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"What? You cannot be serious!", Amy groaned. Ashley had just filled her in about Ben's unexpected visit.

"Wish I wasn't", Ashley replied. "So, what are you gonna do?"

Amy paced the room, trying to figure that out herself. "Ashley, I don't know what to do. I can't bring Ben here. He doesn't even know who I really am. If I bring him here, he's going to know that I've been lying to him this entire time."

"If he really loves you, then it won't matter to him how much money our family has."

"What am I gonna do about Ricky?", she wondered, glancing through the window at him and John. "I came down here to get divorced, and I'm still not divorced. And now, Ricky's going to be a part of our lives for the next eleven years. Him and Ben have to get along. But what if they don't get along? What if they hate each other?"

"You can't worry about that now", Ashley pointed out. "But you better go pick Ben up before he shows up at the wrong house."

Amy nodded. "Right."

She walked back outside. John was chattering like crazy at this point. Ricky was just smiling like he could listen to it for hours. She almost felt bad for having to interrupt the conversation.

"John, do you think I could borrow Ricky for a second?"

John looked up at her. "I guess so."

Ricky followed her a couple feet away. "What's going on?"

"My fiance just got here", she informed him, taking note of the annoyed expression forming on his face. She continued. "I have to go pick him up. If you want, John can spend the night with you tonight."

"I would like that", he agreed. "But Amy, we really have to talk about all of this. We have to decide what we're gonna do about John. Living arrangements, all of that stuff..."

"Tomorrow?", Amy suggested.

Ricky nodded. "John!", she called. He rushed over to his parents.

"How would you like to stay with Ricky tonight?", she wondered.

His eyes lit up. "Really?"

She nodded, disguising how nervous the thought of spending a night away from her son made her. "I'll be back to get you tomorrow."


"So, she actually told him?", George asked in disbelief of what his younger daughter had just told him. He and Anne had spent the day in a neighboring town, apparently missing all the drama.

"How did he take it?", Anne asked cautiously.

Ashley shrugged. "I wasn't there when Amy told him. He was probably pretty mad. But he seemed calm when he was with John, so I don't know. Amy even let John stay with him tonight."

"Well, I am so glad that the truth's finally out", George remarked. "Now, if these two hardheaded kids can just figure out that they still love each other, things will be the way they're supposed to."

Anne rolled her eyes. She couldn't figure out why her husband actually wanted their daughter with Ricky. "She's engaged, George. She's not gonna get back together with Ricky."

"He's her husband, Anne", he countered. "I've never met the other kid, but I can't imagine that he loves my little girl as much as Ricky does."

"You're about to meet him", Ashley spoke up. Both of her parents looked at her. "Yeah, Amy's going to pick him up now."


Ricky walked into his kitchen with John at his side. Adrian forced a smile, though it was a bit of an awkward one. She wanted to ask a million questions, but ultimately refrained from it.

He put his hands on his son's shoulders. "John, this is Adrian. Adrian, this is my son, John."

She nodded. "I know. Do you remember me?", she asked nicely.

"You were from the fair", John stated.

Ricky was curious as to how in the world Adrian would've known about John. But that could wait for another time. "We're just gonna take this stuff to John's room", he said, motioning to the suitcase in his hand. Adrian nodded.

"I have a room?", John said excitedly, following Ricky down the hall.

"Well, it's technically the guest room. But we can make it into your room. Repaint, stuff like that. How does that sound?"

"Good. I like your house. It's bigger than our apartment", he smiled. "Is Adrian your wife?"

Ricky was caught off guard by that question. "Uh, no. Me and Adrian aren't married."

"So, how come she lives with you?"

He ran his fingers through his hair. "Well, one day, we might get married." That was a blatant lie. He cared about Adrian, but he didn't want to marry her. He just couldn't think of any other response for that question.

They didn't see Adrian on the other side of the wall. She leaned back against it, a huge smile on her face. Ricky wanted to marry her. Maybe he didn't still have feelings for Amy. Especially now that he knew what she did. Everything was going to work out for her. They would be one big, happy family.


Amy sat in her car in the parking lot of the local diner where she was supposed to meet Ben at. Finally, she spotted him. She nervously got out of the car. He rushed over to her, a huge smile on his face. He picked her up, and whirled her around once.

She giggled. "It's good to see you too."

"You would not believe how much I missed you", he breathed, giving her a quick kiss. "You look great."

"You too. Why didn't you tell me that you were coming before?"

"I wanted it to be a surprise", he replied.

She shifted uncomfortably. "It was definitely a surprise. But I was kind of thinking about staying down here a few more days. It's just been so great seeing my family and everything. So, I completely understand if you can't stay long. I mean, your dad's going to be really needing you."

Ben shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I told my dad that I might be gone for a few days. You don't think your parents will mind, do you? I kind of assumed that there would be a hotel somewhere in this town, but I guess I was wrong."

"I told you it was a small town", Amy said with a faint smile. "You know, I should probably tell you that my family's house probably isn't going to be what you're expecting."

He gave her a confused look. "What do you mean?"

She bit her lip. "My family's not rich. I've kind of been lying to everybody about that."

"What? Why?"

"I was trying to leave my past behind", she said simply. "I thought that if I came up with a new identity, I could somehow be a new person. My last name isn't really Abbott either. It's just what I use for work."

Ben was stunned. He was about to marry this girl, and he didn't even know her real name? "Then, what is your name?"

"Amy Juergens."

He shook his head. "Why didn't you tell me this before? Amy, I love you. I don't care what your name is, or how much money is in your family's bank account."

She smiled, feeling a small sense of relief before realizing there was a heck of a lot more that he didn't know. At least, that was one secret that she didn't have to worry about anymore. But she had a feeling that the one about her still being married would be a slightly bigger problem.


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