A different way of meeting
Chapter number 1. Constable Jack holden.
Martha glared at the police officer that was standing in the door way. "Jerk" she said annoyed that somebody would be so irritating. The noise in the room continued as the officer began to walk out, but the place was filled with silence by the radio. "This is a public warning, do not leave your houses for any reason, a dangerous criminal has just escaped the Yabbie creek jail and is on the lose in the Summer bay area. I repeat do not leave your house for any reason and lock all doors and windows". As soon as everyone heard that panic was caused in the room and most of the guests made a run for it and the only people left standing in the room was Robbie, Tash, Martha, Maddie, Ric, Cassie, Martha and the police officer.
"Constable Holden" The officers radio said.
"Yes sir" he replied.
"Are you still at that house I sent you to".
"Yeah. Do you need me back at the station?"
"No, stay were you are and make sure everyone there stays safe".
"But don't-"
"No buts I've already got enough people down here".
Doing as he was told constable Holden stayed were he was, he turned around to look at the people around him, he couldn't help but feel a little out of place. "It's probably a good thing if we have a cop here, who knows were that creep could be at the moment" Robbie said breaking the deadly silence in the room.
"Yeah" everyone else in the room except Martha said in unison.
"So now that your stuck here with us, who are you?" Martha asked.
"I'm Jack" he answered.
"Anyway, it looks like you'll all be staying here tonight, I'll go get the extra sheets out of the cupboard" Tash told them walking out of the room.
"Well I'll let you all fight over who's sleeping in the spare room, the couch and the floor then" Robbie added also leaving to room to go and get sheets.
"I bags the couch" Martha confirmed before anyone else could get a word in.
"I'll sleep on the floor then" Jack added.
"Looks like you three will be stuck in the spare room" Martha said looking at Cassie, Maddie and Ric. "Well if you can all get along anyway". Maddie just glared at Cassie and Ric who were standing on ether side of her.
"What" they both said in unison.
"It's not like we've got a problem with being in the same room" Cassie told her walking into the spare room.
"Yeah exactly" Ric added following her.
"Yeah right" Maddie said in disbelief before also walking into the spare room, leaving Martha and Jack alone in the lounge room. An uncomfortable silence fell upon the room and all they could here was their own thoughts.
'Ok Martha, just be nice. You've got to spend the night in the same house as him now' Martha told herself, but she had to admit he was pretty hot, especially in that uniform.
'Jack, just keep it cool he though to himself 'it's not like every hot girl in the world is 'the one', just talk to her'.
"So" they both started almost exactly at the same moment.
"Oh, you go" Jack insisted.
"Ok, I was just going to say I'm Martha" she told him "Oh and I'm sorry about calling you a jerk. Like Robbie said, I have a big mouth sometimes".
"He didn't add the sometimes on there though".
Martha laughed slightly, "that doesn't mean he wasn't thinking it. Anyway, are you new around here?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" Jack asked.
"Because I don't know you, and around here everyone knows everyone" she told him, smiling at him.
"Let me guess, and everyone knows everything about everyone".
"Yeap, that's Summer bay for you".
"Ok, I've got the sheets" Tash said reentering the room, "Were did everyone else go?"
"There fighting over beds in the spare room or something" Martha answered.
"That would be right" Tash chuckled putting a pile of sheets on the couch.
"I got the spare mattress" Robbie said, carrying it in and putting it right next to the couch. Martha sighed, she had no idea how she was going to get to sleep with a hot guy right next to her, but what she did know was that it was going to be one long night.
Next time:
What will happen between Martha and Jack?
Will the dangerous criminal be caught?
