Amy shook off the thoughts and headed home. Knowing Ricky and Adrian, this break would not be lasting very long. She let out a soft sigh when she pulled up to the house. She put the car in park, turned the key, and grabbed her bag. She walked in to find her mom napping on the couch with the baby monitor in her hand. Amy smiled and took the monitor, heading towards the room with the cribs. She shook her head at John who was awake but not making a sound. "Being lazy are we?" She asked with a small smile as he looked up right away.
"Momma," He pulled himself up so he was standing. "Up," He stated putting his arms up to show he wanted out. Amy chuckled as she hooked the monitor on her pocket. She picked him up and glanced over at Robbie to make sure he was still sleeping. She headed towards her room and set John down and dropped her backpack on the floor.
"So what do we do now?" She asked John with a small smile. She'd rather spend time with him than do her homework for the night. "Your daddy has me feeling confused again. And I know you kind of like Ben, but he's been driving me crazy. And he was pretty rude the other day. Forcing people to do what you want is wrong," She muttered as she rubbed at her wrist where he had pulled her to him with. "Is it wrong that I'm now thinking of avoiding boys for awhile?" As she asked, he looked up at her with a slight look of confusion in his eyes. "Not you, or Robbie," She stated with a laugh. She leaned down and kissed his forehead.
The two sat there for a few minutes more before Robbie started crying. "I'll be right back," She promised John. She walked in and picked up Robbie. He stopped crying for a moment and then continued. Amy changed his diaper and gently rocked him to calm him down. She walked out of the room when she noticed her mom sitting up and yawning.
"Here," Her mom held her arms out. "I'll take him," She smiled as Amy walked over and handed her Robbie. Amy wandered back to her room where John was playing with his toys. She leaned against the doorframe and watched him with a smile on her face. She didn't care what other people thought, she loved John and was happy she didn't put him up for adoption.
She frowned when she heard knocking on the door. Who would be coming over this early in the evening? She made her way towards the kitchen and frowned when she saw Ben. She opened the door a crack and spoke firmly. "You need to leave. Now."
"Amy, can we just talk. Please?" He begged wanting nothing more than to apologize and make things right. She shook her head and he felt himself start to get irritated with her stubborn attitude. "Seriously! What is wrong with you? Why can't we just talk like civil adults?" He grumbled.
"Because the last time you wanted to talk things out, you yanked me into you. So I'm not opening the door all the way, and if you don't leave soon, I will call the police," Amy stated angrily. Who was he to get mad at her? "Besides, if it's anything about getting back together, you lost any little chance you had the minute you decided it would be a good idea to sleep with Adrian." Amy closed the door and ignored the stunned look on his face. "Now get lost," She stated loud enough to be heard through the glass before turning around and walking back towards her bedroom. She frowned when she heard him slam his hand or fist against the door and glanced back in time to see him stomp towards his car.
Amy watched as her mom packed a bag, she was going to visit Mimzy for a couple of days. "Your dad should be home soon, are you going to be okay with me gone?" Amy nodded with a small smile. "I'm just a phone call away if you need me," The two shared a hug. And her mom gathered the last of her and Robbie's things and was out the door.
About an hour later, she was reading her history book for homework when she heard a knock on the front door. "What part of leave me alone don't you understand," She mumbled to herself as she headed to the front door. As she was opening the door, her voice came out cruel, "What now?" She felt her cheeks heat up when she came face-to-face with Ricky instead of Ben. "Sorry, thought you were someone else," Amy bit her lip.
"Like who?" Ricky asked curiously even though he had a good feeling Ben had been by earlier. Amy shook her head and opened the door wider to let him in. "Come on, tell me."
Amy shook her head. "It's no one important. You're here to hang out with John right?" She asked quickly before heading towards her room where he was in the play pen. She picked him up and handed him to Ricky. She grabbed her history book again and started glancing at it as if she was reading it, hoping Ricky would leave her to it and forget about the subject they had been talking about.
"Come on Amy, you can tell me," He stated as he sat next to her on the couch with John sitting in his lap. She shook her head as she tried to make herself focus on the words about one of her least favorite subjects. "Amy," She bit her lip at the tone of his voice. "Come on Amy," Ricky's voice had gotten a little softer and a moment later she felt him rest his hand on her chin. And now she was looking him in the eyes. "You can tell me anything. You know I just want what's best for you."
She bit her lip unsure of what to do. He genuinely seemed to care about her when she was having issues, but after everything that had gone on…was it truly genuine care? She glanced off to the side and then back into his eyes. A soft sigh escaped her lips. "Ben was over earlier. I didn't let him in and told him to get lost. I was expecting him to come back tonight to try and 'talk' things over," She admitted quietly.
After a moment of silence, Ricky spoke up, "He didn't touch you did he," She shook her head and Ricky nodded. "Good. Because what he did the other day was beyond wrong. I mean I know I'm not the one to talk to about good relationships, but forcing yourself onto someone is completely wrong," He stated as he felt himself grimace in disgust. Amy nodded and sighed.
"Can I go back to my homework now?" She asked wanting to move away a little bit. Being this close was making her want to follow the urge she had the other night. She had just thought about it logically, and knew that kissing him would most likely just end badly. She knew his rep, and even if he and Adrian were broken up…This was a bad idea. Wasn't it? He groaned quietly but nodded and released her chin.
The two sat there in silence except for John babbling to Ricky and Ricky answering him quietly with a smile on his face. When George walked in, Amy and Ricky looked up to see him looking at them somewhat surprised. "Hey Dad," Amy smiled slightly as she put her book down on the table, finally giving up on focusing. He nodded at them and walked out of the room leaving the three alone in the living room again.
"I broke up with Adrian today," Ricky admitted after a few minutes of awkward silence. Amy bit her lip unsure of whether or not she should be completely honest about knowing. She closed her eyes for a moment and then looked back at him.
"I'm…Sorry," She mumbled unsure of the response that he wanted. And not really being that upset that they broke up. He shrugged and let out a sigh.
"She wasn't that good of a person to get into to begin with. I don't know if Ben admitted it to you, but he slept with her recently," Ricky stated with a glare towards the wall. "I can understand him being a bit upset with me hanging out with you, but I never made a move on you while the two of you were still dating. So for him to do that to me while I was still with her, really pisses me off," He took a deep breath to try and calm himself as he looked down at John who was starting to yawn and wipe at his eyes. "I think it's time for bed, buddy," Ricky smiled at the tired tyke and stood up. He walked into the other room and got John ready for bed and put him to bed before returning and sitting next to Amy on the couch again.
"Ben's an ass," Amy admitted after another awkward silence. "But Adrian can be kind of," She paused feeling like speaking this way may irritate him more. "Well she can be a bit of a slut," Amy closed her eyes tightly, expecting him to jump to Adrian's defense and bitch her out. To her surprise he rested his hand on her right cheek and she opened her eyes to see him looking at her.
"I'd love to be able to say you're wrong since I dated her for so long… But I'd be lying through my teeth," He sighed and stared into her eyes for a moment. Amy bit her lip slightly, and a moment later both were leaning towards each other. Ricky placed his other hand on her left cheek, and their lips met in the middle. After a moment or so of kissing they both pulled back. Amy bit her lip tightly and backed a little further away.
"I really do like you. But you just broke up with Adrian, and I really don't want to be the rebound girl. I also don't want to date someone who isn't ready for an exclusive relationship," She felt her eyes starting to tear up since she wanted to date Ricky, and saying no right now was extremely hard. "If you still feel this way in a couple of weeks to a month, we should try. But until then I think it's better if we stand back and just stick to parenting John."
He groaned for a moment but knew Amy wasn't about to change her mind. "A couple of weeks to a month?" He verified with her. She nodded and then took a shaky breath.
"And if you end up dating or sleeping with someone else, then you should try a relationship with them." Amy looked away knowing she may end up regretting that statement later on. The next action surprised her. Ricky had put his hand on her chin and made her look at him.
"I can handle that. But on," He paused and glanced down at the date on his phone. "On May 2nd, you better be ready to go out on a date," He smiled at her sweetly before kissing her cheek and standing up. "Anyways I should get going. John's in bed and should be fine, I didn't turn on the monitor though. Have a good night," And before Amy could say a word, Ricky was out the door. She walked up and closed and locked everything before heading to her room to get ready for bed. Was there a chance of her and Ricky dating in a month? She shook her head and wished she would be able to get over that idea sometime soon. As much as she cared for Ricky, was he going to be ready for a relationship that wasn't all about sex?
A/n: So I know it's been quite awhile, and I don't really have a reason for that. I've just been writer blocked and unsure of how I wanted to continue this story. Plus I've become addicted to Tumblr, which I hear isn't all that surprising? My friend is far worse, but when I go to check it the once or twice a day, I'm following enough people that it always takes at least half an hour to get through all of the posts. I also have a bit more of a social life, so I can't promise consistent updates, and also, I don't want to give a schedule because if I force myself to write, I don't do as well as if it comes to me naturally.
Anyways, I hope you guys don't hate me too much for taking almost a year to update, and if it's any consolation, I was going to update early this morning/late last night but Fanfiction's pictures for logging in weren't loading correctly and without the security code I couldn't log in.
So yes, let me know how I did...If it's believable, if I should slow down or speed up. I'm not sure when or how this story will end, but hopefully it ends well.