If it had been like a dream, something that Jack himself had described it as, she could only imagine what that meant. "Its something you've always wanted," she said with a small smile - referring to the house and the kid and the normal family life. "And this ... nexus let you have it." It was a good summary. She smiled a bit when he said they were engaged. "Sounds like it was nearly perfect."
She really was curious as to what had happened. Honestly it sounded like something a person could get addicted to. It wouldn't be the first time they'd seen an alien construct that fed on human emotions and upon its separation caused withdrawl... but this sounded like more than that... After all he'd disappeared. Along with thousands of other people.
Martha listened, rather surprised as Jack told her about Melissa. His daughter. And what her mother had done. Truthfully she could see the logic in the actions, but it seemed cruel at the same time. To forcibly keep a parent away from their child, not even to have visitation - for a man like Jack - that had to have hurt more than anything. Yes he could smile and laugh off just about everything that came his way, but something like that, it would say, and it would linger.
Martha wrapped her arms around him tighter, squeezing him gently. "I won't tell anyone," she promised, but he would have known that already. She'd never betray his confidence. Ever. She waited for him to continue, part of her wondering if he'd ever tried to contact her once she reached maturity... on the other hand how would a child react to knowing that their parent would never be older than they. She had many questions now, but this wasn't the time for her to do the talking.