I am so truely sorry, that I have been so crappy with updates, a mixture of things really, but I guarantee another update of both of my fics by Wednesday

This is for all of the people who I hope are still reading, you know who you are.

Marissa wheeled her suitcase, out of her bedroom and looked back sadly. She hated the fact that she had to leave Ryan and Ottilie for nearly a month. When she first told Ryan, he didn't respond well, after about 3 hours of not talking, and awkward silences around the house, Ryan decided he had put Marissa through enough, and went to apologise. They had come to the conclusion, that Ryan and Ottilie would fly out in two weeks, and meet her in Paris. Where they would spend time just the 3 of them, see the sights and take Ottilie to Disneyland, until she had to move onto to go to Rome, Ryan would fly back with Ottilie, then meet with fly out to New York, 2 weeks later, to spend the night with her and fly back the next day.

She looked down and her still flat stomach, she was just hitting two months, and there was not even a rise, if they hadn't heard the heartbeat themselves at their last sonogram a week ago, they wouldn't of believed it. Marissa still obviously gifted in her genes, to not of gain any obvious weight, which is good, as her managers of the fashion shows would of given her a harder time if she didn't fit into all of the couture. Ryan felt uneasy about her travelling alone, especially while she was pregnant, despite her constant telling him she was fine. Ryan managed to convince Kaitlin to her go with her, although it didn't take much convincing at all, and to look after her big sister, even though hormonal Marissa, had made it clear that just because she was carrying a child, doesn't mean she is one. Kaitlin, however, was more than happy to become Marissa's entourage, and couldn't wait for the free hotel suites and free champagne, that come with being Marissa's 'keeper'.

"Mommy, I really don't want you to go" Ottilie said with tears in her eyes, Ottilie had taken the fact that Marissa was leaving slightly harder than everyone else, saying that Marissa would never come back and that she wanted to come with her, Marissa looked helplessly at Ryan, who was standing by the door, with her other suitcases.

"Baby, I will call you everyday I promise" Marissa said lifting her daughter up and kissing her lightly on her head and holding her closely.

"But….But--" Ottilie's lower lip started to tremble, and then released a loud sob.

"Oh baby, you have to be a good girl, for Daddy, here, big girls don't cry" Marissa said trying Ottilie's tears for her, she had fallen into the motherhood step, so quickly, and she absolutely loved her daughter, more than life itself. Ottilie was getting more and more used to paparazzi trying to take their picture now, and she would even pose and smile, much to Marissa's displeasure when she was trying to get somewhere in a hurry.

"and remember, that its pink day at school on Monday, I have left out your dress for you in mine and Daddy's room" Ottilie nodded at her and tried to wipe some of her tears,

"Promise to bring me presents?" Ottilie bargained with her mother, Marissa nodded to her and kissed her head for one last time

"I Love you sweetie," Ottilie replied and when Marissa stood up and she grabbed her Louis Vuitton that was standing behind her and moved towards Ryan who was standing at the door.

"So I already put Kaitlin in the limo, she's just on her first glass of champagne and is playing the windows" Ryan said smiling at her, Marissa chuckled at her younger sisters antics, and looked woefully at him.

"Two weeks will fly by" Ryan whispered, the both of them thought it was be a nice idea to surprise Ottilie with Paris, and had kept it between the two of them. Marissa moved so she was leaning on Ryan's shoulder, he wrapped his strong arms around and her, and rubbed his arms soothingly up and down. Ryan turned his head so he could lightly kiss the side of her face, and held her tightly.

"Promise to take good care of number 2" Marissa nodded, without saying any words as she knew she would cry, they still hadn't told Ottilie about the baby, and figured they would tell her once they were in Paris, it will be a memorable way of telling her, and she is less likely to throw a tantrum if she was surrounded by the excitement of being somewhere new.

"Promise to call me everyday" Marissa asked him, as she kissed his lips lightly.

"Of course" Ryan kissed her lips one last time passionately, and held her once again.

"I love you," Marissa told him as she took a deep breath.

"I love you too" Both parents turned around to where Ottilie was crying lightly, Ryan picked her up, and helped Marissa with her suitcase.

"Come on, lets go wave Mommy and Auntie Kaitlin off" Ottilie nodded solemnly as and they followed Marissa out of the door. They all stood in silence in the elevator, Marissa's hand clasped tightly with Ryan's and Ottilie leaning on his shoulder. When they got out to the bight LA sunshine, Marissa was happy to see that there was no paparazzi and allowed the driver to load the rest of her things into the limo, where she could hear Kaitlin singing loudly to Low by Flo Rida, severely out of tune. Marissa turned back to her small but perfect family with a watery smile on her face, and blew them both a kiss, and entered the limo, they waved her off quietly, until the limo was out of sight, and Ottilie broke down into a huge fit of tears.

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When Marissa near to landing in Paris, 11 hours later, she tiredly tried to shove Kaitlin as they landed over the city of love. Marissa missed Ryan crazy already, and it was killing her having to be away from them. She held her stomach reassuringly, the doctors had told Marissa, that she was ok to fly, only if she took extra care of herself, she needed to take all of her vitamins, and if she starts to feel like something's wrong, get herself straight to a doctor, but seeing as how her last pregnancy was fine, she didn't think she had anything to worry about.

"Kaitlin, please" Marissa said shaking her younger sister, she had drunk quite a lot of champagne in the limo, and had a messy bed hair from sleeping in first class all night, on top of the loud snore that had been ringing through Marissa's ears for the whole plane ride.

"God Marissa, I'm awake, just resting my eyes" Kaitlin moaned tiredly.

"Fine, fine, but I should tell you now, that you have embarrassed yourself in front of the male cast of Gossip Girl" Kaitlin's head immediately shot up, and looked at Marissa with wide eyes.

"What are you talking about? We were the only ones in this cabin when the plane took off" Kaitlin said smiling smugly.

"Au Contraire" Marissa nodded to where Chace Crawford, Penn Badgely and Ed Westwick, Kaitlin's idols, where all sitting opposite them in the cabin, oblivious to their excited fan. Kaitlin gasped and immediately tried to subtly comb down her messed up brown locks.

"We have been on this plane, like a day Marissa, you bitch! I swear they weren't hear when we took off, Why didn't you tell me, one of them and me could be having sex in the tiny bathrooms by now!!!" Kaitlin said scathingly, Marissa laughed at her and raised an perfectly arched eyebrow.

"Don't you kind of have a boyfriend?" Marissa asked her.

"But that totally don't count if, heaven is sitting 2 rows away from you, besides, me and Max aren't even that serious" Marissa nodded along, and tried to shut her eyes.

"So how do you think I should strike up conversation, because you know the blonde one is the only single one." Kaitlin said, staring at the men she had watched religiously on TV, and film, for the last 4 years. Kaitlin, shook up her hair lightly, and looked over, just as Chace Crawford flashed his smile at her, Marissa watched her sister, try to be coy, when really she was jumping around with excitement on the inside.

"Hey," Kaitlin said, smiling brightly, Marissa watched her younger sister, quickly search for a topic to talk about, when her eyes, landed on Marissa's open bag of peanuts, she immediately swiped them from her and offered one out to her favourite star.

"Want some peanuts" Kaitlin said offering her cashews, as her older sister, collapsed in a fit of laughter.

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8 days later, Marissa and Kaitlin were starting their breakfast of croissants, and a wide array of strawberries in their suite. The night before, Kaitlin had been out for the 7th night in a row, with her Gossip Girl friends and had returned in the early hours, drunk, and had awoken on a deck chair on their balcony with a very large headache, and bird crap, all over her Gucci she had swiped from Marissa's shoot. Marissa however had not had such a great time, she felt homesick, and morning sick, it was a bit better this morning though, and it did make it better to see her younger sister completely hung-over and surrounded by pigeons, after taking more than enough pictures, she woke her up and they had breakfast at their marble table.

"So when are your little friends going home?" Marissa asked Kaitlin as she poured her a coffee, Kaitlin immediately took the hot beverage, and pulled her sunglasses over her eyes, blocking out the bright daylight.

"I think they said there on a promo tour, but I don't really listen to what he has to say, come on Riss, have you seen how pretty he is to look at?" Kaitlin asked her incredulously.

"No babe, I've not had the chance, you may of noticed."

"Hmmmmm, only slightly, and Ryan rang for you yesterday afternoon, while you were with the Louis Vuitton people"

"I text him last night, but I didn't speak to him, so I am going to ring him back, try not to throw up over anything will I'm gone" Marissa said to her as Kaitlin mumbled swear words at her in a tired voice. Marissa dialled the familiar number and was met with the dial tone, she smiled in anticipation, it was only 11 in LA, so Ryan should still be awake.

"Hello," Ryan said into his phone, having not looked at the ID.

"Why, hello" Marissa purred happily into her cell, as she smiled brightly at hearing his voice.

"Elle I've told you not to ring on this phone, my girlfriend could find out" Ryan said jokingly as Marissa laughed at him sardonically.

"You are hilarious Ry" Marissa said sarcastically as he chuckled to himself.

"I've missed you" Marissa said helplessly, more homesickness washing over her.

"I've missed you too, Riss" Ryan said, she could hear him shuffling around the apartment.

"How's my baby?" Marissa asked, eager to find out how her daughter was going, she had followed Ottilie's rules and picked up all the things she had time to buy, that she assumed her daughter was asleep at this late hour, but could hear Ryan trying to wake her, and her tired persists. Marissa smiled at everything she was missing back home.

"Otty, I have Mommy on the phone" Ryan said trying to wake his sleeping daughter

"You probably shouldn't be getting up her Ry" Marissa said wistfully wishing she was with them at that point.

"She will kill me in my sleep if she finds out I spoke to you and she didn't, here" "Ottilie, just say hello to Mommy real quick baby" Ryan passed her the phone and Marissa smiled instantly at hearing her daughter's voice.

"Hello Mommy" Marissa could tell her excitement even over her sleepy sounds.

"Hey baby, Ive missed you"

"I've missed you too, guess what happened at Ballet today" Ottilie told her as she let out a yawn.

"What happened?" Marissa asked her just as excited to hear her news, that makes her day happier.

"I got the main part for the show soon, and I gets a solo" Ottilie told her proudly.

"Wow! Well done honey! That's so good, if I was there now, I would give you a big kiss" Marissa told her, Ottilie yawned again, and Marissa told her to pass the phone back to Ryan.

"I'm so proud!! We have a star in our family!!!" Marissa said tearfully.

"I know, you should of seen her face, her teacher come up and said, she is the most advanced in the class, and can go up an age group" Ryan said proudly.

"See, she takes after you, I mean, you were the Zac Efron of Chino" Marissa said teasingly.

"I was not Zac Efron, I actually was Snoopy" Ryan said jokingly,

"How are things in Paris?, Not been swept off your feet by any gorgeous looking Parisians."

"Well there was a few, but I told them I'm spoken for" Marissa joked with him.

"And you will never guess where I found my keeper this morning?"

"Where?"

"Asleep on the deckchairs, wearing one shoe with a bunch of pigeons, she had been partying hard with her new friends last night, and obviously couldn't find her way to her room"

"Well as long as your not the one partying, you need to take care of yourself, I cant wait to see you, only 6 more days." Ryan told her happily.

"I know, wait until you see Paris, Ryan, your going to love it, the architecture alone will leave you in shock"

"Well that and being reunited with you after 2 long, alone weeks." Marissa smiled at him.

"Oh baby, I'm blowing a kiss down the phone as we speak, not long now I promise"

"I know, look, I'm going to head off to bed, but I will call you in the morning our time, I love you" Ryan told her and her heart jumped at hearing those words being spoken.

"I love you too" Marissa hung up the phone happy, but then the homesickness started t creep up more, she decided to drag her sister into a shower, so they could get ready, and hit the famous shops of the Champs Elysees

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Marissa stood at the arrivals gate of Charles de Gaulle airport, waiting for Ryan and Ottilie, she hadn't spoken to them that day, as the flight was so long, but when Ryan text her last, he said that he had just told Ottilie, that he had to go away with work, and she was coming with him, so it would be a total surprise to see Marissa there. She awaited them giddily, and it felt as if time had stood still, as she watched countless amounts of people walk through the gates and some into the arms of people who they loved, it is quite an emotional scene, seeing people greet each other at the airport, especially when they run into the arms of their loved ones, and Marissa felt her eyes water at a young man and woman, probably about 16, running up to each other and holding the other so tightly. When Marissa turned her head towards the door, she saw Ryan, smiling back at her, her face instantly broke into the happiest grin she had had since being away from him, she began moving towards him, her face never taking her eyes away from his. As she made it to the end of the walkway, Ottilie saw that her mother was there, she immediately let go of Ryan's hand and run straight over to her mother. Marissa bent down to pick her little girl up, and spun her around whilst she peppered her with kisses. Marissa felt some tears creep down the side of her face as she held her daughter closely.

"I missed you so much" Marissa told her, other people had started to notice that it was indeed Marissa Cooper, standing in the middle of the airport holding her daughter, she had started to get more attention than before, but she didn't care, she absolutely hated being away from Ryan, even if it was only for 2 weeks, it was much to long. Marissa put her daughter on the floor next to her, and held her hand tightly, then smiled at Ryan, who was pushing a cart with 2 suitcases, and holding Ottilie's chanel bag, that had she dropped when she was running over to Marissa. Marissa moved forward sand immediately kissed Ryan hard on the lips, her hands tangling in his hair. She smiled into their kisses and when they broke apart she held him close. To her it felt like they had never been apart, not for Paris, but she felt as if she never left her family all those years ago, and she knew, staying with Ryan and their daughter, and the impending baby number two, was where she wanted to stay, forever.

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