It had been about a month since Ben and Adrian's little rendezvous. Ben had been bothering Amy non-stop about how sorry he was. He had basically begged her to give him another chance and she had kept up a strong front. She could only tell him no so many times before caving in. He was currently trying to get her to say yes as she walked out to the waiting car. "Ben, leave me alone and I'll think about it, alright?" She stated as she got into the car. That was her way of making him leave her alone. She was thinking about it, but was leaning towards not going out with him again. After all of the ridiculousness she had gone through with Maria she wasn't sure she could ever trust Ben again.

Anne stopped the car in front of the nursery and gave Amy a reassuring smile. Amy gave a fake smile back and opened the door with one intention, to pick up John and get home. She walked in and greeted the woman behind the desk with a warm, friendly smile. They were coworkers after all. She signed John out and walked into the play room to pick him up. Her frown was soon replaced with a genuine smile as he toddled over with a smile of his own on his face. "Momma," He put his right hand against her leg to steady himself. She couldn't help herself any longer and scooped him into her arms.

"Hi John. Did you have fun today?" She asked with a warm smile on her face. He smiled up at her happily and clapped. She took that as a yes and responded with a simple 'good.' The duo made their way outside and she strapped him in his car seat with ease. She closed the door and got into the passenger side once more as he mother started on their way home.

"So I saw Ben trying to talk to you," Anne stated the obvious. Amy sighed and nodded. "He won't take no for an answer?" She asked concerned for her daughter's emotional well being. Amy shook her head with a tired smile.

"It doesn't matter if he won't take no for an answer. I'm not going to give him the option of coming back. I am through with Ben Boykewich," Amy told her mother confidently. Anne nodded with a smile on her face. She was happy that Amy was standing her ground and not giving into Ben so easily. Sure Ben was a good kid, but he had cheated on her because she didn't want to have sex… If she were to get back with him, she may be willing to do horrible things to keep him, and that worried Anne.

"Good. He doesn't deserve you after what he did," Anne gave her nervous smile. She was afraid as her mind wandered to Ben and his money. Well technically Leo's money, but he was very forgiving. He also liked the thought of Amy with Ben and would probably allow Ben to buy her whatever. She knew Amy wasn't that fickle, but she knew money could sway some of the most confident people in the right situation. "Promise me something Amy," She stated softly as she pulled into their driveway.

"Sure mom," Amy gave her mom a reassuring smile as she unbuckled her seatbelt. Her mother gripped the steering wheel tightly, knowing that if she worded this wrong, Amy might rebel against her wishes. She swallowed and then looked into her daughter's eyes.

"Promise me that you won't be tempted by presents that he tries to sway you with," When Amy looked at her skeptically Anne continued. "You know he's going to keep trying. And one of the few things he has that he can try to sway you with is money. You saw the car he drives, the only reason you have your own SUV is because of David. Normal parents wouldn't buy their kid a new car," Amy nodded getting the gist of what her mother was saying. "He will try and win you back with gifts… And if you want to go back to Ben, make sure it's for love and because you want to, not because he's tempting you with nice, expensive gifts."

Amy smiled at her mom. "As I said before, I'm done with Ben. I'm not going to let him win me back with stupid presents. To be honest, I don't plan on accepting anything he gives me, or leaves for me," She told her mom, knowing full well that Ben would try leaving the gifts for her when she refused to take them from him directly.

Amy got out of the car and then got John out. She headed into the house and walked into her room. She put John down on the floor and put both his diaper bag and her back pack down near her bed. She pulled off her shoes and sat on the floor near her son. "I should do my homework, but I think I'm gonna play with you for a little bit," She told him with a small smile on her face.

John smiled up at her absentmindedly. Amy sat on the floor and watched as he made his way to his nearest toy. He started playing with a toy with all kinds of buttons and knobs to keep him interested. Amy laughed softly, "I offer to play with you and you crawl over to play all by yourself?" She chuckled as he continued to ignore her. She walked over to her backpack and pulled out her math book. "Guess, I'll work on some homework then."

A couple hours later, Amy was done with most of her homework and John was whining. He was probably hungry she thought as the two made their way to the kitchen. She got John his dinner and worked on making a quick dinner for herself. She ended up choosing some left over spaghetti when she heard a knock on the door.

Without much of a thought she walked over and opened the door. She felt somewhat confused at the happy feeling that came over her when she saw Ricky standing there. Instead of saying hi, she stood there and tried to come up with any and all reasons she would feel this happy and at ease having him in front of her. It's probably because he's not with Adrian. She tried reasoning to herself, although that didn't seem quite right.

"You gonna make me stand out here all day?" Ricky's voice snapped Amy out of her thoughts and she stepped out of the way to let him in. He was a little confused by her not putting up a fight, but he liked it. He walked in and sat down in the chair closest to the high chair John was currently sitting in.

Amy went back to heating up the spaghetti as her mind wandered back to the previous subject. Why had she been happy to see Ricky Underwood at her door?


A/n: Alright, so as I promised, out by Friday =). Hope you like it, it feels semi-fillerish to me... But I did want to show that Amy is in deep thought about what's going on with her emotions and what not. I would like to thank all of the readers who reviewed, I love reading opinions and thoughts on the chapters. Hearing you like my story is also a motivator! Sorry it took so long to get out, but with school and everything... Well school's almost starting again, but between work and other chores and a little bit of writer's block, I just couldn't do it.

And the latest episode of Secret Life did motivate me greatly. I absolutely loved the scene between Ricky and Amy, seeing Ben and Adrian freak out was an added bonus. =)

Anyways, please review! And thanks for reading.

Kate

P.S: Sorry for posting this as the tenth 'chapter' so to speak. I just wanted to give the two people who reviewed to my previous author's note, a chance to review the actual chapter 9! =D Thanks again. You guys have no idea how grateful I am that I have such great readers!