Chapter 3: It's Over

Ruthie twisted around in Lucy's bed, and soon she had sat up, her heart beating and out of breath. Lucy woke up and sat up, putting her arms around her shaking sister. "It's okay Ruthie, it's over, you're alright. It was just a dream." she whispered repeatedly.

Lucy turned on the lights, and sat with Ruthie until she fell asleep, then she turned off the light and went back to sleep too. Ruthie was able to get a few more hours of sleep in before Kevin's alarm clock rang, waking them both up. Lucy reached over and turned it off, she guessed Kevin had not wanted to wake them, so he slept in the guest bedroom.

"I'll be right back." she whispered to Ruthie and then walked down the hall, and peered into the guest bedroom, she smiled at the sight of her husband sleeping. She walked up to him and quietly woke him up. "Kevin, you have to wake up, Savannah and you have your mommy and me class today."

"But I need to stay home and take care of you, since you're sick." Kevin said, still half asleep.

Lucy smiled, "I'm fine, you can't make Savannah suffer for me being sick. You go, I'm feeling better than yesterday, but I don't think I'll be going to the Church."

"Are you sure?" he asked again.

"Yes, Ruthie's still here, I'm not sure if she's feeling better to go to school either."

"What's wrong with her?" he asked, not really buying the fact that she's sick.

"I can't tell you." she whispered, "I'd kiss you, but I don't want to get you sick, so you go, have fun. And do you mind telling mom that Ruthie still doesn't feel well?" Kevin nodded and with that grabbed Savannah out of her high chair after cleaning her up and headed out the kitchen door.

"Hey mom." Lucy said, as she opened up the door to let her in.

"How are you feeling? How's Ruthie?" Annie asked. "You shouldn't be cooking, you go upstairs with Ruthie and I'll bring you up something."

"Okay, thanks mom." Lucy said as she headed back upstairs and into her room where Ruthie was lying awake in the bed, she sat up quickly. "It's okay Ruthie, it's just me. Mom's here, she's bringing up some food."

"Okay, do I really have to tell her?" Ruthie asked, dreading the fact that she knew the answer.

"Yes. You can't not tell mom and dad. You know they will find out eventually." Lucy pointed out.

Ruthie sighed and nodded, knowing that that was the answer she was dreading. "But not yet."

"Okay, but soon, or I will." Lucy said as she got underneath the covers, and grabbed the channel selector to the TV in the room.

"Can you be there when I do though?" she asked, and Lucy smiled and nodded putting her arm around her and kissing her forehead. Then turning on the TV.

"So, what would you like to watch?" Lucy asked, changing the subject, so they could forget about it, at least for a little while.

"Anything good." Ruthie said.

A few minutes later, her mom came up with a tray of two bowls of Chicken Noodle Soup and some ginger ale. She placed the tray in between them.

"Thanks mom." the two of them said. Lucy smiled, she felt like a kid again, with her mom taking care of her when she was sick.

Her mom smiled, glad to be able to help. "It's nothing, I'm your mother, it's my job. But I have to go and run some errands for a few hours. I'll be back to check on you two." she gave them both a kiss on the forehead.

"Okay, bye mom." Ruthie said, before Annie left the room and walked out of the house.

A few hours later, Ruthie and Lucy, were fast asleep on the bed, with the tray of food on the ground, and the TV still playing.

Ruthie woke up once again, scared, and out of breath. She looked beside her, at her sister sleeping. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a few seconds, then laid back down, trying to get back to sleep.

Lucy had been woken up by Ruthie's nightmare again, she sighed softly and turned over, making sure Ruthie had fallen back to sleep and watched some TV, while letting Ruthie sleep.

Author's Note: Hope you guys like it! Sorry for taking so long for this next chapter, I'm just more intrigued by my other story Beautifully Broken but more updates ARE coming!