Note: This is as if the ninth season was the last season

Chapter One

"The Dress"

Ruthie Camden looked at her reflection again and smiled. She had to admit the short sleeved red dress made her look hot.

"Come Out!" her best friend Olivia called from outside of the dressing room. Ruthie smiled and walked out.

"Turn." her ex-boyfriend now best friend and fashion consultant Freddie said. Ruthie did a quick twirl and smiled, "So?"

"You look hot!" Olivia said, "You have to get it!"

"It's three hundred dollars." Ruthie said looking at her reflection once again.

"No it's not." Olivia said smiling, "It's on sale for two fifty."

"It would look great with those red pumps I got you for you're birthday." Freddie said agreeing with Olivia.

"My parents would never let me out of the house!" Ruthie said.

"True." Olivia said, "But still look at yourself."

Olivia sometimes forgot the difference in their two home lives. Ruthie's parents were happily married and Olivia's parents were bitterly divorced. Ruthie's parents weren't poor but they weren't rich like Olivia's parents. Ruthie's parents cared how she dressed and Olivia's parents wouldn't care if she walked around in her underwear.

"You can keep it at my house. Todd would love it." Olivia said referring to Ruthie's boyfriend.

"I can't!" Ruthie said heading towards the dressing room, "It's too much."

"I'll get it for you." Olivia said trying again.

"No!" Ruthie said heading into the dressing room to change. After Ruthie changed back into her Capri's and top she headed out to find Olivia waiting and Freddie gone.

"Where's Freddie?"

"Over their," Olivia said pointing, "flirting with the salesman. Let's go get some coffee and come get him when we're done. It could be awhile."

Martin Brewer was just waking up from having the flew and he felt like crap. Turning over he saw his girlfriend Lisa sitting in the chair beside his bed with a look of annoyance.

"Good you're awake." She said standing, "I guess that means I can leave. By the way were over."

"What? Why? When did you get here?" Martin asked.

"You canceled are date because you were sick and I didn't believe you. So I made you some soup and came over to catch you in your lie." She said.

"I wasn't lying!"

"I know that now." Lisa said picking her purse up off the floor, "I stayed and helped you."

"Then why are you breaking up with me?"

"Because you called out another woman's name in your sleep!" She said heading for the door.

"Who's name?" Martin asked already knowing the answer.

"Ruthie!" she said slamming the door behind her. Martin could hear her yelling, "I hope you two will be happy together."

Martin groaned throwing a hand over his face. He knew he'd been having dreams about Ruthie but calling out her name was a bit much. She was too young for him he kept telling himself. She was going to be just a senior in high school and he was about become a junior in college. He just couldn't seem to stop thinking about her. She popped into his head at the strangest and most inconvenient moments. Sighing he flung the covers off and headed into his small kitchen.

"Mac is that you?" Ruthie said standing up from the table she'd been sitting at with Olivia, "What are you doing here?"

"Visiting my parents." Mac said walking over, "Their back together."

"That's great." Ruthie said smiling.

"I know." Mac said, "And this is?"

"Olivia Mac. Mac Oliva." Ruthie said make a quick introduction.

"Would you like to join us?" Olivia asked smiling flirtatiously.

"Love to!" Mac said taking a seat next Olivia and grinning ear to ear.

After finishing coffee and catching up with Mac, Olivia and Ruthie went to find Freddie. As expected he was still flirting with the salesman. They had to drag him away. As they pulled him through the automatic doors he yelled out, "Call me! I'm listed!"

"Mac's cute." Olivia said getting into the driver's seat of her red convertible Mercedes Benz.

"Who's Mac?" Freddie asked.

"No one," Ruthie said, "And I kind of guessed that when you couldn't stop staring at him and then there was the whole inviting him to your party."

"I said he was hot!"

"No you said he was cute." Ruthie corrected.

"You did!" Freddie said agreeing, "Now would someone please tell me who Mac is!"

"He's Martin's friend." Ruthie answered.

"Martin's friend huh? Interesting." Freddie said scratching his chin, "Very interesting."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Ruthie asked turning so she could see him in the backseat.

"Nothing!" Freddie said closing his big mouth as they turned into Ruthie's driveway, "Absolutely nothing."

"I got something for you when you weren't looking." Olivia said flying to her trunk.

"You!?" Freddie yelled.

"Oh alright 'we' got you something." Olivia said handing Ruthie a white box.

"The dress." Ruthie said opening it, "You guys shouldn't have. Why?"

"You deserved it!" Olivia said.

"I can't take." Ruthie said handing the box back.

"Yes you can. Don't be ungrateful." Freddie said getting out of the car, "Take the damn dress and say thank you."

"Thank you." Ruthie said giving them each a hug.

"I'll keep it at my house. You can change into it their." Olivia said putting it back into the trunk.

"Bye Babe." Olivia said blowing a kiss and hoping into her car.

"What about me?" Freddie said.

"Bye Fred Flintstone." Oliva said pulling out. Walking up to her house Ruthie turned to Freddie, "What did you mean earlier about Mac being Martin's friend. Really?"

"Nothing!" Freddie said, "Now come on let's go look in your closet for the perfect accessories for the dress."