Barbara Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 What's Martha's problem? Seriously! Why is she pushing Jack away when she loves him? She may be scared of losing her family but Jack will stay with her no matter what Tony's reaction is going to be. She won't lose him. He loves her. Hope her exams went well. The preview sounds really interesting. It'll be nice to read about Elli again. More please.
caitrules Posted June 7, 2008 Report Posted June 7, 2008 I loooove this fic... even though your making Martha be stupid But it's time they came out of the closet... as a couple
vale4eva Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 ^ And Zetti, it is 'Elli', well, it used to be. But then my friend kept saying it was 'Eli', so it got changed lol. Either one suits me though Shallome people! and thanks for the comments! Warning: Content may be unsuitable for younger readers! Enjoy Chapter 40: “Martha!? Are you ready to go!?” Tony’s voice sounded the hallways of the Holden house. “Yeah, 2 seconds. I’m just putting my hair up!” she yelled back. It was 7pm. 30 minutes until their dinner reservation at a top inner city restaurant. “You know we’re going to be late unless you get a move on!” Tony once again urged his eldest daughter. “Ok sorry, I’m done” she rushed down the hallway, coming to a standstill at the front door. Sliding her feet into her shoes, she stood up straight; facing her family ... Her father and her step mother, whose faces both depicted a look of pure pride and joy; her precious baby sister, who looked up at her in clear admiration. And of course Jack, who was looking particularly dashing in his new smart/causal suit. “You look lovely tonight Martha” Tony smiled at his daughter, giving her a kiss on the cheek. “We really are so proud of you”. She smiled back shyly, her cheeks blushing as all the attention became fixed on her. “Thanks”. “Right!” exclaimed Tony; clapping his hands together, “it takes 30 minutes to get there, and we’ve got approximately …” he paused, as he glanced down at his watch “…oh dear” he frowned, “24 minutes to get there. I think we best make a move, don’t you”. And with that, they grabbed their wallets and purses, and made for the door. …………………………………… “CHEERS!” Their glasses clinked as they brought them together. Placing them down, they struck up conversation. All but 5 minutes into their chat and they were interrupted… “Martha?” an uncertain voice called out her name “Is that really you?” Turning her head towards the almost-familiar-voice, her face transformed from a frown into a bewildered smile. “Oh my god” she laughed, “Ben! Hi! How are you?” she quickly rose from her seat to hug him. “Hey, I’m good thanks” he embraced her back, pulling away to allow his eyes to absorb her appearance. “Wow, look at you, you’re even more beautiful than I remember” he gushed. “Aw, thank you” she blushed, “but I think it’s called a lot of makeup” she added in a girly chuckle… As Jack watched them interact, he noticed her glow. He hadn’t seen her this happy or shy in a long time. And the girly giggle!? What was all that about? He thought to himself … She never does that for me… Unconsciously folding his arms in a sulk, he frowned; his cagey eyes not wanting to miss a thing. He was soon pulled out of his dazed state however, as Ben responded. “Oh, nonsense. I refuse to believe it” he exclaimed in a chuckle. “No seriously mate. She spent nearly 2 hours getting ready for tonight” Tony piped up; smirking as he observed his daughters cheeks continuing to blush. “Aw, well you’re forgiven considering how gorgeous you look” Ben spoke such sweet words to her. Meanwhile, Jack sat in his seat, gob smacked at just how forward this guy really was. Not that Martha seemed to mind of course. Picking up his drink he guzzled it down; feeling as it burned the back of his throat. He cringed slightly, closing his eyes at the unsettling sensation. “Are you alright there Jack?” he heard his father turn to him. Opening his eyes he observed as every person now stared at him. “Er … yeah. I’m just going to get another drink” he replied flatly, not failing to flash Martha and Ben a look of distaste, showing them just how annoyed he really was, before he rose to his feet and left the table. Martha’s smile drew backwards at the sudden look Jack gave her. She watched in regret as he walked away, quickly feeling a sense of guilt flood over her at how bad this must have looked. “Who was that?” Ben’s voice dragged her attention back to the table. “Oh, errm, that’s Jack” she smiled awkwardly. “He’s … Tony’s son, he’s been with us for nearly 3 years now,” she informed him. “Oh right” he frowned, a little confused “… Cool”, he finished with a warm smile. …………………………………… Jack felt as two fingers tugged at the sleeve on his shirt. Looking down he saw two wide brown and beautiful eyes… “Oh, hey cutie, what’s up?” Eli frowned in puzzlement, “what’s up with you more like? Why are you still over here? It doesn’t take 10 minutes to get a drink does it?” He sighed, realizing he was still standing at the bar drink-less. He hadn’t noticed the time fly by as he stared into space; his negative thoughts beginning to swamp over him. “Oh, umm …” he scratched his head, “no, sorry. I just fancied a little walk”. “A little walk? You haven’t moved for the past 10 minutes Jack, I’ve been watching you” she raised her eyebrows at him. He rolled his eyes at how observant she was. “Yeah well, I just…” he shrugged She sighed in sadness at her brother’s out-of-sorts-behaviour. Looking into his eyes, she trailed his vision across the room, landing on Martha and Ben. Thinking for a moment, she turned back to him. “Is it that guy?” she eyed her brother warily; “does he bother you?” “Huh” he tore his vision away from Martha to face his sister. “No” he quickly added; realizing he’d been staring. Shuffling nervously on the spot he tried to avoid arousing suspicion, “of course not” he reaffirmed. She nodded back very slowly; not entirely convinced. “So, who is he anyway?” Jack asked, trying to act casual; but he couldn’t seem to prevent the low and irritated tone he spoke with. “That’s Ben. He went to school with Martha, they were really close, but his parents moved to the city so they lost contact”. “I thought Martha only ever had one boyfriend?” “Yeah, she did. Ben and Martha were only ever friends” she informed him. “Oh right … fair enough” his voice trailed into a mutter. Again the conversation went silent, until Eli could no longer stand it. “So are you planning on standing here all evening? Because no offence, but you’re kind of bringing down the mood of the restaurant” she told him in a bored tone of voice “you really should stop sulking Jacky”. “I’m not sulking” he moaned, folding his arms across his chest and holding his head up high. “Whatever Jack” she scoffed. “Look I know what’s going on here. I’m not stupid” she told him. “You’re jealous” she looked at him expressionlessly. He scoffed in a small laugh, “No I’m not, whatever gave you that idea” he turned away from her in discomfort, unable to look into her eyes. She huffed once again, “You gave me that idea ... I know that you’ve always …” she paused, glancing across at Martha and contemplating how to word it. “You think she’s hot” she said simply; looking at him with big, round and almost prying eyes. He coughed on his saliva as her statement caught him off guard. “I, do not,” he spluttered. “Oh yes you do, don’t lie” she scoffed, “you go all starry eyed whenever she walks into the room” she rolled her eyes at him, “It happens all the time. I’ve even seen it on TV ... It’s your hormones telling you that you want to get jiggy with her” she once again looked at him with a straight face. He stayed rigid on the spot, almost astounded; looking in puzzlement at her slightly creepy expression. Not quite sure whether to laugh it off, or to scream in sheer horror at her words. He frowned at her in discomfort, “exactly what kind of TV program’s do you watch Eli?” he cocked an eyebrow at her. “Oh, I don’t know. Educational type programs” she shrugged, looking around the room and trying to act all innocent. Jack gulped away the dread. “You don’t watch … naughty programs, do you?” “No, of course not” she smiled at him sweetly. He pulled back slightly; her wide eyes and sweet smile were very off-putting. Spinning on her heel she scurried back to the table, putting her little hand up to her mouth as she giggled; her cheeks turning a rosy red colour as she sat back down, knowing she’d been busted. Jack remained at the bar, his face now grinning at his cheeky little sister. Oh boy, he dreaded the day when she would start dating. ………………………………………… (20 minutes later) Finally Ben had left the table, and Jack was free to return without having to face the unwanted company. “I thought we’d lost you there for a second mate” Tony smirked as he patted his son on the back. “Yeah, sorry”, he rubbed at his temples as he forced out a small smile. Soon the food arrived, and talk was at a minimum. With such delicious food on your plate, conversation just really wasn’t necessary. That didn’t help Kate speaking up however … “So Martha, are you going to call him?” asked Kate; as she delve into her starter portion. “Who?” frowned Martha, as she acknowledged her step mothers question. “Ben of course” she smiled at her, rolling her eyes a little. “Oh” she replied in almost a whisper, “… Errm, well …” “You took his number?” exclaimed a hurt and disbelieving Jack, as he looked deeply into her eyes. His face drawn down in sadness at what he was hearing. He soon came to realize that all eyes were fixed on him however. His parents clearly quite confused as to why he would worry over such a thing. “Erm” he shuffled nervously in his chair, looking down at his plate to avoid their inquisitive stares. “I just meant … well you know … people can change. He could be …” he shrugged, struggling for what to say. Martha too felt awkward and uncomfortable, her cheeks gradually heating up, as Jack entangled himself deeper into this mess. “…well, a weirdo for one” he frowned at the verbal diarrhea that was coming out of his mouth; only wishing it would stop. Rubbing the back of his neck, his fingers digging into his skin, he forcefully tried to stop himself. “Erm, or … something,” he paused, finally taking a sigh. “I’m … going to the bathroom, excuse me”. He rose from his seat through sheer dejection, walking off towards the restrooms with an unbelievable sense of embarrassment and disappointment. His head was starting to hurt. This meal was definitely not what he had planned for… Preview: Will things ever start to look up? Comments are appreciated *Smile*
dee83 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 I hope she doesn`t go out with that Ben i think it would really hurt Jack if she did and I think things will start to look up for them just so long as they stick together and love each other like they say they do then it will be ok update soon
matticus01 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 “Oh yes you do, don’t lie” she scoffed, “you go all starry eyed whenever she walks into the room” she rolled her eyes at him, “It happens all the time. I’ve even seen it on TV ... It’s your hormones telling you that you want to get jiggy with her” she once again looked at him with a straight face. Man that was so funny, I almost pissed myself laughing at what Eli had said omg that was so great . . . Hmmmmmmmmmm jack's jealous! Update soon. . . things had better look up
bay girl Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 OMG this is getting so effing funny. Little Eli is all clued in and using it against Jack. LOL. Jack just keeps dumping himself in it. Even funnier. Can't wait for more. Oh, and Martha needs to sort out her priorities. She either wants Jack, or she doesnt. I dont like her right now. LOL.
KaitieL Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 I was going to quote my favourite part, but Bec's already done it for me. LMAO I love Eli. She's smarter than Jack and Martha put together at the moment. Could Jack be any more obvious?! More please.
Barbara Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 I love Eli! She's so smart. But what kind of shows does she watch? Martha'd better lose Ben's number or give it to Lisa because she's single! Jack is so obvious. I'm surprised Tony and Kate haven't figured it out. More please.
Tasha Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 get jiggy with her?? What 8 year old says that?? That was hilarious Ben? Loving jealous Jack Great chapter More please
kaciexox Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Jack is just digging himself into a hole. I don't like this Ben, how dare he hit on Martha And Eli Shes so cute. Update soon
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