Disclaimer: I own no part of 7th heaven. The only characters that are mine are ones that I made up. I didn't steal this idea from anyone else. This is from my imagintation.

A/N: This is my first fanfiction, so please be patient with me. I would love feedback, especially construstive criticism.

"Ding-Dong"

"I'll get it!" yelled Ruthie as she ran towards the door. She opened it up and saw Sergeant Michaels standing there with a very grim look on his face.

"Ruthie is your mom home?" asked Sergeant Michaels urgently.

"Who is it, Ruthie?" Annie inquired as she walked toward the door. Her face paled when she saw who was standing there. "Something has happened to Eric, hasn't it?"

"Annie, I think it would be best if you sat down." Sergeant Michaels led her over to the couch, and then sat down beside her. "Eric has been in a car accident. It appears that he had a car accident on his way home from church."

"Is he…" Annie couldn't finish.

"No, he's not dead, but he is in a coma. It would be best if we leave for the hospital immediately. I can't lie to you, he's in critical condition."

Annie started crying. "I've got to tell Ruthie and the twins, and I have to call Matt, Mary, Lucy, and Simon, and I have to-"

Ruthie cut her off. Unbeknownst to Annie and Sergeant Michaels, Ruthie had followed them into the living room. "Don't worry about a thing, Mom. You just go to the hospital. I'll take care of telling the twins and calling everyone. I'll even stay here and watch the twins, at least until we can find someone else to watch them."

"Thanks Ruthie. I promise I'll call the minute I know anything…" Annie said as she rushed around the house getting her keys and purse. "I love you!" she called as she rushed out the door.

"Well, where do I start first? I should probably tell Sam and David first so they don't find out by hearing me call everyone. "Ruthie said to herself after Annie had left.

"Tell us what?" asked David as he and Sam walked into the living room "Where's Mom? We wanted her to help us with our schoolwork."

"Sam, David," began Ruthie, "Mom had to go to the hospital. You know how dad's been having heart problems?" The twins both nodded. "Well, today on the way home from the church dad had a heart attack. Do you know what that is?" The twins nodded again.

"Mom told us what it was when Dad first started having problems." Sam stated.

"When he had his heart attack, it caused the car to crash."

"Is he gonna be okay?" asked David

"I don't know, sweetie. I hope so. I have to call everyone now and let them know. You two go up to your room and play, okay?"

"Ruthie, I'm scared. What if he isn't okay?" David whispered, trying his best not to cry.

"Oh, sweetie, come here."

The words were no barely out of Ruthie's mouth before Sam and David rushed to her for a hug.

The three of them stayed that way for a few minutes. Ruthie comforted them the best she could, then sent them upstairs.

"Now, who should I call first?" wondered Ruthie. "Mom needs someone there with her, and since Matt, Sarah, Carlos, and Mary are in New York, it'll take them a while to get here. Lucy will freak out if I call her. That leaves Simon and Kevin. Kevin's closest, so I should probably call him first."

Ruthie had just picked up the phone when it rang. "Hello?" she answered.

"Hey Ruthie, its Mary. Can I talk to Mom?"

"Oh Mary, I'm so glad you called. Dad had a heart attack on his way home and got into a car accident. Mom's at the hospital. He's in a coma. I'm here watching the twins. I have to call everyone still-" Ruthie rushed out while crying.

"Ruthie, you have to slow down. I can't understand a word you're saying! Now take a deep breath, stop crying, and tell me what's wrong."

"Dad's in the hospital, Mary. He had a heart attack on the way home and got in an accident. He's in a coma. Mom's at the hospital with him."

"Oh no. When did it happen? Why didn't anyone call me?"

"Sergeant Michaels just told us a few minutes ago. I was getting ready to start calling everyone when you called."

"Well, I was calling to tall mom that Matt and I are in Glenn Oak. We flew in to see Dad and wanted her to pick us up."

"I was just getting ready to call Kevin when you called. I'll have him stop by and pick you guys up."

"Okay, thanks Ruthie. Don't worry about calling Carlos or Sarah. I'll tell Matt and while we're waiting for Kevin he can call Sarah and I'll call Carlos." Mary said, and then, in usual Camden fashion, hung up without saying goodbye.

Ruthie hung up the phone. "Well, that's three less people I have to tell, thank goodness. I suppose I'd better call Kevin now." She picked up the phone and started dialing.

"Hello?"

"Kevin, its Ruthie."

"Ruthie, what's wrong? Don't try to tell me that nothing's wrong because I know you better than that."

Ruthie started crying again. "Dad had a heart attack on his way home from the church and got in a car accident. He's in a coma, Kevin."

"Oh man. Where are you? I'm at home watching Sam and David. Mom went to the hospital."

"Alright, I'll stop by and pick you and the twins up, and then we'll go to the hospital."

"Kevin, Matt and Mary need picked up at the airport. They came to surprise mom and dad with a visit. Why don't you drop Savannah off here, go pick up Matt and Mary, then go to the hospital. Sam, David, and Susannah don't need to be there right now. Anyways, I still need to call Simon. Did you want to Lucy or did you want me to?" By this time Ruthie had stopped crying.

"Do you think you can deal with Lucy right now? You know how she can get."

"Yeah, I can handle it."

"Okay then, I'll be there in a little bit to drop Savannah off. Bye."

"Well," though Ruthie, "only two more to call. I better call Lucy or she'll complain she's always the last one to find out. "She then dialed Lucy's cell phone number.

"Hello?"

"Lucy? It's Ruthie."

"Hey Ruthie, what's up?"

"Lucy, Dad had a heart attack on his way home from the church and got in an accident. He's in a coma."

"What? No, that can't be true. He was fine when he left here. In fact, he was in a really good mood."

"It is true. Captain Michaels came to the house and told us. Mom's at the hospital now, and Kevin is going to drop Savannah off here, then go pick Matt and Mary up at the airport. I still have to call Simon and tell him, and then I'm sure he'll be on his way up here."

"Matt and Mary are here already?"

"They had flown in to surprise Mom and Dad with a visit."

"Tell Kevin to pick me up at the church. I rode in with Dad today. I wasn't ready to leave when he was, so I told him Kevin could pick me up when I was ready."

"Okay, I'll tell him. He should be here any time now."

Ruthie ended the call. Only one more person to call. She wondered how Simon would take the news.

"What? You have got to be kidding!" Simon exploded. "I just talked to him earlier today and he said he was feeling great."

"I know. He told me the same thing. I thought maybe he was getting better."

"I'll be there as soon as I can, okay? I'll swing by the house and pick you, Sam, David, and Savannah up. You shouldn't have to stay home. We should all be there, even the twins."

"Actually, why don't I talk to Kevin about getting someone to watch Savannah? She'd just get crabby if we took her to the hospital."

"Okay, that sounds good. I'll be there in a couple of hours."

Ruthie sighed as she hung up the phone. Finally, all the phone calls were done. Just then the door opened. "Ruthie?" Kevin called.

"I'm in the kitchen," Ruthie replied.

"Here's Savannah. Everything she needs is in the diaper bag," Kevin said

"Okay. I called Simon, and he's going to swing by the house and pick the twins and me up. I thought I'd get a neighbor or someone to watch Savannah."

"That's fine with me. I agree that you and the twins should be there." Kevin set Savannah down and started towards the door.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Lucy needs you to pick her up at the church. She rode with Dad today."

"Okay, I'll pick her up, and then we'll go get Matt and Mary."

"Alright. Call me if anything changes?"

"Of course I will." Kevin reached out and pulled Ruthie into a hug. "Everything's going to be okay, Ruthie."

Ruthie started crying. "I know. I'm just so scared. What if everything isn't fine? What if Dad never wakes up?"

"I'm sure he will Ruthie. He won't give up without a fight. He loves his family too much for that." With that Kevin left.

Savannah started to cry. Ruthie stooped down and picked her up. "You're probably tired. It's your naptime right now, isn't it?" Ruthie went upstairs and put Savannah into her port-a-crib that was always at the Camden's house. "You go to sleep now." She turned off the light and shut the door. "I should probably call the Colonel and Grandma Ruth. They'll want to know what's going on." she headed down the stairs and picked up the phone once again.

A few minutes later, Ruthie had just gotten off the phone when it rang. "Hello?"

"Ruthie, its Matt."

"Matt, are you at the hospital yet? How's Dad doing? Is he awake yet?"

"Ruthie, I just finished talking to the doctors. Dad's dying, Ruthie. He's not going to wake up."

"No, that can't be right. He's not dying, and he is going to wake up. You're wrong, Matt., you're wrong! Put Mom on."

"Ruthie?" Annie said through tears

"Mom, tell me that Matt's wrong. Dad isn't going to die, and he is going to wake up!"

"Ruthie, I'm sorry. What Matt said is true."

Ruthie lost it then. She started sobbing while still holding the phone. Sam and David heard her and ran into the kitchen to see what was wrong.

"Ruthie, what's wrong? Is it Dad?"

Ruthie couldn't answer them. Instead, she pulled them into a tight hug and cried even harder. They stayed that way for several minutes, until Ruthie heard the dial tone on the phone and realized that her mom had hung up a while ago. Slowly, she stood up and dried her tears. "Sam, David, go up to your room and get ready. We're going to the hospital as soon as Simon gets here."

They obeyed immediately. They could tell something was wrong, but they didn't know what. All they knew was that it wasn't good and it had something to do with dad.