A/N: Thanks for the reviews! And so so so so sorry for not updating! I've kind of forgotten about this fan fiction but it is now a priority again! BTW: This entire story takes place after Moving Ahead and before Highway to Cell.

Martin continued to stand there silently. He couldn't move or say anything.

"Martin?" Sandy said.

He hung up. He didn't know what else to do. He got in the car and drove straight to the hospital. When he got there he saw everyone including Ben and Mary.

"Martin. If she's okay and stable by 4, then we can go in and see her," Lucy explained.

"Okay. Um, what time is it? I forgot my watch," Martin said.

"It's about 11:30," Simon said.

"Okay." Martin plopped into a chair.He was thinking. He had to do alot of thinking. He thought about the past year's events. Sandy. Aaron. Why did Sandy wait until now? He could have saved the trouble. The money. The stress. He could have saved Ruthie and himself the heartbreak. He sighed and tilted his head back. He had just admitted to himself that he like Ruthie. How could he? He and Ruthie are best friends, well after Sandy it became were. They were like brother and sister. He then thought about Ruthie. Just her. How when they first met she was incredibly frustrated but managed to get an A. He remembered how she and he fought over the garage apartment, and how they were still best friends after. He also remebered how she caused his most embarassing moment at the start of his Junior year. He remembered how he was so protective of her going out with boys, especially the time he followed her on her date with Vincent. He wouldn't let her date Jack because he hated seeing her get hurt. He couldn't lie to her because she was Ruthie. He looked at a hospital clock. It now read 11:45. He had just enough time to go back to Sandy and be back before 4:00. "I have to run some errands," he said and walked out. He immediately called Sandy.

"Hello?" she answered.

"It's me," he said.

"We need to talk."

"I know. How could you not let me know sooner?"

"I know. I know," she let out. "But I couldn't."

"How long have you thought that I might not be the father?'

"Well, since I know you didn't use protection, I assumed you. But 3 months ago another guy I dated for a week at the end of June said he wasn't sure if he did or not. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner."

"Aaron and I need to get tested. Soon."

"I made an appointment 2 weeks ago. You know how I asked you if we should take Aaron on a car trip? This would be the trip."

"How could you lie to me?"

"Martin. The appointment is at 1:30. It'll take you an hour to get there so please come?" Sandy said with a tad bit of hope in her voice.

"I'm on my way now."

"Thanks," Sandy said and hung up.

Back in the hospital waiting room Rose comes in.

"Now who is she?" Ben asked Kevin. Kevin had come after he found a sitter for the kids.

"Simon's fiance." Lucy had answered for him.

"Hey. I think I should head back up," Rose started when she came over to Simon.

"Okay," Simon said.

"Stay in Glenoak for as long as you need to. Just keep me informed."

"Bye." He hugged her and then she waved goodbye to everyone else before walking out.

"So... what do we do now?" Mary asked.

"We wait. We wait," Matt replied.

45 minutes later Martin got to the clinic. He saw Sandy and Aaron outside.

"Okay. I'm here."

"Great. Let's go." Sandy was holding Aaron and made a dash for the entrance.

"Wait. Aren't you going to tell me why you decided to do this now? Why you didn't tell me sooner?" Martin said stopping her.

"Let's go we don't want to be late." Sandy turned and kept moving.

Back at the hospital, everyone was still sitting there.

"So..." Mary said. "How's everyone else been?" She bit her lip she was trying to start up some conversation.

"Okay, I guess," Lucy said.

"I'm sorry," Mary said. Everyone looked at her. "I'm sorry I didn't come here sooner, I'm sorry I didn't keep in touch, sorry I left Carlos and Charlie, sorry I didn't tell anyone about Carlos, sorry I ran away to Buffalo, sorry that I messed up big time. I'm sorry." She was trying to hold back tears.

"Mare, why are you apologizing now?" Simon asked.

"Because if I hadn't screwed up I might have been here. Maybe somehow I could have stopped the accident," Mary said.

"I'm not sure if there was anything we could do," Kevin said. "From all the time I've known Ruthie I don't think she's ever listened to anyone but herself."

"You got that right, like the time I told her she couldn't be a magician," Simon chuckled.

"And she snorted the mint up her nose," Matt, Lucy, Mary, and Simon said at the same time. They laughed a little.

"What are we going to do without her?" Matt said.

"I know us Camdens can be aggravating, but Ruthie wouldn't leave us. She's no me," Mary said.

"She's Ruthie, she lives to know every detail of your lives," Ben said.

At the clinic, Martin, Sandy, and Aaron were in a waiting room.

"The truth?" Sandy asked. Martin nodded. "I've thought this for awhile. But seeing you with Aaron,I knew it would break your heart. So I thought if I waited until we fell in love then you wouldn't feel so horrible about it."

"Sandy, we aren't going to fall in love," Martin said.

"I know. You're in love with another girl," Sandy sighed sadly.

Martin stared at her blankly.

"Ruthie. Any time someone mentions her you get this look on your face. You can even tell when you're thinking about her. When I told you about a Camden in the hospital you immediatley went to thoughts about Ruthie. No matter how much you don't want to admit it, you have to face it. Martin, you're in love with Ruthie Camden."

Martin just sat there. she was right. He knew she was right. And yet he couldn't admit this to anyone. He thought about it until a nurse came in.

"I'm sorry," she said. "Even though regular testing takes 48 hours, Mr. Brewer has no DNA in common with Aaron. It's impossible for the two to be related." She nodded and left.

"Can we be friends? You can be like an uncle to Aaron?" Sandy asked.

"I don't know," Martin said as he shrugged and left. He then realized why he couldn't admit to anyone the fact that he was in love with Ruthie. She needed to be the first to know. He wanted to tell his dad about what just happened, but needed to tell someone else first. He wanted Ruthie to be the first to know. It seemed this wouldn't be possible for a little while so he decided his dad could know for now. He made the call on the way back from the clinic. He told his dad that he would go to the hospital and be back when visiting hours were over. He drove straight to the hospital to see the girl of his dreams.