CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
Jack sat in the small white room, with Megan sitting in the chair beside him; holding Grace in her lap. This was it; the moment that he would find out for sure if Grace was his daughter or not. And there was only one outcome that he wanted to hear; that Grace wasn't his. He knew that it sounded mean, but he didn't care anymore. He didn't want Grace to be his daughter, and he wanted Megan to leave Summer Bay. He wanted to be happy; happy with Martha.
Jack looked at Megan and noticed that she had a smile on her face. She seemed so sure of herself, and she kept saying over and over that this was a waste of time, because she knew without a doubt that he was Grace's father.
"You seem nervous," Megan exclaimed.
"That's because I am," Jack told her.
"Are you worried that she's not yours? Because don't worry; she is," Megan smiled at him.
Jack couldn't help but laugh sarcastically. "Actually I'm worried that she is mine," he stated. There was no point in lying.
Megan had a hurt look on her face, but Jack didn't care. She'd pissed him off one too many times, and he'd had enough of her tricks and lies. He just wanted her out of his life.
"Well, I'm sorry that you feel that way Jack. But Grace is yours, so you're going to have to get used to it," Megan said.
Jack went to retort, but stopped when the Doctor walked in.
"Sorry about the wait guys. I know you must be a little nervous, so let's get this over with, shall we?" the Doctor sat down and smiled at them.
Jack just nodded. The Doctor picked up the yellow folder and opened it. She pulled out a piece of white paper, and skimmed her eyes across it.
"Okay, so according to the results, Jack, you are definitely Grace's father," she told them.
Jack was rooted to the spot. He had been expecting this; but it still sucked to hear it confirmed. All he could think about now was Martha, and how he was going to break the news to her. She had told him that she didn't care, but Jack knew she did.
"See, I told you I wasn't lying," Megan exclaimed.
Jack didn't look up at her; he couldn't. He couldn't even say anything.
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Martha was sitting at the diner with Alf and Macca. She kept checking her watch; she knew that by now Jack would have received the paternity results. She was scared. Not that she would ever admit that.
Martha stood up; taking one last sip of her juice. "I'm just going to go for a walk," she told her grandad and Macca.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Macca asked.
Martha shook her head. "No, it's okay. I'd like to be by myself," she answered.
She smiled at them and walked out. Martha started walking towards the beach, when from the corner of her eye, she spotted Leanne. She was standing with a younger man and they seemed to be in a deep conversation. Martha was still intrigued about the way Leanne had acted the night before at Noah's. She had been thinking about it quite a lot. She decided that maybe she should just ask her about it, so she turned around and walked towards her.
"Leanne," she called as she approached them.
"Martha," Leanne looked up. But then she smiled and started walking towards Martha with the guy following close behind. "I was just about to go looking for you," Leanne said.
"Really?" Martha was surprised.
"Yes," Leanne insisted. "I need to speak to you about something very important," she said.
"Has this got anything to do with the way you acted last night?" Martha asked her.
"Yes, it has," Leanne nodded. "Look, Megan never told me that Jack had another women in his life; least of all a women who was pregnant with his child. When you told me that, I was shocked. Listen, do you mind if we go somewhere a little more private? I don't want Megan to see us," she continued.
"Um, sure," Martha agreed. She then turned her gaze to the guy standing next to Leanne.
"Oh, I'm sorry. This is Bryan," Leanne introduced her.
Martha smiled lightly and shook his hand. "Why don't we go to my place? I live in the apartment above the diner, so we can go there and talk," Martha offered.
Martha started to lead the way. She was wondering about what she was about to hear. Would it be good? Or bad? And who was it about? And most important; who was Bryan?
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"How are you feeling?" Tony asked Jack.
"I don't know," Jack shrugged. "I'm not happy or excited that's for sure," he said.
After they left the hospital Jack had decided to go straight home and tell his dad the news. Megan had decided to tag along aswell. She wanted to be there when Jack told his family. He called Tony, and he had come over straight away with Beth, Matilda and Lucas. He looked into the lounge room where Beth and Matilda were now talking with Megan. Grace was asleep in Jack's room.
"This really sucks," Lucas hissed.
"I know," Jack agreed. "God, I sound like such a jerk. That poor kid in there hasn't even done anything wrong, and here I am wishing that she wasn't mine," he added.
"You can't help the way you feel mate," Tony started. "I know that you're worried about Martha and the baby, but just because you have Grace doesn't mean that they are going to suffer. Martha is a caring person, and she'll understand. And from what I've seen she's been great with Grace," he finished.
"Does Martha know yet?" Lucas asked.
Jack shook his head. "I was going to call her before, but I think I'll wait until I can be alone with her," he answered.
Once he'd finished Megan came walking up to them. "Look, I know things haven't gotten off to a great start, and I know that it's because of the tension between Martha and myself. But I'd really like to put it all behind us, you know? I just want Grace to be happy," she said to them.
"We'll do everything to make sure that Grace feels welcome. She's our family now, and once Martha has her baby, we'll all be one big happy family," Tony exclaimed.
Family; maybe. But happy; no way, Jack thought himself.
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Martha was quiet. Actually she had been pretty quiet through the whole explanation. She was shocked, disgusted, and angry. She didn't think she'd ever felt so angry in her life.
She then looked up at Leanne. "I can't believe that you went along with this for so long. But I'm glad that you're finally putting an end to it," Martha said.
"I know, and I'm sorry," Leanne apologised.
Martha then turned her attention towards Bryan. He too had been a victim in all this. "I feel really sorry for you. She must have put you through so much. But it can all end now," Martha said to Bryan as she stood up.
"What do we do now?" Bryan asked.
Martha smiled. "It's time to go and get what's rightfully yours," she told him.
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