Chapter Thirty-Three
The Life We Call A Roller Coaster
"You call me if you need me." Matt said giving his pregnant sister another hug, "Will hop on a plane and come straight back if you need us to."
"I won't." Ruthie said with a laugh, Matt was a wreck, "I promise you I won't and you are coming back."
"A month before the due date." Matt said pacing a bit.
"We talked about this, Matt." Ruthie said shaking her head, "You're coming back a week before the due date and not one day before that."
"He just loves you." Sarah said smiling.
"I know and I love him." Ruthie said giving Sarah a hug, "And you."
"Call us and keep us posted." Sarah said smiling, "You're the sister I never had and I want to know everything that's going on with my niece or nephew. I still can't believe you don't want to know what it is."
"You know me." Ruthie said releasing her sister, "I'm always full of surprises."
"Yes you are." Sarah said patting Ruthie's bump, "Full of them."
"I love you guys but if you don't leave you're going to miss your flight." Ruthie said giving them each a hug.
"Another negative," Lucy said sadly as she came out of the bathroom, "I was so sure this time."
"We can always try again." Kevin said with a wicked grin from where he stood in the doorway.
"We must be doing something wrong." Lucy said throwing the pregnancy test in the nearby trash can.
"Wrong?" Kevin questioned, "Is there even a wrong way?"
"I don't know but I do know I'm not pregnant." Lucy said, "And we've been trying for months. Something must be wrong with me."
"Come on Luce." Kevin said putting an arm around her and leading her to the nearby settee, "Theirs nothing wrong with you, it's just going to take sometime. These things don't just happen over night…well they do but you know what I mean."
"I'm just scared what if we never get pregnant again." Lucy said, "I know that sounds selfish but I want another baby."
"And we'll have one. One way or another." Kevin said kissing the side of her head, "You just need to relax."
"I'm relaxed. I'm always relaxed." Lucy said earning a snort from Kevin.
"Sure you are." Kevin said giving her another quick kiss.
"What's going on now?" Mac asked as he entered his friend's apartment to find it a mess and his friend an even bigger mess, "You know I should get paid for this. You're a lot of work Martin."
"She's gonna leave me." Martin said.
"Whose gonna leave you?" Mac asked as he began to pick up empty pizza boxes and soda cans off the floor.
"Ruthie." Martin replied sadly.
"What do you mean Ruthie's going to leave you? I thought you two had already broken up."
"No I mean leave me." Martin said.
"Where is she going?" Mac asked still confused, Martin's relationship with Ruthie was giving him a headache. How was anyone supposed to keep up? One second they were apart and the next second they were together and then apart again. It was like a never ending roller coaster rife with those two and Mac felt like he'd had one too many corn dogs. He groaned taking a seat next to Martin he asked once again, "Where is she going?"
"We still haven't figured out why the Colonel and Ruth are here or what decision Ruthie has to make all of a sudden and I have to tell you it's making me very nervous." Annie said pacing back and forth in front of where Eric sat on the bed, "What decision does she have to make?"
"If I knew I'd tell you." Eric said as he wrote, "But since I don't know and I have a sermon to write before tomorrow, you either need to go ask or wait for Ruthie to come to you."
"Oh ok." Annie said with a sigh as she began heading for the hall.
"Where are you going?"
"To ask the Colonel why he's here." Annie declared, she was on a mission.
"I meant ask Ruthie." Eric called out but Annie was already gone.
"I hope she decides to come and live with us." Ruth said as Annie had made it close enough to the door to hear but far enough that she wasn't seen. Annie Camden had never been one to eavesdrop but it seemed some of her daughter had worn off on her and she found herself shocked into doing just that.
Minutes later Annie headed silently back into her bedroom and curled up on to the bed next to her husband and cried.
"What's wrong?" Eric asked setting down his notepad and pen.
"It's just….It's just…." Annie began but was unable to finish, unable to accept the fact that Ruthie might possibly be leaving.
Author's note: I'm sorry this wasn't up yesterday something was up with my internet but it's all fixed now :)