Chapter 12:
A/N: You guys are the best! And because I had fun and I want to keep going I think I'm going to take SUPERFiED0RK idea and write a sequel about graduating, being in love and getting married so thank you for that idea! Oh and to all my other reviewers you all rock so hard. I am totally indebted to you for taking the time to read and review this whole story so here's what you do you put my little name on your authors alert and soon that sequels going to be up so keep your eyes open for it!
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Ruthie and Martin were upstairs for a little while longer. Trying to figure out how exactly to go about this. "We should just tell them." Martin kept insisting. "Right, but if we tell them getting the whole family together they'll make it into something huge." He looked at her and sighed, "Ruthie, no matter what this is huge. So it's just better if we tell them all at once. Plus Simon will back us up if he was so sure of this before we were."
'Well he's right. I have to just tell them they won't get too mad they love Martin I love Martin they want me to be happy. Happy right?' "Ruthie-Ruthie Are you there? Wake up." Martin hand was going up and down next to Ruthie's eyes. "Huh-What?"
"You were in a daze are you okay?" 'No, not really how is Matt, and Lucy and Kevin and Mary and the twins going to take this let alone Mom and Dad at least Matt's not home so he'll be fine for a couple of months and Mary isn't here so that's one less and the twins love Martin they'd love having him for a real brother because one day he really might be.' This put her back in her smiling mood and looked up towards the boy in front of her wearing a look of concern she reached up and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"Hey, what was that for?" What a silly question she thought "For being absolutely perfect. Let's go do this." She grabbed his hand and pulled him down the stairs. "Are you sure?" He asked her as they reached the top of the stairs leading down to the kitchen where Annie was probably making dinner.
"Yeah I'm sure, Let's go." She let go of his hand as they reached the bottom step. "Oh hi Ruthie, Hi Martin. What were you two doing up there?" They looked at one another and Ruthie dodged the question. "Mom, I need I mean we need you and dad and Kevin and Lucy and Simon and the twins all in the living room so we can tell you something."
"It sounds sort of serious is everything okay." Ruthie smiled then and said. "Everything's more then okay it's perfect." As Annie left the room to gather the rest of the Camden's Martin reached out and squeezed her hand.
When all the Camdens' were either sitting or standing in the living room, Martin and Ruthie entered. (Not touching at all at this precise moment, both trying not to overwhelm them.) "Hi everybody." Lucy seemed to be smiling the brightest, Simon had a huge smirk on his face, Kevin looked worried, holding Savannah, Eric looked anxious, Annie looked nervous and the twins were looking the other way.
"Okay um well we needed to tell you something all of you because we really care about you guys and so we wanted all of you to be the first to know. Now don't freak out just remember you all like us and okay well um I'll just get to the point me and Martin, I mean Martin and I"-she was cut off. "Are together." The last bit finished by Martin. She sent him a grateful look and he whispered back "Well you were taking too long."
The whole family seemed to be letting this information sink in. Simon was the first one to speak. "Wow, what a surprise." He said sarcastically. All the family turned to look at him, "What you can all honestly say you didn't see this coming?" Eric looked up in a slightly confused look. "I didn't see this coming, actually I was almost certain this wouldn't come. I mean well Martin, you're a senior weren't you on my side when we were trying to keep Ruthie away from Seniors?"
"Well, I am on your side, I don't want Ruthie dating a senior unless it's me." He then reached out and grabbed her hand. "Well I for one as I was the first to find out about this for the first time ever." Ruthie opened her mouth to disagree. "Oh don't even try it I saw you two kissing in your room." Both Martin's and Ruthie's face dropped down into appalled expression. She whispered in his ear "I can't believe you were right."
"Okay you two stop whispering, Eric and myself are going to have a little talk and then we'll discuss what's going to happen now." She stood up. "Um, Mom me and Martin are already pretty sure what's going to happen now, we just didn't want to keep anything from any of you. If it's about kissing in my room well that was kind of a spur of the moment thing. It was just us figuring out that we liked each other but I understand if you guys don't want us upstairs. I'm fine with that, Martin?" He nodded and agreed. "Plus that kiss was all my fault but I won't kiss her again in her room. That I promise."
"Okay you two, Dad Mom you go have your little discussion as me and my sister and brother have a little discussion with these two. Okay shoo don't worry I'll lay down the ground rules." They started walking towards the kitchen, "When did Simon start sounding like Matt?" They heard Annie ask as their voices left.
"You two sit." That was Ruthie and Martin's cue to sit down in front of a still smirking Simon, an ecstatic Lucy and a still quiet Kevin. "Simon didn't you want me to get together with Martin?" He seemed to be mulling over the best possible answer. "Yes, yes I did. But that was when I didn't think that it would happen for a long while. Not in a week or so. Plus Martin still has a bit of a problem when it comes to a certain girl. Sandy in case you forgot."
"No that's all better. It's not mine Simon. She admitted it she says the guy who's child it is, won't really help. So she's going to talk to Reverend Camden."
"Well does she know who's it is." Martin really wasn't sure so he answered honestly. "I have no clue, I said I'd help her and I'm planning on it but this- he indicated Ruthie- is what's happening now."
"Okay, alright then. Well you two have my blessing, I'll back you guys up. Just be good to my little sister she's a good kid much better then her older brother is and in case you forget I do know where you live." Martin looked scared for a second then Simon smiled and so did he. "Okay Luce, we all know you want your turn to go talk to them after you."
"Okay first of all Ruthie, I am so happy for you." she pulled her sister into a hug. Then she went over to Martin and said "I am so happy for you." She pulled him into a hug. "Okay now that I got the hug's over here's what I have to say. I trust you both immensely you two are two of the best teenagers I know and I do a class for teenagers. But there is always temptation and I always want you two to be prepared. I don't want to see either of you making a mistake. Martin you know what I mean when I say mistake don't let it happen. I have God on my side don't forget."
"Okay so do you two get what I'm telling you. I want you two never to get into any trouble, I love you two very much. Ruthie you're my sister, and I will always love you and Martin you're as good as a brother and who knows maybe one day you will be." She looked over at Ruthie and smiled. "Kevin have anything to add?" She said taking Savannah from his arms.
"Yeah I do, guys are you sure you're not rushing into anything. I mean you seem to be making a huge deal out of this. It better be worth it, is it worth it?" They both looked at each other and seemed to take this into perspective, then almost simultaneously they both nodded and grabbed hold of the other's hand again. "Okay well if the two of you are sure. Then I won't say anything against it. Good luck to the two of you and hey Camden women always do mature pretty fast, I'm older then Lucy."
He walked back looked down at Savannah as the twins got up. "Now listen." Sam said then David repeated, "Yeah Listen. We want to say that if Ruthie is Martin's girlfriend then when are they getting married?" Sam nodded then repeated, "Yeah when?"
Epilogue :
Ruthie spent the next few months in complete bliss though neither Martin nor Ruthie would say the other was perfect, they'd both agree that they were perfect for each other. Ruthie was in love something she told Martin about a month into dating him and he obliged they were both in love with one another.
A lot of people said they were surprised to find out the Reverend's daughter was dating the boy who lived with her for more then a year. But a lot more people said they were surprised it took them so long. That year Meredith got a steady boyfriend named Jaret (the two made a very cute couple, the two also doubled with Ruthie and Martin on many occasions.) and Sandy had a miscarriage. She still wouldn't tell anyone who the father was but it did help her realize that sleeping with every guy that came along wouldn't make her happy. So instead Sandy learned to value herself as a person and she's been sticking to this plan so far, it looks good so far.
So that year people of all ages learned a lesson including Simon. Simon learned he needed to be his own man if he wanted to love a women. Simon told Rose exactly why he was having a problem with her. She did not take it very kindly and she broke up with him. Simon was upset (the Camden's weren't) but he was able to get over it. It took him awhile but he did live to get out of it and he had a good year after that he switched back to his old major and did what made him happy. He felt that obviously Rose didn't end up making him feel good but more made him feel inadequate.
Ruthie found that she could end doing what she wanted with out changing who she was. So in other words she thought "I'll Do What I Want, but I'll stay who I am."
A/N That's the end, keep an eye for the sequel I'll be bored in like a day. Then I'll probably start up the sequel so look for the start of it this week, I am all happy to see your reaction for the end this is the first full length fanfiction I've ever finished minus the degrassi one I wrote like a hundred years ago when I was really, really bored. So well yeah so I'm all excited to here what you have to say oh if you could can you please give me some insight to what you'd like to see in the sequel well I know there will be a proposal and a graduation thanks again to SUPERFiED0RK for that anything else anyone wants to add please don't hesitate. Okay, well review the last chapter (that's making me sad) and I'll hope to hear from you soon!