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The next few days passed much the same way as the first night, a mix of getting to know one another again and plenty of friendly teasing. It was a huge surprise to Ruthie how quickly she rediscovered why she used to enjoy having Martin around. Despite them never having called one another friends before, she was now realizing that he used to be her best friend. How she missed him and even more amazing is how she never knew that she was missing him until she saw him again this week. And even though there was still three days before they both went back to their homes, Ruthie found herself missing him so much it hurt. Now that she had found her best friend again, how can she ever give him up again?
Martin was soaking in having a family again, but more importantly discovering that there was one person who would always be his friend no matter how long he had been ignoring them. It made him sad to remember that he didn't even come back to Glenoak for her graduation, and she had even called to ask him to be there. But he had wanted to move on with his life, get past that particular part of his life. After all, it seemed that many of the bad parts of his life had happened while living there. His heart had been broken for the first time, his dad was overseas for the most important years of his childhood, his aunt moved and rarely wrote, and an injury forced him to give up on his dreams of playing professional baseball. Once he had left Glenoak he let all the negative outweigh the positive parts, the parts of his life that were the happiest he had ever felt. However, he did love his new life and didn't think that he could move back. He just wished that he had visited or at least called more often.
The quiet that had marked the beginning of their visit was the exact opposite of the second half of their visit. Once all of the Camden kids and their children arrived it was impossible to have a conversation without screaming to be heard. Ruthie was shocked at how much her nieces and nephews had grown in the past year. Matt and Sarah's children were the best behaved two quiet little girls that took after their mother. Savannah and her two little brothers were the ringleaders of any trouble. Charlie was not at this year's Thanksgiving as he was in New York with Carlos, but Mary had come with her new boyfriend. Simon even had a son who he called the best mistake of his life. For not the first time Ruthie felt like she was behind in the growing up department of life. At least this year Martin was there to share in the singleness that set her apart from the rest of the family.
"So not being married means you have to sit at the kid's table," Martin asked with a smile.
"Basically, although since Simon and Mary aren't over here with us I think it's really about having given them a grandkid. But not sitting over there means that they don't expect you to clean up. Just feed the little people." Ruthie replied while learning over to add some turkey to her youngest niece's plate.
By the time Ruthie had all the younger ones settled with plates of food, Martin had begun a discussion about baseball with the twins. Ruthie wondered if she was the only one who noticed a sad look in his eyes as he talked about the dream he had lost. And that was when she realized that she didn't even know what it was he did for a living. Or where he was living now. Well, there was only one way to find out.
Okay, next chapter will be up soon.