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"DADDYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" Ottilie's loud voice rung through the apartment, on Sunday morning. It was actually 12:05, but after the day they all had, it didn't do them any harm to sleep in.

Marissa and Ryan both stirred from their sleep in each others arms, Marissa lifted her head from Ryan's chest on the sofa and smiled at him.

"Morning" She said happily, when Ryan opened his eyes to see Marissa smiling down at him, it felt to good to be true.

"Very good morning" Ryan told her, Marissa smiled and yawned and lay her head on Ryans chest again, he looked down to see her light curls all messed up from her sleep. Marissa shut her eyes and tried to hear Ryan's heartbeat.

"DADDYYYY" Ottilie called once again from Ryan's room. Both of the adults sat up and rubbed the sleep from their eyes. Marissa turned to face him, and couldn't get over how great he looked in the morning. Better than memory, she told herself.

"What are we going to tell her?" Marissa asked him cautiously, wondering whether he even wanted to explain anything to Ottilie.

"I don't know, do you want to tell her?" Ryan asked her back, knowing whatever decision he made could possibly upset Marissa, and considering things were finally back to how he wanted them, a long time coming.

"We will work it out when you get back, our baby's calling you" Marissa said giddily as Ryan stood up and planted a kiss on her forehead. Marissa lent back against the sofa, which was overlooking the big glass doors of downtown LA. She felt like she was home, she was with the one she was meant to be with, she was with her daughter, and was now pregnant again, even though at first she wasn't so sure of qualities of a mother, but being with Ryan made her feel that. Marissa sighed happily, wondering if she pinched herself, would she wake up from her dream, and face the harsh reality. When she saw Ryan at the door entry, with Ottilie on his hip, she couldn't believe how lucky she was, he looked so hot, being the doting dad, more so than she had ever notice before. But then again, he was only wearing jeans and a wife beater from the night before, and did have pretty good 'I just woke up' hair.

"Mommy!" Ottilie said as she saw her, Ryan and Marissa both giggled and Marissa stood up to take her daughter from Ryan.

"Hey baby" Marissa said kissing her forehead. Ryan watched the mother and daughter pair interact as they sat against the sofa and Ottilie played with her hair.

"Shall I make us some breakfast?" Ryan asked them whilst looking at the clock

"I mean lunch" Marissa sent him a grin which was quickly reciprocated. She wouldn't be needing any coffee, she already had that warm feeling inside.

While Ryan busied himself in the kitchen, stealing glances at the both of them. It was so weird, how he wanted nothing more than to fall back into that pattern with Marissa, the pattern of them both being together again, and this time try being a real family. Ryan was startled out of his daze when Marissa called over to him,

"I think I am going to go get in the shower, freshen up a little, god knows how long I have been in these clothes" She said referring into her top and jeans.

"Yet you still look hot" Ryan commented eying her up and down, as she moved around the kitchen with him

"Ryan Atwood, sweet talker" She said sarcastically. She kissed Ottilie's hair as she walked out of the living room, enjoying the fact that Ryan's gaze never left her. She turned around and winked at him, and continuously walked towards the bathroom, with a swing of her hips. She may be a mother, but she is also a supermodel, she knows the sexy walk.

When Marissa made it into the bathroom she looked the door and squealed in happiness, although her reflection in the mirror may of not been picture perfect, the happiness that she had was. She started to run the water in Ryan's marble bath and put a had to her stomach.

Their baby was minuscule, even on a scan picture that she remembered having when she was pregnant with Ottilie, she would have a trouble knowing where it was. But the excitement of having another baby in there was just too much. She hoped that Ryan shared the same excitement. Giving Ryan a thought in this whole process made her think, really think. Her and Ryan had barely spoken about what they were doing here. She currently, had no place to live, and a very precarious modelling contract. She had to clear up what is bound to be messy with Jake, she was pregnant, and then there was Ryan. Her mind was racing, what if Ryan didn't actually want them? What if he was going to go back to Sadie. She swallowed hard, as mist from the bath took up the room, a strange sense of de ja vu taking over her.

Ottilie watched the television intently, not even noticing that Ryan was studying her profile, various things running through his mind. Wondering how she would take it, if suddenly Marissa became a huge part of his life, and hers, not that she would mind having her Mom around 24/7. When he should tell Sarah, and then discus what was going on with Marissa. He really hoped that she had finished with the douche bag for good, and that she wasn't going to go back to him like last time. Because he loved her, and losing her again, would be the final break his heart could take. Ryan snapped out of his daze, by Ottilie waving his Blackberry around, indicating for him to take it.

"Daddy, your blueberry" She said, her eyes never leaving the screen. Ryan walked back around the breakfast bar to take his phone from his daughter.

"I will just be in the other room babes ok" Ottilie nodded and Ryan walked into his room, and answered his phone.

"Hello"

"Morning Baby, how's Ottilie, is she home yet?"

"She's good thanks, Look Sarah, we need to talk"

"Shoot, what about, are you going to fly back out?"

"I don't know how to say this at all, I never meant for you to get caught in the middle of any of it, you are one of my closest friends S"

"Ryan, your scaring me, what are you saying?"

"We both know, this isn't working between us"

"No, your wrong, I'm happy with you, were happy together"

"Look I am really sorry, but I can't do this anymore"

"What do you mean you cant do this anymore, we are fine Ryan,"

"I hardly wanted to be doing this over the phone, but"

"Is there someone else"

"Sarah, there has always been someone else, and we both know that" He told her truthfully, he could hear her whimper and felt even worse, the only thing that was good about the situation, was the fact that him and Marissa could be a proper couple when it was over.

"I can not believe you are leaving me for the coke whore"

"Marissa isn't a coke whore Sarah, and I get why your upset, but we have a history, we have always loved each other, we have a daughter and-"

"Yeah, well I hope for all your sakes she doesn't fly out the next chance she gets, I hope you know what your sacrificing Ryan, and I hope you know she wants you for nothing more than a bodyguard"

"Sarah, you can say whatever you want about Marissa, or me, but you have no clue about our relationship."

"Fine then, Bye Ryan"

"Hey, what was all that about" She asked a little nervously.

"Erm, Riss can I speak to you a sec" He said motioning for her to come back into his room wit him. She wandered into his bedroom, her heart beating against her chest. They both sat on his couch at the end of his bed, nervously, about discussing their would be relationship.

"Who was that on the phone" Marissa asked him, still not sure of herself.

"I broke up with Sarah" Ryan told her slightly relieved, Marissa smiled and looked at him, much more confident than before.

"So I guess what I am trying to say is…" Ryan told her rambling, his heart was beating much faster than it was a few seconds ago, Marissa silenced his nervousness by moving forward and capturing his lips in hers. Ryan moved his hands around the back of her head as she ran her tongue over his lips, gaining access. When they both broke apart quite breathless they smiled at each other happily, all nerves of a second ago, washed away.

"So this is it yeah," Marissa asked him while he laced his fingers through hers.

"I want to give us a go, if you will" Marissa nodded at his question and kissed him again out of happiness.

"I love you" She told him honestly as he held her tightly.

"I love you too,"

"There's a lot of craziness you know, I don't want to mess up your life" Marissa told him sadly.

"Marissa, I would gladly put up with a few photographers, if it meant having you back." Ryan told her,

"Shall we tell Ottilie?" Marissa asked him, he nodded and they both stood up, she smiled then kissed him as he pulled her close. They opened the door, still hand in hand and found Ottilie smiling at he happily. They did nothing but walk hand in hand over to sit either side of her, they hands clasped around their daughter, who was quiet, but her smile spoke a thousand words.

"Are we a proper family now?" Ottilie asked them both, looking between her Mom and Dad. Marissa nodded and Ryan put his arms around the both of them. They were all content in the quiet, Marissa was smiling to herself, she was so lucky, so lucky to have the both of them, so lucky they had given her another chance.

"Yesssssssss" Ottilie whispered as her parents looked down at her.

"Its about time" She commented again, as they both smiled.

"Yeah, it is about time" Marissa said as she looked over at him, Ryan leant in to kiss her and she kissed back,

"That's gross you guys!" Ottilie commented as they broke apart, she shifted herself onto Ryan's lap as he leant forward and reached for the remote to change the channel onto something different. When they all settled on something else, the first thing they all saw was Marissa's crying face and Ottilie on the hospital stretcher. Marissa immediately looked down, still embarrassed from yesterday's events. Ryan noticed her change and took her hand, to show he was there for her.

"Its alright Riss honestly. These people don't know what they are talking about""It seems that Marissa, 23, left her daughter alone to swim and-"

"Riss"

"Everyone is going to think that I am a terrible mother, this will be in magazines and-" She said thinking off all the possibilities. Ottilie shifted from Ryan's lap and onto Marissa's where she then put her small arms around her neck.

"Please don't be upset Mommy" Marissa nodded and hugged her daughter back, the media was going to twist everything anyway, she couldn't let herself think about it too much.

"Why don't we go downstairs, and go get Penny from Auntie Summer, and take her for a walk in the hills?" Ryan asked them both, Ottilie nodded and immediately began to move to her room , to get her things that she usual wears when they walk the dog. Marissa turned to Ryan and he moved closer to her, and brushed away a few stray tears that she let fall down her cheeks. She held his hand in place and turned her face to his. He pulled her in and she felt a huge sigh of relief when she felt his arms around her.

"Hey, don't worry about it, someone will get a nose job tomorrow and this will be old news" Ryan said trying to reassure her, stroking her back as she just breathed in his scent.

"I wonder what they will say about us?" She mumbled from his shoulder,

"What's there to say, They don't know anything about our past"

"What if someone sells their story?" Marissa asked saddened by the thought. Ryan thought about it, who else would know their story? He knew that their family wouldn't betray them, and he hadn't told anyone but…Sarah. He sighed and hoped she would keep her information to herself.

"No one would Marissa, I promise you" He said half lying to her. She lifted her head and kissed his lips again, his strong arms keeping her warm.

"I don't have any clothes that I can wear" Marissa told him with a wistful and tired smile on her face.

"You can borrow something of mine," Ryan told her as he went into the other room and bought out his UCLA jumper. She pulled her arms through the sleeves, and smiled at the jumper that drowned her small frame. Ryan helped her up and his arms circled her waste.

"Hardly Haute Couture is it?" Marissa asked him jokily, he smiled into their kiss as things become more heated, Ottilie complained again.

"EWWWWWWWW" The broke apart and Marissa giggled on Ryan's shoulder. They both held hands and Ryan offered a hand to Ottilie. She skipped over to take it and they all walked out like the family of 3 they were. They rode the elevator in silence, all the while Marissa and Ryan sharing knowing glances and smiles. The bell dinged indicating they were at Seth and Summer's floor and Ottilie bounced out happily, when they arrived at the door, Ryan took Marissa's hand, a sign to show he was hers.

"Auntie Sum" Ottilie said happily as Summer answered the door. She eyed Ryan and Marissa, who were both smiling like idiots as she bent down to greet her niece.

"Look I'm wearing my hugs Mommy got me" Ottilie said displaying her new footwear.

"You mean Uggs babe?" Summer corrected her whilst laughing, Ottilie nodded brightly and walked into find Penny.

"So" Summer said with a hint of happiness in her voice. They both smiled shyly and Marissa felt her face blush.

"COHEN! GET OUT HERE QUICK" Summer shouted to her husband, and he immediately ran out to the hallway where the three of them were standing. When he reached them, he smiled at Ryan and Marissa and looked at Summer, like she was injured. But then double took when he saw Ryan's arm wrapped around Marissa's shoulder, and there close embrace.

"Oh my god, dude how could you not tell me" Seth said to him as Summer just carried on smiling at the both of them.

"Its fairly new" Marissa told them both and lifted her head from Ryan's shoulder.

"Well were happy for you" Summer said with tears in her voice, Marissa immediately, put her hand on Summers arm.

"Sum, what's wrong?" Marissa asked her concerned.

"I'm just so happy, guys, were finally the core four again!" Summer hugged Marissa tightly, but her pertruding stomach got in the way.

"Well, I suppose its core six" Seth said told them as they broke apart.

"What with Ottilie and the baby and all" The girls smiled at each other, and Summer sent Marissa a look that said 'we need to talk about everything later!'.

"We were just wondering whether we could take Penny out for a walk in the Hills" Ryan asked them

"We needed a bit of fresh air didn't we babe" Ryan said to Marissa as he kissed her cheek, Summer 'awwd'

"That would be great, Save us from doing it"

"Cohen you told me you walked her earlier!" Summer said chastising him, whilst Ryan and Marissa smiled at the pair.

"You wouldn't need to borrow our dog all the time, if you went ahead and got Ottilie one" Seth told them both and Ryan put a stern look on his face.

"We have been through this before Seth, I am not buying a Dog, so you can go to the training classes and flirt with the instructors" Summer turned to him, with her hands folded over her bump and her eyebrows raised.

"I'm just going to get Penny" Seth said backing away from them.

"So, you guys should totally come over tonight and we could get take out" Summer said excitedly,

"Actually Sum, we already have plans, but we you be able to take Ottilie for like 2 hours, while me and Marissa go out and get something to eat" Ryan said whilst Marissa looked at him in surprise.

"We have dinner plans?" Marissa asked him sweetly

"Well it looks like you do now, it will be no problem Atwood." Summer told him as Ottilie and Seth came back with Penny, and they all said there goodbyes again. Whilst they were back in the lift, Marissa bent down with Ottilie, and was admiring Seth and Summer's cocker spaniel.

"You know I had a dog when I was your age" Marissa told Ottilie as she looked at her to continue.

"He was called Dustin, and me and Kaitlin used to pretend he was our horse, and ride him about for hours." Marissa said reminiscing at the memory. Ottilie smiled at her and then turned to her Dad.

"I want a Puppy" Ottilie said giving her Dad a pouty look, Marissa caught on, and joined in with her daughter.

"Yeah come on Ryan, how can you say no to these faces?" Marissa asked him jokily. He had never pictured his life turning out this way, he was so lucky to finally have Marissa back, and so lucky to have a beautiful family. They exited the building the back route, to be safe that there was no paparazzi, and walked along hand in hand to the Hollywood Hills with Ottilie and Penny walking a little bit in front of them. Every so often they would stop and kiss each other, laugh and joke, but they never left each others side. The happiness from all three of them was so obvious, it made any onlooker jealous.

"I cant tell you how happy this makes me" Marissa told him as he put his arm around her shoulder.

"For me as well, seeing my beautiful girls together, I am the most luckiest 23 year old in the world" Ryan said as he smiled.

"2nd luckiest, I believe I take first place" Marissa said smiling into their kiss, when they broke apart, they carried on walking behind Ottilie, who was dancing and singing to Penny.

"You know, we are going to have to pay a visit to the pet shop, who am I to deny her of that happiness" Ryan said smiling at his daughter.

"You are the best dad in the world Ryan Atwood."

"And you are the best Mom in the world Marissa Cooper". Marissa clenched his hand, and Ryan could tell the motherhood thing really made her doubt herself.

"And the hottest" With that he kissed her cheek and run up behind Ottilie to pick her up and swing her around, as Marissa watched the two most important things in her life laugh and play together, she became excited for her new life ahead of her. One that had both Ryan and Ottilie as the most important characters, she touched her stomach in happiness and sighed with relief, she may not be the best Mom at that point, but she would be, and who knows, maybe the best wife for Ryan.

With all of their judgement, Ryan turned the TV off, to see Marissa with glassy eyes. And with that, she hung up the phone and left Ryan to speak, there was nothing keeping him and Marissa from being together now. He stood up and made his way back to the door, and found Marissa sitting with Ottilie on her lap, her soaking wet hair sticking back in the clothes she had had on before. She asked spitefully, Sarah told him a little more desperately, Ryan sighed and carried on. Sarah asked him chirped happily into the phone, which made Ryan feel even more guilty, although, there was no way he wanted to stay with Sarah now.

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