I apologise for not updating in like forever. I've been ill for 10 days and I've been back and forth between doctors- which I will be visiting again in an hour! And he scares me LOL! So reviews would be lovely, even flames thanks for reading and bear with me once I'm back to full health it will be regular updates for all my fics.

Ruthie was waiting to wake up, there was no way this was reality. She thought that maybe she would wake up and she would be sitting on the balcony of her London Hotel room. Had Martin really said he loved her? And had she said it back? She sat there on the porch swing with a dazed look upon her face. She didn't hear the back door open or the footsteps leading towards her.

"Ruthie?!" She turned her attention towards her brother in law, now in his middle thirties, standing beside her. He knew instantly that something was bothering her, she pulled the same facial expression as Lucy does when the world's on her shoulders. "Wanna talk about it?" She gently nodded as he sat down beside her. " Let me guess, its Martin?"

"How did you know?" she didn't sound too surprised.

"Because you're acting the same way you did all those years ago, besides it doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess. Seeming as you two went for a 'walk' and you've been out here with that look upon your face since you returned, which was 3 hours ago! So c'mon tell me what really happened"

Ruthie sat there, staring towards the ground, twiddling her thumbs whilst she filled Kevin in on the happenings of that night. She hated sharing her insecurities and problems with people, even if they were family but a problem shared is a problem halved, right? Once she had finished she looked up at him to see his reaction. He soon piped out

"And do you love him?" – Typical guy, skipped the sympathetic comments and looks, but yet got straight to the point.

"Yes…no…maybe...Oh I don't know!!" She let out a huge sigh before continuing "Kevin, I've been wishing for him to say those three words to me since I was thirteen! But I promised myself the day I walked out of his life, I would never let him get to me again. I would always sit back and watch everyone else fall in love, live happily ever after and always put other people before myself. I guess I said what I said because that inner thirteen year old deserved her wish to be granted."

Kevin could see the emotion in her eyes and wrapped his arm around her "You know what Ruthie? Give it time, you have so much to catch up on and see where it goes from there, the last thing you want is to rush and for everything to fall face down."

"But Time's not on my side, I have another long haul in 3 days and who knows how long Martin's here for! And he lives in..."Her heart sunk as she realised that he lived thousands of miles away. She continued in a more disappointed and quieter tone "He lives in England." She threw her hands up in the air "Who am I kidding Kevin?, he's been in my life less than twenty four hours and he's got to me. And even if I gave it time and we decided to start something, how would it work? We live oceans apart."

He didn't know what to say, anything he had Ruthie would throw aside the positive points and concentrate on the negatives, "it's getting cold out here, c'mon inside and I'll make you some coffee." She smiled at him meekly, she had appreciated his support but deep down she just wanted Kevin to give her an answer, an answer to make everything alright.

Martin sat at the Camden's kitchen counter, head in hands, shocked at the events of the past twenty four hours. If someone had said to him yesterday that he and Ruthie Camden would see each other once more, he would have called them crazy let alone profess their love for one another.

Sure, for years he has wanted to say those three words to her, but he thought it would be in a more romantic way than Ruthie pressuring it out of him. How could he love Ruthie if they've spent eight years apart? Did she really feel the same? His thoughts were interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. His head shot up, he turned his head to see a concerned Lucy.

"Hey, what's wrong!?" she asked in a hushed tone.

He let out a sigh; "Where do I start?"

Lucy grabbed a seat next to him, sliding a plate of cookies in his direction, Martin was never one to refuse and Oreo, and he grabbed one before stuffing it in his mouth.

"How about from the beginning?" He basically filled her in on the past few years of his life, all the letters, his previous relationships and his confession to Ruthie. Martin watched Lucy's expression as he spoke, the expression was neither shocked nor surprised, and this confused him. Lucy had always been the over dramatic Camden, and yet she was listening intently and completely calm. Once he had finished he expected her to jump in with the '20 questions' but she sat further back in her chair as a grin spread across her face from ear to ear.

"Err why are you smiling?"

Lucy gave Martin her best 'innocent' look before saying "Oh it's nothing really…" Martin became increasingly irritated, if there was one thing in the world he hated, it was people telling half a story!

"Just tell me." His tone became more aggressive "Please." he realised how he had said his last sentence "I'm sorry it's just…"

"It's okay. Look if you really want to know, I just always had a hunch that you two might one day be a little more than friends."

What is she talking about? "What?"

"It doesn't take a genius to see that you two are perfect for each other. Seriously, I saw the way you looked at each other back then, you may not have realised it at the time but the chemistry was unavoidable. And now that you've told me about your previous relationships, its just one step further for me to confirm my suspicions."

"Previous relationships? One step further?"

Lucy jumped up off her chair and made her way towards the fridge "Yep! Neither you nor Ruthie have had a serious relationship, so my theory is that fate brought you to here. Soul mates always find each in the mysterious ways."

"I guess" he said unconvinced. "But why did I say I love her?"

"Because you do?!"

"Yes, I do love her but I don't know if I'm in love with her"

Lucy grabbed a carton of juice and walked back to where Martin was now standing "I understand just give it time, you never know what might happen"

"But I leave in a week."

"Well make the most of it!" Martin smiled at her, and hugged her as a way to show his appreciation; he knew she could do no more than give advice. A week. Just then they heard the back door open to see the tall cop with his sister-in law. Kevin walked up to Lucy and gave her a quick peck on the cheek as Martin and Ruthie just stood there awkwardly staring at one another.

Sorry if it's not the best I'm now back from the doctors; I'm on a cocktail of antibiotics- great. Read and review please. Update soon.