Amy got into her mom's car and let out a sigh. Today had been long, Ben had been trying to cling to her the whole day. And he kept trying to apologize about the previous night. She rubbed her temples as the car came to a stop. When she opened her eyes again, they had stopped in front of the nursery. "I'll be right back," She promised her mom quietly. Ashley sat silently in the backseat next to John's car seat.

She walked into the nursery and signed John out. Amy couldn't help but smile as John was handed to her. "Hey baby boy," She stated warmly. "I love you," She smiled as she recalled Ricky's words from long ago. 'When everything else is bad in our lives, at least we got him.'

Those words were proving to be very true. "I can't believe he was right," She mumbled to herself, even though deep down she knew he would have been right all along. John was never and will never be a curse. Maybe he came a little too early for her liking, but she didn't care. She was just happy to have him in her life, and she was starting to believe, that maybe Ricky wasn't such a horrible guy to have gone through this with. Amy smiled slightly at that thought. For the first time in awhile, Ricky's name didn't come with anger or distaste.

Yes, she no longer felt that false, deep hatred she claimed to have for him. She walked back to the car and placed John in his car seat before getting into the passenger seat. "You seem a lot happier," Anne pointed out with a slight smile. She was happy that Amy finally seemed to like motherhood. Ashley smiled at her sister, and her mother.

"I am happy. I have John, School is good… Tiring, but good. I'm not arguing with anyone. My job's going good… And I have a wonderful family, and a new little brother," Amy smiled as her mom looked genuinely pleased.

"I'm not proud of what you did at band camp, but I'm proud of how mature you've become," Anne told Amy with a warm smile. "You've matured in to a sweet, considerate young woman… Who still acts like a child sometimes," She added when Amy looked up with a 'does that mean…' face.

Amy smiled and let out a small laugh. "Sorry… But you knew it would come," Anne nodded and shook her head with a chuckle.

When they got home, Amy gathered John and his things and walked into the kitchen. She set his diaper bag down near the high chair, and then sat him in it. She turned around and put her bag by the dining room table to do her homework. Anne smiled before leaving Amy, John and Ashley to go check on George and Robbie. "So, you're finally accepting that John is pretty much a permanent thing in your life?" Ashley asked as soon as she knew their mom was out of hearing distance.

Amy looked towards her sister, and slowly nodded. "Yeah, and I've come to realize… That no matter what happens… With school, work or whatever… I'll always have John. And I do love John. When Grace said something about him being a curse, I was right in telling her that he wasn't. John is not and will never be a curse," Ashley smiled at her sister's words.

"Mom's right. You are maturing quickly," Amy laughed and nodded.

"Maybe you're right," She stated. Ashley grinned and made a face at John. She looked up and smirked slightly.

"Someone's here, Ames," Amy looked up just in time to hear Ricky knock on the door. Ashley smirked as she noticed Amy smile again and walk over to the door.

Amy let Ricky in and smiled at him. "Hey, you're here early," Ricky nodded and shrugged. She rolled her eyes as she noticed Adrian glaring. "You got into another fight?"

Ricky shrugged again before trying to avoid the subject, "What, a father can't come over to see his son?" Amy sighed and shook her head.

"You know that's not what I meant," Ashley shook her head at the two before walking away to go check on her mom, dad and Robbie.

Moose walked up to Amy and nudged his nose against her hand. She smiled and leaned down and pet him lovingly. "Hey Moose. Today's a good day, isn't it?" Moose licked her face in response. Ricky looked over at Amy strangely.

"You seemed so mad at school," He stated in a questioning tone.

"I was mad at school. After picking up John, my mood changed," She admitted with a soft smile. Ricky smiled as well.

"Yeah, John is good for that," He agreed.

She smiled before making a bold offer. "Would you like to stay for dinner?" Ricky smiled before nodding. When Anne walked back into the room with Robbie, Amy blushed realizing she should have asked first. "Mom, would it be okay if Ricky stayed for dinner?" Anne nodded before responding.

"Sure, I have no problem with it. Here, take your brother so I can start dinner," Amy nodded and took Robbie from her mom. Ricky smiled as he lifted John from his high chair.

"Why don't the five of us head to the living room so we're out of the way," Ashley suggested with a yawn. Amy nodded in response and followed her sister into the living room. The minute she got to the living room, George swooped in on Robbie and took him right out of her arms.

"Go spend time with your own kid," He stated jokingly. Amy just shook her head with a smile.

"I plan to," She sat on the couch next to Ricky and smiled at John. "I love you, John," She whispered softly before leaning in and kissing his forehead.

"I love you too, kid," Ricky stated quietly when Amy moved. Amy smiled at Ricky's sweetness around John. She bit her lip as some of the old feelings of attraction popped up. But as Ricky had said before, he had Adrian, she had Ben. And would they really be together if Ben and Adrian weren't around?

A/n Alright, so I meant to upload this on Tuesday, the 29th which was my birthday... And I really felt like updating. I hope you enjoy this chapter. And let me know what you think of my writing so far, a review would make a lovely birthday gift. Um the qoute I'm not sure of... So if I did mess it up, let me know. Thanks for reading and suscribing! It means alot!

Kate