A/N: I still don't own anything. This is just gonna be a filler chapter! Sorry!

Chapter Three

The next morning

Marissa sleepily walked out of Ryan's bedroom, rubbing her eyes as she made her way to the bathroom. Everything that happened last night was still quite a shock to her; she didn't expect him to act like that, much less invite her to come to Newport for the summer, but a part of her was glad that he did.

She was still brushing her teeth when she peeked into the living room to see if Ryan was still sleeping. She saw Ryan sleeping on the couch with his left arm hanging loosely from his side. She watched him contently from afar and quietly closed the bathroom door and finished brushing her teeth. She took the clothes that Ryan lend to her and put on her clothes from yesterday. She made her way to the kitchen and smiled a little when she stopped midway and saw Ryan still sleeping on the couch, looking like a little boy with his messy hair.

She didn't want to wake him up so she left him a note on the counter. Grabbing her purse from the counter, she quietly walked out of the apartment.

Ryan moved his body a little and awoke with a start when he fell down from the couch with a thud. He got up from the floor and rubbed his side as he went to the kitchen.

He suddenly remembered that Marissa stayed the night and quickly went to the bedroom to see if she was still there. He stopped when he reached the door and silently opened it, so as not to wake her up. He was filled with disappointment when all he saw was the sheets and covers messed up and there was not a sight of her.

He went to the kitchen dejectedly but quickly lightened up when he saw a note on top of the counter.

Ryan,

Sorry that I had to leave again. You just looked so cute when you were sleeping and I didn't want to wake you up. Call me. – Marissa

And at the bottom of the note was her address and phone number. His lips curled into a smile as he finished reading it. His day is starting to turn up nicely.

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Later

Ryan knocked on the wooden door that separated him from Marissa's apartment. He slipped the paper that he was holding, into his pocket.

A girl who looked to be about his age opened the door. "Can I help you?"

"Umm" Ryan stuttered out. "I think I have the wrong apartment. Sorry to bother you." He turned around and reached for his pocket, looking at the note to see if he got the right apartment.

"Wait…" The girl said. "Are you looking for Marissa?"

"Yeah,"

"You must be Ryan. I'll go call her. She's in her bedroom." The girl gestured for him to come inside and slowly walked away.

"Thanks,"

Ryan stood awkwardly in Marissa's apartment, waiting for her. A moment later, Marissa came out of a room with a smile on her face, her friend coming out from behind her as well.

"Ryan, what are you doing here?" She asked.

"I just…I came to see if you wanted to do something." He said, feeling like a teenager who's asking a girl out for the first time.

"Yeah, sure." She replied. Her eyes twinkling as she said it. She was kind of surprised that she had that effect on him. "I'll just go to my room and change."

"'Kay,"

Marissa turned around and left him in the room with the girl who opened the door.

"Hi, I'm Rachel." The girl said. "Her roommate,"

"Hi," He said politely. "Ryan"

"Yeah, I know." Rachel said to him. She looked at him suspiciously and blatantly. "Don't hurt her okay?"

He was surprised by her statement but he silently nodded. "I really like her."

"Good," She replied. "'Cause I can tell she really likes you too."

After a few minutes, Marissa appeared once again, dressed in jeans and a tank top. He looked at her in awe and smiled. Even if she's wearing simple clothes, she still managed to look beautiful. "You ready to go?" She asked him.

"Yeah…okay," He replied.

"Oh, wait. I haven't introduced you guys yet." Marissa said, gesturing her hands while she talked.

"I already introduced myself to him." Rachel replied before Marissa could introduce them. "Go have fun." She said smiling at her. It wasn't often that Marissa was happy about something, so seeing her smiling and laughing was a good thing.

"Thanks. I'll see you later." Marissa said to her. She was grateful that she and Rachel had become friends when she started college. When she told her about being pregnant, Rachel was so supportive of her. She told her about Ryan and how all of it happened, and she didn't judge her at all. "Come on, let's go!" She turned to Ryan and pulled his hand as they got out of the apartment.

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Ryan and Marissa spent the next few days together. Just hanging out and talking about going back to Newport. They found themselves enjoying each other's company and they've become much closer during these past few days, both of them taking their time to get to know one another.

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A/N2: Sorry! I know I said that the other characters will turn up in this chapter, but I'm still deciding on what I want to happen when they get there. So I promise that in the next chap, they're going back to Newport.