Author's Note: Sorry, it's been forever since I have updated. I have had a writer's block and I've been pretty busy.

Amy's POV

Sunday Morning

It was early, maybe seven, when I heard the knock on the door. I tried to ignore it, hoping whoever it was would leave, but they kept knocking. I groaned and reluctantly got out of bed.

The knocking persisted. "I'm coming!" I yelled. I swung open the door.

"Ricky, what are you doing here?"

"Listen I know it's early, but I was wondering if I could take Katie somewhere today," he replied. "That depends on where you plan on taking her and who will be with you," I said.

"I wanted to take her to the zoo. Just me and her."

"No Adrian?" I asked. "No Adrian."

"Ok. I do have conditions. Don't tell her about you being her Dad, and you don't let her out of your sight. Not even for a second. If anything happens to her, I swear I will never forgive you," I threatened.

"I promise Amy, I would never let anything happen to her," he replied. "Wait right here. I will go get her ready." I went back upstairs.

I entered the room, and gently shook her. "Katie, wake up. Do you want to go to the zoo and see lots of animals today?" I asked. She slowly opened her eyes. "Hey baby, lets get dressed," I soothed. I walked over to the dresser and chose an outfit. I picked out a pink tank top and a pair of jean shorts.

"When are we going mommy?" she asked.

"Well mommy has things to do today, but you get to go with mommy's friend Ricky. Remember the nice man from the park?" I asked.

"Yep. But mommy, I want you to go too!" she pleaded.

"Okay sweetie. I will go if you want me too," I replied. I helped her into her clothes, and went to the bathroom to get ready. After, I returned to the bedroom, but Katie wasn't there. I had a sudden moment of panic. I quickly ran downstairs, and relief flooded when I saw her sitting on Ricky's lap, talking away.

She looked up. "Mommy! Ricky say that he want you to come too!" she said, with a big smile on her face.

"Katie, why don't you grab your jacket. It's in the kitchen," I told her. She got off of Ricky's lap and walked towards the kitchen.

"I hope you don't mind if I go. I just don't think she knows you well enough to want to go alone with you," I told him.

"And whose fault is that?" he asked. "Excuse me?" I asked, angered.

"Sorry, I-I didn't mean that. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that," he replied quickly.

"Listen Ricky, I know we still have a lot of things to talk about, and we have a lot of anger and unanswered questions between us. But could we just try to get along today. For Katie? I want to give her the best," I said.

He slowly walked closer to me. He placed his hand over mine. "I want to give her the best too," he said.

"I'm Ready!" shouted Katie from behind us. I turned around and smiled. "Why don't you and Ricky go get in the car, and I will go grab some other things we will need. Here's the keys to my car Ricky, we can take mine or you can put her car seat into yours," I said.

"We can take yours, but can I drive?" he asked. "Yeah, no problem," I replied before running upstairs to grab a bag for Katie. I put in a extra pair of clothes, and a tube of sunscreen. It got really hot and sunny in the afternoon, and we were going to be out most of the day. I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a sippy cup and some juice boxes. I threw a bag of cookies into the bag and ran to the door shutting it behind me. I could see Ricky leaning into the backseat, fiddling with Katie's car seat.

"Need some help?" I asked. "No I think I got it," he replied from the back. After a few minutes he got out. "Um, I can't figure out how to do this," he said, scratching his head. I laughed lightly. I leaned in and buckled her, handing her, her cup and cheerios before getting into the passenger seat.

It was about an hour ride to the zoo. It had only been 10 minutes and Katie had already dosed back off to sleep.

"She really likes you, you know?" I said, breaking the silence. "She's so beautiful, Amy. When I see her, I'm instantly happy. She makes me want to put all my mistakes behind me and be a better person," he replied, smiling. He reverted his eyes back to the road.

"You are a good person, Ricky. If anyone's the bad person here, it's me. I left, and I didn't come back. You missed two years of her life, and I can't give those back to you. It was selfish of me. I did it because I was to afraid of facing you," I said. I could feel the tears in my eyes. It was silent for a few moments.

"I'm not innocent here either, Amy. I could have tried to come visit. I could have tried harder to get in contact with you, to ask you to let me see her. It was a two way street here." He reached over and took my hand.

Awhile later, we arrived at the parking lot. He paid for parking and we parked close. There was a good amount of good spots, considering it was pretty early. I opened up my door, and got out. I opened Katie's and shook her.

"Katie were here," I said quietly. She stirred. I undid her seatbelt and picked her up. She weighed a lot considering I wasn't a very big person. Ricky walked over. "I will carry her," he said. I smiled, and he took her from me. She started to stir, and opened her eyes slowly. She noticed I wasn't holding her and she lifted her head quickly to see who it was. When she saw Ricky, a smile crossed her face. He smiled in return. It was a small exchange, but it melted my heart.

"Are you ready to see lots of animals?" I asked her. She smiled and nodded her head enthusiastically. I reached in the back seat and grabbed her back and we walked to the entrance. Ricky paid for us to get in.

Around one o'clock we stopped for lunch at a small restaurant at the zoo. Katie couldn't stop talking about all the animals we had seen that day. Her favorite was the baby lions we had seen earlier that morning. Ricky was intently listening to every word that came out of her mouth as she chewed on her chicken fingers.

The rest of the day went in a blur of animals and lots of walking. Around 5:30, we had seen most of the animals and we decided to call it a day. Ricky had carried her on his shoulders for most of the day, but he didn't seem to mind. He carried her to the car and sat her in her car seat. He let me buckle her in, and he started the car. I climbed in and we started on our way home. We had stopped by McDonald's to get her a happy meal for dinner.

An hour later, we were parked in the driveway to the house. He carried a sleeping Katie up to my room, and tucked her in, kissing her on the cheek. She was still holding on to the lion stuffed animal, Ricky had bought her. We both went downstairs.

"I had a really nice time today, Ricky," I told him sincerely. He smiled. "I did too. A lot of fun actually," he replied. I leaned up and placed a small kiss on his cheek. He coughed nervously. "I-I should go. Goodnight Amy," he said, returning a kiss on my cheek before walking out the door.

I climbed the stairs and laid next to Katie, and quickly drifted off to sleep.

Author's note: Again, I'm so sorry for not updating. I didn't realize how long it had been. I will do my best to update sooner. Reviews are love. J