A/N: The idea for this story just came to me and I thought it might be a fun change especially to the Ryan Marissa story because this will definitely be a r/m story. As for the show it somewhat has the same story line except there was no accident and the fact that daniel winds up to be Ryan's son. Other then that everything else is pretty much the same history. Please comment and let me know how you feel about the story. Thanks!

Nothing worse then shopping

The next morning Ryan had told Kirsten he was going to take Danny shopping since School was starting up again in a few weeks. He really needed to update his wardrobe.

There was nothing Ryan hated more was to go shopping and he had always tried to get out of it by passing him off to Summer but Danny felt that he was getting older and he would rather have his dad be there. So he grinned and bared it as they went from shop to shop.

Of course Daniel got easily bored as Ryan was signing his name to the receipt as the lady had handed him his credit card as well as his bag.

Ryan looked up and found that he wasn't standing there. So he scanned the store before frantically going outside and looking around to find no Daniel. Now Ryan's heart was in his throat and he didn't even no where to begin to look.

Meanwhile Daniel had wandered around looking in the store windows just as a women had stepped out of the shop next door. Something about him just made her stop to look. She didn't know why but something just looked off.

Taking his appearance he couldn't be more then six or seven and he was alone which only meant one thing. "Hey" She said going over to him. Daniel stared at her not sure if should talk.

"My name's Marissa. Can you tell me yours "she said smiling. "Daniel" he said. "Daniel are you lost? Do you know where you're parents are?" she said.

And before he could answer they heard a voice. "Daniel there you are" and then it all made sense as she stood to face Ryan Atwood. "Don't you ever do that to me again. Do you have any idea how much you scared me?" he said looking at him.

"Sorry I was just bored" he said. "You can't disappear just because you're bored buddy Ryan said angry but thankful that he was alright and then he remembered that a stranger was standing there as he said

"I'm sorry if he caused you any trouble" he said catching eyes with her. "It's okay Ryan" She said. Ryan smiled. "Marissa" he said not expecting her to see her like this.

The way he had said her name made her smile. "So this would be the famous Daniel" She said. Now Daniel was confused. "Dad do you know Marissa?" he said.

"Yeah I do we met when I first came to live with Grandpa and Grandma" Ryan said. Marissa assumed he meant the Cohen's being that Ryan had never really known his dad and Theresa's dad was never around either. "So you're like friends?" he assumed.

Ryan stared at her. "Yeah" Marissa said knowing this was awkward for Ryan. He nodded. "Dad can we go eat now?" He said. Ryan messed with his hair. "Alright" he said. "I'm sorry Marissa it looks as if we bored him" Ryan said. "That's okay" She said.

"Can she come?" He said which surprised Ryan ever since Theresa had died he had never taken interest into other women other then his grandma's and Summer. Ryan laughed nervously.

"Danny I'm sure Marissa has a lot to do you know the last thing she wants to be doing is having lunch at an arcade like restaurant" Ryan said.

"I hear they just opened up a chuckie cheese. What do you think Daniel?" She said with a smile. "Dad listen to her" he said pulling at Ryan's sleeve getting excited which made Ryan chuckle. "Alright let's go" he said with Marissa and Daniel walking beside him.

They had been there for a matter of twenty minutes and Daniel had already ran off to play some games leaving them to talk. Marissa talked first.

"So how's Theresa?" she said. Ryan was shocked he was sure she would know by now.

Marissa looked at him. "Ryan?" she said waiting for him to speak. "It's just I thought you knew. Umm.. Theresa passed away" He said. Which from the look of her face he could tell that she definitely hadn't known.