Friends Reunited
A Future Generation Fanfiction by Norwegianchick101
Chapter One: Meeting the Family
"Josh, can you get the door?" Savannah Johansen asked her husband. "It should be Jason and his friend."
Josh smiled and planted a kiss on his wife's cheek before heading to the foyer.
"Jason, hey." Josh said, greeting his brother-in-law. "And you must be Rebecca." he said, turning to Becca.
Becca nodded.
"I'm Josh, nice to meet you. Vannah!" Josh yelled, turning to the kitchen. "Get out here and say hello to your brother!"
Jason laughed as his sister came walking out of the kitchen wearing their mother's old apron.
"Sis, this is Rebecca. Becca, this is my sister, Savannah."
"Nice to meet you." Rebecca said. "I've heard so much about you."
Savannah smiled. "I wish I could say the same, but we haven't heard too much from Jay lately. Come on in and make yourself comfortable. Dinner will be ready in a few. Oh, and Josh, love, be a dear and carry their bags up to their rooms."
Jason laughed. Ever since last August when his sister had gotten married, she had been completely different. All sappy and dreamy; which was a bit aggravating if you asked him.
"Jay, honey," Becca said. "C'mon."
Jason sighed. If all girls were like his sister, it was going to be a long life.
He sighed and followed his fiancé into the dining room where thirty-eight places had been set.
He sat down and motioned for Rebecca to sit next to him, only to see her sitting across from him, smirking, and holding up a piece of paper saying 'Jason'.
Jason blushed and went to sit on Rebecca's left. He glanced to his own left to see that he was seated next to his 15-year-old brother Andrew.
He raised his eyebrows to Rebecca, and she held up another card from her right saying 'Amanda'.
Jason groaned. Amanda Brewer was his 7-year-old cousin; the youngest of all of them, and the nosiest as well. She was sure to notice the ring on Becca's finger.
The door bell rang, and thirty seconds later, three girls ran into the room-Amanda, Sophia, and Jessica.
"Jay!" Sophia squealed, popping down next to him. "I need to talk to you!"
Becca laughed as Jason turned to her.
"Becca, this is my cousin Sophia. Sophia, this is Rebecca."
"Hi!" Amanda piped up, from Rebecca's other side. "I'm Amanda. Are you Jason's girlfriend?"
Becca laughed and nodded. "And who are you?" she asked Jessica, who was seated on Amanda's other side.
"I'm Jessie." she said. "Not Jessica, just Jessie."
"I'm Rebecca. It's nice to meet you Jessie."
"AHEM!" a voice piped up. It was the girls' older brother Paul.
"Paul, hey! I'd like you to meet Rebecca. Becca, this is Paul."
"Hi." Paul said stiffly, turning to Sophia. "Sophia, you know how Savannah is about seats. She has you in between me and Mark; two seats down from Jessie."
Jason smirked. Jessie and Sophia, being four years apart in age, were constantly ratting at each other. Sophia would talk about boys, like any 14-year-old girl, and Jessie would groan and tell her to shut up, causing a glare from Uncle Martin and a lecture from Aunt Ruthie.
"But I need to talk to Jason!" Sophia wailed. She always came to Jason for advice on boys. Jessie asked him for help with school, even though she was a straight A student. And Amanda would bug him about his love life, his school life, and anything else she could think of. It had been that way since the girls could talk. Paul and Jason had always been close, but four years ago, when Jason headed off to college, their quality time as friends became less and less, and their family time as cousins became more and more.
"Sophia." Paul said, glaring at his sister for about a minute until she finally got up and went to her seat, only to begin in a heated argument with her sister over whether or not Hayden Christensen was hot, even though he was way too old for both of them.
Jason groaned as he heard the voice of his 13-year-old sister Linda.
"But Mom! All my friends get to stay up as late as they want during the summer! I'm thirteen and you're sending me to bed at nine O' clock! It's not like I'm five!"
Andrew laughed as he came into the dining room and sat down next to his brother.
"Can you believe her? You are so lucky you moved out before she hit puberty. Not to mention the fact that she wants to date. I mean, honestly, you should hear her. 'All my friends have boyfriends. All my friends are allowed to date. My friends do this, my friends do that. Why can't you be more lenient like my friends' parents?'" Andrew said, in his best impression of Linda.
"Oh, hi." he said, turning to Rebecca. "I'm Andrew."
"Hi Andrew, I'm Rebecca. It's nice to meet you. And you must be Molly." she said, looking over Andrew's head at the girl next to him.
"Yeah, I am." she said. "How did you know?"
Becca laughed. "Its simple." she said, noticing that the table was now full. "Here, I'll show you."
"That's Amanda. She's your cousin. Seven years old. Black hair. Next to her is Jessica. Ten years old. Brown Hair. Straight A student. Then there's Paul, the only boy of the Brewer children, eighteen years old. Then there's boy-crazy Sophia. She's fourteen."
"Next to Sophia is Mark. He recently turned seventeen, and wants to be a pediatrician. Next to him is John, named after his great-grandfather. And then there's Faye, the black haired twin. And Susan, the brown haired twin. That's how everyone tells them apart. And then there's Thomas, the oldest boy in their family."
"After that there's Julia, she's just got her driver's license, but has already been reprimanded for speeding. Next to her is Kristy, she's the redhead of the family."
"Then we have Jill, she thinks the world hates her. Next to her is her twin Chris. He thinks the world revolves around him. Then there's Jordan, he just got his driver's license as well, but he's a good driver, unlike Julia. And then there's Lindsay, the quiet one."
"And as for the adults, we have your grandparents, Eric and Annie Camden. Then there's the Colonel and Ruth, your great-grandparents. Mary and Ben Kinkirk are Jill, Chris, Lindsay and Jordan's parents. Then we have your parents, Lucy and Kevin. Kevin is Ben's brother, and Lucy is Mary's sister. Next to your mom are Ruthie and Martin Brewer, then Simon and Rose Camden. Next to them are Sarah and Matt Camden."
"Savannah's husband Josh is the one next to Matt, and then there's Savannah. Next to Savannah is your nine year old brother Mike. And next to Mike is your twin sister Emily. Then Linda is sitting next to you, and you're sitting next to Andrew, who's sitting next to Jason."
Molly laughed, taking a scoop of potatoes. "Yep, that's right." she said. Have you seen pictures or something? Because Jay's never been good at describing people."
"Yeah, actually, I have." Becca said with a smirk on her face. "Were you the one who plays volleyball, or was that Emily?"
"That's me." Molly replied. "I got the sports scholarship, and Emily got the academic one."
"Oh, well, I've never been any good at sports."
"I could always give you a few pointers if you want." Molly said.
"Really? That would be great. Um, hold on a minute. Jay?" Becca asked, turning to her fiancé.
Jason smiled as he took Becca's hand and stood up, before clearing his throat. "AHEM."
"I have someone I'd like you all to meet. This is Rebecca Hampton, my girlfriend of two years, who is now my fiancé."
Lucy smiled at her son, and Kevin grinned.
But Rebecca just stood there, the smile on her face didn't disappear, but she was stunned, none-the-less.
"Oh my gosh." she whispered. "I'll be right back." she said to Jason, as she went to find her future mother-in-law.
"Lucy?" Rebecca asked. "Could I talk to you alone for a moment?"
Lucy smiled. "Of course dear. What is it?" she asked, once they were in the hall.
"Well, I knew all of your names before now, but it never really struck me until now. My parents are Roxanne and Chandler Hampton. They talk about you and your family all the time. Everything has a connection to the Camden household. My mom always regrets not keeping in touch when she went to the war. She whines about it to my dad all the time. I heard so much about you growing up that it should have struck me when I first heard the name Kinkirk. I have no idea why it didn't."
When Becca finished speaking, she looked up at Lucy.
The grown woman, and mother of seven children, had tears in her eyes.
"I can give you their number if you want." Rebecca suggested.
Lucy nodded, brining her forthcoming daughter-in-law into a welcoming hug.
"Thank you." she whispered, almost inaudibly.
Rebecca smiled and wrote the number down on a piece of paper, handing it to Lucy before going back inside.
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"Hello, Hampton Residence. Eric speaking." the upcoming High School senior said.
Lucy smiled at the thought of Roxanne and Chandler naming their child after her father.
"Um, hi, this is Lucy Kinkirk. I'm a friend of your parents'. I was wondering if I could speak with one of them. Are they home?"
"My dad's at work." Eric said. "But you can talk to my mom."
"Thanks Eric." Lucy said, as she waited for Roxanne.
"LUCY?" Roxanne squealed.
"ROXANNE!" Lucy squealed in return.
"Lucy! Oh my gosh! I can't believe it's you! How'd you get our number?"
Lucy smirked. "From your daughter. She looks just like you, you know that?"
"Yeah, I get that all the time. But how did you meet Becca? She's heard all about you, so if she was going to be in Glen Oak she would have told me."
Lucy laughed. "Oh, don't worry; I think you're her next stop."
"Luce!" Roxanne whined. "Just tell me!"
"Okay, but I think she should be the one telling you this. Hold on a minute."
Lucy covered the receiver of the phone with her hand, and walked back into the dining room and over to Becca.
"Rebecca, hon. It's your mom." she said, smiling at Kevin.
"Mom?" Becca asked, leaving the room. "You are never going to believe this. I am such an idiot. I mean, I grew up hearing about the famous Camden household, but when I heard the name Kinkirk, I brushed it off like it was nothing. I'm engaged to Lucy and Kevin's son Jason."
"Oh my gosh! Becca that's great!" Roxanne squealed. "Don't leave Glen Oak! Whatever you do, DON'T LEAVE GLEN OAK. I'm coming out there. Your father can watch three kids by himself. Besides, Eric doesn't really need to be babysat, so he can help your dad with the twins."
"Okay Mom, I've gotta go. I love you. The address is 123 4th Street South, Glen Oak California, 56789. And the phone number is 556-677-8899."
"I love you too Becca, and could I talk to Mary for a minute?"
Becca smiled. "Sure Mom, whatever you say."
