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Chapter 8

At the Camden house Mr. Brewer and Rev. and Mrs. Camden sat waiting on their children in the Camden living room. "I wonder what they want to talk to us about," Mr. Brewer said.

"I don't know but I wish they would hurry I am going crazy," Eric said sitting down next to his wife.

"Don't worry I'm sure it is good," Annie ensured not really believing that herself.


Martin and Ruthie walked up the Camden driveway. "I think I will start off with the news about Scotland first then hit them with the news about you and me," Ruthie suggested.

"Okay," Martin agreed as he opened the door for her. Rev. Camden stood up from his seat as they entered the room. "You may sit down Rev. Camden," Martin said as he and Ruthie sat down on the love set.

"Mom, Dad I have something to tell you," she said pausing. "I have decided not to go to Scotland this summer."

"Why Ruthie?" Annie looked shock.

"There are many reasons mom, I just need to stay here and…"

"And Ruthie and I are a dating," Martin interjected and waited for a reaction.

"What?" Rev. Camden said bewildered.

"We're dating dad," Ruthie answered.

The all sat in silent for a moment until Martin spoke. "I know that I had sex in the past but I want you to know that I respect Ruthie, I love her and I would never make her do anything she doesn't want to."

"You love her? Martin you just started dating don't you think you are moving to fast," Bill said to his son.

"No dad, Ruthie and I have been friends for years and doesn't love start with friendship," Martin countered.

"Ruthie you are too young for this," Annie said to her youngest daughter.

"Mom, I'm 17, beside love knows no age. I love him mom and he loves me," she said smiling at Martin.

"I think this relationship is moving to quickly," Eric said to his daughter. "I think you should go to Scotland and you two should take a break."

"I'm not going to Scotland, I will miss the birth of the twins. And I want to be with Martin. You can't make me go," Ruthie told her father becoming upset.

"It is for the best you will go to Scotland," Eric told his daughter. "You and Martin need to slow down."

"I'm not Sandy Dad, I'm not just going to go and have sex with Martin," she yelled knowing that was what he was afraid of. She hated to be compared to other people. She would not let him keep her and Martin apart for one stupid mistake. "But if I did there is nothing you could do about it," she said to make him angry. "I'm not going to Scotland and you can't make me. I won't go," Ruthie yelled with tears in her eyes as she ran out of the door.

"Ruthie," Martin called after her as he followed closing the door behind him. Ruthie ran to Martin's car and got in.

"Let's go," she screamed. She didn't know what she was doing, but she had to get out of there.

"Where?" Martin asked bewildered.

"Anywhere, the park, a hotel, anywhere, anywhere not in Glen Oak," she cried.

"Okay," Martin said starting his car. He didn't like seeing her this upset. He just wanted to make her feel better but he knew this was only a temporary solution "But we are going to have to deal with this."

"I know just not tonight," she said crying as they drove off just as her parents came out the door. Martin couldn't hear what his dad and Rev. Camden was screaming but he knew things were going to get a lot worse before it got better.

Martin didn't know were she wanted to go so he drove to the only place he knew, back to his school. He and Ruthie got a hotel near his school for the night.


Back at the Camden house

Eric hung the phone up for the tenth time. Martin and Ruthie had turned their phones off. He had called Captain Michaels to keep a look out for the car but he has not spotted it. "What are we going to do Annie?" Eric looked at his wife expectantly.

"No the question is what did we do? It is 2 o'clock in the morning and we don't know where our daughter is," Annie said franticly.

"I'm sure that they are fine, they will come home tomorrow and we will work this thing out," Bill said heading for the door. "I'm going to head home there is nothing else we can do. Let me know if you hear anything." He closed the door behind him.

"How did this happen to us," Annie asked hugging her husband.

"I don't know," Eric whispered, kissing his wife on the forehead.


Next Chapter: The day after the runaway.

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