Chapter 5

It had been a couple of weeks since Amy and Ricky's interesting conversation. At school he would smile at her and then continue whatever he had been doing previously. She had been happy to see that Ricky's eye had healed pretty well. Amy tapped her fingers nervously against the desk as she jotted down answers for her history test. She was happy that it was the last class. She turned her test in as the bell rang, and headed to her locker. She blushed slightly when she noticed Ricky leaning against it. "Hi," She stated softly as he grinned.

"Hey, I was wondering if I could come with you to pick up John… I wanna spend some more time with him," Ricky stated honestly. Amy couldn't help the smile that came to her face. Amy had been worried about Ricky being the father at first, but he was proving her worries wrong.

"Yeah, sure. I think John would like that," She smiled. Ricky smirked before speaking up.

"Are you sure only John will like it?" She giggled at his half pout.

"Well I guess, I'll like it too," Ricky smirked, pleased with her answer.

"What about Ben? Will he care?" Amy bit her lip. She let her mind wander to all the possibilities of how Ben would take it. She frowned as a part of her thought that Ben deserved this.

"It doesn't matter what he thinks. He's been nothing but rude and to be honest, I don't think our relationship will last much longer," Amy glanced away from Ricky as she entered her combination and opened her locker. She tucked the unneeded history materials away and grabbed her backpack. She glanced up to see Ricky staring at her with a look of concern on his face.

"What makes you say that?" She bit her lip. She felt like she could trust Ricky, so why was it so hard to admit that she thought that Ben had cheated on her. Amy wouldn't meet his eyes as she headed for the door.

"I dunno, it's just a feeling I guess," She was shocked that her voice had come out so quiet. She frowned as she ran into someone's back.

"Hey, watch where you… Amy. Oh hi… Sorry," Ben's voice said nervously. He smiled at her, and she looked up to see him with his phone out. Half a text was typed out, she frowned.

"Watch where I'm going? It looks like it was partly your fault too," Amy stated. Ben frowned but nodded. He glanced up as one of his friends called his name.

"Well, I'll see you later. Have fun hanging out with Ricky," The last part came out sounding bitter. Amy glared at him and nodded.

"I will. Bye Ben," She stated letting him get back to his text. She walked out to her mom's waiting mini van. "Would it be alright if Ricky came with us?" She smiled as her mom nodded. Amy sat in the passenger's seat as Ricky sat in the back. "Is Robbie at home?"

Anne nodded her head and Amy spent the rest of the ride staring out the window. When they pulled in front of the church, she got out and smiled slightly when Ricky followed. They walked in and signed John out. Amy smiled as John ran happily into Ricky's awaiting arms. Amy smiled as Ricky grinned.

"Hey, how about instead of going back to your house… We go to the park with John?" He asked as Amy was handed John's bag. She put her finger to her chin in thought.

"Yeah, that sounds nice actually." Ricky grinned as she walked over to the van. "Hey mom, Ricky and I are going to take John to the park. I'll be home before seven," She stated as Anne nodded with a smile.

"I'll call you if I need you. Have fun Amy," Anne smiled as Amy nodded. Amy walked back towards Ricky who smiled as Anne drove away. He took Amy's hand and the two walked towards the park in a comfortable silence. Amy would never admit to it, but holding hands with Ricky was… nice. Amy felt her cheeks heat up at that thought. She couldn't possibly be falling for him… again. If the first time could actually be considered 'falling' for him, Amy frowned to herself. She shook it off as Ricky's voice pulled her from her thoughts.

"Hey Amy, why do you think that Ben is gonna break up with you soon?" Ricky looked uncomfortable asking the question, but also determined. Amy sighed deeply before speaking.

"He's been acting strange, and I'm not totally convinced that he didn't do anything in Italy. I… I think he… I think he cheated on me," Amy admitted quietly. She let her hair fall into her face and looked away from Ricky. Ricky bit his lip as he noticed a tear fall down her cheek. He hesitantly raised his right hand and wiped away the tear.

"Hey… He's not worth your tears. You should break it off if you think he cheated," Ricky stated with a thoughtful look on his face. "Plus, not to point out the obvious, but you seemed pretty unhappy with him before he went to Italy too. Not to mention he didn't answer a majority of your calls… I don't know if he cheated… But he's definitely hiding something," Ricky stated. He frowned looking away. He usually didn't spend that much effort or thought on girls.

Amy glanced at him, her eyes wide with shock. "Th… Thanks Ricky," She smiled at him genuinely. "I'm glad you don't think I'm being completely pathetic," She added quietly. Ricky nodded and set John down, watching him wobble over to the sandbox to play.

"Come on," He told her quietly. He took her hand in his again and led her to the sandbox as well.

A/n: Alright, so I recently got a review and I felt like updating because I felt bad that i hadn't updated since October. So here is my holiday present to you all. Thanks for reading and as always, reviews are welcomed and encouraged. =)

Kate