Author's note: This is an extra long chapter, but due to the fact that I uploaded three chapters on my other story, this story got three as well. I usually only do two a day. Also, I do not know Matt's middle name, I'm not sure if it's ever been mentioned or not, so I made up the middle name. If anyone knows it, give it to me in a review and I'll get it changed. Also, as this story is a Work in Progress currently, I still have to finish it, so this may be all you get for the time being, since I am working on two others and just got an idea for a third. I will also get those posted up as soon as possible.

Disclaimer: Don't own em, don't want to own em, Hampton and Spelling and Co. own them, not making a profit, nor do I want so do not sure. Least you'll get is a wad of gum and a few pennies. Need I keep saying this?
"Mom! Your back." he said, surprised as he ran into his mother on

the stairs. She smiled and kissed his forehead. "Hi Matt." she said. He

groaned. "Mo-om!" he stressed, as Shana stiffled a giggle. He shot a

glare at her and she stopped. "Why are you so surprised to see me?"

she asked him. He sighed. "Just gather everyone into the living room.

I need to tell everyone something important." he said, as he and Shana

went into the living room. He saw his parents and siblings sitting there,

all looking confused. Except for Mary. She looked calmer then the rest

of the family. "Matt? What is this about?" Eric asked. Matt sighed

and looked at Shana. "Uh, I don't know how to say this, but the other

night when I said I was at John's, I had actually stayed at Shana's

apartment that night." he said. "And?" Annie asked, cleary suspecting

that something else had happened. "And well, something happened

between the two of us that night." he said. "Something...like what?"

Lucy asked. Shana picked up from there. "You see, we had thought

nothing happened. I woke up that morning, Matt had made breakfast

and packed the rest of my stuff, then he took a shower. It was an

innocent night. But I ended up getting sick during breakfast and

neither of us could figure out why it came on so suddenly." she

explained, pausing for a breath. Annie gasped. "Oh God, no. Please

don't say what I think you are going to say." she said. Mary smiled

shyly at Shana. Shana sighed and continued. "Anyway, I kicked Matt

out early that morning because I wasn't feeling good. Then I left for

the airport, but not before going to the store. Well, to make a long

story short, I guess something more did happen between us then we

thought." she finished. Matt nodded. "It was an accident. We didn't

intend for this to happen, and neither of us even remember it

happening." he started. Annie shook her head. "An accident? Matt,

how can you accidently sleep with someone? You either do or you

don't, but you can't accidently." she proclaimed. "It's not like we

intended for anything to happen. We don't even remember doing it!"

he cried. Eric shook his head. "It makes no difference, Matt. After

everything we've taught you. I've preached and preached to you that

sex before marriage is a sin, and then you go and do it anyway. I'm

disappointed in you." he said. Mary stood up then. "Well, I'm not. I

think Matt and Shana are both brave enough to even have come told

us. When Matt first told me, he was scared to death of telling you. We

both knew how you react. But I convinced him to get together with

Shana and tell you." she said. "You told Mary but not the rest of us?"

Lucy said. Ruthie didn't understand what was going on. All she

understand was that her big brother was getting yelled at for

something. He nodded. "Yes Luce. I'm sorry but I trusted Mary more

than the rest of you, and I knew she wouldn't tell. You have a tendency

of not being able to keep secrets." he told her. "Mommy?" Ruthie

asked softly. "Yes sweetheart?" she asked the little girl. "Why are

you yelling at Matt? Is he in trouble?" she asked. Eric looked at his

daughter. "Yes Ruthie, Matt is in trouble. And he will be for awhile.

But it's nothing that can't be sorted out in time." he told her. By this

time, Mary, Lucy and Simon had all gone back to their rooms. Ruthie

was the only still there. "Ruthie, can you go to your room, or go play

with one of your sisters or your brother." Annie asked her. Ruthie

shook her head. "I want to stay." she said. Matt sighed and looked at

Ruthie. "Ruthie, if you listen to Mom, I'll take you out to get some ice

cream later." he told her. She nodded and ran to her room. Annie

frowned at her son. "Bribing your little sister. Good one. I hope your

going to treat your own kid better than that." she said. Shana turned

and ran out of the room then. Matt just glared at his parents. "See

what you made Shana do? I have half a mind to just pack up tonight

and follow her back to New York and not even finish this term at

Crawford. It'd be a lot better than sticking around here." he cried, not

knowing that Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie were listening to the whole

conversation. Eric breathed in and out, trying to calm himself. He had

just recently had a heart attack, and he wasn't supposed to get

stressed out. He waited a few minutes before he spoke again. "Your

going to finish the term at Crawford. I'm not bending over backward

to pay for your tuition with the money we don't even have to just have

you drop out half way through." he said. "I might as well. I can

understand you blaming me, but to put the blame on Shana is

ridiculous. So I think I am going to go with her when she leaves in the

morning." he said, starting to walk out of the living room. "Matthew

James Camden, take one more step out of this room and it will be the

last time you step foot in it." Eric said calmly. Matt stopped. He was

hardly ever called by his full name, even when he was in trouble. He

turned around slowly so as not to make anyone else mad. "Dad,

listen-" he said, but Eric held up a hand. "No. You listen to me. I don't

care if you follow Shana to New York. Nobody is putting blame on

her, or on you. We're just upset at the news, is all. Like I said, I don't

care if you follow Shana to New York, but you will wait until the term

is over. I am not going to keep paying your tuition if you are not going

to attend any classes. Do you understand me?" he asked. Matt

nodded. "Yes sir." he said. "Good. Now go see how Shana is doing.

And make sure Simon and your sisters are ok, I believe they were

listening in on everything we said." he told his son. Matt nodded. He

couldn't find Shana, he figured she had already left.