In Ruthie's room, she was still unconscious and still lost in her mind.

"I have to wake up!" Her mind was screaming. "Wait why should I?

"Why did this happen to me? Should I even bother to go back? Martin kept something from me, my parents all lied to me; I see no reason to wake up." Ruthie thought.

Ruthie wondered if she should try and wake up or just stay lost in her mind. Going back would mean she would have to deal with the pain of Martin having a baby and deal with the hurting feeling of her family's betrayal.

"What if I don't go back? My family would be heartbroken; but what reasons are there for me to fight?" Ruthie began contemplating her options.

It was moments ago that she was fighting to wake up, but now she wasn't sure. Hearing Martin's voice talking to her was slowly drawing her to the real world. She knew her family would need her. Even though they had kept Martin's baby a secretshe still loved them.

"I love my family, but I can't face them or Martin. They must blame me for getting myself into this mess. Martin doesn't need mehe has Sandy now." This was so hard for her.

As she thought about what she should do, Ruthie didn't realize that the longer she took, the harder it would be to find her way back. Soon Ruthie would be completely lost in her mind if she didn't wake up soon. Ruthie thought back to all her happy times with her family. They brought smiles to her face and tears to her eyes.

One memory of Martin came to her. It was the day of the carnival. She loved that day; Martin had treated her to a day of fun. Maybe she could try and forgive her family,and just maybe, she could forgive Martin for not telling her the truth about Sandy.

"That's it! I am going back, but how do I get back? Maybe if I try hard enough I can move my hand or something." Ruthie tried but it was no use. She couldn't move.

Just then an image of Martin and her family appeared in her head. They were standing around her bed side crying. It looked as though they were about to pull the plug on her.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO! PLEASE I'M ALIVE! DON'T…." Ruthie was screaming. With all her might she screamed at them begging them not to pull the plug. She searched her mind for the strength to wake up. In Ruthie's mind she ran to her hospital door and opened it...

Ruthie's eyes began to flutter open. She looked around the empty room. Where is everyone she thought?

Just then Simon came walking in. To his surprise Ruthie was awake.

"RUTHIE….." Simon ran over to her.

"Are you ok? Can you say anything?" He couldn't believe she was awake.

Ruthie said the first name that was on her mind. "Martin, where's Martin?" She practically choked out.

"I will go get him…I promise." Simon ran from the room to go find Martin.

Simon ran faster than he had ever run in his life. He saw Sandy's room and almost missed it because he was running so fast.

"Martin! It's Ruthie! She's awake! Simon choked out.

Martin was out the door.

Within moments Martin was back in Ruthie's hospital room.

Ruthie saw Martin come through the door, she was nervous. What if he didn't forgive her for yelling and hitting him?

"Oh my God Ruthie you're awake." Martin was so happy that he literally ran to her.

"Yes Martin I'm awake." She saw his tear stained cheeks and knew that he had been crying.

Martin was so relieved that she had woken up. He couldn't believe that he had almost lost her. Looking into her eyes was like looking into heaven.

"You have no idea how worried I was!" Martin was so upset that tears began to fall from his eyes.

Ruthie's heart was breaking to see him like this. She didn't know that he cared about her so much.

"I'm sorry Martin. You know, I heard your voice when I was in a coma. I couldn't make out what you were saying, but I heard you." Ruthie looked away from him. How could she still have feelings for him? After everything that happened, she still had butterflies in her stomach.

"You heard my voice?" He didn't think she would hear him.

"Yea, I did. Martin I'm sorry, this is all my fault. If I had just listened to you instead of running away...I wouldn't be here right now." Ruthie blamed herself.

"Don't you dare blame yourself! This is not your fault. How could you think that this was your fault?" Martin couldn't believe she was blaming herself.

All Martin wanted to do was take her in his arms and never let go, but he couldn't.

"Why do you care so much about what happens to me? We're just friends, remember!" Ruthie asked. She couldn't understand why he cared so much.

"I care because….because I LOVE YOU THAT'S WHY. SEEING YOU GET HIT BY THAT CAR WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING THING THAT I EVER SAW. NOT KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD LIVE WAS BREAKING MY HEART." Martin was on the verge of breaking down. Tears were falling from his eyes like a water fall.

"JUST SEEING YOU IN THIS BED NOT MOVING WAS LIKE WATCHING MY MOTHER DIE ALL OVER AGAIN. Don't you get it? Ruthie you mean everything to me." Not being able to hold back his feelings any longer, Martin finally told her how he truly felt.

Was she hearing him right? Did Martin Brewer just admit that he had loved her? Ruthie was so shocked by Martins outburst. For some reason all she could do was smile on the inside and cry on the outside.

"You love me? I thought you saw me just as a younger sister." Ruthie was confused.

"How long Martin? When did you realize that you had feelings for me?" She wanted answers and wanted them now.

"Ruthie seeing what happened to you made me realize that I cared about you more than I thought I did. All I wanted to do was hold you in my arms and make things better, but I couldn't. I prayed and prayed that you would come back to me so I could tell you how much you mean to me." Martin turned his head away from her.

Why could he admit his feelings to her before but couldn't do it now? How could he tell his best friend that she brought light to his eyes and love to his heart? It's not easy saying things like that to someone you care deeply for. What if she didn't feel the same for him anymore?

"I can't believe it took me getting hit by a car for you to realize your feelings for me. You should have noticed them before." She was upset. Why did she have to get hit by a car for him to finally love her?

"Ruthie I didn't realize how much you meant to me until I almost lost you. You know that saying you never know what you have until you lose it. I sat here with you hoping that you would come back to me and you did! Ruthie I want to show you how much you mean to me." Martin felt guilt run through his body. He couldn't believe that this had to happen for him to finally know how he felt about her.

"I wish you would have realized this sooner. Martin I need time to think about things." If anything was going to happen between her and Martin, she had to think about things.

Ruthie wanted so much to just go into his arms and be with him. He has a baby to think about. It wasn't fair! He finally realized he loved her, but it was too late.

"Do you think we can try and be friends again? Learn to trust in each other. Please Ruthie, I need you in my life. I would rather have you in my life as a friend, than not have you in my life at all. Without you I feel alone, lost, and empty inside. Please don't make me feel that again." Martin couldn't handle the thought of feeling like that again.

"Don't make you feel like that again?" She was kind of mad. His feelings, what about her feelings?

"Do you have any idea how I feel right now? No you don't Martin! I felt my heart ripped out from my chest and stomped on. Every day I felt alone, like no one knew what it was like to have feelings for your best friend." Tears were forming behind her eyes. She wanted him to know the pain she had felt all this time.

"No Ruthie, I don't! Ok, I'm sorry. Your right, I don't know what it's like. I can't imagine how you must have felt; seeing me every day and not being able to tell me how you felt. You think I enjoy knowing that I hurt you? Do you? No I don't!" Martin declared.

They both were so upset that they sat in silence for ten minutes. Neither one of them knew what to say to the other. It was hard for them. To admit that despite the events that had taken place they wanted to give this a chance. But the one thing that was on their mind was the baby. How could they possibly get over the fact that Martin was a teenage dad?

"Martin you lied to me. I don't know if I can forgive you for that, but I'm willing to try. Maybe we can start over again? You know as friends and learn to trust each other again." Ruthie knew this was going to be hard, but they had to try.

"Ok. I can live with that." Martin smiled. This could be the chance to prove to her how much he cared for her.

"I saw the baby today. He's so beautiful!" Martin knew she would be a little happy that he went and saw the baby.

"That's good Martin." Ruthie was happy that he saw the baby. He needed to take responsibility.

Martin wondered how long it would take for her to trust him again. Trust was the most important thing about their friendship. That's what he loved about their connection. They always knew what the other was thinking or feeling.

Martin couldn't help but wonder what if he never gets that connection back? What if Ruthie never learns to trust him again?

AN: Well this is ch 7. I hope you all like it. I am sooo happy with last chs reviews. They meant a lot to me. To everyone who reviews thank you. Your reviews mean a lot to me. I hope to get as much reviews on this ch. remember if I get a lot of reviews I give u and update lololo. I want to get to 132 reviews at least…so be sure to review.