Ryan looks over at the folder Emily had given him earlier and lets out a sigh. He begins to sign papers and reads them over and over again because he can't seem to stay focused on what he was reading.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, "Come in." Ryan says, still looking down at the papers.

The door opens causing Ryan to look up and he sees Emily standing in the doorway with a strange expression on her face, "Ryan, there's someone here to see you." She says softly.

"Can you tell them to just leave me a message, I'm kinda busy." He says with a small laugh, holding up the folder.

Emily's face doesn't change and she shakes her head, "No, Ryan, she's here to see you." She utters.

Ryan puts down the folder and looks at her, "Who's here to see me?" he asks.

"That girl…" Emily says, "Marissa…"

For a second Ryan felt like his heart just stopped and he stares at Emily, almost waiting for her to say she was just kidding, "What?" he finds himself saying.

"She's here to see you." Emily replies, "Marissa…she's here."

Ryan absentmindedly gets up from his chair and walks towards the door, "Are you sure?" he asks.

Emily nods her head, "She said she was Marissa Cooper."

Ryan lets in a deep breath and tidies up his shirt, "Okay…" he utters, "I'll be there in a sec."

Emily nods her head and walks out of the office, shutting the door behind her.

Ryan stares at the now closed door and thoughts begin to cloud his mind. What is she doing here? Who told her I was in New York? What am I gunna say? Do I hug her? Damn it, this thing is choking me. Ryan adjusts his tie and lets in another deep breath before walking towards the door.

He puts his hand on the knob and closes his eyes for a moment, "Here goes." He says out loud before turning the knob and slowly pulling the door open.

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Marissa watches as the woman slowly walks into another room and shuts the door behind her. She said Ryan was in "closed quarters" only moments before, why would she suddenly get up and get Ryan?

Marissa turns her head and sees a lounge and feeling like her stomach is still churning and her heart is still racing, she decided it would be a good idea to sit down.

She clasps her hands tightly together and lets her breathing go back to normal. Finally, the secretary emerges from the room and shuts the door behind her again before Marissa got to see anything behind it.

"He'll be with you soon." The woman says with a small smile. Marissa smiles back and nods.

Calm down, Cooper. It's just Ryan. You already have a fiancée, remember? Just as Marissa's heart begins to calm down and her hands stopped shaking, the door opens and there he was.

"Ryan…" she can hear herself saying…just not loud enough for anyone else to hear. She gets up from the chair quickly and forces a smile.

He smiles back. Oh, my God, that smile.

"Marissa…" he finally says, but still not moving from his spot. He doesn't wanna see me…damn it Cooper, what are you even doing here?

"Hey." Marissa says, and she finds that even though she's never been more uncomfortable in her life, the smile could not leave her face.

Finally, he begins to walk towards her, and when he got there, his arms wrapped around her waist and Marissa begins to feel her knees start to get weak and the room seemed to get hazy. She could feel his warmth, and finally, she returns the hug and wraps her arms around his neck.

"It's great to see you." He says softly in her ear and finally, he lets go of her gently. Marissa felt herself shudder slightly once he pulled away and she can't believe how insanely cold she got once he left her touch.

"It's great to see you too." Marissa utters, trying to brace herself from the tears that were threatening to fall. "How have you been? It's been so long."

Again, with that half smile, "I know. But I'm doing great." He replies, sounding a little shy.

Marissa lets out a small laugh and nods, "I can tell." She says, gesturing around the room. "But, umm, you know what? You seem pretty busy right now." She finds herself saying, "So, we'll just—

"No, no." Ryan interrupts, "Em, can you cancel my meeting? And I'll finish those papers later." He says, turning to face his secretary.

"No, I don't wanna intrude. I'll call you and we can fix something up." She says, stepping up beside Ryan.

"Of course not." Emily says, "I'll cancel the meeting. And the deadline for those papers isn't for another week."

Ryan smiles at her and then turns to Marissa, "See, it's taken care of." He says, "Do you wanna get some coffee or anything?" he asks, sounding hopeful.

Marissa can feel her cheeks start to flush and she can't help but smile at the man in front of her, "Sure, that'd be great." She replies.