I would give my life for you - 5
Two days later the doctors changed Martha's room, because they said that she was in a coma, and that she could not come back until days, weeks, months, or years. Jonathan announced that he left the senate, not because he was frightened for his life, but because he had risked enough and he didn't want to lose more. Lionel had changed a lot of meetings to be able to stay with Martha in the hospital. They made turns between him, Jonathan and Clark, who still going to university, but without being able to concentrate himself.
Nearly a month and a half after the incident, Martha opened her eyes while Clark was next to her.
"Mum!" exclaimed happily "Mum you woke up!" He hugged her and she give the hug back.
"Hi sweetheart. What am I doing at the hospital?" she asked.
Jonathan entered to the room running, and crying.
"Martha!"
"Jonathan! How are you?"
"It's me who should ask it to you…" said Jonathan laughing.
"I'm fine"
"Martha, I'm really sorry… it was my fault…"
"No, it wasn't…"
"Of course it was, that bullet was for me…"
"If it had touched you it would have killed you" said Martha caressing his cheek.
"Maybe that was what would have happened"
"Don't say that. I didn't want to cry for you, Jonathan"
Then, Jonathan, moved towards her and kissed her lips.
Just at that moment Lionel arrived to the room, with a big red tulips' bouquet, and throw the window he saw the kiss. Sadly he let the tulips fall on the floor and left.
Martha removed Jonathan from her.
"Jonathan… you have been the man of my life, I really love you, I would give my life for you how many times it was necessary… but I can't… I can't come back to the farm, I can't come back to that life where I was just your wife… dear, I don't want to start it again"
"Why not?! I have left the senate, I'm just a farmer again… Lionel was sure that you still loving me"
"And I do, but I love Lionel too… He have been really nice with me, and this time we have spent together have been really nice… I want to give him a chance, Jonathan, I want to give a second chance to myself" said Martha.
"But I have left the senate just for you"
"No, you have done it because you felt guilty… if you had wanted to leave it for me, you would have done it before I left you. I'm sorry Jonathan, but it's too late"
Jonathan walked to the door, and when he opened it he found the bouquet on the floor. He took it, and he read the note. He walked back and gave the flowers to Martha.
"I think that your loved Lionel have come and have seen our kiss" said Jonathan before finally leave.
The note said: "I will love you for ever. L.L."
Two days later Martha could leave the hospital. But just Clark came to pick her up. He helped her to go into the car, and then he asked her: "Where do you want to go, mum?"
"To the Luthor's mansion, sweetheart, please" said Martha.
She walked to the door after Clark left with the car and knocked it. Lionel knew that it was her, so he went to open the door personally.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"You came to see me but you didn't enter to the room" said Martha seriously.
"I couldn't…" said Lionel taking his look down.
"That kiss wasn't mine"
"You don't need to apologize. I knew that it was going to happen soon"
"But you don't understand it, Lionel. I'm not going back with Jonathan. I want to begin with you" said Martha holding his hands.
"What?"
She stood on her tiptoes to be closer to him and she kissed his lips sweetly.
"I love you, and I want to begin my new live next to you"
"What about Jonathan?"
"Well… I have already told him… Of course he doesn't like it, but, it's life"
"And Clar?"
"It will be hard for him to accept it. But he understands it"
"So… you want to be with me?"
"I want"
"Are you sure of what you're doing?
"Absolutely"
She round him with her arms and she kissed him again. He took the kiss back and took her on his arms. He closed the door and he took her upstairs, to his room.
THE END.