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.
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.
