Missing the Mark

I do not own anything, none of the character portrayed in this story or the stories afterward. This all belongs to Brenda Hampton, well everything but he plot.

Chapter 1: Bars couldn't Hold…

"Ricky wake up, we're going to be later for school," he always does this. I knew he was lying about getting up in five minutes.

"Looks like mommy is going to have to take you to daycare by herself today since daddy doesn't want to get up." I bounced John on my right hip and he giggled, looking at his daddy. I knew how to wake Ricky, but I didn't want our son to be in the room. I sent John to play with his toys, when I saw him pick up his fire truck, I moved towards the bed.

I climbed on top of him and sucked on his neck gently. While kissing him I explored his chiseled chest with my fingernails lightly. He had told me this was the best thing to wake up to in the morning, almost everyday. We had been living together for two months now.

I knew that Ricky didn't want to be married, but this was the next best thing. It was hard to convince my parents to let me move in with him. Of course they had a thousand and one objection, but I got my way. It was time for Ricky, John, and I to be a family in all aspects. Ricky and I were finally a couple and it was the greatest feeling in the world to be with him. We should have been together the first day we saw each other at band camp. Ricky wasn't like other guys, sort of. He was mysterious, charming, and sexy. He is just what I need.

Ricky stirred beneath me so I kept up my wake up call to him.

"You might want to stop Amy." Ricky said meeting my lips for a kiss. When we kissed I felt flames ignite in me. It was like the world stopped around us.

"Why?" I said kissing him again. Ricky turned me over forcefully. He knew it would turn me on.

"Because we may be later for school than you think." He began to unbutton my purple sweater.

"Ricky we can't," I was saying it, but even I didn't think it was believable. It was the hold he had on me.

"Why not?" He said smirking before diving into my neck with his mouth. I felt a gentle pull on the spot right below my earlobe.

"Because," I said struggling against the temptation, "your son is in the next room, fully awake- look," I said pointing to John who was playing with his fire truck and making baby noises. Ricky rolled his eyes.

"Well put him back to sleep."

"Ricky-"

"I know, I know- I was joking Amy. You know I was joking." Ricky gave me one last kiss and rolled off of me. My body was already missing his presence. I sighed and got off the bed to go and feed John his cereal while Ricky took his shower and did the rest of his morning routine.

When we finally dropped John off at daycare and got to school no one was in the hallway. Late, just as I thought. I looked over at Ricky and he smirked, I couldn't help but to smile at him. He kissed me and we went our separate ways to our class.

"Amy? Why are you so late?" Lauren asked me coming from the councilor's office. Just what I needed right now, twenty questions with Lauren. At least it was only her and Madison wasn't on her heels as usual.

"It's not that late Lauren. The bell just rang, sort of," I said running my hand through my hair.

Her eye's grew wide, "Oh, were you and Ricky having sex?" She gave that knowing smile that she always had when she thought she was right or she had an idea. Yes, she was one of my best friends but that didn't mean I wanted her to know everything about my life.

"No Lauren we didn't have sex and if we did it would be between me and Ricky and not anyone else not even my best friend." I said honestly, I didn't ask her about her sex life, well I couldn't because she didn't have one yet.

"Geez Amy sorry I asked," she said scrunching her face up. She turned and walked away and I went to get a late slip from the office. I'd have to remind Ricky to get his whenever I saw him again.

After class I saw Ben waiting at my locker. I forced a smile on my face and walked as slowly to my locker as I could. What could he possibly want?

"Hey Amy, how's your day going? Well your morning since it is still morning."

"I'm fine Ben. How are Adrian and the baby?" I said. Adrian hadn't came to school today because she had just had the baby and had no one to watch her.

"They're great. Everything is great. She so beautiful, just like Adrian. You should come and see her, she'll be awake."

"…Uh.. I'll see if I can. Well, maybe next week or something. I'm kind of booked this whole week, sorry." The real truth was that I couldn't handle seeing Ben and Adrian's daughter Avery. I still felt like a still had a twinge of feelings for Ben. I mean, I love Ricky Underwood with my whole heart but Ben was my first love and I feel like if I see him with Adrian and the baby that maybe I'll get a small hint of jealousy and Adrian and I will be at each others throats again. Well, we still didn't care for one another much, but I didn't hate her anymore.

We sort of have this silent pack. I don't mess with Ben and she doesn't mess with Ricky. Although she breaks the pack everyone once in a while by calling Ricky and telling him about her problems with Ben. It's not like I care- I do- but they talk so intently and sometimes for hours. It make me nervous for them to talk the way they do, I'm still a little insecure about our relationship even though I do trust Ricky. I know that he know everything about Adrian and that they did have a bond even without the sex. The chemistry they have makes me nervous and sometime I believe that it makes been nervous too.

"It's okay Amy. Maybe you'll get to see her sometime and besides we do need to give her time to build her immune system before we bring people around her. I remember you waited a while before you let anyone see John." A gentle smile worked its way on his mouth. I knew Ben remembered because he was one of the people that did come around John, almost more than Ricky.

"Yeah," I said running out of words to say. Just then Madison came to my rescue and dragged me off down the hall. I quickly turned and waved a bye at Ben, he returned my goodbye with a smile.

"Amy did you hear?" Madison said whispering dramatically in my ear while whisking me off to a corner where no one could here us. I rolled my eyes because I knew it had to be some Madison rumor bullshit. She was always twisting someone's story up or telling someone's business. She's the reason that Ricky- along with everyone else- found out I was pregnant. I don't know how she got information so fast. Madison is like a satellite.

"Hear what Madison?" I said in an exasperated voice. I guess I would entertain her until she got to Lauren, then it would be a big blow up.

"About Ricky's dad?" She said with a confused look on her face.

"What? What about him? I'm sure it's some stupid rumor." I have to admit that I was a little nervous and hoping that it was just a stupid rumor. The way Madison was talking I knew it was going to be something that upset Ricky.

"He's out Amy. He's out of prison. Turns out that his fake, I'm sure, good behavior worked for him. You have to tell Ricky before word spreads more until it finds him." Madison was grabbing my shoulder now. I looked into her eyes and found nothing but honesty. Madison really thought that Bob was out of prison.

"Bob is not out of prison Madison," I'm sure doubt was plastered all over my face. "Madison… he's not," I repeated when I saw the worry cross her face. She looked around as her face turned to caution.

"I was walking down the hallway to my locker this morning and found this inside," she passed a folded sheet of paper to me. "Read it Amy." I gave her a look of worry and slowly opened the letter.

Dear Madison,

Guess who? Yeah I know you don't know so I'm going to get right to this bittersweet point. It's me Robert Underwood, better known to my son as Bob. I just want to let you know that you should tell your friend Amy that I'm here and I'm watching. I'm watching you to, so don't make any stupid decisions.

Love, Bob J

"Madison, are you sure this wasn't just a big joke?" She pondered the question in her head, I could see it in her eyes. "I need you to be very sure before you answer me, okay?"

"Amy- I…"