The Beginning: After John's Birth
Amy just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Everybody is in the waiting room, including Ben and Ricky.
Chapter 1: The First Sight
The nurse walks into the waiting room to let everyone know that things went great! Ben jumps up and says:
"I know she wants to see me. Can I go back now??"
Ricky gives him a pathetic look; and puts his head back down.
"She has been asking for someone, are you Ricky Underwood?" the nurse asked.
Ricky jumps up. Ben was stunned.
"He's not, but I am, I'm the father." Ricky yelled
"B-B-but I'm Amy's boyfriend I should go back there." Ben whined.
"Sorry only the father can come back now, maybe she will want you later," the nurse said, turning to lead Ricky to the room. Ricky turned to Ben giving him a "back off Ben its my family now!"
Ben went back to his seat in disbelief.
Ricky enters the room. "Hey Amy, how are you?"
"I'm great, now that you are here!" "Yea, yea that's that drugs talking." Ricky gives her a smirk. She laughs.
"Where is the baby? He is everything okay"? Ricky asked anxiously.
"Yes, everything is fine; they are stamping his feet to his birth certificate."
"Oh okay. I'm so ready to see him. I want to know if he looks like me, or you. Have you named him yet?"
"No, I was thinking maybe we should do that together."
"Yea that sounds good. Thanks for including me in that. That means a lot Amy."
"No problem Ricky. He is "our" son."
"What about Ricky Jr."
"Definitely no. This community does not need another Ricky running around!"
They look at each other and smile.
"Hey, I could change. Do you have name?"
"Nope. My mind is completely blank."
So they both sat there thinking of what they could name their son.
"John" they both said.
"I love it! That was funny, and sort of creepy." Amy said laughing.
"Yea, very creepy. But now he has a name, John."
Knock. Knock.
"Come in" Amy said. The nurse walked in with the baby wrapped in a blue blanket. Ricky's heart melted instantly.
"Are you the father?" the nurse asked Ricky. "Yes." He answered still in awe of his son.
"Could you sign here please?" the nurse held the birth certificate.
Ricky looked at Amy. "Are you sure you want me to sign?"
"Don't be ridiculous Ricky, he is your son."
"Sorry Amy, I was thinking."
The nurse gave him the certificate, he took it and proudly signed his name. The nurse took it, and gave it to Amy. Amy signed, and gave it back. The nurse walked out the door, she handed John to Ricky.
Ricky looked at his son, he is so perfect,he thought. He looked at Amy, she is too. Whoa did I just think that? He shook his head and smiled. He had to change for the both of them, but would Amy allow him to or would she give in to Ben.
"So what do you think of your son?" Amy interrupted his thoughts.
"He is perfect; it's hard to believe he is actually here."
"Come here" Ricky walked over to her and sat in the chair beside her.
"Yea, he is perfect. He looks like you Ricky. He has your nose, and look he even has your smile." They both stare at their son smiling up at them.
"He has your eyes, they are beautiful."
She looks him at him kind of confused, but smiles at what he said.
"He is just so perfect, Amy" He kisses John on the head. Pauses. Then he kisses her on the forehead too.
They look at each other. They are complete.
Chapter 2: The Confrontations
Ben is anxiously waiting in the waiting room, pacing the floors back and forth. "I don't like Ricky being back there with her that long. It's driving me crazy!"
"Ben chill, Ricky is the father, it's not like he wants to be back there he just has to be." Adrian told him
"I don't care, I need to be with Amy. I know she does not like being back there with Ricky."
"Think again Ben. She is doing fine with me." Ricky said surprising both of them. "Adrian I do want to be back there with Amy."
She was about to speak but Ben interrupted. "Well, I know she wants to see me. Is she okay? Let me go back with you."
Ben was in Ricky's face. "Get out of my face Ben, you smell like a ruined sausage!" Ricky smiled
"You are too immature to be in Amy's life, and way to immature to be a father to her baby."
"He is my baby too. Your real mature? I don't think you are. You asked her to marry you at 15, she was pregnant and it was not even your baby: Get a life Ben, she is mine now."
"Excuse me!!" Adrian yelled before ben had time to respond "I'm for you Ricky and you are going to stand there and say Amy is your life, what the hell Ricky. Are you for real?"
"Sorry Adrian, I did not know walking in that room would change how I feel about her but it did. We share something, our baby, John."
"She named him John?" Ben asked, feeling left out.
"We named him John, together." Ricky answered
Adrian broke their conversation. "Ricky we share something to, love."
"You all need to keep it down, this is a hospital, keep it down or I'm calling security." the lady behind the desk said
"Look Adrian, yea we may have had something, sex. But that was before John. I'm a father now, he is my responsibility. Sorry but Amy will be the only girl in my life from now on. So please don't call me again. Just leave me alone." Ricky turned and walked down the hallway.
Adrian stood there with tears rolling down her face. Grace walked over to her.
"That was harsh, but don't worry about it. I'm here for you and you can find someone else because you are so ea.. I mean beautiful."
"Leave me alone Grace, I don't need you to try and comfort me."
"Okay sorry, but I am over here if you need me." She walked back over to Jack.
Ben was standing beside Adrian. She was still crying so he walked over to hug her. She moved away from him and said "I guess they both are gone now, huh?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Amy can't resist Ricky, if she could we would not be here in the first place."
"Amy can now, I know she can. She loves me, not Ricky."
"Yea right. I guess that's why he is back there and you are out here."
Ben shook his head. "You are so negative."
"You know it is true Ben, just face it. Ricky would never tell me to leave him alone like that if he did not mean it."
Ben started to walk away. But Adrian had a different plan.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm going home."
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Nothing I guess, seeing that she does not need me."
"Well my mom is out of town for the night, I have the place to myself. I am going to be lonely now that Ricky won't be coming." Adrian said seductively.
"Oh.. um.. well I don't know, my driver does not know where you live and neither do I, so I guess I will just go home."
"Oh no you won't. I have a car. You have no excuse."
"Well Amy will wonder where I went."
"I'm sure Grace could tell them, it's not like Amy is really going to care where you are."
"I guess one night would not hurt. I mean she will be with Ricky. I will go tell my driver to leave."
Ben walked out.
"Hey Grace, could you do me a favor?"
"Sure. What?"
"Let Ricky know that Ben left with me, we are going back to my place." she smiled and winked
"Yea, I can. But are you sure you are doing the right thing. I think you are acting out of anger."
"Grace don't you know me. I never do the right thing."
"But Ben is a good guy, find some one else to play your dirty game on, if your trying to win Ricky I do not think this is going to help any."
"Listen Grace, I know what I am doing. Ben may be all innocent, but after tonight he won't be." she laughed and walked off
Ben walked back in, she walked to him and put her arms around him.
