here we go, writing another chapter because my server is down
Story of a Girl
By Norwegianchick101
Chapter Two: Like a Date?
"Okay, so tell me again why all these guys live here?" Sarah asked Ruthie, gesturing across the dinner table to Kevin, Martin, Vincent, and Mac.
Ruthie sighed. "Ok, that's Martin, and he's the only one who lives here. He wandered in one day and we just let him stay. At first we thought he was just one of Simon's friends. This is Vincent, and he's my boyfriend." she said, gesturing to the boy next to her. "That's Kevin, Lucy's husband. They have their own house down the street; but ever since Savannah was born, it seems like they live here again. And that's Mac, he's just here. He's Martin's friend." By the time Ruthie finished, Sarah was staring at her wide eyed and smiling.
Both girls started laughing; earning curious glances from around the table. This, I might add, only made them laugh more.
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"Thanks for dinner Mrs. Camden." Sarah told Annie.
"It was no problem dear, no problem at all; and please, call me Annie."
"Hey Sarah," Simon said as he entered the kitchen. "Could I talk to you for a minute, alone?" He directed the last bit towards his mother.
Annie seemed to catch where her son was coming from; for she only nodded, and then left without a word.
"So?" Sarah asked him.
"So what?" Simon asked.
"Hahaha, very funny Simon. You said you wanted to talk, so talk." Sarah replied, looking him in the eye, an enticing smile on her face.
Simon took a deep breath and braced himself for rejection. "Um, would you like, wanna go hang out at the pool hall, go to a movie maybe?" he asked Sarah, a hopeful look in his eyes.
Sarah giggled, the smile never leaving her face. "Like a date?" she asked.
"Er, if that's what you would call two friends who haven't seen each other for eleven years hanging out on a Saturday night when one has had a crush on the other for eleven years." Simon said hesitantly, hoping Sarah would get the idea and just say yes; instead, she laughed.
"And what proof would you have of that?" she asked him playfully.
"Well, um…I have proof!" Simon protested.
"Oh really? Well then, Mr. Camden, where exactly could one find this proof?" Sarah asked him teasingly.
Simon thought quickly; a devilish smile coming over his face.
"Right here." He said, as he placed his hands on Sarah's shoulders and lean in to kiss her.
To both Simon and Sarah's surprise, Sarah gave into the kiss and put her arms around Simon's neck.
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"Yes, like a date." Simon said genuinely when they pulled away.
"Well then, I must accept." Sarah told him humorously.
Simon laughed and playfully punched her shoulder.
"Ow! That hurt!" Sarah squealed.
"Oh, please!" Simon exclaimed. "That didn't hurt!"
"I know." Sarah laughed.
The two of them left the kitchen and walked through the living room hand-in-hand.
"We're going to the movies, be back later." Simon said, sending a smile at Kevin as he sent him a thumbs up.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Lucy badgered her husband after Simon and Sarah left.
Kevin could tell by the tone of Lucy's voice that he was in trouble.
"Uh, masculine encouragement?"
Lucy burst out laughing at her husband's feeble attempt; along with her sister.
"So, uh, when will I get to meet your other brother, Ruthie?" Vincent asked, flashing a smile at Kevin, while receiving a glare from Lucy.
Ruthie froze; she didn't want Vincent to have to go through the hell that Matt had put all of Mary and Lucy's boyfriends through.
"Oh, um, are you sure you wanna meet Matt? Wouldn't you rather meet Mary instead? Because, well, you know how Matt is." Ruthie looked to her sister for help.
"No, I don't know how Matt is. Although, you are right, I haven't met Mary either." Vincent replied.
"Shit!" Ruthie muttered under her breath. She knew what she had gotten herself into.
At that moment the phone rang.
"Saved by the bell." Vincent muttered, making everyone present laugh. Well, everyone but Ruthie, that is.
"Hahaha; very funny." Ruthie commented, her arms folded and her nose in the air. But she couldn't keep her smile off her face, especially when Vincent started to tickle her. That was when she joined in on everyone laughing.
"Ruthie, the phone!" Kevin reminded his spastic sister-in-law.
Ruthie picked up the phone, still laughing.
"Hello?" Ruthie asked giggling. "I mean, oops." she said, as she leaned away from the phone and faked a cough. "Hello, Camden residence. Ruthie speaking." Ruthie managed with as much maturity as she could manage to muster up.
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"Ruthie?" Matt asked on the other line. "Is everything, ok?" he sounded hesitant to ask.
"Oh, yeah, everything's fine. In fact, we were just talking about you, and Mary of course." Ruthie added as an afterthought. "Because, well, there's not much to talk about around here; aside from Simon and Sarah that is."
"Simon and Sarah?" Matt asked, confused.
"Yeah, remember like, what was it, it was your senior year in high school, um, Sarah, um…" Ruthie struggled to remember Sarah's surname.
"James." Lucy whispered with a smile.
"Sara James! That's it!" Ruthie told Matt. "Like, eight years old, little girl, took care of her dad."
"Joe James' daughter Sarah?" Matt asked, remembering the night when he and his dad had talked about college while cleaning up the James' trailer.
"Yeah!" Ruthie exclaimed. "That Sarah! You see, Dad ran in to her on his way home today, and invited her over, then Simon asked her out. But seriously, you should have seen the way they were making out in the kitchen just like, what, ten minutes ago? But really, he definitely loves her. There's no doubt about that." Ruthie sighed.
Meanwhile Vincent laughed at his girlfriend's romantic plights.
"Shut up!" Ruthie said playfully, as she punched him in the arm.
"Did you just tell me to shut up?" Matt asked his little sister over the phone.
"No, I was talking to Vincent." Ruthie said, giving her boyfriend a stern, yet playful look.
"Vincent?" Matt asked.
"Yeah, Vincent, my boyfriend." Ruthie said slowly; appalled that her brother didn't know who her boyfriend was.
"Oh, yeah, I knew that," Matt replied. "But, anyway, Sarah's calling for me, so I gotta go. But the reason I called is to tell mom and dad that Sarah and I are coming down next week."
"Really?" Ruthie asked. "What's up? You don't just come down here for no reason."
"Do I need a reason to visit my niece?" Matt asked.
"Matt," Ruthie badgered him. "Why are you coming?"
"Fine." Matt sighed. "If you're gonna keep bugging me about it, I might as well tell you now. But you have to promise not to tell anyone!"
A smile overcame Ruthie's face. "I promise." she said slyly.
"Ok, well," Matt started, taking a deep breath. "Sarah and I, are gonna have a baby." he finished, a smile on his face.
"Oh my gosh!" Ruthie squealed. "When!"
Matt laughed. "Seven months." he stated calmly. "But remember, you can't tell anyone!"
This time it was Ruthie's turn to laugh. "Don't worry Matt, I always keep my word." she replied innocently.
Matt heard Sarah yelling for him again. "Well, I better go before Sarah threatens to kill me." he laughed. "Bye Ruthie."
"Haha Matt. You know she wouldn't do that." Ruthie smirked. "Bye." she said as she hung up.
Well, this chapter is well over a thousand words by now, so I'm going to end it here, I just felt like had to add a sub-plot to add to the drama aspect. Since seventh heaven is a TV drama.
