Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven or anything affliated with it. I wish I did own Matt and Sarah.

Chapter One: January

It's a cold snowy night in New York City. Matt and Sarah Camden, both on a rare night off, are getting ready for bed and the start of their final semester in Columbia Medical School.

"Can you believe it?" asked Sarah as she pulled on a pair of pajama bottoms.

"Believe what?" asked Matt as he set the alarm beside their bed.

"We start our final semester of classes tomorrow. This May, we graduate. We will officially be doctors," said Sarah sighing as she climbed into the bed.

"That is true. I can't believe four years ago, I didn't even know who you were," said Matt as he pulled up the covers over both of them. Sarah sighed and laid her head against his chest. Matt reached up with one hand and began stroking her curly hair.

"It's been a long four years. I mean, I can't even imagine trying to tell our children about the last four years." Sarah murmured as she started to close her eyes.

Matt gently kissed her forehead. "Now that you mention it, I can't even imagine telling my daughter or son that we got married on our first date."

Sarah laughed and said, "Yeah. Well, maybe, we don't have to. I mean, the only person that knows besides us is Ruthie."

"I think that by then, maybe, we'll tell our parents the truth. Speaking of children, how many do we want?" asked Matt.

"I really don't think I can handle having seven children. I don't really want to be pregnant that many times. I also don't want to take that much time away from my practice." Sarah answered as she watched Matt's face for his response.

"How about four? It's an even number and it's nowhere near the amount of seven. I don't think I would want seven either- I mean, it worked for my parents, but my mom stayed at home all the time," answered Matt as he leaned down to kiss Sarah on the lips. Sarah sighed as she gave into the passion of his kiss. From the first moment that Matt had kissed her on the Camden's front lawn, she knew he was a good kisser. She laughed as she remembered the memory.

"What?" asked Matt, slightly perplexed at his wife's sudden burst of laughter.

"I was just remembering our first kiss. The first time you shut me up using your lips," Sarah said. Matt laughed as well, his mind wandering off to another memory involving the two of them kissing.

The memory took him back to over a year and a half ago. The two had just made up from their unofficial separation. It had taken several weeks of talks and dates, but the two had realized that their love was strong enough to survive the difficulties of medical school. Sarah had just agreed to move back in and the two shared a wonderfully passionate kiss. The kiss had led them to make passionate love that night and allowed their marriage to finally get back to the passionate fire that had started to show itself in their first kiss. It was that fire that kept them together.

"Were you thinking about us making up after our separation?" asked Sarah. At Matt's nod, Sarah whispered, "That was the worst time of my life. I don't regret it since it showed me I couldn't live without you, but at the same time, I can't imagine what my life would be like without you in it. I learned just how much I love you, and I know now that I love you more and more everyday."

"I love you too. The separation and reconciliation reminded me of how much you mean to me. I am so glad that you and I reunited," Matt whispered before he met her lips in a passionate kiss. The two made love and fell asleep- excited and ready for the new year ahead of them.