Title: Sweet Sixteen
Type: 7th Heaven Fan Fiction
Rating: PG (Sexual references)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of 7th Heaven. I do own all my original characters and this story, though. Don't take.
Summary: Just what Ruthie has always wanted: A road trip with five of her best friends, on her sixteenth birthday. But Ruthie, her four best friends, and her boyfriend (who is still Peter) run into a few problems.

Writer's Note: This story takes place two years from now, when Ruthie is turning sixteen. She's dating Peter, so it's as if he never moved away.

That night, Ruthie and Peter were sitting outside, talking.

"Peter, we need to talk," Ruthie said.

"Ok," Peter agreed, "What?"

"Today, when you were on the phone, I was talking to Jason and we sorta.. kissed," Ruthie explained.

"What? You kissed Jason?" Peter asked.

"Yeah. It was weird. We were just there, and it just happened," Ruthie replied.

"Did you kiss him, or did he kiss you?" Peter asked. He was upset.

"Kind of both," Ruthie told him. Peter looked away to hide tears.

"Is he a good kisser?" Peter asked.

"What?" Ruthie was shocked by the question. Peter looked at her in tears.

"You heard me. Is he? How does he compare with me? Is he a good kisser?" Peter asked. Ruthie didn't want to answer.

"Peter.. don't," Ruthie said softly, she reached out to hug him, but he just got up.

"Ruthie, we've been together since we were twelve. That a long time. I thought I loved you, I was just waiting for the right time to tell you. I loved you, but I can't handle this. You can't kiss my friends, not unless we're broken up, Ruthie.. this isn't good," Peter said.

"Can we please just forget this?" Ruthie asked.

"Goodbye," Peter replied. He walked inside. .

They didn't talk the whole way home, and Ruthie tried to talk to him several times that week, but he wouldn't. She finally met up with him in class..

"Peter, we need to talk," Ruthie said.

"We have nothing to talk about," Peter explained.

"Yes, we do. I wasn't thinking when I kissed Jason. It was good, it was really good, but I broke your heart. I shouldn't do that, I know that. Peter, I love you. It was one mistake. One mistake," Ruthie explained.

"One mistake can ruin someone's life," Peter said. Then he walked away.

The End