Chapter number 48. Covering up

Martha drove quickly through the streets that exited Summer bay to Yabbie creek, she had to get this fixed quickly, she'd cleaned up as much as she could before she left, but one thing she couldn't fix was the fact that her back window was completely gone. Normally she would of just called Jack, but she couldn't, if he, or any of the others found out about this she'd be back to being on a short leash.

A thousand thoughts were running through her mind, she couldn't get her head around all of it, Jesse was in prison, her night mare was supposed to be over, well that's what she had said after the letter Jack found too. It was like who ever this was was try to make a statement, she wasn't safe, not even in public where everyone could see her, she'd never be safe.

She couldn't imagine who was doing this, they were obviously pretty messed up... just like Jesse, they new how to make someone scared, and how to do it when you least expect it.

Then there was the note on the brick... gosh she almost forgot about that, she still remembered pulling it off the string around the brick and reading it, she didn't even want to think about what she had read, it was worse than reading the letter they'd gotten two weeks ago.

Martha took in a deep breath as she pulled into the car park of the service station in Yabbie creek, she just hoped they'd be able to fix it today, she didn't know what she'd do if she had to go home and tell the others why her back window was smashed.

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Boyd sat in the lounge room watching little Izzy as she played on the floor with dangling toys from a bar that was above her head.

"Hey" Rose called out as she came in the front door and made her way up the stairs with the biggest grin on her face.

"Hey, someone's in a good mood" Boyd commented, "where'd you get to?"

"Oh just down to the hospital" she told him calmly sitting down next to him and admiring her beautiful baby girl.

"The hospital?" Boyd repeated, seeming concerned all of a sudden, "is everything ok?"

"Yeah of course it is" she smiled, "Boyd I'm pregnant again".

Boyd stopped for a second to think about what she said properly, then a smile grew on his face, "you serious?"

"Yeah"

"Oh wow, that's wonderful news. Wow I'm going to be a dad again" he beamed, wrapping an arm around Rose.

"Yeah, this kids going to be very lucky too" Rose told him, rubbing her nose against his and giving him a gentle kiss which he responded to imediently.

"Gu gu ga ga" Izzy interrupted them, making them both laugh.

"Don't worry we haven't forgotten you" Rose cooed, "your going to be a big sister, isn't that great hey?"

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Martha walked down the hallway after arriving back at the Holden's, she'd managed to get her window fixed in Yabbie creek after waiting around for about an hour and a half, and now she really needed to rest and a good cry. She stopped when she got to the door of the bedroom that used to be hers before she moved in with Jack, she'd come in here every now and then over the last few weeks when she wanted some quiet time.

Gently she opened the door expecting it to be empty like it always was, but it wasn't, there at the end of the bed was an open suit case and Scott unpacking it.

"Hey" he smiled.

"Oh hey" Martha answered in surprise, "what are you doing here?" she faked a smile coming towards him to give him a hug.

"Oh I thought it might be a nice time to come and visit" he explained.

"So is Hayley here too then?"

"No, her and Noah decided to stay in France this time" he told her, the truth was there were other reasons he was here, in fact Hayley didn't even know he was here, not that he'd seen her in a year.

"Oh ok, fair enough".

"So how are you holding up, I heard you had a bit of a rough time recently".

"Yeah that's a long story" Martha sighed, "I'll tell you later, but I should probably leave you to unpack" she told him turning to leave, she needed to get out of there, she felt like she was about to fall apart, that crying session was calling out for her.

"Alright then" he agreed as she left, not knowing that as soon as she closed the door she began to cry, covering her mouth to try and not make a sound until she reached the bathroom and locked the door.

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Peter wandered his way down the main street of Yabbie creek looking through the shop windows as he passed, he was looking for something in particular, well it had to be if he was actually going shopping for it, usually he dreaded the thought of sales assistants and expensive boutiques, but today was different, today was a very beautiful day.

He opened the door as he came to the shop he was looking for, stepping inside and looking at all the diamonds and gold on display. There was bench tops of glass that held them all, displaying their beauty, all neatly placed in rows. There was so much to chose from, diamonds of pink, purple, blue and red, pearls that were so white and shinny that there wasn't a single flaw in it and lockets that were so neatly calved that it had to be the work of a perfectionist.

"Hello can I help you?" the blond sales assistant asked as he came further into the middle of the shop.

"Yeah I need a bit of help, I'm looking for an engagement ring" Peter smiled.

Author note: there will only be two more chapters to this fic, please review, I'll do my best to rite more when I've got two or more.