Disclaimer: I don't own 7th Heaven or its characters or settings.
A/N: I finally updated!
Chapter 1
Matt Camden smiled as he approached the front door of the house. He was glad to be coming home, glad to be able to see his sister, pregnant, and her husband. They'd been married for half a year, and he felt bad about never meeting him, except for that one Christmas so long ago. Of course, leave it to Mary to finally tell Mom and Dad about him when they'd already been married for four months, and were pregnant, and Matt had only found out then.
To his surprise the doorbell seemed unfamiliar when he rang it. It was odd; he had never thought he would have to ring it. The house had always been home to him; he had always just walked in. But today he was just an unexpected visitor.
"Matt!" exclaimed Annie as she answered the door. She immediately gave her oldest son a hug. "I didn't know you were coming!"
"I heard Mary and Carlos were coming, so I'd thought I surprise you," explained Matt." Annie beamed with joy.
"This is wonderful!" Annie exclaimed. "The whole family is here now, except, where's Sarah?" Matt raised his eyebrows.
"Sarah couldn't come; she couldn't change her schedule. Simon's here?" Annie nodded.
"He had a long weekend, so he came home." Matt grinned.
"Wow, this is great."
*************
"The baby's due in April, right?" asked Lucy during dinner. Mary swallowed her food and nodded.
"April 29th," she confirmed.
"It's healthy?" asked Simon.
"Yeah, but we don't know the gender yet." The phone rang.
"I'll get it," volunteered Kevin. He got up and walked to the living room.
"Have you thought of names?" asked Annie.
"I like Owen or Samantha," said Mary.
"And I like Robert or Courtney," said Carlos.
"No," they said in unison, answering Annie's question, and then laughed.
"I think Owen is a good name, for a boy," commented Ruthie.
"I like Robert better," disagreed Lucy.
"Neither," said Annie. "How about.... William?"
"Hey, whose kid is this?" laughed Mary. "Besides, I think it's a girl."
"No way," said Carlos as Kevin walked back into the dining room.
"I have to get to the station for some reason," said Kevin. "I trust everyone will be entertained without me?" Lucy seemed slightly concerned, but she along with everyone else smiled and nodded. "I'll call once I find out when I'll be back." He took a step toward Lucy and kissed her before saying goodbye to everyone and walking out the door.
The dinner conversation continued until everyone had ceased eating. They all helped to clear the table, and from there moved into the living room, where more discussion ensued, until Annie announced that she was going to the grocery store to get ice cream for everyone. "I'll come with you," volunteered Eric.
"So will I," said Matt, eager to have some time alone with his parents. They left and Ruthie, growing bored of conversation, managed to escape upstairs. A moment later she came back downstairs.
"I left a book in my locker," she said. "Can someone take me back to school to get it?"
"I don't have a car," said Simon. "Anyway, the school probably isn't open. It's 7:45."
"It is. There's an orchestra concert."
"I'll take her," volunteered Carlos. He and Ruthie left, leaving Simon, Mary, Lucy, and the twins, asleep on the floor.
"So, want to go the pool hall?" asked Lucy.
"Sure," said Mary.
"Not with you two," said Simon.
"Good," said Lucy. "We wouldn't have let you come anyway. Besides, someone has to watch the twins." Simon rolled his eyes, and the sisters left the house. With nothing else to do, he turned on the television and was hit with breaking news.
"A group of escaped prisoners from a nearby prison have escaped, and are roaming this area," said the reporter on the television. "They are armed and dangerous, and there has already been one murder in Glenoak. We advise everyone to lock their doors and do not leave the house tonight." Simon gasped. Most of his family had left the house, and they had no idea of who was lurking around the town.
A/N: I finally updated!
Chapter 1
Matt Camden smiled as he approached the front door of the house. He was glad to be coming home, glad to be able to see his sister, pregnant, and her husband. They'd been married for half a year, and he felt bad about never meeting him, except for that one Christmas so long ago. Of course, leave it to Mary to finally tell Mom and Dad about him when they'd already been married for four months, and were pregnant, and Matt had only found out then.
To his surprise the doorbell seemed unfamiliar when he rang it. It was odd; he had never thought he would have to ring it. The house had always been home to him; he had always just walked in. But today he was just an unexpected visitor.
"Matt!" exclaimed Annie as she answered the door. She immediately gave her oldest son a hug. "I didn't know you were coming!"
"I heard Mary and Carlos were coming, so I'd thought I surprise you," explained Matt." Annie beamed with joy.
"This is wonderful!" Annie exclaimed. "The whole family is here now, except, where's Sarah?" Matt raised his eyebrows.
"Sarah couldn't come; she couldn't change her schedule. Simon's here?" Annie nodded.
"He had a long weekend, so he came home." Matt grinned.
"Wow, this is great."
*************
"The baby's due in April, right?" asked Lucy during dinner. Mary swallowed her food and nodded.
"April 29th," she confirmed.
"It's healthy?" asked Simon.
"Yeah, but we don't know the gender yet." The phone rang.
"I'll get it," volunteered Kevin. He got up and walked to the living room.
"Have you thought of names?" asked Annie.
"I like Owen or Samantha," said Mary.
"And I like Robert or Courtney," said Carlos.
"No," they said in unison, answering Annie's question, and then laughed.
"I think Owen is a good name, for a boy," commented Ruthie.
"I like Robert better," disagreed Lucy.
"Neither," said Annie. "How about.... William?"
"Hey, whose kid is this?" laughed Mary. "Besides, I think it's a girl."
"No way," said Carlos as Kevin walked back into the dining room.
"I have to get to the station for some reason," said Kevin. "I trust everyone will be entertained without me?" Lucy seemed slightly concerned, but she along with everyone else smiled and nodded. "I'll call once I find out when I'll be back." He took a step toward Lucy and kissed her before saying goodbye to everyone and walking out the door.
The dinner conversation continued until everyone had ceased eating. They all helped to clear the table, and from there moved into the living room, where more discussion ensued, until Annie announced that she was going to the grocery store to get ice cream for everyone. "I'll come with you," volunteered Eric.
"So will I," said Matt, eager to have some time alone with his parents. They left and Ruthie, growing bored of conversation, managed to escape upstairs. A moment later she came back downstairs.
"I left a book in my locker," she said. "Can someone take me back to school to get it?"
"I don't have a car," said Simon. "Anyway, the school probably isn't open. It's 7:45."
"It is. There's an orchestra concert."
"I'll take her," volunteered Carlos. He and Ruthie left, leaving Simon, Mary, Lucy, and the twins, asleep on the floor.
"So, want to go the pool hall?" asked Lucy.
"Sure," said Mary.
"Not with you two," said Simon.
"Good," said Lucy. "We wouldn't have let you come anyway. Besides, someone has to watch the twins." Simon rolled his eyes, and the sisters left the house. With nothing else to do, he turned on the television and was hit with breaking news.
"A group of escaped prisoners from a nearby prison have escaped, and are roaming this area," said the reporter on the television. "They are armed and dangerous, and there has already been one murder in Glenoak. We advise everyone to lock their doors and do not leave the house tonight." Simon gasped. Most of his family had left the house, and they had no idea of who was lurking around the town.