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Summary: As Valentine's Day approaches in the year 2007, Ruthie tries to avoid peer pressure when Peter wants to go a little farther than 'just kissing'.
Living in the Moment
Chapter: 1/?
Only Seventeen
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Ruthie sat with Peter at his kitchen table. Mrs. Petrowski was still at work, so the two had some time to themselves. If they had stayed at the Camdens', that would have been out of the question.
The two teens were both seventeen now, and Valentine's day was rapidly approaching. They had been in love since they were twelve- thirteen- years old. Peter had thought that for this Valentine's Day they should do something...memorable. He hadn't told Ruthie this yet, because he was afraid that she would say 'no' and break up with him. Peter didn't want that.
"I still can't believe they did that! Just because I was five measly minutes past curfew, they took away my driving privileges for two weeks!" Ruthie complained. She and Peter had been on a date last night, and they had both lost track of time.
"It does seem a little unfair." Peter agreed with his girlfriend. Then he got an idea. If Ruthie was angry enough with her parents, maybe she would share V-day with him the way he wanted her to. Peter saw her anger as an opportunity.
"I was thinking..." Peter began.
Ruthie smiled a little. "Didn't hurt yourself, I hope."
Peter ginned. "Very funny. Anyway, I was thinking....for Valentine's you and I could..." Peter let the sentence trail, hoping that Ruthie would catch on. She did.
Ruthie's smile faded slightly. She began to shake her head. "Peter, uh-uh."
Peter felt disappointed. "Why not? We've been together for almost five years now, Ruthie."
"We're *seventeen*, Peter Petrowski." Ruthie stated firmly.
"I know," Peter was about to drop the subject, when another thought came to mind. "It'll make you're parents angry."
Ruthie didn't smile. "Even if we did, I wouldn't just go skipping up to them and say, 'Peter and I had sex'!"
"Well, no, but *you'll* know you did it." Peter tried to persuade her once more.
"But why, Pete?" Ruthie asked.
"Because I love you." Peter answered.
"Well, I love you, too, but teenage sex isn't the way to go about it."
Peter sighed. He turned back to his homework, which sat in front of him.
Ruthie watched Peter a while longer before turning back to her own page of math problems that still screamed to be answered.
A few more minutes passed in silence. Uncomfortable silence. Then Peter spoke.
"You won't even *think* about it?" he asked.
"Peter." Ruthie whined.
"But it feels like you don't love me because you won't...do it...with me."
"You *know* I love you."
"But didn't Simon and Cecilia have sex when they were our age?"
"No. They almost did, but they were stupid and went to my parents before they actually did anything." Ruthie explained.
"What about Lucy?"
"She wanted to see if Jordan was attracted to her. And she was fifteen, and they didn't do *anything*."
"But why don't you want to? I know I'm going to marry you anyway, so why wait?!"
"Because it's wrong!" Ruthie was dangerously close to yelling.
"But I want to share something special with you now. I don't want to have to wait!"
Ruthie took a deep breath to calm herself down before speaking again. "Peter, I don't want to discuss this with you anymore."
"Why not?!" Peter was still pretty upset over this. "Don't you love me?"
"Of course I do. You know that."
"Prove it." Peter challenged.
Ruthie glared at Peter, but stayed silent, before turning, yet again, to her math homework.
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A/N: I don't know why I'm posting this. I wrote it out last night...and I thought it would be interesting. I dunno. Anywho, please REVIEW it. I wanna know what ya think. Also, I updated Precious Memories yesterday. Only ONE person reviewed it! I'm sad. Where have all my reviewers gone? Oh, well.
Ciao,
Carrie
Summary: As Valentine's Day approaches in the year 2007, Ruthie tries to avoid peer pressure when Peter wants to go a little farther than 'just kissing'.
Living in the Moment
Chapter: 1/?
Only Seventeen
-----------------
Ruthie sat with Peter at his kitchen table. Mrs. Petrowski was still at work, so the two had some time to themselves. If they had stayed at the Camdens', that would have been out of the question.
The two teens were both seventeen now, and Valentine's day was rapidly approaching. They had been in love since they were twelve- thirteen- years old. Peter had thought that for this Valentine's Day they should do something...memorable. He hadn't told Ruthie this yet, because he was afraid that she would say 'no' and break up with him. Peter didn't want that.
"I still can't believe they did that! Just because I was five measly minutes past curfew, they took away my driving privileges for two weeks!" Ruthie complained. She and Peter had been on a date last night, and they had both lost track of time.
"It does seem a little unfair." Peter agreed with his girlfriend. Then he got an idea. If Ruthie was angry enough with her parents, maybe she would share V-day with him the way he wanted her to. Peter saw her anger as an opportunity.
"I was thinking..." Peter began.
Ruthie smiled a little. "Didn't hurt yourself, I hope."
Peter ginned. "Very funny. Anyway, I was thinking....for Valentine's you and I could..." Peter let the sentence trail, hoping that Ruthie would catch on. She did.
Ruthie's smile faded slightly. She began to shake her head. "Peter, uh-uh."
Peter felt disappointed. "Why not? We've been together for almost five years now, Ruthie."
"We're *seventeen*, Peter Petrowski." Ruthie stated firmly.
"I know," Peter was about to drop the subject, when another thought came to mind. "It'll make you're parents angry."
Ruthie didn't smile. "Even if we did, I wouldn't just go skipping up to them and say, 'Peter and I had sex'!"
"Well, no, but *you'll* know you did it." Peter tried to persuade her once more.
"But why, Pete?" Ruthie asked.
"Because I love you." Peter answered.
"Well, I love you, too, but teenage sex isn't the way to go about it."
Peter sighed. He turned back to his homework, which sat in front of him.
Ruthie watched Peter a while longer before turning back to her own page of math problems that still screamed to be answered.
A few more minutes passed in silence. Uncomfortable silence. Then Peter spoke.
"You won't even *think* about it?" he asked.
"Peter." Ruthie whined.
"But it feels like you don't love me because you won't...do it...with me."
"You *know* I love you."
"But didn't Simon and Cecilia have sex when they were our age?"
"No. They almost did, but they were stupid and went to my parents before they actually did anything." Ruthie explained.
"What about Lucy?"
"She wanted to see if Jordan was attracted to her. And she was fifteen, and they didn't do *anything*."
"But why don't you want to? I know I'm going to marry you anyway, so why wait?!"
"Because it's wrong!" Ruthie was dangerously close to yelling.
"But I want to share something special with you now. I don't want to have to wait!"
Ruthie took a deep breath to calm herself down before speaking again. "Peter, I don't want to discuss this with you anymore."
"Why not?!" Peter was still pretty upset over this. "Don't you love me?"
"Of course I do. You know that."
"Prove it." Peter challenged.
Ruthie glared at Peter, but stayed silent, before turning, yet again, to her math homework.
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A/N: I don't know why I'm posting this. I wrote it out last night...and I thought it would be interesting. I dunno. Anywho, please REVIEW it. I wanna know what ya think. Also, I updated Precious Memories yesterday. Only ONE person reviewed it! I'm sad. Where have all my reviewers gone? Oh, well.
Ciao,
Carrie