Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters except for Evelyn Cooper who I do indeed own. The others Seth, Marissa, Ryan, summer, Anna are all characters of the OC and the fox network.

A/N Please for all those illiterate people PLEASE read the FIRST chapter!! Lol just joking I worked hard on this chapter and I hope you love it!! Thanks!! Rini.

Summary: Marissa has kept a HUGE secret from Ryan for almost eight years, the only people that knew about it were Seth, Anna and Summer, how will he react when he suddenly finds out? I mean what will happen when he suddenly after eight years of not seeing Marissa suddenly shows up at Seth's apartment? Read to find out~ R&R please!

Ryan as he walked out of Marissa's apartment felt, drained, yet excited.

"I have a daughter." He said quietly to himself. "I can't believe this,"

He slowly walked to Seth's apartment and opened the door where Seth and summer were sitting on the couch sipping cans of soda. At the moment Summer was laughing at something Seth said.

"COHEN you are SO FUNNY!"

"Yeah I know its part of my stupid charm," he said trying not to laugh.

"Yeah, yeah I know Cohen" summer looked up and saw Ryan there. " Sorry to spill the beans Chino, but well I thought that it was just Seth here." She said shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah its not your fault I'm glad you told me actually, now I know that my own brother has been lying to me for the past eight years. Thanks Seth." Ryan said as he grabbed his bag and walked into the bathroom shutting the door with a slam.

"Well I think that went well," Seth said leaning back into the couch.

Ryan stayed in the bathroom for a few hours showering, and thinking.

NEXT DAY.

Marissa woke up with her arm around Evie, she remembered vaguely that she had a nightmare and had crawled into her mom's bed.

Evie shifted her weight,

"'Morning kiddo." Marissa said as Evie rolled over to face her mom.

"Morning mommy," she said sweetly, then yawning. "What time is it?"

"8 I let us sleep in today!! You don't have to go to school because it's Saturday!!!" Evie jumped up.

"YES!!" she started dancing on the bed jumping up and down, yelling "ITS SATURDAY, ITS SATURDAY! ITS SATURDAY!" OVER and OVER again.

Marissa laughed, then suddenly remembering what had happened the day before she groaned,

"Dingo" She muttered, that was the word she used around Evie when she felt like swearing.

"UH OH mommy. Why did you say dingo?"

"Because if we don't get up Aunt Anna wont make you pancakes for breakfast!" she said getting up and heading for the bathroom, where she used the bathroom then got dressed, she came out and Evie was sitting fully dressed on the couch holding her stuffed dog Barkley.

"Ready?" Marissa asked rolling up the sleeves to the pale pink long sleeved shirt she was wearing.

"YUP!" she jumped up and ran to the door, Marissa smiled and grabbed her purse and they locked the door and walked across the hall to Anna's apartment.

It was a Saturday tradition that Anna would make Summer, Seth, Marissa and Evie a huge breakfast on Saturday.

Marissa knocked on the door,

"Its open" Anna shouted from the kitchen.

Marissa and Evie walked in,

"HEY Anna, its us." Anna's head peered out from the kitchen.

"GREAT!!!! Hey sweetie!" she said to Evie, "How is my favorite girl doing today?" Evie went bouncing into the kitchen and hugged Anna.

"I'm good!! Hey is that nice guy Ryan coming too?"

Anna paused,

"I think Uncle Seth may bring him but I'm not sure." Marissa found herself mildly excited at the thought of seeing Ryan again.

"NO" she told her self, "You can't do this to your self. Just is his friend not any thing more then that."

"So That was kinda shocking about Ryan showing up last night wasn't it?"

"Yeah it was I think so at least." Anna replied to Marissa.

"Mommy isn't he the guy who Is in the picture on the fireplace?" Marissa blushed; their senior prom picture is on the mantel still.

"Yes Evie it is. We were friends a long time ago."

"Is he my daddy? Cuz his eyes are just like mine." She said innocently, Marissa's smile faded,

"Why would you think that?"

"because he looks like me sorta." She said pulling a stool over and standing on it to wash her hands and 'help' Anna cook.

Marissa was saved from having to answer when the door opened and Summer came bounding in holding a box for Evie,

"EVIE I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU!!"

"For ME?" She ran off of the stool and to summer to claim the box, which Summer handed her,

Marissa mouthed 'thanks' and summer she mouthed, "don't mention it' back to her.

Evie opened the box and pulled out a Pink fluffy shirt and a pair of jeans.

"OO I LOVE THEM AUNT SUMMER THANKS!!!" she said hugging Summer.

"Welcome kiddo." They chatted for a few minutes until the door opened a second time and Seth and Ryan walked in.

"UNCLE SETH!!" she said running up to him, he swooped her into his arms,

"Hey Evie!"

"LOOKIT what I got!" she said squirming down and grabbing the box with her present in it and shoving it into Seth's face.

"OH I LOVE IT its to die for!" Seth said picking up the shirt from out of the box, "you think this would fit me? Maybe I could borrow it sometime."

Evie giggled.

"UNCLE SETH," she said smacking herself in the head with her hand and then putting her hands on her hips. "That's for LITTLE girls!! Not Uncle Seth's DUH"

Seth laughed along with Ryan, Marissa, Summer and Anna.

They eat laughing at various things, Marissa keenly avoiding Ryan's eye.

They finished breakfast and Marissa offered to clean up, Ryan got up and offered to help also,

"GREAT idea" Seth said, " I am going to take Evie, summer, and Anna out!"

Marissa stopped as she was getting up plates in hand, so did Ryan.

"I was thinking that Anna could stay here." Marissa said,

"Oh well I think that I need to go with them so that Evie doesn't get spoiled you know Summer IS going to be there." She said grabbing her jacket and running out the door, holding Evie's hand. Seth and summer followed suit, and they left Ryan and Marissa standing there feeling COMPLETELY out of place and awkward.

"UH" Marissa said walking into the kitchen with the plates, Ryan followed suit carrying a plate of pancakes and a jar of syrup.

"Marissa."

"RYAN JUST STOPPIT ok? Stop." Marissa set the plates in the sink her shoulders shook. "I'm sorry I should have called you and I know I should have, I just. Evie and I are happy. And if I bring some guy in who is her 'dad' then it may just upset what I've worked for."

Ryan walked over to Marissa and pulled her into a hug, she started to cry.

"Look I had NO IDEA you were in the city and I was just here to see Seth, but if you need my help with Evie, I will help her, I can pay child support."

"You don't have to do that Ryan. But I think that if we tell Evie. I'm afraid that she may grow too attached to you and then you may just up and leave," Marissa said calming down slightly.

"Marissa do you want me to stay out of the way with Evie and just see her like say when I'm at Seth's and she's there?"

"I'm not sure Ryan."

He let her go, she just stood there looking like a small child,

"Ok just tell me what you want me to do." He said smiling slightly " and tell me when you decide."

Marissa smiled a small smile,

"Thanks Ryan."

"Welcome" he gave her a warm smile, "I'm glad we could talk." Ryan said walking back out to the table and taking the rest of the serving dishes.

"Me too Ryan," Marissa said loading the dishwasher,

"I'm going to be staying with Seth for a while or at least until I get a place of my own."

"Right, that's what I thought," Ryan walked back into the kitchen, Marissa had changed, she was older, only 26 but older, she had gained a little bit of weight which Ryan thought looked really good on her. She still looked basically the same though; today she wore basic jeans and a pink long sleeved shirt. VERY simple yet oh so elegantly put together,

Ryan had changed in the past eight years, he was 27 a few months older then Marissa, after she left he changed a lot of things about him, his looks, his job, just things.

HE was no longer the boot, wife beater wearing hard stuff kid; sure he was still quiet, protective of himself, and just Ryanish. He wore jeans and button up shirts, sometimes tee shirts sometimes not, he owned a pair of sneakers, and he had gotten rid of all of his wife beaters except one, which he slept in.

Today he was wearing a blue button up shirt, a pair of sneakers and jeans.

"Ryan you look really good." Marissa said laughing slightly.

"Why thank you madam." Ryan said bowing, Marisa laughed again. They sat talking about the situation, whether to tell Evie that he was her dad or not, I mean there were many pro's and many cons which we will not name at this moment, because they would take about an hour to name.

"I like her she's spunky," Ryan said,

"Yes she reminds me of you so much it hurts, and it has hurt so much over the years how much she looks like you."

"I can believe that"

"I want you to have access to her, it may make it easier to have someone help me with her, I mean Seth and the girls have helped me every day of Evie's life, they haven't had a vacation in years and I fell horrible about that, but I just needed them."

"I understand." Ryan shifted his weight uncomfortably on the couch. "I'll help with her as much as I can. I can baby-sit and pay for things I've got enough money for my bills and stuff,"

"Ryan you don't have to do that, we get along fine, my job is doing really well, I'm a secretary at a law firm." Marissa said nodding her head,

" I bet it is, but I want to help."

"NO," Then realizing that she had sounded harsh she said "Ryan I don't want to ruin your life and make you settle down with a kid,"

Ryan sighed.

"Your not ruining my life Marissa."

"Yeah well I think I am if I make you settle down and.." the door opened and Seth, Anna and summer walked in.

Seth carrying a sleepy Evie,

"Hi guys" Anna said walking into the kitchen and grabbing a soda, "Your talk go well."

"Yeah we agreed that I would help with Evie, much to Marissa's dismay" Ryan said before Marissa could say anything, she glared at him.

"Yeah whatever."

"Evie and I need to get home." Marissa said taking Evie from Seth's arms and grabbing her purse and walking out the door.

"I take it that went well bro."

Ryan gave him 'the look'

"OK, OK chill dude."