A.N. - Two in a day! Go me! Here is the Peter and Ruthie chapter I promised next! Read, Review, Sit Back, and Enjoy it!

Ruthie sat in the car with tears pouring down her face. Peter pulled over twice to hug her. He felt awful about Mary. He knew how much Ruthie was so close to her family and how he was to hers as well. Being an only child had been fine but being with Ruthie's family made him wish he hadn't been so alone. Of course he loved his step-father Chandler, his real dad, his mother, and his half brother but he didn't know his half brother Mark very well since he was born when he was 15 and not old enough to really be a friend even now. Mark was 12 while he was a grown man.

Peter put one arm around Ruthie while he drove with the other. "Aw...honey, she's going to be okay," Peter said reassuringly.

"Thanks, but you don't know that." Ruthie said matter-of-factly.

"You're completely right Ruthie, but you got to have faith." Peter said tears filling his eyes. "Baby, you can't give up on your faith."

"You called me Ruthie..." Ruthie said with a small smile. "You only call me that when you're nervous, honey." She said tearing up some more. When she had gotten to around 22 she had started being called Ruth by Peter and her new friends, but her family and old friends still tended to call her Ruthie. Peter only called her Ruthie when he was worried for the most part but sometimes just here and there.

"That's not true." Peter said a tiny smile creeping up his face too. He knew that she was completely right. He sometimes missed calling her Ruthie though.

"Yes, it is Mr. Petrosky and you know it!" Ruthie said, and no matter how much she wanted to fight it she couldn't help to let out a laugh. The laugh made her feel like she was betraying Mary. Then, she realized she wasn't betraying Mary. Just because Mary was sick, she wouldn't want everyone to be sad on Christmas. "You know what, Peter? I think Mary would want us to be having a good Christmas..."

"Ruthie I think you're completely right." Peter smiled satisfied he had made his beloved Ruthie happier.

A.N. – Sorry this one was so short. I'm going to do a third or fourth too tonight so it'll make up for it!