-1AN- OK so I know this update took a while, sorry. Hope you enjoy it!
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Chapter Ten- Thoughts
-Saturday-
Simon, Sandy, Martin and Ruthie were all in Martin's car headed back to Glen oak. Ruthie wanted all of them to ride together so they worked it out that Simon would drive Martin's car back with all of them then Simon and Sandy would take a bus home, which Ruthie would pay for, despite Simon and Sandy's insistence she didn't have to.
Ruthie let out a breath as they passed the sign reading 'Welcome to Glen oak'. "You all right?" Martin asked softly from beside her.
"Nervous, but fine" she answered with a small nod and smile in his direction.
"Ruthie do you want wait in Martin's apartment with him while I tell them?" Simon asked, trying to think of the best way to put as little stress on her as possible.
"No they should hear it from me, but if I get up and leave that's where you'll find me" Ruthie answered.
"We're here" Simon said pulling up to the house.
"Thanks Mr. State the Obvious" Sandy smirked trying to lighten the mood slightly. The four all got out of the car and headed toward the house, leaving Ruthie's bags to grab later. Ruthie was currently dressed in Maternity jeans, green scoop neck sweater that hugged her just right, tennis shoes and jean jacket. Her hair was let down and in it's natural waves, she wore no makeup. The outfit showed off her growing stomach, which to her seemed to get bigger every day. Martin wore the same jeans he had before and a blue shirt he'd borrowed from Simon. Simon was in jeans and black t-shirt. Sandy was dressed in jeans, red v-neck sweater and black boots.
"Ready?" Simon asked as they reached the front door.
"Yep" Ruthie answered and Simon opened the front door motioning Ruthie to enter which she did Sandy, Martin and Simon followed.
"Hello, anyone here!" Ruthie called as she hung up her jacket. Hurried feet were heard then her mom, dad, Lucy, Kevin, Matt and Sara all came from the kitchen. It was just after noon so they were either making or cleaning up lunch she assumed. Ruthie was shocked to see Matt and Sara but also not at the same time.
"Ruthie your back!" Lucy cheered happily rushing to hug her sister which Ruthie returned but when they pulled away the shock was written on Lucy's face as well as the others.
"Why don't we all go sit down so Ruthie can explain, before you three go off the handle" Simon said, giving a pointed to look to his dad and two brothers, they all nodded and headed to the living room. Ruthie, Martin, Simon and Sandy all sat down on the love seat, Matt, Sara, Lucy and Kevin took the couch and Eric sat in the chair with Annie on the arm of it.
"OK Ruthie, explain this. Who's the father?" Lucy asked, Ruthie sighed.
"Coach Madison" she answered.
"Your gym teacher?" Matt asked, she nodded.
"Yeah he uh, he raped me" she answered.
"Why didn't you say something?" Kevin asked.
"Because I couldn't" she answered with a sigh as she looked back at her stomach.
"He threatened her" Martin supplied wrapping his arm around Ruthie.
"OK just start at the beginning, when did this all happen?" Eric asked.
"Ok but don't interrupt" she stated, they all nodded so she took a deep breath before starting the story for the third time.
-20 minutes later-
The Camden home was probably the quietest it had ever been. Ruthie swore if someone dropped a pen on the third floor she'd be able to hear it. She had finished her explanation nearly ten minutes ago and everyone, aside from Sandy, Simon and Martin of course, were shocked into silence. She had to fight the urge to jump up and run out of the room just because the silence was driving her crazy. At this point she wouldn't mind if they yelled, at least it would be something.
Eric couldn't believe this had happened. Ruthie was the nicest girl, she was a bit sneaky at times but she didn't deserve this. How had he not seen how badly she had been hurting. Sure he had seen her change, but he never would have thought it was this bad. He had always been so good at telling when people needed help, and the one time it really mattered, he had failed to see it. Ruthie, his youngest daughter, had been raped, stocked, abused and threatened by her teacher. Now she was pregnant, with twins no less. How could this be happening?
Annie was having near the same thoughts as her husband. Why Ruthie? She didn't deserve this. How had she not seen it, she was her mother, it was her job to know when her children needed her and she had missed all the signs. Yes she noticed Ruthie change but she didn't think it was something like this. With Mary she knew, she had felt it when Coach Cooper had tried something on her and he hadn't even raped her, how had she not felt this, how did she not noticed the huge change in Ruthie. Now that she looked at her, she saw it. Ruthie's eyes had lost some of their spark, she wasn't happy and carefree like she once had been. Of course that probably partly had to do with the fact that she was having two babies, that was scary enough with out it being a situation like this. She couldn't imagine what Ruthie was going through. How could something like this be happening?
Matt was angry with himself. He had been right there when Coach Madison approached Ruthie after school. He hadn't liked the way Coach Madison looked at her, or how Ruthie seemed to slightly cower away from him. Yet when she said it was nothing, he hadn't pushed it, he should have. He should of seen that she needed him, she needed all of them. She had been going through a living hell the last five months and they were all oblivious. This shouldn't be happening, not to Ruthie, not to there family, they didn't deserve this, she didn't deserve this. He wanted to kill Coach Madison for doing this, if he ever saw him he knew he wouldn't be able to keep his temper in control. Coach Madison better hope the cops found him before he did.
Lucy couldn't believe this was happening. She had thought it was bad when Coach Cooper tried to seduce Mary but this was way worse then that. How had she not seen it? She stood up in church every Sunday and she saw Coach Madison in the crowd, he seemed normal. Of course she had seen him steal glances at Ruthie a little more then he should have. Why hadn't she suspected something was up? Ruthie hadn't asked her to take her to the drug store the last few months for tampons, that should have been a tip off too but she just figured she was going alone. Now she wished she would have asked about it. Ruthie didn't deserve this. How was she going to juggle not just one but two babies and school? She knew she'd be there for her sister 100 percent the next several years, she'd need all the support she could get. She wasn't sure if this would bring the family closer together like with Simon's accident or further apart like Mary's mistakes, she hopped it wasn't the latter, Ruthie really needed all of them right now.
Kevin along with others was also in shock and disbelieve. He was a cop, he was trained to notice certain things, how had he not seen this? He knew something was off with Coach Madison and the way he always seemed to be wherever Ruthie was but he never would have thought this. He hoped that Sgt. Michaels found Coach Madison before he did because he wouldn't be able to keep his temper in check and might just lose his job for trying to kill the guy.
Sara also along with others was shocked. Her and Ruthie had always had a bond despite being so far apart in age and geography. Ruthie was the only one who knew her and Matt's secret. Ruthie seemed to always be the one keeping secrets so it wasn't much of a surprise to her that she'd been able to hide this. What shocked her was that it had happened at all. How could someone be so cruel and twisted? Ruthie was one of the nicest people Sara had ever met, she didn't deserve this.
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AN2: OK so I know that's a weird place to end it, sorry!
IMPORTANT: Does anyone know what College Martin goes to on 7th Heaven? If you do please tell me in your review!
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Bluebaby3296, forgetMealways, Troryrogan- Thanks!
absolute Obsession- Sorry this chappy took a while, I had two ways I could have gone from the end of the last chapter, took me a while to decide on which one to use. I will still use the idea you commented on, just not yet. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. What is your SN on AIM? Everyone here is good, what about you? Also Happy thanksgiving to you too, very late I know.
Axelbabe- Someone else told me about how hard they know this story would be to write and that I'm doing it so well so I'll tell you the same thing. I'm glad you think I am handling the subject well, it was a personal experience with my family, not me, but a close family member, so I have a bit of insight into it. Thanks so much for the review!
PSwayer29- Thanks. It's hard a subject(Read above) but I'm glad every one thinks I'm writing it well. I'm glad you think I am doing all the characters justice cause I truthfully haven't watched in a while so it's a little harder. M/R will get together soon enough, promise! Thanks for the review!
A1Fastpitch- Thanks for the review, sorry the update took a while!
Kay- I was originally not going to include Matt in this chapter but since you brought him up I figured I would. I hope that all their thoughts were well written and detailed enough. Glad you liked the way I made Martin and Ruthie interact, they are so fun to write! Thanks for the review!
Brettsgirl1218- I felt that way when I first started reading ff and still do, five years later lol! 7th heaven is one of my top favorite shows but my most favorite is Gilmore Girls. Thanks for the review!
Duchess4ever- I love them too! Thanks for the review, glad you love my fic!
Darkangel814- Sorry I'm driving you crazy, hope this update helped. As always thanks for the review!
OneTreeHillGirl- Welcome new reader. Wow I'm glad you love my story so much that you'd read it for 2 straight hours! I've read a few fics like that and I'm glad someone likes mine that much. Sorry this update took me a little while. He will go to jail I promise! I love the names, I will consider them! Thanks for the review!
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MeiLei378- I hope you liked everyone's thoughts about what happened. Thanks for your comment, it is very hard and it was just rape but still very hard to deal with. Thanks so much for the review!
Keshiakuehl- I would make it a real book but I don't own the characters. However I do hope to be an author some day so I might write something similar. Thanks for the review!