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Chapter 10: Where's Martin?
A week later, Martin was finally back on his feet. He was full of ecstasy and stress free. His life was finally heading in the right direction.
After the day was over, Danny said to Martin, "Are you heading home?"
"Absolutely. I finished my paperwork early." Martin said cheerfully.
"You seem to be in a better mood." Elena noted.
"That's because I feel great!" He clarified.
Danny walked toward his friend and whispered, "So everything okay with you and Sam?"
"Yeah! Everything is perfect." Martin declared
"Tell Sam I say hello." Elena she said while Martin was heading out..
"No problem." Martin declared.
An half an hour later, Danny and Elena were still at work finishing their paperwork.
"I'm glad things are working out with Sam and Martin." Elena stated proudly.
"What about us? Are we okay?" Danny wondered.
"Were not a Sam-Martin, but were getting there." She smiled.
Danny smiled back; he wanted to kiss her, but just as he was about to make his move, Martin's telephone rang.
"His phone has rung three times in the past hour. Will you just answer it?" She insisted.
Danny walked over to Martins' phone and answered it, "FBI, Missing person's, Fitzgerald desk, how may I help you?"
"Hey Danny, it's Sam." Samantha said.
"Hey. What's going on?" Danny wondered.
"Are you guys finishing paperwork because I kind of miss my husband?" She said unaware.
Danny was puzzled. Martin left over two hours ago and Martin said he was going straight home. Where could he have gone?
"He left a while ago, but I'm sure" Danny looked at Elena and he realized that she wasn't looking, so he whispered, "But umm… he should be there soon."
"Well. Thanks. I'll call you when he gets here." Sam stated.
Danny sat down utterly confused and curious. Where was Martin and why on earth did Danny lie for him? Deep down, Danny felt that something wasn't right.
"Who was that?" Elena wondered.
"No one." And his lies just kept on coming.
A mysterious couple, romantically wrapped in bed together, was sleeping. Their feet, peeking from under the bed sheets, were tangled together. As you get closer to see their faces, it is appalling to know that the couple was Martin and…. Joey.
Joey slowly awakened which caused Martin to wake up. They look at each other and she smiled compassionately. Martin smiled back as Joey rested her head on his chest. Immediately, his smile faded away and he seems confused.
"Are you okay… Martin?" Joey wondered. She was sleeping with a married man, but it didn't seem filled with passion.
"Yeah… Why are you asking?" Martin asked.
"No reason." She whispered… "I just want to know…"
"Know what?" Martin asked ever so kindly.
"What does this mean?" She uttered. She wanted to know if she was in a committed relationship or was she just a fling.
Martin did not say anything at first. He did not have an answer for her and he did not know what to say. However, he remembered that Joey was not judgmental nor was she hypocritical. Whatever he said, Joey wouldn't criticize him.
"I don't know." Martin admitted.
Joey said, "That's oaky."
Martin rested his chin on her head and said, "I just know that this feels right."