Chapter 7: Be Immune to His Charms Part I

Ricky POV

It has been about three days since band camp have been over. I have been trying not to think about Amy since the last few days of camp. I have been talking to my therapist and I told him about my experience with Amy at band camp. After my sessions with my therapist, I have been even more confused about what I feel for Amy. My therapist told me that I should figure out what I really feel for Amy and address it accordingly. She is extremely stubborn yet absolutely gorgeous at the same time. She is the first girl that have plagued my thoughts and we haven't even been intimate with one another. She is intriguing and exciting and she is a blast to hang around. I honestly can't describe the feelings that I get when she is around me. It is like I become a totally different person when she is in my presence, a different person.

My therapist has recommend engaging in a different method of relaxing besides having sex, so I have started running in order to clear my thoughts of Amy. It was a nice day outside to go for a run,so I finished putting on running clothes and shoes and went outside for a run. I stretched my muscles to prevent cramping while I was running I thought back to when I finally called Amy. We talked the first day after camp about what we have plan for the rest of the summer and we talked about many other random things. It was fun to reconnect with each other and just have a light and fun conversation with one another. She is just such a marvelous and wonderful person and I enjoy talking to her.

On the other hand, I also talked to Adrian on the phone two days ago. I will admit that she is like a cigarette, you know that it is bad for you but you want to keep going back to that deadly habit. Adrian was like my safe haven, the person that I can turn to when I needed sex and I have to admit that I am tempted by her more and more because I feel like I need to have sex but thoughts of Amy have been stopping me from going back to her. I also know that if I started having sex with Adrian again she would think that we are back together and I don't want to do that. As I began my run, I thought back to my conversation with Adrian.

Flashback to conversation with Adrian

My phone was ringing and I was just about to fall asleep, so I didn't glance at the caller id.

I answered the phone in a sleepy tone. "Hello"

"Hey Ricky," said a voice that Ricky hadn't heard in about three and half months.

"Hey Adrian," I responded confused.

" I miss you and I know that you miss me, and I haven't really talked to you since we ended our relationship. Do you want to come over tonight, my parents are out of town?" Adrian pleaded.

"Sorry Adrian, I am busy tonight, maybe some other time", I said to her.

"Cut the crap Ricky, you haven't had time for me during the entire summer, that's been over three months, three months Ricky, so what is going on?" Adrian demanded.

"Nothing Adrian, I have to help my fosters tonight and I can't come over there." I said again to her.

"No, that is not it, I can't put my finger on what it is but I know that something is going on with you and you don't want to tell me." She spat

"Adrian, I have already told you that I have to help my fosters tonight, that is the only thing that is going on." I replied while trying to maintain my patience with her.

"Oh my goodness, you like someone else don't you. Ricky, I know you. And I accept who you are, unlike whoever this girl is. She is never gonna understand you the way I understand you." Adrian pleaded.

I sighed because she was correct about me liking a girl but Adrian was slowly starting to get on my nerves as well.

"Adrian for the last time, there is not a girl that I have feelings for and I am not coming over there to have sex with you. Even it there was a girl, I wouldn't want her to accept me or understand me. I would want her to change me."

"No on can change you, Ricky." Adrian said to me.

"And no one can change you. So, I would like to go to sleep, have a good night Adrian." I said before I hung up the phone.

I sighed again because I really like Amy and giving up easy sex with Adrian was definitely proof of that. Amy. Amy. Amy. She is always on my mind. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep wondering what Amy was doing right now and if she was thinking about me as much as I was thinking about her.

Flashback Ended

I started focusing on running but in the back of my mind, I knew that Adrian was right when she said that I have feelings for someone else. I know that having feelings for Amy will not go over well with Adrian. I would have to protect myself and these feelings for Amy as well.

As I glanced around, I noticed that I was at the park. It was the park that I use to go when I was younger and I often take my foster siblings to. I must have ran about eight to ten miles because that is how far the park is in my car.

I stop by the benches in order to catch my breath, when I spotted brunette hair that looked vaguely familiar. It was definitely a girl by her shape and she was stretching her legs. I felt like someone had punched me in the gut as I stared at those long legs that has been engraved in my brain. I knew that those legs belong to the one person that have been plaguing my mind since I first met her at band camp.

As the brunette stood to her feet, she turned and I came face to face with the one person that I have been trying to deny my feelings for, the person that I am struggling to leave my play boy ways for, the beautiful Amy Juergens- McMillian.

Amy POV

It has been about three days since I left band camp and dropped Shaunte off at the airport. I have been bored and alone because a majority of my siblings are still engaged in their summer activities. There are thirteen of us in all, eight girls and five boys who all range from different age groups. They are my real siblings because I have known them since I was four years old. I couldn't ask for a better group of siblings then the ones that I have. They are always there when I need them and tell me the truth even when I don't want them to. It is so much fun having so many siblings in one house and it is never boring. The only two of my siblings that are here are my two older brothers, Dante who is 21 and Andre who is 19 about to turn 20. They are fun to hang around but they have their lives to live. Dante is finishing college to be a structural engineer while Andre is getting his degree so he can own a computer software company.

I have reconnected with some of my old male friends. For instance, Brian the guy that I met at band camp and some of the guys that were on the dance team with me in Miami. They are all fun guys to talk to and hang out with but for some strange reason I can't help thinking about Ricky.

Ricky have been plaguing my mind since band camp. I enjoy talking to him and being in his company. He is the first guy that I have really had feelings for in a long time. He is so sexy and he is stubborn as hell. He is an interesting and fun person to be around and I have been immune to his charms so far.

I know that I have to be careful around him, especially since we made out at the end of band camp. I have never wanted anyone as bad as I wanted him. I remembered what Shaunte told me about dealing with Ricky, she said that everything that happens between Ricky and I needs to be on my terms and I have to learn to detach myself emotionally from him.

In order to clear my mind and to get back into shape for volleyball, I have started running. Usually, I run with my siblings during the off seasons but they are not here so I have to run by myself. I put on some running clothes and shoes then stretched my muscles. When I felt that I had stretched enough so that my muscles wouldn't cramp, I started running.

I ended running about eight to ten miles because I ended up at the park and that is about the distance it is when you drive. When I got to the park, I stopped by the benches in order to catch my breath and prepare for the run home. I finished stretching my leg muscles then I stood to my feet. I felt that I was ready to run back home and relax. I turned around and I came face to face with the player that have been occupying my dreams. As much as I tried to deny my feelings for the dark haired boy, I knew it was time to get some things straight with the sexy young man, Ricky Underwood.

As I approached Ricky, I was cautious because I didn't know what to expect and by the look of him, he didn't know either.

"Hey Ricky, how have you been?" I asked carefully.

"Hey Amy, I have been well, how have you been?" Ricky responded nervously.

"I have been well also," I said to Ricky.

"I am glad that you have been doing well, and I intended to call you again since the first day but I have been busy getting settled," Ricky said while rubbing his neck which is a true sign that he is nervous.

I was sick of the pleasantries so I decided to get down to business.

"Ricky, would you like to go out to dinner with me? We have to talk about some things and we need to clear the air about what is going on with us." I asked while shifting from foot to foot which meant I was worried about his reaction.

I could tell that Ricky was taken back by my bluntness and it took him a few seconds to respond to my request.

"I don't know Ames; I don't really go on dates. I mean,'dating is what guys do when they are trying to get a girl to have sex. I don't have to do that" Ricky said with a big smirk on his face.

"You don't date." I replied with a smirk on my face because I knew the game that Ricky was playing.

"I don't date." Ricky replied

"You wouldn't date me even if you thought dating me would, eventually, lead to having sex with me?" I questioned Ricky in what was considered my sexy voice.

"No, I wouldn't. I don't get it; dating. It's a just a waste of time," Ricky answered just as sexily.

"Ricky, it is just dinner. I am not asking you to marry me and I promise I won't kill you. Besides we went out when we was at band camp. So what do you say?" I asked Ricky with my puppy dog eyes. I knew that Ricky couldn't not so say no when I had that look on my face.

He sighed and finally relented" Fine, I will have dinner with you. When and where?"

"Seven o'clock at Bella Sera, I will make reservations and I will meet you there" I told him.

"Okay, I will see you then," he responded hesitantly.

"Great, it was good seeing you, and I will see you later tonight." I glanced at him one more time before I turned and ran off in the opposite direction.

Ricky POV

After running into Amy in the park, I was more baffled then I was initially. I began to make my journey back home, I ran into a rather attractive girl with light brown hair. She was about 5'5 and she had light brown eyes. She had a toned and slim figure. She was wearing way to much makeup and was wearing revealing shorts that left little to the imagination. The girl stopped to chat with me and offered me a ride to her place. She was exactly the type of girl that I would normally fall for and it was easy to get what I wanted. I went back to the girls place and we started to make out. She was all over me with her needy kisses but I let her because I needed to get rid of thoughts of Amy. The girl and I ended up having sex and then I left after an hour of being with her. Man that was easier then I thought it would be, but for some reason I was thinking about Amy the entire time.

I went back home and got something to eat. I then took a shower and got dressed. I still had ample time before I was to met Amy for dinner tonight. What was I thinking when I agreed to have dinner with her. She looked at me with those hazel puppy dog eyes and she knew I wouldn't be able to resist. I have to admit that she is the first girl that I have actually taken out on a date and I have to admit that I liked the thought of dating Amy. In the five months I was with Adrian, I never took her on a date. We would do the same things all the time, which consisted of going to her house when her parents were not home and having sex with one another. We tried to go out on dates but those always ended terrible and we always got into a argument about something.

I have never brought girls to my house because I don't want people to be in my business. Many people know that I was adopted and that I have foster parents because we live in a small town but they don't know the reasons why. I have never shared that with anyone besides my foster parents and my therapist.

Time Skip to date with Amy

At five thirty, I thought about calling Amy to cancel but that would make me look like a jerk. I considered Amy to be my friend and we really connected like I have never connected with a girl before. Like Amy mentioned, I took her out when we were in band camp but there we were in our own little world. Now that we were back to reality, I felt that I didn't want anyone to know that I had feelings for Amy.

I took a shower, and I got dressed in some nice jeans and a plain white button down shirt with the first few buttons undone and a jacket. I also put on some black timberland boots. When I finished getting dressed, made my hair presentable, and put on some cologne. I glanced at the clock and noticed that it was 6:20. I grabbed my keys and phone and headed out the door. For some odd reason, I didn't want to be late for my first date with Amy.

When I arrived at the restaurant, Bella Sera, I noticed that Amy was already there. She was looking gorgeous in a baby blue shutter pleat jersey dress and her silver high heels that made her legs look extra long. She had her hair straightened to its full length and it touch right about her hips. She had on flawless makeup and her accessories matched perfectly. She was at the front entrance and the maître d appeared to be flirting with her as she just smiled at him.

I approached her and had my infamous smirk on my face.

"Hey Amy, have you been here long," I asked to her nervously.

"No, I just got here," She responded sweetly.

The maître d told us that our reservation were ready and took us to our table with a couple menus and he was definitely checking her out and I didn't like that one bit.

I held out Amy's chair for her and then sat down in my seat. He left and told us that our server will be with us shortly. Before our server came to our table, I noticed a group of girls that was sitting at a table not to far from Amy and I. The moment that we sat down, they were glaring at me and Amy. One of the girls in the group looked vaguely familiar and I pretended that I didn't notice them as I picked up my menu. The server came to our table and she was a voluptuous older woman that had perfect skin and teeth. She took our drink and food order and walked away to put in our order.

While we were waiting for our food to come out, the girl that I thought looked familiar walked over to our table with her hands on her hips. I glanced up at her and noticed that it was one of my past flings, Shaun. She looked like she was about to cause a scene and maybe get us kicked out of Bella Sera's.

"Hey Ricky, I know that you don't remember me but we made out, and then you acted like I didn't exist. I have been meaning to do something about that, "she yelled at me. The next thing that I know she picked up my drink and threw it all over me and the she slapped me across the cheek. Shaun glanced at Amy and said " Be careful, because once he gets what he wants, he will leave you high and dry and make sure that you use protection with him. He is known for having sex with multiple girls." She then turned and walked away.

I expected Amy to be furious about the situation that just occurred with Shaun and to respond like most girls do when they get jealous. I didn't want Amy to react by being jealous about something that happened in my past. When I glanced up at Amy, she was handing me a towel so I could dry myself as best as I could.

I was surprised by her actions. I was hoping that we could get past that and move on. I wanted it to be like band camp where Amy and I were friends. I wanted to possibly date Amy and reconnect with her. I wanted to explore my feelings for her to see if we could possibly become more.

When Amy said," Ricky we have to talk, I felt like the air have been knocked out of me. I knew at that moment that I wouldn't be able to date Amy and she may never speak to me again because of the incident with Shaun. I was nervous about what Amy would say and for the first time in my life, I didn't want to be the womanizing player anymore. I felt more pain then when my father taught me one of his lessons because I told myself that I wouldn't hurt Amy, but here I was hurting her because of my past.