Secret's Lie's & Love

by OthGgC

She was there for him when he needed her the most, they were best friends. But when Martin realizes his feelings for Ruthie go far beyond friendship, will he tell her before it's to late? Or will his fear of getting hurt again, stand in his way?

14. Chapter 14: Change of plans

Chapter 14: Change of Plans

' "It's Ok, I'm here honey. Everything's going to be OK." Martin leaned over and kissed her forehead. Then winced from the sudden shock of pain, from Ruthie squeezing his hand. Quickly recovering he brought his attention back to the breathless woman next to him, as she began to speak. "Martin ... I Love you." Smiling he brushed back the hair that had fallen in her face. "I Love you to Ruth." Just as he finished his sentance the door to the delivery room swung open and an older man in green scrubs walked in. "Mr. & Mrs.Brewer how are we doing today?" Ruthie gave him a look as if asking 'Are you really that stupid?', while doing her breathing exercises. "How does it look like I'm doing! I'm having the baby!" Martin smiled apologetically at the doctor. "Right. So how far apart are the contractions?" Before Ruthie could say anything else he spoke up. "About a minuet and a half." The doctor looked shocked at first, which scared Martin. "Is something wrong?" The doctor smiled at him. "No nothing at all, I just didn't expect them to be so close already. Everything's fine nothing to wor-" Ruthie cut him off. "OH GOD HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE!" Squeezing Martin's hand again, harder then the last time, she sat forward. The doctor quickly sat in the chair at the end of the bed. "Ok Mrs. Brewer, this is it! The baby's crowning! I need you to sit back." Ruthie leaned back against the matress. "Now on the count of three I want you to push OK? Can you do that for me?" Ruthie nodded, while tear's began to stream down her cheek's. Martin held her hand and whispered comforting word's in her ear. "Come on baby I know you can do this. ... " Ruthie winced as another contraction began. "OK MRS.BREWER ON THE COUNT OF THREE ... ONE ... TWO ... THREE!" Ruthie sat forward and pushed with everything she had in her. "AGHHHH MARTIN!" '

Martin's eye's snapped open. He looked around, and saw that he was in his room, he frowned when he realized that everything that had just happened was a dream. His eye's fell upon the sleeping body next to him. And he smiled rembering that they had fallen asleep there that morning when everyone had left to church. He quickly looked at the clock behind her, worried that someone might have already came home, and saw them. ' 11:15 am ... good nobody's home yet.' Sitting up, he coughed, then ran his hand's through his hair. "It all seemed so real. ... Mr. & Mrs. Brewer ... ' He smiled again, then slowly got up off of the bed, being careful not to wake Ruthie.

After putting on a pair of sweats, over the short's he had slept in, and putting on a big black pull over jacket, he walked around to the other side of the bed. Leaning over he kissed her softly on the forehead. "I'll be right back." He whispered softly, then turned and walked out of the room.

Downstairs

Walking into the kitchen, he sneezed. Goraning he walked to the cupboard, and took out a bottle of cough medicine, and a bottle of Tylenol. Closing the cupboard he jumped when he saw Mac standing in the doorway.

Mac smiled brightly. "Morning sunshine."
Martin rolled his eye's at his friend. "Mac what are you ... how did you ... no you know what, I don't want to know." He walked to the refrigerator, and took out a bottle of orange juice, then got out two glasses.
Mac continued smiling. "I told you two that you were crazy. ... See what happens when you don't listen to me.?." Martin tried to keep himself from laughing. "I'll remind you to do it more often. ..."

Martin laughed, and started to pour the two glasses of juice. Mac just watched him waiting. Finally realizing what Mac had ment he nearly dropped the bottle. "What?"

"I came by to bring back your car. ... I saw Mrs.Camden on my way up, she said you and Ruthie were sick, and that I could just come in.So I did. But when I got up to your room ... you were sleeping." He had a very big smile on his face. 'He look's like he's going to pass out.'
"Were y-you ... alone?" Somehow Mac's smile widened. Martin felt his throat go dry, so he took a small drink of his juice.

'Fun time!' Mac thought to himself. "Well me and Mrs.Camden." Martin started to choke, and his eye's went wide. "Whoa Martin man, I'm kidding. I was alone."
Trying to catch his breath, he shot Mac an irritated look."That's NOT funny.!."
Mac watched him for a second confused. "What's the big deal? When are you going to tell everyone?"

Martin gave him another irritated look. "When we're ready to." He picked up his glass again, then put it back down. "Wait a minuet ... so you've been here this whole time?" Mac nodded, with a smile on his face. "Doing what? And ... Why?"
Mac simply shurgged his shoulders. "I watched some TV ... made myself a sandwich ... and ... nothing else really. Oh actually, Cecilia called."

Martin sighed, sat down on a stool, and dropped his head into his hand's."What did she say?"
Mac sat down at the kitchen table."Well after a few question's about why I was answering the phone ... " He paused purposely, so to irritate Martin, and it seemed to work. "She wanted to know why you hadn't called her back yesterday. ... So you talked to her?."
It was more of a statement then a question, so Martin just ignored it."She didn't say anything else?"
Mac smiled at his friend's avoidance of his question."Yeah, she said to tell you, that it's really important that you call her back soon, because her and Simon, are coming down sooner then they planed."

Martin's eye's widened."When!"
"Don't know."
Sighing again Martin stood up and walked over to the phone. Picking it up, he turned back around to face Mac."What did you tell her when she asked why you were picking up the phone?" He wasn't completely sure he wanted to know, but he had to know before he called her. Mac smiled mischievously, which made Martin's stomach ache. "You know what never mind. Can you do me a favor, and go wake-up Ruthie?" Mac gave a small nod, then jumped up out of the chair and ran up the stairs.

Sighing Martin turned and walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. He fell onto the couch, looked at the TV which Mac had left on, then looked at the phone in his hands. He picked up the remote and turned off the TV. He dialed Cecilia's phone number slowly, then put the phone to his ear. 'Ring ... Ring ... Rin-' "HELLO?" She sounded worried.
"Hey it's -"
"Martin?"
He herd her sigh in what he guessed was relief."Yeah ... Mac said you called. ..."
"Yeah I did ... I wanted to kow why you hadn't called me back. But he explained that you guys went to the mall ... and then that you helped Ruthie out with a project. ... And he filled me in on some other thing's. ... So you and Ruthie?" Martin sighed. 'I'm going to kill Mac.'

Martin's bedroom

Mac walked into Martin's room to find Ruthie still sleeping.Laughing he flopped onto the bed next to her. The sudden movement woke her up.

Blinking, she looked up at the boy who she expected to be Martin, but turned out to be Mac.
"Hey. Your awake." He said a bit to cheerfully.
Ruthie rolled her eye's and turned over, so that she had her back facing him."Don't you ever go home?"

He knew she was kidding, so he played along." And miss being able to hang with my two best friends?"
She looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.Then smiled and shook her head."Where's Martin?" She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eye's. Coughing she got up and looked around for something to put on over her pajamas. She found one of Martin's pull over jacket's, and put it on.
"Your boyfriend is downstairs talking to Cecilia."

'Did he just call Martin my boyfriend! ... I like how that sounds ... My boyfriend Martin. Wait Cecilia?' Trying to stay calm, she looked at Mac and smiled."About what?"
He tried to hide the fact that he was suprised, that Ruthie wasn't more angry about Cecilia."Something about, her and Simon coming down sooner then they had planed."
Her eye's widened just like Martin's had. He was beginning to wonder what it was that they weren't telling him."When!"
Mac gave her a confused look. "I don't know ... Ruthie what's goi-" He stopped talking when Ruthie turned and ran quickly out of the room.

After a few second's of tying to figure out what was going on, he jumped up and walked quickly after her.

Living Room

Martin herd the pounding of feet above him and wondered what Mac had done. Then he saw Ruthie running down the stairs, and second's later Mac came jogging in from the kitchen. He looked at both of them like they were crazy. 'What did he do now?'
He gave Mac an annoyed look.

In return Mac gave his best "innocent"" looking smile. "What!" Both Ruthie and Martin shook their head's at him.

"Martin. Martin!"
He had forgotten that he was still on the phone. When he herd Cecilia shouting through the receiver, he pulled his attention away from Ruthie and Mac. "Yeah ... sorry. What were you saying?"
Cecilia gave an irritated sigh. "That we're going to be there tomorrow ... and we want-"
He quickly sat up from his comfortable position, on the couch. "TOMORROW!" He looked at Ruthie who was staring at him with wide eye's.

Still not knowing what was going on, Mac sat down in the chair across from Martin.

Cecilia inahled a long breath. She knew she was asking alot from Martin, but he was the only person she trusted with her secret. "Yeah ... I know it's really soon Martin, but ... we just want to get this over with as quickly as posable. I mean we still have to tell my parents."
Martin dropped his head into his hands again. He felt somebody sit down next to him, and looked up to see Ruthie. Leaning back against the couch, he pulled her to him, letting her lean her head against him.He wrapped his arm around her shoulder pulling her closer, and Ruthie laid her arm across his stomach. "OK ... but just remember what I said. This isn't going to be easy. ... For anybody."
Mac sat watching his friend's and smiled. 'Finally!'

Feeling the now familiar, lump form in her throat, she spoke softly. "I know." She paused for a few second's. "So ... does Ruthie know?"
Martin looked down at the girl in his arm's. "Yeah, we talked about it the other night." Ruthie looked up at him, knowing that they were talking about her.
"Does she completely hate me?" She sounded sad and scared at the same time.
Martin laughed to himself. 'Ruthie dosen't hate anybody. I don't think she knows how to.' "I ... think she's just worried about you guy's."
Cecilia laughed quietly. "She's right there isn't she?" She smiled to herself, glad that Martin had found someone he love's and makes him happy.
Martin smiled too, and hugged Ruthie closer to him. "Yeah."

Cecilia suddenly got an idea that made her jump up slightly. "Hey why don't you two meet us for lunch tomorrow?"
Martin, a little hesatint, glanced at Ruthie. "We have school."
He herd her laugh nervously. "Oh right ... sorry. ... Well how about after school? We can meet for pizza or something."
Martin looked at Ruthie again. "Hey Ruth, Cecilia want's to know if we want to meet her and Simon for pizza or something tomorrow after school."
Cecilia listened as Martin talked to Ruthie. But she didn't hear her answer because she was cut off my Mac. "Sure.!" Martin and Ruthie looked at him like he was crazy. "I ment ME and RUTHIE. ... And what are you still doing here? We're sick ... you shouldn't be around us." Ruthie started laughing which caused her to start coughing again.
Mac tried to pretend he was hurt. "OK ... so now that you two are together, that's how it's going to be from now on?" He stood up to leave.
Martin, just gave a nod and a half smile. "Yeah guess so. Bye!." Ruthie waved good-bye to him from her place next to Martin and smiled sweetly.
"Fine, I'll go. But don't come running to me when you two are bored with eachother. Bye!" He walked quickly out of the room. And as he opened the front door he shouted back behind him. "So I'll see you guy's at school tomorrow!" Ruthie and Martin both laughed. And said in unison. "Yeah!" Mac smiled to himself then walked out of the house, closing the door quietly behind him.

Martin smiled and turned to Ruthie. "So ... what about you?Do want to go?"
"Yeah ... just no pizza."
Martin smiled wider, and bit his lower lip, trying to keep himself from giving in to the urge to kiss her. He returned his attention to the girl on the phone. "Cecilia?"
"I herd ... No pizza. Got it. ... So I'll see you guy's tomorrow."
"OK see you tomorrow."
"Bye."
"Bye." He clicked the phone off and sat it down on the table in front of them.

After a few seconds of silance Ruthie inhaled a short breath. "So she knows about us?"
Martin lightly kissed her forehead. "Yep."
"And we're meeting them tomorrow?"
He gave her a funny look, as she pulled away a little, so she could see him. "Yeahhhh." He didn't understand why she was asking question's she already knew the answers to.
"So Cecilia knows about us, and we're meeting her and SIMON tomorrow?"
Realization poured over him. "She's going to tell Simon about us."
She gave him a small half smile. "Did you tell her not to?" Martin shook his head, then got up off the couch and walked twoards the kitchen.He needed something to drink. She got up and followed him.

Kitchen

Sitting down at the table, Ruthie watched as Martin poured two new glasses of orange juice. He brought over the two cup's, the cough medicne, and the Tylenol, and sat them all down on the table.

Ruthie picked up the bottle of cough medicne and winced. She hated taking cough medicine. "Are you OK?" She looked at Martin as she swollowed a spoon full of the red liquid. Then getting another spoon full, she pushed it in his direction.
Even though he didn't want to he took it. 'I hate taking cough medicine.' He thought to himself. "Yeah ... I guess I just never thought about what would happen when everybody found out."
Ruthie was a little bit suprised. "Really? Because it's all I've been able to think about."
Martin looked at her nervously. "But then I rembered that my family loves you. And they trust you. ... So I know it's going to be OK."
Unconvinced he asked the only question he could think of. "But what if it's not?"
Ruthie smiled at him sympathetically. "Are you wishing you could take it all back now?"
He looked at her and saw the worried look in her eye's. "I love you Ruth. Don't forget that. I wouldn't take this back ... for anything."He took her hand in his and got up, pulling her to her feet.

He pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her hugging her tight. Then lifting her head slightly he leaned in and pressed his lip's to her's. She let her arms move up and around his neck, and she pulled him deeper into the kiss. They stayed like that for a while, then she pulled away slowly, giving him small kisses on the lip's.
Martin looked at her, and he felt his stomach doing flips. A smile spread across both of their faces.

"Neither would I." She smiled even wider as they pulled eachother into another kiss.