Chapter Four

Ruthie laced up her shoes and grabbed her purse. She looked at her cell and saw she had a missed call. She prayed that it would be T-bone he hadn't called in a month but, it was Martin telling her to be ready to go in 15 minutes. He would be taking her to her ultra sound with Dr. Sanderson. Ruthie thought it was a little odd how supportive Martin was being. However, she let that go as she went into the bathroom to put her hair up and do her make-up. She got into the car and smelled Martin's cologne. It almost made her gag. He never wore cologne and he almost never wore such nice clothes. He had a nice pair of khaki pants on and a band new shirt. She rolled down her window to get rid of the smell. "What do you have a date or something?" She asked as they pulled out.
"No." Martin said, "I've never been to an ultrasound."
"You've obviously never been around pregnant women. Smells bother us!" she said sticking her head out the window, "Pull over I think I'm going be sick."
Martin pulled the car into a 7-Eleven and Ruthie flew out and headed for the bathroom. His plans were not working out the way he thought they would. His cell phone rang it was Sandy.
"Martin." she sobbed into the phone.
"What's wrong?" Martin asked. He wasn't good with tears he never had been and he doubted he ever would.
"Something is wrong with Aaron. I need you to come home ASAP!"
"What's wrong with him?" Martin asked in concern.
"I'm not sure. He's running a high fever and he won't even nurse"
"How high is high?" Martin asked as Ruthie opened the car door and got in.
"Oh god!" Ruthie said and flew back into the bathroom upon smelling Martin's cologne again.
"102!" Sandy said.
"That's not high." Martin said, "I have to go Ruthie's throwing up."
Martin headed into the store and into the women's restroom, "Ruthie?"
"Stay away from me." she said, "I don't know how much I have left in me."
"I'm really sorry." Martin said.
"What's wrong with Sandy?" Ruthie asked coming out of the stall but keeping a good distances.
"Nothing she was overeating." Martin said.
"Oh!" Ruthie said, "We're going to be late for my appointment."
"I know come on." he said stepping towards her. Upon smelling Martin Ruthie processed to throw up all over his nice outfit.
Martin didn't over react. Aaron had done this to him a lot of times. He went into the back seat and pulled out his gym bag and took off his shirt and put a new clean tee on. He also changed into a pair of sweat pants. This day was not turning out how he'd planned it too. Finally Ruthie emerged from the bathroom and got into the car. All the windows had to be open and she had to stick her head out of the passenger window. Once they got to Dr. Sanderson's office Martin was asked to leave. His odor was making the pregnant woman ill. No this was not how Martin had planed today.
Sandy was beyond pissed at Martin. She hated how he played with her emotions. She rocked her sleeping son in her lap and kissed his sweaty head. She didn't want to wake him up but a friend of Johns agreed to come in special and see him. She packed up his things and headed to Glen Oak
Ruthie was taking right back luck fully. She felt exhausted from being sick. She wanted to go in and go out but, the instant she saw the ultra machine turn on she was enthralled. There was her child on the screen, her baby. She couldn't believe how real and amazing it was. Fear overwhelmed her too.
"It looks like it's going to be a girl." Dr. Sanderson said bringing tears to Ruthie's eyes.
Martin jumped as soon as she got into the car, "Girl or boy?" He asked looking up from his text.
"It's a girl." Ruthie said grabbing her cell she called Simon. Candy answered, "Hello!" "Hey can I talk to my brother." Ruthie said.
"Sure." Candy said and then yelled for Simon, "So do you have a bump?"
"Um ah I..." Ruthie began. She was glad when Simon answered. "Is their a reason your still with Candy?" she asked.
"I can't get rid of her." he replied, "So?"
"It's a girl!" Ruthie yelled into the phone. Simon still couldn't believe his sister was pregnant but now it wasn't an it. It was a her.
"I'll cal you later, Simon" she hung up and turned to Martin.
"Are you taking me home or not?" she asked waiting for him to move.
"A Girl!" Martin said still unable to move, "We're having a girl."
"We're?" Ruthie asked eyeing him.
"I mean you're having a girl!" he said and turned on the car.
"What's with you, Martin?" she asked as he turned in the opposite direction of her home. "Ruthie I think we need to talk." he said pulling into an empty parking lot.
"About?" Ruthie asked.
"About us?" he said.
"There is no us. Is their?" she asked looking at him.
"Are you sure about that' he asked moving closer.
"What are you doing Martin?" Ruthie asked, "You're with Sandy and I'm well I'm Pregnant."
"I still have feelings for you. I know you still have them for me. I hope so at least. T-bone doesn't love you but I do." He kissed her. Ruthie pulled away and slapped him hard. "Martin, what do you think your doing? You have a son with Sandy and I'm having a baby with T-bone. Do you know how messed up that is. I'm walking home." She said and got of the car and called for a cab. She started to cry why did her love life have to be so messed up?
She knew what to do she had to get out of this place and fast Martin rarely got rejected. Ruthie had now rejected him twice. He was up for a challenge. Ruthie was waiting for her ride. She was hungry so she went to the closest fast food place. She ordered her food and sat down. She pushed her food away and broke down. She needed only one person in this world and that person was T-bone.

T-bone was sitting on the back of his father's motorcycle his teeth chattering. He missed Ruthie badly. It was in that moment that he remembered being young and dad-less. "Pull over!" he yelled at his dad.
"What now son?" Alan asked coming to a stop.
"I've got to go back!" T-bone said.
"Back where?" his dad, "back to the gas station with the woman that smelled like fish. I'd rather not."
"No Glen Oak!" T-bone said, "Back to Ruthie."
"That's all the way on the other end of the country!" he said, "You're just now deciding this."
"Just go!" he put on his helmet and waited for his dad
"Ok!" Alan said turning his bike around.
"And dad?" he said.
"What son?" Alan asked.
"I love you dad!"
"I love you too son." Alan said, "Your making me cry." Alan began to run off the road. "Dad, I love you but I don't want to die with you!" T-bone said snapping Alan out of it, "Oh and Ruthie's pregnant."
"I'm gonna be a grandpa! This is mind boggling!" Alan said. Meanwhile, Ruthie had gone home and was looking for her mom when, she ran into David on the stairs, knocking him down with her little bump.
"Where's mom?"
"Upstairs!" David said, "Can you feel the baby yet?"
"No" Ruthie said and ran up to her mom's room. She didn't know and walked right in. "HOLY SHIT" she yelled as she saw her parents having sex.
"RUTHIE!" Annie yelled covering herself as Ruthie ran out. Annie came out a few minutes later dressed.
"Do you need something?"
"I just wanted to tell you that you're getting a granddaughter." Ruthie said unable to look at her mother, "Did Martin drop you off?"
"No!" Ruthie said and ran up the stairs to her room.
"Ruthie?" Annie said running after her and she found her crying on her bed.
"Did Martin do something?" Ruthie just hugged her mother and cried not saying a thing.
"What did he do?" she asked again.
"He ruined everything." Ruthie said.
"Tell me what he did?"
"He's supposed to be my friend and nothing more!" Ruthie said crying. "Did he hit on you?"
"He kissed me." Ruthie said, "I need him as a friend. I can't handle anything more."
"HE WHAT?"
"He kissed me or tried to." Ruthie said, "Today I was so happy and he ruined it."
"He only ruined it if you let him." Annie said kissing her on the head, "So it's a girl?" "Yea, I already have a name in mind"
"What?" Annie asked.
"Lilly." Ruthie said smiling and placing a hand on her little bump.
"Perfect!" Annie said and smiled as she gave her hugged her kid. Ruthie's cell rang causing her to jump.