Chapter 3:
A/N Have I told you all how much you rock lately? Well if I haven't you rule! Okay thanks for all your pretty reviews it made me very happy. Um okay on with the story?
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Ruthie woke up the next morning, with a smile on her face she was certain came from a dream she couldn't remember. She brushed her teeth and then got dressed, went downstairs and saw most of the Camden clan already down there. "Good morning everybody." She said as she sat at the table and grabbed a slice of toast.
"Ruthie, I had a question-" Her mom said, she nodded for her to continue. "Do you know what your wearing for the party yet?" With that Lucy stopped talking with Kevin and came over to discuss this topic with her mother and sister. "Oh yeah, this is a big party do you have any ideas formal, semi formal no really we need to know." Ruthie looked at her family well her mother and sister really and tried not to laugh, "Um, is there a special reason you need to know what I'm wearing?"
"Of course, we need to know how we should tell everyone else to dress, plus this is a huge party you might want to look special." Her mother told her, "Actually um Mom I was thinking of just wearing jeans and a nice shirt you know my favorite clothes since well this party will be in our house. All the people coming see what I look like every day anyway. It's not like it's another prom you know we all dressed up then." She said referring to the night in which she, her friend Kelly, her friend Lynn, her friend Becky and her friend Julie all got a limo together with all their dates, Ruthie's of course being Martin. She reminisced about that night for a few seconds until her mother and sister started talking again.
"Are you sure casual's the way to go, Ruthie?" She nodded, "Yeah, but Ruthie this is the last time you'll see a lot of these people." Her sister added, "Doubtful it's not like we're all falling off the face of the Earth we'll still see each other from time to time."
She poured herself a glass of orange juice as her mother and sister continued rambling. "But Ruthie don't you want to say a sort of goodbye looking beautiful?" She laughed out loud that time, "Um, well actually Luce I think I look beautiful all the time." Ruthie now started spreading jelly on her toast, "Of course you do sweetie but this is the last time you'll have to look extra specially beautiful." Her mother said, "Oh I'm sure that's not true mom, I mean there will definitely be other parties in my life, I'm sure of it."
Her mother and Lucy looked on the verge of giving up, 'About time too' Ruthie thought. "But honey don't you want to dress up, I mean dressing ups fun." 'Right…..' "Yeah but mom you see I don't want to be uncomfortable at my party, the one the families throwing to celebrate finally being done with school, the most uncomfortable place in the world. So I think it might be sort of symbolic almost to dress very comfortable to this party to prove that we're finally done with school."
She seemed to stump them, 'Yes they'll stop hassling me.' The doorbell rang at that time and Simon got up to answer it. They heard him opening the door, then Lucy seemed to find another route to take on the clothes issue. "Don't you want Martin to think you look pretty?"
'Oh she's good' thought Ruthie 'But not good enough'. "She's pretty to me all the time no matter how dressed up she is." Martin said as he entered the room with Simon trailing behind him. "Ha." Ruthie said as she stuck her tongue out at Lucy and kissed Martin on the cheek. "Good answer." Simon said patting Martin on the back as he walked back to his chair. "What are you all making Ruthie do?"
"Oh they just want me to dress up for the party after graduation." He gave her a thoughtful look and then said, "Dress however you want it won't make much of a difference all of the people there will be going crazy from post graduation syndrome." She laughed and her mother and Lucy seemed to get the point that she wouldn't dress up.
"You want something for breakfast, Martin?" He nodded and then started to take some toast and eggs from the plate in the middle. "That's the good thing about Martin always being around he loves my cooking." Annie laughed. "Well Mrs. Camden your food is the best by far out of anywhere I've ever eaten." Martin replied with his mouth halfway between chewing and swallowing making it sort of difficult and sort of gross to talk, in Ruthie's opinion that is.
"Martin swallow." He did and she laughed. "Yeah Mom, he sure does love your food." This time his mouth too full to agree. As he swallowed for the second time he asked Ruthie when her last final was. "Well I have history and English both on Monday then I'm done with high school. Oh my, wow Monday then I'll be done with high school."
Annie sat back then and tears were threatening to fall from her eyes. Eric put a reassuring hand on her wrist. "Eric, our last little girl all grown up." This time tears did fall from her eyes. "I know, I know, remember when she was about 5 and she had all those cute little ringlets?" They were both staring at Ruthie in reminiscence. "Okay you two stop it now please?" They continued to stare at her until Ruthie threatened to leave the table.
"Oh my little girl." Annie said as she got up to hug Ruthie. "Have they been like this all the time?" Martin asked and all the Camden kids answered with a reassuring "YES" he nodded and continued eating. "You know Martin you could tell them that I won't be going to far away seeing as you live at the same place I'm going and you're here all the time." She said sarcastically. "Ha, Ha very funny." He said to Ruthie kissing her on the cheek. "Reverend Camden, Mrs. Camden, you really do know Ruthie will be safe and she'll be back all the time. I promise I'll protect her, when we're up there."
Simon and Matt seemed about ready to jump in here, so of course they did. "Oh and that's supposed to make them feel better, you two will be up there without all of us being able to watch you both at all times." Matt said and then Simon added, "Plus, how do we know you both won't do anything up there?" Ruthie gave them both a sarcastic smirk "Oh really guys I'm really interested in what you think we'll be doing up there." Martin shot a quick look at Ruthie, "Actually I'd like to know that too." Martin said.
"Well you know without us there to protect you Ruthie-" Ruthie cut him off "But Martin will be there." She smirked at them again. "Yes, we know he'll be there, but he's probably going to be with you a lot right?" Ruthie gave a look of pure sweetness and cooed at Martin, "I wouldn't have it any other way." Then she shot a devilish grin at her brothers. 'That'll show them, maybe now they'll shut up.'
"Great, um see we were um." Sarah and Lucy got up and then said "They were just leaving, Right guys?" They got up really fast then. "Yeah just going see you all later, Bye." They ran from the kitchen hearing Matt say as he was leaving" You know that didn't go the way it was supposed to." Then Simon saying "Yeah, I caught that."
"Well me and Martin have to go now. I'll be home later bye." Annie and Eric both stopped them from leaving. "Wait where are you going?" Martin answered "Well see Mac's home too for the Summer so we were going to go pick him up and head to the Promenade and maybe get some pizza, I Haven't seen him and neither has Ruthie so we figured we could pay him a little visit."
"Alright then go ahead." They waved them off. "So we're has Mac been lately?" Ruthie asked Martin. "I think he has a new girlfriend- again." Ruthie laughed and then got into Martin's car. "What happened to the last one?" Ruthie asked. "He broke up with her I have no clue why you know him hey you were one of his for a little while he gets obsessed and then he realizes that they're not what he wants and they dump him or he dumps them. He's a very strange guy, heck of a baseball player though and a pretty good friend." Ruthie laughed and then realized they were already at the Promenade.
Mac was sitting at a table with a pretty girl with long brown hair and pretty blue eyes. "Hi guys, this is Chelsea, she goes to my school, Chelsea this is Ruthie and Martin." They all exchanged hellos and they ordered some pizza. "So, Ruthie um how old are you?" Ruthie laughed and told her that she was eighteen. "Yeah most people think I'm younger because I'm so short." Chelsea nodded then directed her next question towards Martin "How long have the two of you been together." Martin smiled and squeezed Ruthie's hand affectionately. "Two years, the best two years of my life." Ruthie reached up and kissed him quickly.
"Well Chelsea how long have you and Mac been together?" Ruthie asked her "Three weeks." She smiled at Mac and he smiled back. "Well Martin, what have you been up to for the few weeks we haven't seen each other?" Martin said a casual nothing. "You know finals and um that's it really." Mac looked at him mysteriously then gave a quick look to Ruthie then repeated the process twice. "Hey Martin want to go get these lovely ladies some more soda?" Ruthie and Chelsea both said "We'll get it" At the same time. "No, no I insist. Martin come on." He said forcefully pulling Martin out of his seat.
"What was that all about?" Martin asked Mac on the way towards the concession stand. "What? Oh you mean Chelsea. Isn't she great? She's beautiful and sexy and nice and funny it's not a combination we get everyday." Mac said laughingly. "Not only all that though but she likes me too. And she seems to like you and Ruthie so perfect we can double date all the time."
"Yeah that's great and she seems fine but that's not what I was talking about. I was talking about the looks you were throwing both of us you're supposed to be discreet. Not let her in on anything."
Mac smiled a very annoying smile in Martin's opinion. "Oh she doesn't know anything about it I could have been staring at the two of you for thousands of reasons. So don't worry so much." Martin looked at him "I'm not worried, I just don't want her finding out before I tell her you didn't tell anyone anything did you?"
"Who me?" Martin nodded. "Yes you." Mac smiled again "Couldn't be." Martin realized what just happened. "I am not playing who stole the cookies from the cookie jar with you I just want your word that you haven't said anything to anyone."
Mac laughed "Wow, touchy, Don't worry the lady won't know anything that you didn't tell her till you want her too I swear. But it is really cool you know, you and her."
"Cool doesn't even begin to describe it, Mac." Mac laughed and then said "So how are you going to do it anyway?" Martin gave him a blank expression. "Duh, how are you going to ask her to marry you?"
A/N Oh look at that. Mac knows everything I've always said. So we finally figured out what wrong with Martin though most of you already knew. I had my PSAT's today and my friends party tonight it's amazing I had time. But alas I did and you guys got another chapter. Okay so I love you all big hugs and kisses and review please!