Chapter 11: Together Again
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The Colonel and Ruth are still in love and married and VERY alive, and they are still frightening. Aaagghhhh! (I'm really sorry if I over dramatize them in this chapter.)
George is 30.
Ginger comes too.
Aunt Julie and Uncle Hank are both there with their three children:
Erica is 19.
Alex is 16.
Sabrina is 13.
A/N: Ok now that that's cleared up…we can start. Wow, I started to write this chapter, and now I'm even confused.
It was 1 day before Thanksgiving, 3 weeks since the triplets were born, and 3 weeks and 1 day since Colten was born. Gary, Mac, and Stephen didn't really cry that much, but Colt cried what seemed like ALL THE TIME! David got so frustrated, but he enjoyed having Colten around even though he did not want to have a kid at 18, and Colt cried A LOT! Gary and Mac were always so excited and happy, and so was Steve. They seemed to show this special bond between each other, like they understood each other without words.
Anyways, everyone was getting anxious about Thanksgiving. They would all be together, and I mean ALL. Even The Colonel, Grandma Ruth, and George would be there. Ginger also stopped by. Aunt Julie and Uncle Hank came with their three children, Erica, Alex, and Sabrina. It was going to be a VERY FULL HOUSE!
-At Matt and Sarah's House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
"Lizzie, come down here! We have to go soon!" Matt called to his oldest daughter. Luke, Ty, Jessie, and Chase were already ready to go. Sarah had cooked a wonderful dish, and everyone was waiting on Lizzie to come down so they could get going to Eric and Annie's. Lizzie walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Sorry, I'm not feeling too well" Liz said to her family. "Are you okay?" Asked Sarah. Sarah felt her forehead and it was hot. Lizzie didn't want to go to dinner, she knew it would be bad, plus she wanted to go to her boyfriend's house.
But, that family had the WORST liars. Luke knew she was lying. Luke rolled his eyes at her and chuckled to himself. Liz glared at him signaling that if he said anything he was dead. Luke shut up, and Matt said, "Sarah, can I see you in the other room for a minute please?" "Sure," answered Sarah.
Once in the other room Matt said, "You do know she's lying, right?" "Yep," Sarah responded, "what should we do," Matt answered her, "Umm…I think we should pretend to leave, and then wait until she goes to T.J.'s house, catch her, and then we can go to my mom & dad's house." "Don't you think that's a little mean?" Sarah asked. "Yeah…I guess, and we don't have that much time anyways, so let's just get her to come with somehow." Matt replied.
Back in the other room Matt just came right out and said, "Get in the car, you're going!" Lizzie rolled her eyes at her parents and walked out the front door and into the car. Once all the kids were in the car Sarah jokingly said, "Well, that worked." They both laughed and went out to the car.
-At Mary and Carlos' House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
"Charlie! We're going to be late!" Called Carlos. "Coming Dad!" Charlie called back. "Tanner, honey, we need to get going," Mary said. "Well I would hurry, but it's kind of hard to get a shirt on with this stupid cast on." Tanner said starting to get a little angry again. Mary felt sad that her son was so upset that he broke his arm. She just sighed it off and shooed everyone into the car. (A/N: sooo sorry for interrupting, but it's hard for me to put Mary and Carlos in the story because they are like my least favorite characters. I try though.)
-At Lucy and Kevin's House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
Kara came down the stairs wearing "hooker clothes." Kevin saw his daughter and screamed, "What in the world do you think you're wearing!" "Uhhh…Clothes?" Kara said. "Go upstairs and change if you ever want to see the sunlight again!" Kevin threatened. Kara screamed, "AAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!" She turned around angrily and went upstairs to change.
Jake came down next…he was wearing a beanie with his skateboard in hand. Lucy saw him this time. She thought he looked so cute, and he did. She took his beanie off and put his skateboard away knowing The Colonel would be there.
Everyone else came down wearing presentable clothes and they headed off to Grandpa's and Grandma's.
-At Simon and Cecilia's House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
Jay, Tommy, and Keely were all ready. Simon and Cecilia were just trying to make Gar, Mac, and Steve look "cute." They put little tuxedos on them with a little clip-on tie. They looked so cute. They would definitely be getting a lot of attention.
Even though The Colonel was A LOT older now he was still scary, and everyone knew they had to look extremely nice. So, they did. They all got in the car, strapped the triplets in the car seat, watched them smile for a bit, and started driving.
-At Ruthie and Peter's House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
Everyone was ready. Simon was ecstatic to see Uncle Simon and his new children. He was so happy, but he was a little scared to see The Colonel and Grandma Ruth. Mark was almost ready, being dressed by his mom. Peter was putting on his suit, and he leaned over and kissed his bride. Ruthie returned the kiss, and they went into the car.
-At Annie and Eric's House Getting Ready for Thanksgiving Dinner-
Annie was finishing up dinner, while Eric was getting ready to meet his father.
David and Colt were upstairs. The Colonel (gosh, you'd think he'd be dead by now) had heard about Colt, and he wasn't very happy about it. David was scared stiff. He knew it wouldn't be good. "Colt," he said, "I'm very sorry about what's going to happen tonight. Most likely, there will be yelling. I just wanted you to know." David was definitely right about there being yelling that night.
-At Sam's apartment with a person he met-
"Sam!" Camrie called. (A/N: Hey I figured if I can't have Simon, then I'll take Sam ;)…hehe) "Yeah?" He replied to his new girlfriend. "I was thinking, we should go see your family tonight. I mean, after all, it is Thanksgiving." She said. "Ummm…I was going to go back home soon anyways, I guess now is as good of time as any. But, I wonder what it's going to be like. I haven't seen my family in about a month." He said truthfully. "It'll be fun!" She said. "Oh…okay, I guess we could if you want." Sam said. Camrie replied, "I do. Lets go now." "Okay," Sam said starting to get a little excited to see his family whom he had missed so much.
Sam met Camrie at the park one day. They clicked just like that. Though, Sam is still afraid to get to close to her, it doesn't worry him that much because Camrie is afraid to get to close to him. Sam couldn't trust people because of one experience, one haunting experience. But, he loved her anyways, and he tried his best to move on.
-The Dinner-
A/N: Thank you to OTHfanAnna for helping me cure my writer's block for this part and giving me great ideas. :D
I said before that everyone hadn't been together in a long time. People had seen the family, but they hadn't been ALL together in a very long time, if ever.
They were having Thanksgiving dinner outside, the only place big enough to fit that big of a family. The Colonel, Grandma Ruth, George, Aunt Julie, Uncle Hank, Erica, Alex, Sabrina, Annie, and Eric were already there. The kids came like this:
First, David came downstairs with his son, missing Sam more than ever. He started to learn how to care about people once he had his son.
That night, though, he hoped more than anything else that Colt wouldn't cry. He knew he had made a mistake, and he didn't want to be the center of attention and be told over and over again of the mistake he made. Actually, he didn't even want to go, but he was forced to.
Next, Mary and Carlos came followed by Brooke, Charlie, and Tanner came straggling in behind. They sat down and talked with David and everyone else.
Then, Ruthie and Peter came with big grins on their faces. Mark was in Peter's arms while Peter was rocking Mark. Simon came in and was disappointed when his uncle Simon wasn't there yet.
After that, Simon and Cecilia came in with a stroller at hand. Three cute little babies were in the stroller and they looked so cute. Jay came in behind them holding Tom and Keely's hands. He was scared of The Colonel too. He just makes people shake. (A/N: shakes vigorously lol)
Next, Lucy and Kevin came. That made the "party" grow large. They came in followed by all their kids. Kara was not dressed like a "hooker" anymore.
Then, Matt and Sarah came in. Liz had a bad attitude because she wanted to go to her boyfriend's house, but her parents said "no." Luke was really excited to be there. Chase was too. Ty and Jessie were happy, I guess, to be there.
Then they started to sit down and shut up. They had two BIG tables set up in the backyard. They had one for kids and one for adults (and the babies).
At the "adult table," Eric and Annie were at each end of the long table. From Eric, going clockwise was Grandma Ruth, The Colonel, George, Matt, Sarah, Mary, Carlos, Lucy, Kevin, Annie, Uncle Hank, Aunt Julie, David, Colt, Simon, Cecelia, Gary, Mac, Steve, Ruthie, Peter, and then Mark.
At the "kid table," no one was sitting on the end. Starting from Liz and going clockwise was Liz, Luke, Ty, Jessie, Chase, Charlie, Tanner, Brooke, Jason, Tom, Keely, Kara, Andy, Aly, Krys, Danielle, Mike, Kyle, Nikky, Kate, Jake, and Sime.
The dinner started off well…but then it just got…oh well…here it goes.
Everyone said the blessing and began to eat. And everyone could hear each table talking and stuff.
The Colonel came right out and said what he had wanted to say for a long time, "David, I see you're enjoying your time with your SON." He put BIG emphasis on the word, son. David got irritated but he knew it was coming. "Yes, I am actually," he said.
Everyone almost coughed up their food when The Colonel asked that. I mean, The Colonel was like so old now; you'd think he'd back off.
That little comment not only tore at David's heart, but also at Simon and Jay's feelings too.
Did you think it couldn't get any worse at that moment? Well, think again. Colt started to cry, and you could see David's helpless body pick him up. The Colonel was angry with that. The Colonel said, "He must be weak. Strong kids don't cry!" At that point, David was furious, and so were a lot of other people. "Excuse me!" David screamed directing it towards his grandfather. He got up and left, Colt in his arms, and went inside furiously.
Annie was angry now too. Same with Eric. Some of the younger kids hard started crying because of all the yelling that was going on. The older kids were just plain scared! Just then, someone walked in the backyard door. Good or bad?
It was Sam. Annie's anger quickly vanished from hear body as she jumped for joy. "SAM!" She screamed in pure enjoyment. She ran over and hugged him as tight as she could. He willingly returned the hug and said a little nervously, "Hi everyone! I hope I'm not too late." He looked around, looking for David. "Where's David?" He asked. All eyes went to The Colonel. Sam got an idea. "Oh…well, I have someone for you guys to meet." By then, most of the people were curious. Not The Colonel of course because he believed in the saying, "curiosity kills a cat." Sam opened the gate and motioned for Camrie to come on. She did, and everyone's eyes widened. She was beautiful. Her golden-brown locks swayed in the breeze. She had dark-brown big eyes that glowed in the sunshine. She was just beautiful. "This is my…my…friend." Sam said. "Nice to meet you," almost everyone out there said in unison which was REALLY creepy.
Sam took his tired girlfriend inside and let her sleep in his room. He went to David's room and said to him, "Why do you hate me so much?" "I don't" David answered. "You never look me in the eye anymore. We used to know what the other was feeling." Sam continued. "That ended a long time ago," David truthfully stated. "I know, but why?" Sam asked. "I think you know why," David answered. "I want to hear you say it," Sam said. "You don't trust me anymore," David said. "Continue," Sam said. "This is stupid, Sam, you and I both know why. Can't we leave it at that?" David asked angrily. Sam started to cry really hard and said, "Stop this! You are my twin. I hate my life, I even have scars to show," Sam said pulling up his sleeves to show scars from razors he had been cutting himself with. "You left me in the dust, I HATE YOU!" Sam yelled. "I hate you. I should have never come back." Sam said, now sobbing.
Sam walked out of David's room and stormed into the backyard. (First, he got his BEAUTIFUL girlfriend.) David ran after him. They all watched bewildered. After that, Matt, Ruthie (nosey as she is, you'd think she'd grow out of it by now), and Simon followed them. Sam is sobbing still and David is running after them, "Stop Sam! Stop, please, I'm sorry for hurting you. Let me help," "I am sorry, I didn't help at all," David continued, "I didn't think it could happen to guys, and I denied it and spread rumors about you to make me more popular. I didn't know how to help." Matt, Ruthie, and Simon were CONFUSED. Ruthie asked, "What's going on guys?" David looked down at Sam who had now broken down and was on the ground sobbing asking with his eyes if it was okay to tell them. Sam gave David a "I guess" look. David nodded and started to speak. "S…Sa…Sa…Sam…" He stopped. He couldn't say anymore. He tried again, "Sam wa…was…Sam was…ra." He tried once again, "Sa…Sam…was….ra…rape…rape…raped." Matt, Ruthie, and Simon were SHOCKED! "You were r…rap…raped?" Ruthie asked shocked. "Wow," Simon said blankly. David was sobbing, and Sam was on the ground sobbing.
At that point Annie, Eric, Mary, and Lucy had went to where Sam & David were. They didn't hear anything about him being raped though. "What's going on here?" Annie asked when she saw five of her children shaking. Sam and David had tried to stop crying when Annie and Eric came out there, but you could still tell that they were shedding tears. Sam replied, "Uhh…Nothing…Mom, we can go finish eating now." Eric who was now worried decided that he would find out anyways so he said, "Ok." They went to finish eating after they had stopped shaking a little.
They went to eat, none of the ones who "knew" having much appetite. The Colonel John Camden demanded, "Now what heaven's name is going on here?" No one said a word, most didn't even know. David remembered how angry he was at his grandfather and how he had left his son alone upstairs. "You want to come with me?" David demanded. Sam got up and they went to Colt.
"Why did you want to tell?" David asked. Sam sat down on David's bed and said, "I don't know, but I still hate you!" David shook his head and said, "Ok." "Do you think we could start over?" David came right out and asked. "What do you mean?" asked Sam. "I mean, forget the past, or as much as we can," David said. "Well, you've sure had a change of mind," Sam said smiling. David smiled too. David said, "Yeah, I guess Colt did that to me, making me care about people." Sam went over and picked up Colt, "Hi buddy, I'm your Uncle Sam." And at that point, Sam knew he loved Camrie. He knew he was still scared. He knew he couldn't trust people. He knew he needed help. He knew it would take time, but he knew he was in love with Cam. "Yes," Sam said out of nowhere. "Yes what?" David asked. "We can start over," Sam said. David grinned, "Great."
Summary of Next Chapter: Chapter 12: Family Times
Summary – Sam & David are starting to regain their closeness, slowly but steadily. Sam & Camrie are starting to get closer. David is struggling with his son. Ruthie reveals a secret. Andy wants to have sex with Tiffany. Can Lucy & Kevin talk them out of this one?
A/N: This summary is only for right now…it may change (as it often does) as I'm writing it.