A/N- I'm so glad that my last chapter turned out the way I wanted it to go. I'm also happy that you all liked it! On with the story...

Chapter 14

Marissa woke up the next morning forgetting for a while where she was. She sat up and saw Ryan fast asleep beside her. She smiled to herself. Memories of last night came flowing back to her mind. Last night was amazing. Best night of Marissa's life probably. It was much better than it had been with Luke. She leaned down and kissed Ryan's lips. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled.

"Hi," he whispered. He yawned.

"Hi there sleepy head," Marissa replied. "I want to thank you for last night. It was the best night I've ever had. It was amazing."

"Well, I thought you were pretty amazing yourself," Ryan commented. "You're okay right? I didn't hurt you or anything?" Typical of Ryan to be cautious.

"You didn't hurt me," Marissa assured him. "So, any plans for the day?"

"I suppose I'm going to be hanging out with Seth and Sandy and Kirsten. What about you?" Ryan asked.

"Sum and I are going to go down to the beach and tan for a while. Then I promised Cate I would take her shopping. I think I'm having dinner with my parents tonight or something," Marissa thought aloud. "You should come along."

"Uh, I don't know if you're mom would be very happy with me in your house," Ryan said.

"Well, what she wants doesn't matter. We are engaged now so I think that we should tell them…together," Marissa explained. "Besides, she didn't mind that you were there yesterday."

"Fine, I'll go to make you happy Mrs. Atwood," Ryan joked.

"Thank you," Marissa replied kissing him.

"So what do you think about Seth and Summer?" Ryan asked her. He was now over by the dresser, putting on boxers and a wife beater.

"I knew it would happen sooner or later. Seth's been in love with her for like ever and Summer loves him a lot too so, I don't know. I knew it was going to happen," Marissa said, getting off of the bed and taking out her dressing gown.

"I was with him when he picked out the ring," Ryan offered.

"Yeah, so you knew already," Marissa said.

"What do you think about us?" Ryan asked after a moment of silence.

"I'm really happy we're together. So happy. When you asked me, I was so happy I felt like I was about to explode. And last night? That just sealed the best night of my life! I'm so glad we waited until the time was right…" Marissa trailed off. Ryan smiled at her. "When I first met you Ryan, all I wanted was to be with you forever. I think I just got my wish."

"I think you did too," Ryan responded. "So, you wanna go tell the Cohen's?"

"Sure!" Marissa replied.

When Ryan and Marissa entered the kitchen, they saw that everyone was already in there. Sandy was reading the newspaper, Kirsten was toasting some bagels and Seth and Summer were bickering as usual.

"Hey you two! How did you sleep?" Kirsten asked when she saw them.

"We slept well," Ryan answered. "Uh, we have something to tell you."

"Go ahead," Sandy said, motioning for him to continue.

"Last night, I asked Rissa to marry me and she said yes," Ryan said.

"COOP! We're both engaged, that's like so awesome!" Summer gushed and ran to hug her best friend. Hugs were exchanged all around. Everyone was happy about the news.

"So, Sum, ready for the beach?" Marissa asked after breakfast was finished. She was already wearing her bikini underneath a purple mini skirt and a halter top and flip flops.

"Yup, all ready!" Summer said. They said goodbye to Ryan and Seth and drove off to the beach. When they found a good tanning area, they set up their lounge chairs and took off their clothes revealing their bikinis. Marissa's was pink with Hawaiian flowers and Summer's was plain black.

"I cannot believe we are both engaged. Who knew?" Summer asked, putting her huge Chanel glasses over her eyes.

"I don't know. I am so happy though," Marissa said. "But I am so tired."

"Tired? Why would you be tired? Did you and Ryan finally do it last night?" Summer questioned. Marissa looked away. "Oh my god, you guys did! You guys had sex!"

"Sum, it was way more than just sex. We made love," Marissa replied.

"Okay then. So you "made love". About time! I mean, you guys have been off and on for two years now, finally you guys do it," Summer pointed out. "So how was it?"

"Absolutely amazing," Marissa breathed.

"Better than with Luke?" Summer wondered.

"Much better," Marissa nodded. "I've never been happier."

"Neither," Summer agreed.

Ryan and Seth were in the pool house playing the new Star Wars game on PS2. Seth was beating Ryan, no doubt about it.

"You loose again!" Seth screamed. "Victory is mine!"

"Seth, you are such a child sometimes," Ryan muttered.

"On the inside, yes. But Ryan, my man, I am now officially an adult. I happen to be engaged," Seth shot back.

"Well, I'm engaged too, you know," Ryan pointed out.

"So was she happy when you asked her?" Seth asked.

"Yeah…she was so happy," Ryan said through a yawn.

"Dude, why do you keep yawning? It's been like, non-stop all afternoon," Seth wanted to know.

"Late night last night," Ryan said.

"Its not like you and Marissa had sex or anything though, right?" Seth asked. Ryan glared at him. "Oh. My. God. You guys did have sex, didn't you?"

"Don't call it that. It was way more than just sex. We made love," Ryan explained. He couldn't believe he was having this conversation with Seth.

"Whoa…look who's gone all softy on me!" Seth commented.

"Seth…" Ryan warned.

"So how was she?" Seth wanted to know.

"You really expect me to answer that? I thought you had Summer," Ryan asked.

"I am with Summer. I only wanted to know if she was good for your sake," Seth replied simply.

"She was good okay? No, make that amazing. Now, can we stop talking about this? Rissa will kill me if she finds out I'm telling you how good she is in bed," Ryan said.

"Fine then. Let's go onto round 3 then of SW," Seth suggested.

Later that evening, when Marissa dropped her sister at her house, she went to the Cohen's with Summer who had accompanied the Cooper sisters to the mall. Ryan opened the front door of the Cohen mansion to find Summer and Marissa decked out in new outfits. Ryan's jaw dropped when he saw Marissa. She was beautiful. Summer was wearing a halter sundress color red and flip flops. But Marissa was wearing possibly the shortest dress Ryan had ever seen her in. It was classic black and had V-neck that completed a nice cleavage. She was wearing strappy black sandals and her hair was in waves around the frame of her face.

"I see you approve," Summer said. "She got that dress for you." She walked past the two and went upstairs to Seth's room.

"Wow," Ryan breathed.

"You like?" Marissa asked.

"Hell yeah. It's going to be hard for me to keep my hands to myself," Ryan replied.

"Hey, don't get all horney yet. We still have to go to my parents. You didn't forget right?" Marissa asked. She was in front of the hall mirror, reapplying some lip gloss.

"Of course I didn't forget. Do you know where we're going?" Ryan asked.

"The Arches," Marissa replied. "Afterwards though, you don't have to keep your hands to yourself," she added seductively.

"I'll keep that in mind," Ryan said, winking. They walked out of the house after saying goodbye to Seth and Summer and Sandy and Kirsten. Seth and Summer would be going out to another restaurant where as Sandy and Kirsten were ordering in Chinese and watching a movie.

Marissa and Ryan spotted Jimmy, Julie and Caitlin at a table in the corner of the restaurant. Handshakes as well as hugs and kisses were exchanged. Julie was actually acting politely around Ryan which made Marissa happy to know she was trying.

"Kiddo you want something to drink?" Jimmy asked his daughter.

"Yes please. Can I have a martini please?" Marissa wondered. Her father nodded.

"What about you Ryan? Anything for you to drink?" Jimmy asked.

"Yes please. I'll have a beer," Ryan replied. While Jimmy went to get the drinks, Julie tried to strike up conversation.

"So, Ryan how are you lately?" she asked politely.

"I'm doing well Mrs. Cooper," Ryan responded.

"Please, call me Julie," Julie smiled. "Mariss, how was your day­?"

"It was good. Listen, Mom, Dad, Cate. We have something to tell you guys," Marissa started to tell when her dad got back from getting their drinks.

"We're getting married!" she announced after taking a breath.

Another cliffhanger! HAHA, I love cliffhangers. What will Julie and Jimmy and Caitlin think about their marriage? LoL, you'll just have to wait and see. Remember, the button below is your friend!