IMPORTANT: please, if you haven't done so already, go back and re-read the first chapter, because it has been completely changed and a lot of new things added!

Also, I had a review from someone stating that they we're 'tired of reading RAMY stories' ... please do me a favor and don't read it then... I work very hard on the fanfics I post and if they are not to your liking, than by all means, don't read them. Also, I always give Ben a good story line, even though I prefer not to have him with with Amy... that is just what I like to write... so please keep your comments to yourself if you disagree with my choice of pairings.

Ah, so with that being said... Enjoy loves Xoxo.

One Month Later…

Amy maddeningly slid her fingers through the tresses of her long brown hair, and gritted her teeth as a harsh whimper seeped through her lips. It was already 8:30 pm on a Friday night; yet she was still sitting inside her cubical researching the same old political crap she'd been researching for weeks. There was nothing new, nothing exciting or intriguing enough for her to write the article on and she was beginning to feel like it would be the end of her employment with NY Press. Her head was a complete blur and she honestly could not find anything original enough or good enough to score her brownie points, and she needed some brownie points.

Her boss, Mr. David Johnson, wasn't exactly thrilled with her work lately, and he wasn't modest in his opinions about it either. Besides her inability to present any unprecedented and unpredictable topics for the paper, she also had to take time off recently to attend jury duty as well. Although Jury Duty was completely mandatory, she could still feel the fury sprinting from her bosses' face when she told him she was one of the twelve chosen for deliberation of the trial. The trial lasted three weeks before Amy was released, and even though he couldn't directly say it to her, she knew he was livid.

However, shortly after her return, he assigned a new section of the paper to Amy; a section called 'NYC Controversies, Debates, and Discoveries'. At first Amy was excited to develop her own separate section of the paper, and felt as if she may have finally made her mark in the journalism world; however, that was until she was told what it exactly entailed and what was on the line if she didn't generate good sales as a result.

She was directed to present topics on things debatable and questionable that have yet to be found or discovered. How in the hell was she supposed to explore a topic that had never or not recently been explored? It was New York City for goodness sake… there were millions of other journalists and reporters trying to find the exact same topics as she was.

Amy banged her finger against the backspace button on the keyboard, erasing the whole two sentences she typed in the last two hours. Her eyes were starting to see double and she just couldn't bear to look at the computer screen any longer. She closed the laptop and began massaging the bridge of her nose.

"Goodnight Amy, see you Monday"

Amy looked up and caught a quick glance of her co-worker, Chloe, as she walked down the long hallway leading to the elevators.

"Goodnight" Amy replied heavily, knowing how bad she wanted to leave as well. She pulled her cellphone out of her desk drawer and checked the time again.

8:50pm.

As she debated whether or not to call it a night and go home, her phone interrupted her inner arguments. Her sister, Ashley's, name displayed across it, and she quickly placed the phone to her ear.

"Hey", Amy answered; her voice drained.

"Wow, don't you sound like a happy camper", Ashley snickered with sarcasm.

"Yeah, far from it. I'm still at work. What's up?"

"Nothing. Griffin and I were just wondering if you wanted to come with us to some new bar that opened up a couple of weeks ago?"

"Where?" Amy asked; but before Ashley could answer Amy's face creased in puzzlement, "Wait a minute you're going to a bar? How the hell did Griffin pull that one off?" Amy chuckled.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny. Actually, it was my idea, I'll have you know"

"Really? Is it some kind of goth secret vampire hideout bar or something?" Amy joked.

"Oh Amy, you're just a barrel of laughs. Listen are you coming or what? Griffin says he will pick you up on the way"

Amy bit her lip for a second as she glanced back at her closed laptop. Screw it, work could wait. She had all weekend to think about it anyway.

"Yeah, I'll come; but I'm dressed in my work suit…"

"Well it's not like it's a fashion show… whatever, I'll bring you a sweater or something so you can take your suit jacket off"

"Okay, so when are you leaving?"

"Ten minutes; be outside your building in twenty"

"Okay, see you then"

Amy hung the phone up and started placing her laptop and papers into her bag. She needed a night out desperately. It felt like forever since she was able to just enjoy a Friday night, like a normal twenty five year old. And with that, she cleaned up and organized her desk and made her way towards the elevator.

Xxxxxxxx

Amy was sitting on one of the red dressed up barstools, sipping her simple vodka and cranberry through a small pink straw when a gentle tap on her shoulder suddenly startled her. She swung around and her face eased when she saw her childhood friend standing behind her with a wide smile.

"Lauren?" a smile appeared on her face and she leaned forward to hug her, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here with Madison" the pretty dark-skinned girl motioned towards a slim red-head at the end of the bar, flirting with some guy, "We decided to come check this place out, people have been ranting and raving over it. I'm surprised to see you here."

"Yeah I know. Ashley and Griffin invited me to come with them. I thought it sounded fun at first, but honestly I'm exhausted now" she chuckled and Lauren smiled.

"Hey, you need a night out every once in a while. Can't let your job take over your entire life either…" Lauren smiled and scoped Amy's surroundings, "So, where is Ashley and Griffin?"

Amy looked around; she had been wondering the same thing for a while. The two of them said they were going to the restrooms about twenty minutes prior and never returned. "I'm not sure… they're somewhere around here though"

Lauren glanced back at Madison and her face quivered when she observed her very drunk friend throwing herself all over some guy with a long fuzzy beard. "Ugh, I better get back over there"

Amy chortled as she caught the same sight, "Yeah, you better do that"

"I'll give you a call and we can get together. I miss you" Lauren said as she began walking backwards towards her friend.

"Okay" Amy nodded, "Miss you too"

A few minutes after Lauren disappeared and Amy sipped the last of her drink, she was really beginning to wonder where Ashley and Griffin had gone. It had been a really long time since they left and she was beginning to get concerned.

She checked the restrooms and the other end of the bar; but there was still no sight of them. She began digging into her purse to retrieve her cell phone. As she pulled it out and began calling Ashley, she covered one ear with her hand so she could hear.

"Hello?" Ashley answered.

"Ashley where the hell are you guys?" Amy's tone a little annoyed.

"Oh calm down, we're down the block"

Amy's eyes widened, "You guys left and didn't even tell me?" she heard a bunch of people yell in the background, "Hello! Ashley!"

"Yeah, I can't really hear you Amy. Just come out the bar and walk one block down, to the right. We're in the alleyway"

The call ended, and Amy was extremely confused. What the hell were they doing in an alleyway? They could be mugged… and she knew first hand.

She shook her head in frustration and sighed as she made her way towards the door.

Xxxxxxx

After walking a block over, as Ashley said, Amy reached the alleyway and a loud roar of people captured her attention immediately. The crowd was cheering and yelling; but she couldn't catch sight of what was causing them to do so. She slowly and cautiously approached the group of people, her eyes scanning for Ashley and Griffin. Finally she spotted them both, up on their tippy toes and just as eager as everyone else to see what was occurring in the middle of the crowd. Amy walked towards them, becoming increasingly curious of what they were trying to watch.

"Hey, what's going on?" Amy asked.

"Street fighting" Ashley said briefly, still focused on the middle circle.

Amy maneuvered her body a little, getting a view in-between the crowd. There was a tall and heavy built man with blonde slicked back hair standing in the middle. He was pacing side to side, and there was a great deal of blood leaking from his nose. She couldn't see who was on the opposite end; but whoever it was seriously messed up the blondes face.

"How did you know this was going on?" Amy asked as she continued trying to see through the crowd.

"Someone mentioned it in the bathroom… said this guy named Ricky held some kind of record or something. It sounded interesting, so we decided to check it out"

"Is that guy Ricky?" Amy asked, referring to the blonde with the messed up nose.

"I don't think so… I think they said his name is Jack or something. The other one is Ricky"

Amy moved to the left a bit, wondering how big the other guy must have been to hold a 'record' of some sort; but when someone in front of her finally moved and she caught sight of the other opponent, her eyebrows creased and she squinted her eyes to get a better view.

The guy wasn't tall; he was taller than her, but not as tall as the other fighter. He had a white wifebeater on and a pair of jeans. His arms were very defined, and while they weren't bulging with excess muscle, they were well built. From the angle she was watching, she could only get a view of his side profile; however, something looked extremely familiar about this street fighter.

She continued watching, and trying to piece together her thoughts when the tall blonde jabbed the smaller guy in the ribs and immediately fell down. She had to admit, she squirmed a little when the sound echoed of his chest.

Ashley tapped Amy's shoulder and she turned around, even though she was still trying to get a good look at the fighters' face.

"We're going back to the bar. We can barely see what's going on anyway"

"Okay" Amy said, her head reaching out to the side as she tried to see the middle circle.

Ashley's face creased, "Um, are you coming?"

"In a few minutes, I'll be right there"

Ashley rolled her eyes and mouthed the word 'Okay' as her and Griffin left the alley.

Amy didn't even notice when she walked away, she was too focused on figuring out who this person was and why he looked so familiar to her. Suddenly the smaller man picked himself up and began delivering side punches to the blondes' upper jaw, one after another until he was knocked to the floor. After a few more hits on the ground, a tall dark skinned man walked into the circle and lifted the smaller man's arm in the air, announcing him the winner.

"Once again, Undefeated… Ricky!" the dark man yelled to the crowd as they cheered.

Finally he turned his face in Amy's direction, and she gasped while placing a hand over her mouth. It was the guy from the train-station! The no name that saved her from being mugged! She now had a name to link to his face, and she couldn't believe that it was him.

She stood there for a while as the crowd lessened and lessened, waiting and observing him. He was talking with a tall, skinny, black haired man, dressed in a suit. They had a quick conversation before the dark haired man discreetly slipped Ricky an envelope. He nodded, scanned his surroundings, placed the envelope in his pocket and began walking away.

Amy had to talk to him; she couldn't believe she had actually run into him again. She jogged forward and gently called out to him.

"Ricky?" her voice restrained.

He crooked around with a rigid scowl and his eyes restricted as he made contact with her. He recognized her immediately and within seconds he wished he hadn't.

So that was the second chapter :) We now have seen little bits of characters added in, such as David (Anne's ex), Chloe, Lauren, Madison, Jack, and yes, you guessed right.. Ben! What do you think his role is in all of this? Hope you enjoyed, please tell me your thoughts! Xoxo