CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE

Martha stood rooted to the spot in shock. She looked at the wall just ahead of her and could see the tiny hole that was now imprinted in it. Particles of dust were floating in the air.

Martha was still a bit unsure of what had just happened. She was in shock and a bit dazed. She was pretty sure that a bullet had just whizzed by her body; probably missing her by just a few centimeters.

"That was a close one," Kit exclaimed from behind Martha.

Martha slowly turned around; scared that she may still have a gun pointing towards her. But she was surprised to find Elvis now lying unconscious on the floor, with Kit hovering above him with a bar stool. Beth was standing nearby with her hand to her chest; obviously still in shock.

"What happened?" Martha gasped.

"As soon as I saw him point that gun at you, I picked up the stool and smashed him in the head with it," Kit answered.

"I think you just saved my life," Martha exclaimed. "If you hadn't of knocked him off balance that bullet may have got me. Thank you" she said.

Kit smiled lightly. "Anytime," she said and then looked over at Beth. "Are you okay mum?" Kit asked.

Beth just nodded; unable to speak.

"Martha," a voice called as they banged on the door.

Martha turned around. "Jack, I totally forgot about him," she said.

"I'll let him in," Beth managed to say. She hurried off to the door; leaving Martha and Kit to look down at Elvis.

A few moments later Jack and Kim came rushing in. "Martha," Jack called.

Martha turned around and ran into his arms. "Are you okay?" Jack asked, while checking her over for any injuries.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Well I am now that you're here," Martha cried. "I was so scared. The bullet only just missed me. If it wasn't for Kit then I'd probably be dead. She saved my life," she explained.

Jack just sighed and pulled her into his arms again. "When I heard that gun shot; I thought that I had lost you and the baby. I was scared that you were gone," Jack hugged her tight.

Martha kissed him and then looked over to the others. Kim was embracing them and telling them that everything was okay now.

Jack pulled away from Martha and looked down at Elvis. "That's him," he exclaimed. "That's the guy that's been robbing all those places in Yabbie Creek. We got image of him from a security tape. I'm absolutely sure that it's him," he said.

"We caught the bad guy. Woo Hoo," Kit cheered.

"I knew that choosing the name Elvis wasn't going to be a good decision for him," Martha said.

"Elvis?" Jack and Kim both said at the same time.

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Soon after; the cops arrived, along with Alf and Tony. After about an hour they were all allowed to go home, but they all would have to go down to the station tomorrow to make full reports about what had occurred.

Alf decided to go back with Jack and Martha for a while, and Kim had ordered Kit to stay with him for the night. They both wandered off to bed as soon as they got home; leaving Alf, Martha and Jack to talk.

"No more for you young lady," Alf exclaimed.

"What are you talking about?" Martha was confused.

"I don't want you doing anymore shifts at Noah's. You almost got killed tonight Martha," Alf said.

Martha groaned. "I'm not about to sit at home doing nothing. It will drive me nuts," she told him.

"Alf's right. I don't like it either," Jack added.

"You're eight and a half months pregnant, and you could drop at any time. You need to be resting," Alf pointed out.

"Can we at least meet halfway?" Martha asked. "I'll still work at Noah's, but only day shifts. And only when you're working there too," she tried to reason.

Alf pondered the idea for a few moments before agreeing. "Fine, but only when I'm there. And no more than three hour shifts," he said.

"Agreed," Martha nodded. "Now, if it's okay with the rest of you, I'm going to go to bed. I'm really tired," she told them.

"I'm going to go now anyway," Alf got up and gave Martha a kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow," he said and walked out the door.

"Why don't you go and get ready for bed," Jack told Martha. "I'll be in soon, I'm just going to lock up," he said.

Martha nodded and walked off to their room.

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Martha was sitting on the bed in her pajamas when Jack entered the room. He closed the door and sat down next to her.

"You okay?" he asked as he picked up her hand.

"I guess. Still a bit freaked out," Martha answered.

"Well, something like that can be pretty scary," Jack said.

"All I could think about was the baby. I was scared that something might happen to the baby," Martha cried.

"You're both safe now and that's all that matters," Jack exclaimed.

Martha nodded. "I'm really sorry about this morning. I was being a bitch. I hate fighting with you," she said.

"So do I. I actually asked Harper today about why he didn't tell me you called. He said that he just forgot about it," Jack told her.

Martha laughed. "Old age will do that to a person," she said.

"He's not that old," Jack smiled.

"Let's not fight anymore," Martha started. "After what happened tonight, everything else just seems so pointless. All that matters is that we're together. Let's not ruin it with stupid fights," she finished.

Jack smiled. "I like the sound of that," he said before kissing her softly.

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