This chapter is pretty boring. Not much going on. Just a filler I guess. But it will pick up again next chapter.

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

ONE WEEK LATER

"Nice place," Jack exclaimed as he looked around Megan's apartment. This was the first time he had been there since she moved in. He was taking Grace for a few hours today, and had offered to pick her up from here.

"Yeah. We like it, don't we sweetie," Megan nodded as she kissed Grace on the cheek.

"Where's your mum? I haven't even seen her yet," Jack then asked.

"Oh, she went home yesterday. But she'll be coming back down sometime over the next couple of weeks," Megan told him.

"Oh well, I'll guess I'll catch up with her next time she's in town. It would be nice to see her again. It's been a couple of years since I last saw her," Jack said as he picked up Grace's bag. "So, Grace and I should head off now," he then announced.

"Have you thought anymore about my offer? You know, just a bit of fun," she smiled suggestively at him.

Jack groaned. Why the hell couldn't she just give up? "Why do you keep asking me? You should know by now that the answer is always going to be no. Nothing is going to happen between us," he told her for about the thousandth time.

"How is Martha, by the way? I see that the two of you still aren't back together yet. Maybe she's trying to tell you something," Megan smirked.

"Martha's right. You don't know how to mind your own business," Jack snapped at her.

"No need to get stroppy," Megan pouted.

"Look Megan, just leave Martha alone, okay? Stop sticking your nose in, and stop trying to cause trouble," Jack ordered. He then took Grace out of Megan's arms and made his way to the front door.

"I'll have her back in a few hours," he said as he walked out.

Megan stomped her foot. Why the hell couldn't Jack just get over Martha, and realize that he was supposed to be with her and Grace. She and Jack were so perfect for each other. So why couldn't he see it?

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"So have you thought of any names for the baby yet?" Beth asked Martha as they sat down on the couch with a cup of tea.

"I was actually thinking about that last night," Martha smiled. "But I can't seem to come up with anything that I really like. Of course Macca suggested that if it's a boy I should name it after him," she laughed.

"I'm sure the perfect name will come to you eventually," Beth smiled back at her. "But I guess the big question is whether you're going to find out if it's a boy or girl before it's born," she continued.

"I guess I'll have to talk to Jack about that. But honestly, I think I like the idea of being surprised at the end," Martha told her.

"That's exactly how I felt when I was pregnant with my kids," Beth explained. "We go through all the mood swings, and pain, so it's nice to get a little surprise at the end".

"Can I tell you something?" Martha asked.

"Of course sweet, you can talk to me about anything," Beth answered.

"I'm scared," Martha's voice wavered a bit. "I'm scared that I'm going to do something wrong. I'm scared that I'm not going to be a good mother," she explained.

Beth moved closer to Martha and put an arm around her and hugged her tight. "Don't worry love, everybody gets scared. I was only 16 when I fell pregnant with Scotty, and I was terrified. Terrified that I would probably hurt him somehow, or that I wouldn't be able to take care of him. But I got through it," she consoled Martha.

"I don't know if I'm ready to be a mother," Martha cried.

"You will be ready," Beth reassured her. "It will come naturally, and you will be a great mother. And when you hold that precious angel in your arms for the first time, that's when you know everything will be okay. All the bad stuff will just drift away," she finished.

Martha smiled through her tears. "Thank you. It's nice to have someone to talk to. Somebody who knows how I'm feeling," she said.

"I'm here for you whenever you need me, okay?" Beth told her.

Martha felt so much better now that she had gotten that off her chest. It felt great to talk about it in the open. And Beth was already a mother, so she seemed like the perfect person to talk too.

"Now, how about a nice big piece of chocolate cake? I'm sure the baby would love to try it," Beth grinned.

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"Well I think that if it's a boy, you should call it Robert. And if it's a girl, you should call it Robyn. That way, we can call it Robbie, and it will be named after yours truly," Robbie grinned.

"There is no way that I am calling my kid after you," Martha laughed. She then turned to look at Macca, who had just opened his mouth to speak. But Martha cut him off before he even got the chance. "And for the tenth time, I will not be naming it after you either," she smiled sweetly.

"What's wrong with the name Michael?" Macca pouted.

"I'm looking at it," she smirked.

"Oh, you wound me," Macca held his hand to his heart.

Martha was at the diner surrounded by Macca, her dad, Tasha and Robbie. And they'd been riddling off names for the baby over the last half hour.

"And why do you all keep suggesting boy's names. You've hardly come up with any girls names," Martha whined.

"That's because it's going to be a boy," Robbie stated.

"It's a girl," Matilda and Cassie both spat out as they waltzed up to the table.

"It's a boy," Robbie said again.

"It's a girl," Matilda shot back at him.

"And how would you know?" Robbie looked at them.

"We don't know. But if we wish it enough, it will happen. And besides, there are too many Holden men already. There needs to be another girl to even things out a bit more," Matilda huffed.

"I'd love a granddaughter," Ray smiled at Martha. "I've already got a grandson from Greg, so I think a girl would be nice," he said.

"I don't care what it is. As long as it's healthy," Martha exclaimed.

"Here here," Tasha agreed.

"But I want it to be a boy," Robbie whined.

"Get over it geek boy," Matilda laughed as she walked off.

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NEXT CHAPTER: Ray chats with Jack. And who's in an accident?

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