Chapter 19: 1 more lie to get us through today
"A note!"
Cecilia shouted.
Martin rolled his eye's and shook his head.
They were walking around the promenade trying to figure the best way to tell Eric and Anne. Ruthie and Simon had started it, with the argument that they knew their parents and they were going to go nuts. Martin and Cecilia had stayed out of the insanity, saying that the best thing was to just be honest and hope for the best, that was until about 5 minutes ago when Cecilia had joined in on the little game.
''Over the phone!''
Said Simon.
"They can't kill us from over the phone."
He reasoned.
Ruthie shook her head at the idea.
'No but they can kill us - we live with them. And they just might, when they find out we knew.'
After a long thoughtful pause, her eye's grew.
'I got it!'
She began to jump up and down and hopeful looks appeared on Simon and Cecilia's faces. Martin was even a little interested, the ideas seemed to get crazier and crazier as they went on.
'It's perfect. I don't know why I didn't think of it in the first place.'
They all stopped and watched her.
'Leave!'
Martin rolled his eye's.
'Seriously. Leave town. Come back in two or three years, you'll have already had the baby - so there won't be anything for them to do. And when they find out we knew, we'll have already moved out of the house, so they won't be able to do anything to us ...'
She smiled hopefully.
When Martin saw that they seemed to be considering it he decided it was time to cut in.
'Your not leaving.'
All eye's were on him.
"Why not?"
Asked Simon incredulously.
Ruthie on the other hand looked offended, her hands were planted firmly on her hips.
'Yea, why not?'
Taken aback by the fact that they were so serious he laughed.
'Because. It's a horrible idea. You guy's want your child to know their grandparent's and Aunt's and Uncle's.'
He said to Simon and Cecilia, before facing Ruthie.
'And you want to know your niece or nephew.'
Ruthie smiled softly, knowing that he was right, Simon and Cecilia did the same.
'Just be honest with them and pray that it all turns out OK.'
He looked down at Ruthie who looked worried, remembering his promise to her he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulled her close to his side and held her hand in his.
'And it will be.'
He whispered and kissed the top of her head. She smiled and leaned her head against him as they all began to walk again.
Camden House (Outside - Backyard)
Simon and Ruthie both inhaled a long breath and began walking towards the house, Cecilia right beside them. Suddenly realizing that Martin wasn't there, Ruthie stopped and turned around. He was standing in front of the gate staring at the house like it was about to swallow him.
'Guy's...'
The other two stopped and turned to face her, she motioned to Martin and they all walked back over to where he was standing.
'Hey - what's wrong?'
She picked up his hand and held it tightly in hers.
Martin looked at her and began to shake his head.
'We can't go in there.'
He saw Ruthie glance at Simon then back at him, her eye's were filled with a mixture of worry and confusion.
'We're forgetting something.'
' We're not forgetting anything - your just being a little paranoid. Every thing's fine. Come on let's go inside.'
She made an attempt at pulling him toward the house, but he stayed rooted to the ground.
'Martin -'
'No - Ruthie I'm not being paranoid... '
He was once again cut off mid-sentence.
Cecilia who had been completely quiet sense they had left the promenade, began to slowly shake her head.
"Martin - your making me more nervous then I already was."
Ruthie sighed and crossed her arms over her chest, Martin looked away guiltily. Cecilia faced Simon and began to walk backwards towards the fence.
"Simon maybe this is a bad idea. I mean maybe it's a sign - like we shouldn't tell them right now."
"No, it's not a sign for anything - except that I'm going to kill Martin later."
He glanced at Martin and saw Ruthie tell him something then push him toward Cecilia.
'Look, I'm sorry I freaked you out ... I know I said everything would be fine, and I'm sure it will be - for the two of you. Us on the other hand ...'
He turned in Ruthie's direction.
'If you would have let me explain before you got mad at me. We can't go in there, they'll know we were with them today, and not at the library like we said - which was a lie that I was totally and completely 100 percent against telling by the way - and it violates one of their rules of us dating.'
Cecilia being a bit calmer now walked back towards them.
"What rules?"
Sighing Ruthie began to explain the rules and what would happen if they didn't follow them.
"I think you should just tell them you lied, and deal with the consequences."
Simon said a little to brightly.
Rolling her eye's, Cecilia slapped his arm.
"Simon stop it. That's not funny."
Ruthie glared at him before turning to Martin.
'Come on we should go. We'll see you two in a little bit.'
She glared at Simon again and gave Cecilia a quick hug, before taking Martins hand and walking with him back out the gate.
Simon looked at his girlfriend and saw the worry on her face. He walked over to her and entwined their hands.
"Every thing's going to be fine."
She gave a small nod but still looked unconvinced.
"I love you - you know that right?"
She smiled despite her worried state, and kissed him. When she pulled away Simon looked confused.
"I love you to."
"Let's go."
With that they walked across the yard and into the house.
Martin's car
'Sorry.'
They hadn't spoken sense they left the house. Martin looked over at her confused.
'For what?'
'Not letting you talk back there. And for not listening to you last night when you told me that it was a bad idea. You were right - I don't know what I was thinking, putting everything at risk like that. I'm sorry.'
'Hey don't even worry about it. We're good."
They both sat quietly for a little while, Martin looked over at Ruthie, who was staring out the window.
'You need a book.'
She rolled her head to the side and gave him a funny look.
"What?"
'We're supposed to be at the Library, you need proof that, that's where we were.'
"You really think they'll ask?"
He stayed quiet, trying not to point out the obvious. Ruthie looked away sighing.
"I need a book."
Nodding, Martin turned the car around. They sat quietly, both consumed with their own thoughts, worries.
"Do you really believe all that stuff?"
'What are you-'
"That it's all going to be OK. Do you really believe that or were you just saying it to keep them from leaving?"
'I don't know!! I'm sorry but I really don't know!' Martin rubbed at his head, trying to smother the shouts ringing in his ears.
'I think ... I think as long as we believe it will be, and we keep praying it will be, then it will be.'
He stopped the car in front of the Glen Oak Library. 'Just one more lie to get us through the day. God I hope it's not a lie...'
Ruthie sighed and let a smile take over her face.
"OK. I believe you."
She opened her door and stepped out leaving Martin staring after her.
He dropped his head back against the seat and closed his eye's. 'Please don't let it be a lie!'
Ruthie stopped at the first step and turned around, she saw Martin still sitting in the car, he looked worried. She wasn't stupid, she knew he was just trying to keep her from stressing out, but she kept up the act and smiled brightly. 'One more lie...'
"Hey! You coming?"
Martin looked at her and seeing how happy she looked, he smiled and got out of the car.
A/N: OK so I had this long beautiful not written out - telling you all how sorry i am that this chapter sucked and is tearfully short, and then it got erased ... so here it is ... I'm sorry ... please if your going to throw stones at me - know that I am at the moment throwing them at myself. I just figured that sense I hadn't posted anything in forever - I'd give you something, sadly this is what you got. Not much - well nothing happened in this chapter - it was very much a filler - i know i know - I hate those writers to ... the ones who have no idea what to write so they put down a bunch of non-sense and try to pass it off as a chapter ... OK I'm going to look for a bigger stone ... I'm very sorry. In any case please comment - tell me what you think ... bad or ... bad. Oh and in regards to the way this chapter is written, I've gotten a few messages saying that the way I was writing was difficult to understand, so I tried this way out. Personally I can't stand it, it really irritates me, but alas I am not the one reading this, I'm simply here to make you beautiful people happy - and as sarcastic as that sounded - it wasn't meant that way. So tell me which way you like better (new or old) and I'll stick with whatever it is the majority of you wants. Hopefully next time I talk to you all again - it'll be after I have just written an amazingly long chapter that will have you all wanting to send me e-roses. LOL OK well bye for now.