Okay, so last chapter...must of sucked. I only got3 reviews for it. And in that case, this chapter is dedicated to you three. I appreciate you sticking with me. And thanks to everyone else who has reviewed in the past. It means a lot to me. So here's the next chapter...Enjoy!

"So this was fun. Us. Getting to tour New York and everything." Summer said, walking by Marissa.

"It really was." Marissa replied.

"Too bad we have to go back tomorrow." Seth said, putting his arm casually around Summer.

"Thanks Seth." Summer glared, not wanting to go back to the life of Newport Beach, or actually, not wanting to start a new one at Stanford.

"Look, it will be fun…I mean, it won't, but it will." Seth rambled.

"You're being quiet." Marissa said to Ryan. He looked at her. "I mean, more than usual."

"Yeah. Just thinking." Marissa smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

Rain started to trickle down on them. "Only in New York." Seth started. "Would it rain after such a great day."

"Cohen, it rains everywhere…just not as much in California."

"You'd never survive living in another state." Ryan said, trying to shield Marissa from the rain with his arm.

They started running and finally they made it back to the hotel, rain pouring down around them.

"So…we're going to go pack. See you at 9-ish?" Seth asked heading to his and Summer's room.

"Yeah. Plane leaves at 10:30." Ryan said, turning with Marissa and going to their room.


"Cohen. Cohen! Wake UP-We over slept! It's 10:00!"

"What are you talking about Summer?" Seth asked, turning towards her on the bed.

"Coop just called. They over slept too. Get up lazy ass!"

"Okay, okay. I'm up." Seth said heading to the bathroom.

Summer scrambled around trying to get everything ready to go. "Good thing we packed last night." She said to herself.


"Why didn't we pack last night?" Marissa yelled, running around frantically.

"Calm down, Marissa. If we miss our flight, there will always be another one." Ryan said.

"Would you hurry? Summer hates being late. C'mon…get the stuff out of the closet."

"I'm trying to get this stuff ready. Why don't you?" Marissa looked at Ryan pleadingly. "Oh. Right. No light." Ryan smiled and stopped what he was doing. 'Why didn't we pack last night?' He thought to himself.


At 10:16 the whole gang was ready to go. "I called a cab." Seth said.

Then the cab pulled up. Ryan got in front. Seth, Summer, and Marissa got in back. "Hey. Could you, like, hurry man? Our plane leaves in like 7 minutes." Seth asked, getting annoyed of the drivers slow driving.

"I'm going fast as can." The driver replied. Obviously, not knowing too much English.

"Finally!" Summer said stepping out of the cab. The four friends grabbed their bags and ran through the terminal.

"Just in time." Ryan said out of breath.

They stepped onto the plane. The plane that would lead them back to their drama-filled lives. Back to their reality.


"This felt good." Ryan said to Marissa. "Getting away."

"Yeah. It did." Marissa smiled and turned back to the in-flight movie. Orange County. Hilarious. The air plane people obviously had a sense of humor. Or were really sarcastic. Playing the movie that had the name of where they were headed.

But Marissa couldn't focus. All she could think about was how her and Ryan were starting new lives, together. And how she didn't want anything bad to happen. 'But the inevitable had to happen.' She thought. Something would mess it up.

"What's wrong?" Ryan's voice interrupted her thoughts. Any other person would've thought that she was just in to the movie. But Ryan knew.

"Just…thinking." She replied.

"About?" He asked.

"Nothing." She looked at him. His blue eyes staring back. "Everything. I don't know."

"Don't worry. We're going to be fine. We're all getting away from Newport. Nothing bad will happen."

Marissa smiled. "Yeah." She looked over at Seth and Summer. Sleeping. 'Figures,' She thought.

The plane landed and they all got off. "Never again, will we get on one of those." Ryan said, picking out their bags.


When Seth and Ryan returned home, there was balloons and stuff everywhere. "SURPRISE!" Sandy and Kirsten yelled happily.

"A party? God, you guys…" Seth complained.

"Shut-up. You know you like it." Ryan said, as Kirsten gave them both a hug.

"We got you this." Kirsten said, handing over a key to Ryan.

"For both of you." Sandy said.

"A key? That's a great gift." Seth said sarcastically.

"Seth, this probably goes to a--"

"CAR!" Seth screamed, grabbing Ryan's arm and pulling him outside.

There it was, in the garage. A nice new Jeep. Just for them.

Kirsten and Sandy came outside to see Seth and Ryan jumping in the car. "This rocks!" Seth said happily. Ryan got out of the car. "What are you doing?" Seth asked, confused.

Ryan hugged Kirsten and Sandy. "Thanks."

Seth did the same. Not wanting to look like the ungrateful son.


3 Days Later

"So all your stuff is packed?" Marissa said walking into the Pool House.

"Just about." Ryan said, kissing her on the lips.

Seth poked his head in the door. "PlayStation?" He asked, causing Ryan and Marissa to pull apart.

"Yeah." Ryan said, taking Marissa's hand and going into the main house.

Summer was already on the couch, popcorn in hand.

And they all sat there, playing and having a great time. Just like they used to. 'Ryan was right' Marissa thought. 'Nothing bad will happen.'

Sorry if you guys wanted me to put more of New York in there...but I've never been there, so I didn't know what to write. And there's only one more chapter left. If I get a lot of reviews it'll probably come soon. Tell me what you thought. I love to hear opinions. Thank you! P.S. I don't own The O.C. nor do I own Orange County. But you already knew that, didn't you?