Title: Downfall
Type: 7th Heaven Fan Fiction
Rating: PG-13 (Sex, Alcohol, possible drug content)
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: Tragedy strikes Lucy and Kevin, who then must decide what to do with their lives.

Writers Note: Sorry for not updating -- I've been kind of stuck. I got unstuck, though. Thanks for all your reviews!

Downfall

Chapter Four: Annoyances and Reflections

Sleep was especially hard to find after the loss of Gabriella. It wasn't nearly as bad, however, as the Camden family's need to make sure that Lucy and Kevin were doing ok.

Lucy sat at the kitchen table in the Camden home, eating cereal. It had only been two days since the funeral, but this was the first Lucy had eaten since Gabriella's death. Ruthie entered the kitchen, cautiously. She smiled at Lucy and grabbed an apple, then sat down beside her sister and began to eat the fruit.

"How are you today?" Ruthie asked, a little too suspiciously. Lucy glared at her sister, who continued smiling.

"Just dandy," Lucy replied, sarcastically. Ruthie nodded.

"Have I mentioned how sad I am about Gabriella?"

"A few times, yes."

"Well, I am."

"I think I got it."

"Got what?"

"That you're sad about Gabriella."

"You're in a bad mood today," Ruthie noticed, then got up and walked away. As Ruthie left, Annie entered with the twins.

"Hi honey!" Annie exclaimed. She was unusually perky as she began putting the dishes from the night before into the cabinet. Sam and David watched Lucy with an unusual curiosity.

"Hi mom," Lucy returned the greeting, but without the perkiness.

"How are you this morning?" Annie wanted to know. She handed Sam and David each a bowl of cereal, then sat with them.

"Chipper," Lucy replied, with more sarcasm. "And you?"

"I'm fine," Annie answered, still smiling.

"We're sorry about the baby, Lucy," Sam told his sister, who was about to go mad.

"Yeah, we're sorry!" chimed in David.

"I get it!" Lucy yelled, "Ok? I get it! You guys are driving me insane. You're acting like everything's ok and giving me all this so-called 'advice' or 'help' or whatever the hell you want to call it. I'll cope with this by myself and I don't need to be reminded of it by my own family." She stood up, put her bowl in the sink, and walked outside to the garage apartment, slamming the door behind her.

She found Kevin reading the newspaper while sitting on their bed. He glanced up at his wife, who's face was that of pure annoyance.

"What's wrong, Luce?" Kevin wanted to know.

"No one will leave me alone about Gabriella. They keep asking me 'how I'm feeling' and that's so unusual of them!" Lucy exclaimed.

"They're just trying to help. They've been the same way to me," Kevin replied, "It's kind of nice."

"It's nice, but it's not necessary," Lucy argued.

"Maybe not, but --"

"Look, I don't like it. Now, I'm going to go splash some cold water on face. When I come out, I'm going to take a nap and hope this all goes away," Lucy decided, near tears.

She walked into the bathroom and turned on the water faucet. She filled her hands with water and splashed it onto her face. She felt much better after she'd done this, but nothing could erase the pain she still felt in her heart. Lucy exited the bathroom and plopped onto the bed, where Kevin was still reading.

"I have no one to talk to about this," Lucy stated, sparking Kevin's attention.

"What's that?" He asked.

"I'd like to talk to someone about Gabriella, but there's no one to talk to. You're going through the same thing and my family's being too touchy-feely," Lucy explained.

"You can talk to Amelia or Nichol," Kevin suggested.

"Is it sad that they're our only friends?" Lucy wondered aloud.

"I don't know. We had friends," Kevin answered, "Until Roxanne left."

"Yeah," Lucy agreed, "I wish she was still here. I never thought I'd ever say that."