"Come on Marty...stay with me ," John pleaded as he applied pressure to her head. There was so much blood and her pulse was very weak. "She's in here!" John screamed when he heard footsteps coming.
"I'm coming with you," John stated as the EMT's loaded her onto a stretcher.
"You'll want to make sure that you're tested at the hospital since you've come in contact with contaminated blood," Mark the EMT stated as he looked at Marty's chart.
"Contaminated blood?"
"You'll want to be tested for HIV," Mark stated as he continued to monitor Marty's vital signs.
When they arrived at the hospital the doctors rushed her into an examination room and left John standing in the waiting room covered in her blood. Marty was HIV Positive? Is that why she tried to kill herself?
John sat down. He felt numb and useless...he loved Marty and the thought of losing her was like a knife through his heart. They were no longer together because he had driven her away when she had needed him the most. He had failed her after she miscarried their child but he would not fail her now.
He pulled out his phone and began to dial.
XOXOXO
Tea had just gotten out of court where the charges against Todd were dismissed when her phone rang.
"Hello...is Marty okay?" Tea asked into her phone.
"Tea, what's going on with Marty?" Todd asked but Tea held up her hand in a motion to silence Todd.
"I'll be right there...thanks for letting me know."
"Tea, what's going on with Marty?"
"Marty tried to kill herself tonight."
"What?" Todd asked. "How? Where? Why would she do that?"
"I don't know Todd. Lisen, I've got to get to the hospital...can you get home by yourself?"
"Hell no, I'm not going home...I'm going with you to see Marty."
"I don't know if that's a good idea Todd."
"I don't care what you think Tea. This is all your fault. How could you let Marty confess for something that we both know that she didn't do? If anything happens to her...I promise that I'll make you pay."
"I didn't do anything wrong Todd. If you want to blame somebody then you blame your precious Marty...I don't have time to deal with your temper tantrums. I have to make it to the hospital and see my client."
XOXOXO
"How is she John? How's Marty?" Todd asked as soon as he spotted Todd.
"Why did you bring him along?" John asked Tea.
"He was with me when I got the call about Marty. How is she John?"
"I don't know...the doctors haven't said anything yet."
"How's Marty?" John asked when he spotted Doctor Kyle Lewis walking her way.
"She's going to make a recovery, but I'm placing her on a 48 hour psych watch."
"Excellent...I'm Tea Delgado, Marty's Attourney...and I would like the name of any Doctor that treats my client and full access to Marty's medical history." Tea stated.
"Can I go in and see her?" Todd whispered.
"Make it brief...she needs her rest." Kyle stated as he walked away.
"You better not upset her Todd," John called as Todd walked away.
Todd walked into Marty's hospital room and she was connected to all these monitors and tubes. Her head was bandaged and her wrists were restrained.
"Why Marty? Why would you hurt yourself?" Todd asked as he sat by Marty's side.
XOXOXO
"Why Marty? Why would you hurt yourself?" Todd asked as he cautiously grabbed her hand.
"Just go home Todd, I know what I'm doing," Marty stated as she snatched her hand away.
"I'm not going anywhere, not until you tell me why you did this."
"I had to...nobody is going to believe that I killed Eddie in self defense. Don't you see Todd...Tea could use my emotional duress and instability to get me off."
"What? This is insane...what if John hadn't gotten there in time Marty? You could have killed yourself, all because you insist on taking the blame for something that I did. I'm not going to let you hurt yourself any longer...I'm telling John the truth."
"You can't Todd...my plan will work and we'll both get off for Eddie's murder. If you go to prison then I'll have nothing left."
"I'll make you a deal...I'll keep my mouth shut for now as long as you agree to come home with me and let me take care of you while you recover." Todd stated. Marty was really sick and it was obvious that she wasn't taking care of herself the way that she should and he was afraid of what would happen to her if he went to prison.
"I'll move in with you as soon as I am released on one condition."
"What's that?" Todd asked.
"I'll move in with you if you marry me."
XOXOXO
Natalie stared at the evidence in her hands. There was no way that Marty could have killed Eddie, the evidence just didn't support her story. The evidence told Natalie that Todd was the killer, but why was Marty protecting him?
Natalie sat down and thought about what she would do. She hated Marty for all the pain that she caused by lying about Liam's paternity. She hated how John was always preoccupied with saving her, despite the fact that she had kidnapped their child. She wanted her gone and she was in the perfect position to fabricate the evidence to support Marty's claim, but could she live with herself if she sent her to prison.
XOXOXO
"God, it's me...it's John Mcbain," he stated as he entered the hospital chapel.
"I know that it's been a long time, but I'm desparate here. I know that Marty is innocent, but I don't know how to save her when she's so determined to hurt herself. I would give anything if you can help me find a way of saving her, before it's too late," John stated as he crossed himself and lit a candle.
XOXOXO
You...you want to marry me?" Todd asked as he stared at Marty.
"Yes."
"Why would you want to marry me when I've done nothing but cause you pain? You've always hated me after what I did to you."
"I want to marry you because it's the only way that I can save you. If we get married then I won't have to testify against you if you're ever arrested for Eddie's murder. And for the record...I hate what you did to me, but I've never hated you. Despite everything I care about you and it would mean alot to me if you would marry me tonight."
"Okay Marty, I'll marry you. I'll set everything up and when you're released I'm going to take care of you," Todd stated as he kissed her on the top of her head and walked out of the room.
XOXOXO
Natalie sat down at the bar in Rodi's and drank shot after shot of Tequila as she held onto the evidence in her hands.
She pulled out her her phone and her hands trembled as she dialed John's number. "John, it's me Natalie. There's something really important that I need to show you, I'm at Rodi's," she stated and then she hung up the phone.
XOXOXO
"Tea, I'm glad that you're still here. There's something that I need to tell you," Todd stated as he spotted her as he left Marty's room.
"What is it? Did something happen with Marty?" Tea asked.
"Marty and I are getting married tonight and I need you to be there and be a witness."
"What? Is this some sick joke? You and I...we are engaged to get married so how could you expect me to sit by and watch you marry her?" Tea asked.
"Tea, Marty and I's marriage won't be real...it can't be. We're getting married so that we won't be forced to testify against one another. Please tell me that you understand."
"I understand, but I just want to know one thing and I want you to be honest with me."
"Okay, what do you want to know?"
"Are you still in love with Marty?"
XOXOXO
"Are you still in love with Marty?" Tea asked.
"Yes, but that doesn't matter...it doesn't change anything," Todd whispered after a couple of minutes of silence.
Tea stepped closer to Todd and slapped him across the face. "Of course it matters. I should have known...you're never going to be over her."
"It doesn't matter how I feel. Marty and I will never have a real marriage. She doesn't love me...she can't forgive me and even if she could, I could never forgive myself. It's the price that I have to pay for hurting her."
"Did I ever mean anything to you or was I just the women you settled for?" Tea asked.
"Of course you mean something to me Tea. I do love you."
"But you're not in love with me, at least not the way that you love Marty."
"Marty's my first love...I've tried to get over her, but I can't change the way that I feel."
"I can't change the way that I feel either. You need to find another witness because I just...I just can't do it," Tea stated as she walked away.
XOXOXO
"What do you need to show me? Did you find proof that Marty is innocent?" John asked as he sat down next to Natalie.
Natalie took another drink from her shot glass. Marty was the only thing John ever talked about. He still cared about her even after all the pain that she had caused. "Your precious Marty is far from the saint that you think she is. She's guilty, she stabbed Eddie Ford over and over again until he died and here is the proof," Natalie stated as she handed over the fabricated evidence that she had doctored.
XOXOXO
"Are you ready to get married?" Todd asked as he stepped back into the hospital room and handed Marty a bag.
"What's this?" Marty asked.
"Just open it," Todd encouraged.
Marty opened the bag and pulled out a simple, but elegant white Wedding Dress.
"It's beautiful," Marty gasped. "Thank you Todd.
"Hey Marty, I can help you get dressed if you would like," Starr stated as she walked into the room.
"That would be great Starr."
"I'll see you girls in the hospital chapel in a couple of minutes," Todd stated as he stepped out of the room and took a deep breath. He was so close to getting everything that he had ever wanted and he was so afraid that something would happen to sabotage his wedding day.