Marthe Woertman Imagines

"I can't lie to her."

It's a week before Marthe's birthday and I've been worrying all month about what I should get her. But last week I had bought a kalimba and planned with my best friend that I would go over to her house to learn and practice it. I only had a week so I chose a short song but I knew Marthe would like it because she played that song so many times the day she found it. So far I've been going over to my friend's house to practice for 3 days now. I'm a slow learner so I was trying my hardest. When I went home that night I was greeted by a not very happy Marthe. "Baby? Is everything ok?" I ask concerned. "Where were you all day?" Marthe asks in a very serious tone. "I was at Y/B/F/N 's house." I say calmly knowing I told her about it before I left home today. "Why are you going to her house everyday now? Are you avoiding me or something?!" She says loudly frustrated as if she's been keeping all these feelings bottled up. "What?! No I would never avoid you. I've just been working on something important." I say quickly never wanting her to think that. I was starting to sweat not wanting to reveal my surprise but also not wanting to lie to her. "What is it? Is it so important that it comes before me?" Marthe says then let's out a heavy sigh. "No of course not. Your the most important." I say going to hug her not caring if I got pushed away. Marthe didn't push me away but she didn't hug me back right away.  Eventually she hugged me back when I hugged her tighter. "I'm sorry I made your feel unimportant. I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you with all my heart." I say into her shirt gripping it. "I love you more baby." Marthe says into my ear knowing it would send chills down my spine. That night I texted my best friend to text me something alarming so I had an excuse to give to Marthe for the day after tomorrow. I hated that I had to leave home for the surprise to work and to leave Marthe home alone once again. I figured I should stay home tomorrow so Marthe wouldn't get more suspicious of what I was doing. The next morning I woke up to Marthe pulling me closer to her. I turned to face her and smiled, "Good morning baby." Marthe let out a sigh in content and says "Good morning babe." I was about to snuggle up to Marthe to go back to sleep when my phone started to ring. I groaned annoyed that our cute moment got ruined but rolled over to the night stand to grab my phone. I didn't bother looking at who had called me and answered putting the phone up to my ear. "Hello?" I ask. "Y/N! Where are you?" "I plan to stay home today with Marthe, Y/B/F/N." I tell her forgetting to tell her I wasn't going to be there today. "But you need to practice." She says quieter as if Marthe would hear if she was too loud. "I know but I'm gonna spend some quality time with my girlfriend today." I say trying to ask her to drop it. Yes I know missing 1 day could slow down my progress but I didn't want to make Marthe feel neglected in any way. "Look Y/N I really need you here today, I know it's bad timing but remember the guy I've been seeing? He broke up with me." My best friend confesses. I sit up in the bed abruptly and say loudly "He did what?! I'll be right there." I hang up the phone then sigh. I then turn to Marthe "Sorry baby but the guy Y/B/F/N has been seeing just broke up with her. I promise I won't be home too late ok?" I say nervous to what she would say. "It's ok baby, go comfort her." Marthe says with a small smile but I knew she didn't really want to let me go. I quickly kissed Marthe then said "Thank you! I promise I won't be home too late!" I quickly rushed to the store to get ice cream then went over to my best friend's house. When I get there instead of seeing my best friend on the couch crying I see her looking perfectly normal. Me still being concerned I say "Hey you ok?" I say unsure how she's so ok when she sounded so heartbroken on the phone. "Yeah. Now let get into practicing!" I look at her dumbfounded "what? What's going on?" I say genuinely confused. "Ok I lied when I said he broke up with me. If I didn't say that u wouldn't have come." I look at her annoyed then turned around to leave, "ok I'm gonna go home." "Wait! Your already here why not practice. Also what would she think if u went back now?" "Look I get that u know this surprise is very important to me but she's also very important. I don't want to make her feel unimportant ever and I did that the past few days." I say with my hand on the door nob ready to leave. " just 1 more day after today and all will be revealed." She says trying to reason with me. "Urgh you don't understand. I can't keep lying to her. I don't even know how to lie. I hate lying and you know that." Before she could try to reason with me so more her front door opens to reveal an angry Marthe. "Lie to me about what?😠" I look at her shocked and not knowing what to say. I hung me head in shame, I opened my mouth to answer but get cut off by my best friend saying "Oh well it's..." I cut her off tired of her excuses and lies. "Lie about why I'm here for pretty much the whole week. Look I didn't exactly lie but I didn't tell you because I planned a surprise gift for your birthday but I couldn't practice it at home because you would find out. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel like you were unimportant or unloved. I'm so sorry." I say till I'm sobbing. I wasn't sure why but the thought of Marthe being so hurt that she got angry and could possibly leave me was my greatest fear. Marthe's anger dissolved as she saw me break down. Marthe pulled me in for a tight hug and placed a kiss on my head. "It's ok, I forgive you, I'm staying." She knew what I was thinking and always knew just the right thing to say to calm me down. "Well technically you do have to leave since she needs to practice." My best friend says. I look at her annoyed because she ruined the moment. Marthe then holds my head up by cupping my cheeks so I am looking at her, "I'll be at home waiting ok?" I sigh then say "ok." Not wanting her to leave but knowing I wanted to surprise to be perfect or at least close to perfect. Marthe kissed me on my lips and walks to the door. "I promise I won't come home too late!" Marthe smiled at me in. A way to tell me ok and that everything is ok. "See you later baby!" She says blowing a kiss my way. I do the motion of catching it. After Marthe leaves my best friend says "okok enough mushy lovey Dovey shit, go proactice." I stick out my tongue at her like a child would then go practice.