First Chapter: First day of a new life

Ruthie is 18, a freshman in college
Sam and David is 8 and turns 9 in February
Savannah is 2 about to turn 3 in January
Lucy is 4 months pregnant with her second child. They just found out it's a boy.
In the 12th season opener the RV trip didn't last long only over the summer, Lucy, Kevin, and Savannah ended up stopping in Crossroads where they are now living. Kevin is the sheriff for the Crossroads Police Academy and Lucy is the head minister at the Crossroads Community Church: yes the place that was the bar but Lucy turned it into a church. Kevin and Lucy put Savannah in daycare so they could both work. Ruthie went on to attend the University of California where she is a freshman, she and T-bone ended up getting into a big fight and breaking up over the summer now Ruthie is looking for new love.

Margaret and Jane moved to Houston Texas where they are now living. Jane has always wanted to live in Texas. Jane went on to pursue a music career and is now singing country music she is beginning to become a big star. Margaret went on to teach she teaches second grade at a elementary school in Texas. T-Bone moved on after Ruthie and his fight, he now lives in Colorado with his dad where he works as a ticket seller he liked his ticket selling job at Glen Oak that he knew he had to get the same job although this time he works full time since he decided not to go to school. Sandy, her son Aaron and finance Jonathan followed Lucy and Kevin's path and moved to Crossroads also. Jonathan found a good job as an attorney and Sandy helps Lucy at the church she is the associate pastor.

Annie and Eric now live in Florida they favorite vacation spot where they enrolled the boys in a school so they could have more time to themselves. Eric retired from doing church work and Annie has left all the mother's home things to her friend. A friend of Lucy's and Eric's took over the Glen Oak Community Church.

Now with the Story

It was a typical day at the Camden house.

"Boys come on let's hurry up its almost time for school!" Annie shouted up the stairs at her two youngest and only children left living in the Camden house.

"We're coming Mom!" David shouted back down the stairs.

"Okay I'll get your lunches ready" Annie said she walked over to the kitchen counter and started making the boys lunches. Eric walked into the kitchen he kissed his wife on the cheek

"Good Morning honey" he greeted her.

"Good morning" Annie said smiling she fixed his tie.

"Thanks" Eric said.

"Your welcome" Annie answered.

David came downstairs. "Hey Dad, Mom" he said.

"Hi David where's Sam? You two are normally attached at the hip" Eric asked.



"He's still upstairs. Dad we are older now and we do have separate rooms so you may not see us together as much" David remarked he grabbed a box of cereal from the kitchen cabinet, a stingy and bowl from their cabinets and sat down to pour himself a bowl of cereal. David and Sam no longer shared a room. The house in Florida had five bedrooms. So Eric and Annie had their bedroom, David had his bedroom, Sam had his bedroom and Ruthie had her room whenever she came home and of course their was an extra guest bedroom. Eric handed David the milk for his cereal.

"I'll have to remember that" Eric said.

Sam then came downstairs "I can't believe summers over already" Sam remarked.

"Yeah it did go by fast" Eric said.

"Yep it defiantly did" Annie agreed. Suddenly the phone rang. "Oh excuse me" Annie grabbed it.

"Hello?"

"Hi. Mom its Lucy" Lucy said on the other end of the phone.

"Oh hey Luce how are you doing?" Annie said walking into the other room for some privacy. Back in the kitchen Sam sat down besides David and started eating.

"So you guys excited about starting the fourth grade?" Eric asked.

"Not really" Sam said back.

"School's school" David said.

"Why can't we be home schooled again" Sam asked.

"Well your mother and I would like some time alone besides won't you like to start going to a school again?" Eric said.

"No I liked homeschooling" Sam said back.

"Me either homeschooling was cool" David stated.

"Oh come on guys your going to like going back to a school trust me your make all kinds of friends….." Eric stated.

David covered his eyes. "Please Dad save us the lecture" Sam said. Eric sighed

"Okay fine guys so ether one of you want to try a sport this year how about a little baseball you guys used to play baseball with Martin remember that or a little basketball your sister Mary played basketball, or maybe soccer or football?" Eric asked.

"I might try baseball or football" David said.

"That's good David, very good how about you Sam?" Eric questioned.

Sam shook his head. "I don't think I want to play sports. I think I'll join a club." Eric nodded.

"That's good clubs are good did you guys know I used to be in a club…" Eric started.

"Dad!" David said.

"We have to get going or we're miss the bus" Sam said. He stood up and put his bowl in the dishwasher. David followed his lead. Then after putting their empty dishes in the dishwasher ran 

upstairs for their backpacks. They came downstairs a few minutes later with their backpacks they grabbed their lunches and headed out the door.

"Bye guys have fun" Eric said he patted each of his son's on the shoulder as they passed by. They shut the door and Eric looked through the kitchen window as they walked down the driveway and out to the sidewalk towards the bus stop. Annie walked in the kitchen.

"Oh Eric you let the kids go without me I was going to say good-bye" Annie said.

"I'm sorry I didn't know you wanted to tell them good-bye" Eric said.

"That's okay I'll say good-bye to them tomorrow" Annie said. Eric smiled.

"Now what?" Annie asked. Eric raised an eyebrow.

"Your a wild man!" Annie said. They ran upstairs to their bedroom.

"I'm so glad you're retried" Annie said.

At the Kinkerk house Lucy was busy getting her daughter dressed for daycare Kevin had already left for work. Her daughter just recently started talking.

"I don't want to wear that!" Savannah remarked. Lucy put her hands on her hips.

"Well you have to wear something you can't wear your pajamas to daycare."

"Why not?" Savannah asked tilting her head in confusion.

"Because you would look silly now hurry up silly girl and pick an outfit" Lucy remarked.

"Okay I like that one!" Savannah said pointing at the blue tee shirt and the jean skirt.

"Perfect" Lucy said starting to undress Savannah. Once Savannah was undressed Lucy threw on the blue tee shirt and skirt on her daughter then reached for her brush and started to brush her long hair. Lucy and Kevin let Savannah's hair grow out and now it was almost down to her bottom. Once Savannah's hair was brushed Lucy grabbed Savannah's blue headband put that in her hair and then took the little girl's hand and lead her downstairs. Once downstairs Lucy went over to the refrigerator Savannah sat on a stroll that was around the island and watched her mother. Lucy threw some juice boxes and a couple of snacks into Savannah's Barbie bag she then threw the bag around her shoulder took Savannah's hand again and lead her out the door.

Lucy locked the door behind them and then she and Savannah walked around to the front of the house where Lucy's van was parked. Lucy unlocked the doors and Savannah jumped in. Lucy helped Savannah get buckled in her car seat then she shut the door and walked around to the driver's seat she hoped in buckled her seat belt, shut her door, and started the car. Soon they were off!

"So Savannah are you excited about having a little brother?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know" Savannah replied.

"You don't know I think your enjoy it you know I enjoyed having a little brother when your Uncle Simon was born He's my little brother you know" Lucy said.

"Uncle Si!" Savannah said clapping her hands. Savannah called Simon Si because she couldn't quit get his full name.



"That's right Savannah Uncle Simon" Lucy said. They drove in silence for a few minutes then Lucy spoke up

"How about some music Savannah?" Lucy asked. Savannah clapped her hands.

"Music it is" Lucy said she turned on the radio and turned the dial until she found a good station. "What do you think is this a good station?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah! Music!" Savannah shouted.

"I'll take that as a yes" Lucy said.

"Turn it up!" Savannah remarked. Lucy turned it up. Lucy and Savannah jammed to the music all the way to the daycare, Lucy turned into the parking lot once they were there. She parked and then got out of the car and walked around to Savannah. She opened the door and unbelted Savannah. Savannah jumped out and Lucy took Savannah's hand and walked her into her daycare.

"Here we are" Lucy said she and Savannah walked up to the sign in desk.

"Hi Sally!" Lucy greeted the lady at the sign in desk she signed a check next to Savannah's name saying that her daughter was here.

"Hello Lucy Hi Savannah are you ready to have some fun!" Sally said. Savannah nodded.

"Okay do you want to walk her to the daycare room or should I?" Sally asked.

"Oh I will" Lucy said she took Savannah by the hand and they walked into Savannah's daycare room.

"Hi Teresa" Lucy greeted one of the ladies that was in charge of the daycare.

"Hi!" Teresa said. Savannah waved.

"Savannah's here and ready for her third day of daycare aren't you sweetie" Lucy said she turned to her daughter. Savannah nodded.

"Well I better be going you have fun Savannah mommy will be back to pick you up at four I promise loves and kisses" Lucy said she hugged and kissed her daughter. Savannah hugged and kissed her mom back.

"Alright I'm off" Lucy said she waved good bye to Teresa and headed out the door. She turned and watched her daughter threw the window as Teresa took her little hand and lead her over to the art table where she got Savannah going on coloring a picture. Lucy smiled and watched as her daughter began coloring a big smile forming across her cheeks. She was glad her daughter was having a good time but worried at the same time because she didn't necessary like having to drop Savannah off at a daycare all day she would have rather had Kevin watch her but he had to work during the day and so did she and since she no longer lived near her parents she had none there to watch Savannah. She knew Savannah liked having her dad there to watch her and she knew Kevin missed watching her. Lucy knew she had to get to work so she turned away from the window and walked down the hall past the sign in desk and out the door. She walked over to her car jumped in and started off down the street heading to work.



Ruthie as usual was late again for a class. She had slept in too late. She knew she shouldn't have pushed the snooze bottom on her alarm. It was only her second day at the University of California. Ruthie was now brushing her long curly hair think

"Boy I'm I lucky I'm not living at my parents if I were I would be in so much trouble." She finished brushing her hair then began applying makeup. As she finishing applying her makeup she heard the door open. She turned around and looked. It was one of her roommates Kristine.

"Hey Kris" Ruthie greeted her.

"Hi Ruthie aren't you supposed to be at class?" Kristine asked.

"Yeah I know I'm heading that way right now" Ruthie said.

"What time was your class?" Kristina questioned.

"Eight" Ruthie said. Kristine looked at her watch and gave her friend a symbolic look.

"I know do you think the professor will kill me?" Ruthie said grabbing her shoes she slipped then on grabbed her purse and jacket. Kristine nodded.

"Properly".

"Not if I hurry bye Kristine" Ruthie said she ran out the door and ran off to her class. Ruthie and her friends doom was not far off from the campus so Ruthie and her friends often walked or in Ruthie's case ran to their classes.

Ruthie ran into her friend Curtis knocking his book everywhere on her way to class.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry Curtis" Ruthie remarked.

"That's okay" Curtis got down on one knee and started picking up his book. Ruthie got down on her knees too and helped Curtis.

"Where are you heading in such a hurry?" Curtis asked.

"My psychology class" Ruthie answered.

"Really I just walked by that class room and everyone was sitting down getting ready for class it must start soon" Curtis said.

"That would be the class room" Ruthie said.

"Gee you better hurry up then here I'll finish cleaning up you just go" Curtis stated.

"Are you sure?" Ruthie asked. Curtis nodded.

"Thanks Curtis and again I'm really, really sorry about running into you" Ruthie said she then ran off.

Ruthie reached the classroom just in time she dashed inside and sat down just as the professor was about to start class.

"Ruthie Camden you're a lucky girl you know that was your second time being almost late for class and this is only the second day of class what did your alarm clock stop working?" Mr. Thompson (the professor) asked. Ruthie smiled lying as she slipped off her coat.

"Um no Mr. Thompson I just have a bad habit of oversleeping".



"I see well you do know this isn't high school if your late for class you can't come in to class I lock my door Mrs. Camden and I don't repeat yesterday's class what you miss you miss and will get a O for that day mark my words" Mr. Thompson said.

"I will do better Mr. Thompson I promise" Ruthie said.

"You better Mrs. Camden" Mr. Thompson reported. He then slipped on his reading glasses and started calling roll. After roll call class began.

As Ruthie's in class was in session Sandy was just entering the office where she and Lucy worked she and Lucy shared a office.

"Hey Luce" Sandy said.

"Hi Sandy" Lucy said from her desk she was tying on her laptop. Sandy sat down and pulled out her laptop.

"I'm I late?" Sandy asked. Lucy shook her head

"Nope your right on time why?" TO BE CONTINUED