A/N: So I'm stuck in the hospital with pneumonia but when a friend of mine told me he was writing a 7th Heaven story for me and one of our best friends and my muse, Phoenix, went crazy so here I am writing my very own 7th Heaven story... *glares at Bert* This is all your fault Mister! *smirks* When I get better and get out of here when you're asleep I'm dressing you up as a girl so be scared be very scared. *clears throat* Alright peeps this is a Ruthie/Martin story... It will follow the show some and be somewhat AU ... So, ummm, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven

***WARNING*** Mentions of Sexual Assault and abuse but doesn't go into details. ***WARNING***

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Chapter 1

Ruthie looked at the sleeping one year old beside her as the plane started its descent and couldn't help but smile. She had left home eighteen months ago with the secret of her being pregnant and had only told her brother Simon. Now she was returning home in almost the same exact way she had left, except this time the situation she was in wasn't by choice. As she placed her hand on her stomach she let out a sigh. She knew that all hell was going to break loose once everyone found out what has been going on in her life and she knew that there was no way to hide it, especially since she couldn't hide the bruises that she had, or the fact that her arm was in a cast and that she had cracked ribs. She would have to see a doctor shortly after she landed because of flying, but to her it was worth it because it got her out of harms way even for a short time.

Once the plane landed, Ruthie unbuckled her seatbelt and her daughter's and then carefully picked her up, even though she knew that she wasn't supposed to be lifting her. She didn't want to wake her daughter up until they were off the plane and meeting Simon and Sandy. Once more a smile graced her lips as she thought about how close she and Sandy had become in the last eighteen months. She was just glad that Sandy and Simon knew she was coming back and that they were picking her up. She was also glad that they had both agreed to keep the fact that she was coming back a secret for now.

Once off the plane she walked through the gates and over to the baggage area slowly. Each step she took hurt her and she was trying to breathe through the pain. She spotted her brother and smiled in relief. She slowly made her way over to where he and Sandy were standing.

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Simon saw Ruthie coming towards him and Sandy and he couldn't stop the smile from spreading across his face. It has been thirteen months since he and Sandy had seen both Ruthie and their goddaughter Autumn. He still couldn't believe that his niece was now thirteen months old. While he may not have been back to visit Ruthie or Autumn after Autumn's birth he had spoken to them on the phone weekly and as Autumn got older they had video chatted.

As he watched Ruthie walk towards him and Sandy slowly the smile slowly was wiped off of his face. His eyes took in everything about his sister and slowly his blood started to boil. He saw the cast on her arm, he saw the bruises around her neck, he saw the way she kept wincing and most of all he saw the bruises on her face. As he looked into her eyes he started towards her because he could tell that she was in a lot of pain. Once he got to her, he took Autumn out of her arms and then looked her in the eyes. He saw pain and fear in them and his blood boiled even more.

He quickly turned towards Sandy and said, "Sweetheart can you hold Autumn for me for a few minutes? I need to talk to Ruthie."

Sandy nodded because she too had seen the bruises on Ruthie. She quickly took Autumn into her arms and gave Ruthie a reassuring hug and then stepped back. "Which bags are your's and Autumn's Ruthie? I'll get them while you talk to Simon."

Ruthie gave Sandy a small smile. "They are a matching set of purple suitcases. Thank you Sandy."

Sandy smiled and nodded and then moved off, leaving brother and sister alone.

Simon watched as Sandy walked back over to the baggage claim and then he turned towards Ruthie. "What in the world happened to you, Sis?"

Ruthie sighed and looked down at the ground. "I was dating a guy that I thought was perfect. Little did I know that he was anything but. He raped me six months ago and when I tried to leave he threatened to kill Autumn. He had to leave for a week for his work and I had to get out of there. I wasn't supposed to be flying, but I couldn't stay there any longer. He could have killed me this last time."

As Simon listened to what Ruthie had to say his face became thunderous. "My God Ruthie why in the hell didn't you tell me this when I talked to you last week? Why didn't you tell me this six months ago? I would have come and helped you."

Ruthie smiled sadly. "I know you would have but I thought I could handle it on my own. This latest beating was because I stood up to him. I know that you would have come, Simon, but I also know that you would have killed him. I didn't want you to get into trouble because of me. I'm home now and that's all that matters. Well actually I need for you and Sandy to find me a doctor. I need for someone to check me over and make sure I didn't cause any more damage by flying and I need to make sure the baby I'm carrying is okay."

Simon's mouth dropped open slightly and then his eyes traveled down to Ruthie's stomach and his jaw dropped even further open. He couldn't believe that he hadn't seen that she was pregnant until she said something. His eyes went back up to hers and he stepped forward and gently pulled her into his arms. "Come on lets get you to my and Sandy's house and then I'll call Matt. I know that you said you didn't want anyone to know, but if I took you to the hospital then everyone would know. At least if I call Matt he will probably keep it a secret until you're ready."

Ruthie sighed but nodded because she knew that Simon had a point. "Okay thank you again for everything Simon. You'll never know how much this means to me."

Simon smiled and wrapped his arm around Ruthie's shoulder and gently guided her over to where Sandy was standing with the luggage and Autumn. He knew that Ruthie didn't want anyone in the family knowing that she was back just yet, but he didn't see a way around it. He knew that Matt would keep the secret well he at least hoped that he would.

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Well Crys didn't have an ending AN so I'll add something here. She's really sick, so I don't know how quickly updates will be, but as soon as I get them to edit and post I will. Thanks for reading now please review for her! ~Katie