Chapter 3: Ruthie talks to Lucy and Kevin

Ruthie was walking down the hall to Mary's office by the gym when she saw the new gym teacher coming towards her. She decided to not avoid him and continued walking.

"Hi where are you headed," Coach Koper asked when he saw her coming his way.

"To meet my sister for a ride home," Ruthie said in a quiet voice.

"Mary West is your sister," He asked her sneakily. Ruthie just nodded and tried going down the hall.

"I wanted to take her out for dinner and apologize to her for the past," He lied. Ruthie ignored her instinct of it and continued on. When she got to her sister's office she was gone so she sat down in her chair and waited patiently. Ruthie smiled at all the pictures she saw sitting on Mary's desk. Ruthie then picked up their wedding picture of almost two years. She stared at the picture of Mary and Wilson with Billy on her lap she smiled at the three of them and waited for Mary. While she was waiting for Mary she decided that she would call Kevin and have him in the case. She picked up the phone and then dialed two numbers before she hung up.

"I will walk to his house and talk to him, besides I need to talk to Lucy as well." Ruthie thought to herself. After a few minutes Mary came in.

"Hi Ruthie how was school," Mary asked her as she put her bookwork away for the evening.

"It was okay," Ruthie said with a shrug.

"Why what happened," Mary asked her as she grabbed her coat out of the closet she had it in. Ruthie explained everything she knew about Coach Koper and what her friends had said.

"Do you remember why Wilson and I got married," Mary asked her younger sister.

"Of course you love each other more than ever," Ruthie said.

"That is right," Mary told her. Ruthie smiled at her older sister.

"What should we do, I mean I don't want him to mess things up with you and Wilson, and I don't trust the coach," Ruthie then asked.

"He should know I am married, " Mary said.

"Of course you two are married but you never wear your wedding ring anymore," Ruthie pointed out.

"I know I don't cause I don't like were jewelry during gym hours for safety reasons," Mary smiled.

"Oh okay," was all that Ruthie could say to her.

That night after dinner, Ruthie snuck out of the house and headed over to the Kinkirks to talk to Lucy and Kevin.

At the Kinkirks, Kevin had just started reading the paper while Lucy was doing the dishes when the doorbell rang.

"I will get it," Kevin called to his wife.

"Thanks," Lucy called to him. Kevin got up from the couch and went to the door and answered it.

"Why Ruthie what are you doing here," Kevin asked her in surprised.

"I need to talk to you about something," Ruthie told her brother-in-law.

"Is there something wrong at the house," Kevin asked her.

"Of course not, but it does involve Wilson, Mary and Billy," Ruthie told him.

"What did I tell you about meddling in other people's personal lives," Kevin asked her.

"It is none of my business so I shouldn't do it," Ruthie told him.

"That is right," Kevin said.

"Well then a cop favor," Ruthie said.

"Okay what," Kevin said.

"There is a new gym teacher in town teaching at the middle school, and his name is Coach Koper," Ruthie said.

"Yeah," Kevin said.

"Ruthie what are you doing here," Lucy asked when she came into the living room.

"Do you remember Coach Koper," Ruthie asked her older sister. Lucy just nodded.

"Well he is at my school and I have a feeling he is after Mary again," Ruthie told them.

"What makes you think that Ruthie," Kevin asked.

"He asked me if Mary could date him again," Ruthie said looking down at her feet. Tears welled up in her eyes and started to cry

"What is wrong," Lucy asked her.

"I am just so scared for the Wests," Ruthie explained. Lucy walked over to her younger sister and gave her a big hug.

"Mary, Wilson and Billy will be fine and Kevin will look into it," Lucy said.

"I promise I will look in the case for the sake of every one," Kevin said.

"Thanks I love you," Ruthie said hugging them one at a time.

"We do too," Kevin and Lucy said in unison. Ruthie waved at them and headed home to finish her school work and go to bed.