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 Fifteen- The Power of Prayer
The next morning the whole Camden clan stood in front of the church, greeting its parishioners. Lucy and Simon both watched for Jennifer, but when she didn't come they became worried Ruthie, Annie and Eric were reluctant to start without her. Reverend Camden was worried now, but he couldn't let it show. He started his sermon.
"Let us pray..."
Jennifer woke up that morning and looked at her clock, 6:30. She had time to get ready for church, but she already decided she wasn't going. Jen had a job to do today, and it wasn't waitressing. She started packing and unpacking, deciding what things were most valuable to her. I want to have this ready to go, she thought, if I need to make a quick get-away. Jennifer knew that the quick get-away was fast approaching.
"I would like to close our service today with a silent prayer for someone most of us know. She needs our help and our prayers right now so that she can make the right decisions in her life." Reverend Camden spoke as he bowed his head. The service ended and people began filing out. Lucy walked up to Simon.
"I wonder what happened with Jen; she didn't show at all." Lucy said, looking at him.
"Yeah I know. Maybe she got roped into working or something. That must be it."
"Yeah, that's it. I bet there'll be a message on our answering machine at home saying that she's sorry."
"I hope so." Simon said. He couldn't help but feel like something was terribly wrong, he could sense it. But he followed the rest of the family out to the car and went home, not giving it a second thought.
When the Camdens got home there was no message on the answering machine. This struck Simon as odd, but he figured that Jennifer would explain tomorrow. He knew that she wouldn't just dump him, not after she kissed him like that.
After dinner Simon, Lucy and Ruthie helped clear the dishes. Annie and Eric decided that they needed to tell Lucy that they knew the truth.
"Lucy. Ruthie. Could you two come into the living room for a minute." Eric said as he and Annie walked out of the kitchen. Both Ruthie and Lucy followed and sat down on the couch.
"Lucy, first of all, we want you to know that we aren't mad at you, and that you shouldn't be mad at Ruthie," Annie started, before continuing, "we know about Jennifer's past." Those words knocked the wind out of Lucy, completely. For two weeks she had been wanting so bad to tell them, even feeling guilty for not doing it. But now the weight had been lifted, she turned to Ruthie.
"I'm sorry Luce, I had to. I know how much you care about Jen, and so does everyone else. I wanted to get Mom and Dad to help her."
"Ruthie, I'm not mad. I'm glad that you told." She turned to her parents, "I wanted to tell you both more than anything, but I didn't want to risk Jennifer hating me. She's my best friend."
"We know Luce; we care about her too. I went and talked to her last night. She seemed very upset but promised me that she would go to Sgt. Michaels herself. But if I don't hear from him this week I'll go and talk to him myself." Lucy knew that Jennifer wouldn't do that, even if she did promise her father. Lucy would have to talk her into it, which wouldn't be easy since she was probably upset that Lucy told their secret. But Lucy was her only shot, her last hope.
That night Ruthie was walking on eggshells. She just didn't know if Lucy was really okay with her telling or not. She crawled into bed without saying a word.
"Ruthie, stop being so quiet, okay? It's freaky. Besides, I'm not mad at you."
"Are you sure? I thought you would be really mad at me for telling."
"No way Ruthie, Listen to me," Lucy said as she sat down next to her sister, "You had more courage than I had. I wanted to tell, and I knew I should, but I didn't. Now that you told Mom and Dad, Jennifer might be safe. You might have saved her life."
"Really, you think so?"
"I know so." Lucy hugged her sister, "Now go to sleep."
"Goodnight Lucy."
"Goodnight Ruthie."
**************************************************************************** ******* Thanks to those who review. And to those who don't.........please do!!! I need some encouragment, I'm debating a sequel to this story. This one still has a few chapters left though. Review Please!!!!!
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 Fifteen- The Power of Prayer
The next morning the whole Camden clan stood in front of the church, greeting its parishioners. Lucy and Simon both watched for Jennifer, but when she didn't come they became worried Ruthie, Annie and Eric were reluctant to start without her. Reverend Camden was worried now, but he couldn't let it show. He started his sermon.
"Let us pray..."
Jennifer woke up that morning and looked at her clock, 6:30. She had time to get ready for church, but she already decided she wasn't going. Jen had a job to do today, and it wasn't waitressing. She started packing and unpacking, deciding what things were most valuable to her. I want to have this ready to go, she thought, if I need to make a quick get-away. Jennifer knew that the quick get-away was fast approaching.
"I would like to close our service today with a silent prayer for someone most of us know. She needs our help and our prayers right now so that she can make the right decisions in her life." Reverend Camden spoke as he bowed his head. The service ended and people began filing out. Lucy walked up to Simon.
"I wonder what happened with Jen; she didn't show at all." Lucy said, looking at him.
"Yeah I know. Maybe she got roped into working or something. That must be it."
"Yeah, that's it. I bet there'll be a message on our answering machine at home saying that she's sorry."
"I hope so." Simon said. He couldn't help but feel like something was terribly wrong, he could sense it. But he followed the rest of the family out to the car and went home, not giving it a second thought.
When the Camdens got home there was no message on the answering machine. This struck Simon as odd, but he figured that Jennifer would explain tomorrow. He knew that she wouldn't just dump him, not after she kissed him like that.
After dinner Simon, Lucy and Ruthie helped clear the dishes. Annie and Eric decided that they needed to tell Lucy that they knew the truth.
"Lucy. Ruthie. Could you two come into the living room for a minute." Eric said as he and Annie walked out of the kitchen. Both Ruthie and Lucy followed and sat down on the couch.
"Lucy, first of all, we want you to know that we aren't mad at you, and that you shouldn't be mad at Ruthie," Annie started, before continuing, "we know about Jennifer's past." Those words knocked the wind out of Lucy, completely. For two weeks she had been wanting so bad to tell them, even feeling guilty for not doing it. But now the weight had been lifted, she turned to Ruthie.
"I'm sorry Luce, I had to. I know how much you care about Jen, and so does everyone else. I wanted to get Mom and Dad to help her."
"Ruthie, I'm not mad. I'm glad that you told." She turned to her parents, "I wanted to tell you both more than anything, but I didn't want to risk Jennifer hating me. She's my best friend."
"We know Luce; we care about her too. I went and talked to her last night. She seemed very upset but promised me that she would go to Sgt. Michaels herself. But if I don't hear from him this week I'll go and talk to him myself." Lucy knew that Jennifer wouldn't do that, even if she did promise her father. Lucy would have to talk her into it, which wouldn't be easy since she was probably upset that Lucy told their secret. But Lucy was her only shot, her last hope.
That night Ruthie was walking on eggshells. She just didn't know if Lucy was really okay with her telling or not. She crawled into bed without saying a word.
"Ruthie, stop being so quiet, okay? It's freaky. Besides, I'm not mad at you."
"Are you sure? I thought you would be really mad at me for telling."
"No way Ruthie, Listen to me," Lucy said as she sat down next to her sister, "You had more courage than I had. I wanted to tell, and I knew I should, but I didn't. Now that you told Mom and Dad, Jennifer might be safe. You might have saved her life."
"Really, you think so?"
"I know so." Lucy hugged her sister, "Now go to sleep."
"Goodnight Lucy."
"Goodnight Ruthie."
**************************************************************************** ******* Thanks to those who review. And to those who don't.........please do!!! I need some encouragment, I'm debating a sequel to this story. This one still has a few chapters left though. Review Please!!!!!
