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Parent's Paradise

By: Secretlifeaddicted44 in association with BetweenTheTreesXx

Chapter 1

Montego Bay

I paced back and fourth between my peach colored bedspread and lime green wall, that in the past few months has been called my home, looking for some way to escape my thoughts. John lay asleep in his crib parked against the wall farthest from her. I have felt trapped in here for so long I needed to get out, not of my room but of my life. I need to getaway and recollect everything going on. Ben the love-of my life is off in Italy now and with Madison and Lauren, my best friends, ditching me because I have a baby, there is no place to go. Off in the distance I hear a screeching cry coming, no doubt from her baby brother, Robbie. Then followed by a crash most likely something in the kitchen. She, Amy Jerguens, had memorized, characterized, and classified almost every sound that she could hear from her room, it drove her crazy.

"AMY!" Her mother yells from downstairs, "CAN YOU COME HERE?" She slowly picks herself up from the shallow dint in her bed where she was sitting and trudges out the room, distraught and yet curious as to what her mother wants. She walks into the kitchen and sees what made the horrid crash, apparently when Robbie started to cry, my mother dropped glass plates on the ground breaking them all. "Can you please help me clean this up?" Anne asked, standing up from off the floor. "I've got to go get Robbie."

"Why can't Ashley help you? " Amy questioned, frustrated at her mother's always demanding remarks.

"Amy I really don't have time for this, please can you just help me? " She began to walk out of the room but turned back and paused then added, "I'm sorry Amy, I know this has been tough for you but if you hang in there we'll make it through." She left the room but not before Amy could hear her say, "Your father will be home shortly, ask him to go get something for dinner, I'm to busy to cook."

As soon as Amy had finished picking up all the glass that had been thrown everywhere from the plates, her father walked in the back door. He set his keys on the counter top as he passed by and kissed the top of her head, "Hi Ames, how are you holding the fort down today?"

"Fine dad," She said pulling up a chair and sitting down next to George who had taken a seat. "Mom wants to no if you can go out and get something for dinner, she said she's to busy to cook anything." Right then Ashley walked in through the garage door which was now her bedroom.

"Sure." George replied getting up from his seat and pushing the chair back under the table. "Hey Ash, you wanna go pick up something to eat with me?"

"It's better then waiting in this hell hole." Ashley sarcastically commented.

"ASHLEY!" Amy yelled.

"What?" She replied, with attitude. "It's true, no wonder dad gave me the room in the garage, he's just lucky he has to work all day." Amy was heated, she dramatically turned with a flip in her hair and stomped out of the room. George and Ashley looked at each other before grapping their jackets heading out the door.

Amy lay down on her bed, her comforter enveloping her as she sank down into the pillow. She was hoping to take a nap before John woke up again and needed to be fed. Almost instantly she fell quickly into a light sleep.

"Ben," See heard someone call. "Ben." They said it again, it resembled a girl's voice but Amy wasn't quite sure. Then she saw her, or rather the back of her and she was calling Ben's name. She had brown hair down to her mid-back, a skinny frame, and tall.

Then it was gone, just like that and Amy sat up in her bed. She rubbed her eyes and fixed her hair. John was awake now and she went to pick him up holding him close to her as she bounced him on her hip. It was just a dream she said to herself. But something deep in the pit of her stomach told her that something was wrong. She knew Ben would never cheat on her, he loved her and she loved him. Even though he was in Italy all summer doesn't mean that he would ever cheat on her, does it?

"Amy?" Anne whispered as she peeked in her door, "dinners ready." She finished as she opened the door all the way and walked in her room. "Is everything alright Amy?"

"Yeah, I just got a lot on my mind, that's all." Amy replied smiling at John while he was playing with her hair. Anne smiled at her and then left the room, Amy following close behind with John. Ashley and George were already sitting at the table eating fried chicken when Amy got down there. She set John in his high chair and sat down next to him.

"So girls," Anne George started, both Amy and Ashley looked up. "Your mother and I were thinking about going on a vacation, all of us."

"REALLY, WHERE!" Amy excitedly screeched.

"We were thinking of going to Montego Bay for a few weeks." Anne said laying her fork down. Amy fed John another spoonful of mashed spinach as she stated, "Thanks, I've been wanting to get away just to clear my head things have been so hectic here."

"Now Amy you know we have to take John and Robbie too." Anne said turning towards Amy. "Why don't you ask Ricky to go, he can help you take care of John, and he probably doesn't want to be away from John for two weeks."

"ASK RICKY!? Are you serious?" Amy laughed jokingly.

"Yes Amy believe it or not I don't think John will want to be away from John that long."

"Now Anne, I think Amy has a point, Ricky can't really come with us."

"YES HE CAN!" Anne yelled starting to get frustrated with her daughter and George. "Amy I want you to ask Ricky if he wants to go." Anne took a deep breathe and calmed down before beginning again. "And what about you Ashley you haven't said anything?"

"Thanks, but family fun isn't really my thing, can't I just stay home?" Ashley asked stuffing her face with another bit of mashed potatoes.

"No we are all going and we're gonna have fun, aren't we George?" Anne stated more then asked.

"Yeah, Ashley your mother is right, you have to go." He leaned over and whispered in her ear loudly, "Plus I need you to spy on Ricky." Amy huffed and dropped her jaw, while Ashley discreetly smiled and kept eating.

Amy was in the Kitchen cleaning up the dishes after dinner when Ricky walked in the back door and shut it, leaning against it. Still a little upset from dinner she asked, "Don't you knock anymore?"

"Well I would but I saw the light on, I could go back out and knock if you want." He said with a smirk. Amy wiped the last plate dry and put it in the cabinet, and then she leaned up against the counter.

"John's in his playpen with Robbie if you want to go see him." She said, brushing her hair back, nervous that she actually had to ask him to come on vacation with them. "Follow me," she stated as she left the kitchen and walked into the living room, with Ricky following close behind her.

"Hey buddy," Ricky said with enthusiasm in his voice as he picked up his son. John laughed and clapped his hands together as his dad held him. Amy and Ricky both sat down on the couch only a few inches from each other. Ricky bounced John on his knee playing with him as Amy cleared her throat and he looked over.

"So Ricky," she paused and looked around the room for something to keep her eyes preoccupied so she didn't have to gaze into his luscious brown eyes. "We are going on a vacation," She paused again changing her stare to John who was smiling at his dad. "And I, I mean my mom wanted to know if you wanted to come with us." She looked up into his chocolate brown eyes and locked her gaze to his. "J-J-Just to h-h-help with John." she began to stutter. He laughed inwardly before answering.