Ben went to picky Amy up at her apartment at seven sharp. He knocked on the door, Amy opened the door and Ben could tell she'd been crying.
"What's wrong?" Ben asked worried, taking a seat next to her on her couch.
"I just got off the phone with Ricky." Amy said sniffing, reaching for a tissue from her coffee table.
"Is everything okay?" Ben asked.
"Yeah, everything is okay. We had another fight. I just don't know how we're gonna make this work Ben." Amy said, looking at Ben.
"Don't worry, you guys will figure it out and I'm sure your parents and Ricky's parents would be happy to help you guys out." Ben said, giving Amy a reassuring smile.
" But what if we cant? I love John, more than anyone in this world, but this is what I've always wanted. My dream was always going to college in New York. I had a plan, before band camp anyway. I just don't know what to do, because I don't want John and Ricky to resent me for being here but I don't want to resent them for not being able to fulfill my dream." Amy said.
"I know you love John and you're a great mother. Just because you had John, it doesn't mean your dreams aren't important anymore, it just means it'll be harder to achieve them. I know that people have been hard on you, about leaving and not marrying Ricky but that doesn't mean they wont help you." Ben said.
Amy had stopped crying, starting to feel better.
Ben continued, now putting his hand on Amy's, " You and Ricky weren't together for the first year of John's life and sure there were ups and downs but you made that work. You both can be better parents and better people, if you're happy. I know being in New York makes you happy and you should have no apologies about that. Ricky wanted to go to college and work and he got to do everything he wanted and you supported him. Now its your turn for you to get what you want and for him to support you ."
"But we were in the same state, it was different." Amy said.
"Amy, you've made it through so many tougher things. You and Ricky both have. You stayed in high school and still raised a wonderful little boy. And now you're in college, nothing can be as hard as those things. This is a piece of cake, you just need to figure out a system and you're going to be just fine."
"Thank you Ben, for always knowing what to say." Amy said, hugging Ben.
Amy checked her phone to check the time. " Oh my god, we lost track of time, it's already 8:30. I'm sorry Ben, did we miss our reservation?."
"Yeah we did, but that's okay." Ben said.
"Oh I'm so sorry Ben." Amy said apologectially.
Ben just shrugged and said, "It's okay, it's just dinner, we can order a pizza."
"Are you sure?" Amy asked nervously.
"Yeah, don't worry about it." Ben said smiling.
They spent the rest of the night eating pizza and talking.
