A month had passed by and as far as Ruthie was concerned it was one of the slowest months ever. Kevin and Lucy were officially all moved in and she was heading back to Glen Oak this morning. She was just waiting for Eric and Annie to get her as they were going to be staying a few nights as well.

Ruthie couldn't wait to be back in Martin's presence again. He didn't quite stick to his promise of talking to her on the phone every day. There were a couple of days where he was so busy he couldn't answer her calls, but he made up for it by talking to her for an hour the following day so she wasn't upset. She was really anxious for her parents to hurry up and arrive so she can see him.

"Mom just called. They'll be here in about twenty minutes," Matt shared.

Ruthie was sitting on the sofa with her bag packed in front of her continuously checking the time on her phone. "She said they'd be here in a half hour an hour ago. What's the hold up?"

"The twins were whining because they were hungry and they decided to stop and get something to eat," Matt answered. "They will be here soon. Don't worry."

Ruthie groaned. "At this rate who knows when I'll get to see Martin. Why couldn't someone have just bought me a plane ticket and have mom and dad meet me there?"

Matt was growing irritated with her because she had been complaining about Eric and Annie taking forever all morning. "Mom and dad insisted. They haven't seen you in a month and wanted to have more time to spend with you. Besides they are probably going to want to rest here for a bit before you guys take off so you might as well just relax."

"Great so it'll be a few more hours until we take off then. I'm going in my room until mom and dad get here," Ruthie huffed out of the room.

Matt remained quiet and let her go because he didn't want her last day there to end with an argument.


About a half hour later Eric, Annie, Sam and David all arrived finally. Matt went and got Ruthie from her room and they all stood by the doorway greeting each other with hugs.

"So is it true that we're not leaving for a few more hours?" Ruthie asked.

"Well we would like to catch up with our oldest who we haven't seen in over a month too while we're in the neighborhood so probably not," Eric answered.

"Great," Ruthie thought to herself.

Ruthie's phone rang. She saw it was Martin calling so she stepped into her room and took the call.

"Hello," Ruthie greeted.

"Hey! Have you left yet?" Martin asked.

"Mom and dad just got here. We won't be leaving for a few hours because they want to visit with Matt. Believe me I'm more than ready to go," Ruthie responded.

"Enjoy the time you have with your family. It's not like you see your mom and dad every day anymore. I'm excited for you to get here but I can wait patiently," Martin said.

Ruthie sighed. "I know. It's just that I've been counting down the days since you left, waiting for what felt like forever for Kevin and Lucy to tell me it's okay to come. We've talked on the phone nearly every day but it's not the same as being near you."

"Believe me I know," Martin replied. "It's not long now though. I will let you go so you can spend some time with your family. Call me when you leave okay?"

"Okay I will," Ruthie agreed.

"Okay, see you soon. Bye," Martin hung up.


After sitting around for a few hours catching up, they finally got in the RV and took off. While Eric was driving, Annie went towards the back to talk to Ruthie about Martin.

"So how is your relationship with Martin going so far?" Annie asked.

"So far, so good," Ruthie answered.

"I'm glad. I was surprised when Martin suddenly came back into the picture out of nowhere. I'm just a little concerned," Annie admitted.

"Concerned about what?" Ruthie questioned.

"We love Martin and we know he's a great guy, but the fact that he's a teen father worries us since we won't be there to keep an eye on what you're doing," Annie responded.

"So this is the sex talk again," Ruthie sounded irritated. "We won't be having sex mom, I promise. Obviously Martin's not a virgin but I am and plan on staying that way until I'm married. You don't have to worry about us."

"I always worry about you, especially now. But I'm happy to hear that and I'm also happy to hear that Kevin plans on watching you guys like a hawk," Annie said.

"Knowing Kevin I wasn't expecting anything less," Ruthie replied.

Annie smiled. "Well I think it's great that after everything you guys are finally dating. I hope it works out and we can one day, years from now, welcome Martin into the family."

"Me too," Ruthie agreed.

After a very long ride and many stops along the way, they finally made it to Glen Oak. Kevin came out and helped them bring things inside while Lucy and Savannah came out and greeted them. After they showed Ruthie where she'd be sleeping, she called Martin and let him know she was there. Martin made his way there as quickly as he could.

Ruthie stood in the front yard waiting. Martin walked up the sidewalk and as soon as he could see her he ran over to her, picked her up and kissed her.

"I can't believe your finally here," Martin smiled as he put her down.

"I know. It felt like the day would never come," Ruthie said.

"So what now?" Martin asked.

"Well I know my parents are really looking forward to seeing you so we should go inside and see them for a bit. After that, I'm feeling worn out from the long ride so we could just sit in the yard and relax," Ruthie answered.

"This is my first time seeing them since we've became a couple. So that I know what I'm walking into, are they happy about it?" Martin asked.

"My mom said she is and my dad hasn't said anything that suggests he isn't," Ruthie responded.

"Okay well lets go visit with half of the Camden clan then!" Martin took her hand and they walked inside.