A/N: I don't own 7th heaven but I do own George Stults World so don't sue me if you want money because that's something I don't have!

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A/N: Thanks to my lovely Beta – Shouhei for lending and giving me her lovely hand in writing and for being a super sweet co-author!


Staring at the two day old front page of the Glenoak News, Brad couldn't take it anymore…he had written and memorized everything that he was going to tonight.

Hours of reading the same damn article over and over again made him get even angrier.

At least he knew what he was going to be up against tonight…some silly little preacher girl to be who wouldn't dare hurt a fly.

He scrolled his eyes down to the bottom of the page to read the last quote that was being told by the Reverends daughter.

"Growing up with a family of seven isn't always easy but when your father is a minister and is always still willing to help someone in need he wouldn't hesitate for a minute to offer them a hot meal and a place to stay for the night and I plan on following his footsteps and doing the same thing"

Folding the newspaper back into the four squares where he found it, Brad threw it across his kitchen table…he didn't want to look at that article anymore…it just made him sick with envy and disgust.

Grabbing his coffee mug he got up and walked not even two feet towards his bedroom in the swanky little apartment he had been living in for the last few years…he had a job that needed to be done tonight so he needed to catch up on his sleep.

Lucy looked anxiously at her watch…she had less than 15 minutes until her psychology class was over so she could escape and get over to the grocery store in time to get everything that she needed for dinner.

Luckily for her the professor decided to let them out early because of a potential serve thunderstorm that was heading towards Glenoak.

Lucy gathered up all of her things and headed towards the exit out to student parking lot F. Grabbing her keys and clicking the unlock button to the Trailblazer.

Throwing her book bag in the passenger seat and slamming the door shut she put the key into the ignition and drove off towards the only grocery store in Glenoak, with only thoughts of tonight in her head.

"Hey Kinkirk" Kevin heard someone yell his name.

He turned around and rolled his eyes…he knew he should have known that it was the voice of the one and the only Roxanne.

"What do you want Richardson?" he teased.

Roxanne sauntered towards him with a sly grin on her face "I need something" she said innocently batting her eyelashes at him.

He rolled his eyes again at her pathetic attempt to be "sexy" Roxanne instead of "pain in the ass" Roxanne.

"What in the world could you possible need from me?"

Roxanne tried to give him a sexy grin but instead laughter rang out. "I need to know if your wife is meeting me for tonight for pizza…I'm quite bored with being home with my dad since he retired…all he does is play computer games all day long…seriously that man either needs to find himself a women or get a life" she chuckled.

Kevin just shook his head trying to decide if he should laugh or just walk away…he didn't want to spoil her mood because he knew it was Dylan Spencer that had made her the way she was now.

"Actually I don't think Lucy is available tonight Richardson…she and I have something planned" he told her slamming his locker door shut with a big grin on his face.

A huge grin popped out onto Roxanne's face "Oh really?" she purred.

Kevin rolled his eyes and started to walk not wanting to make a comment when he heard her run up besides him.

"Do you guys think you can make your date a double date?"

"No, this is the first time we have been alone since Luke and Abby have been born"

"Please?" Roxanne begged stepping in front of the door so Kevin couldn't get out.

Kevin sighed and started to open his mouth but closed it instead when he got an idea.

"I'll think about it while we are on duty" he told her spotting the one person that would help get Roxanne off his back.

"Hey Spencer" he yelled across the room to Dylan.

"Yeah?"

"Come here for a sec"

Rolling his eyes at Kevin, Dylan walked over and joined Kevin and Roxanne.

"What's up?"

Kevin turned away from Roxanne with a plan forming in his head.

"Lucy and I have plans tonight and Lucy being a ditz, told Roxanne that she would have pizza with her tonight as well…but Lucy just called me and told me that she completely forgot about our plans and that for me to tell Roxanne that she was canceling on her" Kevin kidded with him.

Kevin could see Roxanne shooting daggers through her eyes but he didn't care…he needed to leave and meet Lucy at home.

"What does that have to do with me?" Dylan questioned.

"Well I was thinking since it looks like we might be working a lot closer and you were just complaining to me 10 minutes ago about how you had nothing planned so maybe you two could get together and eat dinner together"

Dylan thought for a minute before he spoke "Actually that's a great idea" he said turning towards Roxanne "Are you up to that as well?"

Roxanne blushed from ear to ear before she said anything "Sure…I get off in like 10 minutes if you want to meet me at the Pool hall around 5:30?"

Dylan smiled "sounds like a plan" he replied looking at his watch. "I have some paperwork that needs to be filled out before I go so if I'm going to meet you there on time I guess I'd better go" and with that he turned around and walked out the doors towards his office.

Kevin started to walk way when a female's hand grabbed his shirt sleeve.

"What the hell were you thinking Kinkirk?" he heard Roxanne hiss at him.

"That I needed you to get off my back" he kidded

"You didn't have to do that" she responded back.

"Do what?" he told her looking innocent as they walked back to their desks.

"Set me up on a date with him"

"I didn't set anything up…you guys both happened to be bored tonight so I put two and two together"

"Kinkirk…why I outta" Roxanne started to say before Captain Michaels interrupted her.

Lucy was rushing to get out of the grocery store…she needed to get home as fast as possible and start dinner before Kevin came home.

Grabbing a package of chicken she was on her ways towards the registers when she heard it…a loud crack of thunder.

Biting down hard on her lip she tried to convince herself that she was just hearing things. Rarely in her lifetime had she seen a thunderstorm in Glenoak. The few months she lived in New York she witnessed several terrible ones, but California hardly ever got them.

But wait!! She heard it again…another crack of thunder. Sighing as she walked slowly towards the registers she thought that maybe her time alone with Kevin wasn't meant to be…and maybe she should go get the twin's from her mom's house and have a family dinner.

Standing in line she watched the lighting dance across the darkened sky and when it was her time to check out it had already started to rain…no actually it had started to pour.

Holding on to her purse and the plastic bags that carried the groceries she ran with all her might towards the Trailblazer only to be soaked from head to toe by the time she jumped into the drivers seat.

Taking her time to get home, 15 minutes later she arrived at home, pulling into the garage with the rain still pouring and the sky still as black as night.

Grabbing the groceries and her purse she got out and opened the back door that lead to the house, closing the garage door behind her.

Setting her purse on the hook and taking the groceries towards the island that was in the middle of the kitchen she started to look around for a pan to start boiling the potatoes in…she was in a mood today that could not be broken and for that she was going to make Kevin's favorite dish…mashed potatoes with cheese.

Cutting the plastic off the chicken she placed them onto a pan and started to make a mixture of spices that both she and Kevin loved to put on top of the chicken.

After spreading the mixture she set the oven for 350 degrees and placed the chicken in so it could start to bake right away.

She stopped herself short when her mind drifted over to her two children and how they were reacting to the rain.

She picked up the phone and pressed the speed dial button and waited for the call to connect.

She heard the phone ring four times before someone picked up the phone and answered "Hello?"

"Simon?"

"Hey Luce" she heard her brother greet her on the other line.

"What are you doing home from school?"

"Taking a break…" he replied.

"From what?" She wanted to know.

"Finals…I had them all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and since today is Thursday and I have no classes today or tomorrow I figured I'd come home from the weekend and get away from all the crazy students who are still studying" he laughed.

Lucy laughed with him "Are mom and dad home?"

"Nope…they took Abby and Luke to see some kid movie at the movie theater"

"Oh" she replied disappointingly.

"What's wrong? Is not talking to your younger brother not good enough for you these days?" he teased.

She rolled her eyes before retorting back "Wait until you have kids Simon and then you will know what it's like" she stated simply.

"I already know what it feels like remember? I have three younger siblings, two nephews and a niece" he kidded.

"How's Amy doing these days?"

"She's fine but busy…she got accepted into Law school so in August she's going to UCLA" he replied talking to Lucy about his girlfriend.

"Have you talked to Cecilia lately?"

"No…not really…since her and John broke up she won't talk to me…for some reason I feel she is blaming me for the breakup"

"Don't worry about it Simon…give her a while to cool down and then maybe she'll come back" she told him.

"I know I keep praying to god that—"he started to say when call waiting cut in.

"Hold on for a sec Simon…I got a call on the other line…actually I'll call you back" she told him flipping over to the other call.

"Kinkirk Residence"

"Hey Luce" she heard Kevin say on the other line.

"Hey sweetie…how's work?"

She heard him sigh and knew something was wrong 'Is there something wrong?"

"Yes and no" he told her

"What's the good news?" she groaned.

"I hooked Roxanne up with an old partner of mine"

"What?" she asked startled that her husband would do something like that.

"Roxanne was bugging me about you…something to do with meeting her at Pete's tonight"

Lucy's eyes got wide when she realized that she had promised Roxanne she'd meet her. "Oh my god I completely forgot"

"I know…that's why I told her that you and I had plans tonight since the kid's were gone and she didn't get the message…so I had to resort into using an old partner as bait…I set her up with Dylan"

"You didn't!" Lucy laughed.

"I did"

"Kinkirk…what am I going to do with you?" she asked giving him a sly grin over the phone that he couldn't see.

"I don't know but whatever it is you might have to wait a little bit" he said suddenly.

"What do you mean wait a little bit?" she questioned.

"Something came up with a case we were working on…and I have to stay probably another hour or so…"

"Kevin" she started to whine before he cut her off.

"I'm sorry, Lucy."

Lucy sighed, "Alright, I guess I'll see you whenever you get here."

Lucy hung up the phone without saying goodbye; it was an old habit she inherited from her family. Lucy turned around and got back to cooking dinner. When she finally got it in the oven, she ran into her bedroom to get dressed in something a little more sexy, since it was her first night without the twins there in a long time.

Brad drove carefully down the streets of Stoney Creek he mentally pictured what he would say, do and act when she would open the door to him.

Parking on the side of the road, across from their neighbor's house like he always did. He sat there closing his eyes trying to mentally picture the surprise that would be in store for her…the shock that he wasn't helpless he just wanted her damn necklace.

He reached for his black hooded sweatshirt and pulled it over his black colored t-shirt and got out of the car.

Walking slowly towards her house he started to fake a limp…that way she would feel even more sympathy for him.

Walking up onto her porch he stuck his hand out and rang her doorbell…leaning up against the side of the house pretending to wince in pain.

Lucy was busy getting dressed when she heard the doorbell ring. She couldn't think of anyone who would be out in this weather, so she hurried and rushed to answer it. Once she got there she saw a man favoring his left leg, shivering in the cold. She invited him inside and he stood there dripping in the entry way. Lucy got a towel for him, and waited for an explanation.