Chapter 10

Ryan had invited Marissa back to his dorm room. She didn't refuse the offer. She was too caught up in the heat of the moment- the moment she and Ryan had shared just moments ago- and she was too happy to turn anything down. When they arrived in the dorm Ryan shared with Seth, they looked at each other with lovesick smiles on their faces.

"Hi," he whispered in a husky voice that sounded very sexy.

"Hi," she replied, trying to keep her cool. That's when Marissa dropped her purse and flung her arms around Ryan's neck as they began kissing each other passionately. Their kiss started to become more demanding and loving as tongues entered in each other's mouths. Ryan led her over to the bed where they fell upon it together, still totally attached.

"I love you," Marissa managed to whisper in between kisses.

"I love you," Ryan replied, trailing kisses down her neck and across her collarbone. This would have gone much further if they hadn't gotten interrupted.

"Oh my god!" cried a voice. Marissa and Ryan immediately stopped kissing each other and stood up, pretending nothing happened.

"Finally you guys get it together!" said a smiling Seth.

"You could have knocked before coming in," Ryan muttered.

"Save it Ryan. This is Cohen's dorm too, you know," Summer shot back. Ryan glared at her. Summer turned her gaze to Marissa. "Holy shit, Coop! When you said you were with Ryan, I didn't expect you to be rounding second base!" Marissa blushed.

"Geez, Sum, you sure know how to make a girl blush," Marissa said.

"So you guys are back together now?" Seth asked to make sure.

"No Cohen, they're just making out because they want to. Of course they're back together!" Summer said. She looked at them. "Right?"

"Yes, Summer, we are back together," Ryan said, letting the smile ease out. Seth and Summer sat down on Seth's bed and cuddled up, like Marissa and Ryan were doing.

"Dude, this is like, the Fantastic Four reunited!" Seth exclaimed happily.

"Why do you always refer to us by that name?" Summer wondered.

"Because it's a comic. Not to mention, it's cool," Seth said sheepishly, planting a kiss on her forehead. Suddenly, the phone rang. Seth answered it.

"Hey son," it was Sandy.

"Hey Dad," Seth replied. Seth motioned for Ryan, Marissa and Summer to be quiet. "What's going on?"

"Nothing really. How's college life treating you?" Sandy asked.

"Oh, college is great," Seth informed his dad.

"Have you seen Summer or Marissa yet?" Sandy wondered.

"Yeah, actually, Summer and Marissa are with us. Sum and I got back together, as did Marissa and Ryan," Seth continued.

"That's great, son," Sandy said warmly. "Listen, I got a call from your mother today…"

"Oh, you got a call from Mom? How is she?" Seth questioned.

"She's doing well. She's actually coming out of rehab this weekend. I was wondering if you and Ryan could come down for a couple of days. I know she would love to see the both of you," Sandy explained.

"Well, uh, the only time we can come up is next weekend. We're kinda booked for this one," Seth said.

"Great! Seth, say hi to Ryan and the girls for me. Love you," Sandy said.

"Love you too," Seth replied, hanging up the phone. Seth turned to his friends.

"We're heading to Orange County this upcoming weekend," he announced.

"Fun!" Marissa exclaimed. "Caitlin's back from boarding school! I can finally see her.

"Sum, do you want to come along?" Seth asked his girlfriend.

"Duh, Cohen, do you even have to ask?" Summer replied, kissing him. Ryan leaned in and kissed Marissa as well. Finally, things were turning out the way it was supposed to be.

A/N- Please forgive me, I am not really good at detailed kissing scenes. Anyhoo, if you review then I'll know you want more of this!