This is my first Secret Life story...I don't own this show or any of the characters. I also don't own the song "I Will Be Here" by Steven Curtis Chapman.

Amy sobbed into her sister's shoulder as another contraction hit. Ashley rubbed her back as Amy cried.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" she asked.

Amy sighed. "I just need Ben." She whispered, her voice breaking. She had broken up with Ben a couple weeks earlier, and regretted it every second. "I don't even know if he'll come…but I need him here."

Her mom knocked on the door.

"How are you honey?"
Amy sighed. "Is that a trick question?"
Her mom smiled sympathetically. "Ricky's here."
"God…who called him?"
"I did. Amy…I thought he should know that you're in labor! Don't you?"
"No. I told you, Mom. I talked to him…I want nothing to do with him. He doesn't love me or the baby. So just tell him to get lost."
"Ashley…come on." Her mom said, motioning for her to join her in the hallway.

"Don't worry Ames…I'll call Ben." Ashley said, patting her shoulder. "I love you."

"I love you too, Ashley." Amy smiled a little as her mom and sister walked out the door. Amy shut her eyes just as she heard another knock at the door. It opened slowly and she saw Ricky peek in.

Amy sighed. "What are you doing here?"

"I thought I should be here when my baby is born."

"Your baby? Your baby? Ricky…you don't care. Just get out of here." Amy winced as she felt another contraction. Ricky ran to her side, holding her hand in his. "It'll be ok." he said, trying to comfort her somehow.

"No it won't." Amy said. "God this hurts so bad…"
"I'm sorry Amy." Ricky said, kissing her cheek.

"No. Leave me alone. You did this to me. Just…leave. Ok?"

"Fine. I'll be in the hallway." Ricky said. Yet he remained sitting beside her. Ben ran into the room and rushed to her side. He leaned down and kissed her.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner."

"I didn't expect you to be here yet." Amy smiled.

"Yeah…well my dad was literally driving at 70 miles per hour."
"Did he get a ticket? I would hate if he did because of me."
Ben smiled. "It's ok. Anything for you." Ben looked at Ricky cautiously.

"What are you doing here?"
"I thought I should be here for Amy."

Ben laughed. "Be here for Amy? Where were you when she told her parents? Where were you when she almost had an abortion? Where were you when she had horrible morning sickness…or when she woke up at two o'clock in the morning and called me, asking if I could bring her pickles and icecream? Where were you Ricky?"

"Look…I'm sorry that I wasn't there! But you didn't have to be!" Ricky yelled at Ben.

"I love Amy and the baby more than anything. Of course I had to be there."

"Well maybe I love the baby too!" Ricky yelled.

"Maybe you do, Ricky." Amy cut in. "But it's too late. I love Ben…and as far as I'm concerned…he's the father of my baby."

Ricky glared at Ben, then without a word, got up and left.

"I'm sorry about that." Ben apologized to Amy.

"It's ok. I'm sorry I broke up with you. It was stupid."

"Honey…it's ok. I love you. It'll all be ok. You, me, and the baby. We'll all be fine."

Amy grabbed Ben's hand and cried as she felt another contraction.

"Oh my God…." Amy groaned.

"Look at me, Amy." Ben said, and she looked at him, tears streaming down her face.

"You can do this. Ok? I promise. You're going to be ok. I'll be here. The whole time…I'm not leaving. Not now. Not ever. You HAVE to do this. I want to meet our daughter." Amy smiled through her pain.

"Breathe, Amy. Just focus on me and breathe. You'll be fine. I know it hurts but you can do it."

The contraction ended and Amy sighed in exhaustion. "How do you know?"

"Because you're Amy Juergens. The woman I love."

Amy smiled. "I love you too Ben."

"I promise. You'll get through this."

He paused for a moment.

"When's the last time the doctor was in?"
She thought for a second. "Right before Ricky showed up."

"And?"

"She said I'm dilated about 7 centimeters."
"Which means?"
"Well…I have to get to 10 before I can have the baby."

"Oh duh. I knew that." Ben smiled sheepishly.

"How long will that take?"

"No way to know…they said it could be hours…could be until tomorrow."

Ben looked at the clock. It was 3:00pm. He couldn't imagine Amy going through this for 24 more hours. He smiled at her, and kissed her forehead.

"Anything I can do?"
"Just be here for me…you're the only one I want here when our daughter is born."

"You mean that?"
"Of course I do, Ben."

He smiled at her again.

"So what do you want to name her?"

Amy sighed. "I don't really know…I guess I've spent so much time about thinking how I'm going to deal with this that a name hasn't even crossed my mind."

Ben thought for a minute. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure. Anything."

"Why did you break up with me?" He asked.

"So many reasons…I don't know where to start…"

"Well that makes me feel better." He said sarcastically.

"Seriously though. I wanted to see if Ricky wanted to be a part of her life, and he completely dropped the ball. I thought he deserved the opportunity to step up and be a father, but obviously he chose not to. I don't trust him, Ben."

"So you broke up with me because you don't trust Ben? That makes absolutely no sense."

"No, Ben…I broke up with you because…I didn't want you to be tied down at 15 with a wife and baby. I didn't think it was fair to you to ask you to give up your life for me and my daughter."

"Amy…I don't even know what to say to that. I love you. And you never asked me. I offered. It's you, me, and our daughter now. My parents fell in love at 14…why is it impossible for it to happen to me?"

Amy smiled. "I love you so much Ben."

"I love you too."

Amy winced as she felt another contraction.
"Amy…focus on me. Please. Do this for us. For our daughter. You can do it."

Amy breathed as Ben held her hand. "You're so strong Amy…I'm so proud of you."

Amy sighed and leaned back. "Wow. That was short but horrible."

"I hate seeing you in pain, Amy. Isn't there something they can give you?"
"They already gave me the epidural. Aside from that…not really."

"I'm sorry you're going through this."

She smiled. "In a way, I'm kinda not."

Ben looked at Amy, obviously confused. "Explain…"

"I mean…as much as it stinks to be having a baby at 15 with some guy I don't even like…let alone LOVE…at the same time…it brought us together. Thanks for sticking by me through all this…even when I was a complete jerk."
"You are so welcome, Amy. I'm here. I always will be. You know that."
"Of course I do…I can't wait to marry you, Ben."

"How about tomorrow?" He asked. Amy laughed.

"Ben…I could still be in labor tomorrow."
"So?" He asked jokingly.

Amy rolled her eyes. "Ben…"
"Ok. Fine. Not tomorrow."

Amy smiled, as he leaned over and kissed her.
"I'm going to go tell everyone how you're doing."

"Who all is out there?"
"Let's see…your mom, Ashley, my dad, Ricky….I think mom said your dad is coming."

"Mom?" She asked.

"You know…I figured I might as well get used to it." He winked at Amy.
"I'll be back. I love you."

"I love you too. Please…hurry. I don't know if I can make it through another contraction without you."

Ben smiled. "I'll be back, my love." He kissed Amy again, then kissed her stomach and walked out the door.

Amy smiled, leaning back on the bed.

Meanwhile, Ben had just arrived in the waiting room, and was being bombarded with questions.

"How is she?" Anne asked, walking up to Ben.
"She's ok. She's scared…but she's ok."

"I should be in there." Anne said, trying to get past Ben.

"I should warn you…I don't want to hurt your feelings, but she already said she doesn't want anyone else in there when she has the baby."
"Meaning anyone else besides you?"
Ben nodded. "I'm sorry." Anne forced a smile on her face, walking into the room to check on Amy.

"So you're playing daddy now?" Ricky asked, smirking at Ben.

Ashley stood up, walking over and standing in front of Ricky. "He's more of a father than you'll ever be. He loves my sister and her daughter…he's man enough to take responsibility for a baby that's not even his. You don't care…so what are you doing here? Go home! Amy doesn't want you here!" Ricky looked at Ashley, absolutely infuriated and walked out the door.

Ben looked surprised. "Thank you, Ashley."

She nodded. "He's such a jerk anyway. I always hated him. And there's NO way I want him involved in Amy or the baby's life."

Ben's dad got up, walked over to him, and gave him a hug. "I'm so proud of you for being there for Amy."
Ben smiled. "Anything for the girl I love."

Anne came out of the room. "Ben…Amy's asking for you."

"Contraction?" He asked, knowing the answer.

Anne nodded. "Just had a horrible one. The doctor was in to see her."

"What'd she say?"
"She's dilated to about 8 centimeters."
"That went fast. Only 2 to go."

"Yeah…but it'll seem like an eternity to her. Get in there. She needs you."

Ben started to walk into the room, until Anne stopped him. "Oh Ben…" He turned his head toward her. "By the way…thank you for being there for Amy…and thanks for loving her through all this."

"I love her, Mrs. Juergens. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. It's a pleasure."

Ben walked into the room and rushed to Amy's side, holding her hand in his.

"Are you ok baby?" He asked, obvious concern in his eyes and in his voice.

She nodded. "Yeah…I just need you."

He leaned in and kissed her cheek. "I need you too, Amy."

"I'm scared, Ben."

"Why?"
"It hurts…and it's only getting worse."
"I know. I'll be here through it all. Ok? It's going to be ok."

"Ben…what if we aren't ready to be parents?"
Ben laughed. "Amy…we're not. We're 15. It's not what either one of us would've wanted for ourselves…but things happen."

"Yeah…I was stupid and had sex with Ricky." She said, looking down.

"Hey…it's ok. I'm not angry with you."

"I wish I would've waited for you." Amy said, looking up at Ben.

Ben smiled. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish you waited for me…but Amy…we're having a baby! True, it's bad timing…but we love each other."

"But what if we don't make it? What if love isn't enough?"
"Amy…love is everything."

She winced, feeling another contraction. She grabbed Ben's hand. He stood up, wrapping his arm around her, rubbing her back as she cried into his shoulder.

"Why can't it just be over?" She asked, crying.

"I know…I know it's hard. But you can do this. You're the strongest woman I know."

Amy sighed, releasing Ben's hand from her tight grip.

"It's over?"
Amy nodded.

"I love you, Amy. I'm here. I'll always be here."

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the sun does not appear
I will be here.
If in the dark we lose sight of love
Hold my hand and have no fear
'Cause I will be here

I will be here when you feel like being quiet
When you need to speak your mind, I will listen
And I will be here when the laughter turns to crying
Through the winning, losing, and trying, we'll be together
'Cause I will be here

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the future is unclear
I will be here

As sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
So I will be here

I will be here, so you can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we're older, I will hold you
And I will be here to watch you grow in beauty
And tell you all the things you are to me
I will be here

I will be true to the promise I have made
To you and to the One who gave you to me

As sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
So I will be here
We'll be together and I will be here

PLEASE review and let me know what you think! I can't decide if I'm going to continue it or not... Also- I really need suggestions for a title...PLEASE! That's one thing I'm horrible at when writing fanfictions- coming up with titles.

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