When Ricky came in, Amy was asleep against John and George. He gave a light smile and lifted her up into his arms.
"She isn't too heavy for you?" George asked.
"She barely weighs anything." Ricky said. "I'll be fine. You got the boys, right?"
George nodded. "Yeah, I got 'em."
Ricky carried a sleeping Amy carefully up the stairs, but she stirred as he lay her onto their bed.
"Mmm..."
"Shhh, go back to sleep." Ricky whispered, pulling the blankets back over her.
"No... climb in with me..." she pleaded, reaching for him.
Ricky was there in a nanosecond, sliding underneath the covers and gathering her into his arms.
"Make love to me, Ricky..."
"Ames, the door's open..."
"Well, go lock it, duh..."
"You're tired... and I don't want to hurt anything-"
"You don't want me anymore..." she started sniffling, pulling away from him.
Ricky looked shocked. "What?"
"You think I'm tainted or something..."
Ricky grabbed her roughly by the arms, pulling her forward. "Amy." he said firmly. "Stop that."
"But... you're afraid of what he might've done to me-"
"I know what he did to you... and what he didn't do... didn't the doctor's tell you?" he frowned.
Amy shook her head. "I didn't want to know..."
Ricky sighed. "Amy, he only tried... he didn't..." Ricky swallowed hard against a lump in his throat. "He didn't succeed. I swear to you." he said, eyes welling up a bit. "That doesn't make what happened to you any less bad." he said, brushing her hair back with one hand in a gentle gesture. "Please... don't think I think of you differently, because I know how that feels, to think people think of you differently."
Amy's knees went up to her chin.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring something up... if you need to-"
"I've told you, I don't. I don't want any of that tainting us, because I'm not in that anymore. Okay?"
Amy nodded. "But, that doesn't mean you can't come to me if you need to, Amy."
"I don't want to talk, I don't even remember much." she admitted. "I just want to be with you. To feel normal without any pressure anymore, because I love you."
Ricky smiled, and kissed her mouth gently. "Okay. I'll go lock the door..."