Disclaimer: I do not own 7th Heaven, you know all that.
A/N: I've gotten a few reviews about how all the women stay at home with their kids...sorry to those of you who dislike this, but this is my chosen writing style for this story. I'm happy with it, and so are most. I hope that you will continue to read, with that in mind.
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Still Going Strong Chapter 6: A Birthday Surprise
Lucy pushed her triple-stroller down the street with the chattering triplets in it down the sidewalk to the park. She turned in and walked to the large grassy section that had many, many blanket's spread out over it. There were balloons on the 2 large picnic table, and confetti on the 4 kids picnic tables. On a banner tied between two trees read "Happy 3rd Birthday Chloe".
The kids were everywhere on the playground, and family was everywhere that Lucy looked. Will, Luke and Maddy started wiggling impatiently as their mother unbuckled them. She set them down on the ground one by one, and they took off to go play with their cousins.
Lucy looked around her she saw Matt, and Sarah, large belly and all, Kevin, talking the other men, Cecilia, Simon, Ruthie, and Peter. Ruthie and Peter were chatting while Natalie sat in her bouncer happily, with Charlie only feet away in his bouncer as well. Lucy smiled and went to see her husband first, who greeted her with a smile and a kiss.
"Where are the boys and Chloe?" He asked.
"Over there, playing with the rest of the kids." She said, pointing to the playground. She spotted her children. Will and Luke were playing on the small climber (the only one the triplets were allowed to play on) with Sean and Ethan. Maddy was over with the birthday girl, Chloe, and Rachel. Lucy saw Emily swinging on the tire swing with two other girls who looked about her age. Lucy turned to face Sarah, who was behind her.
"Who are those girls that Emily's with?" She asked. "Does she know them?" Sarah looked over and looked at the spot her daughter was in for a moment.
"Yeah, those are her friends Alexa and Jen." Explained Sarah. "She's four years older than the second oldest child," Lucy began to think, so Sarah helped out. "Rachel." She said. Lucy nodded with a smile. "And she wanted to have them come today so she'd have someone to hang out with. I figured that it would be OK." Lucy smiled.
"Sounds good to me!" She said with a laugh. "I did that when we'd have Ruthie or Simon's birthdays when we were kids. It's more fun with friends." Sarah nodded.
"I didn't do that...but I didn't have any brothers or sisters, so I guess I couldn't!" The women laughed.
"Didn't. Key word. Now that you've married Matt, you have 6...3 sisters, and 3 brothers! We're not even going to count the spouses!" They laughed. Matt called Sarah and she spun around.
"Should we call them over for cup cakes and presents?" He asked. Sarah thought for a moment, and nodded. Lucy looked and Sarah in confusion.
"Cup cakes?" She asked curiously.
"Yes, cup cakes! Different for a birthday party, I know. Chloe insisted on having cup cakes instead of a regular cake after Emily told her it was like getting your own cake." Lucy laughed.
"Sisters are great for confusing the younger ones. Mary did stuff like that a few too many times for my liking so she could get something she wanted." She said with a smile.
"Chloe, Emily, Sean, Will, Maddy, Luke, Rachel, Ethan!" Matt called out, hands cupped around his mouth. "Food!" The kids came running from all around the playground and grabbed the cupcakes off the plate so quick that it looked like a big blur to the adults. They all ran to get seats at the kid picnic table, except for Emily and her friends, who insisted that they were not "children" so they didn't have to sit at the "children's table". Sarah stifled a laugh and told Emily no, and to go sit down at the kids table. She rolled her eyes pre-teenly and walked over to the smaller table with her two friends. After the kids finished, they all went to get their presents for Chloe from the table. Sarah, armed with a camera and a notepad, went over to take pictures, and record who gave which gifts. When the present opening was about half way done, Sarah bent over for a moment. When she stood up, she stomped her foot, and turned to Matt with a helpless look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked his wife with concern. She lifted the edges of her floor length maternity dress to reveal a puddle beneath her. Matt's eyes grew wide. "Oh." He said calmly. After a moment, it dawned on him what was going on. "Sarah!" He said urgently, but quietly enough not to disturb the children. "We have to go to the hospital!" Sarah shook her head.
"No, let's finish this first." Matt looked at her with a raised eyebrow. He crossed his arms.
"Sarah, no. You're not pulling another Chloe." He said. Sarah crossed her arms as well.
"But..." She said defiantly. Matt shook his head. He walked over to Lucy.
"Lucy, would you please take over Sarah's job?" He asked, trying, unsuccessfully, to keep urgency out of his voice. Lucy nodded with a quick smile.
"Of course. I'll take Emily, Sean and Chloe back to my house with us when we're done and they can stay the night." She said. Sarah shook her head and called Emily over. She whispered in her ear. Emily's jaw dropped.
"Nice timing, mom." She said sarcastically. Sarah gave her pre-teen a "don't mess with me" look.
"Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to use my..." She paused and put her hand over her stomach with a small grimace, "I'm going to call Jen's mom and ask if you can spend the night tonight." Emily nodded. Sarah pulled out the cell phone and dialed. "Hi, Jane, It's Sarah Camden...I'm pretty good, how are you?...well that's good. Listen, Jane, I have to ask you a favor...I just went into labor and we need to go to the hospital, and I was wondering if Emily could...oh thank you, Jane, we appreciate it...Thank you so much. OK, I'll have her call when the party's over...bye." She hung up and turned back to her daughter. "OK, Em, you're sleeping over at Jen's. You need to call Mrs. Overwood when the party is over so she can come pick you and Jen up. She said she would also drop Alexa off at home if she needed it." Sarah paused again and held her stomach, bent over slightly. After a minute, she stood back up again. "Aunt Lucy is going to stay, as will everyone else but dad and I. If anyone notices we are gone, just tell them, calmly, what's going on. I don't want to ruin your sister's birthday party. We have to go. I love you." She kissed Emily on the forehead, and with that, Sarah and Matt were off to the hospital.
A/N: Review please! I hope you liked! STORY questions or comments, please e- mail me at CamdenGirlFanFic@aol.com. ONLY story questions or comments. NOTHING else. Please, no spam! If I get junk mail, this e-mail address WILL be terminated. Thanks... -CamdenGirl4Ever
A/N: I've gotten a few reviews about how all the women stay at home with their kids...sorry to those of you who dislike this, but this is my chosen writing style for this story. I'm happy with it, and so are most. I hope that you will continue to read, with that in mind.
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Still Going Strong Chapter 6: A Birthday Surprise
Lucy pushed her triple-stroller down the street with the chattering triplets in it down the sidewalk to the park. She turned in and walked to the large grassy section that had many, many blanket's spread out over it. There were balloons on the 2 large picnic table, and confetti on the 4 kids picnic tables. On a banner tied between two trees read "Happy 3rd Birthday Chloe".
The kids were everywhere on the playground, and family was everywhere that Lucy looked. Will, Luke and Maddy started wiggling impatiently as their mother unbuckled them. She set them down on the ground one by one, and they took off to go play with their cousins.
Lucy looked around her she saw Matt, and Sarah, large belly and all, Kevin, talking the other men, Cecilia, Simon, Ruthie, and Peter. Ruthie and Peter were chatting while Natalie sat in her bouncer happily, with Charlie only feet away in his bouncer as well. Lucy smiled and went to see her husband first, who greeted her with a smile and a kiss.
"Where are the boys and Chloe?" He asked.
"Over there, playing with the rest of the kids." She said, pointing to the playground. She spotted her children. Will and Luke were playing on the small climber (the only one the triplets were allowed to play on) with Sean and Ethan. Maddy was over with the birthday girl, Chloe, and Rachel. Lucy saw Emily swinging on the tire swing with two other girls who looked about her age. Lucy turned to face Sarah, who was behind her.
"Who are those girls that Emily's with?" She asked. "Does she know them?" Sarah looked over and looked at the spot her daughter was in for a moment.
"Yeah, those are her friends Alexa and Jen." Explained Sarah. "She's four years older than the second oldest child," Lucy began to think, so Sarah helped out. "Rachel." She said. Lucy nodded with a smile. "And she wanted to have them come today so she'd have someone to hang out with. I figured that it would be OK." Lucy smiled.
"Sounds good to me!" She said with a laugh. "I did that when we'd have Ruthie or Simon's birthdays when we were kids. It's more fun with friends." Sarah nodded.
"I didn't do that...but I didn't have any brothers or sisters, so I guess I couldn't!" The women laughed.
"Didn't. Key word. Now that you've married Matt, you have 6...3 sisters, and 3 brothers! We're not even going to count the spouses!" They laughed. Matt called Sarah and she spun around.
"Should we call them over for cup cakes and presents?" He asked. Sarah thought for a moment, and nodded. Lucy looked and Sarah in confusion.
"Cup cakes?" She asked curiously.
"Yes, cup cakes! Different for a birthday party, I know. Chloe insisted on having cup cakes instead of a regular cake after Emily told her it was like getting your own cake." Lucy laughed.
"Sisters are great for confusing the younger ones. Mary did stuff like that a few too many times for my liking so she could get something she wanted." She said with a smile.
"Chloe, Emily, Sean, Will, Maddy, Luke, Rachel, Ethan!" Matt called out, hands cupped around his mouth. "Food!" The kids came running from all around the playground and grabbed the cupcakes off the plate so quick that it looked like a big blur to the adults. They all ran to get seats at the kid picnic table, except for Emily and her friends, who insisted that they were not "children" so they didn't have to sit at the "children's table". Sarah stifled a laugh and told Emily no, and to go sit down at the kids table. She rolled her eyes pre-teenly and walked over to the smaller table with her two friends. After the kids finished, they all went to get their presents for Chloe from the table. Sarah, armed with a camera and a notepad, went over to take pictures, and record who gave which gifts. When the present opening was about half way done, Sarah bent over for a moment. When she stood up, she stomped her foot, and turned to Matt with a helpless look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked his wife with concern. She lifted the edges of her floor length maternity dress to reveal a puddle beneath her. Matt's eyes grew wide. "Oh." He said calmly. After a moment, it dawned on him what was going on. "Sarah!" He said urgently, but quietly enough not to disturb the children. "We have to go to the hospital!" Sarah shook her head.
"No, let's finish this first." Matt looked at her with a raised eyebrow. He crossed his arms.
"Sarah, no. You're not pulling another Chloe." He said. Sarah crossed her arms as well.
"But..." She said defiantly. Matt shook his head. He walked over to Lucy.
"Lucy, would you please take over Sarah's job?" He asked, trying, unsuccessfully, to keep urgency out of his voice. Lucy nodded with a quick smile.
"Of course. I'll take Emily, Sean and Chloe back to my house with us when we're done and they can stay the night." She said. Sarah shook her head and called Emily over. She whispered in her ear. Emily's jaw dropped.
"Nice timing, mom." She said sarcastically. Sarah gave her pre-teen a "don't mess with me" look.
"Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to use my..." She paused and put her hand over her stomach with a small grimace, "I'm going to call Jen's mom and ask if you can spend the night tonight." Emily nodded. Sarah pulled out the cell phone and dialed. "Hi, Jane, It's Sarah Camden...I'm pretty good, how are you?...well that's good. Listen, Jane, I have to ask you a favor...I just went into labor and we need to go to the hospital, and I was wondering if Emily could...oh thank you, Jane, we appreciate it...Thank you so much. OK, I'll have her call when the party's over...bye." She hung up and turned back to her daughter. "OK, Em, you're sleeping over at Jen's. You need to call Mrs. Overwood when the party is over so she can come pick you and Jen up. She said she would also drop Alexa off at home if she needed it." Sarah paused again and held her stomach, bent over slightly. After a minute, she stood back up again. "Aunt Lucy is going to stay, as will everyone else but dad and I. If anyone notices we are gone, just tell them, calmly, what's going on. I don't want to ruin your sister's birthday party. We have to go. I love you." She kissed Emily on the forehead, and with that, Sarah and Matt were off to the hospital.
A/N: Review please! I hope you liked! STORY questions or comments, please e- mail me at CamdenGirlFanFic@aol.com. ONLY story questions or comments. NOTHING else. Please, no spam! If I get junk mail, this e-mail address WILL be terminated. Thanks... -CamdenGirl4Ever