A/u I do not own 7th heaven or the characters.

Chapter 1

Martin had just dropped off Sandy at the church and rushed over to the hospital to see what was going on with Rev. Camden and hopefully see Ruthie. After catching up with Mac he finally saw and decided it was now or never.

"Hi" Martin

"Hi" Ruthie

"I called you a couple times, a couple times a day for the past week." Martin

"Oh did you? I heard you were dating someone." Ruthie

"I heard that you heard. Um can we sit down?" Martin

Both sit down on the couch in the hospital waiting room.

"Ruthie.." Martin

"Please Martin you don't have to say anything alright?" Ruthie

"No believe me I do." Martin hesitates. "Ruthie I lived at your house, you were like a little sister to me and then you grew up. Then I grew up and Sandy and me had a baby. At least I tried to grow up. And I tried to do the right thing and marry Sandy, it's what I felt I should do. I love my son and I would do anything for him, and I really do care for him but my heart was just never really in it and that's why maybe I screwed up. I guess I have never really wanted things to work out. And whatever chance I had with her with a relationship, romantic relationship, well I screwed that up."

"Isn't this the conversation you should be having with Sandy." Ruthie

"That's kinda funny because I've had this conversation with Sandy. This was our conversation last weekend when she told me she was marrying Jonathan, the doctor she's been going out with. But we didn't talk like you and I talk. It was more of umm, more of a lecture from her then a conversation." Martin

"You're all over the place, what are you trying to say to me. And whatever it is you should start with an apology for not telling me that you were also dating Jane." Ruthie

"Look I'm sorry, I am. I like Jane she's really attractive but not as attractive as you. I'm really physically attracted to you, and it feels incredibly awkward saying that. And also I can't talk to Jane the way I can talk to you and I think if we can just start over. We could agree to date each other and not date anyone else and you could be more than a friend. I think we could be really good together." Martin

"What?" Ruthie

"I keep trying to treat you as a friend or a sister but your older now I'm older and I don't see you that way. And we did kiss." Martin

"Yeah we did." Ruthie

Just then t-bone came to tell Ruthie that she could go back and see her father.

"Ruthie wait there is more…" Yelled Martin.

But it was too late she was gone.

Chapter 2

*3 Years later*

Ruthie had been living in New York for 3 years now with Matt and Sarah. She had little contact with her family back in Glen Oak, just the occasional call here and there and card on her birthday. The day she found out her father was going to be ok she decided that she needed a new start. So she hoped on a plane to New York and never looked back. She and T-bone broke up and she has not had a serious boyfriend since. She is now a Junior at NYU and loving life but she still gets the feeling like something is missing from her life.

Martin Brewer left Glen Oak a few weeks after Ruthie. Everywhere he went he thought of her. So he decided to go far away. Martin got a full ride baseball scholarship to Arizona State and took full advantage of it. Yeah he dated girls throughout his whole college career, but he never got over one specific girl, Ruthie Camden. Martin was now a New York Met and on his way to New York to play in the MLB

RING RING RING

"Hello" Ruthie

"Hey, do you want to go to the Chicago/Mets game tonight? Sarah and I were gonna go but she has to work over tonight and I don't want to go alone." Matt

"I guess so. Itll be good to get my mind off of school." Ruthie

"Ok pick you up at 6ish." Matt

"Okay." Ruthie

It was funny how after all these years Ruthie still hung up the phone without saying goodbye. Martin used to say it was a Camden thing. At the thought of martin Ruthie smiled.

"I wonder how he is doing?" thought Ruthie

Just as Martin was entering the baseball field a swarm of girls ran towards him with the latest issue of Sports Magazine which showed a shirtless Martin on the front cover. He quickly signed the autographs and went in. He had been warming up for about 45 minutes when he got this strange feeling. He shook it off and continued to warm up.

Ruthie and matt walked into the stadium and took their seats. Matt had really good seats and a great view of all the hot players. Ruthie opened her program only to be stared straight in the face by none other than Martin Brewer.

Matt had noticed the odd look on her face and seemed confused.

"Ruthie why do you look like you've seen a ghost?" Matt

"Look who plays for the Mets." Ruthie said handing the program to Matt.

"Well look at that Martin Brewer is a pro baseball player and he lived in my house how cool is that. Wait till I tell everyone I know." Matt explained so excitedly.

Ruthie just glared at him. She didn't know what to do. Should she leave or should she just stay and wait it out. The chances of him actually seeing her were slim so she thought why fight the traffic and five hundred questions from matt.

"Ruthie! Ruthie are you there? Are you ok?" matt

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine just kind of surprised, you know." Ruthie

"Yeah I guess so I mean the last time you saw him he pretty much told you he was in love with you and you turned him down that could make things a little awkward." Matt

"Gee thanks Matt I hadn't thought about that at all while looking at his picture of the guy who professed his love to me. Thanks captain obvious." Said Ruthie

Martin was warming up and he still had that really weird feeling that someone he knew was at this game. Oh well he thought maybe its Matt or Mary or his Aunt he thought I bet it's my aunt she probably is here to cheer me on. This thought brought a smile to Martins face.

It was the bottom of the 9th inning and the game was all tied up. Martin was up to bat with 2 outs and if he could get a homerun theMets would win the game. The count was 2-2 it was his last chance to win the game for his team. He made contact with the ball and it was gone all the way into the stands. The crowd let out a sigh of despair as they were in New York and martin ran all the bases with a smile on his face, knowing that he had just one the game, but little did he know that, that homerun had just changed his life forever.

It was one of those moments that you see in a movie, one of those moments that forever make you believe in true love. Martin Brewer had hit the game winning homerun to none other than Ruthie Camden. The whole stadium was on their feet yelling and screaming as Martin Brewer was rounding the bases and all Ruthie could do was just sit and stare and the ball that Martin had just hit to her as though it were a sign. Ruthie then got up and ran out of the stadium leaving Matt speechless.

After the game Martin quickly ran to the stands to see a lonely Matt.

"Matt do you know where Ruthie is, I really wanted to talk" asked Martin out of breath.

"I don't really know she ran out of here in a rush, I was sticking around to catch up with you. I bet she had to do something for school or something like that." Said Matt trying to make up some excuse.

"Oh." A disappointed Martin said. "Well what is she doing in New York I thought she would be in school in California or something?"

"She was going to but then she and my parents had a huge falling out over something I'm not sure what, she has never told me, and she asked if she could live with Me and Sarah and the twins while she went to NYU and I said sure."

"Well can you tell her I was asking about her and that I would love to hang out sometime and catch up. And tell her that everything I said that night at the hospital I still mean. She will understand."

"Sure thing Brewer. Hey why don't you come over for dinner sometime, I know Sarah will love to see you and the twins will love the fact that a well life Mets player will be in our house."

"That would be great. I have a lot of promotional stuff to do this week and get settled in, but next week would be great."

"Ok man here's my number call me and let me know what day is best and I'll make sure Sarah and I aren't busy." Matt said handing him a piece of paper.