Disclaimer: I still don't own 7th Heaven.
Here is the third chapter, hope you'll like it. Thanks to everyone for your wonderful reviews.
Chapter 3
"So, Rick, this is our room," Martin said, "I use the bed on the right so you'll have the other one."
Rick nodded.
Lucy and Simon entered the room. "You all set?" Lucy asked kindly. Again he nodded.
"Children, dinner's ready" Annie called from downstairs.
They all went in the dinning room and sat around the table.
"I've cooked prime ribs and mashed potatoes, with a salad," Annie told Rick, "I hope you like it." The boy nodded.
They all started eating in a half-comfortable silence. A few minutes later, surprisingly regarding his previous lack of words, Rick told them that they were a big family.
They all laughed. "This is not the entire family," Eric explained, " Matt, the eldest, and his wife Sara are med students in New-York."
"So Matt is the only one of your children who's left the house?" Rick asked.
"Actually," Simon said, "I'm in college, I just stopped by for the week end."
"And Lucy and I are looking for a house" explained Kevin.
"Oh, ok" was all Rick replied before getting silent again.
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Later that evening, Rick had gone to bed, saying he was tired, but everyone else was gathered in the living room.
"So, what do you think of him?" Eric was the first to talk.
"He seems like a nice boy," Lucy said, "but he's not very talkative."
"Poor boy must have had a hard life, Ms. Edwards told us that they found him in the streets." Annie explained.
"Where are his parents?" Kevin asked.
"They don't know and he wouldn't tell anything." Eric replied.
"Well maybe he'll tell us one day. He seems to need a family though, you've seen how all he asked was about our family." Simon added.
"Yeah. Maybe he'll open up more when he'll know us better." Ruthie said.
"Tonight there is nothing more we can do," Annie said, "so lets just go to sleep."
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