-IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE! I HAVE CHANGEd LUCY AND KEVIN'S BABY'S NAME TO ALISON KATHERINE! I WILL FIX IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND IT WILL BE CHANGED IN THE CHAPTER TOO!
-I am very sorry for not updating sooner! You can call me lazy or a bum or something like that but I just didnt have the urge to write. I am very sorry. Now that school has started I think I will probably write more but one can only hope! I hope you can forgive me!
-Just so you guys know I don't own 7th Heaven or any of the originaly characters or places!
Chapter 17
I Can't Live Without You
Lucy was sitting on the couch nursing Alison. When she was done Lucy rocked her to sleep as the doorbell rang. "Kevin, can you get that!" Lucy called and after he didn't respond she remembered that he went to go and get the kids from school. So she placed Alison in the bassinet that was next to the couch and went to get the door. When she opened the door she was very surprised to see the person on the other side. "Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?"
"So what do you think about the bridesmaids bringing up red roses and me bringing up white? Like this," Ruthie said as she picked up a picture from the coffee table and showed it to her fiancé.
"That's very nice," Peter said. "I like it if you do."
"You have been very indifferent today," Ruthie said.
"I know," Peter said. "I just want you to have what you want for our wedding."
"Well, I don't want to choose everything and then have you hate it. It's your wedding day too," Ruthie explained.
"As long as we don't have elephants carrying you up the aisle and the bridesmaids and groomsmen riding camels, I'm fine with whatever you choose," Peter explained as Ruthie laughed.
"Oh darn. I really wanted those things for our wedding day," Ruthie said sarcastically and she and Peter laughed.
"I can't believe we're getting married," Peter said. "We get to start a family and be together for the rest of our lives."
"Yeah. How many kids do you want?" Ruthie asked.
"I don't know…Seven or eight," Peter said, casually.
"Seven or eight?" Ruthie exclaimed. "Why do you want that many kids? That's a lot of times I have to get pregnant and a lot of time I have to take off of work to take care of the baby."
"Yeah that's true but having a big family is so wonderful. I never had one and as a kid I always wished for a couple of brothers or sisters. Don't you like having a big family?" Peter explained himself.
"Yes I love it but that was my parents thing and I don't really want that for myself. Now I have to go out and think about things for a little while. I'll talk to you later," Ruthie said as she got up, grabbed her jacket and left the apartment.
Once she was gone, Peter said to himself, "Great, now look what I've done."
"Roxanne, come in please. It's been so long, I haven't seen you in almost seven years," Lucy exclaimed. "Come on in to living room. Don't mind the messy house. I just had a baby and things get a little hectic."
"It's fine," Roxanne said. "I understand."
"So what's been going on in your life? Are you married? Have any kids?" Lucy asked.
"Actually Chandler and I got married four years ago," Roxanne said as she smiled. "After the war in Iraq was over I moved to New York. Chandler and I met up later on that year. He actually moved to New York with Jeffrey after things didn't work out with that women he was dating, you know Jeffrey's tutor. We dated for a year and then Chandler proposed to me. A couple of months later we got married, it was really small with only our families but it was wonderful. A year later we gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl who are now two years old. Actually we're moving to Glen Oak, we're just staying at my dad's house while we buy a house."
Really? That's great. I'm really happy for you. I always had a feeling you and Chandler would get together. You were definitely meant for each other," Lucy said.
"So what's been going on with you?" Roxanne asked. "Fill me in on your life." Just as she said this Lucy could hear Kevin coming into the house.
"Kevin is home with the kids. I'll be right back," Lucy said and she ran from the room.
"You will never guess who is here," Lucy exclaimed once she found her husband.
"George Washington?" Kevin said a little over excitedly.
Lucy gave her husband a weird look and then said, "No. Roxanne! She and Chandler got married a couple of years ago and now they're moving to Glen Oak."
Really? I can't wait to see her," Kevin said.
"Okay kids. Everybody come here. I want you to meet someone," Lucy said. All the kids crowded around Lucy as she led them into the living room, Kevin carrying Caleb and the rest walking.
"Kids I want you to meet a really good friend of me and daddy," Lucy said. "This is Roxanne."
"Hello," all five kids said.
"Hi guys," Roxanne said.
Lucy put her hand on top of each child's head as she introduced them. "This is Lizzy, she's five. This is Tommy he's six. These two are the twins. Noah and Luke they are both seven. This is Caleb and he's three and last but not least this Alison. She's only a week old," Lucy said. She picked up Alison as she was introduced and then laid her back in the bassinet.
"Well nice to meet you all," Roxanne said.
"You guys can go now," Kevin said and he put Caleb on the floor as all the kids ran off in different directions. He sat next to Lucy on the couch and Roxanne, Lucy, and Kevin talked and caught up on everything in their lives.
"Why don't you stay for dinner? You can call Chandler and invite him and the kids to come too," Kevin said.
"Are you guys sure? I mean you just had a baby and we don't want to impose on you or anything," Roxanne said.
"You're not imposing, we promise. It will be like old times. Only now we have kids," Lucy said.
"Okay. I'll call him," Roxanne said. She called Chandler on her cell phone and when she returned she said, "Chandler said he could come and he's bringing the kids. He should be here in about an hour. The babies are still sleeping.
An hour later Chandler showed up with a baby girl, a baby boy, and an older looking young man. The young man was Jeffrey and Kevin and Lucy soon learned that was sixteen years old. The girl's name was Connelly and the boy's name was Landon. They introduced all the kids to each other and immediately all seven little kids ran off to play and Jeffrey stayed with the adults.
They all settled in to the living room, so they could talk and continue to catch up. After a little while Lucy went into the kitchen to start dinner.
"I thought I'd come out and help you," Roxanne said.
"Oh thanks," Lucy said and they started to make dinner.
A couple of minutes later the doorbell rang, so Lucy ran to get it. She was surprised to find Ruthie on the other side. She looked a little disconcerted so Lucy said, "Ruthie, are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Ruthie lied.
"Okay," Lucy said and she decided that she'd find out what was wrong later. "You'll never guess who's here!"
"Who?" Ruthie asked enthusiastically.
"Roxanne and Chandler," Lucy said. "They're married now and their kids are also here. They're moving to Glen Oak."
"Really? Do you mind that I'm here? I can leave I was just in the neighborhood and decided to drop in," Ruthie said.
"It's fine, Ruthie. You are always welcome here," Lucy explained. "You can even stay for dinner if you'd like."
"Are you sure Luce?" Ruthie asked. "You just had a baby plus you have guest over."
"Come on Ruthie its fine. Come in and see Roxanne," Lucy said and she lead Ruthie into the kitchen.
"Oh my gosh! Ruthie your not a kid anymore. But then again it has been seven years since I last saw you," Roxanne exclaimed.
"So, I heard you and Chandler got married. To tell you the truth that doesn't surprise me. I had a feeling you'd meet again," Ruthie said.
"Well, luckily we did," Chandler said as she entered the kitchen with Kevin and Jeffrey trailing him. "It's good to see you Ruthie. My how you've grown up."
"Well that will happen in seven years time," Ruthie said.
"Luce do you need help with anything?" Kevin asked.
"Uh yeah. Start setting the table. Alison's going to be waking up soon, so I'll take her upstairs to feed her," Lucy explained. "You'll probably have to have the kids sit at the table and the adults in the dining room. When the timer goes off take the potatoes off the stove and mash them. Also make sure to check the chicken."
"Don't worry Lucy. I have it under control. You can go feed out daughter and have some quiet time," Kevin said.
"Thanks hun," Lucy said and she kissed her husband and walked away. Twenty minutes later dinner was ready and Lucy returned, holding her daughter who was wide-awake. Kevin called the kids down and they all sat at the kitchen table.
Kevin, Chandler, and Jeffrey put food on each child's plate while the women brought the food into the dining room. Soon everybody was seated and grace was said.
"I'll hold Alison," Kevin said. "You can have both hands free for dinner tonight.
"Thanks," Lucy said and she handed the newborn to her husband. "I tried to get her to sleep but I guess she wasn't tire."
"Maybe she'll sleep more tonight then," Kevin said.
"I wouldn't bet on it," Lucy said and she turned to Roxanne and Chandler. "Do you guys remember Peter Petrowski? Ruthie's old boyfriend." Chandler and Roxanne nodded yes so Lucy continued, "Well Ruthie and Peter are getting married in two weeks."
"Don't get your hopes up," Ruthie mumbled under her breath as Roxanne and Chandler congratulated her.
Lucy, who was sitting next to Ruthie heard what Ruthie had said so she got up and pulled Ruthie up out of her chair. "We'll be right back," Lucy said and she dragged Ruthie out of the room by her arm while Ruthie yelled complaints and tried to break free. Everybody watched them go, giving them weird looks, obviously wondering what was going on, since no one but Lucy had heard what Ruthie had said.
Once they were out of ear shot of all people, Lucy said, "What do you mean about not getting our hopes up about your wedding? Are you and Peter still getting married? Did he do anything to hurt you?"
Okay, stop with the questions. Firstly Peter would never do anything to hurt me, and you know that. Secondly, I don't know if Peter and I are still getting married," Ruthie explained.
"What?" Lucy yelled. "You guys are perfect for each other. You've been together for like nine years and you've been in love since high school. What happened?"
"We were talking this morning and he told me that he wanted seven or eight kids! I don't wasn't that many kids. I guess that freaked me out because I knew that after we got married one of us would be miserable no matter what we decided to do," Ruthie explained.
"But do you love him?" Lucy asked.
"Yes I love him more than anything in the world," Ruthie said.
"Then that's all that matters," Lucy said.
"Oh Lucy what have I done?" Ruthie said as she started to cry. Lucy hugged her sister and tried to calm her down. While they were hugging Lucy was very happy to see Peter enter the living room. She pulled away from Ruthie and said, "there's someone here to see you." She started to walk out of the room but stopped in front of Peter and said, "Im so glad that you are marrying my sister. You are the perfect man for her and she knows it and so do you." After finishing what she had to say Lucy exited to room.
"Hey," Ruthie said and she sat on the couch.
"Hi," Peter said and he went and kneeled down in front of his wife to be. "Before you say anything let me say what I have to say. I love you more than anything or anyone. The day I marry you will be the happiest day of my life. And you should know that I would do anything for you. And that includes giving up my want for a big family. Maybe in the future something will change and you'll want a big family, and that's good too. We love each other and that's all we need to stay together. it will guide us through all obstacles."
"This all may be true but you will always have in the back of your mind that it's my fault that you don't have a big family. You'll begin to resent me for it," Ruthie said.
"No, don't you understand? I can live without seven or eight kids but I can't live without you. I love you too much," Peter said.
"Oh Peter. I love you too," Ruthie said. "And I always will, wherever the roads may lead us."
"And whatever obstacles we may endure," Peter said and he passionately kissed his future bride.
"Well I'm glad that's resolved," Ruthie said after she and Peter had been kissing for about forty seconds. "Why don't we go eat?"
"Good idea," Peter said and he and Ruthie walked into the dining room hand-in-hand.
"Everything good?" Lucy asked when they entered.
"Perfect," Ruthie said.
Good," Lucy said and Peter and Ruthie sat down. Kevin left to get Peter a plate, knife, fork, and cup and he soon returned wit all four and dinner was continued.
"How did you know I was here?" Ruthie asked as she took another bite of chicken.
"Let's just say that I know you very well," Peter said.
"Oh I know that but really how did you know I was here?" Ruthie asked.
"I knew you'd go and talk to someone in your family. Obviously I excluded Matt and Mary because they live too far away and that left your parents, Simon, Lucy, Sam and David. I called Simon and he said that you weren't at his house. Then I called here and Kevin said that you had been at the house for about and hour."
"Well I have to say, nice job," Ruthie said. "You do know me." After dinner Ruthie and Peter left to go home and the Kinkirk and Hampton families were left. Lucy put on a movie for the kids and of course they all watched intently, Jeffrey even decided to watch it with them.
"It seems like the kids all became friends quickly," Lucy said as she set four cups of coffee on the table.
"Yeah, which is good," Chandler said.
"Mommy," Tommy said as she ran into the kitchen.
"Yes honey," Lucy responded.
"Can you make popcorn for us?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah sure. I'll bring it into the den in a little while," Lucy said and Tommy ran from the room. Lucy got up from the table and went over to the cabinet to get out some popcorn. As she was doing so Alison's cries could be through the monitor.
"Lucy you go upstairs and feed the baby. I'll get the popcorn," Kevin said as he stood up.
"Okay," Lucy said and she ran up the stairs.
Kevin put the popcorn in the microwave and then sat down with Chandler and Roxanne. "I wish I could do something to help Lucy with the baby," Kevin said. "I can't feed her so Lucy practically do everything but Lucy insists on breastfeeding."
"Yah I know that feeling," Chandler said. "But you just have to let it go and help Lucy with everything else, changing the baby and giving her baths. You know stuff like that. Soon the baby will be on a bottle and you'll be able to do more."
"Yeah I know," Kevin said. Once the popcorn was done Kevin brought it into the living room for the kids and at about ten-thirty the Hamptons left. Lucy and Kevin put their kids to bed and then they went to bed.
Once they were both in their pajamas and settled into bed Kevin said, "What was going on with Ruthie and Peter today?"
"Well, Ruthie was having some pre-wedding jitters because she didn't want seven kids and Peter did. She was afraid that after they got married one of them would be miserable, no matter what was decided."
"Oh," Kevin said.
"Luckily everything worked out though," Lucy said. "I just can't believe Ruthie's getting married."'
"Yeah me neither. It seems like just yesterday that she was eavesdropping on everyone's conversations," Kevin said.
"Yeah," Lucy said as she thought back to the days when Ruthie was a little kid. "But you have to admit that Peter is the perfect guy for her."
"That's true," Kevin said.
"Just like you are the perfect guy for me," Lucy said and she kissed her husband. "I love you."
"I love you too," Kevin said.
-I hope you liked it! I hope your happy that Roxanne and Chandler are back! I am!
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