Author: Falconwolf3
Fandom: 7th Heaven
Characters/Pairing: Ruthie Camden and Martin Brewer
Prompt: Kindness
Word Count: 327
Rating: T
Disclaimer:Still do not own 7th Heaven
Author's Notes: 2nd part of the 7Virtue Challenge.
Martin sat on his porch looking across the street at the Camden residence. He wanted so much to walk across the street and hang out with Ruthie like he used to. They used to pass hours just talking about everything and nothing. He missed her so much; he never knew just how much he cherished her until now.
But he had to stay away from her as much as possible. He knew it was hurting her to be around him right now. She loved him almost as much as he loved her, but they knew it could never be anything between them.
He hadn'tbeen dating Ruthieor anything, so it wasn't like he cheated on her, but it sure felt like it. He felt like he had single handedly broken Ruthie Camden's heart and truth be known, he had.
He always thought of Ruthie as a sister, until the day she broke up with Vincent. That hug changed every thing; somehow, he knew that day that they would never be the same. But he had no idea that she felt the same way, until it was too late.
Now he had to stay away from her to be kind. He couldn't walk across that street and break her heart anymore than he already had.
Ruthie sat on the edge of her bed looking at her phone. She wanted to pick it up and call Martin just to hear his voice. She had tried everything possible to get him out of her heart and nothing was working. Even the thought that he might marry Sandy someday didn't do the trick.
She knew Martin was avoiding her, she also knew it was because he somehow knew she was dying inside every time she saw him. He was avoiding her to be kind and do the right thing by his son. Now she had to be kind in return, cause it was all she knew how to be.
