Disclaimer: No, even during my long break from FanFiction, I didn't gain ownership of 7th Heaven. The only character that is my own creation is Sammie.
Chapter 3: Babysitting
(Ruthie's POV)
Saturday rolled around quickly and was excited to be babysitting for Lucy and Kevin. I just adore Sammie. She's such a beautiful baby and I can tell she really likes me. She just responds to me in a different way than she does to anyone else. Her first word besides mommy or daddy was "Wuwie". I know that it means Ruthie. Sometimes I can hardly wait to have a baby of my own, but I also know that I am far to young to have a baby.
The doorbell rang at 5:00 on Saturday evening, "I'll get it," I yelled as I dashed to the front door.
It was a smiling Lucy and Kevin with Sammie.
"Hello Ruthie," Kevin greeted me, " how are you doing these days?"
"I'm fine," I said and kissed Sammie's cheek," how are you?"
"Pretty good. So, are you ready to watch Sammie tonight?" Kevin asked.
"You bet I am!" I exclaimed.
"I know you'll do a wonderful job with her," Lucy said confidently.
"Okay, you know where we're going, the phone number is on the refrigerator, should anything happen. We'll be back by 9:00 and hopefully not any later," Kevin explained.
"You don't have a thing to worry about," I assured Kevin," besides, Mom is still here if I need help with something. You two go out and have fun!"
"Bye Ruthie," Lucy said," bye Sammie!"
Lucy and Kevin looked back one last time and then drove away to their dinner date. I carried Sammie up to my room to spread out her blanket and play with her toys. I made sure to "babyproof" my room last night so Sammie couldn't get into anything she shouldn't be getting into.
About an hour later, Mom called out," Ruthie? Dinner's almost ready. You should get Sammie ready."
"Okay Mom, be down in a few minutes," I replied.
I got Sammie all cleaned up and ready for her meal. She wouldn't be eating the same food as the rest of us of course, but she could still sit at the dinner table and I could feed her while I ate. I carried her down to the dining room and was shocked to see Cecilia.
"Hi Ruthie," she said.
"Hey Cecilia," I replied, the confusion clear in my voice.
"I bet you're wondering what I'm doing here," she guessed.
I nodded my head as I placed Sammie in her high chair.
"Simon invited me to dinner. We're friends again," she explained.
"Oh. Well, that's good," I smiled.
Mom, Simon, Dad and David entered the dining room with dinner. They each placed the dish they were carrying on the table and we started dinner. Sammie was being a little stubborn while I was feeding her and she threw her food at me. I finally got her to eat, but not after getting her food in my hair. Dinner was a little awkward with Cecilia there at first. No one had seen much of her in months and it was like there was nothing to say. Eventually everyone warmed up to her and it was almost like old times again.
(Kevin's POV)
Dinner with Roxanne and Chandler was fun. It was a nice change of pace from staying at home and eating alone all the time. I wasn't at all nervous like the first time we left Sammie with a babysitter. I was confident of Ruthie's ability to take care of a baby. And if she had any trouble, Annie was certainly capable of handling any situation.
"Is your food good?" Lucy asked me.
"Yes. Very good. And yours?" I replied.
"It's fine. You just had a funny look on your face," she said.
"I guess I was just kind of thinking, you know," I told her.
"It was one of those looks like 'oh geez, what am I eating?'," Roxanne laughed.
"You did have a sort of disgusted look on your face," Chandler agreed.
"Well, sorry. I'll try not to think anymore," I joined the laughter.
As dinner wound down, we headed to a movie. I didn't really care for the movie that was playing, but decided to give it a shot. It could turn out well. Besides, Lucy seemed to be very interested in it. The movie turned out to be okay. It ended at about 8:45.
"Wanna go get some ice cream or something?" Chandler offered.
"Uh, no thanks. We told Ruthie we'd be home by 9," Lucy explained.
"Oh," Roxanne said, almost disappointed, "then you two had better get going."
(Simon's POV)
After the first day of school, I almost didn't want to go back. It was so awful being lonely. I decided it would be best to just go and face my problems though. When I got to class again the second day, Cecilia sat next to me. She was more talkative this time. We nearly got in trouble with the teacher for talking so much. I invited her to dinner for the weekend, so we could catch up without a teacher yelling at us. It felt good to have someone to talk to again.
"Hello Simon," Cecilia smiled as I let her into the house.
"Good to see you here again," I replied.
"It has been quite a while," she laughed nervously," so when's dinner?"
"In about a half hour I guess. How was your first week of school?" I inquired, unsure of exactly what to say.
"Pretty good. A little boring, but it's school. How's your family?" she asked.
"Good. Ruthie's upstairs babysitting for Lucy. She and Kevin are out with Roxanne and Chandler. David likes school so far. Mom and Dad are keeping themselves busy. I think it's hard on them to have their last son in school," I said.
"Yeah. Wow. I guess David is the last one. They must be sort of lonely during the day. It seems like there always used to be someone around," Cecila mused.
"I know. Now Matt, Mary and Lucy are all grown up and moved out. I'm going to graduate and probably move out soon. Then it will just be Mom, Dad, Ruthie and David. It will be weird because this house has always been so busy," I said.
"I'm sure your parents will adjust. Or find someone else to take in. They are always taking people in. I really admire them for that. They are so caring. It must have been fun growing up with so many people always coming and going in your house," she told me.
"Simon, Cecilia, dinner's ready, could you help me carry the food?" Mom asked.
"Sure Mom," I said," Cecilia you can just go ahead and sit. You're the guest."
I followed Mom into the kitchen where David and Dad were waiting. We carried all the dishes into the dining room and Ruthie was there with Samantha. At first, things were a little bit awkward because no one had talked to Cecilia in a long time. After a while though, everyone felt more comfortable and it seemed more like it used to in our house.
A/N: Okay, so I haven't updated in a few months. I needed to take a break from my writing and focus on school. Now I'm halfway through my senior year, yay! I'll be graduating in May and off to college in the fall. So I don't know how consistently I'll be able to update my story, but I'll do it as often as I can. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter.
Chapter 3: Babysitting
(Ruthie's POV)
Saturday rolled around quickly and was excited to be babysitting for Lucy and Kevin. I just adore Sammie. She's such a beautiful baby and I can tell she really likes me. She just responds to me in a different way than she does to anyone else. Her first word besides mommy or daddy was "Wuwie". I know that it means Ruthie. Sometimes I can hardly wait to have a baby of my own, but I also know that I am far to young to have a baby.
The doorbell rang at 5:00 on Saturday evening, "I'll get it," I yelled as I dashed to the front door.
It was a smiling Lucy and Kevin with Sammie.
"Hello Ruthie," Kevin greeted me, " how are you doing these days?"
"I'm fine," I said and kissed Sammie's cheek," how are you?"
"Pretty good. So, are you ready to watch Sammie tonight?" Kevin asked.
"You bet I am!" I exclaimed.
"I know you'll do a wonderful job with her," Lucy said confidently.
"Okay, you know where we're going, the phone number is on the refrigerator, should anything happen. We'll be back by 9:00 and hopefully not any later," Kevin explained.
"You don't have a thing to worry about," I assured Kevin," besides, Mom is still here if I need help with something. You two go out and have fun!"
"Bye Ruthie," Lucy said," bye Sammie!"
Lucy and Kevin looked back one last time and then drove away to their dinner date. I carried Sammie up to my room to spread out her blanket and play with her toys. I made sure to "babyproof" my room last night so Sammie couldn't get into anything she shouldn't be getting into.
About an hour later, Mom called out," Ruthie? Dinner's almost ready. You should get Sammie ready."
"Okay Mom, be down in a few minutes," I replied.
I got Sammie all cleaned up and ready for her meal. She wouldn't be eating the same food as the rest of us of course, but she could still sit at the dinner table and I could feed her while I ate. I carried her down to the dining room and was shocked to see Cecilia.
"Hi Ruthie," she said.
"Hey Cecilia," I replied, the confusion clear in my voice.
"I bet you're wondering what I'm doing here," she guessed.
I nodded my head as I placed Sammie in her high chair.
"Simon invited me to dinner. We're friends again," she explained.
"Oh. Well, that's good," I smiled.
Mom, Simon, Dad and David entered the dining room with dinner. They each placed the dish they were carrying on the table and we started dinner. Sammie was being a little stubborn while I was feeding her and she threw her food at me. I finally got her to eat, but not after getting her food in my hair. Dinner was a little awkward with Cecilia there at first. No one had seen much of her in months and it was like there was nothing to say. Eventually everyone warmed up to her and it was almost like old times again.
(Kevin's POV)
Dinner with Roxanne and Chandler was fun. It was a nice change of pace from staying at home and eating alone all the time. I wasn't at all nervous like the first time we left Sammie with a babysitter. I was confident of Ruthie's ability to take care of a baby. And if she had any trouble, Annie was certainly capable of handling any situation.
"Is your food good?" Lucy asked me.
"Yes. Very good. And yours?" I replied.
"It's fine. You just had a funny look on your face," she said.
"I guess I was just kind of thinking, you know," I told her.
"It was one of those looks like 'oh geez, what am I eating?'," Roxanne laughed.
"You did have a sort of disgusted look on your face," Chandler agreed.
"Well, sorry. I'll try not to think anymore," I joined the laughter.
As dinner wound down, we headed to a movie. I didn't really care for the movie that was playing, but decided to give it a shot. It could turn out well. Besides, Lucy seemed to be very interested in it. The movie turned out to be okay. It ended at about 8:45.
"Wanna go get some ice cream or something?" Chandler offered.
"Uh, no thanks. We told Ruthie we'd be home by 9," Lucy explained.
"Oh," Roxanne said, almost disappointed, "then you two had better get going."
(Simon's POV)
After the first day of school, I almost didn't want to go back. It was so awful being lonely. I decided it would be best to just go and face my problems though. When I got to class again the second day, Cecilia sat next to me. She was more talkative this time. We nearly got in trouble with the teacher for talking so much. I invited her to dinner for the weekend, so we could catch up without a teacher yelling at us. It felt good to have someone to talk to again.
"Hello Simon," Cecilia smiled as I let her into the house.
"Good to see you here again," I replied.
"It has been quite a while," she laughed nervously," so when's dinner?"
"In about a half hour I guess. How was your first week of school?" I inquired, unsure of exactly what to say.
"Pretty good. A little boring, but it's school. How's your family?" she asked.
"Good. Ruthie's upstairs babysitting for Lucy. She and Kevin are out with Roxanne and Chandler. David likes school so far. Mom and Dad are keeping themselves busy. I think it's hard on them to have their last son in school," I said.
"Yeah. Wow. I guess David is the last one. They must be sort of lonely during the day. It seems like there always used to be someone around," Cecila mused.
"I know. Now Matt, Mary and Lucy are all grown up and moved out. I'm going to graduate and probably move out soon. Then it will just be Mom, Dad, Ruthie and David. It will be weird because this house has always been so busy," I said.
"I'm sure your parents will adjust. Or find someone else to take in. They are always taking people in. I really admire them for that. They are so caring. It must have been fun growing up with so many people always coming and going in your house," she told me.
"Simon, Cecilia, dinner's ready, could you help me carry the food?" Mom asked.
"Sure Mom," I said," Cecilia you can just go ahead and sit. You're the guest."
I followed Mom into the kitchen where David and Dad were waiting. We carried all the dishes into the dining room and Ruthie was there with Samantha. At first, things were a little bit awkward because no one had talked to Cecilia in a long time. After a while though, everyone felt more comfortable and it seemed more like it used to in our house.
A/N: Okay, so I haven't updated in a few months. I needed to take a break from my writing and focus on school. Now I'm halfway through my senior year, yay! I'll be graduating in May and off to college in the fall. So I don't know how consistently I'll be able to update my story, but I'll do it as often as I can. Hope you enjoyed the new chapter.