Glad you liked the first chapter! Here's chapter 2!
Annie and Eric stood there for a while, letting what Ruthie and Martin told them sink in.
"Yay us?" Martin half-joked, trying to ease the tension. Finally, Eric spoke.
"Oh my gosh!" Eric hugged her. "Congratulations!"
A look of relief spread over both Martin and Ruthie's faces. "You're happy?" she asked, pulling out of the hug.
"Of course, we love you both, and want you happy."
"My baby's getting married!" Annie said, hugging her daughter, then Martin. "I can't think of someone I'd rather have Ruthie with."
"Thanks, mom." he smiled at Annie after calling her that.
"'Mom'?" Ruthie asked, shocked. "I guess you'll have to get used to that, won't you?" Ruthie asked, winking at her fiancé.
"Yeah, we will." Eric said putting his arm around his wife.
"And just think...we were dreading telling you so much...and you're completely fine with it!" Ruthie said happily, hugging Martin.
"Why would you dread it?" Eric was confused.
"Um, well, we figured since I had left for so long, you wouldn't like the idea." Martin said.
"And remember how you acted with Matt and Sarah?" Ruthie added.
"Yeah, I do." Eric was a little embarrassed about that.
"And we just didn't want you to react the same way. Mom, Dad, we're in love. We've been in love for years." Ruthie said, and she sighed. "He's who I want for the rest of my life."
"And she's who I want." he said taking Ruthie's hand.
"Well I guess we're lucky we love you Martin." Annie said. "Welcome to our family. Good luck." she said jokingly, hugging Martin again.
"It's going to be a wild ride." Ruthie agreed, "But we'll get through it."
"I know we will," he said looking at her and hugging the three of them each in turn. "I love this family, and I know you all. I have known you for over four years, and I am glad to say, I feel like one of the family." He smiled and stood behind Ruthie, then wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I was hoping you would." Ruthie said. "But we have something else to tell you." She said, taking his hand.
"Who, me?" Eric said joking
rlmont91: "Both of you." Ruthie said. "Aaron isn't Martin's."
"Oh my gosh!" Eric said, shocked.
"Whose baby is it then?" Annie asked
"Simon's." Ruthie said quietly.
"What?" Annie asked, shocked, but still relieved that it wasn't Martin's so that he and Ruthie could be together.
"Oh my goodness!" Eric was half happy, half furious, that his son had not mentioned this bit of information.
It was quiet for a moment. "Someone please say something." Ruthie said pleadingly under her breath.
"Please?" Martin spoke kind of to him self.'
"I'm happy for you guys. But I just need to call Simon." Annie said, walking upstairs.
"Oh dear, what did we do to Simon?" Martin asked under his breath.
"I hope its not too bad..." Ruthie said, knowing that the outcome wouldn't be pretty. "Maybe we should've let him tell them. But at least he loves Sandy..." Ruthie pointed out.
"Yeah, thats good," he said as Eric joined his wife upstairs.
Ruthie sighed, pulling Martin's arms around her. "I love you baby." she said, and she looked up, kissing his cheek.
"I love you too." he said kissing her on the lips, then walking into the living room to find the twins up past their bed time.
"What are you two doing up?" Ruthie asked, putting her hands on her hips. "It's 12:30. You were supposed to be in bed almost two hours ago." she added.
"Yeah," he said mockingly
"I'll tell mom." Ruthie said, walking towards the steps, and twins got a worried look on their faces. "Mom won't be happy..." she continued, inching closer to the staircase.
"Don't, leave them" Martin missed the little guys.
"Now we know who will do all of the disciplining when we have kids..." she said, sitting down on the couch and pouting a little bit.
"Come on Ruth!" he gave her a puppy dog face.
"Oh fine. You're lucky I love you." she said, grabbing her purse off of the coffee table. "I should head out..." she began.
"You live here."
"I live in the garage apartment." she pointed out.
"Okay, let me walk you over there."
"You're so sweet." she said. "Goodnight boys! Don't let mom see you." she whispered and winked.
"I know I am, night boys." they walked out and he took her to the garage appartment
Ruthie walked over to the garage, putting her key in the door, and walking to the bottom of the steps. "You wanna come up?" she offered.
"I dont know if that is a good idea, I am a gentlman, and I dont know if I will be if I go up. Goodnight."
"Oh you naughty boy! What makes you think we were going to do anything Brewer?" she asked, and then kissed him.
"Night Ruth I love you!" He drove home.
Not sure when the next chapter will be up…whenever we get a chance to talk again I guess lol. R&R
Renee and Emie