Here's Chapter 12 for you guys! Hope you enjoy and thanks for the reviews!

Amy POV

I woke up and saw Ricky and John playing on the floor in my bedroom. They looked so cute; father and son. It made me happy knowing that Ricky was playing his part in this relationship, too. I flopped out of bed and went downstairs and sat down. At first, I wasn't thinking about Ben until I saw Ashley on her phone, and she rolled her eyes in frustration. I remembered doing the same thing last night at Ben's text.

I trudged into my mom's room, only to remember that she was at work, once again. I needed to find somebody to talk to. I went upstairs and grabbed my phone and texted Adrienne.

Hey, how are you?

Same old, same old. How are you and John?

We're fine. We're just a bored family at the moment.

Oh, well John should be keeping you guys busy, don't you think?

Actually, he keeps Ricky busy a lot. He just keeps me busy at night.

Oh, well obviously you don't just text me randomly like this unless you need something. What's going on?

I sort of hesitated to answer this. How could I tell her that Ben wanted to talk to me, and for some odd reason, I wanted to hear what he had to say? I felt just a little crazy. After all he's done, all the drama and pain that was produced because of him, I want to talk to him. What sense did that make?

Well…

Well, what? What's going on?

B-E-N…

What? I thought he finally understood that you never wanted to see him again. I think we should take him to a therapist because he has some major issues he needs to talk about.

I guess you're right, but I don't know why, but for some reason I kind of want to hear what he has to say this time. I don't know why, I think I'm hallucinating.

WHAT! YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY? HAVE YOU GONE MAD, Amy?

I don't know, maybe. I just feel like this time will be the last time and it won't be the same as all the other times.

What are you going to do?

I don't know; what should I do?

I don't know, chica. It's not my situation to judge. I mean, if you really feel like you should hear what he has to say, then go ahead and call him. But if you're thinking talking to him isn't such a smart idea, then don't talk to him.

She had a point.

Alright, thanks Adrienne.

I turned my phone off, and went back downstairs. I decided to go in the back yard to clear my mind. It was a pretty windy day, but I didn't mind. I sat down on the bench, and I must've really lost myself in the moment because I nearly screamed when Ricky shook me.

"Ricky, you scared me half to death," I said, playfully punching him.

"Sorry," he said as he sat down next to me. "What are you doing out here?"

"Oh nothing, just thinking about having a conversation with Ben." Yeah, he won't freak out over that.

"I'm just trying to get away and find my inner me, if that makes any sense," I said, kind of laughing.

"Oh, well John's asleep, and it's time for my nap time. If you need anything, wake me up," he said.

He left outside to find my thoughts again.

Should I talk to him? Should I call him and tell him that I could care less what he had to say and I never wanted to talk to him again? I don't know what I should do. I wish I had somebody to talk to, to open up my mind, and tell me what I should do.

I went back inside after what seemed like forever. I snuck upstairs and grabbed my phone and ran downstairs.

"Amy, I'm so glad you called," Ben said.

I rolled my eyes. "OK, so what did you need to talk to me about?" I asked.

"Uh, right, I don't know how to say this, but I-I miss you. I miss you a lot. I can't stop thinking of you. I wake up in the middle of the night because I dream about you, and just knowing that you aren't mine and probably never will be breaks my heart and it makes me angry because I feel that I deserve you more than Ricky ever will," he said.

I rolled my eyes. I felt so stupid. I should've known that the conversations between us weren't going to change.

"Really, you make it seem like you need to talk to me, and this is what you needed to talk to me about? Call me when you grow up, Ben. Bye."

"Wait Amy, please. I didn't mean to say that. I just needed to get something off my mind. Please don't hang up. That's not what I needed to talk to you about," he said.

"So, what is it Ben? If it has anything to do with how much you love me or something, I don't want to hear it. You should just save your breath," I said.

"Listen, what I have to say has nothing to do with my undying love for you. I just have been thinking for quite some time about how much I screwed up in our relationship. I mean, if I could take back all the stuff I said to you, I would take it back in a heartbeat. I was just angry at the fact that you and Ricky were bonded for life no matter what because of John, and I wished that you and I could be bonded for life, maybe not because of a baby, but maybe just emotionally or spiritually, I don't know. Anyways, I didn't call to ask you to be my girlfriend. I just wanted to see if it was possible that you and I could try to renew our friendship that we had," he said.

"No, Ben. I don't want to be in any type of relationship with you anymore, not after all that you've done to me, my boyfriend, and to yourself," I said. "This whole time, it wasn't just about the fact that I was having a baby, it was about the fact that this baby wasn't yours; it was Ricky's. It was never about me being a teen mother, you were just jealousthat you and I won't ever be something. Look, I'm sorry-no I'm not. I'm not sorry. You did this all to yourself," I said.

I heard him sigh. "I know, I know I did this all to myself, but I would really just like for us to be friends, and I know you still have feelings for me, so we could possibly get back together after awhile," he replied.

Gosh, he could be so cocky sometimes. I had to prove him wrong. "No, actually I have no more feelings for you, and I never will because you're nothing but a heartless coward! You actually think I want you? You're out of your mind, Ben. Bye!" I hung up the phone and threw it at the couch. That boy made me so upset. He's been doing that, a lot.

I hear John crying, so I went upstairs before Ricky woke up. I walked back downstairs, John in my hands, and sat down on the couch while turning on the TV. John and I must've dosed off because Ricky woke me up with John in his hands.

"Amy," he whispered. "Your mom made dinner if you're hungry."

I nodded my head and got up. The last thing I remembered was yelling at Ben and hanging up. Ben, just thinking about him made me want to punch a wall. I went upstairs into my room and sat on my bean bag chair. I knew I shouldn't have called him, but something in my conscience told me to give him a chance. I shouldn't have done that.

I called Adrienne after a few minutes of sitting in the haunting silence.

"Did you call him?" she asked.

I sighed. "Yes, and I feel so stupid. I knew the conversation wouldn't change. It never does," I said.

"I'm sorry, but did you honestly think that for once he wasn't going to talk to you about how much he loved you and how badly he wished John was his baby?"

"I don't know, I just felt like he was actually going to talk about something else for a change. Whatever," I huffed.

"I'm sorry. At least you know that whenever he wants to talk to you, the subject won't change, so you won't have to worry about talking about him anymore," she said.

"I guess. Uh, I'll call you sometime this week. Right now, I just need to think for awhile. Bye," I said.

I flopped onto my bed just as my mom lightly knocked on my door.

"Hey, how are you? You seem a little stressed," my mom said.

"How can you tell?" I asked.

"When you're stressed, you move around a lot in your sleep. You were only still for about two minutes when you were sleeping," she said.

I laughed a little. "Wow, you sure do know me," I said.

She nodded her head. "You want to talk about it?" she asked.

I humped my shoulders. "I don't know, it's kind of upsetting," I admitted.

"Well, it's not like you haven't done things in the past that make you upset. This can't be much worse," she said with a small laugh. She patted my leg. "Come on, you know you can talk to me."

I sighed. "It's about Ben," I said.

"What did he do this time?" she asked.

She was just as sick of all this Ben drama as everyone else was. She also knew about the fact that Ben was very persistent and determined, and he does anything possible to try and get his way.

"Well, he left me a text saying that he really needed to talk to me, and for some odd reason I thought that maybe this conversation wouldn't be like all the others. I know what you're thinking. 'Why on earth would any conversation you have with Ben not have the same subject?' Well, I can't answer that question because I was too stupid to think about past conversations before I called him," I said.

She shook her head. "No, I'm not thinking that. I just want to know why this boy won't leave you alone. I mean, Ricky has beaten him down about three times, and he still doesn't understand that you guys are nothing anymore. Something's wrong with him, I swear," she said. "Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. Continue."

"Well, I was going to talk to you before I called him, but you weren't here, so I asked Adrienne for some guidance," I said.

"Well, what did she tell you?" she asked.

"She told me to follow my heart, and if I felt that what he had to say might be just a little important, then I should call him," I said.

"Obviously, you decided to call to him. What happened with the whole conversation?" she asked.

I sighed and rolled my eyes. "Same old, same old. 'I know that I'm not the father of John, but I can show him and you more love than Ricky will ever have for you guys. I wish you and John were my family, blah blah blah. The whole conversation was a waste of my time," I said. "I just needed to get that off my chest, I guess."

"You know, I noticed that Ben's not the same person who was a year ago," my mom commented.

I huffed. "I know. I mean, when I met him, he seemed like a nice kid, a nerd yes, but he was nice. Then he asked me out and I figured what the heck, and look where that's gotten me. It seems that Ricky's always giving him a weekly beating; I hear his constant trashy effort to get me back. I just this all to stop," I said, trying to fight back my tears.

My mom hugged me. "Oh, I'm sorry, but you know Ben. As determined as he is, I think one day he'll get the picture and move on."

I looked up at her. "You think so?"

She nodded her head, "I know so."

Ricky POV

I needed to talk to Amy. She'd been acting strange lately, really strange. Whatever, it was probably just her time of the month. I wanted to go upstairs with Amy, but her mom was upstairs, and I didn't want to intrude on their mother/daughter time. I played for quite some time before he started getting tired on me. I warmed up his bottle and rocked him until he fell asleep. I was going to put him in his crib, but I didn't want Amy to think I was eavesdropping on her conversation.

I sat on the couch with John until Mrs. Juergens came trudging downstairs and went into her bedroom. I quickly placed John in his crib and went into Amy's room.

"Hey, are you alright?" I asked.

She nodded her head. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

"You've just been acting a little strange, that's all. I was a little worried," I said.

I climbed into the bed next to Amy and started twirling a piece of her hair in my hands.

"I love you," I said.

She smiled. "I love you, too."

We lay in bed together, talking about our lives as parents until John started screaming from the nursery.

"I'll get him," Amy said, but I stopped her.

"No, it's ok. Tonight's my night," I said.

I went into his room and rocked him back to sleep. When I was turning around about to go back into Amy's room, Amy was right at the door frame smiling. I smirked.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing, you just calm him down easily. I don't know how you do it," she laughed.

"Haven't you heard? I got the magic touch," I joked.

"Whatever," she said.

We walked back into the room, and lay back down this time in silence. I don't do too well in silence, so I quickly tried to think of something to talk about.

"So, um, yeah…" I started. I had nothing.

"What?" she asked.

"Uh, never mind. Goodnight," I said.

How was this chapter? Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I'm trying to get better so you guys aren't waiting so long. Thanks for the support, though!