The last scene opens up in Ryan and Marissa bedroom as they are getting ready to go out to dinner. Both of them are dressed, Ryan in black slacks and a dark blue oxford shirt, unbuttoned at the top, like always, and Marissa is in a simple baby blue eyelet sundress, hair swept up off her neck in a French twist with very little makeup on. As she sits at the dressing table getting ready, putting her earrings on, Ryan comes up behind her, she can see him in the mirror, and takes the rose, a white one that day, that was behind his back and rubs it softly up and down her cheek. He bends over and kisses the back of her neck as she smiles at him.
Marissa: I don't think I could ever get sick of this, and each day that you give me a rose, it means more than the day before.
Ryan: That's all I need to hear. (She turns around in the chair, taking the rose gently out of his hand. After smelling its aromatic scent softly, she tilts her head upward and kisses him softly. As he tries to deepen the kiss, she laughs and pushes him away playfully.)
Marissa: You can't be doing that now. I have to finish getting ready, and then we're going out to dinner with your parents, and I am not about to explain to them that we were late because you couldn't control yourself.
Ryan: (He laughs.) Oh, I'm not ashamed of that, and I don't think I'm the only one who has self-control issues. (She gives him a playfully shocked expression before eyeing the rose thoughtfully.)
Marissa: This is mine to do whatever I want with right? (As she speaks she teasingly runs the rose down his face to let him know exactly what she is talking about and to torture him a little bit.)
Ryan: (His voice is curious as to what she has in mind.) Of course.
Marissa: Good, (She whirls back around and snaps off most of the stem of the rose before pinning it into her French twist.) because I decided that I wanted to show off just how great you are to me. (She turns back around to face him and notices the purely adoring and devoted look upon his face.) Does it look okay?
Ryan: (He takes her hands in his and helps her rise to her feet so that she is standing in front of him. Keeping his hands in hers, he laces their fingers together and then raises both set of hands, kissing her left one first and then the right one, before letting them fall down again. Unwinding their hands, he moves his to her face and cups it gently as he leans in and kisses her tenderly. As he pulls away, he speaks.) You are perfection. (Marissa smiles widely, taking his face in her hands this time and kissing him exactly as he kissed her. Once she finishes, she then laces their hands together and kisses his like he did to her, but she only lets go of one of his hands, and they walk out of their room tightly holding onto the other. The camera leaves them as the door shuts behind them and picks back up as a fancy door to the restaurant they are attending is opened letting the party of seven walk in together, Sandy and Kirsten first with him carrying Zoe, Summer and Seth second chattering away contentedly, and Ryan and Marissa last as they are lost in each others eyes yet again and covertly finding ways to touch each other the entire time. The camera follows them as the family is shown to their table and everyone sits down together.)
Waiter: As you look over your menus, can I get everyone something to drink? (He directs his question towards Sandy and Kirsten knowing they were the heads of the family. Sandy looks at Kirsten showing her that she should order first.)
Kirsten: Zoe, sweetheart, what do you want to drink?
Zoe: (She thinks for a moment before replying.) Can I have chocolate milk? (Kirsten looks up at the waiter who just looks at her with an unknowing look on his face, never having been asked that before.
Kirsten: You're allowed to have something different tonight if you want. You can even have pop. Tonight is a special night.
Zoe: Why?
Kirsten: Because we're all together.
Zoe: Okay, but I don't want pop. Can I have pink lemonade? (Kirsten looks to the waiter who smiles at this request. Knowing they have it, Kirsten smiles back.)
Kirsten: Make that two pink lemonades, one for both her and I. (She turns to look at Summer who is sitting beside Zoe.) Summer?
Summer: Um….white wine please. (The waiter just continues around the circle and stops next at Seth.)
Seth: I have to agree with Zoe that chocolate milk did sound good, but obviously from the look you gave my mom, that's not going to happen. So, let me think…..you probably don't have milkshakes either, and yoohoos are out, so I guess that leaves a mountain dew. Yep, I'll take a mountain dew.
Waiter: Sure. (He looks at Ryan who is next, but Ryan has already turned to Marissa with a smile on his face.)
Ryan: Water, I presume?
Marissa: What else? (She smiles up at him and he smiles back before turning to the waiter to tell him their order.)
Ryan: Just two waters for us please. (The waiter genuinely smiles at them relieved that their order was so simple after listening to Seth's ramble. He turns to Sandy next.)
Sandy: I'll just have a water, too, thanks. (The waiter finishes writing down their requests.)
Waiter: I'll be back in a moment with your drinks and to check in to see if you're ready to order. (He turns around and walks away. Summer turns to Seth and impatiently hits him upside the head.)
Summer: Way to be indecisive Cohen! Could you have been a bigger pain in the ass! (Sandy, Kirsten, and Zoe all giggle as the couple playfully bickers back and forth while Ryan and Marissa do not even seem to notice what is going on around them. Unbeknownst to anyone else at the table, they are engaged in a very heavy flirting session under the table, playfully wrapping their legs together and running their hands up and down, inside and outside each others legs, tantalizing close to forbidden locations due to their very public setting. Marissa leans in and whispers to him.)
Marissa: Just follow my lead when Julie and Caleb make their announcement. I have a plan, and trust me, you're going to like it. (He looks at her with curiosity swimming in his eyes but does not say anything as the conversation continue around them.)
Seth: I don't care how fancy of a restaurant this is Summer, who does not have chocolate milk!
Summer: I'm not discussing this all night Cohen, so stuff a cork in it. (She haughtily turns away from him to face Sandy and Kirsten to talk to them.) So how was the tour?
Kirsten: It was wonderful. We had so much fun. It was too bad you two couldn't come with us.
Seth: Please, I've been there a million times already. Nothing I haven't seen before. (He rolls his eyes so he does not see the death glare that Summer sends his way. Sandy notices however and chuckles to himself.)
Kirsten: (She speaks trying to bring the discussion back to safer ground.) I loved your name plate on your door, Summer. Wherever did you get one customized like that? (Summer's facial expression softens and she turns back to look at Seth with love in her eyes this time instead of anger.)
Summer: Actually, Cohen designed them and had them made for me.
Kirsten: Them?
Summer: (She laughs to herself.) Oh yeah, sorry. He had a second one made that has Summer Cohen on it for after we are married.
Sandy: I'm very impressed son. I didn't know you had a romantic bone in your body!
Seth: I resent that comment. I am very romantic. (Summer rolls her eyes, but he doesn't notice.) Ask Summer.
Sandy: I think the rolling of her eyes just a moment ago spoke volumes son, I don't need to ask her anything. (Seth starts to pout, but it only lasts a minute as everyone at the table is pulled away from their little world by a high pitched annoying voice attempting to get their attention.)
Julie: (She is dressed to the nines, looking as if she is going to a party and not out to dinner.) Well isn't this a coincidence!
Sandy: More like a nightmare. What are you two doing here? You know we don't want you anywhere near Marissa Julie.
Julie: She's a big girl she can fight her own battles. (As Julie says this she shoots a nasty look at Marissa which annoys Ryan and starts to make his temper boil. Marissa senses this and makes him look at her to calm him down. As she turns to look at him, Julie sees the rose in her hair.)
Julie: Well isn't that quaint Marissa, a rose, really how juvenile can you get? What, can't he afford to buy you real accessories for your hair? (This comment has now not only made Ryan even angrier, but everyone at the table is annoyed now. Before Summer can say anything though, Zoe stands up in her chair and starts to yell at Julie.)
Zoe: Do you know what, evil lady, you can just can it! We don't want you here so why don't you leave!
Seth: Yeah, and drink some arsenic laced champagne on your way out, our treat. (Julie is furious. Kirsten has gotten Zoe to sit back down and is trying to calm her down silently, pleading with her to behave. Julie turns to Cal and glares at him.)
Julie: I can't believe you are going to let these brats you call your grandchildren speak to me like that, especially since….
Sandy: Especially since what Julie?
Julie: (She whirls to face Sandy.) Oh do not start with me! You have no right to even speak to me, let alone be in this restaurant. You've let your father in law support you, your wife, and your family your whole marriage.
Kirsten: Excuse me! (She stands up and menacingly looks into Julie's eyes.) You have no right to say anything about Sandy, me, or my family. I know all about you! You're a drunk, a waste of a mother, and unlike you, at least Sandy and I never stared in an adult film! (Julie's face goes deathly pale and she shuts up immediately the fight drained out of her. Caleb has to hide a pleased smirk as he looks on proudly at his daughter. Sandy laughs to himself softly, enjoying the show his wife just put on and impressed with her fury. Seth, Summer, and Ryan all look flabbergasted, while Zoe just looks around confused because she does not know what they are thinking. All of a sudden Marissa laughs, too.)
Marissa: Oh this is perfect! I should have known. This is such a Julie Cooper stunt. Now all those snide, rude, smartass comments the guys used to make about you in high school make sense all of a sudden. I'm just thankful that you only had two children to traumatize and that I was able to protect Caity while she was growing up. I couldn't imagine what would happen if you had another child, how messed up that kid would end up being. (Julie glares at her daughter, her former embarrassment replaced with furious animosity. She is so intent upon sending Marissa death glares that she does not notice everyone else smirking at the table because they know the game Marissa is playing.)
Julie: (Her voice ice cold.) Cal, tell them now so that we can get the hell out of here!
Caleb: Well, we have great news everyone.
Seth: Let me guess Gramps, knowing your track record, you knocked up the porn star here and now you're getting married. (He laughs to himself while Julie turns her fury upon him.)
Caleb: Well actually…
Seth: Holy sht, you did! Ew, have you been tested for diseases, Grandpa!
Julie: (At the end of her rope, she lunges towards Seth.) Why you little…
Summer: (She interrupts her.) If you dare take one step closer to my fiancée, I'll slap you so hard; I'll even knock the botox out of your tacky face! (That stops Julie in her tracks.)
Kirsten: I can't believe you did this, Dad! What the hell were you thinking, but you're seriously not considering marry this tramp. Pay her off, take the child, and we'll help you raise it. You cannot let her near this child! She'll ruin their life!
Caleb: That's enough Kiki. This is none of your business.
Sandy: Oh I beg to differ there Cal. This child is all of our business, because it is going to affect all of ours lives.
Caleb: I was hoping that this could be a pleasant evening for all us, a moment to celebrate, but I guess that was too much to hope for. Well, it doesn't matter anymore. (He gets down on bended knee and pulls out a ring box, taking Julie's hand in his. Before he can say anything, comments start to explode from everyone's lips. Julie just smirks like a Cheshire cat, thinking that her ship has finally come in.)
Sandy: You've to be kidding me!
Kirsten: I am suddenly finding it hard to breathe in here.
Seth: I think I'm going to be sick! Does anyone have a paper bag handy?
Summer: Cohen, just aim it at Julie!
Marissa: I can't watch this. Excuse me! (She gets up and runs off. Ryan, realizing this is what she had planned, smirks and stands up to follow after her, yelling over his shoulders.)
Ryan: I better go see how she is and help her. (He disappears and Caleb takes the moment of silence to say what he has to say.)
Caleb: Julie Cooper, will you marry me? (He flips open the box to reveal the fake ring Jimmy procured for him, but its lack of authenticity does not register on Julie.)
Julie: Of course I will! (She pulls him up and goes to kiss him, but he hugs her instead before slipping the ring on her figure.)
Seth: I'm going to need something stronger than that mountain dew. I hope that waiter comes back soon.
Kirsten: I cannot believe this is happening! What is Hayley going to say about this? What would my Mother say about this?
Julie: (She turns to her and gives her an icy look, smirking that she found her in an awkward situation.) Aren't you forgetting someone?
Kirsten: What are you talking about?
Julie: Your other sister. This cannot be that much of a shock to you. At least this time you found out before your sibling was born and not sixteen years later. (Kirsten's face shows shock.) Oh yes, I know all about Lindsay, Cal's illegitimate love child. Did you already forget about her?
Seth: She really isn't close with our family, and if you knew us at all, you'd already have known that. You see, like someone else I know right about now, she only wanted to be apart of my Grandfather's life because of his money.
Sandy: (He stands up and turns to Caleb.) I think you've interrupted our evening enough already, and before it is ruined, I would appreciate it if you two would just leave. (Caleb shakes his head and shares a private look of gratitude with Sandy that Julie does not see. As he reaches to take Julie with him as he leaves, she pulls away from him.)
Julie: No Cal, we have every right to be here, and I'm hungry. Let's get a table.
Caleb: We're leaving now Julie. Let's go. (His voice is strong enough that she does not argue, so after throwing one more menacing look around the table, she stomps off following Caleb. As soon as they are gone, the waiter approaches them. Sandy sees him and looks apologetic.)
Sandy: I'm sorry about that, but this might sound strange, but we had to do that here. It, in the long run, is…
Waiter: (He interrupts Sandy.) There is no need to explain sir. Mr. Nichol called the owners of the restaurant earlier today and warned them this would be happening and they spoke with my manager. Please, stay and enjoy your meal. Oh, and just to let you know, Mr. Nichol is picking up the bill for the entire thing. I'll give you all a few minutes alone. I'm sure you have many things to discuss. Whenever you're ready to order, please just signal to me and I will be right here. (As he walks off, the four remaining adults at the table start to talk, but the camera leaves them and goes into a small, elegant outer dressing room of the woman's restroom. With the door locked, the two lone occupants, Ryan and Marissa, were already stripping each other of some of their clothes as they lustfully made out in the bathroom. Stumbling backwards until they reached the counter, Ryan lifted her off the ground easily by grabbing her by her backside and then setting her down on the cool, marble surface. In a hurry, her deft fingers plied open the buttons on his shirt, and after pulling if roughly out of his pants, she tossed it aside letting it float to the ground. He then unzips her dress quickly, pulling it over her head and then letting it slip from his fingers and fall to the counter. As she moves in to undo his belt and pants, he breaks their frantic kissing and speaks.)
Ryan: I'm sorry. (She looks at him with a confused expression on her face before continuing to undress him and then moving her lips hungrily down to his neck, sucking on it playfully.)
Marissa: Why?
Ryan: Because we're going to have to be quick so as to not raise suspicions. (She laughs.)
Marissa: I know that, now shut up and make love to me. I guess you'll just have to do this again when we get home tonight to make it up to me! (He doesn't even reply to her, but instead smiles broadly before pulling her face to his again and kissing her as fervently as he can. At that moment, she gets his pants to fall and he pulls her hips closer to the edge of the counter readying themselves for what is to come. The camera pulls away from the scene and goes black for a moment before coming back up as Ryan and Marissa lay panting in each others arms on the floor with her dress spread over top of them barely covering up their exposed bodies from the waist down. His chest is bare and her strapless bra is still on. Slowly, as they regain their breath, they sit up. He kisses her deeply once more before slipping his boxers on underneath the dress while she slips on her boy shorts. They stand up together, helping each other and then proceed to dress the other quickly. As she straightens her hair and reapplies some of the bobby pins, he buttons up his shirt and notices that while she had sucked on his neck, she had marked her territory. Laughing out loud, he buttons all the buttons except the top one instead of leaving the first three open. Marissa looks at him while he does it confused.)
Marissa: What?
Ryan: You know what you did, and let me tell you, paybacks are a btch! (She kisses him seductively, pulling on his bottom lip.)
Marissa: I can't wait. (Taking his hand and pulling him out with her, they leave the restroom hand and hand and the camera follows them as they go back to their table. When they exit the room, they look both ways to make sure no one is watching them before leaving. As they walk back, they remain glued to each others side and talk quietly to each other.) That is something I never imagined myself doing…ever!
Ryan: And now?
Marissa: I think we need to go out to eat at fancy restaurants more often. (He chuckles softly to himself.)
Ryan: If that is going to happen every time, we'll go any time you want.
Marissa: (She kisses his cheek.) Good, but you'll be glad to know that our little experiment back there gave me some ideas for next weekend.
Ryan: (He turns to her excited and eager to learn what she is thinking.) What!
Marissa: Uh-huh, you're going to have to be patient and wait. This trip is your present to me, so I guess these ideas will be mine for you.
Ryan: Yeah, we should definitely skip finals and just leave right now!
Marissa: Oh no, I don't think so. Besides, remember what I've told you before. The anticipation will only make it that much better.
Ryan: You love to torture me don't you?
Marissa: Is that what you call it?
Ryan: When you withhold on me, yes!
Marissa: (She laughs.) Don't worry. I'm not going to withhold this week, it's just this weekend we're going to have better, heightened, blow your mind sex….after all we are going to be celebrating, the end of the semester, us, our future, our…(They reach the table and Sandy's voice stops her from talking further.)
Sandy: That was a nice touch, running out like that Marissa, but why did you two stay gone so long? We're starving here, and Cal's treating, but we had to wait for you to come back. (Ryan pulls out Marissa's chair for her and she sits. Then he does as well.)
Marissa: Sorry. We were waiting in the back and couldn't see the table so we didn't know how long to wait till we came back. We wanted to wait till she was gone.
Kirsten: Are you alright Marissa? (She looks at her concerned.) You look a little flushed?
Marissa: I guess I'm just a little warm, not to mention annoyed at Julie. I know we knew it was going to happen, but seeing her and what she said just infuriated me!
Kirsten: Sorry about revealing the secret about the adult film.
Marissa: Oh it's fine. (Ryan's hand, unseen by anyone, finds its way back to her leg and she returns the favor, as they go back to flirting under the table like they had been before Julie and Caleb arrived.) Like I said, I don't find it that surprising and it actually makes sense now that I think back.
Seth: Hey Ryan, why is your shirt buttoned like that?
Ryan: (Playing it cool and not blushing at all.) What Seth, do you want me to unbutton it, take it off? If I were you Summer, I'd be a little worried right now about my fiancée!
Summer: Cohen, please, let him keep the shirt on. I know Marissa over there would prefer it off, but I don't need to see that! (She smiles at him teasingly.) It will only make me jealous! (Marissa smirks and turns to Ryan to look him up and down. He does the same to her, catching her off guard and making her cheeks flush. Seth just laughs at Summer.)
Seth: Please Summer! Come on, what would you rather have honestly, brains or brawns? Those muscles will eventually deteriorate and turn to fat, but me, I'm always at least going to be skinny, and besides, I have the brains, and those I'll never lose!
Summer: Okay, first of all, if you would remember correctly, I had the highest score on our SAT's, making me the one with brains, and secondly, if there is one thing I'm sure of in this world, Chino will never be fat!
Ryan: Thank you Summer!
Sandy: Hey, I'd hate to interrupt this very entertaining dinner conversation, but would you four mind if we actually get to the dinner portion of the evening. I'm famished!
Seth: I think that's a good idea Father. (He signals to the waiter to come over.)
Kristen: Wait, Ryan and Marissa haven't even gotten a chance to look at their menus.
Seth: Please, Marissa is a cook herself, she knows what they have at restaurants like these, and Ryan is so predictable. He'll just order something he always does, probably a steak, medium rare, with the same side dishes and the same appetizer.
Summer: Oh please, Cohen, like you'll do anything different than Chino! You order the same thing every time, too, because you always order exactly what he does!
Marissa: Why don't we all order for each other. Sandy will order for Kirsten and she'll order for him, Summer you'll order for Seth and he'll order for you, and then Ryan and I will order for each other, too. It will be fun, to see what we will pick for each other.
Sandy: I like it!
Zoe: Who's going to order for me?
Kirsten: Who do you want to order for you?
Seth: Oh why even ask, we already know who she's going to say.
Summer: Shut it, Cohen, and let your little sister speak. Go ahead Zoe.
Zoe: I want Marissa (Seth mouths Marissa's name when Zoe does before making faces at everyone at the table because he was right.) to order for me. (Everyone laughs at Zoe's predictability and at Seth not with him.)
Kirsten: Is that alright Marissa? Can you handle the pressure to order for two people?
Marissa: I think I'll be able to handle it! (She laughs softly. The waiter approaches the table.)
Waiter: So, are we ready to order?
Sandy: We're actually going to be a little untraditional tonight…
Waiter: I think you started that a earlier with that family feud before. (Everyone laughs.)
Sandy: Alright, so we're continuing with the theme then, but anyway, Marissa here, the brain child of this scheme, will explain what we're going to do. Take it away Marissa.
Marissa: Well, we're all going to be ordering for each other….(As she continues to explain, the camera pulls away and shows an aerial view of the restaurant while just the soft buzz of many continual conversations fills the air before fading out completely.)
End of Episode 12
Author's Note: I decided to make Lindsay money hungry in this because, frankly, I couldn't stand her. Obviously in this one she never had a connection to Ryan other than the fact that she is Kirsten's half sister, but the woman and girl did not get along and she will never play a role in this story.