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Turn Back the Hands of Time
"Talk about what?" Anne asked, "Oh just him and Amy you know that stuff" George said sarcastically. "Know what stuff? You don't think …" Anne said a bit shocked. "Anne you have to admit it was bound to happen eventually, Oh! Where's the boys we got to get ready and scram!" George said running off to grab Robbie, Anne still standing in shock at the realization that just hit her.
Anne stood in the hallway shocked by what George had just told her, she always though Amy may have had feelings for Ricky but she never thought she'd see the day when George would openly admit to them eventually happening and accepting it. Ashley came in from the garage after storming off to leave Amy and Ricky alone "What's wrong with you, you look like you've seen a ghost" Ashley said smirking. "Uh-ah-oh-um what? I just, I was just thinking about something that's all." Anne said, Ashley catching onto her lie "Mom I heard what you and dad were just talking about and you can't really be that surprised can you? I mean no one can hate someone so much if they didn't have some sort of feelings for the person they hate right?" Ashley said, Anne winced at the comment "But you know Amy it takes her a while to get over things and her having feelings for him … I just don't see how, you know she's gone on the past year … well two years hating Ricky so much I just don't see where she developed feelings for him along the way." Anne said Ashley scrunched her eyebrows together.
"Maybe she already had feelings for him, maybe she never stopped caring about him after band camp, maybe this whole time she's told herself she hated him not wanting to accept she still had feelings for him after band camp. Would you really want to tell yourself that you had feelings for the guy who got you pregnant, who turned out to be a bit of a player with a bad past?" Ashley said trying to reassure her mom. "Well … you make a good point there Ashley, but it just worries me though, I don't want to see Amy get hurt and her and Ricky have made all this progress this past year you can't tell me you don't want to see all that go to waste do you?" Anne said with a questioning look. "I don't know mom, I really don't but I do know one thing just like you and dad need to quit all you bickering and get married again maybe Amy and Ricky need to get past their past issues and get together for the better" Ashley said "Ashley! Me and you father a whole different story and there's no way we relate in any-"Anne tried to defend herself until Ashley interrupted "What mom you're not in any way like Amy and Ricky? You are! You can't seem to get over what happened in the past and it's make you and dad miserable just like Amy and Ricky. Just get over you past issues and admit it mom you love him and you know you want to be with him for the rest of your life so stop pretending like it's better the way it is now and just accept it, God I see where Amy get's her stubbornness from!" Ashley said walking off "Ashley wait!" Anne said calling for her.
"Hey mom, what's going on?" Amy said walking into the hallway. "… It's nothing Amy, you ready to go? Is John ready?" Anne asked trying to forget what had just happened. "Yeah he's all set we're just waiting on … dad and Robbie and Ashley?" Amy asked questioning "Ashley's ready and your father just went to get Robbie, go grab John so we can leave" Anne said a bit upset. "Okay? Are you sure everything's okay?" Amy said catching onto her mother's mood. "Everything's fine Amy just thinking, now go, go we have to leave" Anne said putting on a fake smile. "Okay, just making sure" Amy said walking away to get John, "Ladies let's go! We're going to be late!" George called from the front door. Amy had just gotten John and Anne had just walked out the door, Ashley came rushing down the hall to tell Amy to hurry up. "Amy let's go dad's getting impatient" Ashley said anxious. "And I'm getting impatient with you! How could you say that to mom?" Amy said, "So you heard everything? We don't have time for this Amy let's go" Ashley said rushing back to the front door, Amy close behind "I hate him, I really, really hate him" Amy said walking past Ashley. "Like I said before keep telling yourself that." Ashley grunted to Amy.
Ricky arrived at Ben's disgruntled by his interruption, "Ricky!!!" Ben called from the driveway. Ricky gasped "Hey Ben, what's up?" Ricky asked cautious, "I just – I just needed to talk to someone I'm freaking out about my dad's wedding and – and who I'm going to …" Ben stopped. "Who you're going to what Ben just say it!?" Ricky said agitated by Ben's sudden hesitation, "What … what would you say if I told you I want to be back with Amy?" Ben said cautiously. Ricky's posture tensed when Ben pronounce his wanting to be with Amy again "You can't get back with Amy, she'll never forgive you for what you did, she can't even forgive me!" Ricky said angered. "I knew you'd say something like that, I just … I just don't know what to do anymore I can't decide where my life is going now, I thought I'd be a good husband and a good father … not that you aren't. But I thought I could be all that with Amy but … you were in the picture before I was and that ruined everything." Ben said indulging in guilt. "Hey don't blame me for your problems blame yourself! You had Amy; you had Amy for a year! I had Amy for one night just one night; one night at band camp was all I got. Stop feeling guilty for what you did Ben and grow up! Be a man for once, you knew what you were doing when you decided to mess around with that Marla girl and you knew what you were doing when you slept with Adrian! Don't go blaming the first thing that comes to mind when it was you and your actions that caused you all this trouble." Ricky said calmly, anger hinting in his voice. "… You know I'm not going to fight you on this one … because you're right I did know what I was doing I just can't accept what I did I can't accept the fact I had something great and it was so easy to let it go … and for the record it was Maria not Marla" Ben chuckled a moment, Ricky laughed along.
"We really have come a long way you and me … at first I hated everything about you because you had Amy; you had something me and Amy would never have, a bond with a child and … something more a bond as parents. This is hard for me to admit Ricky and as much as I hate to give up I don't think I have a choice in the matter, I don't think any guy who gets with Amy anytime in the future will ever have a chance." Ben attempted to say, "Just get to the point I hate when people beat around the bush you should know that" Ricky said interrupting Ben. "Okay … what I'm trying to say is as much as I love Amy I know I'll never stand a chance against you Ricky no guy will stand a chance against you." Ben said. "What?" Ricky said with a confused look, "Have you ever thought about why Amy hates you so much? Have you ever thought that maybe she doesn't hate you but loves you?" Ben said. "Amy doesn't love me, she's going to hate me for the rest of her life I know that better than anyone else" Ricky said crossing his arms and turning his head away. "Yeah well you can't see it because you aren't sitting on the outside of the playing field. Everyone else is." Ben said, "What exactly are you trying to say?" Ricky said unfolding his arms glaring at Ben. "Hey, hey I'm just saying the chances you have with Amy are far better than any of us who are after her." Ben said, "Yeah so what! It's not like it'll matter, Amy … Amy you know I'd love to have a chance with Amy, I'd love to see what it's like to be with her … I guess that's why I was always kind of jealous of you, you had something I wanted but couldn't have." Ricky said relaxing, "It's not that you couldn't have her Ricky I think you just didn't try to be with her, you never tried to pursue her and – and why would you be jealous of me? You had one of the hottest girls in school maybe even the hottest…" Ben tried explaining, "Yeah what's your point" Ricky said a bit anxious. "I'm just saying Ricky you had a woman who loved you, she would've done anything for you and yet you still weren't satisfied? Out of all that time you had with Adrian I think you were never satisfied because she could never fill Amy's shoes, I mean I hate to admit it Ricky but I think you love Amy!" Ben said nervous and sad. "I don't love anyone … I don't even love myself remember!?" Ricky retorted hollow. "You love yourself when you're around her? You love yourself when you're around John?" Ben replied.
"Ben … it's a lot more complicated than what you think it is." Ricky said burying his face in his hands. "I don't think it's that complicated Ricky, if you have feelings for her Ricky go after her … I love Amy and I'm always going to be there for Amy when she needs me but I know you are to and you can give her something I can't and that's the feeling of being a real family, the feeling of being with the guy she wants the first guy she ever was with, her first love. If you play your cards right you can be like me with … well with a real pastor pronouncing you husband and wife" Ben smiled, Ricky looked at him like he was crazy. "Weren't we supposed to be talking about you? How did we get mixed up in all the, me and Amy nonsense?" Ricky asked trying to change the subject. "It's not nonsense Ricky and we were supposed to be talking about me but somewhere in our conversation I decided to face reality and face my demons and realize the truth … huh … funny thing is I'm not nervous anymore" Ben said smiling, Ricky looked at Ben coldly. "Look Ricky just try … try to be there for Amy." Ben said patting Ricky on the back "I'll do what I can" Ricky said running his fingers through his hair. "You're good friend Ricky, thanks … for talking to me" Ben said, "You still slept with my girlfriend" Ricky replied, "You didn't love her did you!?" Ben replied a bit shocked, "I liked her that counts for something." Ricky said. "Yeah, sorry" Ben said putting his head down. "It's no problem I've got my eyes set on someone, someone I want to be with now, she makes me crazy but I want to try and be with her. Come on your dad's getting married are you ready for your new step mother" Ricky said laughing as he spoke. "She's growing on me." Ben replied, Ricky patted his hand on Ben's back and they walked into the church where Leo and Betty were soon to be married.
"That wedding was amazing, I love, love, love! The way Betty's dress looked, I loved everything about that wedding … that's what I want my wedding- my real wedding to be like" Amy said stopping herself after remembering her and Ben's wedding. "And who do you plan on marrying Amy; certainly not what's his name? Um … Johnny?" Ashley asked, "Jimmy, no not him I guess we've agreed to just be friends. It wouldn't of worked out between me and him, well with the distance and me having all this responsibility, I just didn't see us making it anywhere." Amy said happily. "Don't seem so sad Amy" Ashley said sarcastically, "There's nothing to be sad about, we both knew we wouldn't last long and it was best we end our relationship on a good note without any mixed feelings." Amy said, "Like you and Ben?" Ashley implied. "Ha! You got me there … me and Ben, I really, really miss him Ashley; I just hate looking back on the way things ended between us, I mean I did date him for a year." Amy said, "Yeah well Amy life's tough and you have other things to worry about other than Ben" Ashley said on looking the amazing after party going on before her eyes. "What do you mean by that Ashley, I-I don't understand?" Amy said coldly. Ashley took Amy's attention back into the party Leo and Betty were dancing happily in the middle, Ben and Grace were a dance together as well, Alice and Henry were both sitting at a table indulging in themselves, Madison and Jack were enjoying a long kiss while Lauren and Jesse were dancing away with everyone else to the music. "What am I supposed to see exactly?" Amy asked confused, "If you didn't notice it before look again and this time look Amy!" Ashley said upset.
"Ashley I-I don't understand what am I supposed to be looking for?" Amy said again this time noticing Griffin and his date, Grant was walking back to Ashley after leaving to get some food and then she saw him, Ben every few seconds he would look at her and he caught her eye. "I-I see it" Amy said beginning to smile, "You see him?" Ashley said her face lighting up. "Yeah Ben's look right at me" Amy said laughing under her breath, "Ugh! No Amy, Get passed Ben AND LOOK!" Ashley said frustrated, "At what!?" Amy said nervous. Ashley nodded her head in the direction of the person that had been eyeing Amy the whole time, "Ricky? He's-he's looking right this way? It's just like at the … the dance …" Amy said confused. "Are you going to talk to him?" Ashley said smiling, "What!? NO! There is nothing going on between us! I-I mean I don't even like him I-I-I" Amy said stuttering uncontrollably. "Yeah Amy, your stuttering says it all" Ashley said laughing to herself, Grant had caught up with Ashley and asked her to dance. After three no's he finally broke through and got her on the dance floor leaving Amy alone. When she tried breaking eye contact with Ricky she noticed Ben again but what she saw upset her, he was talking to Adrian. "That's weird" Lauren said as she walked up to Amy along with Madison. "Yeah … weird" Madison said cautiously her face exposed she was hiding something. Lauren hit Madison's arm "Stop!" Lauren said quietly under her breath so Amy couldn't hear. "Yeah I wonder what's going on with them" Amy asked, "Yeah I wonder" Lauren said her and Madison looking at each other at the same time. "Speaking of weird … Ricky is look right over here" Madison pointed out. "Yeah-yeah" Amy said looking back at Ricky scratching her head, "You know what this reminds me of" Lauren said "Ah! OH MY GOD! Yeah! The night at the dance last year!" Madison said excited.
"Ah! Oh my God! I think he saw you looking Amy!" Madison said getting more excited. Lauren and Madison looked at Ricky grinning widely, Amy seemed embarrassed. "He's walking this way!!!!!" Lauren said getting anxious, "Well good luck Amy" Madison said turning to Amy. "Wait, what? But I-" Amy said confused, "Yeah we know, Amy you hate him and all that blah, blah, blah good luck" Lauren said excited. Madison and Lauren both squealed before walking off Amy looked at them confused and shocked by their reaction. A slow song had begun playing, as Ricky made his way over to Amy she noticed Ben and Adrian had disappeared and everyone paired up in their respective couples on the dance floor she got lost in the crowd of people that had gathered around Leo and Betty. "Amy" Ricky said softly, Amy quickly found herself again and became nervous upon hearing Ricky's voice "Oh … hey Ricky!" Amy said happily and still very nervous. Ricky smirked looking down at Amy; Amy was nervous and showed no signs of trying to hide it. "May I have this dance?" Ricky asked holding his hand out "…" Amy stood silent shocked.
*SOOOOOOO!!!!! Will Amy accept Ricky's dance? Find out next chapter and don't worry the story will move forward from Leo and Betty's wedding I hope you guys like this chapter! Tell me what you think!*