Ruthie POV

Martin led me to car as he opened the passenger side for me and then pulled out of the hospital parking lot. We drove in silence for a while before Martin turned on the radio.

"Do you want anything in particular for dinner?" he asked me as I shook my head before saying "I'm not really hungry"

"Well that's too bad because you are going to have to eat something" he replied in a serious tone,as I snorted a bit and replied "Well it's a good thing you are not my father. You can't force me to eat"

"Ruthie, I'm not forcing you. I just am worried. You didn't have lunch and now you don't want dinner" I shrugged before saying "Martin, I can't believe my own brother isn't coming to our wedding"

"Honey you did uninvite him" he reminded me as I glared at his profile before replying "Like that makes a difference since he wasn't planning on coming"

"He is just upset" Martin said consolingly as I looked at him in disbelief and asked "How can you be so calm about this? He treats you like crap and you just move on"

"What do you want me to do? Give him the satisfaction of knowing that he annoys me? Everything he says has some truth to it and if it makes him feel better than more power to him"

"Well it's just not fair" I pouted as Martin smiled at me softly before answering "I thought you knew that life wasn't fair"

"Funny Brewer" I replied dryly as I saw Martin pull into the parking lot of our favorite Italian restaurant.

"Martin, I'm really not hungry. I just want to go home and go to bed" I protested when he opened my door for me and took my hand.

"That's fine Ruthie. You can watch me eat and as soon as I finish, we'll go home and go straight to bed"

"Promise?" I asked him as he smiled before answering "I promise"

After dessert we walked back to the car and I said "I can't believe I ate dinner and dessert. I'm never going to fit into a wedding dress"

"Yes you will and you will look absolutely beautiful"

"Honey that's really nice to say but you are a bit bias" I replied as Martin flashed me a hurt look before stating "but it's our wedding day, so really my opinion should be the most important one for you"

I nodded my head in agreement as we drove out of the parking lot and went home. As Martin opened the door for me he asked "So you need to be at school for 7:30 right?"

"Yes" I nodded as I leaned against him and we walked up the side door together where Simon was standing there waiting for us.

"Hey" he said as he looked at Martin and then me and continued "I just want to apologize for this afternoon. I'm a little stress about Sandy and I guess I'm just blaming everyone but myself for my problems"

Martin nodded his head as I scowled a bit before saying "Well I'm sorry that I uninvited you to our wedding. I would love for you to come, if you still want to"

"Of course I do. You're my baby sister and my best friend. I love you Ruthie and Martin I'm sorry about being such a jerk. I'm going to try to start being better, it might take some time"

"That's cool, since after next week we will be related forever" Martin said grinning slightly before kissing the top of my head as I hugged him around the waist.

"Okay, I'll talk to you two freaks tomorrow" Simon said as I called out "Hey, I thought you loved us? What's with the name calling?"

"I don't understand how you two can be so excited about spending the rest of your lives together. You do understand that you'll never kiss another guy for a long as you live?"

"I know" I sighed dreamily as I continued "I'm so lucky"

"Exactly what I meant the first time. Freaks. I'll catch you two tomorrow night at dinner"

"Have a good night" I called out as Martin opened the door for me and we stepped inside.

By the time I had changed into pajamas and had brushed my teeth, Martin was already asleep in bed. I smiled at him before kissing his cheek and slipping underneath the covers, when he automatically wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me closer to him.

I heard him mumble "goodnight" as I repeated it before closing my eyes and falling asleep.

The next morning we got up as we both tried to get ready for school and not kill each other in the process.

"I am so glad I have a car, I don't think I could do this all the time" I stated as we were both in the car and Martin was driving me to school.

"We used to do it before" he stated as I rolled my eyes and said "Yes but that was when you were actually polite. I can't believe how you rushed me this morning and then you yelled for a good five minutes from the kitchen as though I was deaf"

"Ruthie you were in the shower for 45 minutes and you knew I had to take one as well, and we still had to have breakfast as well. It's a bit harder when we have to leave at the same time in one car"

"But you never care when we are going out" I protested as Martin glanced over at me briefly before saying "That's because I don't have a final to worry about and I always leave extra time ahead so we are not late"

"Oh" I replied a petulant tone in my voice as Martin looked over at me and sighed before saying "Please don't start pouting. I need to make sure I pass this exam so I can start concentrating on our wedding"

I happily clapped my hands before saying "I was thinking Saturday would be the best day because I have a half-day on Friday and then we can leave Saturday night and return Friday evening for our honeymoon"

"That sounds fine, but let's make definite plans after my exam today" he replied a bit distractedly as he pulled up in front of the high school.

"Okay, well good luck today. I'm sure you will pass" I said as I leaned over and kissed his cheek before he placed his hand on my arm and said with a cheeky grin "I think I deserve a much better good bye kiss than that"

I smiled at him before asking "Are you sure? I don't want to do anything that will distract you from passing your exam"

"Very nice, just come over here so I can kiss you" Martin replied smiling as I leaned towards him and kissed him on the lips. When we pulled apart I looked into Martin's eyes and noticed his eyes had darken considerably, he looked at me and said softly "You probably should go before I throw all inhibitions out of the window and break my promise"

I swallowed slightly at the rough edge in Martin's voice before smiling and saying "Okay, I'll see you later at home"

"Okay, have a good day"

"You too" I replied getting out of the car and turning to give him one final wave before he drove off and I walked up the stairs to start my day.