*this is not the author talking
Note from the writer: Hey! My friend, BebopQueen, is posting my story for
your enjoyment! This takes place Christmas of the 8th season.
Summary: It's Christmas at the Camden house, but what happens when a
disaster happens Christmas Eve night. Will the Camdens be able to move on?
Rating: PG
Category: Drama
Disclaimer: I do not own 7th Heaven or the characters. They all belong to
the wonderful Brenda Hampton.
Christmas Chaos
Chapter 1: Christmas Eve
"Hey Mom."
Lucy Kinkirk greeted her mother as she entered the kitchen. It was Christmas Eve and Annie Camden was preparing just about every type of dish a person could imagine.
"Hey sweetheart. Want to help?" Annie asked as she pulled to freshly
cooked apple pie from the oven.
"Sure. What can I do?" Lucy replied.
"Start the green beans."
Lucy rummaged through a cabinet next to the refrigerator in search of a proper bowl. Once she found one, she placed the beans inside, took a knife out of the silverware drawer, and began to chop up one of her favorite vegetables.
"Mom, do you think I could sleep in my old room with Ruthie tonight?"
Lucy asked.
"What about Kevin?" Annie asked looking up from the cookie dough she
was preparing.
"He's still out of town at that police banquet thing in San Diego," she replied, disappointed. She continued cutting up more green beans. "Plus I hate sleeping in the garage apartment by myself. It's too quiet and dark at night not having someone next to you."
"Well, of course you can sleep here tonight, but will he be home for
Christmas?"
"Kevin said he would be home late tonight, so I'm hoping. I really don't want him to miss our first Christmas as a married couple, you know," Lucy explained. Annie gave her daughter a sympathetic smile. "Where do you want these?" Lucy displayed the glass bowl filled with freshly sliced green beans.
"Um.place some aluminum foil on top and slip them into the frig. I won't need them 'til tomorrow. Thanks."
After doing as her mother told her, Lucy scurried out to the garage apartment to grab a few things for her stay in the Camden house. She set everything she needed, including pajamas, toothbrush and toothpaste, and clothes for the next day, on the gray comforter on her bed. Lucy then gathered the heap into her arms and began her descent down the steep wooden steps. Before she reached the bottom, she heard the phone ring. Remembering that the garage had its own phone line, Lucy retraced her steps and grabbed the phone out of its cradle.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hey! I was hoping you'd be there," an all-too-familiar voice rang on
the other end.
"You're lucky. I was just leaving to the house for the night. So how are you?" Lucy took a seat on the bed.
"Missing you, " Kevin answered. A sad smile spread across Lucy's face.
"Aww.I miss you too."
"But I have good news," Kevin continued. " As we speak, I am driving down Highway 42 ((A/N: Made-up road. I am too lazy to got look up a highway in CA.)) away from this stupid banquet thing and towards the person I really want to be with this Christmas."
Lucy smiled, "If it's anyone besides me, you're in trouble." She could hear Kevin laugh into the phone.
"Anyway, I should be home around two or so and.I have your present!"
"Ooh! A present, really.well, I got a present for you too, and it's exactly what you wanted for Christmas."
"You know me that well, huh?" Kevin replied. "Well, just seeing your face Christmas morning is the perfect present for me."
"Well, that's sweet," Lucy smiled, "but trust me, no present could be
better than this!"
"Then it must be good!"
"Just make sure you're home, ok?" she had been waiting weeks to share this present with her husband and one banquet was not going to ruin her surprise.
"I will. I promise," Kevin replied. "I better go, Luce. I'll see you
in a couple hours. I love you."
"I love you, too. Drive safely," Lucy said disappointed that he had to leave but understanding of the fact that driving while talking on a cell phone wasn't exactly safe.
"Bye."
"Bye." Lucy set the phone back in its cradle and continued her journey back to the house after locking the garage door. ~~~
After Lucy and Ruthie helped their mom cook more food for Christmas Day, the sisters went up to the attic to prepare for bed.
"Kevin knows you're sleeping in the house tonight, right?" Ruthie asked as she slipped under her cool sheets.
"I think I mentioned it to him when he called this afternoon.why?" Lucy replied taking her gold hooped earring out of her earlobes.
" You said earlier that he was getting back tonight; just wanted to make sure he knows where you are."
"He'll be fine. I'll just see him in the morning. Night Ruthie." Lucy pulled the covers over her slender body and turned out the light.
"Night." ~~~
"Come on!" Kevin muttered as he sat in the center of traffic. "It's Christmas Eve! Aren't people suppose to be home at this hour. I know that's wear I want to be." All he wanted was to get home to his wife and the only thing standing in his way was many other impatient last-minute travelers.
Kevin finally reached his exit after moving about three miles in forty-five minutes. He followed the neighborhood streets until he reached the house.
"Finally," he sighed. Kevin grabbed his luggage out of the trunk. It wasn't 'til then did he notice the large amount of smoke bellowing out of the back of the Camden household. ~ A/N: Haha! Cliffhanger! That first chapter was just to reel you in! Hope you liked!
Christmas Chaos
Chapter 1: Christmas Eve
"Hey Mom."
Lucy Kinkirk greeted her mother as she entered the kitchen. It was Christmas Eve and Annie Camden was preparing just about every type of dish a person could imagine.
"Hey sweetheart. Want to help?" Annie asked as she pulled to freshly
cooked apple pie from the oven.
"Sure. What can I do?" Lucy replied.
"Start the green beans."
Lucy rummaged through a cabinet next to the refrigerator in search of a proper bowl. Once she found one, she placed the beans inside, took a knife out of the silverware drawer, and began to chop up one of her favorite vegetables.
"Mom, do you think I could sleep in my old room with Ruthie tonight?"
Lucy asked.
"What about Kevin?" Annie asked looking up from the cookie dough she
was preparing.
"He's still out of town at that police banquet thing in San Diego," she replied, disappointed. She continued cutting up more green beans. "Plus I hate sleeping in the garage apartment by myself. It's too quiet and dark at night not having someone next to you."
"Well, of course you can sleep here tonight, but will he be home for
Christmas?"
"Kevin said he would be home late tonight, so I'm hoping. I really don't want him to miss our first Christmas as a married couple, you know," Lucy explained. Annie gave her daughter a sympathetic smile. "Where do you want these?" Lucy displayed the glass bowl filled with freshly sliced green beans.
"Um.place some aluminum foil on top and slip them into the frig. I won't need them 'til tomorrow. Thanks."
After doing as her mother told her, Lucy scurried out to the garage apartment to grab a few things for her stay in the Camden house. She set everything she needed, including pajamas, toothbrush and toothpaste, and clothes for the next day, on the gray comforter on her bed. Lucy then gathered the heap into her arms and began her descent down the steep wooden steps. Before she reached the bottom, she heard the phone ring. Remembering that the garage had its own phone line, Lucy retraced her steps and grabbed the phone out of its cradle.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hey! I was hoping you'd be there," an all-too-familiar voice rang on
the other end.
"You're lucky. I was just leaving to the house for the night. So how are you?" Lucy took a seat on the bed.
"Missing you, " Kevin answered. A sad smile spread across Lucy's face.
"Aww.I miss you too."
"But I have good news," Kevin continued. " As we speak, I am driving down Highway 42 ((A/N: Made-up road. I am too lazy to got look up a highway in CA.)) away from this stupid banquet thing and towards the person I really want to be with this Christmas."
Lucy smiled, "If it's anyone besides me, you're in trouble." She could hear Kevin laugh into the phone.
"Anyway, I should be home around two or so and.I have your present!"
"Ooh! A present, really.well, I got a present for you too, and it's exactly what you wanted for Christmas."
"You know me that well, huh?" Kevin replied. "Well, just seeing your face Christmas morning is the perfect present for me."
"Well, that's sweet," Lucy smiled, "but trust me, no present could be
better than this!"
"Then it must be good!"
"Just make sure you're home, ok?" she had been waiting weeks to share this present with her husband and one banquet was not going to ruin her surprise.
"I will. I promise," Kevin replied. "I better go, Luce. I'll see you
in a couple hours. I love you."
"I love you, too. Drive safely," Lucy said disappointed that he had to leave but understanding of the fact that driving while talking on a cell phone wasn't exactly safe.
"Bye."
"Bye." Lucy set the phone back in its cradle and continued her journey back to the house after locking the garage door. ~~~
After Lucy and Ruthie helped their mom cook more food for Christmas Day, the sisters went up to the attic to prepare for bed.
"Kevin knows you're sleeping in the house tonight, right?" Ruthie asked as she slipped under her cool sheets.
"I think I mentioned it to him when he called this afternoon.why?" Lucy replied taking her gold hooped earring out of her earlobes.
" You said earlier that he was getting back tonight; just wanted to make sure he knows where you are."
"He'll be fine. I'll just see him in the morning. Night Ruthie." Lucy pulled the covers over her slender body and turned out the light.
"Night." ~~~
"Come on!" Kevin muttered as he sat in the center of traffic. "It's Christmas Eve! Aren't people suppose to be home at this hour. I know that's wear I want to be." All he wanted was to get home to his wife and the only thing standing in his way was many other impatient last-minute travelers.
Kevin finally reached his exit after moving about three miles in forty-five minutes. He followed the neighborhood streets until he reached the house.
"Finally," he sighed. Kevin grabbed his luggage out of the trunk. It wasn't 'til then did he notice the large amount of smoke bellowing out of the back of the Camden household. ~ A/N: Haha! Cliffhanger! That first chapter was just to reel you in! Hope you liked!