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To the End of the Earth

New life:

Bobby stepped aside to allow Mary into the house and gesture for her to go into the living room where everyone still was. She gave him a look of hesitation before telling herself that she had come here to do this…She took a long, deep breath before straightening up a little and walking down the hall. Bobby smirked as he closed the door then followed her; there was no way he was missing this.

"Mary?!" Brandi was the first to spot her.

"Hey Squish…" She managed to reply as her sister pushed Peter out of her way to run to her, throwing her arms around her.

"I knew you would come back!"

"Figured there were some things you needed to hear about from me." Mary replied, stepping back and looked around the room.

"Where are Marshall and Hannah?" Colleen asked, with a hint of concern in her voice.

Mary was surprised to see his parents there along with two men that she was pretty sure were his brothers.

"Are they okay?" Seth questioned when she didn't answer.

She shook her head a little to clear it. "Yes, sorry…they're fine…It was a long drive and we thought Hannah could do with a bit of fresh air so Marshall took her the park for an hour…He'll be here soon."

"Why wouldn't you bring her?" Jinx asked. "We haven't had any time with her…"

"Exactly." Mary sighed and pushed some hair back from her face. "It's been a crazy few weeks…A lot of travelling…I didn't want her getting in a middle of an argument."

"What argument?" Brandi frowned.

"The one that we normally always have when we have something to talk about."

"She's my grandchild…my first and only grandchild." Jinx protested. "Are you always going to keep her from us? From her family?"

"Look, there has been so much happening and she confused already." Mary stated. "It's not just all the moving around but about the baby too…Right now, all she wants is her Daddy…She's not going to react well to a lot of new people."

"We're her family…" Brandi replied. "We won't scare her."

"I know you wouldn't mean to but she's a little girl who does know who you are." She sighed. "I don't know how long we'll be in town for…Do you really want to waste time by fighting about that or do you want to talk about what happened?"

"What do you mean you don't know how long you'll be in town for? Aren't you staying?" Brandi questioned.

"You look exhausted…why don't we all take a seat before we get into it all again." Andy guided Mary over the couch. "I'm Andy by the way and that's my brother Rob…I guess, we're your brother—in-laws."

Mary gave him a small smile. "Marshall will love seeing you both…I'm glad you're here."

"Mary, can I get you a drink?" Peter offered. "Or something to eat?"

She rolled her eyes. "I'm pregnant, not sick."

"Hey, I remember what you used to be like with food…not offering because you're pregnant." Peter hit back with a smile. "But if you don't want anything…"

"I'll just take a bottle of water." Mary gave him a smile. "Thanks…"

"Coming up." He moved to the kitchen.

"So…" Mary started as she sat down and looked around the room. "Who wants to know what?"

"Where did you go?" Brandi sat beside her.

"We went to a lot of places…" Mary answered vaguely. "We had to keep moving around for a while until we were sure we were safe."

"Just the two of you?" Coleen asked.

"Yeah, it was the best thing that less people were involved."

"So, just the two of you travelling around the country?" Raph questioned. "And you didn't want any of us with you?"

"It's not that simple, Raph…I would have been dragging you into something that you wouldn't have been able to handle."

"How do you know?"

"Because I know you…and I know me…" She sighed. "The first fight we had I would have told you to get lost…to leave…And you would have…You have done in past."

"But I always came back, Mary…" He replied. "And if you think I would have just abandoned you then you didn't know me at all…"

"You may not have wanted to abandon me, Raph but you would have still left…and it's not the kind of situation where you could just walk away then come back…It would have put us both in danger."

"Oh and I'm sure Marshall handled everything perfectly…" Raph said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "That you guys just had a great time being on the run…That you wouldn't even dream of telling him to get lost."

Mary tensed at his words, feeling anger rising up in her. The rational part of her brain told her that he was just hurt and confused; that he didn't know how hard it had been for them.

"I did tell him to get lost…I told him every day for about a week." Mary argued. "But he wouldn't listen… He refused to leave my side and I thank god every day that he's the most stubborn, annoying, wondering, selfless person I ever met."

"So, you just decided to start another life together somewhere else?" Jinx asked.

"Oh my god…I keep telling you! It wasn't like that!" Mary said frustrated. "It was hard…the hardest thing I've ever had to do but I'm not going to lie and tell you I regret it."

"Were you really happy?" Brandi asked, quietly. "I mean, after you found somewhere safe to be?"

Mary smiled a little, thinking back to the first house they rented in New Hampshire. "Yes…It took it awhile but yes, we were happy."

"You want to go for a walk?" Marshall asked, sitting across from Mary as they ate breakfast.

It had been five weeks since they arrived in New Hampshire and after staying in a hotel for a week until they saw a notice, advertising a three bedroom house that was surrounded by a forest area and to get to it, the last 5 miles to the house were dirt roads. It was the perfect place for them to hide out. They were renting from an elderly couple, whose son owned the house but sadly he and his family died in a car accident. Marshall had told them they had not long been married and was doing some travelling to find the perfect place to settle down.

Since arriving, they had only gone into the nearby town three times to stock up on supplies. For the first couple of weeks, Marshall spent resting up and making sure his arm healed properly. Then they spent a lot of time making plans incase they're location was discovered.

Now Marshall was bored.

"A walk where?" Mary asked, sipping her coffee.

"I don't know…anywhere." He shrugged. "We could go into town for a bit…look around."

"Why?"

"Because I'm going to go crazy if we spend another day here doing nothing…"

"I thought you had started on some yard work?"

"I did…But it'll be nice to have a change of scenery…maybe find somewhere to have lunch?"

"No, don't feel like it today." She stood up and placed her mug and plate in the sink.

"Fine…" He sighed. "I'll go alone."

"What?" She turned back to him quickly.

"Yeah, I think it'll be good to get some fresh air…"

"You can't."

"Why not?"

"You just can't!"

"Mary?" He stood up and crossed over to her. "Why not?"

"It could be dangerous." She replied. "You could get hurt."

"We're safe here, Mare." He replied, placing a hand on her arm. "I've been checking in with Nathan and he said there's nothing to report."

"You don't know we're safe…your friend doesn't either." She stepped back from him. "We don't even know who we're running from."

"We can't just stay hauled up in here."

"It's too risky." She claimed. "I'm sorry, no."

"Fine." He relented.

"Good." She moved past him to leave the kitchen. "I'm going to take a shower."

"Okay, I'll see you later then."

"What?"

"I'll be back in a few hours." He added. "I'm going into town."

"Marshall…"

"I'm done with being stuck inside." He replied.

"Just a few more days…" She blocked him from leaving the room. "Until we know for certain…"

"Nothing is going to change in a few days, Mare… And our location isn't going to be given away by us walking around the town." He claimed. "The fact that we've barely left the house is probably making people suspicious…"

"Fine, go!" She stepped aside. "But go alone!"

He sighed. "I won't be gone long…I'll bring something back for dinner."

Mary watched him walking down the hall, grabbing a jacket off the hook before pulling open the front door.

"Damn it!" Mary muttered, not believing he would actually go.

It took Marshall a little over an hour to reach the town and he had considered several times turning around to going back but he knew they couldn't carry on like they were. They would go crazy and probably end up killing each other if they stayed in the house together much longer.

He passed a few shop but didn't go in any until he reached a little café called Lilly's. Once inside, he saw the couple they were renting from, Joe and Lucille Banes sat at the table by the window.

"Mr. Watkins…" The older man greeted him, standing up and holding out a hand. "It's nice to run into you…Haven't seen you around town much."

"Please, call me Marshall." He shook his hand. "I must admit, we haven't done much exploring…We come down with a bug so been resting up."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." Joe replied. "Is there anything you need? Everything okay with the house?"

"Everything is great." Marshall smiled. "Perfect."

"Well, you know where we are if you need anything." Lucille added, glancing behind him. "Oh, Trudy…Come meet Mr. Watkins…."

Marshall turned and saw a woman with short red hair walking towards him, a pad of paper and pencil in her hand. "Marshall, please."

"Trudy Nelson…" She shook his hand. "I work here…"

"Nice to meet you." He replied. "I've just moved to the area and not had chance to meet any other then Mr. and Mrs. Banes…"

"They're renting out George and Steph's place." Joe explained.

"They?" Trudy questioned.

"Mary and me…" Marshall explained before adding on something he never thought he would. "My wife."

"Oh." Her face fell a little in disappointment. "You're married."

"Yep…" Marshall smiled a little uncomfortably.

"They're newlyweds." Lucille stated.

"Really? Oh how nice…And where is your lovely wife?" Trudy asked with a forced smile.

"Ah, well…"

"Right here."

Marshall looked past Trudy and saw Mary stood behind her, not looking very happy.

"Hey…" He greeted, before continuing hesitantly. "Honey…"

Mary raised an eyebrow but decided not to comment.

"Are you feeling better, dear?" Joe asked her.

"Better?" She looked from him to Marshall who just shrugged a little.

"Marshall here told us you haven't been well…"

"Y'know, a few months into our marriage, I got a sickness bug." Lucille said but then grinned. "Except, it wasn't a bug…turned out to be our George making his presence known…"

Marshall tensed, waiting for Mary to work out what Lucille meant.

"I don't…" She started but then got it. "What? Oh no…no…nope, no chance..."

"You wouldn't like children?" Lucile questioned.

"We're in no rush…"Marshall said diplomatically. "Anyway, we'll let you get back to your lunch."

"Just remember, if there is anything you need…" Joe started.

"Thanks, we appreciate it." Marshall smiled, putting an arm around Mary waist and guiding her to an empty table on the other side of the room.

"What's the deal with you telling people we were sick?" She asked, taking a seat opposite him.

"Like I said earlier, people were wondering why they haven't seen us around." He picked up the menu. "I'm glad you decided to join me."

"Well, I waited about 30 minute and then realized you weren't coming back…" She replied. "And good thing I did… Just in time to stop you picking up a waitress…"

"What?" He head snapped up to look at her.

"Oh please…" She rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me you didn't notice the look, Red over there was giving you."

"There was no look." Marshall claimed. "And even if there was, it wouldn't matter…"

"Why? Because we're married?" She said sarcastically.

"Well….Yeah." He answered. "It's important that people believe us…"

"Marshall…" She sighed. "It shouldn't be."

He frowned. "Shouldn't be important?"

"You should be able to pick up any woman you want…" She claimed. "I mean, what we going to do? Never date?"

"I haven't really given it much thought…" He told her. "But right now, it doesn't matter…"

"But…"

"Mare, what is this all about?" He asked. "I thought we were over you trying to ditch me.

"We are…It's not that."

"Then what?" He probed. "I know you're worried…but you know how these things work...You know the best place to hide is in plain sight…"

"That's the thing." She sighed. "It's like we've gone into wit-sec…"

"Well yeah, I guess we have…"

"And that doesn't bother you? This is our life now and we don't know when it's going to end…" She asked. "We both know how this works…We both know the next step is finding jobs so we can support ourselves…Jobs that don't involve Marshal Service…"

"Mare…"

"I worked damn hard in my life to do that job and I was good at it." She continued. "And you…You were better…not evening mentioning the fact you're fifth generation…"

"Hey." He cut in, reaching across the table and placing a hand over hers. "I know….It sucks…"

"Yeah…"

"But it's what we have to do." He said softly. "You're right, we don't know when this will end or if it even will but it's better than the alternative…"

"And what about our careers?"

"I don't know what to say, Mare…We've just got to do what we have to do."

"Still sucks." She muttered.

"And it's not like we have to stay here...We could move somewhere else, tell people that we're brother and sister or cousin or something….Then we're not tied to each other for the rest of our lives." He claimed. "Hey, we could even say we were married and got divorced…Bobby D always said we argued like an old married couple…"

Mary couldn't help but smile a little. "You don't think it would be weird for a divorced couple to move to the same city together?"

"When have we ever been normal?" He grinned causing her to laugh.

"Are you ready to order?" Trudy appeared at their side.

"Just two coffees, please…" Marshall answered.

"And two slices of pie." Mary added, this time it was her reaching over and taking Marshall's hand, waiting until Trudy walked away. "Pie makes everything better."

He smiled and squeezed her hand gently. "That's my girl…"

TBC

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