As they are getting up to leave, Martin gently takes her hand. She just smiles. "Did this really just happen to me? Am I dreaming?"

They get to the batting cages and they just sit down on the bleachers, they sit there quietly for a few minutes.

"Uh, do I really see this? Is this Martin Brewer in the flesh oh and sitting with the lovely Ruthie Camden?" Mac said walking over to Martin and giving him a hug. "Good to have you back, man." He said walking over and sits down right next to Ruthie and slightly leans his shoulder on hers.

"Hey, uh, what are you doing here?" Looking at the sight before him, he was getting a little bit jealous.

Mac not taking his eyes off of Ruthie says "Uh, it is the batting cages, can't I be here?"

"Not right now, you can't I promise I will come and see you later on." He said almost pushing Mac off of the bleachers.

"Hey, what's the rush man…" He said over to the side with Martin. "you know I was actually thinking about, you know asking her out b/c I hear she hasn't had the best luck with stuff since you know, you left her."

"Okay, yeah you got to go. Bye Mac." Martin said pushing him away.

"You're quiet" he said walking over to her.

She just shrugged. "I guess I didn't want to ruin a perfect moment." Ruthie said looking straight in his eyes.

Martin sat down right next to her and put his arm around her and she leaned on his shoulder.

"It's like, home." She said smiling.

"So… want to tell me what Mac was talking about?"

"Oh you know the usual, broken heart." Ruthie said moving away from him.

"Ruthie, don't do that."

"Don't do what? I should get to school. Can you drive me?"

"Yeah, ok, sure." They walk over to the car and he drives her to school.

They pull up just as Mac is walking up to the school.

"Oh look who it is, Ruthie can I walk you to class?"

"Sure Mac, bye Martin."

Martin grabbed Mac by the shoulder. "He's going to have to take a rain check. I will pick you up after school, okay?"

"Okay." She walked away perplexed.

"What the he—why'd you do that man?" Mac said pushing Martin off of him.

"I love her, damnit"

Mac not believing what he just had heard said.

"You what, I am sorry didn't you say that you would never see Ruthie Camden as anything more than a sister?" Mac said very bluntly.

"Yeah, I was wrong. Okay? I was wrong."

"That's right you were, and while you were away being daddy she has had a broken heart, all because of you. Do you really think she will actually believe you if you said you loved her? No, she wouldn't, because she has been to hurt by you too much. So I wouldn't count on you two being together or more than friends anytime soon, so until then, my friend, she is fair game, and I plan to win this round." Mac said confidently.

"Do you really think that she'll date you?! You're the one that broke her heart in the first place."

"But see I didn't know how she felt about me, unlike you. You knew exactly how she felt about you but you never did anything about it. So if you will excuse me I need to get to class, nice to have you back, man. Mac walked away and left Martin to think about what he said.

Martin was just standing there in utter shock. He didn't know what to say or do. He just went to his car, and just drove, all the way home, his home, not The Camden's.

"Dad, you home?" He said yelling inside the empty house.

No one was there. He walked across the street to Lucy and Kevin's house. He didn't know why he was there but he needed to talk.

He walked up to the door and knocked on it.

"Martin, what are you doing here?" Lucy said shocked.

"I don't know really, can we talk? Are you busy?"

"No, of course not come in." She motioned him to come in.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know, Luce. I don't know why I am here. I don't know why, nothing is going to make a difference."

"Does any of this have to do with Sandy and my sister?"

"How--- Sandy called you didn't she?"

"Yeah, so let me hear it."

"I guess I should start from the very beginning then.

A/N: Yeah I am so so sorry I haven't updated. Been mad at the show per usual. But I felt the need to update it. So thanks to everyone who continues to read this.