Love and Marriage

Chapter Eighty-Two

He noticed that she was being rather quiet about this and took it as a sign that she didn't like it. The smile left his face. "You hate this compromise, don't you?"

"I don't hate it…" She told him.

"But you don't like it either." He assumed. "Do you?"

"I didn't say that." She shook her head.

"But it's what you were thinking, right? You don't think this is a good idea?" He assumed that she was going to find something wrong with this compromise and if she did, he was prepared to fight with her about it. This was the perfect solution in his opinion and he wanted her to give it a chance.

"Why do you assume that? Why are you so convinced that I'm going to immediately shoot it down?" She questioned.

"Because you seem content to shoot down everything else I suggest." Martin admitted.

"Well I'm sorry that you feel that way." Sam apologized, bringing her hand up to touch his face. "But please don't put words in my mouth that I didn't say."

"You were quiet and I assumed that you were thinking of a way to veto my idea." Martin explained.

"I wasn't thinking about how to veto the idea." She smiled. "I was thinking about what price we should ask for our house when we sell it. It's still in great shape and we should be able to get a decent price."

She was thinking about what price to ask for the house? Why would she be thinking about something like that? It took him a few moments before he realized what she meant. He started to smile. "Does that mean what I think it means?"

"I dunno." She shook her head. "What do you think it means?"

"I think it means that you're ok with this. Am I at least right about that?"

"Yeah." She laughed. "You're right about that."

"This is great." He grinned. He couldn't believe that she agreed to this. He had been convinced that she would say no and then they'd be right back at the beginning again, stuck without any kind of plan. But she hadn't. She agreed with him and he would be back with his family in just two weeks!

Although two weeks still seemed like a long time for him, he wasn't about to complain. Just knowing that he would be coming back here for good would be enough to get him through the fourteen days without his family. Besides, he would also be busy with packing up the remainder of their things and selling the house.

He was so happy that he leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips, pulling her closer to him. Eventually he had pulled her so close to him that she was now sitting on his lap with her arms wrapped around his neck, still kissing each other.

Sam enjoyed the feeling of kissing Martin and let herself completely relax. When she had first heard Martin's compromise she was skeptical. She knew that he was trying to find a way to make both of them happy, and was willing to think about it. But she wasn't thrilled about the idea.

Then she thought about it some more and tried to figure out why she wasn't happy with it. It seemed like a perfectly good compromise. It would solve their problem. The break wouldn't end for two more weeks and Martin would have an exact timeframe of when he would be moving down here.

So why was she being so…hesitant about it? And why couldn't she just accept it? Why was she so intent on pushing him away from her? Why was her first instinct to push him away? Was she really that afraid of happiness? She realized that she would have to bring that up with Jackie at her next session. Maybe Jackie would be able to help her with this.

But, thinking back to the compromise, she realized that this was what they all needed. Claire would feel better and more secure when she found out that Martin would be coming to live with them in two weeks. Martin would hopefully be less miserable in New York since he would be so busy getting ready for the move. And she would be getting what she had been saying she's wanted. She'd get another short break and then she'd have her husband back.

This was exactly what she needed. She knew that her indecisiveness was irritating him. It was definitely irritating her! She was also honestly amazed that he had been so patient with her. But then again, that was just the type of man that Martin was. He had always been patient with her; however, she knew from prior experience that his patience could run out at a certain point. It had happened before and she had almost lost him.

Maybe part of the reason why she accepted this compromise was because she didn't want to lose him. She wasn't sure how close he was to losing his patience with her, but guessed that his normally large reserve of patience was quickly being zapped. His patience probably would have run out soon, and she didn't want that to happen. The last thing she ever wanted to happen was to lose him.

He reluctantly pulled away from the kiss when he realized that oxygen was necessary to live. It was then that he saw Sam yawn. "You need to get some rest. Let's go to bed."

"I'm fine." Sam replied, yawning again. She hadn't realized until now that she was so tired. It just hit her suddenly and she couldn't stop yawning.

"No, let's go." Martin insisted, helping her stand up and motioning for her to get into bed on her side.

They were both dressed in their pajama clothes so they simply climbed into their bed. Unlike last night, neither were afraid to meet in the middle of the bed so that they could be in each other's arms. Martin pulled the covers up tightly around him and Sam as she made herself comfortable, using his body as a pillow. But he didn't mind. She could use him as a pillow anytime she wanted because it felt amazing to have her sleeping in his arms again.

"We'll tell Claire that you're going to move in with us in two weeks tomorrow." She told him. "Hopefully it will help make her happier because I know that she's not going to want to see you leave tomorrow. But this news might make it easier for her."

"I think it will help her. But you know, we're still also going to have to tell Claire about the baby at some point." Martin pointed out.

"I know." Sam nodded, cuddling up closer to him and laying her head on his chest. "But I was thinking that maybe we could tell her about the baby when you come back."

"You want to wait another two weeks before we tell her?" Martin asked, trying to make sure that he was hearing her correctly.

"Yeah." She answered. "If that's ok with you. I just think that it would be better if we waited. Cause you know that as soon as we tell her, she's just going to start constantly asking up when the baby's going to get here. She did the same thing when I told her you were coming this weekend."

"I know." Martin nodded. "I guess we can wait until I move in to tell her. It will be a two week reprieve on her asking you constantly about it."

"Thanks." She leaned up and gave him a short kiss before laying her head back down on his chest and cuddling up to him again.

"Claire is going to be really happy about the baby." Martin grinned.

"Yes she will." She agreed, letting out a chuckle. "And at least now we don't have to get her a puppy."

He laughed, kissing the top of her head. "I think that the puppy idea can wait a few more years."

"Good." Sam yawned. The comfort of Martin's strong embrace and using his body as her personal pillow made her extremely relaxed and comfortable. So it wasn't long until she was fast asleep.

It didn't take Martin long to fall asleep either. He was happy about the way things had turned out today. They had finally reached a compromise that both of them could agree to and it wouldn't be too long before he would be able to spend every night wrapped up with his wife. Things seemed to be looking up for them. Finally.