A/N- Hope you all love this chapter. I have been re-watching season one so I thought the Fantastic Four could have a dinner together to catch up on old times...hope you enjoy!

Chapter 22

Ring, ring went Marissa's cell phone. She fumbled around her purse looking for it. She flipped it open.

"Hey Coop," Summer greeted, her voice cheery.

"So I suppose you told Seth?" Marissa replied.

"Yeah…Coop, he was so happy. You should have seen him!" Summer said happily. "He said it was like a dream come true."

"That's great Sum! See I told you he wouldn't freak out about it," Marissa said.

"Yeah," Summer said. "So are you and Ryan doing anything tonight?"

"Uh…not that I know of," Marissa replied. Ryan still hadn't come back from classes yet, but he would any minute. "Why?"

"Well Cohen and I are going to Valentino tonight for dinner. What to come along?" Summer offered. "I know Cohen won't mind. It'll be like old times."

"Yeah, sure. That sounds fun. I'll just run it by Ry when he gets home and we'll see you there," Marissa said. "What time?"

"7:30ish," Summer answered. "See you then!" Marissa flipped off her phone just when Ryan came through the door. She walked closer, giving him a sensual kiss on the lips.

"Hello to you too," Ryan said, his voice low and husky. Gosh he was so sexy.

"We're going to Valentino's tonight for dinner," Marissa let him know.

"Oh, okay," Ryan said.

"Summer called and she was happy that Seth was okay with her being pregnant so she invited us to dinner," Marissa explained. "That's okay right?"

"Yeah, that's fine…" Ryan said. Marissa sensed that there was something up.

"Ry, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing's wrong," Ryan replied, going over and putting on the coffee machine.

"Come on. It's not nothing. Because you seem upset," Marissa said.

"I just thought we could spend some time together…alone…" Ryan trailed off.

"Awww, you want to spend time with me?" Marissa cooed. "Well, we only have to be at the restaurant at 7:30 and it's 3:30 now…so we have like 4 hours to do whatever we want to do."

"Well, what do you want to do?" Ryan asked her. They knew exactly what they wanted to do. Ryan came closer to her and caught her lips with his in a passionate kiss. She let her hands roam around his blonde hair while he set his just above her ass.

"We haven't done this for a while," Marissa murmured in between kisses.

"No kidding," Ryan responded. They somehow managed to find their way over to the couch and lay upon it, caressing each other.

"I love you so fucking much Ryan Atwood," Marissa moaned while he was kissing her neck, leaving a trail of little love marks.

"I love you too," Ryan replied, moving back up to her mouth. This probably would have gotten much more steamier if Marissa's phone didn't start ringing. She groaned.

"Why? Why do we never have any time to our selves?" she complained, walking over and retreaving her phone. She flipped it open.

"Hello?" she said into the speaker.

"Hey sweetie." It was Julie.

"Hey mom," Marissa said. She hadn't spoken to her mother since they visited Newport the month before. "How are you?" It finally felt good that they weren't fighting anymore.

"I'm great sweetie. How are you?" Julie asked her daughter. Julie was also happy that finally she and Marissa were getting along.

"I'm doing okay," Marissa replied.

"Classes are going good?" Julie wanted to know.

"Yup," Marissa said. "I'm doing well in all my classes."

"And how's Ryan?" Julie questioned. Marissa looked up at Ryan who was sipping a cup of coffee and flipping through the TV channels.

"He's good…he's watching TV right now," Marissa informed her mother. "Mom, I'm really happy that you're willing to give Ryan a chance…"

"Well, I never really realized how much he loves you until he told me. He's definitely a keeper," Julie said.

"Yeah…" Marissa agreed.

"How are Seth and Summer?" Julie wondered.

"Oh they're great," Marissa replied. She wondered whether she should tell her mother or not about the news of Summer's pregnancy. Kirsten and Sandy as well as Summer's dad Neil already knew about the news and they were happy for them. Marissa thought it wouldn't hurt. "Summer actually just found out that she's pregnant."

"Oh, wow! Seth must be really happy about that," Julie sounded genuinely happy for Summer. Maybe she really was trying to make a change.

"How are things back in Newport?" Marissa wanted to know.

"Surprisingly nothing," Julie said. "You're father is getting his things sent over from Hawaii so he can move back in with us. Caitlin has a new boyfriend…"

"Cate has a boyfriend? Oh my god, she's growing up so fast," Marissa murmured.

"Yeah…you girls aren't little anymore…I keep having to remind myself that," Julie said. There was a pause for a moment, and Marissa could hear her father in the background. "Honey, I've gotta go. We're having dinner with Kirsten and Sandy tonight."

"Oh, that sounds fun. We're going out tonight too," Marissa said.

"Have fun," Julie responded. "I'll talk to you soon."

"Kay. Love you Mom," Marissa said sincerely.

"Love you too, sweetie," Julie replied. They hung up. Marissa turned to Ryan.

"My mom says hi," she let him know.

"Kay," Ryan answered.

Later that night, when Marissa and Ryan arrived at Valentino's, Seth and Summer were already there, sitting at a table in the corner. Marissa was wearing a purple dress with spaghetti straps that came down to her knee. She was wearing matching strappy sandals and her hair was pulled up in a clip with some strands framing her face. Summer was wearing a black dress that was strapless and her hair was in loose curls. Both Seth and Ryan were wearing suits.

"This is just like old times, huh?" Summer said after everyone had ordered a glass of wine.

"The fantastic four reunited," Seth added.

"Why do you always refer to us by that name?" Marissa asked.

"Because it's a cool comic," Seth replied in a duh tone.

"Who would have known…three years ago that we would have ended up here in LA," Summer said after a while.

"If I wouldn't have gotten thrown into Juvie, I would probably still be in Chino," Ryan said.

"I would probably still be with Luke…." Marissa added.

"I wouldn't have acknowledged Cohen's presence," Summer included.

"And I wouldn't have had anyone," Seth finished. "I am so glad my dad took you in. Probably the best thing that could have happened to all of us."

"Yeah, probably," Ryan said. Everyone agreed.

"Coop here was head over heels for you since she first laid eyes on you," Summer babbled. "She was clearly interested in you but didn't want to hurt Luke."

"Thanks Sum," Marissa said. "And anyways, I knew it would have ended with Luke sooner than later."

"You guys were together since what…5th grade?" Seth added.

"At least I had someone," Marissa shot back. Seth pretended to be hurt.

"Coop, remember the Kick-off Carnival?" Summer asked her friend.

"Of course I remember," Marissa said, flashing a smile at Ryan.

"She took away my fear of heights," Ryan said.

"Forget about the Kick-off Carnival. Remember Chrismukkah? Summer dressed up as Wonder Woman," Seth said, grinning.

"That wasn't the best thing in the world Cohen," Summer said through her teeth. "You kept leading Anna and me on!"

"But I chose you in the end, didn't I?" Seth shot back.

"Remember when you guys painted my room to make me feel better after I found out my mom slept with Luke?" Marissa said after a while.

"Yeah…Cohen here didn't know how to use tools," Summer exclaimed. "Not to mention he was one."

"You know you loved me Summer," Seth replied kissing her forehead.

"No, wait! Remember when Ryan came back from Chino and I came back from Portland?" Seth brought up. They all pondered that. Summer was with Zach, Marissa had been depressed, and started seeing the yard guy. Ryan eventually got together with Lindsay and Seth got together with Alex.

"That was screwed up," Summer said finally.

"No kidding," Ryan agreed.

"I really hated my mom back then," Marissa added. "And seeing Ryan with Lindsay, seeing Seth with Alex and seeing Summer with Zach it felt like we were in a different world."

"Yes, but then Sum and I shared the oh-so-passionate upside down Spiderman kiss, Lindsay went back to Chicago and you're and Alex's relationship was going down the drain so things started looking up," Seth said to Marissa.

"Then Trey came out of jail," Ryan said suddenly. They all looked at him. "What? I should be able to talk about it. It was in the past. I mean…I know what happened that night wasn't a good thing, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't ever talk about it."

"You're right you know," Marissa said after a while. "Even though it totally screwed everything up, we should not have to hide from it."

"I just wish I never left you alone for spring break," Ryan said. Marissa instantly remembered the night when Trey tried to attack her.

"Its in the past now. Everything's in the past," Marissa said. "We don't need to dwell on it and at the same time we don't need to hide from it." Everyone nodded. It was the past. And now was the future, which meant the weddings and their future lives together.

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