-1Chapter 9

"Martin Brewer you are not the father", said the Doctor.

Ruthie let out a sigh, Martin smirked, and Sandy let out a wail of outrage.

"Leave us alone now, this is proven fact, while I made a huge mistake sleeping with you, I did not get you pregnant, stay away from me and Ruthie", said Martin getting up.

Sandy glared at him.

"It has to be wrong", said Sandy.

"No it's not in fact it's 99 effective, Martin Brewer could not be the father of your child", said the doctor.

Martin pulled Ruthie up and kissed her right there in front of Sandy.

"I love you girl", whispered Martin.

Ruthie smiled a tear slid down her face but she answered, "I love you too".

Martin smiled. Sandy glared and the doctor looked amused.

Ruthie had a huge smile on her face for rest of the month. She was beyond happy that Martin was not the father of Sandy's baby. Prom time crept up. They had asked her to sing but she declined telling them that she wanted to be with Martin all night. They did find a band though. Right now her, Harmony, and Sammie were shopping for prom dresses.

"Oh what about this one?", asked Harmony holding a simple black dress.

She decided to help the girls with their dresses.

"Nah I want this dress to be perfect", said Ruthie.

Sammie nodded her head in agreement. She was happy to be going to a prom. It was the real normal thing that she always wanted to do. Ruthie looked around. Harmony sighed and continued looking through the racks. They have been looking for prom dresses for the last 3 hours and still had not found the "perfect prom dresses".

"Oh my god there it is", said Sammie pointing to the dress that she spotted.

It was a light blue gown, a tube dress. It had a tight bodice and it flared out to the bottom. It was floor length. It had little rhinestones on it.

"That's it I'm getting that one", said Sammie smiling.

"Alright one down one to go", said Harmony.

She pulled out her credit card paying for the dress. She had afford to pay for Ruthie's dress. She talked to Annie about it and they said it was alright. They thanked her for that. They walked around the mall and found shoes for Sammie and hair things.

"Now Ms. Ruthie let's get you a prom dress", said Harmony.

Sammie giggled and followed them to another store. They were going to walk out when Ruthie spotted it. It was perfect. It was a pink dress. It started out light pink at the top and got to a dark pink around the bodice and returned to light pink at the bottom. It was halter dress.

"That's the one, I love it", whispered Ruthie smiling.

Harmony smiled also.

"Go try it on", said Harmony.

Ruthie nodded her head and asked the sales lady for the dress. When Ruthie stepped out of the dressing room. Harmony and Sammie actually gasped.

"Wow Ruthie wow" was the only thing that Sammie could say.

"That's the dress, that is it", said Harmony smiling.

Ruthie was a vision in it. Her tanned body fit perfectly into the dress. She looked in a word stunning.

"Martin is going to die when he sees you", said Sammie.

Harmony nodded her head in agreement.

"Really", asked Ruthie spinning around in the floor length gown.

She felt like a princess.

"Oh yeah", said Harmony.

They brought the dress and went to find some shoes for Ruthie which was a difficult task.

"I don't like any of the pink shoes", said Ruthie with a disgusted look on her face as she held up another shoe.

"What about this, Cinderella didn't go wrong with a glass slipper", said Harmony showing her the glass slipper.

Ruthie tried it on it was the perfect fit. Ruthie smiled.

"So you got everything for the prom?", asked Martin that was eating cereal as they sat down in Martin's living room watching TV.

Ruthie nodded her head.

"Yup everything, Harmony is going to do both Sammie and my hair, we are getting out nails and toes done that morning, then Harmony is coming over to my house to help us get ready", said Ruthie stealing some cereal from his bowel.

Martin smacked her hand.

"Hey", said Martin giving her a mock glare.

Ruthie just giggled and cuddled closer to him. He sighed and started playing with her hair.

"What color is your dress?", asked Martin after a while.

"Why", asked Ruthie lifting up her head to look at him.

"I need to buy you that thing they put on the arm of the prom dates", said Martin.

Ruthie giggled.

"You mean corsage?", asked Ruthie.

"Yeah that thing", said Martin.

Ruthie shook her head and kissed him softly.

"You are so adorable, Mr. Brewer, I love you and my dress is pink", answered Ruthie.

"You love me huh?", asked Martin smirking.

Ruthie nodded her head.

"Good", whispered Martin before kissing her.

She moved closer to him moaning. He kissed her with such passion. When she pulled back with her face flushed and her hair in a disarray because he had been running his fingers through it while they made out he smiled at her.

"I love you Ruthie", said Martin with the most serious expression on his face.

Ruthie actually gasped at the intense look on his face.

"I don't ever want to lose you", said Martin reaching out and tucking a stray hair behind her right ear.

Ruthie closed her eyes as he cupped her face. He stroked her cheeks gently with the pad of his thumb. Ruthie didn't notice that a tear slipped from her eye until he asked why she was crying. She looked at him and fell in love with him once more.

"Nothing you won't lose me Martin, it's us together okay", said Ruthie cupping his face and gently kissing him.

Martin nodded his head and rested his forehead against hers.

"Together forever", whispered Martin.

Ruthie smiled and nodded her head against his.

"Alright Sammie get over here", said Harmony coming out with her curing iron.

Right now they were all in Ruthie's room getting ready for prom. Ruthie was showering. Lucy sat on Ruthie's bed watching the girls. She wanted to be there for Ruthie to see her off. Sammie sat down and Harmony got down to work. Harmony and Simon volunteered to chaperone the prom. Her and Simon's relationship had been getting better and better. She was completely in love with him but she didn't know how to tell him. SO she was going to take her sister's advice which she gave during ice cream gab fests.

"Just tell him, I mean he loves you I know this, just stop being a wussy and tell the man you love that you love him", said Sammie rolling her eyes.

"Well she told you", said Ruthie laughing.

Harmony rolled her eyes at her little sister before smacking her with a pillow. This caused a pillow fight of course.

"Lucy can you zip me up", asked Sammie.

Lucy reached over to help. Harmony had done a great job with her hair and makeup. Sammie looked stunning. Ruthie was now in the chair getting her hair and makeup done. Lucy laughed and giggled with them in the room. Her and Ruthie were never the close ones in the family but she was happy to be there for this with Ruthie. Ruthie had always been closer to her brothers rather than her. She was even close to Mary and all the guys that lived in their house that weren't exactly Camdens. Robbie, Kevin, Ben, and of course Martin. She never understood why but she made a promise to herself that her and Ruthie would find a way to spend time together.

"Ruthie Sammie, you look wow", said Lucy.

"Mom come up here", said Lucy shouting down the stairs.

Annie came up the stair case.

"The boys are downstairs", said Annie smiling.

Her face looked stunned as she took in both girls.

"Let me get dressed", said Harmony smiling and walking to the bathroom.

"Well mom what do you think?", asked Ruthie.

Her hair was curled in big ringlets and peaking through each ringlet was little crystals that shinned in the light. Her dressed fit perfectly. She had drop ears on her ears and very light makeup. She looked perfect. Annie smiled at Sammie. She looked great as well. Her hair was combed in a up do with little flowers combed into it. Her dressed fit her form perfectly. She was a vision as well.

"Wait", said Annie going down the stairs.

When she came up with a small chain that held a cross as a pendent.

"This was grandma's, I think it would look great with your dress", said Annie.

Ruthie smiled.

"Can you put it on me?", asked Ruthie.

Annie nodded her head trying to keep her tears in check. This was her last baby girl.

"It is perfect", said Lucy smiling.

"Oh I have something for you Sammie", said Harmony walking into the room.

She looked beautiful as well in her simple red dress that reached to her knees. Harmony took out her purse and took out a pair of earrings.

"These were moms, remember she gave them to me to wear on my prom night I think she would want you to wear it on yours", said Harmony.

A tear slid down Sammie's face.

"Mom would be so proud of you Sammie, I know she is looking down at you right now with a smile on her face", said Harmony wiping the tears off Sammie's face.

She helped her put on the earrings.

"There, now it's perfect", said Harmony.

"Thank you big sister", said Sammie.

"Anytime little sister", answered Harmony.

"Now it's prom time", said Harmony grabbing her camera.

She came down the stairs. The guys were lined up at the bottom of the stair case.

"they are ready", said Harmony smiling.

"Wow, you look amazing", said Simon smiling.

He gave her a corsage. Harmony gave him a kiss.

"Thank you handsome", answered Harmony.

Martin and Mac smiled. Annie came down the stairs with Eric standing next to her with the camera.

"Okay without farther ado, Sammie come on down", said Lucy giggling.

Kevin smiled at his wife. Sammie came down the stairs slowly so she wouldn't slip. Mac's eyes bugged out of his head.

"you look amazing", said Mac when she reached him.

"You don't look so bad yourself", said Sammie.

Annie made Eric take pictures of them together.

"Now Ruthie", said Lucy calling down Ruthie.

As Ruthie came down the stairs, Martin's heart started pounding. Mac and Sammie giggled at the nervous look on Martin's face. When she was visible to him he lost the ability to speak. She smiled at him and stop breathing. Kevin almost laughed out loud at the look on his face. Harmony had to give him a nudge when he still didn't sat anything when she stood before him.

"oh you look god you look so beautiful", said Martin.

Ruthie blushed.

"Is that for me?", asked Ruthie pointing to the corsage.

"Yeah", stuttered out Martin.

Kevin almost laughed out loud but Lucy gave him a mock glare. It was a pink rose corsage and he fitted on her slim wrist. He had this goofy smile on his face.

" You look amazing Ruthie", said Martin looking at her face.

Ruthie gave him a smile that could light up a dark room.

"Pictures", said Annie looking on.

Eric looked shocked as well. This was his last little girl. She wasn't a little girl anymore she was now a young woman. They stood and took a lot of pictures before Ruthie complained that they would miss prom all together if they stayed any longer. Annie and Eric watched the group get in the limo and Harmony and Simon get into their car. It was prom night. It was a night that Ruthie Camden would forever remember.