Chapter number 26. Big brother

Peter walked along the path overlooking the beach outside the dinner, coffe in one hand and his black Jacket of his uniform in the other. He was late to work already, Breakfast with Ruth had gone a bit longer than he thought it would, they'd had so mush to catch up on.

They'd been separated for fifteen years, something that hadn't been to easy to adapt to considering they spend their entire lives practically glued to eachother's side, Ruth wasn't just any friend, she was his best friend, his twin sister.

Over the years they growed up together they'd gotten to a point where they could read eachothers minds, they knew what the other was saying when they kept their mouth shut while someone was around and they knew what the other would say when they weren't there to help. It was a bond most of their frineds at school had envied, and what made the gossipers of the small town more convinced that Peter and Ruth were infact made for each other.

Taking the last mouthfull of coffee from the take-away cup, he tosed the paper object into a nearby trash can before continuing along the path as he put on his black jacket.

Up ahead he saw a sight thatsudenly ruined his happy state of mind, the man that had made Ruth's life hell for her to live all those years ago; Brett Macklin.

Peter's fists clenched at the sight of him, he wanted to give him a piece of his mind. How could the guy apandon Roo with his newborn baby like that? It was something that made Peter wonder what sick thoughts went through the guys messed up head. He'd only sticked around for two weeks after martha was born, which was the time Ruth was kept in hospital after ther premature labour, but as soon as she was deregistered he'd disapeared.

After that Ruth had had to make the tough decision to but her precious baby up for adoption, something he'd seen her cry about for hours, even after Martha was gone. And just when he thought she'd moved on she'd be in pain about it again, just by the mention of a single word or seeing a mother with their new baby, she'd remember it all again, and all he could do was watch and be a shoulder for her to cry on.

Watching her like that was one of the hardest things he'd had to do in his teenage years. Most things he'd been able to fix for her like any big brother would, if a guy at school was giving her a hard time, he'd bash them up, or if she was in trouble he'd find a way to get her out.

But this was something he'd been unable to fix, giving Brett a black eye or a broken leg wouldn't take away the fact that Martha was gone.

Narrowing his eyes Peter stormed up the hill to where Brett sat on a wooden seat under a large tree looking out to the ocean, his arms were stretched out along the top of the back rest and he seemed pretty peaceful which made Peter even more angry at the fact that the mand could be so relaxed and think that after twenty years he could just come back and have the perfect family he'd thrown away just with the click of a finger.

"Macklin" Pete called out.

"Oh if it isn't Ruth's body guard Mr Baker" Brett looked up at the sight of Peter coming towards him. "So what can I do for you then?"

"You can promise me that your not going to lay a finger on Roo again" Pete started, not seeming to impressed at all, "wait no, I wouldn't trust a single word that came out of your mouth" he chuckled slightly before grabbing Brett by the collar until he was standing up infront of him. Looking him dead in the eye Peter warned him, "If you hurt Ruth in any way shape of form, you'll have me to answere to, and I can promise you I'm not going to be happy at all" he finished before walking away to his car and driving off, he was really late now, but it was all worth it.

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"So" Cam started as he sat down in his office on an old lounge chair he'd moved in here for him to sleep on when ever he was working late after midnight.

"What did you want to talk about?" Martha asked, sitting down next to him, "is something wrong?"

Cam nodded, "it's my mum" he lied, he couldn't tell her the truth, she couldn't know what was really going on. "She's really sick".

"Oh I'm sorry"

"No, I'm sorry" Cam corrected her.

"Why? You don't have anything to be sorry about" she told him.

'If only she knew' Cam told himself, 'if only she knew'. "I have to go back to Perth, to look after her" he explained, "and... and I'm sorry but we an't keep seeing eachother".

Martha suddenly felt relieved, for a minute she was feeling that she shouldn't tell him now and that he'd need her suport, but now she wouldn't even need to explain her reasons for quitting and ending things with them.

"I don't want to leave you" he continued, "but I need to be there for my mum, and I can't just expect you to pack up and come with me, now while things are going to well for you with your parents.

Nodding Martha opened her mouth to speak, trying to find the right words, "I understand, she's your mum".

"Thankyou" Cam smiled, he'd thought about what he was going to tell her all morning, ever possible story crossing his mind. "So what did you want to talk about then?"

"Oh nothing much, just thinking of quitting dancing and stuff" she explained, "it just feels like the right time to stop".

"Fair enough" he nodded, "well I'm putting the club on the market first thing tomorrow so I guess it saves me from firing you" he commented.

Martha just laughed, she was happy now, coming here she'd thought he'd get angry, but this was definitely a much better way for them to part. "Well good luck, I hope things go well in Perth".

"Yeah, I hope things go well for you too" he smiled at her, it wasn't easy letting her go, but it was something that had to be done.

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Pete walked through the door of the station, just as Jack was putting a piece of paper on the notice board. "Glad I wasn't the only person late this morning" Jack spoke up when he noticed Peter strolling in the door.

"Yeah sorry i got held up" Peter explained.

"No need to appologise to me, I think you should be doing that to your girlfriend that's just gone home after a night shift hopping she'd get a cuddle from you before she left" Jack told him, stepping backwards and looking at the poster he'd just put up.

"Oh crap, I should probably go see her in my lunch break" he made a mental note. "So anything new this morning?"

"Yeah" Jack answered, pointing to the poster he was looking at, "this guy was eported missing last night in the city by his girlfriend, aparently he comes down this way a lot to catch up with some mates" he explained.

"Greg Sheldon" Pete read aloud as he skimed the information on the missing notice, "I've got a feeling I've seen him around town a few times".

Author note: Yeap that's right guys, Greg Sheldon is the one Cindy killed. More will be up pretty soon but I won't be putting it up till I've got two or more reviews.

Next time:

-Jack and Martha talk, (yeap that's right guys theirs finally going to be a Jack and Martha scene)

-Martha learns about how her parents met, and it's not exactly the story she'd imagined when she was a kid.

Coming Soon:

-Cam, Cindy and Crystal leave the bay for good, but will they get out of the country safely?