First and foremost, this story is a romance/drama, not a sex 'S NOTE ::: This is the love story of Marty and Todd. It also includes several other characters as well as their storylines. This story will be submitted in several parts and is based off the hit soap One Life to Live, yet the "history" has been changed somewhat to suit the purposes of this story. Not all the parts of this story will contain erotic sex scenes as there is a plot.
*~Marty and Todd ::: Chapter Fourteen~*
"Oh God!" Marty gasped as she ran out the door with Paloma to get to the hospital as fast as she could. When she arrived there, holding her baby girl,
she demanded to be told of Todd Manning's condition.
At the hospital, Todd was taken to surgery to have his wound repaired. Luckily the knife hadn't pierced any vital organs. He lay there, trying to make sense of what had happened as bright lights shone in his eyes, stinging them.
"Marty!" he cried out as he lay in his hospital bed directly after surgery.
A nurse lead Marty down the hallway to Todd's hospital room. He lay in the bed, trying to focus on her face. "Marty, is that you?" he whispered softly,
his voice hoarse. "Where is she? Where's Hope? Is our granddaughter okay?"
"Todd, are YOU okay?" Marty asked as she stood there holding their daughter. "Hope is fine. Schuyler brought her to Starr. John said Powell stabbed you. God, I was so scared after he told me that you had been taken to the hospital."
"Yeah, Powell stabbed me," Todd said, touching his chest and feeling a huge bandage there. "But don't worry, Marty, I'm too mean to die..."
"Thank God Hope is okay. I got to hold her in my arms, Marty," Todd said as he lay back against the pillows. "What about Powell?"
"You are not too mean to die; don't say that," Marty said scoldingly.
"It's over, Todd. Powell's dead," Marty stated. "John shot him."
"What was it like holding Hope?" she asked, knowing it must have been incredible for him to have been near his granddaughter.
"It was amazing... incredible," Todd said to Marty as his eyes lit up when speaking about Hope. "She's our granddaughter..."
"She must be so beautiful," Marty said.
Then after it hit him that Powell had been killed, Todd said, "Thank God that psycho asshole is dead. He murdered Tea." Todd closed his eyes, the thought of his ex-wife's murder incredibly unsettling. Although he hadn't loved Tea,
he had once been very intimate with her, and the thought of Powell torturing her just didn't set right with him, no matter how infurating and annoying Tea had sometimes been.
When she heard about Tea, Marty's heart ached for Todd. "Oh gosh, Todd, I'm so sorry."
"At least Powell won't be hurting anyone ever again. Are you sure Hope is alright?" asked Todd.
"She's with her mommy now. She's perfectly fine. But if you're that worried you can hire a permanent bodyguard for her," Marty pointed out gently.
Todd nodded when Marty mentioned hiring a bodyguard to protect Hope. "Yeah,
that's what I will do," he said softly as he reached across the space between them to take Marty's hand into his.
"I want to get out of this hospital and take you and Paloma home," Todd said as he looked into Marty's eyes. "You and I have plans, remember?"
Marty's face lit up into a smile. "Yes, we do. We're going to get married," she said.
"As soon as the nurse says its okay for you to go home."
"I better get the fuck out of this place then," he said with a smile. "We gotta make some wedding plans."
~*o*~
Todd was doing fairly well, so after a bunch of pleading on his part, the doctor let him leave the hospital earlier than planned. When he got home, he immediately got on the phone and called to have a bodyguard for his place as well as making sure that a bodyguard was posted near Blair and John's house for the sake of the boys. He also made sure that a bodyguard would stay near Hope and Starr at all times.
Next on the agenda was to get his tool shed cleaned up and get all signs of Powell and his sick deeds removed from the premises. A cleaning crew came in and washed away all signs of Powell's murder of Tea. After they left, Todd couldn't help but stare off into space, remembering his stormy relationship with Tea.
Marty had just bathed Paloma and had dressed her up in silk and ribbons.
"Shall we go see Daddy?" she asked.
"Hmmm... I know you love cuddling him, because I do, too," she said with a smile as she went in downstairs in search of Todd.
Marty walked into the foyer holding a newly bathed Paloma in her arms as Todd stared out the window, lost in his own thoughts. He turned and smiled at the woman he loved. "Hey, beautiful," he said as he reached out and caressed Marty's hair. He then smiled at Paloma, seeing the baby's sweet smile. "And hello to you, too, Princess," he said to his daughter.
"Hey, handsome," she said with a smile.
"She was missing you," Marty said as she watched Todd talking to Paloma.
"I think she likes cuddling with Daddy."
Todd took his little daughter in his arms, holding her close against his chest. "Ohh yeah... well, I missed her too," he said as he stroked Paloma's fuzzy little head.
"Daddy didn't like hospital food... and he missed you and your mama's smiling face,"
he spoke to his daughter.
"I'm glad to be home," Todd told Marty. "Now we can finally move on with our lives."
"Yes, we can. And I can't wait," she admitted. "We will finally have peace and can be together. I love it, and I am looking forward to it so much."
"I was thinking about a romantic wedding in the park since the weather is absolutely beautiful. We'll invite my sister Vicki and all our friends... Ohhh no... wait, I don't have any friends," Todd said with a little laugh. "I would invite my niece Jessi and her boyfriend, but since she's Tess right now, that's completely out of the question... considering Tess and I can't be within three feet of each other without being at each other's throats. So... I don't know who we will invite. I guess it will just be you, me, Vicki, Paloma, and Sam and Jack.
Do you think that Starr and Schuyler would come and bring Hope? I really want them to be there, too."
"And after that, we can have a little reception... then head off for our honeymoon. Where would you like to go?" Todd asked with a grin. "Somewhere really romantic... maybe the beach? We can go anywhere you want..."
Marty returned his grin, amused with Todd's excitement. "Well, it wouldn't hurt to send an invitation to Starr, Schuyler and Hope," she said. "At least they'll know that you do want them there. I don't have many friends either except for Nora and Jessica,
whom like you said isn't around right now."
"Alright, now that we have that settled, all the people we plan to invite to the big event... what about our honeymoon? I was thinking something very romantic, just the two of us. I'm sure Vicki wouldn't mind watching Paloma for a few days. Where would you like to go?"
"A tropical island somewhere with beaches... and oh God, wouldn't that be wonderful?" Marty said happily. "Yes, I think Vicki wouldn't mind... she loves you and adores kids, and Paloma is such a good baby."
"Of course she loves me. I'm her little brother," Todd said with a grin. "I may have been a snake. But she always forgave all mistakes... and she always believed in me, oftentimes when no one else would."
"A tropical island. I like that idea. You and me on the beach. Let's get married ASAP," Todd said eagerly. "I can't wait until you are mine forever."
Marty grinned excitedly as she threw her arms around Todd and let out a happy squeel. "I am so excited now! Let's get married right away!" she agreed. "Oh my gosh,
I need a dress and shoes! And Paloma needs clothes, too!"
"I just got another idea," Todd said as he gazed into Marty's eyes and saw all of her excitement. "Let's forget all that... Why don't we elope? I want to do it... NOW..."
Marty's eyes went wide in surprise. "But what will we tell Vicki? we can't just drop Paloma off with her or do you plan to take her with us or...?" Marty questioned.
"I'll take care of Vicki... Don't worry," Todd said as he placed a soft tender kiss onto Marty's lips. "She'd do anything for her little brother. And she has Natalie there to help her out. Gather some stuff for our honeymoon and a bag for Paloma. I'll call Vicki right now."
"Alright," she agreed, giving Todd a smile before hurrying off to pack her bags for the honeymoon. After she had her luggage ready, she packed a few items for Paloma who would be staying with Vicki.
Todd got on the phone and called his sister. Vicki wanted Todd to be happy so she agreed to keep Paloma for a few days so Todd and Marty could elope and go on their honeymoon. After hanging up with Vicki, Todd called and made the plane reservations along with arrangements for the tropical island honeymoon.
"Everything is settled," he told Marty when he joined her upstairs to pack a bag of his own items for the trip. "Are you ready to become Mrs. Todd Manning?"
Marty had just finished packing when Todd came upstairs, announcing that they were going to be married that very night. A smile overtook her face when she heard his words.
"I am so ready," she said excitedly. "I am finally going to be your wife!"
"Yes, Finally," Todd said as he pulled her into his arms and gazed down at her lovely face. "After all the shit we've gone through... finally, we get to be together... and nothing... NOTHING is gonna fuck it up." He grabbed their bags, swinging them over his shoulder, and then at last they were ready to go.