Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of 7th Heaven so don't sue me. I only own my plot and all the characters you don't recognize. Also the italics in the story are people's thoughts. TAR

Chapter 5

The day dragged on and on. Ruthie kept a steady eye on the clock. Every minute felt like an eternity. She just couldn't wait for the final bell to ring and for her to be set free for a glorious week of Spring Break. And the party…she hoped that her parents would allow her and Martin to go to the party.

"Ruthie calm down the day is almost over." Martin said at lunch that afternoon.

"Yeah well I just want to get home. There's nothing wrong with that is there?" Ruthie got up and threw the rest of her lunch away.

"No there's not. I can't wait either but come on we got like 3 more hours left so we just have to deal." The lunch bell rang and everyone started leaving the cafeteria. "Meet me at the car after school."

"I'll be there."

Later that night

"Do you think it's okay for Ruthie to go to this party?" Annie asked Eric after she relayed what Martin told her.

"Yes. Martin will be there to look after her, and both of them are responsible. They'll have to be home by eleven though, no exceptions."

"Yes!" Ruthie exclaimed from her hidden spot on the stairs. She turned and ran up the stairs to go tell Martin.

"Martin open up!" Ruthie yelled from the other side of Martin's bedroom door. Martin looked damn good when he opened the door, Ruthie had to catch her breath.

"What's the matter?" Martin looked at her concerned. Ruthie calmed down long enough to spit out what she went up there to say in the first place.

"They're letting us go!…or at least me. You could probably have gone anyways but who cares! They're actually letting me go!" Ruthie said happily. Ruthie's smile was so contagious, Martin broke out into a huge grin.

"That's great Ruthie! Go get ready and I'll meet you down stairs in half an hour." Ruthie hugged him excitedly and ran up to her room to get ready. Martin shut his door and sighed. This was going to be an interesting evening. He didn't mind bringing Ruthie along, in fact he couldn't wait to be 'alone' with her with out her over protective parents around. He just wanted to be able to hang out with Ruthie and have a good time. Maybe he was starting to have feelings for her…well he knew he had feelings for her, but he just didn't know how deep those feelings went or even if they would be reciprocated. He was still so confused with everything. He didn't want to ruin his relationship with Ruthie but he also didn't want to miss out on being with someone that he really liked. He sighed once more and finished getting ready.

Ruthie's Room

Ruthie looked for the perfect outfit to wear. She didn't want to get to dressed up but she didn't want to look like a little kid either. She found a nice pair of jeans and a red shirt that looked really good together. She put on some perfume and some chap stick. Her hair was in a simple ponytail. She didn't like the idea of having to get all dolled up to impress people. She looked at herself once more before heading to meet Martin downstairs.

"Does this look suitable?" Ruthie asked her mother when she came down the stairs. Annie looked over her daughter and nodded.

"You look great. Don't forget you have to be home by eleven." Ruthie smiled and waited in the living room for Martin.

"Let's go." Ruthie turned her head to the sound of Martin's voice. She shook her head, she didn't even hear him enter the room. Ruthie grabbed her jacket and headed to the door.

"Bye Mom, Bye Dad!" Ruthie called before walking outside. The warm wind hit her face and she smiled. "It's so nice out tonight. Let's just walk to the party."

"Okay." Martin shoved his hands in his pockets and walked next to Ruthie. "How was your day?"

"Not bad but I just wanted it to get over so that I could go to the party. I really hope Melody goes though cause I don't want to be alone." Martin put a comforting arm around Ruthie's shoulder and pulled her to him.

"Don't worry about that. I'll be around so if you need anything just ask." Martin let her go as they reached the Cordon's doorstep. "Are you ready to attend your first 'high school' party?" Ruthie nodded.

"Lets get this party started!"

A/N: Okay this is by far the worst chapter in the world….so don't really flame me for it…cause I know its bad. I just wanted them to get to the party. That's coming up in the next chapter. I've just had a lot to do with the end of the semester and exams coming up. R& R so I can get my spirits up to continue writing. Thank you to everyone that has reviewed, your comments mean so much to me TAR