Sandy's POV
I just want to slip in and find Martin unnoticed, oh no here comes Simon, I thought that he would be on a plane to some beatiful honeymoon.
"Sandy..what are you doing here, I thought I said.."'
"I came to find Martin, Have you seen him?"
"No He hasn't been here, Everyone would have noticed him here."
"Oh, I thought for sure he would be here." Sandy looked at Aaron then around at the guest nervously.
"Sandy what's wrong" are you ok? Aaron? Martin?"
"Simon maybe we should talk."
"Ok lets go inside"
"Yeah.
Ruthie POV
That was strange what was Sandy doing here, and why did she just go inside with Simon, and OH MY G-D
"Martin what are you..."
"Hey...can we talk?"
He didn't look anything like her dream, he looked like he hadn't slept in years, but despite his appearance Ruthie still felt her knees go weak at the site of him.
"Sure..uh..wait a second."
Ruthie looked around to see everyone staring in Martin's direction.
"Ok...just want to make sure it wasn't a dream."
"What?"
"Nevermind"
Ruthie walked out of the yard and started to walk towards he house, followed closely by Martin.
"So...you wanted to talk...talk." It came out a lot more aggressive then she had planned.
"Ok...I guess you have that right. I don't know where to start...I well...I" What am supposed to say. Come on Martin. You rehearst this. Yeah but I can't think
of what to say. well say what you feel.. "I love you." He blurted out oh no maybe i am dreaming, no everyone was staring at Martin ok think.
Ruthie just stood in the middle of the road staring at him I have dreamed about this so many times, and now that it is actually happening I am consumed with
anger
"Ruthie...I"
"I can't believe that you would show up, after seven months of nothing, after what you did, say 'I l-love you' and expect me to do what Martin? Be happy? Say 'I l-love you too'?
Well it doesn't work like that, what you did, all of that, it hurt, it hurt me so much, I couldn't sleep for months, I still can't sleep without seeing your face, and wishing you would
come back, wishing none of it had happened, but then I wake up and realize that it did happen, and I usually cry...but not anymore...I am not gonna...cry over you...Martin...not
anymore." where did all that come from
But it was too late Ruthie was sobbing. Martin walked over I tried to hug her, but she push him away
"No...you don't get to comfort me anymore, you forefit any right as friend when you lied to me." wow.
"I am so sorry Ruthie. I am sorry I hurt you, I never intended to, and i know I can't make up for what I did with Sandy, and not saying goodbye, and for not
calling you, and for making you the last to know about Aaron, but I want to try and make it up to you by telling you first that I am not Aaron's father, I..." what?
"What are you talking about?"
"Sandy just found out today, remember the paternity test we had done right before I left?"
"How could I forget." It was the day my dreams were officially shattered
"Well, apparently that was wrong, there was a computer error or something, that does not matter, I am not Aaron's father, and..." what?
Again Ruthie stood stunned into silence.
"Ruthie...Ruthie, please say something." uh...
"Like what?...I am happy you ruined my life for nothing" wow..I am the Michael Jordan of attitude tonight
"O-k not quite the reaction I was looking for. I am not looking for you to say you still love me, want me back as your friend or even forgive me, I just would like to know if there is the
possibilty that maybe in time you will forgive me, want me back as your friend or even still love me" Of course there is, I still love love you
"I don't know what to say." what? yes you do.
Martin dropped his head
It might take a lot of time but I could forgive you, want you back as a friend, as for the last one...that would be very hard to do seeing as I never stopped loving you.."
Martin's head bolted back up.
"Did you just say..."
"That does not mean that I am willing to act on them, it means that I have to learn to trust and forgive you again and then we can talk."
"Whatever you want as long as I have you back in my life. I have been going crazy without you." me too.
"I know the feeling."
"Do you want to go back to the party"
"Nah"
"Go somewhere and talk some more?"
"Nope."
"Ok then, what do you want to do..because I am all out of id..."
He was cut off by Ruthie's lips crashing into his. Finally, g-d I built him up too much he is an terrible kisser...do you really think I was serious, he is the love of my life
of course he is an amazing kisser.
"Ok..." Ruthie
"Uh...Ruthie" Martin stated clearly in shock over what just occured
"Yes Martin."
"Um...What just happened" look how cute he looks
"When?" Ruthie decided to play with his head
"When?...What do you mean when? When we just kissed."
"You seem to remember just fine."
"Ruthie!" Martin growled wow, he is so hot. stay calm Ruthie
"Martin" Ruthie was obviously enjoying how flustered Martin seem to get over one kiss. I must really hit a nerve with the boy.
"Can you please just answer the question."
"Yes."
"Ok what happened?"
"We kissed."
"I know but why?" wow He looks really good when he is nervous.
"Why didn't you like it?"
"Of course...but why did it happen?" His eyes are so georgous
"Because I wanted to kiss you, so I did."Martin looked at Ruthie as she was someone entirly different. This was definitly not the little girl he refered to as his sister almost
three years previously...she looked pretty much the same, older, but the same, she had that same spark, but the woman in front of him was more confident, and made his heart
beat so much faster. It took all his energy not to kiss her again. She was reacting in exactly the same way.
"Here we are" Ruthie said as she sat on the bench in her back yard.
Martin looked around, he couldn't believe he was back here, at home, he didn't realize they had walked that far. Ruthie noticed the far away look in his eyes.
"Strange to be back here after all this time,uh?"
"Yeah, a little, but it still feels like home. He looked over at Ruthie. then walk over a sat next to her, never taking his eyes off of her.
"Yeah you spent a while here didn't you?" feeling a little nervous with his eyes on her. She kept her eyes averted
"Yeah...Ruthie, look at me please." She looked up at him, and lost all of her confidence. As Martin looked at her he recognized the girl from three years ago, but this was definitly
not his sister. He leaned, and this time nobody was there to wake Ruthie up. uhh...yeah...um...later.
"Shouldn't we stop them?" Eric looked over at Annie
"Not now..let's let them be for a while. We should go deal with Simon and Sandy, let's see Kevin and Lucy will have three, same with Mary and Carlos, Matt and Sarah
will have two, and Aaron makes nine grandchildren. We are very blessed Eric."
"Yes we are, but I really think that we should go in and stop that" pointing over at Martin and Ruthie.
"Oh Eric, they are fine." Annie grabbed Eric's arm just as Bill (Martin's dad) walkes over
"I just heard the news, I was getting so attached to..." He notices Ruthie and Martin
"I guess I will get see them walk down the isle after all" Eric looked over at him.
Martin and Ruthie seperate slowly in quick little kisses
"You realize we have an audience." Ruthie whispered slightly out of breath
"Yeah..but I was having a really great time ignoring them."
"Yeah...maybe we should go join the party."
"I guess you're right" He stood up extending his hand. Ruthie grabbed it and the they walked towards the gate hand and hand. Ruthie sighed realizing that it was not a dream
Maybe the real world doesn't so much after all.