I would give my life for you - 3
After their dinner and dance night, Martha and Lionel had some more dates before the day that Martha let him to take her back to home.
"Do you live here?" asked Lionel watching at that untidy street, and that all building.
"I do… I said you that it wasn't a good idea to come here"
"No! it's good!" exclaimed Lionel "It's just that… you're really courageous to return here every night"
They went upstairs, and they went into a little apartment which was really different of the rest of the street. It was tidy and clean, and it really was a home.
"Just you could be able to transform something like this in a home" said Lionel.
"Thanks" said Martha "Do you want some drink?"
"Yeah"
Martha opened a champagne bottle and put some in two glasses. She sat on the sofa with Lionel and they drunk toast their friendship.
After opened the second bottle, non of them wear shoes, and they both were really happy and closed to each other.
"Lionel" began Martha "do you know what? I wasn't as happy as I said when we met the first time at the hotel… but after this month we have spent together, I can say that I'm really, really happy!"
"That's so lovely!" said Lionel "I have really enjoyed theses weeks, too"
Suddenly, Martha went closer to him and kissed his lips.
"Martha… you're drunk" said Lionel.
"Not more than you" said him.
And he kissed her back, and at the morning they woke up together on the sofa.
Martha was on Lionel, they both were naked.
"Lionel…" said Martha waking him up.
"What?" said him before opened his eyes. When he did, he found Martha's red hair on his face "Oh my god! What have we done?"
"Good morning…" said Martha, and she kissed his lips.
"Martha… are you sure of that?"
"I said you that I wasn't drunk…" she said laughing. "Do want some breakfast?"
"Sure" he said smiling.
When Lionel had dressed himself, walked towards Martha, who was making pancakes, and round her waist with his arms. Then he kissed her and whispered on her ear: "I love you"
She didn't say anything, but she kissed him passionately.
"I have a Christmas party the next Friday, I want you to come with me" said Lionel.
"I will be really glad to go with you"
The next week, at that Christmas party, Martha wore a long red dressed and her hair curly. Lionel gave her a nice rubies necklace for Christmas present, with a beautiful red tulips bunch that he left at the apartment with some water.
They were dancing, when Martha suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" asked Lionel.
"Jonathan…" whispered Martha. She hadn't met him since she left the farm, and that was months ago.
"Do you want us to leave?"
"No…" said Martha.
"Do you want me to leave?" asked Lionel more seriously.
"No, of course not!"
"Ok… I will take you some drink"
Lionel left, and Martha stayed there watching how her ex-husband spoke with the people of the party, until he saw her.
"Martha!" exclaimed Jonathan.
"Hi Jonathan… or should I say: Senator Kent" said Martha.
"Please, just Jonathan, Martha"
She smiled.
"You look really pretty today" said him.
"Thanks"
"Clark doesn't speak too much about you, but he says that you're fine"
"I am"
"So… Have you come alone?"
Just at that moment Lionel came with two glasses of punch.
"Hi Jonathan" said Lionel.
"Lionel" said Jonathan so cold "I see." And he turned back to leave them.
"No, Jonathan wait!" begged Martha.
"Why? To tell me how happy you are with… him"
"No! To tell you that I'm just trying to continue my life… and that this is what you should do too" said Martha.
"Well, congratulations… now I understand why I was sent the divorce papers the other day… well, don't worry happy couple, I will sign them when I arrived home"
"Jonathan, please… don't be as cruel with her" asked Lionel rounding her waist with his arm.
"I'm not being cruel… but she was when she left me in the middle of the elections…"
"You were risking your health and life for nothing!"
"Is this nothing!? I'm a senator, now, I'm someone! Like him!"
"No, Jonathan, you're a senator… but you still being the same man I left that night at the farm… you still without understand that I left you because I couldn't see how you destroyed yourself"
Jonathan turned round again to left them without say anything else, but Martha put hand on his shoulder to stop him, she wanted to explain that to him better, but at that moment the light was cut and they listened a shoot. The people began to shout and to run out the room. When the light come back Lionel and Jonathan found themselves in front of each other. Martha was on the floor with a lot of blood round of her.
TO BE CONTINUED…