Did he just ask her to marry her? Samantha was in complete shock! Martin had just asked her to marry her. Where did this come from? Just a couple days ago, he was secretive and reluctant. However, today he was down on his knee proposing to start a new life with her.
It took Samantha moment but once he popped the question, she instantly knew what she had t say, "No."
"What?" Martin said shocked. He had expected her to be jumping into his arms and say a grateful 'yes'. Instead, she was acting the complete opposite.
"Martin." She closed the box, "I can't marry you."
Martin, who was in complete silence, was driving Samantha home. He did not want to speak to her. He did not dare to speak to her. Martin built up all this courage to ask her to marry him, but she struck him down unexpectedly. Could he forgive her because of that? He was trying to make their relationship better and she just would not commit.
"Martin." Samantha wanted to explain.
"Don't." Martin said boldly.
"I think we should talk." Samantha suggested.
"Well I don't want to talk." Martin argued.
"Don't you want to know why I said no?" Samantha stated after a long pause.
"You know what, I really don't." Martin parked his car in front of her house.
When she looked at him, she could read his eyes. She understood that he was not in the mood to talk.
"I'm sorry." Sam waved the white flag.
"It's that it. Is that all you got to say. Samantha…" Martin would not accept her submission. He was furious enough to start an argument.
Sam interrupted him, "Martin I just can' t marry you. That isn't what I want."
"What do you want." Martin said utterly confused.
She put his hand on his cheek, "I want this to be okay."
"No." Martin pushed her off of him. "Look I know you're afraid. And that's okay because I'm afraid too." Martin said in a raised voice.
"Martin."
"But if we work through it together, I will guarantee that we will make it. We can be marry and have a house, with kids." Martin said in a shrilled voice.
"Martin."
"We can make it through it because I love you. And I know that you love me too." Martin said in loud voice.
"Martin I can't have this baby!" Samantha said yelling.
Martin didn't said anything. He was literally speechless. He had no idea how to respond to something like that. He didn't know what would happen next.
"Martin." Samantha was scared since he wasn't saying anything.
"What did you say?" He said still in refutation.
"I've just been… I've been thinking Martin." Sam clarified.
"Without me." Martin confirmed.
"Martin can you just calm down so we can talk about it." Sam begged for his kindness.
"When did you think of this. What just last night." Martin yelled.
"Martin calm down and let me explain." Sam pleaded.
"No Sam. Don't tell me to calm down. You made a life and death decision without out once considering me. Look Sam I know that I haven't been the best person in the world lately. But I am willing to be there for you the rest of my life." Martin pronounced.
"Don't miss point here Martin." Sam was starting to feel uncomfortable.
"What point! You haven't said anything smart since you got out of the train station. No you haven't made any sense for these past three weeks. I do not think you are stable enough to make any decisions on your own." Martin said.
"Martin, I put the facts together, and it just adds up that I can't have this baby." Samantha explained starting to get weepy .
"Leave." Martin demanded forcefully.
"What?" Samantha said puzzled.
"Get yourself and leave. Since you thought about this by yourself, you handle it yourself. Because I want nothing to do with it." Martin straightforwardly told Sam to leave.
Sam began to cry, "Martin. No. You promise me no matter how hard this pregnancy got you would not leave."
Martin recalled his promise but didn't want to admit it, "leave."
Samantha got out of the car and left heartbroken. She left so fast that she forgot to get her luggage. Martin drove off without looking back.
She found her self waiting in front of Martin's Fitzgerald door. She anxiously walked back and forth. She had a great expectation for him. And to be quite honest she didn't know if she could trust Martin. But was she willing to risk it?
Sam said, "I do not know if I could ever do that. I do not know if I could do this all by myself. I…"
Martin interrupted her, "Samantha I am not going to leave you. You need to stop thinking like that."
Sam awkwardly sat next to Martin. For a few moments, Sam didn't say anything. But she remembered what Martin said, "Martin."
"Mmm." He responded.
"I'm sorry that I haven't been talking to you." She apologies.
Martin got up so he could sit on her coffee table across of her. He wanted to talk to her face to face. "Were you afraid to talk to me?" He asked.
"No. Not at all… I, I don't know….Well maybe." She said.
"Why?" He insisted to know.
"I wasn't afraid to talk to you Martin. I was just afraid. I guess… I was just plain out scared." She elucidated.
He pushed her hair behind her ear, "I don't know what will happen Sam. But I promise you, that we can handle this together."
"Together." She said looking at him.
