Author's Note: Thank-you so much for all your reviews! I love you all of you! Ok, sorry for not updating sooner. I have had a lot of homework. I mean why do they teach you all this pointless stuff your never going to use? How is knowing all the presidents going to help me in the future? Anyway I will stop rambling now. Enjoy. (:

But it's too late. He is already gone.

I harshly wipe the tears freely falling down my cheeks. When I enter the house my mother is sitting on the couch.

"Hey honey."

"Don't you hey honey me. Why didn't you send those letters Mom?!"

"I don't know what your talking about" she replies.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about. I want them now!" I demand.

She quietly gets up and walks into the kitchen. She comes back with a handful of letters. She holds her hand out for me to take the letters. I snatch then out of her hand and run upstairs to my room quietly shutting the door behind me so I wouldn't wake Katie. I sit next to her on the bed watching her sleep. She is a very beautiful child. She has Ricky's dark hair and eyes. She has my facial structure but Ricky's nose. She defiantly has my smile though. I look down at the letters I am holding. I take the one of the top to read first. It was the first letter he had written.

Amy,

I am not really good at this whole writing thing. I guess I am writing you because lately I realized a lot about myself. I have been thinking about you and the baby and how I want to be apart of both your lives. I know I messed up a lot but now I realize my responsibilities. I want to be the best father I can be. I think the part that made me want to run away was being scared I would turn out like my father. My father did some horrible things to me and I am scared to death I will be just like him. But now I realize that I am not him. I am Ricky Underwood and I am going to be the best father I can. I just hope that you can forgive me and let me be a part of our babies life and yours.

Ricky Underwood

I am bury my face into the pillow and sob. I feel someone shaking me.

"Mommy, you okay?"

"Oh sweetie, I am fine. Why don't you go back to sleep."

"Can't. Don't wanna sleep."

"Would you feel better if I laid with you?"

She shakes her head. I get up and put the letters on the desk. I pull back the covers and Katie and I get under them. She snuggles next to me and we lay there until we are both sound asleep.

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The bell rings and everyone in the classroom gets up to go to lunch. I grab my things and go to my locker to put them away. After that I head to the lunch room. I decide to get a bag of chips and a soda from the vending machine instead of waiting in line for whatever the lunch ladies are serving today. I so and sit down at the table isolated from everyone else. I hear someone sit down across from me and I look up. Ben.

"Hey." he says.

"Hi Ben."

"So um-have you talked to Ricky yet?"

"Yeah."

"And how did it go?"

"Good as can be expected I guess."

"Well was he upset?"

"Ben can we not talk about this now!" I shout.

"Ok, sorry."

He gets up and starts to walk away.

"Ben-"

"I think you said enough Amy" he replies.

He walks away. I bury my head in my hands. I feel horrible for treating Ben like that. I didn't mean to take all my emotions out on him. I look up to see Grace sitting across from me.

"Hey Amy. I heard you were back and I just wanted to talk to you."

"Well then, talk."

"I really think that you need to give Ricky a chance. I believe he has truly changed for the better. I know that he has made mistakes but…."

"Listen Grace I know you are just trying to help but I need to make my own decisions. Whatever I decide is my choice."

I grab my belonging and get up heading out of the cafeteria. Just then someone sticks their foot out in front of me sending me flying to the ground. I look up to see one of Adrian's sluttish friends smirking at me and everyone laughing at me. I feel someone from behind help me up and walk me out of the cafeteria. When we make it into the hallway I turn around to see Ricky.

"Are you ok?" he asks.

"Uh yeah I guess."

"I am really sorry about Adrian's friend."

"It's fine. I am used to being treated as a slut."

"Hey! You are not a slut!" he yells.

This surprises me.

"Yeah well you start to feel like one after the way people treat you when they find out you were fifteen and pregnant! You didn't know what is was like to be stared at all the time, having everyone know!"

The tears come again. They pour down my face. Ricky walks towards me and puts his arms around me. My first instinct is to push away but this makes me feel better then I have in a long time. I rest my head on his chest and continue to cry.

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