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McDonald's, by the way.
A/N: THANK YOU for the awesome reviews! I'm so lucky to have great readers like you. Thanks for your comments, and continue to enjoy the story!
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Still Going Strong Chapter 19: An Afternoon to Remember
On April 28th afternoon, Ruthie dialed Cecilia's phone number. It rang once, twice...a third time, then she heard it other line being picked up.
"Hello?" Asked the young voice of 7-year-old Rachel.
"Hi, Rachel, it's Aunt Ruthie." She said. "Is your mommy around?"
"Hi Aunt Ruthie. Yep...let me go find her." She said. "MOM!!" Ruthie laughed.
"Hello?" Answered Cecilia.
"Hey, it's Ruthie. I'm taking Natalie up to McDonald's for lunch, and we were hoping that you and the kids might like to come as well. Gives Nat some company, and her mommy some company too." Cecilia laughed.
"Sure, we'd love to come! What time were you thinking of going?"
"At about 1:00."
"OK, see ya then!"
"Ok, bye." They hung up. Ruthie turned around and picked up her one- year-old daughter, tousling her curly brunette hair. She carried her into her bedroom. After changing the baby's diaper, she dressed her in a white top with blue jean overalls, which had a red strawberry on the front. She gave her red socks to match, and tiny white tennis shoes. They got in the car and drove up to McDonald's.
When they got there, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan, and Charlie were already there. Ruthie and Natalie joined them at their large table. To her surprise, Ruthie also saw Sarah sitting there at the same table, with Sean, Chloe, and Jack. Cecilia smiled when she saw Ruthie approaching.
"Hello. When we got here, Sarah and the kids were already here! They invited all of us to sit with them." She explained.
"Oh, thanks Sarah!" Ruthie said with a smile.
"Any time." Sarah said. "None of the kids are hungry yet, so I'm going to let them go and play on the play ground for a bit to tire them out."
"Sounds good to me." Cecilia said. She leaned down to Rachel. "Rachel, I need you to keep a very, very close eye on your younger brother." Rachel agreed and they were off. Sean and Chloe left soon as well, Sean being under orders to watch Chloe. Charlie was sitting happily on his mother's lap when Natalie began to wiggle out of Ruthie's arms.
"Paygound!" She insisted, leaving out her 'L' and 'R' in her words. Ruthie smiled.
"OK, you can go play." She said. She carried the little girl over to the baby ball pit.
[A/N: For those of you who don't have those where you live, they are tiny, shallow ball pits for the babies 0-2 to play in]
Cecilia followed with Charlie, and put him in the pit as well. The babies happily began to play, throwing the plastic balls around. Cecilia and Ruthie smiled at their children, then went to sit back down. Sarah was holding Jack in her arms. He was eating from his bottle, with out a care in the world. The adults began to talk, when Ruthie's cell phone began to ring. She reached into her purse to answer.
"Hello, this is Ruthie." She answered. "Hey...what's wrong?...oh my!...yeah, I'm so sorry that you couldn't get through on my home phone, I'm at McDonald's with Nat...Sure, definitely. Bring them here. They can stay the night...Really, it's no problem...Yes! Don't worry!...ok, we're at the McDonald's on 63rd and Pine. OK, see you in a minute...bye." She hung up the phone and turned to Cecilia and Sarah with wide eyes. "That was Lucy." She said. "Her water just broke!"
"Oh my gosh!" Cried Sarah and Cecilia in unison.
"I know! She was due May 8th, so she's a week early. She and Kevin are going to drop the triplets off here, and they're just gonna stay with Peter, Natalie and I." She explained. Before the other women could answer, the door opened, and Kevin and Lucy walked in with the kids. Lucy was holding her large stomach, breathing deeply.
"Not too bad right now, but they'll get bad soon. Gotta practice." She said with a sad smile. Everyone laughed. The triplets put their shoes in the shoe holder and ran off into the playground, after saying a quick good bye to their mom and dad. "They don't quite understand what's going on." She told Ruthie. Ruthie smiled.
"It'll be fine. OK, you two, get out of here! You have my little niece or nephew to deliver!" They laughed.
"OK, thanks again, Ruthie, really." Kevin said.
"Any time! Now go!" Lucy and Kevin left. After they left, they went to get everyone lunch. They all ate the food quickly, and the kids were off to play again. Before long, it was Sarah's cell phone that was ringing. She answered it, spoke for a moment, then hung up.
"Well, girls, I better go. That was Emily, and she's ready for me to pick her up from her friend's house." She turned towards the playground and cupped her hands around her mouth. "Sean and Chloe! Come on, it's time to go get Emily!" She was met with groans. The kids came out, put on their shoes, and came over to their mother. They said their good byes, Sarah got Jack in his carrier, and they were off. Cecilia had to get home soon as well, so she got Rachel and Ethan to get their shoes on while she and Ruthie got Natalie and Charlie. After the Camdens were gone, Ruthie and the kids only hung out for a few minutes before she called the triplets in to put on their shoes. She piled Will, Luke, Maddy, and Natalie into the back of her car, and drove home.
A/N: Will everything go all right with Lucy and the baby? Will they have a boy, or a girl? Will Ruthie be able to handle four kids for the evening? Find out in chapter 20, coming soon.
A/N: THANK YOU for the awesome reviews! I'm so lucky to have great readers like you. Thanks for your comments, and continue to enjoy the story!
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Still Going Strong Chapter 19: An Afternoon to Remember
On April 28th afternoon, Ruthie dialed Cecilia's phone number. It rang once, twice...a third time, then she heard it other line being picked up.
"Hello?" Asked the young voice of 7-year-old Rachel.
"Hi, Rachel, it's Aunt Ruthie." She said. "Is your mommy around?"
"Hi Aunt Ruthie. Yep...let me go find her." She said. "MOM!!" Ruthie laughed.
"Hello?" Answered Cecilia.
"Hey, it's Ruthie. I'm taking Natalie up to McDonald's for lunch, and we were hoping that you and the kids might like to come as well. Gives Nat some company, and her mommy some company too." Cecilia laughed.
"Sure, we'd love to come! What time were you thinking of going?"
"At about 1:00."
"OK, see ya then!"
"Ok, bye." They hung up. Ruthie turned around and picked up her one- year-old daughter, tousling her curly brunette hair. She carried her into her bedroom. After changing the baby's diaper, she dressed her in a white top with blue jean overalls, which had a red strawberry on the front. She gave her red socks to match, and tiny white tennis shoes. They got in the car and drove up to McDonald's.
When they got there, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan, and Charlie were already there. Ruthie and Natalie joined them at their large table. To her surprise, Ruthie also saw Sarah sitting there at the same table, with Sean, Chloe, and Jack. Cecilia smiled when she saw Ruthie approaching.
"Hello. When we got here, Sarah and the kids were already here! They invited all of us to sit with them." She explained.
"Oh, thanks Sarah!" Ruthie said with a smile.
"Any time." Sarah said. "None of the kids are hungry yet, so I'm going to let them go and play on the play ground for a bit to tire them out."
"Sounds good to me." Cecilia said. She leaned down to Rachel. "Rachel, I need you to keep a very, very close eye on your younger brother." Rachel agreed and they were off. Sean and Chloe left soon as well, Sean being under orders to watch Chloe. Charlie was sitting happily on his mother's lap when Natalie began to wiggle out of Ruthie's arms.
"Paygound!" She insisted, leaving out her 'L' and 'R' in her words. Ruthie smiled.
"OK, you can go play." She said. She carried the little girl over to the baby ball pit.
[A/N: For those of you who don't have those where you live, they are tiny, shallow ball pits for the babies 0-2 to play in]
Cecilia followed with Charlie, and put him in the pit as well. The babies happily began to play, throwing the plastic balls around. Cecilia and Ruthie smiled at their children, then went to sit back down. Sarah was holding Jack in her arms. He was eating from his bottle, with out a care in the world. The adults began to talk, when Ruthie's cell phone began to ring. She reached into her purse to answer.
"Hello, this is Ruthie." She answered. "Hey...what's wrong?...oh my!...yeah, I'm so sorry that you couldn't get through on my home phone, I'm at McDonald's with Nat...Sure, definitely. Bring them here. They can stay the night...Really, it's no problem...Yes! Don't worry!...ok, we're at the McDonald's on 63rd and Pine. OK, see you in a minute...bye." She hung up the phone and turned to Cecilia and Sarah with wide eyes. "That was Lucy." She said. "Her water just broke!"
"Oh my gosh!" Cried Sarah and Cecilia in unison.
"I know! She was due May 8th, so she's a week early. She and Kevin are going to drop the triplets off here, and they're just gonna stay with Peter, Natalie and I." She explained. Before the other women could answer, the door opened, and Kevin and Lucy walked in with the kids. Lucy was holding her large stomach, breathing deeply.
"Not too bad right now, but they'll get bad soon. Gotta practice." She said with a sad smile. Everyone laughed. The triplets put their shoes in the shoe holder and ran off into the playground, after saying a quick good bye to their mom and dad. "They don't quite understand what's going on." She told Ruthie. Ruthie smiled.
"It'll be fine. OK, you two, get out of here! You have my little niece or nephew to deliver!" They laughed.
"OK, thanks again, Ruthie, really." Kevin said.
"Any time! Now go!" Lucy and Kevin left. After they left, they went to get everyone lunch. They all ate the food quickly, and the kids were off to play again. Before long, it was Sarah's cell phone that was ringing. She answered it, spoke for a moment, then hung up.
"Well, girls, I better go. That was Emily, and she's ready for me to pick her up from her friend's house." She turned towards the playground and cupped her hands around her mouth. "Sean and Chloe! Come on, it's time to go get Emily!" She was met with groans. The kids came out, put on their shoes, and came over to their mother. They said their good byes, Sarah got Jack in his carrier, and they were off. Cecilia had to get home soon as well, so she got Rachel and Ethan to get their shoes on while she and Ruthie got Natalie and Charlie. After the Camdens were gone, Ruthie and the kids only hung out for a few minutes before she called the triplets in to put on their shoes. She piled Will, Luke, Maddy, and Natalie into the back of her car, and drove home.
A/N: Will everything go all right with Lucy and the baby? Will they have a boy, or a girl? Will Ruthie be able to handle four kids for the evening? Find out in chapter 20, coming soon.