

Ryan nodded. "Wow…Like another Oliver. Doesn't it seem like everyday gets harder and harder." He asked.

"Yeah…I guess are lives are doomed man…" Seth said with a small chuckle.

Ryan laughed slightly. "Maybe…"

Seth sighed. "So? PS2?" He asked.

Ryan nodded. "Sounds good to me."

"Cool." Seth said as he and Ryan stood up. "Well, at least are lives couldn't get any worse…It's not like we have stalkers." He said with a shrug.

"Please, Seth. Don't say that…It'll probably come true…" Ryan replied with a small smile as the two sat down on the couch and played PS2, as usual Seth was getting into it talking about how he was going to win. Ryan was barely paying attention. His mind was on everything that just happened…His life was finally good. Theresa was out of it and he was living with the Cohen's and dating Marissa again. His heart was no longer broken or torn anymore. His life was perfect, for once.


A/N:
That was it! I really hope you enjoyed this story, please Review! Ohh and for everyone who is reading my other story Say Goodnight and Go … It should be updated soon!