Chapter 11
The next afternoon, Ruthie made her way to Lucy and Kevin's. She needed to talk to someone about the situation between her and Martin. She knew that she needed to apologize to Martin but she wasn't quite sure how to do that. Not to mention the fact that she would have to break the news that she was going to Scotland for the summer. Ruthie walked into the house and found Lucy feeding Savannah.
"Hey Ruthie," Lucy greeted her sister.
"Hi. Hey Savannah," Ruthie said, as she made cute noises at her niece.
"So what's up?" Lucy asked her sister. She could tell that something was on her mind.
Ruthie pulled up a chair next to her sister. "I need to talk to you," Ruthie began.
"It has to do with a guy doesn't it?" Lucy asked, as a mysterious grin appeared on her face.
"How did you know?" Ruthie asked.
"I was your age once. I know that look," Lucy told her. "I was always interested in guys when I was 16."
"Right. There was Jordan, Mike and not to mention Jeremy," Ruthie said, laughing.
Lucy burst out laughing. Back then, talking about her ex-boyfriends wouldn't be funny but, now that she was in a stable relationship with a man that she cared about and loved, it was funny.
"So who is this guy?" Lucy asked Ruthie.
"The guy is Martin," Ruthie told her sister.
Lucy got a perplexed look on her face. "Martin, as in Martin Brewer?" Lucy asked.
"Yes, Martin Brewer," Ruthie responded.
"So what is the problem?" Lucy asked.
"Well Martin and I got into an argument," Ruthie told Lucy.
"About what?" Lucy wondered.
"Him and Sandy. I told him that there was no way that we could be together because of Sandy and the baby. Then, he told me that the baby was Simon's and it changed everything," Ruthie sighed.
"You are in love with him aren't you?" Lucy asked.
"Yes," Ruthie replied.
"And you need to apologize to him, but you don't know what to say and you are afraid that if you say the wrong thing you will hurt him," Lucy guessed.
"Yeah, what do you think I should do?" Ruthie asked.
"Just say what is in your heart. If you really love and care for Martin like you say you do, then everything will just fall into place," Lucy told her.
"Thanks Luce," Ruthie told her sister.
"I am here if you need me," Lucy told her sister.
With that, Ruthie walked back to the house. She found Martin in his room.
Martin looked up when he heard Ruthie. "Hey."
"Hey. Can I talk to you for a minute?" Ruthie asked, sitting down across from Martin.
"Sure," Martin told her.
Ruthie took a deep breath before starting. "Listen, I'm sorry that I got angry about the whole Sandy thing. I was way out of line."
"I understand," Martin told her.
"I just want to be with you so bad. And I would never want to do or say anything to jeopardize that relationship. I love you Martin," Ruthie told him.
"I want to be with you too," Martin told Ruthie.
Ruthie looked down at her hands. "While we are being honest, there is something else I need to tell you."
"Go ahead," Martin urged.
"I'm going away to Scotland for the summer. I got the opportunity to be a foreign exchange student and it is something that I really want to do," Ruthie said, looking nervously up at Martin.
"If it is really something that you want to do I think you should go," Martin told her.
"Really?" Ruthie asked.
"Ruthie, just because you are going away for the summer doesn't mean that we can't be together. It will be difficult butif we really mean to each what we say we mean to each other then there is nothing to worry about," Martin told her.
"How do you know?" Ruthie asked.
"Because I am sure about my feelings towards you, and I believe that if we work together our relationship will last, especially if it can survive you going away for a whole summer. That will be the true test," Martin told her.
"Thanks for being so understanding," Ruthie told him.
"I love you Ruthie," Martin said, as he gave her a peek on the cheek.
Ruthie walked out of the room holding her head high. She felt much better knowing that Martin was not angry at her. Now, she would be able to go to Scotland knowing that Martin didn't blame her for everything. Her going away would be the true test of their love for one another, and if it could outlast a whole summer of them being apart, then it could survive anything.