Newport Beach Police Department, Chapter 9
Ryan walked into the front room and sat on the couch behind Megan, who sat on the floor watching Alladin. He knew the look on Marissa's face when he told her not to talk about their past. She was going to cry. It shocked, no it almost scared him that he knew her better than she knew herself and would mostly know when she was going to do something before she did.
No matter how hard he tried to get over her, he couldn't. He still loved her more than anything else in his life. More than anything he wanted to go back in the kitchen and hold her until she stopped crying as he told her how sorry he was for making her cry in the first place. But he had told her when they were still in high school that he was hurt most when someone he loved just left him and she did just that in college. He could still remember everything that happened the day he went to pick her up, but found the note instead.
**********Flashback****************
He opened the door to the all girl dorm and saw a couple of girls that he knew from class or through Marissa sitting in the lounge.
" Hey Ryan. " Heather, who lived in the dorm room next to Marissa said.
" Hey. Is Marissa back from class ? " Ryan asked.
" I don't know. I just got here and I haven't gone up stairs yet.
Ryan nodded and said " Bye. " Before walking up the stairs to the third floor.
He walked down the hall way until he was only a few doors from the end and knocked, but go no answer. He tried the door knob and found that the door was unlocked and pushed it open. Curious as to how he would find his girl friend.
" Riss ? " Ryan asked as the door opened all the way and found she wasn't in the room.
He looked around and saw that her bedding was gone, thinking that she was just be doing laundry. He continued to look around the room until he saw the middle drawer on her dresser was open. He walked over to close it and found that all her clothes were gone. He looked up and found a note taped to the mirror above the dresser. He took it off the mirror and read it ' I love you, but I had to leave. Love always, Marissa '.
He ran his free hand through his hair as multiple emotions threatened to seep through his tough exterior. He wanted to hit something and cry as he thought of the hurt that this one action caused him. But he didn't want anyone to find him like this. If someone did, it would be another person that could hurt him and he had enough hurt.
************* End of flashback ******************
Ryan looked up and watched Megan as he tried to calm himself. Now of all times was when he didn't want his emotions to show. But as Megan began singing along with a song on the movie, he quickly forgot what he was thinking and smiled at the site.
Ryan stopped smiling when he saw Marissa walk past the couch and up the stairs, he figured to her room. He wanted to get up and go talk to her, let her explain her side of the sotry, but as he went to get up, he heard a familar voice yell " NOW ! "
His forehead wrinckled in confusion as he got up and went to the front door and opened it to find the two officers at the door talking to Summer.
" Its fine guys. This is my sister in law and my partners wife. " Ryan said.
They both turned to him and nodded.
" I told you ! Now move ! " Summer said as she pushed past them in a huff and into the house.
Ryan offered a smile to the officers before closing the door and turning to face his sister in law who had a confused expression.
" Alright, spill ! What is with the body guards ? " Summer asked.
" Well... " Ryan began, unsure of how to tell Summer that the woman she had considered her best friend, his true love, as well as her daughter were staying with him temporarily. " Its part of a case and... " He began again but was interupted by Summer.
" Say no more. I have heard enough times from Cohen that he can't tell me about a case he is working on. I am just here to pick up the clothes that Rachel left here yesterday, Sargent Oats and Princess Flower. " Summer said.
Ryan smiled as he thought about the plastic horse obsession that Rachel and Adam inherited from their parents.
" By the way, thanks for letting Rachel have that girlie sleep over with Leslie the other day. I would have done it but Adam wasn't feeling well and I had to finish some designs. " Summer said with a smile.
" Its fine. It was fun. " Ryan said with a laugh, mommentarily forgeting that Marissa and Megan were there.
" Good, I hope they didn't try to get you to play dress up or put make up on. " Summer said with a laugh. " Now, I will go up to the room and get the stuff before I get out of your hair. "
Before Ryan could stop her, she was up the stairs and down the hall way. She walked into the room that Rachel shared with Leslie, paying no attention to the small back pack by the door, and found what she was looking for of Rachel's on the dresser. She picked it up before she walked across the hall and into the room that Adam had and got Sargent Oats. She walked out of the room began walking down the hall towards the stairs but stopped suddenly when she heard someone sobbing.
She looked around and saw the guest bedroom door open a few inches. She wakled towards the door and pushed it open the rest of the way and found someone she hadn't seen since college. What was she doing here ?
" Oh my god ! " Summer said.
Marissa quickly turned and saw Summer standing in the door way with wide eyes and her mouth hanging open.
" Sum..." Marissa said.
" What the hell do you think our doing here !? " Summer said as the hurt she felt when her best friend left and the anger she for her leaving her brother in law.
" I... " Marissa began, tears still escaping her eyes as she stood up. " How are you ? "
" I asked you a qustion and you had better answer it ! " Summer said as she dropped the things she was holding on the floor.
" I see you found her. " Ryan said as he appeared behind Summer.
Summer turned to Ryan and asked " What is she doing here ? "
" She is the case that I mentioned. " Ryan said.
Marissa was hurt as she heard him say that. It sounded like she was just another case to him.
" Fine ! " Summer said before turning back to Marissa and saying " Don't hurt him again and stay away from me and my family ! " before she picked the things up off the floor and stormed out of the room and down stairs, hurrying out the front door. Megan having no idea what just happened, since she was to into her movie.
Marissa began to sob again as she callasped on the bed once again, not caring that Ryan was in the room watching her.
" Sorry. I should have stopped her before she got up stairs. " Ryan said as he sat on the bed.
Marissa paused and looked at Ryan in wonder. How could he still be sorry for something that wasn't his fault to begin with ?
" You have nothing to be sorry for ! I am the that took off after I found out... " Marissa began, but was interupted when Ryan's cell phone began ringing.
" Sorry. " Ryan said as he pulled out his cell phone and saw that Seth was calling him. He flipped open his phone and said " Hey Seth. "
" Hey. So, I talked to Blake again and he finally admited that he knows Marcus but thats it. He is talking to his lawyer now, hopefully we can figure something out. " Seth said.
" Good. Let me know if you find out anything else and don't take him down until I am with you ! " Ryan said sternly.
" You'll be the first person I tell. How are things on that front ? " Seth asked.
" They are going smoothly. " Ryan said.
" Smoothly ? Alright, I know my brother and he doesn't say smoothly. Whats up ? " Seth asked.
" Your wife just dropped by. " Ryan said.
" I see. Don't worry about her, I will talk to her in a little bit. " Seth said.
" I am not worried about Summer. " Ryan responded.
" Its ok to admit it, I do ! " Seth said with a slight laugh.
" Thats because your weak Seth. " Ryan joked.
" I am not weak. I am manly, I just don't show it as much as you Mr. Abs. " Seth said sarcastically.
" Mr. Abs ? " Ryan asked and Marissa looked at him strangely.
" I gotta go man. I will call you later. " Seth said before hanging up.
Ryan hung up his phone as Marissa asked " Mr. Abs ? Did you pick up a new nickname while I was gone ? "
" Seth. " Ryan simply replied as he held up his cell phone, causing Marissa to nod. " So, what were you saying before ? " Ryan asked.
" Oh... " Marissa began " I.. uh better go check on Megan. " Marissa said before hurrying out of the room as she wiped her tear stricken face.
Ryan sighed and wondered ' What did she find out ? '