Title- Trust and Friendship

Author- Bev_and_David_Fan aka Theresa Disclaimer- I don't own any of the 7th Heaven characters, please don't sue cause you won't get much!!! Timeframe- This is set between Episode 99 and One Hundred, after Robbie moved in and Mary went to Buffalo.

Characters- This mainly a Lucy/Simon fic. With lots of Annie, Eric and Ruthie. And of course Jennifer!

Chapter Eight- When The Night Gets Cold...

"Jennifer, Jennifer!" Lucy yelled as she ran down the sidewalk towards her. When she got there she kneeled down, taking the young girl in her arms.

"Are you okay?" She said frantically, almost in tears.

"I'm all right Luce, just a few cuts and scrapes." Jen said, looking at her scraped up hands from hitting the pavement.

"Who was that? Did you know him?" Jen didn't answer, and looked away.

"Jennifer, you do know him. We need to tell someone. You're in danger."

"No, Lucy. No. I'll be all right." Jen said, standing up with her friend's help.

"Get in my car. I'll take you back to the Diner." Both girls got in and they started the drive to the Diner. Neither one said a word. When Lucy parked the car by the curb, Jen could see tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Oh Luce, please don't cry. I'm fine, really."

"I'm so worried about you Jen. What if he comes back? We need to tell someone, anyone. My parents would be able to help. If you would just let me try."

"NO! Didn't I make it perfectly clear before! My mom already found out where I am, and sent him here! If I tell anyone else and he finds out...I don't want to think about what will happen to me." Lucy hugged Jen, trying to calm her fears. They hugged for a long time.

"Please Luce. You promised." Jen said in-between sobs.

"I know, I know. Shh, everything will be all right. I'll figure something out."

"Thank you Lucy. I'm glad I can trust you."

Jen let her friend go and hurried into the Diner, and apologized to Mr. Fredrickson for her tardiness. He yelled at her alittle, but cut her some slack when he noticed she had been crying. Jen was sent back to do the dishes for the rest of the night.

Lucy couldn't take her mind off of the days events. First, Jennifer and Simon had fought, then her and Simon. Before she had left the most important thing to her was making sure Simon and Jennifer became friends again. Now, she was worried about her friends life. She needed to do something, even if it meant Jennifer would be mad at her. What it would be, she didn't know.

*********************************************************************** I know this one is short, but I meant to do that!!! Hehe, sorry it took so long to update this time, damn term paper. Anyway, thanks for all of the positive reviews, please keep doing so! I hope this chapter is the quality of the previous ones. New chapter coming soon!!!