Disclaimer: I don't own anything pertaining to the WB or 7th Heaven. I only own the characters that are not in the actual show. I do own the restaurant in this chapter, Jamie's Restaurant and Grill".
A/N: Hello! Thanks for the reviews! Sorry I made you wait so long. We were out of town. Hehe. Note to thecurliegirlie: Haha! Thanks for your idea! Don't worry, there will be plenty of action. Thank you also to Shelby for her very sweet (and very, very appreciated!!) comment on my writing. To answer your question: I might write professionally as I get older just as a pas-time, but nothing too huge. : - )I hope that you enjoy this! I have been itching to write it for the last week!
March 8
In The Days Ahead
Chapter 9: Excitement and Fears
Lucy Kinkirk looked down at her 4-year-old daughter, who was sound asleep on her lap. The video had just ended and she wanted to turn on the 6 o'clock news. She reached carefully for the remote…but not carefully enough. Liv stirred in her mother's arms and opened her blue eyes slowly.
"Mommy?" She asked quietly. Lucy looked down at the little girl. "Can you go get blankie for me?" She requested. Lucy smiled and kissed Liv on the head, telling her that she would. She stood up, carefully laying Liv back down in the chair and starting towards she and Kevin's room, where Liv had been playing earlier. Sure enough, she spotted Liv's pink felt blanket on the bed right away.
Lucy walked over and picked it up. As she did so, something, the object that she had been looking at earlier, tumbled out of the blanket and onto the bed. Suddenly, all of her thoughts and feelings from this afternoon flooded back to her. She slowly sank down onto her bed and picked it up, looking at it one more time, then dropping it back onto her bed sheets.
A smile slowly formed on Lucy's lips, and spread quickly over the rest of her face as she held back tears of joy once again. She wiped them away hastily and grabbed Liv's blanket. She stood, and with a smile on her face, took the soft blanket out to her sleepy and unsuspecting little girl.
March 16
"Mother!" Rachel wined. "Why do you and dad have to go out with Uncle Kevin and Aunt Lucy?" Cecilia sighed deeply and turned to face her 13-year-old daughter.
"Well, like I've told you many, many times now," She began. "they have invited your father and I, as well as the other adults in the family, to dinner at "Jamie's". They said that they have something to discuss with us." Rachel didn't look satisfied with her mother's answer.
"And why are Emily and I baby sitting all of the kids?" She complained.
"Because this is an adults-only dinner, Rachel." She explained. "And it's not only going to be you and Emily. Emily's boyfriend, Justin, is helping too. Remember?" Rachel rolled her eyes dramatically.
"Great. The make-out crew. So it won't be me baby sitting with Emily. No, it will just be me baby sitting while they make-out. Oh, joy. I can't wait!" She said sarcastically. Cecilia shook her head.
"They've promised to behave. And even if they "make-out" the entire time, all you have to do is call Aunt Sarah or Uncle Matt, who have already warned Emily that she'll be grounded if she and Justin…well…aren't helping."
"Fine." Rachel said sullenly. Cecilia laughed quietly to herself. Sometimes Rachel's theatrics were just too much. She turned to the mirror, and continued to apply her makeup as the doorbell rang, signaling the arrival of Emily and Justin.
Annie and Eric were lead to a large table in the back of "Jamie's Restaurant and Grill", where they saw that they were the last to arrive, and only minutes behind David and Marie. They took their seats at the table with the other 12 adults. Everyone had been able to make it to dinner tonight, except for Sam and Hailey. The waitress took the food and drink orders of the party, now that they had all arrived. After her parents had settled in, and the waitress had delivered the drinks, water for everyone, Lucy got everyone's attention. With Kevin holding her hand, she spoke, a hint of a smile on her lips.
"Well, I'm sure that you're all wondering why Kevin and I have initiated this little gathering tonight. This is a celebration dinner, actually." She told them. "Mom, Dad, Sarah, Matt, Mary, Carlos, Simon, Cecilia, Peter, Ruthie, David, and Marie…" She took a deep breath, trying to stop her smile from taking over her entire face. "I'm pregnant!" Everyone expressed their congratulations as calmly as possible, as they were in a restaurant. They laughed as Matt lifted his water glass into the air for a toast.
"To the Kinkirks." He said happily. Everyone echoed him as they clinked their glasses together. When they were finished, Lucy opened her mouth to speak, ready to explain the details before the family had a chance to ask.
"I found out on the 8th, which is when I told Kevin." She said. "We called Doctor Michaels, like you, Mary and Cecilia, had recommended from your pregnancies. Yes, I was actually listening!" The group laughed. "Anyway, we went into the hospital the next day to have the pregnancy verified, and the test was again positive. We made an ultrasound appointment with Doctor Michaels for the 15th of March…yesterday. Yesterday we found out that I'm four months along, five on the 21st." She stopped as she was met with questioning looks.
"You only found out on the 8th though? Wouldn't you kind of…know…if you were that far along?" Cecilia asked. Lucy smiled a bit more and nodded.
"I've had a feeling since about February, but just kept blowing it off. I finally forced myself to take a test "Just-in-case" on the 8th, so that's when it actually became official. Oh, and as I'm sure you're all wondering, yes, Kevin and I will be finding out the gender of the baby as soon as possible." The family was happy to hear this.
They were about to say grace, since the food had just arrived, when Sarah's cell phone rang. She reached into her bag to get it, then answered. She went outside so as to not be rude. Everyone continued talking. The chatter abruptly stopped, however, when they saw the distressed look on Sarah's face as she re-entered the building and rushed over to the table.
"Rachel's gone!" She exclaimed. "That was Emily. She and Justin were tucking in the 4 and 5-year-olds when they heard the front door shut. When they came down stairs to investigate, Rachel was gone!" Simon and Cecilia jumped up. Cecilia grabbed her purse and turned to Lucy.
"We have to go. I'm so sorry Lucy, Kevin. Your dinner is ruined!" They shook their heads and Lucy spoke.
"Go! We all need to go! Rachel is much more important than this dinner!" She exclaimed. The couples all tossed money into the center of the table for their dinner and Eric motioned for the waitress. He told her that they had to go and showed her the money for their bill, leaving her searching for words. With that, the Camdens, Ponces, Kinkirks, and Petrowskis hurried out into the night in search of Rachel, hoping for the best, but fearing the very worst.
A/N: Please review! Where is Rachel? Find out in chapter 10, coming soon to a computer near you! (haha)