CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO

TWO WEEKS LATER

Two weeks flew by fast and things between Martha and Jack had quickly gone back to normal. Jack didn't seem to be working as much, and he always got home when he said he would. There were no more broken promises; so Martha was happy.

Martha and Jack spent the morning finishing off the nursery. The room looked great. Everything was set up neatly; and all that was missing was the baby.

Martha was now thirty six weeks pregnant; so she only had another month to go. But she knew that by now, she could go into labour at anytime. She already had a bag packed; ready to take with her when the time came.

Martha was both excited and scared. Excited because she would soon have her baby, but she was scared of the actual birth. She didn't know what to expect, and she knew that it would hurt. It was unfair that she was the one who had to go through it. Why couldn't it be the guy?

At the moment Jack and Martha were sitting down to a nice lunch with Kim and Kit.

"So, I've been thinking that maybe I should start looking for a new place," Kim suddenly spoke.

"Why would you want to do that?" Jack asked him.

"Well the baby will be here soon. Surely you guys are going to need your space," Kim exclaimed.

"Don't be stupid," Martha stated. "You don't have to leave. Us having a baby doesn't have to change anything," she said.

"Martha's right. You're welcome to live here for as long as you like," Jack started. "We don't want you to go just because we're having a baby," he continued.

"Are you sure?" Kim questioned.

"Yes, of course," Martha laughed. "Just don't whinge when the baby's crying wakes you up in the middle of the night," she joked.

"Don't worry, if he does whinge; I'll pull him into line," Kit laughed.

Martha looked over at Jack and smiled. Everything was perfect. She wondered if it could get any better.

8888888888888888888888888888888888888

Martha was standing at the sink washing up when Jack got home from work later that night.

"Hey," she smiled as she turned around to face him.

"Hey," Jack smiled back as he gave her a soft kiss on the lips. He then leaned down a little and placed his hands on her stomach. "Hey baby," he said softly and then gently kissed her on the stomach.

Martha looked down at him and laughed. He could be so sweet at times.

"So, how was work?" she asked him as she followed him into their room; where Jack sat down.

"It sucked," Jack answered as he rubbed his temple. "I had so much paper work to do. Oh, and now the boss wants me to work tomorrow. I tried to get out of it, but wouldn't take no for an answer," he sighed.

"Ah well," Martha said as she sat down behind him and rested her hands on his shoulders. "So, you had a rough day then?" she continued as she pulled his jacket off.

"Yeah, it sucked," Jack nodded.

Martha started massaging his shoulders and leaned over until her lips were brushing against his ear. "Do you need some special attention?" she said softly in a hushed voice.

Jack smiled. "Well, I am pretty upset," he answered with a bit of a laugh.

"Maybe I should do something to make you feel better," Martha teased as she kissed his neck.

"Maybe you should," Jack agreed.

Martha laughed softly and started to unbutton his shirt.

"And maybe I should have a crappy day more often," he added.

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Jack walked up to the front door of his dad's place.

"Dad, you home?" he called out.

Tony popped his head out from the kitchen. "Mate, come in. You're just in time; I was about to have a beer," he said as he walked to the fridge. He grabbed out two beers and handed one to Jack.

They sat down on the couch and Tony flicked the T.V on. He flipped through the channels until he found the footy game.

"So, where's Martha today?" Tony asked.

"She's gone to have lunch with Ric," Jack answered. "They haven't really spent much time together lately, so she wanted to do something with him," he explained.

"Oh okay," Tony nodded.

"I was going to go to, but….," Jack trailed off.

"But what?" Tony questioned.

"I need to talk to you about something," Jack exclaimed.

"Spit it out then," Tony urged.

Jack sighed. May aswell just say it, he thought. "I want to ask Martha to marry me," he blurted out.

"That's great," Tony stated. "But why do you need to talk to me about it?"

"Well, do you think I'd be doing the right thing? Is it too soon to ask her? Would we be rushing into it?" Jack started firing off questions.

"Whoa, slow down mate. You need to calm down a bit," Tony laughed.

"I can't help it. I can't stop thinking about it. I just don't want to do the wrong thing," Jack said. "I love Martha, and we're having a baby soon. I just think that it would be really nice if we made it official," he told Tony.

"If it's what the both of you want, then I say go for it," Tony exclaimed.

"Well, I definitely want too. I want Martha to know that I'm committed to her and the baby," Jack said.

"I'm pretty sure Martha already knows that you are," Tony smiled.

"Yeah, I know," Jack nodded.

"Look mate, it's your decision. If you want to ask her, then I'll be behind you all the way," Tony promised.

"Thanks dad," Jack smiled.

Well, I guess it's settled then, Jack thought to himself. I'm going to ask Martha to marry me.

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888

NEXT CHAPTER: Will Jack go ahead with the proposal or is it too soon?

PLEASE REVIEW