Chapter number 5. Home is wherever you are.
"Well we have to get down there" Tony said when Martha had finished telling him about the town meeting that had already started.
"No dad it will only make things worse" Jack groaned.
"Look, Jack my granddad can only repeat what you've told him and so far they're not listening to him, they need to hear you say it" Martha explained.
"Yeah Jack, like you taught me, take it like a man" Lucas told him.
Jack took a deep breath in and sighed "Ok, but as soon as someone starts yelling, I'm out of there".
"Ok, come on lets get down there before it's too late" Martha said grabbing his hand and pulling him up of the couch, making sure he wasn't going to back out of this, she couldn't let him just walk out without a fight, especially if walking out ment leaving her, she wasn't going to let him do that to their relationship.
"Ok I'm coming" Jack groaned.
"Good cause your coming whether you like it or not" Martha told him.
Down at the surf club Alf had failed at convincing the town that Jack was in fact innocent and Harry was sucking up to them big time, not that anyone noticed except Alf and the hunters who believed Jack. "This man is a criminal, do you really want him in such a powerful roll like a police officer, his job is supposed to be to save peoples lives not kill them" Harry continued, not that he needed to, he already had them all on his side but if he was going to win he wanted to win with everything he had "think about it, what if this guy shots your kid, what if the only reason why people like Jack can get away with murder is because they put on a uniform ever morning and waltz around in a police car". At that moment Jack, Martha, Tony and Lucas arrived in the surf club, "Well look who we have here, the man himself" Harry announced humiliatingly.
"Laugh all you want Harry but you know just as well as I do that Jack was only doing his job and if your daughter had been smart she wouldn't be going around with a gun in the first place" Tony called back.
"Tony why don't you let the criminal speak for himself" Harry yelled back.
"Well maybe I will speak for myself then" Jack interrupted furiously "Why don't you just tell them the truth Harry, your daughter was going around with an illegal gun and if I didn't shot her then she would of shot me" he yelled before storming out with Martha close behind him.
When they got out side Martha layed her head on Jacks chest and wrapped her arms around him "Jack" Martha began "promise me something".
"What is it?" He asked.
"Promise me you won't leave".
"I don't know if I can promise that, I can't change the minds of the people who thing I'm a murder" Jack told her sadly wrapping his arms around her too, he didn't want to leave her, but the way things were looking he probably would have to.
"Well promise me you will at least try to stick around".
"Ok" Jack answered grabbing her hand an leading them back inside to were Tony was talking up the front, telling the real story of what happened.
"Mr Holden" Colleen began "We know your a good person but that doesn't mean we think that of your son Jack, we want him out of town now".
"I agree" Dan interrupted.
Jack had had enough so he walked back out the door before anyone noticed he came in, Martha followed. "I'm sorry but I have to leave" Jack said sadly.
"Well I'm coming with you then" Martha confirmed.
"Martha I don't want to drag you into this mess to, or Dad and Lucas, I'm going by myself".
"Your not dragging me Jack, I'm dragging myself. In the last few weeks you have made me the happiest I've been in ages, I can't just let you walk away from me like that. I love you".
"And I love you too, are you sure you want to do this"
"I couldn't be more sure". Jack smiled and planted a kiss on Martha's lips, he didn't want to leave her, and now he knew he wouldn't have to.
"So were do you want to go?" Jack asked.
"I haven't thought about that" Martha paused for a moment "Come to New York with me".
"New York?"
"Yeah, I'm sure Mum will be more than happy for us to stay with her, she's got plenty of room, and Harry's probably not going to follow you to New York" Martha told him.
"Yeah I guess so. Ok ,if your mum lets us stay then yes". Martha smiled and kissed him back.
Then next day Martha and Jack were getting ready to leave, they had gotten a lost minute flight for tomorrow and Ruth like Martha said was more than happy for Martha and Jack to come and live with her. "Ok so have you got everything?" Jack asked when he put the last suit case into the boot.
"Yeap, I've double checked" Martha replied.
"Ok so are you sure were making the right decision?"
"Yeah. Are you?" Martha rebounded his question.
"Of course" He answered shutting the boot.
"Ok so lets go" Martha said before the drove off into the sunset.
