A/N: Thanks to my friends Star2717 & Tardychick06 who helped me get over a writers block!!! You guys really rock when it comes to helping me and I'm glad that I know you! Also I'm SO SO sorry for not updating sooner!!!A/N: I love all sorts of reviews; if they are good, bad, happy, or sad, I don't care I love them all!!! Thanks for all of your reviews!!! Someday I hope to have at least a hundred for every one of my stories that I have written!!!
A/N: Although I wished I owned 7th Heaven sadly I don't but I do own everyone else except for the following—Annie, Eric, Mary, Sarah, Matt, Kevin, Carlos, Simon, Ruthie, David & Sam, Sergeant Michaels, Ben, Patty-Mary, Mindy, Jeremy, Rod, Jimmy Moon, Kevin's Mom and anyone else I forgot (read the disclaimer on the first chapter)
A/N: Chapter Seven's title was borrowed from the Second Season Episode…I thought that it would tie in perfectly for what was going to happen…and for all you Kevin and Lucy fans this is the moment you haven't been waiting for LOL!
A/N: Thanks for those who have read my other stories…I appreciate it very much and I'll be sure to check yours out when I get the chance!!!
Two years flew by before the Camden's and the Kinkirks realized. In 1997 Matthew Camden the oldest of the 5 Camden children graduated high school and was ready to start college at Crawford University…the local college in Glen Oak. He wasn't sure what he wanted to study so he signed up for the basic classes hoping that something would spark his interest.
Later at the end of May he got the surprise of his life. Karen, Kevin, Ben and even Patty-Mary flew in for the week to help celebrate Matt's graduation and to be there for his graduation party that was held in the Camden's back yard a week later.
At 14 -years- old Lucy had turned out to like a normal boy crazy girl. Always complaining about how she didn't have a date on a Friday night or how everyone else but her had a boyfriend. She was bored at Matt's graduation party because hardly anyone was there besides Patty-Mary that was her age and she really didn't feel like talking to her very much.
They had grown apart for the 6 years they hadn't seen each other for. Patty-Mary seemed to be in the more "popular" crowd back home in Buffalo and everything that Lucy suggested they do together the third day of their visit was either scoffed at or smirked at by Patty-Mary.
Finally after trying to figure out what the both of them should Lucy had given up and retreated back to her room to sulk.
Ever since she and Rod had mutually decided to break up for a while she was now officially dateless, boyfriend less and her old best friend was to snobby to hang out with her…what more could a girl ask for?
She entered the kitchen through the back door and walked over to the refrigerator, grabbed a bottle of water before she turned and started to head towards the stairs when she ran into someone.
"Oh I'm sorry" she mumbled not looking up when a pair of hands placed them on each side of her shoulders.
"Where do you think you are going?" the person asked trying hard to keep a straight face.
"Kevin…just leave me alone all right? I'm not in the mood to mess around" she replied trying to maneuver her way out of his grip.
"Luce…please…what's wrong? Don't just stand there and lie to me and tell me everything is going great…I know something is bugging you…so what is it?" Kevin asked her straightforward.
Lucy sighed and hung her head…she really didn't want to talk to anyone about it but since Kevin was asking at least she could trust him.
"Fine…but if I tell you have to promise not to tell anyone…and that means Matt!" she told him giving him a glare as she sat down at the kitchen table while Kevin sat opposite of her. "I don't' know what's going to happen anymore…Matt graduated…which means that he might not be living with us anymore since he wants to go off to school somewhere other than Glen Oak…but he isn't sure where and I'm scared that he will forget about us if he does move away and that would mean I won't have an older brother to look up to anymore…and it's not like you or Ben are here to hang out either" she told him honestly fiddling around with her water bottle…screwing and unscrewing the cap.
"Luce…is that the only thing you are worried about? Matt leaving you guys and forgetting that he has a family back home? Kevin asked her shaking his head. He couldn't understand her but after spending a few days hanging out with her when Matt was off doing something he was beginning to feel where she was coming from.
"No…that's not what I'm worried about…well…ok…fine that's what I'm mad about is that Matt gets to just get up and leave the family and not even have to worry about where Simon and Ruthie are at or if Mary is getting better in basketball…it's going to be Mary's job and I just don't think I can trust her like I trusted Matt" she replied back at him trying to control her emotions.
Kevin just stared at her for a few minutes and started to laugh…only Lucy would manage to make everything about her.
What's so funny Kevin Kinkirk?" Lucy asked angrily…she had done what he had asked and here he was laughing at her…which she sure didn't find funny.
"Nothing…you are just worrying about something that hasn't even happened yet and you already are getting emotional about it Lucy Goosey…just take it one day at a time…who knows…maybe he won't leave you guys and if he does…I'm sure he will come back and visit…now…let's go back outside and enjoy what time we have left of each other and see what everyone else is doing…I heard that there is cake…and you know me…if I miss a hint of food I'll go stark raving mad" Kevin told her jokingly as he stood up from the table and grabbed her hand and pulled her up from the table as well…except when he did that a shock of static electricity shot through both of their hands and they instantly let go of each others hand.
"That was strange…there wasn't any carpet under the table…so why did we both get shocked?" Lucy thought to herself as she grabbed the bottle of water off the table.
"That was strange…there wasn't any carpet under the table…so why did we both get shocked?" Kevin also thought to himself as he gave Lucy a quick smile and pushed her towards the back door to join the rest of the party.
A year later everything had gone back to normal…Matt was off to college but decided to stay at home until he decided what college to attend…Kevin, Ben, Karen and Patty-Mary had made plans to come back to California for the first three weeks of summer vacation.
School had started back up in September and Lucy was excited…she had met a new friend during the last week of summer vacation and they constantly hung out every day and even had classes together. So one day in March she was excited when they started to talk about Friday night plans.
"So Lucy…my sister Jen and I are going to grab some pizza at Pete's Pizzeria tonight wanna come?" 15-year-old Sarah Andrews asked Lucy as they walked down the halls of Kennedy High School.
Really? Your sister won't mind me tagging along?" Lucy replied smiling back at Sarah. Lucy had met Sarah Andrews the last week of their summer vacation and managed to see her again her first day as a freshman in their homeroom.
The teacher ended up putting them next to each other so they had got to talking and found out that they had a lot more in common than what they thought…not only were they the same age but they both were born in the same month as well!
"Are you kidding me? My sister just got her license and is has been begging our parents to let her do something since they bought her a car for her 16th birthday" Sarah exclaimed walking over to her sister who was standing next to the water fountain.
"Hey Sarah…" Jen replied giving her sister a smile when she turned her attention to Lucy. "I'm Jen…and you must be Lucy…the girl my sister can't stop talking about" she told her giving her a quick smile.
"Yep, that's me all right" Lucy replied quickly. "I invited her to come and go to Pete's with us tonight…if you don't mind Jen" Sarah told her sister.
"Hey…any friend of Sarah's is a friend of mine…and since you also have a sister Lucy why don't you invite her as well? We can do a whole sister/sister thing and maybe we can even find us some brother/brother pairs while we are out!" Jen said excitedly when all of a sudden a hand clamped down on Lucy's backside and started to push Lucy away from them.
"I'll call you guys when I get home!" Lucy shouted back at her friends when she glared at Mary for taking her away from her friends so fast.
"Lucy…if you weren't going to meet us out by the flag pole at least you could have told Matt or I" Mary replied glaring at Lucy as they walked towards the front doors to the school.
"Mary! I was talking to Sarah…and her sister Jen and you just…just interrupted us!" she replied pushing her way out of the high school doors.
"So? Did it ever occur to you that Matt and I might be waiting for you? That we both had some place to be?" Mary said impatiently walking down the sidewalk towards the station wagon where Matt was parked.
"Sorry…I didn't know that I wasn't allowed to spend a few minutes talking to my friend" Lucy snapped back as she opened the door to the back seat and crawled in slamming the door shut.
She crossed her arms and just glared back and forth between Matt and Mary while they were on their way home. Fifteen minutes later Matt, Mary and Lucy arrived home and Lucy being excited about having a "girls night" with her friend and her friend's sister pushed opened the door and flew thru the back door almost running into Annie.
"Whoa! Watch out Lucy…and whatever happened to hi mom?" Annie asked as she placed a cookie sheet full of ready to be baked chocolate chip cookies into the oven.
"I'm…sorry…mom…" Lucy replied grasping for air "it's just…that…Sarah and Jen…want to know if I can hang out…with…them…tonight" she asked her mom taking deep breaths trying to calm herself down.
"Who are Sarah and Jen? Do I know these girls? Better yet do I know their parents?" Annie asked turning the kitchen sink on and letting luke warm water fill up the sink.
"I…I…don't know…you have met Sarah before when we did that science project in the beginning of the year" she replied reaching for an apple out of the fruit basket. Annie frowned while starting to wash the dishes from making the cookies…she certainly couldn't remember meeting Jen.
"What is their last name Luce?" "Andrews…it's Sarah and Jen Andrews"
"Have I met Jen before?"
"Not that I know of…well she did came to pick Sarah up the last time she was here…she was driving the red mustang that her parents bought for her when she got her license".
That is when it hit Annie…she knew the girls and she certainly didn't feel comfortable having Lucy in a car with a girl who just got her license.
"Mom? Can I go? Please? Please?" Lucy begged giving her famous puppy face that no one could resist.
"I'm sorry Lucy…I don't think it's a good idea…why don't you have them come over and hang out instead?" Annie suggested slowly hoping it wouldn't show her being to overprotective.
"But mom…that's so…so…unfair!!" she whined.
"I don't care what's fair or unfair but I'm your mother and I'm telling you no!" Annie snapped angrily shaking the water off of her hands.
"Mom…" Lucy whined again trying to get her mother to say yes.
I said NO Lucy Michelle Camden…and if I hear you ask your father for permission behind my back…you will be on restriction until you graduate from high school!" and with that Annie left the room when the phone rang. Lucy who was still very upset answered the phone.
"Camden Residence" she spoke angrily into the phone.
"Luce? Is that you?" a familiar voice on the other line said.
"Yeah…who is this?"
"Oh come on Lucy Goosey…you know who this is…stop playing games" the voice laughed.
"Oh all right…what are you doing…and why are you calling?" she asked walking around the kitchen island.
"Why don't you come to the back porch and tell me?" he laughed
"Why would I come to the back porch if you are in Buffalo?" she asked rolling her eyes at the phone.
"Because I said so…now either open the door or I'm hanging up" Kevin told her half laughing half being serious.
"Kevin…I'm not 5 years old anymore…you can't make me fall for that stupid trick anymore" she said placing her hands on her hips as she slowly inched her way towards the backdoor.
"If your not 5 years old anymore then why are you slowly walking across the kitchen floor?" he asked her peeking through the window.
"How did you know that I was—"she screamed as loud as she could…so loud that Matt, Mary, Annie and Eric came rushing from different parts of the house to see what had caused Lucy to scream.
"Lucy…what's wrong?" Eric asked frantically looking up and down at Lucy thinking that she had somehow managed to cut herself.
'Look…Look…" she squealed excitedly pointing to the window where Kevin was standing grinning from ear to ear laughing as hard as he could.
"Oh my lord! Kevin…get in here…and what are you doing here?" Annie motioned for him to join the rest of the family that was now standing in shock around the kitchen. Kevin shook his head and walked through the door still chuckling to himself…he played a mean trick on Lucy but then again…she deserved it…or so he thought.
"I came by for a visit…I had some paid time off from work that needed to be used so I thought it would be nice to take a small vacation" he answered with a smile. "Well…I…don't know what to say" Annie replied obviously embarrassed that they had a guest and the house wasn't even cleaned.
"Well I know what to say…want to go to the Dairy Shack after you finish unpacking?" Matt asked.
"Sure!! Where am I going to stay this time? Not Ruthie's room again" he laughed remembering what happened last time.
"What's wrong with Ru—"Lucy started to say before she was interrupted by the phone again and since she was the one holding the phone in her hand she answered it.
"Camden residence…this is she…oh hi Sarah! Yeah I talked to her…she said I couldn't go since Jen was driving…I'm sorry…I really wanted to go" she told Sarah on the other line while shooting daggers with her eyes over at Annie who pretended not to see them.
"Hey mom…what's wrong with Lucy? And why she is looking upset?" Matt asked walking over to where Annie was standing.
"It's nothing…she wanted to go to Pete's Pizzeria with Sarah and Jen and I told her no because Jen was driving" she replied sourly looking at Lucy who turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
"Well…if you won't object Kevin and I can take Lucy to meet her friends while we go to the Dairy Shack…and I'll take full responsibility in case anything happens" he told her grinning from ear to ear. At the other end of the house…the living room to be more exact Lucy was still on the phone with Sarah.
"I mean my mom didn't even think about it for two seconds before she said no…"Lucy cried into the phone angrily as she flopped onto the couch.
"I don't know what to tell you Luce…but…uh…Jen and I decided that we don't want to go to Pete's…we want to try this really awesome restaurant about thirty miles from here!"
"Sarah…you know there is no way that my mom is going to even drive me that far…let alone let me hang with you guys since Jen is driving"
I know…but it was worth a …HEY!!!" Sarah yelled into the phone when Jen snatched it out of her hand.
"Lucy? Its Jen…look just get your mom to drop you off at Pete's and then when she leaves Sarah and I'll pick you up and we can go to the restaurant and then bring you back before they come to pick you up…no one will ever know…trust me" she replied handing the phone back to Sarah and walking out of the room.
"Did you hear that Luce? You can come after all!" she shrieked with excitement.
"Yeah…I heard that all right…I don't know about it Sarah…if my mom finds out I'm dead"
"She won't find out Luce!!! That's the best part about it…there is no way she will know…trust us on that on" Sarah replied.
Lucy sighed before she replying "I guess your right…I mean what's the worst that can happen? I could always get on restriction…and that never lasts for more than a few weeks" she giggled into the phone.
It was going to be fun being the sneaky child for once.
"Listen Sarah I have to get off the phone…I sure that someone wants to use it…but tell me how everything goes all right?"
"Yeah…sure whatever Lucy…call us if your mom changes her mind" Sarah replied hanging up the phone.
Lucy hit the off button and walked back into the kitchen to put the phone back into the cradle. Annie and Eric standing have a conversation about something to do with the church, when she entered the room they both become quiet and looked at each other.
"Luce…your mother and I have talked about you going with Sarah and Jen…we don't think it's a good idea but…Matt has offered to take you to Pete's and drop you off while him and Kevin go to the Dairy Shack and they will pick you up at 9…but you are and I repeat you are NOT allowed to go anywhere with those girls…do you understand Luce?" he said firmly.
"Are you serious? You mean I can go? That's awesome!! I'll go call Sarah back right away" she yelled happily grabbing for the cordless phone again and running up the stairs.
"Do you think we can trust her enough Eric?"
"If we can't trust her now Annie…when can we?"
"You're right…I didn't think about that…I guess I keep forgetting that she isn't a baby anymore"
"Same here…so what's for dinner?"
"Is that all you ever think about is your stomach?"
"Well…that and you" he replied giving her a devilish grin before he excited the kitchen.
Almost an half an hour later Lucy, Kevin and Matt where in the station wagon on their way to Pete's Pizzeria. She was so nervous…this wasn't her first time going out with friends but it would be the first time that she was going to defy her parent's orders. She glanced over to her right where Kevin was sitting on the passenger side and give him a small, shaky smile.
He smiled back at her and gave her a quick squeeze…it was one of those "don't worry everything is all right" hugs and it was like he knew what she was going to do. She sighed in deep anticipation…she couldn't wait!!
This would be her first time driving with friends and she was excited…it wasn't like she never had friends in the car…it was just that her parents were always in the car when Mary was driving or they were always driving…Lucy still hadn't gotten her driving permit yet and the way Mary drove sometimes she was scared out of her mind that she would drive the same way.
She watched Matt pull into the driveway of Pete's Pizzeria and put the car in park. Kevin got out of his seat to let her out and she practically jumped out of the car when she stopped because she heard Matt's voice.
"Luce…remember…if you do anything…and I repeat anything stupid tonight…I'm responsible for you…just remember that…and we will be back here at 9 exactly to pick you up" he told her sternly before climbing into the car and driving away.
She stood around the entrance of Pete's pizzeria searching for Jen and Sarah. When she saw no sign of them she sighed and walked over to the benched waiting for them to show up…little did she know that her life was about to change.
As Matt drove away from Pete's Pizzeria he had an awful feeling in his stomach but decided to ignore it anyways…Lucy was smarter than that to ignore what their parents told her not to do…and she was smart enough to not do anything stupid since Matt went all out for her and took full responsibility.
Matt and Kevin arrived at the Dairy Shack and ordered their usual burger and fries and sat down and started to talk…they talked about college…about Mindy (whom Kevin hasn't heard a word from since the divorce) and about their jobs. They were just getting ready to leave when someone slammed into the glass doors.
It was only then that Matt recognized it as Kyle Morgan…a high school friend of Mary's. He looked very upset and he was searching the room when he spotted Matt sitting there.
"Matt…where is your dad?" he asked him panting out of breath.
"He is at home why?"
"Something has happened…there was an accident over on 13th Street…there are police cars, ambulances and even fire trucks…it looks like a car has smashed into a telephone poll or something"
"What does my dad have to do with that?"
"Matt..." Kyle paused for a moment. "I saw them taking people out on stretchers. I couldn't see much, but one of the girls looked like Sarah Andrews... isn't she good friends with your sister?"
Matt and Kevin looked at each other, similar expressions of panic and horror on their faces.
"Kyle... Lucy wasn't in that car, was she?" said Matt, already beginning to hurry towards the Dairy Shack exit.
"I don't know..." said Kyle, following Matt and Kevin.
"That's why I'm trying to find your dad". Kevin and Matt raced towards the station wagon and hopped into the car and screeched out into the road.
Matt was flying through the streets trying to get to his house while thoughts were racing through his mind…what was he going to tell his mom and dad? How would they react to Lucy defying their orders? Was Lucy ok? Was she even in the car?
Kevin on the other hand was in total shock…all he wanted was a quiet weekend and what he got was something different. He wanted to say something to Matt, but all the things he thought of sounded stupid. Vivid scenarios kept playing over and over again in his head... what if Lucy had been in that car? What if something had happened to her?
Kevin didn't think of himself as an emotional sort of guy, but he was surprised to feel a lump in his throat at the thought of something happening to Lucy. Please God, he prayed silently. Keep Lucy safe. Please let her be alright. As Matt put his foot down on the accelerator and zoomed through a yellow light, Kevin desperately tried to recall his last words to Lucy. Had he even said goodbye to her before he went out with Matt?
Kevin's thoughts were jerked back to the present as Matt pulled into the Camden driveway, the tires screeching as the car came to a halt.
They both threw the doors opened and Matt ran inside the house, Kevin came in behind him, but he was in a total daze. Matt ran up the stairs to find his parents talking in the attic.
"Mom, dad is Lucy here?" Matt asked frantically.
"No, Matt you're supposed to pick her up at 9 remember?" Eric said sounding concerned.
"There's been an accident, by Pete's…we couldn't get close enough to see…Kyle Morgan thought he saw Sarah being loaded on a stretcher, wasn't Lucy was suppose to be with her?."
"Oh god...Lucy..." Annie cried out darting out of the attic and running down the stairs with Eric, Matt and Kevin following her. She grabbed her purse and went to search for the station wagon keys when a pair of strong hands grabbed her.
"Annie…stay here…Matt, Kevin and myself will go and look for Lucy…I'm sure it was a misunderstanding" Eric told her softly with calmness in his voice…he couldn't panic because if he panicked Annie would do the same thing.
"I'm not staying here Eric…if Lucy is out there I want to find her…I want her to be ok…I want her to still be at Pete's where we told her to be!" she cried out in frustration letting the tears come freely this time.
"Mrs. Camden? I'll go with you if you would like" Kevin offered speaking up…he felt uncomfortable, as if he was intruding on something that should've been strictly a family matter.
He wanted to help, but was also hesitant to remind anyone of his outsider presence. He figured it was the best thing that he could offer -- after all, in a situation like this, Kevin's concern for Lucy outweighed any insecurity he was feeling.
Annie breathed a sigh of relief "thank you Kevin…I would love for you to-" but before she could finish her sentence the doorbell rang.
Everyone jumped and looked at each other…no one wanted to answer the door but they knew someone had to. Eric walked over and opened the door and stood there shocked…standing at that moment on their door step was Detective Michaels…