Early the next morning, Martha awoke to find Jack lying on his side, looking down at her. "Hey," he said.
She smiled up at him. "How long have you been awake?" she asked, reaching out to stroke his cheek. "Not very long," he replied.
Martha thought back over the incredible night that they had just spent together. She couldn't believe that she had denied her desires for him for so long.
They had made love frequently throughout the night, dozing in between. Martha wished that they could lay in each others arms forever.
Jack leaned down and gave her a lengthy kiss that left her breathless. "We could have been doing this for weeks if you hadn't of been so damned stubborn," Jack told her.
"I know that now," Martha said, reaching out and smoothing her hands over his naked chest.
She raised her head off the pillow and kissed him. When her head reclined on the pillow again, Jack followed her down; wanting to show her again just how much he needed her.
About 2 hours later Jack arrived home. Awaiting him was his dad and brother. "Hey," he said to them, while taking his jacket off.
"Sorry I didn't come home last night, but I had a bit to drink and I didn't want to drive home. Rob offered his couch to me, so I stayed the night," he continued.
"That's alright," Tony said, sounding a little amused. "Hey, we're about to go to the diner for some breakfast. You wanna come?" Tony asked.
Jack nodded. "Sure. But can I jump in the shower first?" he asked.
"Okay. But hurry up, coz I am starving," Lucas butted in before Tony got the chance to answer.
Moments later, he was standing under the hot spray, washing away the wonderful smell of Martha that still lingered on his skin.
Jack still couldn't believe how fast things had changed over the last 24 hours. But he definitely wasn't complaining. He hadn't been this happy in a long time. Actually, he didn't think he'd ever been this happy before.
Jack shut off the water, wrapped a towel around him self and headed towards his room to get dressed. A few minutes later he came out of his room and headed towards the washing basket.
"Is my red shirt in here? Oh wait a minute, I've found it," Jack said while searching through the basket.
He started pulling it on when Lucas jumped up quickly. "What are those scratches on your back from?" Luc asked.
Jack looked at him. "What are you talking about? There is nothing on my back," he said. Jack knew exactly where those scratches came from. Martha. But he wasn't about to tell his dad and Lucas that.
"Yes there is. Look dad, he's got scratches on his back," Lucas said while trying to lift Jack's shirt up.
Jack pushed Lucas away. "Cut it out. There's nothing there. Now can we go, I'm hungry," Jack said, changing the subject.
Jack walked out the door, leaving his dad and brother alone. "Dad. Does Jack actually think we're that stupid," Lucas asked.
Tony laughed. "Apparently he does," he said. "Come on mate, let's go get some breakfast," he continued, pulling Lucas out the door behind him.
Martha walked into the diner; she had plans to meet with Rob and Tasha for breakfast. They had called her about half an hour before and practically begged her to meet with them.
She thought that they sounded a bit weird on the phone actually. She had spoken to Robbie, but she could hear Tasha giggling in the background. She guessed that maybe they were up to something.
She walked in with a big smile on her face, she was in a good mood; her grandad was coming home today, and she'd just enjoyed a really amazing night with her new boyfriend. She was happy.
Martha spotted Rob and Tasha sitting at a booth with Tony and Lucas. They were laughing, but as soon as they saw her, they stopped. It was like they were talking about her and didn't want her to know.
She walked up to them. "Hey guys, what's going on?" she asked.
"Nothing," they replied, all at the same time.
"Kay," she smiled, not believing them. They were up to something and it was making her uncomfortable.
"Why don't you sit down and we can all have breakfast together. Jack will be in soon, he's just outside talking to a work mate," Tony said to Martha.
At the mention of Jack's name, Martha felt a blush creep up into her face. Tony just smiled up at her. Does he know, Martha thought to herself.
She sat down and after a few minutes of silence, Jack walked in.
"Sorry fella's, I didn't mean to make you wait," he said to Tony and Lucas.
"That's okay mate," Tony said. "Oh, I've asked Rob, Tash and Martha to join us for breakfast," he continued.
"Okay," Jack said, while sitting down across from Martha.
After a few minutes of deciding what to eat, Colleen took their order and headed off into the kitchen to prepare it.
After breakfast they all went outside and sat at a table out the front of the diner. Martha was glad to get out and get some air. She felt so cramped sitting in the booth inside and Robbie and Tasha had been giving her weird looks all throughout the meal. Not to mention, that Lucas had been smiling at her ever since she first walked into the diner.
"So Martha, how's it been lately?" Tony asked with a big grin on his face.
Martha smiled back at him. "Decent," she answered him. Something isn't right here, Martha thought to herself.
"Hey Mac, where were you last night? I popped around at about 8:30, but you weren't there," Tasha questioned her.
Martha looked up into Tasha's probing eyes. "Um, I went to bed early. I was pretty tired," Martha said, trying her hardest to sound believable.
"Oh okay," Tasha said.
Martha looked at her watch; she would have to leave soon so she could pick up her grandad. Maybe I could just leave now and then I won't have to keep getting strange looks from everyone.
Without knowing what she was doing it, Martha flipped her hair over her shoulder; causing a gasp from Robbie. "What the hell is that on your neck? It looks like someone bit you," he said.
Martha quickly flipped her hair back in hopes that no-one else would see it. She had purposely worn her hair down today; she hadn't wanted anyone to see the mark that Jack had left when he had bitten her.
Martha laughed it off. "Oh, it's just a mozzie bite. It's nothing to worry about," she told Robbie. He didn't believe her though.
"A mozzie bite? It must have been a big one then," he laughed. Soon Tasha, Tony and Lucas were laughing along with him.
Martha looked over at Jack; he was looking off into the distance, trying to ignore what was going on.
"Hey dad. Maybe whatever it was that bit Martha was the same thing that put scratches on Jack's back," Lucas chuckled. This got the four of them laughing again.
Martha was so embarrassed, they had somehow found out about her and Jack, and they were using it to bait them.
Martha couldn't take it anymore, she stood up. "Um, I have to go," she stammered. "I have to pick up grandad," she said.
She tried to walk away but Tony stopped her. "Hey, not so fast girlie. I think you and my son here have a bit of explaining to do," he said, pushing her back into her chair.
"I knew this was a bad idea," Jack said to Martha from across the table.
"How was I supposed to know that it would all blow up in our faces," she spat back at him. "Maybe if you had of kept you hands to yourself, none of this would have happened. Like I said yesterday, you have no self control," Martha continued.
Jack laughed. "You pounced on me. You invited me around remember, you instigated the whole thing. Sounds to me like you're the one with no self control," Jack said.
Martha scoffed. "Whatever! But I didn't see you trying to stop me".
But Jack wasn't finished. "Why are you having a go at me anyway? If you hadn't of left scratches and nail marks on my back, they probably wouldn't have found out," he continued.
Martha laughed sarcastically. "You BIT ME first. I was just reacting to what you did to me," she snapped.
Robbie, Tasha, Tony and Lucas were watching on in amusement, they thought it was great fun. Robbie thought that maybe it was time to stop them before they killed one another.
"Hey, time out. Calm down," he said while waving a hand in front of them. Martha shot a dirty look at him. "Shut up Rob," she said.
She looked back at Jack. "Why are you complaining anyway? You enjoyed it, so don't even bother trying to deny it," she stated.
Jack smiled at her. "Your right, it was good. No, wait a minute. It was incredible," he said. Martha gave him a flirtatious smile. "I couldn't agree more," she replied.
Lucas groaned. "Ewww. Stop it. I don't need to know about your bedroom antics. It's gross," he told them. Everyone laughed.
"So, I guess it's safe to say that you two are together," Tony asked.
Jack and Martha smiled at each other. "Nothing ever gets by you, does it dad?" Jack laughed.
"Did you two actually think you could keep it from us? Did you really think we were that stupid?" Tony chuckled.
"What I want to know is how you found out?" Martha asked, curious.
Robbie cleared his throat. "Allow me," he said. "Tasha and I ran into Lucas and Tony last night at the diner. They had come in for a late night dessert. Tony asked why we weren't at home, because he thought Jack was there with us. Of course Tasha and I had no idea what he was talking about. Tasha then mentioned that she saw Jack's car out the front," Robbie continued, pausing for a quick break.
"Anyway's, Tasha then went upstairs to see if Martha was home. There was no answer, but when Tasha went to walk away; she heard Jack laughing. She came downstairs and told us what she had heard. The four of us put two and two together, and the rest, my friend; is history," he finished.
Martha and Jack laughed. "So you decided to punish us for lying, and decided to mess with our heads," Jack asked.
Lucas nodded. "Pretty much," he said with a huge grin. Jack gave Lucas a playful punch in the arm. "You bunch of sneaks," Jack said.
"Ah no, that would be you and Martha," Tasha scoffed.
Martha laughed. "I guess we deserved it," she said truthfully.
Martha looked at her watch again. "Crap, I'm supposed to pick Grandad up soon. I better go," she said, standing up.
Tasha stood up aswell. "I'll come with you," she suggested. Martha nodded her thanks.
She then walked over and gave Jack a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you later," she promised him.
"Aww, isn't that cute?" Robbie said, gesturing to Martha and Jack's goodbye kiss. Tasha whacked him around the head. "Cut it out," she laughed.
"Hey, there's no need to get violent. I was just saying that it was cute," he defended himself.
Jack watched as Martha walked away. He smiled. Finally I can tell the whole world that she's mine, and no-one else's.