Eric kneeled down near his wife as he spoke to her.
"Annie, I'm sorry. I'm just more disappointed with Ruthie and I'm not being fair to you since your father is gone. We'll take care of Ruthie when we get home or after the arrangements have been made to say a final goodbye, okay." Eric tells her as he hugs her then they both get up. He holds her with his arm around her waist as she has her arm around his waist while they walk back to the house.
"So you won't put her up for adoption?"
"Nah. Just going to ground her till she gets social security." Eric replies as they giggle a little.
"But you do realize it is a little silly to ground her till she is 35 or even 65?"
"Yeah. But I don't want to talk about it." Eric responds as they get to the house then walk in.
They both went inside where Eric apologized and explained to Ginger his outburst which she forgave him for. After the guests left, they all tried to get some sleep. Charles would be flown into glen Oak for a funeral with his family and friends.
At the Camdens home-
"Ruthie, dad says you are on restriction, no friends, no Peter, no phone till further notice. Actually he said you are grounded till you are 35 years old."
"Oh." Ruthie responded quietly as Simon went upstairs to see what they were going to do with the sleeping arrangements.
"So maybe the twins can sleep in my room and I can sleep between them on the floor since the firefighters took out the bed and the mattress as a precaution?"
"Well, number 1, I think we can move one of your beds in here, two, have Sam sleep with you in your room since he had the nightmare with the sliding door open or they can sleep together with you on the floor if you don't mind. It's really up to you or them." Kevin said while Sam and David were playing with their toys.
"Sam, do you want to sleep with me in my room? David can sleep here and we'll have the sliding door open or do you want to sleep with David and I'll sleep on the floor between you guys?"
"I wanna sleep with David and you sleep with us." Sam says as David nodded his head.
"Okay. Let me go find a sleeping bag." Simon says as he leaves to go in the closet and gets the sleeping bag.
Few minutes later Simon comes back puts the sleeping bag in his room, gets ready for bed while Kevin went downstairs. Ruthie went upstairs to apologize to Sam and David then later went to bed. Lucy and Kevin said good night gave a hug to the twins as Lucy kissed her little brothers then they both left for bed. Sam and David slept on the two beds in Simon's room and Simon slept between them on the floor. Lucy and Kevin slept in Eric and Annie's room. Everyone in Glen Oak who knew Charles got very little sleep while Eric had his arm around Annie, holding her.
A few days later while Ruthie, Simon and the twins were in school, Lucy went to pick up her parents. Lou was requested by the family to have a hearse to pick up Charles' body from the airport. He would be taken to Eric's church for a memorial service then burial Saturday. Meanwhile those who knew Charles' would be staying at the hotel and Lucy dropped off Eric and Annie since she had to go to school. They both looked at the bed that was burnt near the trash cans then as Eric held his wife's hand they walked inside the house to the kitchen. Happy barked excitedly as she saw them come in as they petted her then minutes later they went to the twins room to see the wall facing the door is darkened by soot as they walked in to see that it is the only damaged as well as the ceiling that was also darkened.
"I still can't believe the twins are okay and we didn't lose the house." Annie says horrified.
"I know. What do you want to do now?" Eric asks just then the phone rings and he gets it from Simon's room.
"I have no idea." Annie says quietly.
"Hey. Yeah, actually we are going to have a funeral Saturday but not sure of the time, okay I'll give you a call and let you know. Thanks. Bye." Eric says then hangs up and walks over to Annie who just walked into the hallway.
"Who was that?"
"Julie. She was wondering if we were home yet and wanted know if there are any arrangements made, she has a friend who can watch Erica and John." Eric says as they both went downstairs.
Matt and Mary were notified by Eric when Charles went missing then when after he left to be with Annie. Mary and Matt were notified when Charles was found deceased and to call the next week to see if any arrangements would be made. Matt had called to see if any arrangements were made the day Annie and Eric came home; while Eric was out of the house, Mary called. About a half hour after Ruthie and the twins come home, the twins were excited their parents were home but Ruthie was not really that excited since they will ground her for sure but how long she will find out.
"I hope you have learned your selfish lesson?" Eric asked Ruthie as she sat with her youngest brothers on the couch.
"Yeah." Ruthie replies with a somber tone, knowing she was going to get it while Eric and Annie sat on the couch across from Ruthie and the boys.
"Ruthie, you know better than to stay out without calling and even leaving the boys all by themselves." Annie says then continues, " I still can't believe you did this? I still can't believe your brothers weren't killed by the fire or even when they were in the street."
"So, for the next two months you will not be allowed to use the phone for any reason, and if the phone rings, stay away from it. No friends can come over, not even Peter, after school and church you come straight home, do you understand?" Eric says with a little anger in his voice.
"Yes." Ruthie says as he leaves for her room.
"Boys, what you did was wrong. So you will have to be punished, no dessert after dinner for a week."
"We can't have any apple pie?" Sam asked as David looked sad.
"No. You played with a lighter, you crossed the street even a busy one without an adult even though you are only 5 years old." Eric said.
"Let's get ready for dinner. Okay boys."
"Okay mommy." David and Sam said as they held their mom's hand as took them upstairs as Eric had sat back on the couch.
"That's a pretty good idea, Dennis. When is it? Tomorrow. Let me see what my parents think of it and thanks for letting me know. Bye." Simon said then hung up just as Annie walked up the stairs.
What does Simon's friend have that is a good idea? Ruthie gets a visit from someone who scares her. Who was it? What did the person say to Ruthie that scared her?
A/N: This story will be done by March 15 since there are two more chapters after this.
"Annie, I'm sorry. I'm just more disappointed with Ruthie and I'm not being fair to you since your father is gone. We'll take care of Ruthie when we get home or after the arrangements have been made to say a final goodbye, okay." Eric tells her as he hugs her then they both get up. He holds her with his arm around her waist as she has her arm around his waist while they walk back to the house.
"So you won't put her up for adoption?"
"Nah. Just going to ground her till she gets social security." Eric replies as they giggle a little.
"But you do realize it is a little silly to ground her till she is 35 or even 65?"
"Yeah. But I don't want to talk about it." Eric responds as they get to the house then walk in.
They both went inside where Eric apologized and explained to Ginger his outburst which she forgave him for. After the guests left, they all tried to get some sleep. Charles would be flown into glen Oak for a funeral with his family and friends.
At the Camdens home-
"Ruthie, dad says you are on restriction, no friends, no Peter, no phone till further notice. Actually he said you are grounded till you are 35 years old."
"Oh." Ruthie responded quietly as Simon went upstairs to see what they were going to do with the sleeping arrangements.
"So maybe the twins can sleep in my room and I can sleep between them on the floor since the firefighters took out the bed and the mattress as a precaution?"
"Well, number 1, I think we can move one of your beds in here, two, have Sam sleep with you in your room since he had the nightmare with the sliding door open or they can sleep together with you on the floor if you don't mind. It's really up to you or them." Kevin said while Sam and David were playing with their toys.
"Sam, do you want to sleep with me in my room? David can sleep here and we'll have the sliding door open or do you want to sleep with David and I'll sleep on the floor between you guys?"
"I wanna sleep with David and you sleep with us." Sam says as David nodded his head.
"Okay. Let me go find a sleeping bag." Simon says as he leaves to go in the closet and gets the sleeping bag.
Few minutes later Simon comes back puts the sleeping bag in his room, gets ready for bed while Kevin went downstairs. Ruthie went upstairs to apologize to Sam and David then later went to bed. Lucy and Kevin said good night gave a hug to the twins as Lucy kissed her little brothers then they both left for bed. Sam and David slept on the two beds in Simon's room and Simon slept between them on the floor. Lucy and Kevin slept in Eric and Annie's room. Everyone in Glen Oak who knew Charles got very little sleep while Eric had his arm around Annie, holding her.
A few days later while Ruthie, Simon and the twins were in school, Lucy went to pick up her parents. Lou was requested by the family to have a hearse to pick up Charles' body from the airport. He would be taken to Eric's church for a memorial service then burial Saturday. Meanwhile those who knew Charles' would be staying at the hotel and Lucy dropped off Eric and Annie since she had to go to school. They both looked at the bed that was burnt near the trash cans then as Eric held his wife's hand they walked inside the house to the kitchen. Happy barked excitedly as she saw them come in as they petted her then minutes later they went to the twins room to see the wall facing the door is darkened by soot as they walked in to see that it is the only damaged as well as the ceiling that was also darkened.
"I still can't believe the twins are okay and we didn't lose the house." Annie says horrified.
"I know. What do you want to do now?" Eric asks just then the phone rings and he gets it from Simon's room.
"I have no idea." Annie says quietly.
"Hey. Yeah, actually we are going to have a funeral Saturday but not sure of the time, okay I'll give you a call and let you know. Thanks. Bye." Eric says then hangs up and walks over to Annie who just walked into the hallway.
"Who was that?"
"Julie. She was wondering if we were home yet and wanted know if there are any arrangements made, she has a friend who can watch Erica and John." Eric says as they both went downstairs.
Matt and Mary were notified by Eric when Charles went missing then when after he left to be with Annie. Mary and Matt were notified when Charles was found deceased and to call the next week to see if any arrangements would be made. Matt had called to see if any arrangements were made the day Annie and Eric came home; while Eric was out of the house, Mary called. About a half hour after Ruthie and the twins come home, the twins were excited their parents were home but Ruthie was not really that excited since they will ground her for sure but how long she will find out.
"I hope you have learned your selfish lesson?" Eric asked Ruthie as she sat with her youngest brothers on the couch.
"Yeah." Ruthie replies with a somber tone, knowing she was going to get it while Eric and Annie sat on the couch across from Ruthie and the boys.
"Ruthie, you know better than to stay out without calling and even leaving the boys all by themselves." Annie says then continues, " I still can't believe you did this? I still can't believe your brothers weren't killed by the fire or even when they were in the street."
"So, for the next two months you will not be allowed to use the phone for any reason, and if the phone rings, stay away from it. No friends can come over, not even Peter, after school and church you come straight home, do you understand?" Eric says with a little anger in his voice.
"Yes." Ruthie says as he leaves for her room.
"Boys, what you did was wrong. So you will have to be punished, no dessert after dinner for a week."
"We can't have any apple pie?" Sam asked as David looked sad.
"No. You played with a lighter, you crossed the street even a busy one without an adult even though you are only 5 years old." Eric said.
"Let's get ready for dinner. Okay boys."
"Okay mommy." David and Sam said as they held their mom's hand as took them upstairs as Eric had sat back on the couch.
"That's a pretty good idea, Dennis. When is it? Tomorrow. Let me see what my parents think of it and thanks for letting me know. Bye." Simon said then hung up just as Annie walked up the stairs.
What does Simon's friend have that is a good idea? Ruthie gets a visit from someone who scares her. Who was it? What did the person say to Ruthie that scared her?
A/N: This story will be done by March 15 since there are two more chapters after this.