Worries About the Parents
The next morning Ryan woke up beside Marissa, who was still sleeping. Ryan smiled and thought that this was who he was going to wake up to every day for the rest of his life. He got up went to make some coffee.
Marissa woke up and saw that Ryan was gone. She sat up to look around and found him at the kitchen making coffee.
"Hey." Ryan said from the kitchen.
"Hey." Marissa said coming into the kitchen and sitting on a stool by the counter. Ryan leaned over and kissed her. "What's for breakfast?" She asked.
"Well since there's nothing here, we'll have to have something in the house." Ryan told her, looking through the cupboards. "But we have coffee."
"Coffee sounds good." Marissa told him, looking down at her ring.
"You like it?" Ryan asked, pouring each of them a cup.
"I love it!" Marissa exclaimed. "It must have cost a fortune."
"Well, you're worth it." Ryan said and Marissa blushed. Ryan drained his cup and Marissa drank her coffee.
"Let's go get some breakfast." Ryan said as he went to get dressed. Marissa put on the clothes she wore yesterday.
"We need to go to my house this morning so I can change." She said.
"Fine." Ryan said as he opened the door of the pool house. They walked to the door of the house and Marissa suddenly stopped.
"What?" Ryan asked, looking at Marissa's face.
"Your parents! We have to tell them!" She said quietly.
Ryan smiled. "It's ok. They'll be happy for us."
They walked into the kitchen where Kirsten and Sandy were eating breakfast.
"Hey guys," Sandy said, looking up from his newspaper, "Hungry? We have lots to eat; eggs, bacon, toast."
"Thanks." Marissa said, getting a plate from the cupboard. She put an egg, some bacon, and a slice of toast on it and sat down at the table. Ryan sat beside her, his plate piled with food.
Sandy looked at the kids and then noticed the ring on Marissa's hand. "Marissa, where did you get that ring?" Sandy asked, looking shocked.
"Well, Ryan gave it to me." Marissa said smiling. She quickly shoved half an egg into her mouth.
Sandy and Kirsten looked over to Ryan, who was smiling, looking down at his plate. "You mean, you're engaged?" Kirsten asked. Sandy still had a shocked look on his face.
"Yes!" Marissa shrieked. Kirsten and Marissa both jumped up and hugged each other. Sandy got up to hug both Ryan and Marissa.
"Congratulations!" Kirsten and Sandy cried.
"Thanks." Marissa and Ryan said as they sat down.
"When did you propose?" Sandy asked, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Last night, on the Ferris wheel." Ryan said. Just then Seth came into the kitchen, still in his pajamas.
"What's all the shouting about?" He asked as he bit into a slice of toast.
"Ryan and Marissa are engaged!" Kirsten said excitedly.
"I knew that." Seth said rolling his eyes.
"So what do you want to do today?" Ryan asked Marissa when they were back in the pool house. Marissa fell onto the bed and lied down.
"Well we're going to the movies with Seth and Summer." She said. "But that's not until tonight."
"Want to go to the beach and then get something to eat?" Ryan asked as he sat on the bed beside Marissa.
"Sure," She answered, turning to lie on her side, "But we have to go to my house first so I can change and pick up a few things."
Ryan leaned over and kissed her, "That's fine."
"Let's go then." Marissa said getting off the bed. Ryan went and grabbed his swimming trunks and then followed Marissa to the car.
"So how're we going to tell your parents?" He asked as he got in the car.
"Oh god, I don't know. Dad will be happy but Mom may not be." Marissa said.
"Well she likes me better than she did 3 years ago." Ryan told her.
Marissa turned to him and smiled. She loved the way he didn't care about what anybody thought about him. The Cooper mansion came into view and Ryan parked the car in the driveway. Ryan got out first and went to open the door for Marissa.
"Here we go." Marissa said. At least she didn't have to face her parents alone, Ryan was there and he always will be.
"Ready?" Ryan asked, taking Marissa's hand in his own.
"Yes." Marissa said a little shakily. "There only my parents!" She thought to herself.
Marissa and Ryan opened the front doors and Marissa called out to her mom and dad. "Hello. Anybody here?"
"Marissa! Is that you?" Julie called from the kitchen.
Marissa gave a slight moan. "I hoped I could talk to Dad first." She whispered to Ryan.
"Hi honey." Julie said hugging her daughter. "Hello Ryan." She added.
"Hi Mrs. Cooper." Ryan said.
Marissa looked at Ryan and squeezed his hand. "Mom, where's Dad?"
"In his study. Why?" Julie asked, looking at the couple suspiciously.
"We need to talk to you both." Marissa told her mother.
Julie turned around and walked down the hallway. When she came back, Jimmy was with her.
"Hey guys! What's the matter?" He asked.
"Well, we have something to tell you." Marissa said. Ryan glanced at her and saw that she was nervous so he stepped in.
"We're engaged." He told them simply. Jimmy looked happy but Julie looked shocked.
"Congratulations!" Jimmy said hugging his daughter and shaking hands with Ryan.
"Mom, are you ok?" Marissa asked. Julie was still standing there with her mouth open. Marissa was afraid that her mother wouldn't be happy about this. Then Julie closed her mouth and went to hug Marissa.
"I'm fine it's just I'm a little surprised." She said, looking at Marissa's ring. "But I am happy for you both." She added on the verge of tears. Then surprisingly she went over and hugged Ryan. Ryan and Marissa were both stunned.
"Well we have to go now." Marissa said and her mother immediately stopped hugging Ryan. "We're going to the beach." She called out as she and Ryan raced up the stairs. Marissa went into her room and Ryan shut the door behind them.
"Well that was unexpected." Marissa told Ryan.
"It's better than a yelling match." He said. Marissa went to get her bathing suit from her dresser and Ryan sat down on the bed. Marissa turned to him and frowned.
"We've never done that." She said sarcastically and Ryan gave her a fake apologetic look.
"Ready to go?" He asked. Marissa grabbed a bag from the door and threw in her bathing suit, a pair of shorts, sun block, and 2 towels.
"Yeah." She said opening the door. The couple went down the stairs and out the front door.