Angry All The Time
Chapter 15/?
A 7th Heaven fan fic by Lucky Star

WARNING: Read at your own risk, as this story has been saddled with domestic abuse and abusive Kevin labels since the very first chapter…So far we have seen Kevin's abuse mostly from a distance. This chapter will bring the reader right into the middle of the action…

Chapter 15: Ruthie's Arrival

He noticed the car when it turned onto the street, and squinted to see against the glaring sun. He had a feeling he knew, even before he identified the driver, that it was Ruthie Camden. No, not Camden. Ferris? No, Ferris was her first husband. Burrows, that was it. Ruthie Burrows. So hard to remember the names when the faces were a blur in a long forgotten memory.

He crouched low in the cover of the shrubs lining the driveway, as close to the house as he dared to go. He just wanted to get a good look at her, to see for himself the smooth womanly curves she had developed over the years. He had always known Ruthie Camden would grow up to be a beautiful woman.

She got out of the car and fanned her hair out by raking her fingers through the massive curls. The sight of her full rounded breasts caused a sudden current of warmth and a jolt of pleasure that seemed to spread outward from his very core.

Ruthie walked around the back end of the car, and seemed to be headed right toward him. She had a better body than Lucy, more solid and study, and yet so wonderfully feminine. He closed his eyes for a moment to indulge in a little fantasy. He imagined Ruthie Camden naked, laying on the bed, her body aching for his touch.

The sudden outbreak of a small child's temper shocked him out of his thoughts. He blinked and refocused his eyes on the Ruthie in front of him. She couldn't be more than ten or twelve feet from him.

She lifted the little brat out of the car and put her on her feet. "Don't move," Ruthie shook a finger at the little girl, then leaned back inside the car, kicking one leg out for balance as she rooted around looking for something. Some toy the kid dropped, probably, which would explain the scream that ruined Kevin's fantasy.

Kevin licked his lips and put his right hand over his crotch to shift things around in there. He couldn't help that the sight of Ruthie's soft, sweet, pear shaped ass made him all hot and sweaty. And horny. He was tempted to jump out and grab her, drag her into the woods, and take his pleasure from her.

Instead he pulled out his police badge, turned it just right to catch the sun, and the little girl's attention. The child grinned and reached for the reflection of the light. Kevin smiled at her and held the badge out, knowing she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of going after the source of the light.

She ran to him like an old friend, and Kevin moved out of the shrubbery to catch his niece in his arms. "Aren't you just the prettiest little thing?"

His words caught Ruthie's attention, and she slowly rose out of the car. A rainbow of emotion splashed across her face. First fear, then shock and recognition, and fear once more.

She held her arms out, as a man surrendering, to show she had no weapon and meant no harm. Kevin smirked at her, his lip curling up slightly. "Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in."

Ruthie chanced a glance toward the house, as if she expected Simon to appear suddenly and fly to her rescue. Kevin only laughed and shifted Ariel to his other hip.

"Let her go, please. Take me."

Kevin shook his head, his legs spread slightly in cop-stance. "She's a hostage. Aren't you, little one?"

Ariel twisted in his arms, reaching for her mother.

"What do you want?" Ruthie stared at him, focused on his face so she wouldn't see the fear in Ariel's eyes. "I'll do anything. Just please don't hurt my baby."

Kevin reached up and smoothed a trendil of baby curls against Ariel's forehead. "Go inside and get my wife. I'll negotiate with her. Only her."

"You're crazy if you think I'd send Lucy out here to talk to you," Simon came around from the front of the house. He, like Ruthie, held his arms out to show he was empty-handed.

"Stay where you are, Camden," Kevin warned.

"Ungle Si-man!" Ariel yelped and struggled against Kevin. Kevin tightened his hold on her, which made her yell in protest. Kevin jerked her hard to his other hip and clamped his hand on her mouth.

Ruthie moved forward, driven by a mother's instinct to protect her child. Simon caught her arm and pulled her back. "Don't give him a reason to hurt her," he hissed in Ruthie's ear. "As long as you cooperate, he won't risk it."

"I want to see my wife!" Kevin growled. "It doesn't have to be this way, you know. I'll let the kid go when my wife comes out here."

"Let her go now." Simon demanded. Kevin laughed. Simon released Ruthie's arm and took a step toward Kevin. "She's just a child. What are you going to do with a child, Kevin? She's going to get hungry and she'll need her diaper changed. You don't want to be bothered with all that. Let her go and take me. I can do things for you that she can't."

Kevin's eyebrows arched with interest. "Oh really? What are you suggesting?"

Simon took another step, putting him just beyond arm's reach. "Anything you want. I'll do anything you want. Just put Ariel down."

Kevin turned, paced a few steps in the opposite direction. "I'll take you and keep her. For negotiation purposes, you understand."

Simon nodded, admitting defeat. He knew Kevin knew exactly what he was doing. Kevin was a cop, he had worked not only hostage situations, but kidnappings as well, from the outside in. This time he would be the mastermind behind the crime, and he knew how the police would handle the case, if they were called in, which would be almost pointless in Glen Oak, since Kevin knew at least half the force.

"Okay." Simon slumped his shoulders and joined Kevin's side.

"Don't try anything stupid, Camden."

"I won't risk having you hurt my niece. Ruthie, go inside and get Lucy. Tell Tory to take the kids to Mom and Dad's."

"Simon…" Ruthie started, but a look from Simon silenced her. She took one last look at her daughter then headed around to the front door.

"Hey, punkin," Simon smiled at Ariel. "How's my girl? Don't worry, sweetheart. Everything's going to be just fine."

"That remains to be seen, doesn't it?" Kevin sneered. "There's a bag over there," he pointed to the trees where he had kept camp watching over the house since Lucy arrived in Glen Oak. "My handcuffs are in it."


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End chapter 15. So, what do you think now? I thought Kevin was going to attack Ruthie which is why I wrote her into chapter 14. When I actually sat down to write, it came out much dofferent than I imagined. But I like it! I hope you do too! Let me know what you think! Thanks! Lucky Star (JJsLuckyStar@aol.com)