"Marty? Are you okay in there?" Todd asked as he knocked on the bathroom door.
"Yeah, I'll be right out," Marty stated as she stood up and rinsed her mouth out with water. She had to be mistaken...she couldn't be pregnant on top of everything else that she was dealing with. She flushed the toilet and walked out of the room.
"Are you ready to go?" She asked Todd as she gazed at his worried eyes.
"Yeah...let's go," Todd stated.
They rode to the hospital in silence as Marty stared out her window. "Are you sure that you're okay?" Todd asked. She looked pale, tired and scared and he wanted to help her, but he didn't know how.
"I'm fine Todd," Marty stated as she tried her best to force a smile for his sake.
"No, you're not...please tell me what's going on."
"We're here Todd...we have to meet Tea and my therapist," Marty stated as she climbed out of the car and headed into the hospital.
"Hey Marty," Tea stated as soon as she saw her walking into the hospital entrance. "Doctor Ray Martinez is waiting for you in his office," Tea explained.
"Ray Martinez?"
"Yeah, he contacted me last night and informed me that he wanted to take your case."
"How did he even know that-"
"I called him," Todd interrupted. "He's the only therapist besides you that I trust."
"I'll be out in a little bit," Marty stated as she took a deep breath and walked into Ray's office.
"Hello Marty, it's good to see you again. Please have a seat and we can get started," Ray stated as he smiled at her. "I need to know the truth Marty...did you kill Eddie Ford or are you covering for Todd?"
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"I need to know the truth Marty, did you kill Eddie Ford or are you covering for Todd?" Ray asked as he sat down in the chair that was facing Marty.
"Eddie wouldn't be dead if it wasn't for me," Marty replied.
"That's not what I asked. Marty you know that anything you tell me is just between the two of us. Did Todd kill Eddie?"
"Yes," Marty whispered as she looked at the floor.
"Why do you feel the need to protect Todd after everything that you've been through?"
"I don't know...maybe it's because we've been through so much together, but I need to protect him."
"Even if that means hurting yourself in the process."
"Even then...Todd killed Eddie because of me, so I have to do everything that I can to save him."
"Do you love him?"
"I...I don't know, my feelings for Todd exist somewhere in the hazy area between love and hate and I've never been able to sort through my feelings for him."
"Marty, why did you try and kill yourself? Do you blame yourself for what Eddie did to you?"
"I know that I shouldn't blame myself, but I can't help it. I must have done something to deserve it, maybe it's Karmic Justice for what I did to Natalie and John. I tried to kill myself because I don't matter, I have nothing left but pain, anger and resentment. I have a hard time sleeping and I'm scared all the time...I just thought that it would be better if I ended all the pain," Marty admitted.
"You're going to make it through this Marty. What happened wasn't your fault and I'm going to help you get through this."
"Are you going to have me committed?" Marty asked.
"Not at this point...I think that would do more harm then good but I want to see you three times a week. Is there anything else that you want to talk to me about?" Ray asked.
"Um...no, not right now," Marty stated.
"Okay, I'll see you in a couple of days," Ray stated as he shook her hand and walked her out.
"How did things go? Todd asked.
"It went fine," Marty stated as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Todd, I'll meet you at the car, I need to pick up something from the pharmacy."
"I can go with you," Todd offered.
"No...I just need a minute by myself," Marty stated as she walked away.
"What did you two talk about?" Todd asked as he turned towards Ray."
"Todd, I'm not going to break Doctor-Patient confidentiality."
"Can you at least tell me how I can help her?"
"Just be there for her and listen to her. Continue to make her feel safe and call me day or night if you need my help."
"Thanks Ray, I appreciate the help," Todd stated as he walked out to the car.
When Todd and Marty got home, she headed straight to the bathroom. She needed to know if she was pregnant. She stared at the test in her hands as she waited the three minutes until the little plus sign appeared in the window.
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Marty shivered as the little plus sign appeared in the window and revealed that she was pregnant with Eddie's child.
She threw the test in the garbage as she looked in the mirror and saw Eddie's reflection standing beside her. Logically she knew that he wasn't there... he couldn't be because he was dead, but that didn't stop her heart from racing and her body from shaking from the fear that seeing his haunting face had invoked in her.
"You're not real...go away," she whispered as she tried to calm herself down.
"I am real, a part of me is growing inside of you," she heard Eddie say as she watched his reflection wrap his arms around her and cradle her stomach.
"You're never going to be rid of me now. I'm going to be a part of your life forever," she heard him whisper as she felt his hot breath on her neck.
"I won't let that happen," Marty whispered as she ran out of the room.
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"Anna, did Natalie tamper with the evidence?" John asked as he took a bite out of his bagel.
Anna had called him and asked him to meet her for breakfast. She had told him that she had finished reviewing the evidence that Natalie had collected.
"I'm sorry John, but Natalie was lying. There's no way that Marty could have killed Eddie. The evidence suggests that it was Todd Manning."
"That bastard...I'm not going to let him get away with pinning his crimes on her," John shouted as he stood up from the table.
"John, where are you going?" Anna asked.
"I'm going to Todd's so that I can kill him."
"No you're not. That's not going to help anything for anybody especially Marty. You need to let the law handle this...let's go see Nora and see if we can officially charge Todd," Anna stated as she grabbed John's hand as they walked out of the Metrocourt Restaurant.
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"What's wrong?" Todd asked as Marty ran out of the bathroom.
"Nothing," Marty stated as she looked back at the bathroom door half expecting Eddie to follow her.
"Don't tell me nothing's wrong...you look pale and tell me what has you running scared so that I can fix it."
"I was raped...you can't fix that...nobody can. I'm never going to be free of Eddie," Marty whimpered.
"Yes you will...you are stronger then you think you are and although I can't change what happened to you, I'm going to promise you that you will survive it," Todd said as he held his arms open for her. He desperately wanted to comfort her and hold her in his arms, but the next step had to be hers.
Marty slowly walked into Todd's arms where the fear slowly left her as Todd wrapped his arm's around her.
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"Nora, we need to talk about Todd,"John said as he entered her office with Anna by his side.
"Oh god...what did he do now?" Nora asked.
"He killed Eddie Ford."
"I thought that Marty killed him. She confessed."
"She didn't do it Nora...the evidence just doesn't support her statement."
"Wait a minute, the evidence that I have here from CSI supports Marty's statement and now telling me that it doesn't. What's going on John?"
"Natalie doctored that evidence to make it look like Marty was guilty."
"Are you certain of that?"
"We're positive Nora, I double checked the evidence a few times," Anna explained.
"Can we get a warrant to arrest Todd?" John asked.
"This case is a mess...we have two different confessions with evidence that supports each confession. Once Tea gets wind of the doctored evidence, she will suggest that all of the evidence gets thrown out. I don't think that I can press charges and make them stick against anybody at this point."
"Not even with Marty's testimony?" John asked.
"I'll get a judge to sign off on Todd's arrest warrant, but you have twenty four hours to get the truth out of Marty or we'll have to let him go," Nora explained.
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"Marty, it feels like you're running a fever, maybe we should take you to the hospital," Todd said as he held her in his arms.
"No, I'm okay...I just want to stay here with you."
"Okay, but I'm taking you on up to bed and if you get any worse, then I'm taking you to the hospital," Todd said as he scooped her up in his arms and carried her up the stairs to their bedroom.
"Will you stay and hold me while I fall asleep?" Marty asked as he laid her in the bed.
"Of course," Todd replied as he climbed into bed beside her. He held her in his arms as he talked about their dream place on the beach until she was sleeping soundly.
"Good night Marty," he whispered as he turned out the lights.
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"I love you so much Marty," Todd whispered as he closed his eyes.
He was on his dream island. The waves were crashing around him and the warmth was soothing to his skin.
He looked around knowing that she would be there. She was always there. She was what had always made the place perfection. He saw her playing in the water and she was smiling.
"Todd, come and play in the water with me," Marty called.
I headed over to her and wrapped my arms around her.
"I love you Todd," she said as she kissed him.
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John knocked on the door, but once again there was no response. He turned the handle and let himself and Anna in. They headed upstairs and walked into the bedroom.
John felt waves of jealousy as he saw Marty wrapped up tightly in Todd's arms. He should be the one holding her.
"Get the hell away from her Manning," John grunted.
"McBain? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to arrest you, now get up before I make you get up."
"John, please don't do this," Marty pleaded as she cried.
"Todd you're under arrest for the murder of Eddie Ford," John stated as he roughly grabbed Todd by the arms and placed the handcuffs around his wrists.