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When Kevin Met Lucy

By Norwegianchick101

Chapter Eight: Surprise

I sat at home sulking, it was the day of the Valentine's Dance and I was stuck at home. Shelby and Sarah had decided to keep me company. News of my long distance relationship had spread throughout the school, thanks to the stalkers. And Mary and Robbie had been married in November. But things for me were just plain boring. Writing to Kevin. Calling Kevin. IMing Kevin. E-mailing Kevin. Everything Kevin. I couldn't wait till I graduated and could move to New York and see Kevin. It had been a year since our first date, and I was trying to call him, but with no luck at all. Sarah and Shelby tried to tell me that he was probably working, but some odd gut feeling told me he wasn't. I finally managed to get a hold of him, but it was already 10 o' clock.

"Hello?"

"Kevin? Where've you been all night?"

Kevin laughed and hung up on me, just as the doorbell rang.

I sighed, and moodily went to answer the door.

When I saw who it was, I screamed with delight, causing the Sarah and Shelby to come running.

When Sarah and Shelby came into the foyer to see me wrapped up in Kevin's arms, all they did was laugh. I put two and two together and figured that they were in on the whole scam. But apparently they weren't in on the entire thing. Because as they were laughing, Joe and Ben came up behind them, and grabbed them around the waist, causing Kevin and I to laugh ourselves.

"KEVIN!" Shelby squealed. "You didn't tell us they were coming!"

Kevin smiled innocently and bent down to kiss me, just as my parents walked in.

"Luce?" Dad asked.

I pulled away from Kevin and smiled.

"Mom, Dad," I said. "I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Kevin Kinkirk. Along with his brother and Sarah's boyfriend, Ben. And of course, you already know Joe."

I smiled and laughed as my parents looked from me and Kevin, to Sarah and Ben, to Shelby and Joe, and back to me and Kevin.

Kevin looked up at my dad and asked, "If it was okay with you Reverend Camden, we were wondering if we could take the girls out for the night."

I smiled and gave my father a pleading look.

He sighed and said, "Of course, just have them home before dark."

We laughed, seeing as how it was already 10 o' clock, as my mom counter attacked my dad's curfew. "Have them back by 2." she said. "It was nice to meet you both, Kevin, Ben. And if you want, you three could sty in the Garage Apartment for the night. We currently have that vacancy now that Robbie's moved out."

Kevin smiled and nodded, as the six of us left for a night on the town.

"So," Kevin said. "I take it you girls have already eaten?"

Shelby laughed as Sarah spoke up on my behalf. "Lucy's been trying to call you all day! We've eaten, but she hasn't even eaten breakfast!"

Kevin smiled and turned to Ben and Joe. "Well then, I guess I'll take Lucy out to get something to eat, and you four can go do whatever."

-

It turns out that Kevin had already made a reservation for 2 at one of the best restaurants in town.

We ate our dinner and started to dance afterwards. After the 3rd song, Kevin got down on one knee.

"Lucy Camden. I've loved you since the day we first met. True, it wasn't exactly the best first date in one's opinion, but I loved it, because it was with you. I've been waiting exactly one year to ask you this, so I'm going to ask you now. Lucy Mariah Camden, will you marry me?"

I cried and flung my arms around Kevin, after he slid the ring on my finger. I kissed him and we were once again occupied in our little piece of Heaven from that very first Valentine's Day.

-

It was 2:30 when we got back home, but I didn't care. All I could think about was this man standing next to me, and how happy I was that I would be spending the rest of my life with him.

Kevin opened the front door, and ushered me inside. It was quiet. Too quiet for an average night in the Camden household.

I flicked on the lights, and found not only my friends and parents and Simon and Ruthie and the twins standing there. I saw my whole family. Matt, Sarah, Robbie, and Mary. Simon's girlfriend Cecelia was there, as well as Ruthie's boyfriend Jake. The colonel, Grandma Ruth, Grandpa, and Ginger were there too.

I smiled as Kevin put his arm around me, and everyone shouted out their congratulations.

We sat down to a second dinner, and introductions were passed around.

Matt came over to us afterwards and gave me a hug.

"So who's scaring him away now?" he asked me.

I laughed and slapped his shoulder before turning back to Kevin.

"How did you do this?" I asked. "The last time my whole family was together, apart from weddings of course, was, well, I can't even remember."

Kevin smiled and kissed me again.

"That's not all." he said, handing me an envelope. Inside was a legal document stating Kevin's work transfer from New York to Glen Oak; as well as a photo of a house.

"This is gonna be our house." he told me. "I know how much your family means to you, so it's only 3 blocks away. And we can move in whenever you're ready; whether that's tomorrow, next year, or even three years from now."

I smiled at him and we sat down on the sofa and fell asleep.