Sorry, this ones a bit shorter, but I seriously have to do my French assessment. THAN YOU FOR ALL THE REVIEWS! And for those of you who want more SS, sorry, it's just not going to happen, I mean I like SS and all but this is a RM story.

Disclaimer: Don't own the OC

Marissa, the Cohen's and Summer all sat in a circle, about to start giving Marissa her gifts. Kirsten and Sandy handed her a small, flat box wrapped in silver.

"Thank you so much,"

"You haven't even opened it yet sweetie,"

Marissa smiled at her Godparents and unwrapped her present. Inside was a blue velvet box, which she opened to reveal a pair of beautiful gold diamond earrings. Marissa looked up in shock.

"They're so beautiful" she whispered,

"They look like they're from the 1500s"

"They might be," Kirsten replied,

"We were shopping and we walked past this tiny jewelry store and I saw these. They reminded me of when you were in 6th grade and you were studying the Tudors. Do you remember? You had this fixation with Elizabeth. You wanted to be just like her. You were begging your dad to let you dye you hair red and move to England and start French" she said with a laugh.

"So he said instead you could get your ears pierced and start French. I went with you to get your ears pierced because Julie was on riding camp with Caitlin. And when we got there you were so upset because they didn't speak French or let you have the most Elizabethan earrings. And I though since that now you 18 you could have a pair."

Marissa tried to thank Kirsten, but her throat seemed to have closed over. Instead she stood up and hugged them both. Kirsten sniffled and Sandy smiled her as they stepped out of the hug.

"We have to go and pick-up the take out now sweetie. Bye you guys."

"Bye!"

"Ok Coop, now you can open me and Cohen's present" said Summer, shoving a bright pink present at Marissa.

"Summer chose it" said Seth

"She said my suggestions were 'too Coheny'"

Marissa and Ryan shared a laugh as Summer whacked Seth in the stomach.

"Anyway Coop, open your present!"

Marissa peeled back the paper and inside was a really, really nice skirt.

"Wow, thanks you guys!" she said as she pulled the skirt out. Underneath was a diary with a picture of the four of them on the front. She fell silent and carefully put the skirt on her lap and picked up the diary. Inside were messages-one from each of them. She burst into tears and proceeded to suffocate her friends with hugs.

Ryan and Marissa stood together on the balcony after dinner.

"So this is 18"

"Scared?" he asked smiling

"Petrified" she answered grinning

"So…here's your present"

"I was wondering when you'd give it too me" she said flippantly

"So the brat returns. Anyway here it is."

He handed her a present wrapped in green and blue and pink paper (A/N like the marble cake I made with my friend Emma). She opened it and on top was Postal Service-Greatest Songs (A/N I don't think this actually exists). She smiled.

"I think we need a freckle handshake,"

"Look underneath."

Underneath there was another velvet box, but inside this one was a charm bracelet. On it there was a little Ferris wheel, a snowflake and a little carebear. It between each one was a little heart. Marissa's eyes went very big. Ryan took the cd from her.

"Open the hearts"

She nodded mutely. Inside the first heart was a picture of her and Ryan. The second had her, Seth and Summer. The last heart had a picture of her and her dad on the beach. She didn't say a word.

"I just thought…y'know, a charm for a special memory and a picture for whoever's in your heart"

She put on the bracelet and hugged him.

"Thank you so such. I love you, you know that don't you?" she whispered

"I love you too"

She sighed and kissed his cheek.

Then Lindsay walked out onto the balcony.