"The Color of Family"
By Christine
Summary: When tragedy strikes the lives of one of the Camden children and their family, one member must learn to let go and let God, as well as repair the bridges he has burned with those who love him.
Disclaimer: Don't own the parents, seven kids, or Sarah, Carlos, Kevin, Rose, Sandy, or Martin, but I do own most of the grandchildren (except for Charlie and Savannah) as well as Vivien and Brianna.
Matt and Sarah Camden have been married twenty-two years, and both work as successful doctors in Manhattan, New York. They live in a four-room apartment in Greenwich Village with their three children (two sons and one daughter): Michael (17), who is a senior in high school, Abigail (15), who is a sophomore, and Jeffery (10), who is in the fifth grade.
Mary and Carlos Rivera reunited right around when the show ended. This time around, they have been married eighteen years. They live in New York City as well, where Mary works as a firefighter and Carlos manages a Starbucks. They have two sons together, Charlie (20), who is a junior at NYU, and Logan (13), who is in the eighth grade.
Lucy and Kevin Kinkirk have been married twenty-one years, and live in Glenoak on the same street as her parents. Their daughter, Savannah (19), is a sophomore at Stanford University. The couple also has three younger sons, twins Ethan and Derrick (17), who are seniors like their cousin Michael, and then Braden (5), who is in kindergarten. Lucy is the associate pastor at Glenoak Community Church, and Kevin recently went back to work, this time to train prospective police officers at Glenoak Community College.
Simon Camden did marry Rose (dunno her last name), but they ended up divorcing three years after the wedding. They have one product from their marriage, a son named Ryan (16), whom Rose left Simon with custody of. The two of them have not seen or heard from her in fourteen years. Simon then married Sandy Jameson, whom he became best friends with after the painful breakup, and they have been together twelve years. The couple gave Ryan, who is a junior in high school, and Sandy's son, Aaron (18), who is a freshman at the University of California in Berkeley, a little brother named Sean (10), who is now in the fifth grade like his cousin Jeffery. Ryan, Sean, and their parents live in San Francisco, where Simon works as an accountant and Sandy as a third grade social studies teacher.
Ruthie Camden has been married to Martin Brewer for ten years. They live outside of San Diego with their two children, a son named Christian (7) and a daughter named Miranda (6). Martin no longer plays baseball due to a knee injury, but is now a physical therapist and athletic trainer. Ruthie is a medical technologist at San Diego County General Hospital.
Sam Camden is twenty-five years old, and recently announced his engagement to Vivien Crenshaw (24), whom he has been dating since they were freshmen at Crawford University. Sam is a veterinarian, and Vivien is a photojournalist.
David Camden has been dating Brianna Dixon (21) for six months, and they have recently moved in together. David is an emergency medical technician and Brianna is a senior at UCLA majoring in engineering.
A/N: I know, this is a sad excuse for a first chapter, but I have been planning this story for a long time, and I wanted to fill you in on the lives of the Camden children before the upcoming series finale. I am currently swamped with studying for finals, so please bear with me and stay tuned. If you like to be spoiled and are curious about the "tragedy" that will occur in the first chapter or have any other questions, feel free to send me an email.