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Ryan and Gabrielle is the relationship between Ryan Atwood-Cohen and Gabrielle, in the first season of the Fox drama series The O.C.. They meet when Caleb Nichol brings her home and get along quite well before she leaves.

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Throughout the Series[]

Season 1[]

The Girlfriend[]

Seth and Ryan are attracted to Gabrielle when she arrives in Newport Beach, as Caleb Nichol's date. She spends her time in the pool and hot tub and talks to the boys about the upcoming party. She asks if they're bringing anyone and says she is shocked that two attractive guys like them wouldn't have anyone to bring. She encourages Seth to ask Summer and Ryan explains the current situation with Marissa.

She shows up at the Crab Shack when Ryan is working and talks about her mother being an unreliable parent, which Ryan can relate to. She says that she started modelling at the age of 15, and living with a bunch of girls in Japan, got into drugs. When she finally got clean she was 22, which for models is retirement age. She says that Ryan must find her relationship with Caleb strange, but he smiles and tells her that he lives in someones pool house. She asks him what his future plans are, but he deflects and asks what her future plans are, joking about her travelling to Paris. They laugh, but are soon interrupted by Marissa coming to talk to Ryan.

Her and Caleb have dinner with the Cohens, where Seth announces that he is bringing Summer to Caleb's party, and Gabrielle asks if Ryan is taking anyone. She smiles when he says no and they share a look. When Caleb starts an argument with Kirsten and Sandy, Gabrielle goes to the pool house with Ryan and Seth. They sit on Ryan's bed and Seth excuses himself, leaving her alone with Ryan. He asks whether Caleb always yells like that and she tells him that Caleb views all relationships as business. Ryan asks if that includes theirs and she tells him that Caleb will only ever love one woman and she died years ago, their relationship is mainly just to keep him entertained. She slides her hand up Ryan's leg and tells him that she's so bored, then kisses him. They are interrupted by Caleb yelling that they're leaving and she tells Ryan she's back to work.

In the pool Seth confronts Ryan about him and Gabrielle, saying that she went to the Crab hack instead of going sailing and Ryan tells him they hooked up. Seth is shocked and asks if that means he's over Marissa. At the party she arrives with Caleb and Sandy goes to get her a drink. She heads over to Ryan and feeds him a cherry, playing with his collar. He asks if she's trying to get caught and she smiles, telling him to find her later. Ryan, after seeing Marissa arrive with Luke, goes back to the pool house, where Gabrielle finds him later. She asks why he's hiding and they start making out on Ryan's bed, when they are interrupted by Marissa. She runs out after seeing them, and Ryan follows. Gabrielle finds Ryan again and says that she thinks Marissa likes him, and he responds that he guesses she did. She says he looks so sad and that if she remembers correctly that's what it's like to be in love.

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