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For what seemed like forever to Lucy the song finally ended and they broke apart. She smiled at him and started to walk off the dance floor towards their table to gather her stuff so they could get going.
No words were spoken between them as she gathered her purse and her shawl that she had worn when they got there and they walked hand in hand towards the exit.
But for Kevin the silence between them was driving him crazy…He wanted to know if what he had done was the right thing…he wanted to know how she felt as well.
As they walked out towards the mini-van that Eric and Annie had let him borrow he decided that he would be the first to speak up.
"Luce…this is nuts…I can't handle all this silence…I meant what I said back there…I really do love you" he told d her as they got closer to the mini-van.
"I know" she stated simply before she got into the passengers side seat.
"Will you at least say something?"
"No" came the one word reply. All she wanted to do was thinking about what happened over and over again without time interrupting her.
45 minutes later they pulled up to the Camden's driveway…actually they were 15 minutes late and both of them knew that Annie and Eric would be worried about Lucy even though they trusted Kevin completely…after what happened to Sarah they were always scared when Lucy would miss her curfew sometimes.
"Are they here yet?" an exhustated Eric asked Annie who was curled up in one of the sofa chairs.
"No" came the worried reply…it wasn't like Kevin to be this late…especially with their daughter.
All of a sudden a pair of car headlights shined the living room window and Annie jumped up, she knew it was Kevin and Lucy. She ran to the front door and peeked through the curtains…sure enough she was right.
"Eric" she whispered
"What?" he mumbled back half asleep.
"They are back…go to bed… you have a counseling session in the morning"
"You think?" came the sarcastic reply as he got himself up off the couch and walked towards the stairs when he turned around.
"Aren't you coming to bed to?" he asked her.
"No…I'm going to wait up until they are in the house…maybe she will want to talk" she told him still peering out of the front door.
"Whatever" came his tired reply as he walked back up the stairs towards their bedroom.
Kevin had pulled the car to a complete stop in the Camden's driveway and turned to look at Lucy who had already hopped out of the car once he had put the car into park and was already half way towards the house.
He jumped out, slammed the door and ran to catch up with Lucy and when he did he grabbed her hand and they walked towards the porch steps hand in hand not noticing the head that was peering out of the window.
Annie could tell there was something different about Lucy…it was the way she walked, the way she held her head and it was the way that she was holding Kevin's hand. She knew looking at the two of them something good had happened between them.
"Luce…we have to talk about this"
"No we don't Kevin…I'm…I'm not ready to talk just yet" she replied twisting her purse in her hands. She so desperately wanted to tell Kevin that she loved him to but she wasn't so sure. She started to walk up the front porch steps when she felt his hand grab her shoulder and flip her around. He pressed his lips against hers and after a few moments he released his grip from her arm.
"Tell me you don't feel that Luce"
"Feel what?" she asked looking confused
"This" he told her breathlessly, kissing her again…this time longer and more intimately than ever. When they broke apart he looked into her face and studied her eyes with tenderness.
"I…I…don't know what I feel right now Kevin…I'm…I'm so sorry" she sobbed rushing into the house leaving Kevin outside looking very confused. Lucy's eyes were filled with tears as she entered the house.
Annie grabbed her arm. "Lucy? What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm fine, mom. It's nothing. I'm just... a little sad that school is over. I'm going to bed, okay?"
Annie thought about saying something about what she had seen, but decided against it. "Okay. Good night sweetie." She waited until Lucy had gone upstairs before opening the front deal to reveal a sheepish looking Kevin. Annie gave him her best motherly glare.
"Mrs. Camden, I'm so sorry. I wasn't trying to hurt her, I swear... we were just talking, and she started to cry..." Kevin trailed off, wondering if he'd end up sleeping next to Happy tonight.
Annie let him squirm for a moment before stepping back and letting him into the house. "I saw what happened, Kevin. Whatever happens between you and Lucy is your business. Goodnight." Annie went upstairs, leaving a very puzzled and uncomfortable Kevin standing in the living room.
Early the next morning Lucy looked around the attic and noticed that Ruthie was already up and gone out of their room. She sat up and looked at the picture on her nightstand...it was the last picture that was ever taken with the Kinkirks...before Paul had died. She sighed slowly thinking about what happened last night and prayed that Kevin wasn't in a bad mood and that they could talk.
Lucy shook her head, and got out of bed, trying clear her thoughts. She took a quick shower and changed into jeans. Heading downstairs and into the kitchen, she came to an abrupt halt when she saw Kevin standing over the counter, eating a bowl of cereal.
"Hi" she mumbled quickly walking towards the refrigerator
"Hey," replied Kevin, slowly setting down his bowl of cereal. Lucy grabbed something from the refrigerator and spun around, forcing herself to look at him. However, words seemed to fail her.
Kevin raised his eyebrows. "You planning on eating mustard for breakfast?" Lucy glanced down and discovered that she had indeed grabbed a container of mustard.
"Oh..." she muttered, feeling stupid.
"Look, Kevin..."
"Kevin!" Matt came walking into the kitchen, tossing a basketball. "Come on, let's shoot some hoops."
"Uh, ok." Kevin glanced over his shoulder at Lucy and followed Matt out the door.
Lucy watched him leave, and then groaned, leaning back on the refrigerator.
"Mustard? Brilliant, Lucy," she muttered out loud.
"So how was prom last night?" Matt asked as soon as they were out of the house and out of ear shot of Lucy. Kevin bounced the basketball and tried to avoid Matt's gaze.
"Uh, you know. We danced -- she danced, I mean. And... Uh, there was music."
Matt glanced at Kevin as if he'd grown a second head. "Yeah, there tends to be music and dancing at the prom. Are you ok man? Did Lucy do something dumb?"
"No, but I think I did" Kevin responded silently.
"No...She didn't do anything dumb…"
"Cool." Matt shot and missed, chasing after the ball. "So did I tell you about the girl I met in the library the other day? Very pretty, dark red hair..."
Kevin nodded and listened to Matt, occasionally adding "Uh huh" or "Yeah." His mind, however, was only on Lucy.
Lucy however was still in the kitchen holding the mustard container lost in her train of thought when Annie walked in holding both David and Sam.
"Morning Lucy!" Annie said, setting Sam and David into their chairs.
"Are Matt and Kevin outside?"
Lucy gulped. "Kevin? Why would I know where Kevin is? It's not like I'm his girlfriend, and therefore obligated to know where he is. Why does everyone think I always know where Kevin is?" Lucy tried to laugh, but it came out sounding like an odd squeak.
Annie just raised her eyebrows. "Kevin and Matt's jackets are on the counter. I assumed you would've seen them walk outside."
Lucy blushed. "Right. Jackets. I -- uh, I have to go... go... do that thing I have to do. In my room. Now. Ok, bye mom." Lucy practically sprinted out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

"I think I'm going to leave today" Kevin told Matt after an hour of them playing a few rounds of basketball

"Today? Why today? I thought you weren't going to leave until next week"

"I wasn't but uh...something came up...yeah...that's it I forgot my mom wanted me to help with Patty-Mary's open house stuff"

"Isn't that what you have a brother for? Call Ben and ask him to help out instead"

"I...I can't Ben is still taking classes and I think he might enter the firefighting program as well...he won't have time to help my mom" he said nervously

"All right Kinkirk...fess up...something's wrong...what is it? Matt asked walking over to the picnic table and sitting on the top

"Fess up what?"

Matt shrugged. "Something's up with you. Too bad I won't find out cause you're leaving so soon... I guess you can't help it though. Still, I wish you were staying. We all like it when you come. Me, my parents, Lucy... everyone."

Kevin gave Matt a shaky grin. "Well it's nice to know that Lucy wants me."

Matt dropped the basketball. "What?"

Kevin's eyes widened. "I mean, it's nice to know that I'm wanted. Here. By your family. And all of its members. I...." Kevin trailed off at the look on Matt's face.

"Ok. Matt, you promise you won't freak out if I tell you something?"

Matt frowned. "That's not a promising way to start a sentence."

"Promise?" Kevin repeated.

Matt's curiosity won out. "Ok, tell me."

Kevin took a deep breath. "The other night... at prom... I kissed Lucy." Kevin glanced at Matt, waiting for his reaction. Matt, for his part, looked like someone had just hit him over the head with a four by four.

"Prom... kiss... sister..." Matt sputtered, standing up and beginning to pace back and forth.

"Ok. You kissed my sister. My baby sister. Who you kissed. With your lips. My sister." Kevin nodded, hoping Matt would restrain his violent urges.

Matt was still pacing. "Sure. It's no big deal. It's not like you're an old family friend, who I've known since I was born. It's not like you're a brother figure to Lucy. It's not like she's younger than you. And it's not like she's my sister -- oh wait, SHE IS!" Kevin winced. Matt's face was turning an odd shade of purple.

Kevin tried a new tactic. "You can hit me if you want."

Matt seemed to contemplate the idea for a minute, but then took a slow, deep breath. "No, I'm not going to hit you. Although if I randomly throw a basketball at your head, don't be alarmed." Kevin nodded. He thought Matt was taking this pretty well, all things considered.

Matt paused his pacing, and turned to look at Kevin. "Do you like her?" he asked, rather quietly.

Kevin bit his lip, and decided that Matt deserved to know the truth. "I think I love her," he said, quietly. Kevin had thought Matt's eyes couldn't get any bigger, but somehow, they did.

"You -- you love her?"

Kevin sighed, realizing that what he was about to say wasn't going to help the situation any. "I told her that I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her."

Matt opened his mouth, closed it, opened it again, and finally let out an odd sort of squawking sound. "I -- I don't know what to say."

"Look, Matt, I know that you --"

"No" Matt said, cutting Kevin off. "Don't give me any excuses, Kevin. You and I have been friends for a really long time. And now, not only do you kiss my sister, but you don't even think of telling me how you feel before you do it? I trusted you, man! Is that why Lucy was crying last night?"

"Matt... I'm sorry..." Kevin trailed off, not sure anything he said would help the situation.

Matt just shook his head. "I'm going inside. I really don't want to talk to you right now." Matt walked into the house, slamming the door behind him.

Kevin remained seated, putting his head into his hands and groaning. Could this day get any worse? With a sigh, he stood up and began to walk towards the house, and immediately tripped over the basketball that had fallen to the ground.

"I was just tempting fate by asking, huh," Kevin muttered, from his very humiliating position on the ground.

Lucy was upstairs in the attic reading a magazine when she heard the knock on her door. Before she could respond, Matt flew into the room, looking like he had just choked on a rather large watermelon.
Lucy glared at him. "Come right in, why don't you," she said sarcastically.
Matt ignored her. "You!" He yelled accusingly, pointing his finger at her. "And him! Both of you! Lips! Bad! You! Kill! Lips!"
Lucy raised her eyebrows, and said nothing. Matt must be really pissed if he was only speaking in single words. Suddenly, she realized what Matt might be talking about.
"Matt!" she screamed. "Did you talk to Kevin?"
"You're damn right I talked to Kevin! You kissed him Lucy! How could you?"
Lucy tossed her magazine aside, and angrily stood up to face her brother. "What does it matter to you? It's none of your business! And besides, HE was the one who kissed ME!"
"You and Kevin kissed?" Matt and Lucy spun around towards the doorway. Ruthie was standing there, with an enormous grin plastered on her face. "Oh, this is good." With a giggle, she turned and ran down the hallway.