Jemma provided music while everyone ate their dinner.
"How much do I owe you?" Asked Martin taking a forkful of rice.
"Nothing at all." Insisted Cloda, sitting on the sofa and watching Jemma play a soft bluesy tune on the piano.
"Yes I do- how much did it cost?" Martin Asked, trying to look for a receipt in the brown paper bags.
"Listen, you can pay us back for this dinner after we pay you back for all of this trip." Ollie settled.
Martin sighed, retreating and leaning his head back against the soft pillows of the sofa, feeling himself relax as Zoe sat beside him, her eyes closing with fatigue.
"You okay?" He whispered to her,
"Perfect." She responded, leaning her head on his arm.

Lucy and Cloda proceeded on doing a quiet duet, Lucy had leaned back against the sofa with her guitar resting on her stomach.
"So when are you two gonna get married?" Asked Ollie, who was lying on a sofa opposite the others.
"I dunno." Martin Replied, shrugging his shoulders and brushing back his quiff with his fingers.
"Before or after.. the child?" Ryan asked, smirking at his teacher.
"I'd assume she'd want it afterwards." Martin laughed, sinking into the sofa and stretching his legs onto the coffee table, crossing his arms as he listened into the music and the conversation.
"I don't want to sound pessimistic or anything, but all of this happened so fast." Ryan said, referring to Martin and Zoe's progressing relationship.
"I know, and you know what?you're probably right. But all I know is that despite everything that has happened in the last few years I've never been this happy in my whole life. And that's not a coincidence." Martin responded, his eyes slightly narrowed from tiredness but feeling in a world of complete bliss. He felt Zoe's nose push up against his shoulder, she was fast asleep, and she was safe.
The band 'awwe'd at him as he turned his face away towards Zoe and closed his eyes.

After about ten minutes both teachers were fast asleep on the sofa, leaving the band to talk among themselves.
"We've been gone two weeks today." Said Jemma, sitting down on the sofa beside Ollie.
Ollie sighed with surprise, "doesn't feel like it."
"And how many shows have we done?" Asked Cloda.
"Like two." Chuckled Ryan, making the others laugh.
"What's gonna happen when we go home?" Asked Lucy,
"Well he's pretty settled on making us do our music exam." Said Jemma, looking over at Martin who was fast asleep at the other end of the sofa.
"I will honestly be so humiliated if I don't do well in music." Laughed Ollie,
"Oh my god, what if we all fail- Mr McCafferson will literally disown us." Chuckled Cloda.
"Yes I will." Mumbled Martin from his near-slumber.
"Oooh shit!" Giggled Lucy, patting Cloda's shoulder.
Martin yawned and sat up, rubbing his eyes, "Jesus what time is it, I'm drifting off." He asked, subsequently waking Zoë up.
"It's only eleven o'clock." Said Ollie, checking his phone.
"What?" Questioned Martin in surprise, "I need to go and get a shower.. not sit here and sleep."
"Same.." Muttered Zoe, her eyes closing again,
"Nope, you're going straight to bed, you can shower in the morning." Ordered Martin,
"Just plonk me in a bath then." Sighed Zoë, curling over and nudging her arm around Martin's waist.
"Why do you turn into a puppy when you're tired?" Laughed Martin, stroking her hair,
"Woof." Mumbled Zoe, burrowing her face into Martin's side, making him tense.
"O-okay! Let's get you to bed." Announced Martin, standing up and sliding his hands under her back and knees before lifting her up bridal style while looking into her narrow eyes.
"Don't drop me I'm really pregnant." She warned him, leaning her head against his chest.
"Yes you bloody are." Martin laughed in response, pushing his back against the bedroom door to open it, calling, "goodnight guys- no specific wake-up time for tomorrow, just preferably before midday."
They replied with a murmur of, "night you two."

He closed the door behind him and placed Zoe gently on the bed, taking off the large t-shirt she had been wearing and throwing it over a chair before undressing himself and climbing into bed, switching off the lights. He wrapped one arm around Zoe's thin waist and felt his skin rub against hers before Zoë suddenly pulled away, gasping for air.
"Zoe- Zoë whats going on?" Martin Exclaimed, though trying to keep his voice down so the band wouldn't hear him.
Zoe broke into a passion of tears as she pressed her shaking hands against her mouth, sitting up.
Martin rubbed her back, shocked and confused at this sudden switch. "It's alright, it's alright.." he soothed, seeing that she was having some sort of panic attack.
"Let's get some air." He suggested, taking her hand and helping her out onto the balcony where they sat down on a waterproof sofa outside.
Zoe stood stiffly beside him looking out at the city with tearful red eyes.
"What's up?" Martin asked with a sympathetic gaze.
"He... he- this child.." Zoe looked to her enlarged abdomen, "this child is the product of a rape."
Martin hesitated, his chest sinking, "rape?" He questioned in a quiet and controlled tone.
"Alex wasn't like you, Martin." She told him, her eyes closing because all she could see were the horrible memories.
"What did he do to you?" Martin breathed, taking her arms gently.
"Almost as much as he did to you." Zoë replied, making eye contact with Martin. "I- I thought I loved him, Martin. I thought that  our relationship was like every other couples. I thought it was normal to be woken up in the middle of the night in agony because he was.. in me. And when he got angry there was only one way to calm him down and that was to hurt me in every way he could."
Martin's stomach filled with acid, and the only thing he could think to do was to hug her, pressing his lips against her ear, "I promise you that I'll never hurt you. I swear."
Zoe nodded, "This is love, Martin." She breathed, looking up at his eyes as he nodded sincerely in response.
"I know it is." He said, brushing her hair away from her face.
She looked over at him and leaned forwards, closing her eyes as he kissed her slowly and respectfully while carefully stroking her cheek with his thumb.