I took the key from Ricky to unlock the door. Dropping everything on the floor, "finally home" I sighed.

Ricky carrying john "it wasn't a bad day, no need to sigh."

I went back to pick up the stuff I dropped "oh yah watching Adrian grope you every second was a blast for me. And then, never mind I'm not even going to talk about it because we will just fight."

"No what I would like to hear how awful your day was because Adrian was there. Like it was a blast for me to have Ben there; being all goofy trying to imitate a fish for John; which he didn't even enjoy." Ricky took off Johns' jacket and carried him into his room to change him, I followed.

"Ben was not a pain; it isn't his fault John didn't think his fish face was funny. Adrian was rude to me all day and you just let her." I sat on my bed twisting my blanket.

"She was not rude to you," he thought for a second "well she was just doing the same thing you were. If you don't warm up to her, she won't warm up to you."

I didn't want to warm up to her; she should have to warm up to me. "Whatever this is an endless argument I'm going to start dinner. What do you want?"

"You cook?" Ricky smirked. "Yes I cook; well I try I can make a few things." I shrugged.

"Well whatever you feel like making and we have what you need go ahead and make it. I'm going to take john into the living room and play blocks with him." Ricky walked out of the room.

I stood in the kitchen trying to think what to cook; I looked in the freezer and found Italian sausage "shocker" I said to myself. In the fridge he had ricotta and mozzarella cheese and eggs. I eventually found large shells and a jar of tomato sauce. "Perfect I will make lazy-man lasagna," I got to work. Forty five minutes later I called them over to the table "dinner is ready."

"Wow Ames that smells amazing. And the table is set wow you went all out." Ricky strapped john in his highchair and gave him a little pasta.

"Thanks;" I could feel my face turn red, "It really isn't much I'm just used to eating together at the table."

Dinner went well afterwards Ricky offered to do the cleaning, even though I did most when I was cooking.

John and I were in the living room playing. All of the sudden john stood up on his own and began to walk to the chair, where a block had managed to get. "Ricky! Come here quick!" he rushed in "is everything ok?"

"Look!" I pointed to john walking to the chair. When he finally reached it I ran over scooped him up "Oh John I am so proud of you. You are such a big boy!" I kept giving him kisses. Ricky took his turn "wow john that was so awesome!" he lightly tossed him into the air which made John giggle.

"Can you believe it at 9 months he is walking all by himself? He had tried to stand on his own before but wow this is just wow!" I gave him another kiss. We had john walk back and forth between us until it was time for him to go to bed at 8:30. "I'll read him a story tonight; ok?" I picked john up.

"Sure I'll put on some coffee so we can talk." Ricky went in to the kitchen. I changed john into his pajamas, we settled in my bed "alright here we go…" I picked up The Bear Snores On, then Wynken, Blynken and nod and finally Goodnight Moon. "Good night noises everywhere."

I gently picked up john and placed him in his crib, I decided to get changed into sweats.

I took off my jeans and shirt and was looking for my sweat pants when Ricky opened the door "oh my God Ricky!"I hissed. I quickly grabbed a towel that was on the floor.

"I'm uh sorry" he looked away which probably surprised us both. "I was just seeing if you had fallen asleep with john you were in here for a while."

"Please leave!" I whispered.

"Right, sorry." He quickly closed the door. I found my pants, and threw on a t-shirt, that was so embarrassing! I found Ricky in the living room.

"I'm sorry about that, do you still want a cup of coffee?" he asked getting up.

"sure, but next time knock first." I settled in on the couch waiting for him to get me coffee.

"fine, now we need to set some ground rules because if we don't this will never work." He sat on the other side of the couch. "should we write these down?" I asked trying to be a smartass. Which Ricky picked up on "if you think that you will forget them."

I looked down at my cup. " ok first of all I feel Adrian should give back her key, I don't care if she comes over" which was a lie but I knew I had to compromise "she just needs to call ahead of time so I can leave and not be here when you two do whatever it is you guys do."

"Have sex" Ricky said bluntly.

"Yah I don't want that mental image in my mind thanks so anyway does that seem fair to you."

"It does to me, but I have to talk to Adrian about it, this won't be an easy thing to win." Ricky leaned back.

"alright tell her not only do I not care if she comes over if she calls, but I guess when I am asleep she can come over, but she cannot stay the night I don't want to wake up and find her here, or for john to see her in the morning. That is all I am giving in, but she needs to return the key."

"We'll see" Ricky said. We sat there discussing house rules between us and when were finally happy we decided to go to bed.

The next day Ricky and I dropped John off at the daycare and drove to school, I met Ben at my locker and he met Adrian at hers. I knew they were talking about the key because Adrian yelled ' are you kidding me' really loudly. I wanted to stay and listen but I had to get to class.

"Are you kidding me?" Adrian slammed her locker shut. "she hasn't even been there a whole week and she is making you change.

Ricky leaned over her " come on Adrian, it isn't so bad, you just have to call ahead of time when you want to come over and when she is asleep you can come over as well."

Adrian stared at him "yes but I have to give back my key and I can't spend the night anymore, that just isn't fair."

"there isn't much I can do about it, just give in Adrian you two have to get along sometime and Amy seems to be the only one trying right now." Ricky backed away.

"Fine, here she wins," Adrian said as she threw the key to Ricky. "Thanks" Ricky kissed her. Then the bell rang. Adrian stormed off 'can't believe she made me give back my key, she is such a bitch. This isn't over' she thought to herself as she walked into history.