Chapter 7

"Mind telling me what all that was about?" Ricky asked her. She looked up and was shocked to see concern on his face. She rubbed her face for a minute, deciding what to begin with. Amy sighed and sat up so she was looking at Ricky. He closed the door behind him and leaned against it keeping his eyes trained on Amy.

"I broke up with Ben today," Ricky's eyes widened as his thoughts went to how he had told Ben not to do anything stupid.

"What did he do?" Ricky frowned in thought, wondering why Amy would break up with Ben. Whatever it was had to be big. Amy's eyes wandered to the wall. Ricky sighed before walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed next to her. "What did Ben do?"

"It's nothing. You shouldn't have to worry about this," Amy mumbled softly. Her hair falling into her face, she let her mind wander back to what she saw on the beach. She shook her head and stared at her lap, wishing this was a bad dream. She hadn't been happy with Ben in a long time, but she didn't want it to end that way.

"Amy, you're the mother of my child. I'm going to worry about you whether you want me to or not," Ricky pointed out as John looked back and forth between the two. Amy looked up as Ricky reached over and tucked her hair behind her ear.

"Thank you. I broke up with Ben," She finally admitted after a few moments of silence. "I saw him on the beach with another girl. I think it's that girl from Italy everyone seems to think I know nothing about," She glanced up to see Ricky looked slightly shocked that she did know about Maria. "I'm glad I had John or I would have snapped and smacked her in the face," Amy blushed embarrassed as Ricky stared at her, seeing her in a new light. Amy, the one who had virtually no backbone the year before, had wanted to smack his current girlfriend.

"I think you made the right choice," Ricky shocked himself by speaking out loud. "You are a strong person, and you've been getting stronger. Don't let Ben ruin that," Amy nodded with a small smile. Ricky smiled as John reached out for Amy, who took him from Ricky with ease. Ricky smiled as he watched the two interact. "It will end up being for the better. He didn't deserve you if he wasn't going to treat you right."

Amy looked back at Ricky and ended up smiling brighter. "Thanks… You're right," John smiled happily as he stared up at Amy. Ricky smiled at the two of them as his pocket vibrated. He tugged his phone out of his pocket and smirked when he saw it was from Adrian. She was telling him that she was headed home and it would be nice to see him when he was done talking with Amy. He rolled his eyes, and could already picture the scowl on her face. He didn't understand why she was so demanding of him. It wasn't like he was going to cheat on her with Amy, especially with John in the room.

"So, are you going to be alright?" He asked after tucking his phone back into his pocket. Amy nodded as the tired smile came back to her face.

"Yeah, I think so. Thanks for being here, it means a lot," She admitted sheepishly, a blush creeping back onto her cheeks. Ricky smirked, loving that he was able to make her blush still. He figured she was done being like that after band camp. "Stop smirking at me."

The two laughed as John pulled on Ricky's sleeve. Ricky pulled John into his lap and smiled down at him. "Hey buddy. What's up, huh?" He chuckled as John smiled happily up at him. "Daddy loves you," He whispered softly before kissing John's forehead. "I should probably get going before Adrian comes up with a reason to break the door down."

Amy smiled as John was placed back in her arms. "Say bye to daddy," She told him with a warm smile before kissing his cheek. "Bye Ricky. Thanks again," She mumbled softly.

"It's not a problem. And remember what I said… You've gotten stronger. You're more confident and grown up. You're more comfortable with yourself and who you are. I like that. Don't let Ben keep you down. You're moving in the right direction, keep moving," He smiled warmly as he headed for the door. Amy smiled as she let Ricky's words sink in.

A/n: I'm sorry about the wait, and the short chapter. Alright and I'm currently watching The Secret Life marathon. Seeing Ricky has brought my motivation on. Anyway let me know what you think and thanks for reading!

Kate