Title- Ties That Bind, A Sequel to Trust and Friendship
Author- BevandDavidFan aka Theresa
Disclaimer- I don't own any of the 7th Heaven characters, please don't sue cause you won't get much!!!
Information- First of all, you don't need to read Trust and Friendship to understand this fanfic, but it would be a good place to start. Ties That Bind is the continuing story of Jennifer Baker and her various relationships with the Camdens. This fanfic starts around the beginning of the sixth season. These are the facts true in MY FIC, not necessarily the actual show.
-Matt and Robbie are in college, and eventually Lucy will be too.
-Mary went back home to Wilson after finally telling Robbie things were over. Robbie HAS MOVED ON, and isn't moping anymore.
-Lucy and Jeremy are not together anymore, the explanation will be in the fic.
-Simon and Jennifer are both 16 and sophomores in high school. Jennifer has her license already, but the Camdens will not let Simon get his. They are dating.
-Ruthie is 12 and in the 6th grade in her private school.
-Sam and David are 2 1/2 and cute as ever.
-The trial has already taken place and Jennifer's mother, along with her mother's boyfriend, have been sentanced to live in prison without parole.
Now finally....on with it!
Chapter One- All Good Things....
Simon, Jennifer and Ruthie sat outside on the picnic table, watching the sun go down on an interesting summer.
"I can't believe school's starting tomorrow." Simon said, wrapping his arm around Jen's shoulder.
"I know, this summer just flew by." Jennifer said, gazing into the sky.
This particular summer had been a totally new experience for Jennifer. It was the first time in her life that she could do the things she wanted, instead of being made a slave by her abusive mother. The Camdens had given her a whole new world, and she was grateful for their kindness and generosity. She still wore a brace on her left leg to help support it while it finished healing. The last scar from years of abuse was almost non-existent.
"We better go inside, Mom will have supper ready soon." Ruthie said quietly, breaking the calm silence. They walked in through the back door to find Mrs. Camden setting the plates and silverware out.
"Is Lucy here?" Robbie asked, walking in from the living room.
"Yeah, she's here, but she's still not talking to anyone." Jennifer replied sadly.
"Not even you? She still hasn't said anything to you Jen?" Everyone else was just as surprised as Robbie was. Jennifer would be the first person Lucy would open up too about why she was back in Glen Oak. But still, after two weeks, nothing.
"I'm getting really tired of sleeping on the floor with the twins, so she better deal soon." Simon said sharply, and Jen gave him a look.
"What? How can I feel bad for her when she won't even tell me what happened?" He said, looking into Jen's eyes. Mrs. Camden decided to intervene.
"Until we know what she's going through, we just have to let her do her own thing. If that means she's up in the attic alone till Christmas, so be it."
"I wouldn't go THAT far." Ruthie said, and everyone laughed. She started to set the table, with Simon and Robbie helping her.
"I'll go see if I can coax Lucy down for dinner." Jennifer said softly, smiling at Mrs. Camden. The older woman could see the hurt in her eyes, she wanted to help Lucy so much.
"We can't help her till she helps herself Jen, just remember that."
"I will Mrs. Camden, I will."
Dinner that evening was a buzz about the new school year. Everyone seemed to be having a good night, but the absence of Lucy did not go unnoticed.
That night Ruthie and Jen settled in Ruthie's old room, just as they had for the past few weeks. Jen was deep in thought, so deep in fact that she didn't hear Ruthie talking to her at first.
"Hello, Jen? Do you think Lucy and Jeremy broke up?"
"What? Oh, I don't know Ruthie. I don't think we should talk about it until we know what really happened."
"How are we gonna know if she keeps herself locked up in OUR room?"
"Goodnight Ruthie." Jennifer said as she turned off the light.
Jennifer was one of the first ones up the next morning, or so she thought. She was just about to open the bathroom door when Lucy walked out, still dressed in her robe with her hair in a towel.
"Sorry, I didn't know anyone else was up." Lucy said, avoiding Jen's gaze.
"It's all right." Jen replied, noticing how pale and thin her best friend looked. "You know Luce, we never talk anymore."
"Jennifer I just can't, I'm sorry...."
"I don't care if we talk about what happened in New York. I want my best friend back." Jen said, tears in her eyes.
"It's just not that easy, I'm sorry if I..." Jennifer slammed the door on Lucy mid sentence.
About an hour later Jen walked downstairs for breakfast, determined not to let her run in with Lucy ruin her morning. Simon was standing in the kitchen alone, drinking a glass of orange juice.
"Hey beautiful." He said, pulling her to him and kissing her forehead. Instantly he noticed something was wrong. His eyes searched hers, and she looked away.
"Jen, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing Simon, I'm fine. I just had a conversation with Luce this morning, well, if you can even call it a conversation." Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Things will get better Jen, I promise." Simon said, kissing her lips quickly.
After arriving at school Simon and Jen was to pick up their class schedules. They waited in line for about 20 minutes, then headed out to the courtyard to look them over before school began.
"What? They put me in the music appreciation class? That's for people who just want their fine art credit!" Jennifer said, looking angry. Simon peered over her shoulder to get a better look.
"What did you sign up to take?"
"I wanted to take beginner's jazz and a piano class, and instead I have music app and study hall. I don't need study hall this year!Err this makes me so mad!" Jen said, clenching her fists.
"Hey baby, calm down." Simon said, putting his hands on her shoulders, "Why don't you go to the office and talk to them about it?"
"I will."
Evidently Jennifer wasn't the first one with that bright idea. She waited in line through first, second and third period. Finally she got in to see the guidance counselor, a lady by the name of Mrs. Williams.
"What can I do for you?" Mrs. Williams said, obviously worn out from the day's events so far.
"I signed up to take piano class and beginning jazz this semester, and all I have on my schedule is music appreciation."
"Name please." She said, going to her computer.
"Jennifer Baker." A few moments passed as the computer brought up her file.
"Well Ms. Baker, it seems that you have had no previous music classes here or at your previous high school. One of the prerequisites of both of those classes is one previous music class."
"Talbrook is a lot smaller than Glen Oak is. They don't offer as many fine arts classes as you do here. Besides, I took piano lessons for from the time I was 8 until my father died."
"I see. We'll see about getting you transferred over to these two classes after you've taken a semester of music appreciation. I'm sure no one will protest to that." Jennifer was even more upset now, but she spoke calmly and clearly.
"Mrs. Williams, please let me take the classes this semester. By next semester I'll be behind all of the other students my age, and I'll never be able to catch up. Music was once a big part of my life, and I really want to enjoy that part again. This semester." She hoped her begging, coupled with her politeness, would do the woman in.
"Let me think about it. Send the next person in."
So, what do you think of the chapter? This used to be Going Down in Flames, but I changed the name because I want to use that name in a future 7th Heaven fic. More to come soon, actually it will be posted the same time this chapter is. Review please!!!
Author- BevandDavidFan aka Theresa
Disclaimer- I don't own any of the 7th Heaven characters, please don't sue cause you won't get much!!!
Information- First of all, you don't need to read Trust and Friendship to understand this fanfic, but it would be a good place to start. Ties That Bind is the continuing story of Jennifer Baker and her various relationships with the Camdens. This fanfic starts around the beginning of the sixth season. These are the facts true in MY FIC, not necessarily the actual show.
-Matt and Robbie are in college, and eventually Lucy will be too.
-Mary went back home to Wilson after finally telling Robbie things were over. Robbie HAS MOVED ON, and isn't moping anymore.
-Lucy and Jeremy are not together anymore, the explanation will be in the fic.
-Simon and Jennifer are both 16 and sophomores in high school. Jennifer has her license already, but the Camdens will not let Simon get his. They are dating.
-Ruthie is 12 and in the 6th grade in her private school.
-Sam and David are 2 1/2 and cute as ever.
-The trial has already taken place and Jennifer's mother, along with her mother's boyfriend, have been sentanced to live in prison without parole.
Now finally....on with it!
Chapter One- All Good Things....
Simon, Jennifer and Ruthie sat outside on the picnic table, watching the sun go down on an interesting summer.
"I can't believe school's starting tomorrow." Simon said, wrapping his arm around Jen's shoulder.
"I know, this summer just flew by." Jennifer said, gazing into the sky.
This particular summer had been a totally new experience for Jennifer. It was the first time in her life that she could do the things she wanted, instead of being made a slave by her abusive mother. The Camdens had given her a whole new world, and she was grateful for their kindness and generosity. She still wore a brace on her left leg to help support it while it finished healing. The last scar from years of abuse was almost non-existent.
"We better go inside, Mom will have supper ready soon." Ruthie said quietly, breaking the calm silence. They walked in through the back door to find Mrs. Camden setting the plates and silverware out.
"Is Lucy here?" Robbie asked, walking in from the living room.
"Yeah, she's here, but she's still not talking to anyone." Jennifer replied sadly.
"Not even you? She still hasn't said anything to you Jen?" Everyone else was just as surprised as Robbie was. Jennifer would be the first person Lucy would open up too about why she was back in Glen Oak. But still, after two weeks, nothing.
"I'm getting really tired of sleeping on the floor with the twins, so she better deal soon." Simon said sharply, and Jen gave him a look.
"What? How can I feel bad for her when she won't even tell me what happened?" He said, looking into Jen's eyes. Mrs. Camden decided to intervene.
"Until we know what she's going through, we just have to let her do her own thing. If that means she's up in the attic alone till Christmas, so be it."
"I wouldn't go THAT far." Ruthie said, and everyone laughed. She started to set the table, with Simon and Robbie helping her.
"I'll go see if I can coax Lucy down for dinner." Jennifer said softly, smiling at Mrs. Camden. The older woman could see the hurt in her eyes, she wanted to help Lucy so much.
"We can't help her till she helps herself Jen, just remember that."
"I will Mrs. Camden, I will."
Dinner that evening was a buzz about the new school year. Everyone seemed to be having a good night, but the absence of Lucy did not go unnoticed.
That night Ruthie and Jen settled in Ruthie's old room, just as they had for the past few weeks. Jen was deep in thought, so deep in fact that she didn't hear Ruthie talking to her at first.
"Hello, Jen? Do you think Lucy and Jeremy broke up?"
"What? Oh, I don't know Ruthie. I don't think we should talk about it until we know what really happened."
"How are we gonna know if she keeps herself locked up in OUR room?"
"Goodnight Ruthie." Jennifer said as she turned off the light.
Jennifer was one of the first ones up the next morning, or so she thought. She was just about to open the bathroom door when Lucy walked out, still dressed in her robe with her hair in a towel.
"Sorry, I didn't know anyone else was up." Lucy said, avoiding Jen's gaze.
"It's all right." Jen replied, noticing how pale and thin her best friend looked. "You know Luce, we never talk anymore."
"Jennifer I just can't, I'm sorry...."
"I don't care if we talk about what happened in New York. I want my best friend back." Jen said, tears in her eyes.
"It's just not that easy, I'm sorry if I..." Jennifer slammed the door on Lucy mid sentence.
About an hour later Jen walked downstairs for breakfast, determined not to let her run in with Lucy ruin her morning. Simon was standing in the kitchen alone, drinking a glass of orange juice.
"Hey beautiful." He said, pulling her to him and kissing her forehead. Instantly he noticed something was wrong. His eyes searched hers, and she looked away.
"Jen, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing Simon, I'm fine. I just had a conversation with Luce this morning, well, if you can even call it a conversation." Tears welled up in her eyes.
"Things will get better Jen, I promise." Simon said, kissing her lips quickly.
After arriving at school Simon and Jen was to pick up their class schedules. They waited in line for about 20 minutes, then headed out to the courtyard to look them over before school began.
"What? They put me in the music appreciation class? That's for people who just want their fine art credit!" Jennifer said, looking angry. Simon peered over her shoulder to get a better look.
"What did you sign up to take?"
"I wanted to take beginner's jazz and a piano class, and instead I have music app and study hall. I don't need study hall this year!Err this makes me so mad!" Jen said, clenching her fists.
"Hey baby, calm down." Simon said, putting his hands on her shoulders, "Why don't you go to the office and talk to them about it?"
"I will."
Evidently Jennifer wasn't the first one with that bright idea. She waited in line through first, second and third period. Finally she got in to see the guidance counselor, a lady by the name of Mrs. Williams.
"What can I do for you?" Mrs. Williams said, obviously worn out from the day's events so far.
"I signed up to take piano class and beginning jazz this semester, and all I have on my schedule is music appreciation."
"Name please." She said, going to her computer.
"Jennifer Baker." A few moments passed as the computer brought up her file.
"Well Ms. Baker, it seems that you have had no previous music classes here or at your previous high school. One of the prerequisites of both of those classes is one previous music class."
"Talbrook is a lot smaller than Glen Oak is. They don't offer as many fine arts classes as you do here. Besides, I took piano lessons for from the time I was 8 until my father died."
"I see. We'll see about getting you transferred over to these two classes after you've taken a semester of music appreciation. I'm sure no one will protest to that." Jennifer was even more upset now, but she spoke calmly and clearly.
"Mrs. Williams, please let me take the classes this semester. By next semester I'll be behind all of the other students my age, and I'll never be able to catch up. Music was once a big part of my life, and I really want to enjoy that part again. This semester." She hoped her begging, coupled with her politeness, would do the woman in.
"Let me think about it. Send the next person in."
So, what do you think of the chapter? This used to be Going Down in Flames, but I changed the name because I want to use that name in a future 7th Heaven fic. More to come soon, actually it will be posted the same time this chapter is. Review please!!!