OK I changed a few things because it's my story:
1. Matt is a pediatric oncologist, if you don't know what that is you will learn later in the story.
2. After seeing this weeks episode of 7th Heaven 2/25/02 and this story was started before this Sara is now in it, but before Matt's wife's name was Stacey and she was a teacher so if something's seem kind of off that's why.
3. Also as for ages I may be a bit off, especially with Matt and Sara not going off to Columbia like they should. So please bear with me, I wasn't even thinking.
Lucy sat up in bed and looked down on Robby just as he was waking. "Lucy I…" Robby muttered blushing slightly.
"Robby believe me I know what we did was stupid." Lucy exclaimed. "I mean God you and Joy are engaged, you love her she loves you it was stupid. This is the biggest mistake either one of us has made." Lucy jumped up pulling her robe on.
"Do you think?" Lucy mistook Robby's hurt for sarcasm.
"Thanks Robby that's a wake up call. You need to go. Everyone is going to be back from that over night retreat soon. God I don't even want to think what they will say if they found out. I mean with you and Mary's history and everything…Oh my God they…You have to get out…" Lucy said pushing Robby out of bed. Robby made his way out of Lucy's room with Lucy right behind him, as Robby walked into his room he heard the bathroom door open and slam shut.
Lucy let the hot water run over her body. God she didn't understand how this had happened, she and Robby had been arguing after she had gotten back from a date the night before. The guy had been a jerk, Lucy knew it, and Robby was trying to warn her. But more than Lucy wanted to admit she was hurt when Robby told her about his engagement to Joy. Things had just happened as much as Lucy hated to admit it.
"Lucy are you feeling all right you have been picking at your food all evening." Annie pointed out at dinner that same night.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just had a bad night last night." Lucy sighed, pushing around the stew on her plate.
"Didn't your date go well?" Eric asked.
"Well no it didn't. But Robby and I got in a fight last night." Lucy felt the tears well up in her eyes, Robby and Lucy had avoided each other all day, and he hadn't come down for dinner.
"What about?" Even though Mary had moved back in and then out of the house again she still came to dinner most nights. Actually the whole family was at the dinner table, Annie, Eric, the twins, Ruthie, Simon, Mary and Matt.
"Just stuff." Lucy waved it off.
"Robby glad you decided to join us for dinner." Annie announced as Robby appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Actually I didn't." Robby said moving so that the family could see the suitcase he carried.
"Are you going somewhere Robby?" Eric asked.
"I'm moving out. I don't mean to spring this on you. But I decided now, especially with Joy and I getting married in a couple months and everything I need to grow up and support myself."
"Robby if this has anything to do with you and Lucy fighting I'm sure you can work it out." Eric said standing up, dropping his napkin and looking back and forth between Lucy and Robby, who were staring intently at each other.
Robby broke the contact first, "Lucy just helped me realize that I'm a grown up now. I'm getting married I need to start concentrating on Joy and I." As Robby left the kitchen everyone was silent as they heard the door slam. The only sound was Lucy's chair scraping against the floor as she rushed out the same way that Robby had gone.
Lucy watched Robby's car drive away into the darkness and she sank down on the steps surrendering to her tears.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid." Lucy sat on the bathroom toilet seat pounding her head with her fists.
"Lucy are you almost done in there?" Simon asked pounding on the bathroom door. "Matt, Sara, Wilson and Mary are going to be here in 15 minutes."
"Thanks Simon!" Lucy's voice sounded stronger than she felt.
"Hey Luce are you feeling OK?" Mary asked at dinner that night
"Lucy's had the flu." Annie sighed, "I'm surprised the whole families not sick."
Mary nodded, "So have you guys talked to Robby lately?"
"Yeah." Eric nodded, "He stopped by to see me today actually and he and Joy got married 2 weeks ago, I guess the day after he moved out. And he and Joy are moving to New York tomorrow actually. Joy got a job offer there."
"Good for them." Mary nodded.
Lucy jumped up from the table and ran tot he bathroom.
"You guys stay here we'll go check on Lucy." Annie and Eric both jumped up.
Both Annie and Eric stood in the hallway as they listened to Lucy throw up.
"You don't think she's…"
"Lucy? Our Lucy? Eric no way." Annie exclaimed. "It's just the flu. It is flu season after all. Besides she hasn't had any steady boyfriends. I think the last guy that she went out with was that guy she and Robby disagreed on."
"Mom? Dad?" Lucy appeared in the hallway.
"Lucy sweetie are you OK? Maybe you should go back to bed." Annie suggested feeling Lucy's forehead.
"No, Mom, I'm fine. But I think I need to talk to everyone. Will you meet me downstairs?"
"Sure Luce. No problem." Eric said putting a hang on the small of Annie's back.
"Is Lucy OK?" Lucy heard Matt ask when she stood at the top of the stairs.
"I think so…" Annie's words were cautious.
"She says she has something she needs to tell all of us." Eric added.
Lucy choose then to make her entrance, "There is something I need to talk to you guys about.
"I should probably go." Wilson said standing up embarrassed.
"Yeah me too." Sara agreed.
"No you guys go ahead and stay." Lucy blushed tears filling her eyes, well I might as well come out and say it. I'm pregnant."
"Lucy Camden, you're what?"
"Who's the guy?" Matt asked cracking his knuckles.
"No one." Lucy shook her head sadly.
"It can't be no one because if there wasn't we wouldn't be here having this conversation!" Eric's face was read with anger.
"That's why you and Robby were fighting because he knew you were sleeping with some guy." Simon exclaimed.
"Robby knew all right." Lucy cried.
"Lucy how could you, how could you be so irresponsible." Annie yelled.
"You ruined your life." Eric cried, "I hope it was worth it." Eric dropped his napkin and was about to leave the room.
"How can you be so hypocritical?" Lucy asked tears streaming down her face. "Over the years I have watched you be the support for one pregnant girl or the other. It thought you would support me!" With those words Lucy ran out the back door.
"I'll go after her." Mary jumped up.
"Reverend Camden, Mrs. Camden if I can give you a word of advice?" Wilson asked forcing his voice to remain even. "Don't alienate Lucy, she needs you now more than ever. Support her, or you'll lose her forever." With those words Wilson went after Mary and Lucy.
"It's not because Robby knew you were sleeping with some guy that he left is it?" Mary asked.
"No, but don't tell Mom and Dad, please. I don't want them disappointed in him."
"You and Robby…" Mary let her sentence trail at her sisters nod, "Well I will always be here for you." Mary whispered hugging Lucy.
"Mary, Lucy mind if I join you?" Wilson called softly from the back porch.
"Yeah Wilson were out here." Lucy sniffed.
"You OK?" Wilson asked rubbing Lucy's shoulders.
"How can you even ask me that?" Lucy asked, "My family hates me."
"Luce they don't hate you." Mary insisted.
"Lucy, Mary and I were going tot ell everyone tonight but you spilled your news first. We're getting married."
"Really?" Lucy asked looking towards Mary at her nod she burst back into tears, "I'm sorry!"
"Wow! Calm down!" Mary exclaimed, "It's no problem."
"Really Lucy it isn't." Wilson added, "But if things get to crazy here for you, you are welcome to move in with Mary and me."
"Really?" Lucy asked.
"Of course Luce, I'm your sister. I'll always be here for you. I promise."
"Thanks Mary."
The next week was probably the worst Lucy had ever had. The only people who weren't treating Lucy differently were Sam and David, the twins were still to young to know what was going on. Eric and Annie weren't speaking to Lucy. Eric was spending more time than ever at church, and Annie seemed to have everything spotless, and was always at school before and after the time she actually taught. Simon never seemed to be home, he had his license and spent all day after school and until curfew out. Ruthy seemed to be unsure of what to do, she was torn between loyalty to her parents and loyalty to her sister.
Sunday morning dawned without Lucy being woken up like she usually was by Simon, David or Ruthy. Glancing at the clock Lucy jumped up rushing around and getting dressed. If she was going to make amends with her parents going to church would be a very good start.
But morning sickness kicked in and she had spent all her time in the church bathroom
Lucy walked into service at the end of it. Just in time to hear her dad say,
We all have to learn to forgive people's mistakes. It's not our responsibility to punish people for their sins. Let God deal with your mistakes and others give them all to God. I want you to think about this through out the week." As Eric said those words he caught Lucy's eye and smiled.
"Dad I'm so sorry." Lucy said when they were home after church.
"Lucy I was serious, you made a mistake, yes, but it's not my job to condemn you. I love you, and it's my job to support you." Eric hugged Lucy and kissed her on the forehead.
"Lucy your Dad's right. You just took us by surprise. It will be nice having a grandchild." Annie said entering the kitchen and joining the three, hugging Lucy also and kissing her forehead.
"Lucy do you want to know what you are going to have?" Dr. Myers asked coming into the room in early November.
Lucy twirled a strand of hair, and she looked towards Annie, "I think I do want to know."
"Well OK then you are going to have a girl." Dr. Myers smiled.
"A girl!" Lucy clapped her hands. "Mom I'm going to have a baby girl." Annie hugged Lucy and nodded. "But she's healthy right? My baby girl is healthy?"
"As far as I can tell. You're having Hank deliver the baby right?" Dr. Myers asked.
Lucy nodded, "Yeah. He's my uncle, and he delivered my twin brothers. I trust him."
"Good. Well that's about all we need for this visit. Talk to the receptionist I want to see you again soon though."
Lucy nodded as she hopped of the examination table. "OK thanks Dr. Myers."
"Lucy I just can't get over the fact that you are pregnant." Alexis McGreggor gushed later the same day when Annie and Lucy were in the grocery store. "You are so tiny. How many months pregnant are you again?"
Lucy blushed, "4."
Alexis shook her head and clucked, "You are one of those people who looks absolutely adorable pregnant."
"Thanks Mrs. McGreggor."
"That outfit is adorable. You probably won't ever have to wear maternity clothes."
Lucy flushed an even darker red when Annie cut in, "Lucy is one of the lucky ones. But we better get home. I left the twins with Mary and Wilson and I'm sure they are going crazy by now."
"Their wedding was truly beautiful. I don't know if I got to thank them properly for inviting me." Mrs. McGreggor continued to gush. "I'm so glad to see that Mary's got her life all straightened out. I was so afraid that she was going to ruin her life completely."
"Well it has been a year and a half since she came back from Buffalo." Annie replied.
"And how is Simon we haven't seen him in church in awhile."
"He's doing fine Mrs. McGreggor he just has a lot of things going on. Now if you will excuse us we have to be leaving now." Annie replied, and pulled at Lucy's arm.
When they were in the car Lucy asked, "Mom you're worried about Simon aren't you?"
Annie nodded, "Yeah I am. He's friends with people I haven't met, nor does he ever want me to meet I'm sure. He's out at all hours, he breaks curfew, he's grades aren't going down but you know Simon he can pull any A off without studying. I don't know what to do with him anymore."
"He'll be OK I'm sure Mom."
"After seeing everything Mary went through I don't want to see another child go through it too."
"He's not old enough to get into as much trouble as Mary did. Mary was out of school and not going to college and had to have a job. It won't be as bad as Mary I'm sure."
"I don't know if I can last 4 more months of this Mom." Lucy sighed drying her hands off and rubbing her back.
Annie laughed, "Luce you barely look like you're 3 months pregnant let 5 and you're complaining."
"Mom are you and Dad sure about me living here?"
"Lucy we've been over this, we would love for you to live with us."
"But I feel like I am taking advantage of the situation."
"Lucy you are doing no such thing. I know you will pull your weight. You have already insisted on paying rent, and when you aren't at work you watch Sam and David, and you cook and clean. If anything Lucy we are taking advantage of this situation."
Lucy smiled weakly but her face had gone pale.
"Luce are you feeling OK? Do you want to lie down?"
"I don't know Mom, I don't feel so well all of a sudden." With those words Lucy doubled over clutching her stomach. Lucy looked up with tear-filled eyes before doubling over again, "Mom something's wrong."
1. Matt is a pediatric oncologist, if you don't know what that is you will learn later in the story.
2. After seeing this weeks episode of 7th Heaven 2/25/02 and this story was started before this Sara is now in it, but before Matt's wife's name was Stacey and she was a teacher so if something's seem kind of off that's why.
3. Also as for ages I may be a bit off, especially with Matt and Sara not going off to Columbia like they should. So please bear with me, I wasn't even thinking.
Lucy sat up in bed and looked down on Robby just as he was waking. "Lucy I…" Robby muttered blushing slightly.
"Robby believe me I know what we did was stupid." Lucy exclaimed. "I mean God you and Joy are engaged, you love her she loves you it was stupid. This is the biggest mistake either one of us has made." Lucy jumped up pulling her robe on.
"Do you think?" Lucy mistook Robby's hurt for sarcasm.
"Thanks Robby that's a wake up call. You need to go. Everyone is going to be back from that over night retreat soon. God I don't even want to think what they will say if they found out. I mean with you and Mary's history and everything…Oh my God they…You have to get out…" Lucy said pushing Robby out of bed. Robby made his way out of Lucy's room with Lucy right behind him, as Robby walked into his room he heard the bathroom door open and slam shut.
Lucy let the hot water run over her body. God she didn't understand how this had happened, she and Robby had been arguing after she had gotten back from a date the night before. The guy had been a jerk, Lucy knew it, and Robby was trying to warn her. But more than Lucy wanted to admit she was hurt when Robby told her about his engagement to Joy. Things had just happened as much as Lucy hated to admit it.
"Lucy are you feeling all right you have been picking at your food all evening." Annie pointed out at dinner that same night.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just had a bad night last night." Lucy sighed, pushing around the stew on her plate.
"Didn't your date go well?" Eric asked.
"Well no it didn't. But Robby and I got in a fight last night." Lucy felt the tears well up in her eyes, Robby and Lucy had avoided each other all day, and he hadn't come down for dinner.
"What about?" Even though Mary had moved back in and then out of the house again she still came to dinner most nights. Actually the whole family was at the dinner table, Annie, Eric, the twins, Ruthie, Simon, Mary and Matt.
"Just stuff." Lucy waved it off.
"Robby glad you decided to join us for dinner." Annie announced as Robby appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Actually I didn't." Robby said moving so that the family could see the suitcase he carried.
"Are you going somewhere Robby?" Eric asked.
"I'm moving out. I don't mean to spring this on you. But I decided now, especially with Joy and I getting married in a couple months and everything I need to grow up and support myself."
"Robby if this has anything to do with you and Lucy fighting I'm sure you can work it out." Eric said standing up, dropping his napkin and looking back and forth between Lucy and Robby, who were staring intently at each other.
Robby broke the contact first, "Lucy just helped me realize that I'm a grown up now. I'm getting married I need to start concentrating on Joy and I." As Robby left the kitchen everyone was silent as they heard the door slam. The only sound was Lucy's chair scraping against the floor as she rushed out the same way that Robby had gone.
Lucy watched Robby's car drive away into the darkness and she sank down on the steps surrendering to her tears.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid." Lucy sat on the bathroom toilet seat pounding her head with her fists.
"Lucy are you almost done in there?" Simon asked pounding on the bathroom door. "Matt, Sara, Wilson and Mary are going to be here in 15 minutes."
"Thanks Simon!" Lucy's voice sounded stronger than she felt.
"Hey Luce are you feeling OK?" Mary asked at dinner that night
"Lucy's had the flu." Annie sighed, "I'm surprised the whole families not sick."
Mary nodded, "So have you guys talked to Robby lately?"
"Yeah." Eric nodded, "He stopped by to see me today actually and he and Joy got married 2 weeks ago, I guess the day after he moved out. And he and Joy are moving to New York tomorrow actually. Joy got a job offer there."
"Good for them." Mary nodded.
Lucy jumped up from the table and ran tot he bathroom.
"You guys stay here we'll go check on Lucy." Annie and Eric both jumped up.
Both Annie and Eric stood in the hallway as they listened to Lucy throw up.
"You don't think she's…"
"Lucy? Our Lucy? Eric no way." Annie exclaimed. "It's just the flu. It is flu season after all. Besides she hasn't had any steady boyfriends. I think the last guy that she went out with was that guy she and Robby disagreed on."
"Mom? Dad?" Lucy appeared in the hallway.
"Lucy sweetie are you OK? Maybe you should go back to bed." Annie suggested feeling Lucy's forehead.
"No, Mom, I'm fine. But I think I need to talk to everyone. Will you meet me downstairs?"
"Sure Luce. No problem." Eric said putting a hang on the small of Annie's back.
"Is Lucy OK?" Lucy heard Matt ask when she stood at the top of the stairs.
"I think so…" Annie's words were cautious.
"She says she has something she needs to tell all of us." Eric added.
Lucy choose then to make her entrance, "There is something I need to talk to you guys about.
"I should probably go." Wilson said standing up embarrassed.
"Yeah me too." Sara agreed.
"No you guys go ahead and stay." Lucy blushed tears filling her eyes, well I might as well come out and say it. I'm pregnant."
"Lucy Camden, you're what?"
"Who's the guy?" Matt asked cracking his knuckles.
"No one." Lucy shook her head sadly.
"It can't be no one because if there wasn't we wouldn't be here having this conversation!" Eric's face was read with anger.
"That's why you and Robby were fighting because he knew you were sleeping with some guy." Simon exclaimed.
"Robby knew all right." Lucy cried.
"Lucy how could you, how could you be so irresponsible." Annie yelled.
"You ruined your life." Eric cried, "I hope it was worth it." Eric dropped his napkin and was about to leave the room.
"How can you be so hypocritical?" Lucy asked tears streaming down her face. "Over the years I have watched you be the support for one pregnant girl or the other. It thought you would support me!" With those words Lucy ran out the back door.
"I'll go after her." Mary jumped up.
"Reverend Camden, Mrs. Camden if I can give you a word of advice?" Wilson asked forcing his voice to remain even. "Don't alienate Lucy, she needs you now more than ever. Support her, or you'll lose her forever." With those words Wilson went after Mary and Lucy.
"It's not because Robby knew you were sleeping with some guy that he left is it?" Mary asked.
"No, but don't tell Mom and Dad, please. I don't want them disappointed in him."
"You and Robby…" Mary let her sentence trail at her sisters nod, "Well I will always be here for you." Mary whispered hugging Lucy.
"Mary, Lucy mind if I join you?" Wilson called softly from the back porch.
"Yeah Wilson were out here." Lucy sniffed.
"You OK?" Wilson asked rubbing Lucy's shoulders.
"How can you even ask me that?" Lucy asked, "My family hates me."
"Luce they don't hate you." Mary insisted.
"Lucy, Mary and I were going tot ell everyone tonight but you spilled your news first. We're getting married."
"Really?" Lucy asked looking towards Mary at her nod she burst back into tears, "I'm sorry!"
"Wow! Calm down!" Mary exclaimed, "It's no problem."
"Really Lucy it isn't." Wilson added, "But if things get to crazy here for you, you are welcome to move in with Mary and me."
"Really?" Lucy asked.
"Of course Luce, I'm your sister. I'll always be here for you. I promise."
"Thanks Mary."
The next week was probably the worst Lucy had ever had. The only people who weren't treating Lucy differently were Sam and David, the twins were still to young to know what was going on. Eric and Annie weren't speaking to Lucy. Eric was spending more time than ever at church, and Annie seemed to have everything spotless, and was always at school before and after the time she actually taught. Simon never seemed to be home, he had his license and spent all day after school and until curfew out. Ruthy seemed to be unsure of what to do, she was torn between loyalty to her parents and loyalty to her sister.
Sunday morning dawned without Lucy being woken up like she usually was by Simon, David or Ruthy. Glancing at the clock Lucy jumped up rushing around and getting dressed. If she was going to make amends with her parents going to church would be a very good start.
But morning sickness kicked in and she had spent all her time in the church bathroom
Lucy walked into service at the end of it. Just in time to hear her dad say,
We all have to learn to forgive people's mistakes. It's not our responsibility to punish people for their sins. Let God deal with your mistakes and others give them all to God. I want you to think about this through out the week." As Eric said those words he caught Lucy's eye and smiled.
"Dad I'm so sorry." Lucy said when they were home after church.
"Lucy I was serious, you made a mistake, yes, but it's not my job to condemn you. I love you, and it's my job to support you." Eric hugged Lucy and kissed her on the forehead.
"Lucy your Dad's right. You just took us by surprise. It will be nice having a grandchild." Annie said entering the kitchen and joining the three, hugging Lucy also and kissing her forehead.
"Lucy do you want to know what you are going to have?" Dr. Myers asked coming into the room in early November.
Lucy twirled a strand of hair, and she looked towards Annie, "I think I do want to know."
"Well OK then you are going to have a girl." Dr. Myers smiled.
"A girl!" Lucy clapped her hands. "Mom I'm going to have a baby girl." Annie hugged Lucy and nodded. "But she's healthy right? My baby girl is healthy?"
"As far as I can tell. You're having Hank deliver the baby right?" Dr. Myers asked.
Lucy nodded, "Yeah. He's my uncle, and he delivered my twin brothers. I trust him."
"Good. Well that's about all we need for this visit. Talk to the receptionist I want to see you again soon though."
Lucy nodded as she hopped of the examination table. "OK thanks Dr. Myers."
"Lucy I just can't get over the fact that you are pregnant." Alexis McGreggor gushed later the same day when Annie and Lucy were in the grocery store. "You are so tiny. How many months pregnant are you again?"
Lucy blushed, "4."
Alexis shook her head and clucked, "You are one of those people who looks absolutely adorable pregnant."
"Thanks Mrs. McGreggor."
"That outfit is adorable. You probably won't ever have to wear maternity clothes."
Lucy flushed an even darker red when Annie cut in, "Lucy is one of the lucky ones. But we better get home. I left the twins with Mary and Wilson and I'm sure they are going crazy by now."
"Their wedding was truly beautiful. I don't know if I got to thank them properly for inviting me." Mrs. McGreggor continued to gush. "I'm so glad to see that Mary's got her life all straightened out. I was so afraid that she was going to ruin her life completely."
"Well it has been a year and a half since she came back from Buffalo." Annie replied.
"And how is Simon we haven't seen him in church in awhile."
"He's doing fine Mrs. McGreggor he just has a lot of things going on. Now if you will excuse us we have to be leaving now." Annie replied, and pulled at Lucy's arm.
When they were in the car Lucy asked, "Mom you're worried about Simon aren't you?"
Annie nodded, "Yeah I am. He's friends with people I haven't met, nor does he ever want me to meet I'm sure. He's out at all hours, he breaks curfew, he's grades aren't going down but you know Simon he can pull any A off without studying. I don't know what to do with him anymore."
"He'll be OK I'm sure Mom."
"After seeing everything Mary went through I don't want to see another child go through it too."
"He's not old enough to get into as much trouble as Mary did. Mary was out of school and not going to college and had to have a job. It won't be as bad as Mary I'm sure."
"I don't know if I can last 4 more months of this Mom." Lucy sighed drying her hands off and rubbing her back.
Annie laughed, "Luce you barely look like you're 3 months pregnant let 5 and you're complaining."
"Mom are you and Dad sure about me living here?"
"Lucy we've been over this, we would love for you to live with us."
"But I feel like I am taking advantage of the situation."
"Lucy you are doing no such thing. I know you will pull your weight. You have already insisted on paying rent, and when you aren't at work you watch Sam and David, and you cook and clean. If anything Lucy we are taking advantage of this situation."
Lucy smiled weakly but her face had gone pale.
"Luce are you feeling OK? Do you want to lie down?"
"I don't know Mom, I don't feel so well all of a sudden." With those words Lucy doubled over clutching her stomach. Lucy looked up with tear-filled eyes before doubling over again, "Mom something's wrong."