Summary: Life can change in the blink of an eye. Amy Juergens and Ricky Underwood knew that all to well. Life had returned to normal, well as normal as it get's for teenage parents. They were about to learn that, for the second time, making them re-think everything they thought they knew…

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A/N:This story starts off a few day's after summer vacation official begins. Ben has already left for Italy but he will be mentioned and if people want me to continue with the story, he will eventually make an appearance. Yes, Ricky and Adrian are in a committed relationship :( I'm not sure if Amy would have her drivers license yet but in the last episode it said her birthday was a couple of months away. I'm not sure if it's over the summer or not but in this story, she does and I'm not sure how a teenager, working a minimum wage job, could afford his own apartment, let alone be able to sign a lease but going off the latest preview I saw for the show, Ricky has his own place. I'm not to sure if the story is going to follow the show after Ben returns from Italy. That's still a couple of episodes away but I've read some spoilers and I plan to work that into the story, whether they end up being true or not. What I'm trying to say is this story may become AU. If anyone had any further questions, let me know… R&R

Just a warning, this story is completely un-beta. All mistakes are mine and I apologize a head of time.

Driving in the rain…

Amy Juergens looked over at the clock on the microwave and let out a sigh. Ricky was late, again. When John was first born, he was always around. Showing up out of no where sometimes, to lend a helping hand or simply saying he missed his son and wanted to spend some time with him. Amy was hesitant to accept any help from Ricky or anyone else besides her mother, at first but quickly realized that Ricky was John's father and has the right, no not right but the responsibility of helping out. Slowly but surely, she learned to lean on him for support. Eventually, they found a common ground and dare they say, formed some kind of friendship, much to the dismay of Adrian and Ben.

Ricky had saved enough money from his job at the butcher shop, to get his own place. He always made sure John was taken care of and had everything he needed before putting a little away, out of each pay check. Amy hadn't even realized that he was saving up to get his own place and was shocked when he announced it that day in the hallway. He recently found a little apartment. Nothing extravagate, but it was still his and he had enough room for John.

The first time Amy dropped John off at Ricky's place, she felt uneasy, as any new mother would. But to make matters worse, when Ricky open the door, Adrian sat on the couch, looking rather bored. She gave Amy the same smile she always gave her. The one that said I'm tolerating you for the sake of Ricky. It took Amy ten minutes to give John to Ricky and another ten to leave. What bothered her the most was the insane jealously she felt towards Adrian as she walked to her car. Suddenly, she longed to be the one sitting on the couch spending time with Ricky and John.

It didn't take long for Ben to noticed that something was different after that night. They had made plans to go out to dinner since they knew Ricky would have John for the night but on the way back to her house, Amy called and cancelled saying she was to tired and wanted to catch up on some much needed sleep. Ben pretended not to noticed the longing glances he seen quickly pass over Amy's face when Ricky dropped John off the next day and after, at school. After Ben came clean about not wanting her to go with him to Italy, Amy was extremely upset. She refused to come to the airport to say good-bye and hung up the phone before he could tell her he loved her. It just reassured him that he made the right choice when he decided to tell Amy. He needed to experience life without his 'wife' and her child. Which, as his father pointed out, may mean he wasn't as ready for family life as he thought he was.

John's whimpering from the car seat brought her out of her thoughts. She quickly made her way over to the table, where she had placed the car seat a couple of minutes ago, thinking Ricky would be there soon.

"It's alright, baby boy." Amy said soothingly as she un-buckled the buckles "Mommy's here."

Amy's eyes drifted back to the clock as she rubbed Johns back and silently cursed Ricky. Things seemed to have shifted lately and it was becoming a regular occurrence for Ricky to show up late when they had plans. He was supposed to be at her house fifteen minutes ago to pick up John so she could leave for work and if he didn't show up soon, she'd be late. A blot of lighten lit up the gloomy looking sky, followed closely by a loud crackle of thunder causing John to jump in his mothers arms before letting out a ear piercing wail.

"Aww, John it's alright." Amy said gently rubbing her hand up and down his back trying to sooth him.

After he let another loud wail out, a little to close to her ear, she pulled her head away and made a face. Repositioning the nearly four month old in her arms, she rubbed the tip of his pacifier across his lips. John pressed his lips together and scrunched up his face before letting out another wail. Amy let out a frustrating groan. She knew this cry. This was the I want my daddy cry. She heard it most night's after Ricky left. It would take her hours to calm him down and he would still wake up periodical through the night with the same little whimper.

When John wails turned into quite whimpers, Amy pulled out her cell phone and dial those all to familiar numbers, looking down at her son. "If it wasn't for you, I doubt that I even know his number." Not meaning it to sound as bad as it did, she quickly said "Not that I regret you. You're the only good thing that's come out of this situation."

"I agree."

"Ricky?" Amy questioned, startled by the sudden sound of his voice "How long have you been listen?"

"Long enough. What'd you need Amy?" he asked taken his arm off of Adrian shoulders, sitting up on the couch.

"Where are you?"

"My place."

"You're still at your place?" Amy voiced raised "Ricky, you were supposed to pick John up almost twenty minutes ago. Remember, you said you would watch him-"

"When you went to work." Ricky finished for her looking up at the clock Shit, he thought to himself I'm late, again. "Amy, I'll be there in ten minutes." he said getting up from the couch causing Adrian to roll her eyes. She turned on the couch to face him as he bent over to put his shoe's on.

"I don't have ten minutes, Ricky." Amy snapped, annoyed.

"Well, why'd you wait twenty minute to call me?" Ricky exclaimed standing up. He looked over at Adrian, who had an eyebrow raised in questioned at what was going on. Not wanting to have this conversation in front of her, even if she could only hear one side of it, Ricky walked towards his bedroom, pushing the door shut behind him.

Amy sat there not knowing what to say. Suddenly, she felt stupid for waiting twenty minutes. Why did she wait that long? Because you thought he'd show up, she thought. Without have time to stop herself, she snapped "Because I thought you'd show up but I see now this is becoming a habit. Look Ricky, if you had plans this afternoon, you could've said no. It's not a big deal-"

"I didn't" Ricky stopped himself to calm down "I don't have plans. I just…forgot." He hit his forehead with his palm, knowing how that sounded.

Amy sucked in a breath. That hurt more then she would ever admit. "I'll just take him to work with me. They won't mind." she said quietly.

"I'm on my way."

"I don't have time to wait."

"I want to spend the afternoon with my son." Ricky stated as he opened the bedroom door walking back towards the front door, picking up Adrian jacket and tossing it in her direction, telling her it was time to go.

"Fine. I'll just drop him off. I can't wait any longer." Amy said putting John back into his car seat before buckling the buckles.

"Ok." Ricky said uneasily "Are you sure?"

Amy rolled her eyes even though no one was around to see her. She had her license now for a little over a month but everyone seem a little over protective of her driving around with John in the car. Not that she was out joy ridng with her young son in the back seat but she was an inexperinaced driver and they tend to make mistakes, accidently which her parents along with Ricky have pointed out. Which was just one more thing added to the long list of things that annoyed her lately.

"It's fine Ricky. We'll see you in a couple of minutes." Amy said as the rain started pouring down. Amy and Ricky's attention were immediately focused out the windows at the sudden down pour.

"Call the daycare and tell them you're running a little late. I'll come and get you two and drop you off at work."

Amy was about to open her mouth when she heard Adrian sarcastically say "You can't be serious. What is Amy to afraid to drive in a little bit of rain?"

"It'll be fine. I'll see you in a few minutes." Amy said through clenched teeth before hanging up the phone.

She tossed her phone into her bag before picking it up along with the diaper bag. She pulled up the sun visor on the car seat before placing a blanket over the entire seat, making sure John was protected against the rain. She sat the car seat down by the door and grabbed her key's from her bag. Picking the car seat up, she open the front door and took a deep breath. Honestly, she was a little nervous driving in the down pour. She'd been driving a little over a year now but always with her mom or dad. She's only had her license for a little over a month and she's never drove in this bad of a down pour by herself, let alone with John in the car.

Shaking her head, Amy jogged towards the car, hitting the unlock button on the remote. Swing the back door opening, she maneuvered the car seat into the backseat before getting in and shutting the door.

"We made it, John." she said out of breath as she made sure the car seat clicked into place. She folded down the blanket to see John staring at her, sucking on his pacifier with a content look on his face.

"You ready to go see your Daddy?" she questioned, gently rubbing her finger over his soft cheek. John let out a coo before his eye drifted shut and the movement of his pacifier came to a stop. "Trust me, I know how you feel."

Amy stared at the middle of the car, contemplating whether or not she should attempted crawling up to the front inside of getting out of the car. Deciding against it, she took a deep breathe before hopping out of the back seat and getting into the front. Placing both bags in the passenger seat, Amy pulled out her cell phone and called the day care telling them she would be a little late. Telling her not to worry about it and to have a safe trip, she hung up the phone and started the car.

Her parent had surprised her with it on her birthday. It wasn't a brand new car but it was something reliable and safe. They had an agreement that she had to pay for the insurance and they would take care of the payments as long as she completed summer school, kept her grades up and kept her job.

She was right around the corner from Ricky's, waiting for the light to single the ok to turn. The windshield wipers swished back and forth barely leaving any visibility and to make matter's worse, John let out a sudden cry from the back seat when the thunder roared through the air.

"Shh, it's ok. We're almost there John." Amy said as the light turned green for the turning lane.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash drowned out the sounds of John's cries. Amy's screams echoed through the air as glass shattered all around her. Pain ripped through her body as she felt like she was being spun around in circles. The last thing she remembers before the darkness over came her was her sons cry's breaking through the silence.

A/N: As I said before, this is not beta…Sorry…So, is it horribly? Do you like it? Should I continue? Let me know…