When A Boy Turns Into A Man

Chapter 7

By Haley

Rickys POV

I have no idea what is up with Joey but he needs to stop coming around Amy. She has enough to deal with as it is without some weird guy following her around. I was really happy when Amy came to me when he was at her locker because that means she is starting to trust me more. I know that we are supposed to meet a family tonight that wants to adopt our son. But I have to find a way to change their minds. I want Amy and I to raise our son not some strange couple that I don't know anything about. When the third bell rang I knew exactly what I was going to do. I was going to go get Amy and talk to her about not putting the baby up for adoption.

"Do you have all of your stuff Amy?"

"Yeah. I am ready. I just wanted to say bye to Madison."

"Ok. Then lets go. I am ready to get out of here."

"Me too."

I figured the car ride home would be a good time to start talking about the baby.

"Look Amy I know I agreed to this adoption idea. But I don't think I can go through with it. Holding the baby and then just giving him away."

"Ricky that is why we are having an open adoption. So we can still see our son."

"I want to be able to see him everyday. Not appointed visits every two months."

"Ricky we have to find to responsible adults to raise this child. We are not adults and we aren't responsible."

"Amy being a responsible adult is not the only thing a child needs. He needs to know he is loved and Amy we both love this baby. And that's what he needs. Trust me it is hard having the feeling that your parents don't want you."

"Trust me Ricky if I could I would keep this baby with me. But because I love this child I want to give it the best chances possible. And we can't provide that. We are two teenagers. We can't even take care of ourselves."

"Amy I really think we can do this. I think we can take care of this baby and love it like it deserves to be."

"Ricky, I have made my decision. The couple I have lined up is perfect. We get to see our son every two months. It is a perfect setup. Please don't ruin this."

"Fine. I will see if I like this couple and then I will go from there."

"Thank you. I don't really want to go to my house though. Do you think we can go to the park and just walk around for a while."

"Your not suppose to be walking."

"She didn't say that she said take it easy and I will sit when I get tired."

"Fine. We will go to the park. But you will sit on a bench."

"Fine."

Amys POV

We got to the park and walked around for a few and then I got tired so I decided to sit on a bench and watch everyone walk by. There was a bunch of kids sitting in a little sandbox in front of us. The baby was moving around a lot the whole time we were there so I kept putting my hand over my stomach and then Ricky reached over and put his hand over mine and I slipped mine out from under his and moved his hand to where the baby was kicking.

"This is the first time I have actually felt him."

"Its cool isn't it?"

"Does it hurt?"

"Sometimes. It just depends on where he is laying or what he is kicking."

"I am really sorry I was a jerk in the beginning Amy."

"I know you are Ricky. But you are starting to make up for it now."

"I am trying."

"I know. Which makes me happy. I would be so scared to be at my house by myself right now. I am so scared that at any second my water is going to break."

"By the way when that happens. Do you know who you want in the delivery room?"

"I have thought about it. I know my mom and Ashley want to be there so they will be in there with me and that will probably be it."

"Do you not want me in there with you?"

"I don't know Ricky. I think it would be weird."

"I just want to be there to see my son being born."

"I will think about it."

"Thank you. I have been reading a lot about all that you know?"

"Me too. And I am scared to death."

"You will be fine. Your stronger than you give yourself credit for."

"I know but I am still scared. I mean have you seen some of the videos?"

"No I just saw pictures. And it does look pretty painful."

"Yeah. But it will all be worth it in the end I guess."

"It will be. We will have a beautiful son."

"Yes that is one good thing that can come out of this."

We sat there for most of the afternoon talking about the baby. Then we decided to go get something to eat before we met the couple. And as soon as I walked in of course everyone started staring at my stomach. Which at this point I was use to it but it was still annoying. We sat there and ate our meal and went back to the house and were talking to the couple and the baby was going crazy. He just wouldn't be still and that made me decide that this baby was mine and I want him with me.