*Fatherhood*

Todd clenched his fists. Marty was pregnant which means somebody violated her. "Were you raped?" Todd asked hating how the vile, disgusting word felt coming out of his mouth.

"Not exactly, but I feel like I was just the same," Marty whispered.

"What happened to you Marty? Do you know who the father is?" Todd asked. He was determined to find him and make him pay with his life for ever touching her.

"I have a good idea."

"Who is it? Todd asked.

"The father is either you or Victor."

"What? I can't speak for Victor, but you and I haven't been together since, well since -"

"The night you raped me," Marty interrupted. "Yeah I know."

"So how could I be a possibility?"

"I don't know much. I only know what Irene told me. Apparently when she was holding you prisoner, before Victor took your place, she obtained a semen sample from you and your brother. She kept it frozen until recently when she forced me to become artificially inseminated with the sample that she obtained from you and your brother."

"Why would she do that."

"I don't know. She told me that I was the perfect woman to be the mother of the next generation of Manning's. Whatever that means."

"So I could be the father?"

"Yeah."

"What are we going to do about that?"

"I don't know," Marty responded.

Todd always wanted a kid with Marty, but not like this, not when the idea of carrying his child was so upsetting to Marty.

XOXOXO

*Trust*

"Marty, I know you probably won't like the idea, but it's the only way that I can make sure that you and the babies are safe. I don't know if my mom has other rouge operatives working for her so I think it would be best if you moved in with me," Todd stated.

"Okay, that's a good idea."

"What?"Todd asked taken aback. He thought that he would have to work a little bit harder to convince her to move in with him.

"I said that I want to move in with you. I don't really want to be alone right now and you're probably one of the only people that I trust to keep me safe. I know that you would do anything to protect me and your kids."

"When can I take you home? " Todd asked as he tried to keep his excitement from showing. Marty was giving him the chance to take care of her and that's all he ever wanted.

"The doctor says that I can leave tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll be by to pick you up then," Todd said as he begun to head out.

"Don't go. Could you stay with me at least until I fall asleep?"

Marty's voice betrayed how vulnerable and broken she really was. Her pleas for him to stay brought back memories from one of the nights he regretted most. "I'll stay as long as you want me to," Todd said as he sat back down in the chair. He talked to Marty about everything that had been going on in Llanview since she was gone and eventually she fell asleep. He brushed the hair out of her eyes and gave her a kiss on the forehead as he vowed to never let anybody hurt her again.

XOXOXO

*Home*

Marty woke up in the hospital and realized Todd had spent the night when she saw him sleeping in the chair beside her. Her feelings for this man had changed so much since he rescued her. There had been a time when she hated him and would never have considered living with him and now that hatred was all but gone. She was grateful to him for getting her out of that hell and somehow he became the only person that she felt comfortable and safe around.

"Hey, how long have you been awake?" Todd asked as he woke up and saw her staring at him.

"Awhile."

"Are you ready to go home?"

"I am." Marty responded.

Marty signed the discharge papers and then she went home with Todd.

Todd showed her around his property. "You'll be sleeping in the bedroom next to mine so that I can be close by in case you need anything."

Marty's bedroom had a huge queen size bed with it's own extravagant bathroom. She noticed that the closet had been stocked with a whole new wardrobe.

"Are you hungry? I can make us something to eat."

"No, I'm tired. Would you mind sitting with me until I fall asleep again?"

"No," Todd said as he pulled up a chair and got comfortable while Marty got into bed.

"Thanks, Todd."

"Don't worry about it," Todd said. He was glad that things had changed between them since he rescued her. He never thought that she would ever agree to live with him after all the pain that he caused, but she did and he seemed to be the only person who could give her comfort.