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Chapter 4 :
T-bone pulls Ruthie away from her family, that is waiting in the hospital for Mr. Camden to awake, to a room. This room was a waiting room before, but now it has a table with a candle, a tv, and a place setting for two.
"Is this what you where planning? How did you do it, T-bone?" said Ruthie. "Well I had some help from your family and some of the nurses helped me when I told them the story of how we got together," said T-bone.
"Thanks. It very beautiful..." said Ruthie looking around at the room smiling.
"Wake up! Wake up!" said T-bone.
"What are you talk about I'm awake...wait I'm I dreaming..." said Ruthie.
Slowly Ruthie wakes up and finds Lucy telling her to wake up. Ruthie realizes that it was a dream because she was still at home with Lucy, Kevin, T-bone, Savanna, Jane, Margaret, Sam, David, and her mom where still waiting for her dad to come home from where ever he is with little hope of the thought he might be okay.
"Did you have a dream, Ruthie?" said T-bone.
"Yeah, but it was more like a nightmare well parts of it where...I hope dad is okay..." said Ruthie.
"Well, I can go look for him," said T-bone.
"No! I mean he has to be okay, right?" said Ruthie.
"He's going to be okay. I know it in my heart," said Mrs. Camden They look at her unsure of what they feel next to all the worry then thru the door he comes in. Mr. Camden is back. "Your back!" said Mrs. Camden and everyone starts hugging him. "You had us worried..." said Ruthie.
"I'm sorry," said Mr. Camden.
"Let's go eat," said Sam and David.
"Alright," said Mrs. Camden.
"All of you go right I head, I want to talk to Ruthie and T-bone," said Mr. Camden.
They all leave next to those two and Mrs. Camden.
"Did you tell them, Annie, that we are okay with them?" said Mr. Camden.
"I did, but I don't think they believed me. I really want you to tell them," said Mrs. Camden.
"T-bone. I really like you with my daughter. I know you are a great boy and you will be even greater man someday. I talk with Annie. We do know its not really right for you to stay her if you are with Ruthie, but we really don't care because you make her happy and that's all we want." said Mr. Camden.
"So he can stay?" said Ruthie.
"Yes. He can," said Mr. Camden.
"Thank you, Mr. Camden," said T-bone. "Well, my boyfriend and I will go help out everyone else with the food. Dad...Mom, are you going to come eat?" said Ruthie.
"Boyfriend? Really?" said T-bone.
"Yeah. We still have to go a date though," said Ruthie.
"Sure," said T-bone smiling.
"You two go. I did to talk to Annie," said Mr. Camden.
The two lovebirds walked of to the kitchen and Mr. Camden and Mrs. Camden are still in the living room.
"I'm so glad you are okay," said Mrs. Camden hugging Mr. Camden. "I'm fine," said Mr. Camden.
Mrs. Camden smiles and sees something in his hand.
"What's that?" said Mrs. Camden.
"I'm not sure," said Mr. Camden.
"That looks like the pin that my father gave my mother on my birth. Where did you find it?" said Mrs. Camden.
"I don't know..." said Mr. Camden.
"Don't worry. Let's go eat," said Mrs. Camden. They both walk to the kitchen and Mrs. Camden starts helping everyone get to the dinning room with the food. Mr. Camden walks slowly into the room noticing all their faces and thinking about their presents because he really did remember that.