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Ruthie ran out from behind the door she was hiding behind. She had tears streaming down her face. Annie looked up and saw her daughter. She nodded at her and patted him on the shoulder and got up and left. Ruthie sat down beside Martin but he didn't notice because he had his face in his hands and was sobbing loudly.
"Martin…" Ruthie said softly. "Martin it's alright I'm here." She said while pulling his head onto her lap.
"Ruthie I I'm so sorry. I don't deserve you. I can't believe I did that. I mean I knew I loved you since the day I met you but knew since I was friends with your older brother that I couldn't so I put my feeling aside and dated other girls and put you to the back of my mind. Every time I saw you though I couldn't help but love you even more but I refused to admit it to myself. And when I finally did I went and slept with her that woman I just met and got her pregnant. My first time and with someone that was just there. I didn't even know her it was just and impulse and I let it happen even though I knew I love you. I practically killed myself inside after. Then I decided not to tell you and you would never find out, but then she calls one day and I don't even know who it is. She just says 'Martin I'm pregnant' and I'm thinking who is this and then I realize It was that girl that I had sex with and I finally let myself know that actually happened. I tried to think it never happened but when she called it never seemed so real. I think is she joking no she would never joke about something this serious and she wouldn't get my number just to play a joke on me this is really happening. I got a random college girl pregnant. Why am I so stupid? How am I supposed to tell Ruthie that I love her now? 'Hey Ruthie I love you by the way I'm going to be a dad because I had sex with some random college girl that was friends with Simon and got her pregnant' yeah that was really going to work." He was cut off by Ruthie's finger on his lips.
"Martin, calm down alright. It's alright. I know I was mad at first and hurt and I felt betrayed but then I thought how can it possibly be worse for me than him? He is responsible for this and seeing me hurt because he did this and he is going to be a father. How can it possibly be worse for me? True I was broken inside I was hurt. I loved you. I was still mad though but seeing you cry back there turned my anger into tears. And now seeing you cry now breaks my heart even more. I know you still hate yourself for it but I don't. You learned a lesson in responsibility and it made you a better person and I love this new person even more baby or no baby. Martin I forgive you with all my heart. I love you." With that she handed him a little velvet box and when he opened it he found a little key inside with a note attached. It read:
Martin, I love you so much here in this box is the key to my heart. Don't lose it.
Love Ruthie
He looked back up at her and smiled tears still streaming down his face as well as hers.
"Thank you." He said barely loud enough to hear. "I love you, and I will never lose this again." he said referring to the little key in his hand. He got up and helped her onto her feet. He kissed her gently and smiled at her one more time before going back down stairs.