The fifth scene opens up on Sunday morning. Ryan and Marissa are in the kitchen, both still in their pajamas and obviously still slightly sleepy. She is sitting on the counter swinging her legs like a little kid while he makes their coffee and bagels for them. It is a simple moment, but a very comfortable one between them.
Marissa: I like this.
Ryan: What?
Marissa: You cooking for me while I get to sit back and watch you. Do you know how adorable you look when you're concentrating on something?
Ryan: How adorable….(He goes over to her after putting down the food and leans into her putting his hands under her shirt and massaging up her stomach and upwards to her breasts.) adorable enough to skip breakfast and feed other appetites?
Marissa: (She laughs.) Didn't you get enough last night and Friday night for that matter?
Ryan: (He leans in and sucks on her neck.) Never….get….enough…..of….you. (She pulls his head up to her and kisses him passionately, sliding her tongue into his mouth as he starts to unbutton her pajama top. All of a sudden the kitchen door swings open and Ryan instinctively covers her partially exposed body by turning around and having her lean into him. Seth is standing their eyes popping and mouth agape.)
Seth: Wow, you really do have sex all the freaking time. We leave you alone in here for five minutes and I almost walked in on the scene from Fatal Attraction.
Marissa: Which one, because if you're looking for the knife scene, I'm sure that could be arranged, but we're coming after you and you get to be Glenn Close in that rendition. (His eyes pop open and he looks at her in shock. Ryan smirks at her threat still standing protectively in front of her.)
Seth: I see we're not in a joking mood this morning, but I'll be nice and forewarn you. Summer's up and she'll be looking for her morning caffeine fix in a few minutes, so if you want to continue this, you might want to move it someplace a little more private. (With that he turns and walks out of the room. They don't know move though because they know he'll be right back in, and sure enough five seconds later he re-appears and goes straight to the coffee pot, filling two cups.) On second thought, I'll just take one to her and you guys can carry on. No sense in stopping one of us from getting some action, because we all know I'm not right now and haven't been for quite a while. (He leaves pouting, head bowed, without waiting for a reply. Once he's gone, Ryan turns around and lets Marissa lean back from him exposing her revealed abdomen and cleavage.)
Ryan: You know, we should really get a lock put on the kitchen door. I like the thought of us cooking together in here….food and other things.
Marissa: (She laughs.) That is something to think about or just look forward to for when we get our own place with no roommates to barge in on us. We would have free run of the place, every room, every wall, every piece of furniture.
Ryan: And you could walk around naked all day long.
Marissa: (She laughs and playfully pushes him away.) You better get rid of that fantasy quickly, because that is something that will never happen. The next thing you'll tell me is that you want to join a nudist colony.
Ryan: I do, but you and I are going to be the only members, because you're the only person I will ever want to see naked.
Marissa: Yeah, I really don't believe you, but that doesn't mean I don't like to hear it. (She smiles at him and leans into his body, taking his bottom lip between her teeth and teasingly biting it. He picks her up off the counter and she straddles him as their kissing intensifies and he forces her to let him kiss her back, taking them across the room and leaning her up against the kitchen door so as to block anyone from entering. She laughs at his idea.) You are such a bad boy, using our bodies as we have sex to block the door.
Ryan: Hey, we do not need water dumped on us a second time. That was really a mood killer the first time. (They both laugh together briefly before their passion takes over and draws their bodies back to each other, their mouths back to each other, their hands to each other. She quickly removes his shirt, tossing it aside as he slips hers off and leaves her in her bra and pajama pants. As their hands reach for each other's waist bands, there is a soft shove against the door, stopping their actions. Before they can do anything, Summer's voice is heard.)
Summer: Hey, why won't the door open?
Ryan: (He laughs silently with Marissa who is struggling to contain her giggles as he replies. A smile covers his face the whole time.) Sorry Summer. I spilled something and I'm cleaning it up. I'll be out of the way in a minute.
Summer: Okay, I just wanted to talk to Marissa. I knocked on your door, but she didn't answer, so I assume she's in there with you.
Marissa: I'm here, cooking. (They both laugh silently together.)
Summer: Um, what?
Marissa: Just bagels.
Summer: Oh, okay, well whenever you're done with your breakfast, come find me. (They listened to her walk away before they both dissolved into laughter.)
Marissa: The door idea was a good one, but she still ruined the mood and no water was required.
Ryan: Give me a few seconds and I'll get you in the mood again.
Marissa: (She laughs.) I'm sure you could, but let's just eat, because I really want to talk to Summer. (He walks over to her and kisses her forehead.)
Ryan: I know you do, and it's fine. (He grabs their cups of coffee while she grabs the bagels and they walk out of the door to go and eat in their bedroom. The scene leaves them and goes to the Newport diner where Jimmy is sitting in a booth happily eating the rather generous meal in front of him. After a few minutes, Caleb walks in, glances around quickly, and, once he spots Jimmy, walks over to him and sits in the booth. He is completely over dressed for the diner in dress pants and an oxford shirt and sticks out like a sore thumb.)
Caleb: I really don't see why we had to meet here.
Jimmy: I was hungry, and I was in the mood for a nice calorie filled, artery clogging breakfast complete with hard coffee, pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast, and to top it all off I might even have a side order of pie when I'm done. (Caleb stares at him.) If you want, I can call the waitress over and order you one as well.
Caleb: I think I'd rather eat my shoe.
Jimmy: Aw, live a little Cal. The food may kill you but at least you'll die happy.
Caleb: I'll just take a coffee, thanks. Your treat I imagine since you picked the restaurant?
Jimmy: I can swing for a coffee, and if you change your mind, I even have enough in the old wallet to pay for your breakfast, too.
Caleb: Thanks, but no thanks. So, I assume since you called this meeting, you have some news for me.
Jimmy: Nope, no news other than the fact that Lance and his buddies stopped following us around after Friday night, which means, I assume, that Julie took the one hundred thousand dollar bait and paid him off.
Caleb: The full amount was withdrawn from her account on Friday afternoon, so it all fits together.
Jimmy: So far so good then. None of those previous friends have checked out, but I talked to Sandy yesterday and he said he has a plan that involves Marissa going to the hospital and asking around for this nurse, claiming that they're friends and that she's been worried about her.
Caleb: Hm, good. I'll speak with him tomorrow when I'm in LA if I get the chance, and Marissa will be there so maybe we'll be able to strategize.
Jimmy: You've seen Marissa lately, how is she?
Caleb: She's good. You may have been a terrible father, but your daughter is wonderful and shows signs of being an amazing mother.
Jimmy: Wow, you must really like her to say that many nice things.
Caleb: I do. She's intelligent, witty, warm, great with Zoe, she can cook, she's gracious, generous, if you think about it, she's everything you aren't. (Caleb laughs at his own joke while Jimmy just smiles.)
Jimmy: And she's happy?
Caleb: I don't think the smile ever left her face the whole time I was with her, and from what Sophie told me…
Jimmy: Wait, who's Sophie?
Caleb: Sandy's mother. Anyway, from what she told me and from what I witnessed myself, she's very much in love and might be a wife and mother soon.
Jimmy: Whoa, wait, did you just say mother! Kirsten told me that she'd be surprised if they weren't engaged by the end of the year, but she never said anything about a baby! She's pregnant.
Caleb: According to her, not yet, but they want kids, many from what Sophie told me, and from what I gather, they're ready now.
Jimmy: No, she's not!
Caleb: I don't really think you have any right to say anything about her life, Jimmy. Besides, she was practically already a teenage mother as she raised Caitlyn for you. I'd say she's had plenty of experience and she's definitely mature enough.
Jimmy: They're still in college!
Caleb: She has a great job, and one she'll keep for a while if she wants, because they love her there.
Jimmy: How do you know?
Caleb: I have some buddies at FOX, and they know I know her, and they've told me that management is very impressed with her and even if the show fails, she's being kept.
Jimmy: What about him?
Caleb: Trust me, he'll be fine, and as much as it pains me to admit this, he's probably one of the top architect prospects in the country. Companies are going to start bidding wars over him when he graduates.
Jimmy: But if they had a baby now?
Caleb: Listen, Ryan and I might not see eye to eye or get along, but one thing I've always known about him even though I would never admit it to Kiki is that he's smart and he's a hard worker. No child of his would ever go hungry or lack for anything. Besides, Marissa's job pays well, and once she's to full time, she could support them quite comfortably herself.
Jimmy: So my daughter could become a wife and/or mother any time and I have absolutely no contact with her, great.
Caleb: You at least still have one daughter left. How's Caitlyn?
Jimmy: I really don't know, haven't talked to her in a couple of days. She's always busy or I'm out.
Caleb: Maybe you should start worrying about her then and forming a relationship with the daughter you haven't driven away yet and leave Marissa alone. She doesn't need you, perhaps she never did, and she has a real family now who loves and respects her for who she is without her having to take care of them. (He gets up to walk away but Jimmy stops him. Jimmy pulls a ring box out of his pocket and hands it to Cal. When he speaks, his tone is bitter and angry.)
Jimmy: Per your request, boss, here's the fake engagement ring for Julie. (He practically throws it at him.)
Caleb: Grow up Jimmy. You can't be a parent when you feel like it. It's a full time job, and in order to do it you have to know how to put someone else's needs ahead of your own. I'll see you tomorrow morning at work. (He leaves the restaurant and lets the door slam shut as he leaves annoyed himself at Jimmy's behavior and treatment of his daughter, a person Cal found himself strangely fond of. The camera goes back to Jimmy as it shows him pushing aside his food and burying his head in his hands and sighing deeply. It then leaves the diner and goes back to the apartment where Marissa is knocking on Summer and Seth's door. Seth opens it and quickly exits, leaving it open for Marissa to walk in and speaks as he leaves.)
Seth: I've been kicked out. She said this was girl time only.
Marissa: So why weren't you allowed to stay?
Seth: Well Marissa, let me tell you. You see there are certain parts of our anatomy which determine our sex…
Marissa: Whoa, stop right there, I do not need to hear anything else!
Seth: (He speaks quickly in order to get it out without her leaving and not hearing what he has to say.) I have a penis and you have a vagina. Therefore, I cannot stay for girl talk.
Marissa: (She glares at him.) I cannot believe you just did that. Seth, how old are you again? It feels like I'm back in elementary school!
Seth: (He completely ignores her.) So, where's Ryan? I feel that a little Seth/Ryan time is needed right about now.
Marissa: He's in the shower, and I better not hear about you going in there to talk to him.
Seth: What, I've only done that a few times and for every time, I was under some heavy emotional distress and could not wait for him to finish.
Marissa: Seth, that's really weird.
Seth: What, I didn't look at anything. It was all good.
Marissa: (She smirks and gets a dreamy look on her face.) You're telling me! (Now it's Seth's turn to be slightly embarrassed and annoyed.)
Seth: Hey, what the hell was that about?
Marissa: Payback, and Seth, stay away from Ryan and our bathroom! (With that she goes inside of the room and closes the door leaving a bewildered Seth staring at it.)
Seth: How'd she do that? I was so winning that battle of the minds, and then she swept in and with three words completely turned the table and won that round! (He shakes his head up and down slightly as he thinks, his eyes darting around searching his brain for ideas.) I better go work on my game. (With that he walks away and the camera leaves him and goes into his room where Marissa is standing nervous and feeling out of place. Summer is not in sight.)
Marissa: Summer?
Summer: Just a sec, I'm finishing my makeup. Make yourself comfortable. (Marissa sits down on the edge of the bed but does not become very comfortable. After a moment Summer emerges from the bathroom dressed and ready for the day. As she talks to Marissa, she flutters around the room straightening things up.)
Marissa: You look nice. Do you and Seth have plans for the afternoon? Are you not coming with us to the studio?
Summer: We're actually going out to breakfast with Zach before he leaves, but we're planning on going to the dinner, of course. There's no way I'm missing that show! Speaking of which, how are you taking the news?
Marissa: I was a little taken aback at first, but that didn't last long because nothing that woman would do could ever really surprise me. The worst part so far has been Seth's comments.
Summer: Yeah, I've heard him reference to you as Ryan's soon to be step-aunt.
Marissa: Can I ask you something?
Summer: (She is hesitant at first because she is afraid as to what Marissa is going to ask her.) Yeah.
Marissa: What was going on Friday night? I mean, that was one strange dinner and the stuff you were saying, what the hell were you up to?
Summer: (Her response is quiet and comes out sounding reluctant as she is afraid of what Marissa will think of her actions.) I was trying to set Zach and Branning up.
Marissa: We kind of picked up on that, but Zach's not gay…is he? (At first she is sure of her thoughts, but by the time she turns the simple statement into a question, she has her doubts.)
Summer: No, guess not, but I had my suspicions.
Marissa: But you dated him?
Summer: Yeah, but not much happened between us. (Marissa raises her eyebrow to question what exactly that statement means.) He wanted to wait for marriage if you catch my drift.
Marissa: No!
Summer: Oh yeah.
Marissa: Well now it makes more sense to me why you would think he was gay. (She thinks for another moment.) Seriously?
Summer: Yep, and it wouldn't surprise me if he was still waiting. (Both girls look at each other trying to keep a straight face, but almost instantly they fail and start giggling together.)
Marissa: I've missed this; I've missed you.
Summer: (She turns serious quickly and sits down beside Marissa and takes her hand in hers.) Look, Marissa, I really don't know what to say to you about this. I've missed you too, being able to talk to you, but it's just hard. Even now, when I look at you, I get mad, but it's not as strong as it was and I can push it aside. It's just that you can still have everything I can't, and I'm jealous of that. I'm jealous of the fact that you can and will have children, and maybe soon, I'm jealous of your relationship with Ryan because it seems so strong right now and Cohen and I, we're not so great, and I'm mad at life, circumstance, fate because of what it did to me, and I don't know how to stop.
Marissa: I understand that, I do, and I don't care if you get mad at me again, just don't shut me out. We need to work through this together. If the roles were reversed, would you let me go, would you let me push you out of my life without a fight?
Summer: Hell no, and I'd kick your ass if you even tried!
Marissa: So, why are you dong it to me? (Summer sits there for a moment and considers what Marissa has just asked her.) That's what I thought. (She stands up to leave.) When you're ready to be friends again, you know where to find me. (She walks to the door and gets it open before Summer breaks down and starts to cry. Marissa shuts the door and walks back over to her, enveloping her in a sister like hug and letting her release her emotions.) You don't have to hold it in Summer; it's healthy for you to let these emotions out, and trust me, the self defense class will help. Every day when I'm there I see Trey's face and I re-experience everything he said and did to me that night, and as I hit that bag, it's him that I'm hitting. Use that, the creative visualization when you're there and let all these frustrations, all this anger out. It will help, trust me. I know the situation is different, but…
Summer: (She lifts her head off Marissa's shoulder and wipes her tears away.) No, you're right. It will help. Ugh, I can't believe I did this. How does my makeup look? We have to leave in like ten minutes.
Marissa: You look beautiful Summer, nothing out of place. (She smiles at her friend and hugs her one last time.) Now, I have to go and get ready. I can't very well take Sandy, Kirsten, and Zoe for a tour of the studio in my pajamas. (Marissa laughs trying to be casual.) Besides, Seth's either going stir crazy out there by himself, driving Ryan nuts while he's trying to get ready even though I warned him not to, or he's attempting to listen in on our conversation and straining his ears.
Summer: (She laughs.) Oh, he's not eavesdropping. I threatened him enough that he wouldn't try that. (Marissa smiles at her once again and begins to walk back toward the door, but Summer's voice stops her.) Thanks.
Marissa: For what?
Summer: For forgiving me.
Marissa: There was nothing to forgive.
Summer: For understanding.
Marissa: Hey, if your best friend doesn't understand you who will?
Summer: For not abandoning me.
Marissa: You can't even scare me away, go ahead and try. You're stuck with me Roberts and you better get used to it. (Summer laughs and does a final swipe at her face to rid it of any stray, unnoticed tears as Marissa opens the door and leaves the room. She keeps the door open and her voice can be heard as Summer just watches where she once stood.) Seth, you can go in now. We're done. (Summer laughs as she hears movement coming towards their room and the camera leaves her as it goes to Sandy, Kirsten, and Zoe in the car as they drive to LA. Sandy is driving, Kirsten is aimlessly flipping through a magazine while they talk, and Zoe is happily talking to her parents while swinging her feet to kick her seat.)
Zoe: Mommy?
Kirsten: What honey?
Zoe: When are we going to get there? (Sandy laughs.)
Sandy: Honey, we just left. It will be about an hour. (He lowers his voice and attempts to speak under his breath, but Kirsten hears him anyway.) I can't believe I have to spend my Sunday in LA!
Kirsten: If you don't cool it, you could end up spending next Sunday with Julie Cooper. (Sandy feigns a look of fear knowing that she is teasing him.)
Zoe: Who's Julie Cooper?
Sandy: Do you want to take this one or should I?
Kirsten: I think I better. Who knows what will come out of your mouth, Mr. euphemism. (Sandy laughs.)
Sandy: Aw, that was a fun conversation.
Kirsten: For you maybe, but not for me and definitely not for my Dad. (He laughs again.)
Zoe: Mommy! (She emphasizes calling for her by kicking the back of Kirsten's seat.)
Kirsten: Zoe, what did Mommy say about kicking her seat?
Zoe: You said not to do it, but I want to know who Julie Cooper is. Is she a bad lady?
Sandy: Yes. Stay far away from her, because she's evil.
Zoe: Does she have a bald cat, too?
Kirsten: What? (She is confused, but Sandy understands and starts to laugh. Kirsten turns to Sandy when she hears his laughter.) Okay, what do you know that I obviously don't?
Sandy: (He looks in the mirror at his daughter when he says this.) No, Zoe, she doesn't have a bald cat.
Zoe: Dmn! (Kirsten whirls around to look at her daughter while Sandy laughs again.)
Kirsten: Do not laugh at her, you'll encourage the swearing, and you missy, if I ever hear you say that again, you will be in so much trouble!
Zoe: Why? You say it, Daddy says it, Seth and Summer say it,…
Kirsten: We're adults. When you're an adult, you can say it, too, but until then, no more bad words. Do you understand me?
Zoe: Yes, but you're no fun. First there is no bald cat…
Kirsten: Zoe, where did you see a bald cat?
Zoe: Dr. Evil has one, so since Julie was evil, I thought she'd have one, too.
Kirsten: Dr. Evil?
Zoe: Austin Powers, Mommy, duh. Daddy and I watched it yesterday when you were at yoga….yoga…how do you say it again, Daddy?
Sandy: Yogalates. (He draws it out and says each syllable to emphasize the fun nature of the word.)
Kirsten: Sandy!
Sandy: What?
Kirsten: I can't believe you let our daughter watch that movie, let alone the fact that you watched it again!
Sandy: Strangely, I find that I can identify with the movie, and as for Zoe, she doesn't really understand what she's watching anyway, so what does it hurt.
Kirsten: I really do not want to even know how you think that you can identify with that movie.
Sandy: Well, you see….
Kirsten: (She interrupts him.) Listen, I may not have the movies memorized like someone else in this vehicle (She gives Sandy the eye) but I know enough about them to know that I do not even want to hear about this. (There is a slight silent pause.) Let's talk about something else. Are Seth and Summer coming on the tour with us?
Sandy: When I called to talk to Seth last night, he said that they couldn't. They were having a late breakfast with Zach and were going to spend some time with him before he left to go back.
Kirsten: I have to admit that I was quite surprised when I heard that he had come down for a visit let alone the fact that they were all still in contact.
Sandy: I got the distinct impression from Seth last night that Summer instigated the contact on purpose just so she could practice those match making skills Marissa and Ryan told us about Friday.
Kirsten: She is sly. I wonder what made her think Zach would….you know. (She rolls her eyes towards the back seat to show that she was not going to say what they were both thinking because of Zoe and wanting to avoid any more awkward questions.)
Sandy: (He laughs softly and deeply.) Do not as me. I do not even pretend to understand the ways of women, especially those as complicated as Summer Roberts. (Kirsten looks at him shocked for a moment before she starts to snicker, too. Zoe just watches her parents in confusion as they continue to laugh, and then, not liking the feeling of not being the center of attention, she speaks to regain the spotlight.)
Zoe: Mommy?
Kirsten: Hm?
Zoe: What does shag mean? (Kirsten's laughter ceases, her eyes become angry, and she whirls to Sandy with a look that says look what you've done. He just starts to laugh harder and the scene fades out and goes to Julie who is lounging poolside in a skimpy bikini. She has iced tea beside her, headphones to her ipod in her ears, magazines galore scattered across the table beside her, and her cell phone in her hand. Pushing her sun glasses up into her hair so she can see what she is doing, she dials a number. As she moves the phone to her ear an evil smirk covers her face. It falls slightly when the person's voicemail picks up. After waiting for it to finish so she could leave a message, finally she speaks.)
Julie: Caitlyn, this is….Julie. Listen, I have news that you need to here, so call me back as soon as you get this. (With that, she flips the phone shut and tosses it aside on the table, picking up a magazine and opening it while taking her full glass and gracefully taking a sip from it. As she continues to pamper herself, the camera fades off and goes to the LA diner. Sitting on one side of the booth are Seth and Summer and facing them on the opposite side is Zach. They have already eaten as their almost empty plates make evident. The mood is relaxed as they are all enjoying their morning together. In the background Gossips "Standing In the Way of Control" can be heard playing.)
Summer: So what time do you have to leave….not that we're trying to get rid of you, but I was just curious if you had time to hang out this afternoon or not?
Zach: I have to leave around 1:00, so after breakfast, well it's actually more like brunch, then I should just head back to the hotel and pack, but this weekend, well yesterday and today, Friday night was just weird, was fun. We should do this again some time, but you two have to come up to see me so that you can meet some of my friends.
Seth: In that case I better bring Ryan so that I don't get beat up. I remember your friends from high school, and if these new ones are anything like them, then he'll have to protect me from getting my shoes peed in and shoved in lockers.
Summer: Cohen, there are no lockers.
Seth: Oh, don't fool yourself Summer, I know water polo players and they would find some just for me.
Zach: Still the same self-involved Seth.
Seth: (His voice is incredulous.) You expected something else? (Zach and Summer both laugh.)
Zach: No, guess not, it's just nice to see that unlike Ryan, you haven't changed at all.
Summer: You think Chino's changed that much?
Zach: Are you kidding me? If I was blind so that I couldn't physically recognize him, I would never have thought the guy I spent Friday night with was the same Ryan Atwood I met in high school. Even his voice tone is different, softer, gentler.
Seth: Marissa is to blame for that.
Zach: It is pretty amazing the changes she has brought about in him. I can't believe you guys don't notice it more.
Summer: I guess we're just used to it now. It's only been a little more than four months since Marissa entered our lives but it feels as if she's always been a part of them. She just fits with us…all of us and especially Chino.
Zach: He just seems so at peace, like he has finally let go of all his insecurities and has taken down those protective walls he had built up around himself and we can finally see who he really is. Sure, he still has a temper; the look is still as scary as ever….
Seth: Marissa just laughs when she sees the look. (Zach laughs.)
Zach: That should surprise me, but after seeing them together, it really doesn't. She seems to know him better than he knows himself and vice versa. But the way he looks at her…..
Seth: He's whipped. (Summer glares at him and Zach even shows some animosity towards his friend.)
Zach: That's not what I was thinking Seth. I was going to say that for the first time you can tell that he has found someone who he absolutely, 100 trusts and that the love just shines through. As soon as she enters the room, he is a completely different person.
Summer: Its' amazing isn't it?
Zach: Yeah it really is, and I'm happy for him, jealous as hell, but happy for him none the less.
Seth: Okay, seriously, I can't handle any more of this mushy crap about Kid Chino and the Purple Patch Princess. When did you get so deep Zach?
Zach: Wait, who is the Purple Patch Princess? Cohen, I thought you said that you haven't made any new characters for the comic! (Summer smirks at Seth and turns to him to await the answer he gives a very annoyed Zach who is glaring at him. Seth just shrinks back and looks like a tiny mouse caught in a very big, scary trap. The scene fades out and goes to the parking lot at the studio where Marissa works. Ryan is leaning up against the building sitting on the side walk while they wait for a slightly late Sandy, Kirsten, and Zoe, and Marissa is leaning into him, sitting between his legs, and looking up at him while they talk, a smile playing on their both of their faces. They are completely lost in each other, their conversation, and the beautiful spring California late morning.)
Marissa: I can't wait for next weekend.
Ryan: We only have a few more day left and then….
Marissa: Then we get to go away together.
Ryan: For four blissfully private days, just you and me…
Marissa: No. (His smile fades slightly and he looks at her with a questioning look on his face.) Sure, we'll be gone for four days, but it will always be just you and me, forever. (He smiles down into her face and leans in and kisses her softly. As they pull apart they continue to just stare at each other and smile. Slowly Marissa's eyes close shut and she leans back into him nuzzling his neck softly.) Is it wrong that I really don't want your parents and Zoe to ever show up? I just want to stay like this all afternoon.
Ryan: Honey, (As soon as he calls her this her eyes fly open and she looks at him in shock. After a second the word registers and the most graceful, loving smile lights up her face.) we're sitting on a sidewalk in a parking lot in the middle of downtown LA. (He finally notices the way she is looking at him.) What?
Marissa: You have no idea what you just called me do you?
Ryan: (He starts to look nervous as he thinks back and cannot recollect what he said.) No, was it bad?
Marissa: (She playfully smacks his chest.) Do you really think I'd be smiling at you if you said something bad?
Ryan: You could be lulling me into a false sense of security so that when you lash out in anger I would not expect it. (She laughs at his paranoia.)
Marissa: No, it was nothing bad. It was adorably sweet, and now that you said it once, I expect to hear it at least once a day. (His eyes still remain puzzled as he has no idea what he said.)
Ryan: Well then maybe you should enlighten me as to what I said so that I don't disappoint you.
Marissa: (She smirks at him thinking that he is going to be slightly embarrassed by his endearment for her.) You called me honey.
Ryan: (He kisses her passionately.) I've had to have said it before, because, well,…it suits you. (She is surprised that he isn't self conscious at all but the emotion manifests itself into the same beautiful smile she had showed him before. This time she reaches her head towards his lips and kissed him slowly and sweetly. They are interrupted however by two laughing adults and a giggling little girl who have been watching them for a few minutes undetected. They look up to see members of their family and stand up together with each others help.)
Sandy: I was going to apologize for being late, you know the traffic around here, but I see that you two really didn't mind. In fact, I have a feeling you secretly would have preferred being stood up. (Ryan and Marissa laugh sheepishly as they take each others hands and start leading the small group towards the studio's doors. All five of them are all smiles as they walk off together and the camera scans back and the scene fades to and end.)
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