Remembering the Past

Ben and Amy sat on the picnic mat comfortably, and Amy had her head on Ben's chest, he looked down at her and smiled.

"So when do you want to get married?" Ben Asked.

Amy chuckled, and tilted her head up slightly. She hadn't thought about that, she was still wrapping her head around being engaged. She was so overwhelmed with joy that she couldn't even think about when she wanted to get married.

"Umm I don't know I wasn't expecting this beautiful proposal at all. But I think we should get married after we finish college. I mean we're going to be so busy with school, working and me taking care of John, I don't want to plan a wedding on top of that too." Ben said.

"Okay I can understand that, but Amy don't feel too pressured it doesn't have to anything too big. You also don't have do everything by yourself. I don't really care about all that, I just want to show up at our wedding and marry you." Ben said.

"No Ben, I want our wedding to be special, so when we start planning it, I want to be fully focused on it and not while I'm studying at school. We've had to grow up way too fast and that's okay. But Ben we should just enjoy our last year in college, and being young before we get married. Don't get me wrong, I do really love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you, it's just that I want to focus on myself before we get married, and I'm sorry if that sounds selfish." Amy said looking into Ben's eyes. She had to be honest with him and just say what she's thinking. That was something she had always struggled with.

Ben was a little confused at first because would marry her today or in the next week . However he could understand where she was coming from, she had become a mother at 15 and then two years later her mother's business really struggled and so did the furniture shop. There was a loss in jobs due to the state of the economy and that affected most retail stores. Her father had to sell the house and they moved into a smaller house. Amy also had to find a new job for the weekends, because her father was struggling with the bills and rent. She began to fall behind on her school work because of work and taking care of John. It was also taking her toll on her relationship with Ben; they didn't have time to just be with each other. But they got through it at the end, and that just proved how strong their love was for each other.

2011 Grant High school hallways

Ben is looking rather glum, as he walks through the hallways to his next class. He was really not in the mood to see or talk to anyone, or sit in his biology. He couldn't stand biology, he hated the teacher and how everything was about animals and plants. On top of that he had gotten into an argument with Amy because she had to bail on their dates, and she said that he didn't understand about all the pressure she was understand. Ben just felt so badly and wanted to help out, but what could he do? She was a mother and had so many responsibilities, was he really asking for too much when he wanted more to spend more time with his girlfriend? They hadn't made out in really long time but they did have sex the one time. Thinking about that made Ben a little happier, and he walked to class with that thought in his mind, so his class wasn't too unbearable.

"Thank God that's over, I had no idea what she was on about and now we're going on some stupid trip to measure leaves on a mountain. I mean who cares about that? I can't believe these stupid leaves are going to ruin our weekend." Alice complained as they walked out of class.

Ben laughed at Alice a little "That is not like you to say Alice; you're the freak that loves science."

Alice wacked Ben on the arm and scolded at him "Is that a remark about me being Asian?"

"I thought you hated stereotypes about Asians. Anyway, well it's not like my weekends have been that exciting, Amy and I are always too busy to see each other with jobs and homework. It feels like there is nothing to look forward to anymore. I just she would make some more time for us in her life." Ben said.

"Ben you're dating a teen mom and they don't really have social live their lives revolve around a child who needs unrequired attention and it's tiring. In fact it's amazing that she hasn't dropped out of school yet. You fell in love with woman who has a very complicated life. If you want things to change then quick mopping about it and go be the romantic sap you are and go "woo" the woman you love! Be spontaneous!" Alice exclaimed.

"Woo?" how am I supposed to do that when Amy hate surprises" Ben said with his arms folded.

Alice wacked Ben on the head and shook her head "You're hopeless, Ben, actually you and henry are hopeless. Just tell Amy how you feel and stop moping about it; it's becoming a drag to hang out with you." Alice walked off, leaving Ben to dwell in his thoughts. Maybe Alice was right I should just take action. Girls like that, and I have the perfect idea for Amy and me.

Later that evening:

Amy was walking to the doorbell, she was so tired and she couldn't wait to just crash on the couch. But she didn't even have time to do that, she had to cook dinner, feed John give him a bath and then do her homework. Amy groaned, thinking about everything she had to do. She sometimes just wished she could drop out of school it would be so much easier, but school was too important to her. She had always been an ambitious student, and had tried to stay that way even though she had John.

Amy sorted through her bag, trying to find the keys because much to her dismay her dad wasn't home and Ashley wouldn't bother opening the door. As Amy opened the door she smell something wonderful, it was mixture of herbs, garlic and tomatoes. Amy saw Ben in her kitchen; she truly was in awe of him. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

"Hi" Ben breathed out and smiled, while tucking a piece of Amy's behind her ear. She looked tired and was only wearing jeans and a t-shirt but she was beautiful and her smile was always just so comforting. Ben didn't know how to explain it, but whenever Amy smiled he felt "How did you get in to the house? Did you learn about breaking and entry in your scandalous trip to Bologna? I heard about those pick pocketers in Italy. Amy said teasingly.

Ben rolled his eyes at Amy's remarked, and chuckle "Let's not bring up Italy shall we? Ashley let me in actually. She decided to go over to Griffin's house."

" Oh well, I'm glad she's spending time with a friend, it's good for her to get of the house , it can get really crowded here. " Amy said.

He took her hands and dragged her to the dining which was beautifully decorated with a red and white table cloth, a basket of bread, macaroni and cheese and candles. He entwined his fingers into Amy's and the two just shared a moment silence together before beginning their meal. Amy watched Ben's attempt to feed John and it was quite amusing. John kept flicking the food that was on the fork towards the table, and Amy had to keep cleaning if off with a towel.

"John, if you don't eat your food nicely and won't let Ben feed you, I won't read you any bed time stories" Amy said rather sternly.

"No!" John exclaimed, he whimpered for a few moments, and began fussing all over again. Amy pushed her hand to her temple; she was trying to stay as calm as possible while John was throwing a temper tantrum.

Ben noticed Amy's frustration, and he also noticed that her son got her stubborn streak, which meant that calming him down would be difficult.

"Hey John, look two more bites and you're all done" Ben said. Ben emphasised the two more bites with his hand, to make it look like there wasn't much left. This made John and laugh. Amy just watched how Ben interacted with her son, he did really love John. Even though everything was difficult right now she felt really lucky to have a boyfriend who is so kind and understanding.

"Thank you so much for helping with John, and making dinner. You're truly the best boyfriend a girl could ask for" Amy said, with a soft kiss on the lips.

"I love you Amy Juregens, and I'm lucky to be with you. Our relationship isn't always easy and I'm sorry if I've been a little bit pushy lately and not so understanding" Ben said and pulled Amy closer to him.

"No Ben, I haven't been putting a lot of effort in our relationship lately. I'm so if you've ever felt that I take you for granted because I don't. You're one of the only few people that I can actually trust in my life. You've always loved me no matter what came in between us. I've seen how much easier I had it all before, I mean I lived in a bigger house and I didn't have a job on weekends. I can't even imagine what's it like for those teen moms that don't have the support I do and I feel exhausted." Amy said and let out a mirthless chuckle.

"You're the best you can I am really proud of you and things have never been smooth sailing for us but that doesn't mean our relationship can't work. All of the things that go on in our lives just seem to make our love stronger. You don't have to thank me, I enjoy doing this for you." Ben said, and hugged his girlfriend.

Ben and Amy then went to check on John who was fast asleep, with the little teddy bear that Ben gave him. It was teddy bear his mother gave to him when he was two years old. His father had told him so many stories about how he never let that bear go, and Ben wanted to past it onto John who he loved like his own son.

Back to the Present

Amy and Ben had stayed at the park all night. They were snuggled up together on the picnic mat with their blankets underneath the stars. Ben looked down at Amy who was fast asleep and chuckled. As he was staring at the sky, he thought of his mother and how much he wished she were here to share all the joyous occasions in his life.

"Mom I wish you were here right now, I just engaged to the love of my love. She's great mom, you would've loved her. I know it sounds crazy but it was like we were destined to be together. She and I just fit together and I don't know how to describe it. Anyways, I'm thrilled that I can be as happy as you and dad were." Ben said in a quiet voice as he looked to the stars.

Amy had just heard what Ben said without his knowledge and she squeezed his hand tightly. The two lovers slept underneath the stars with smiles on their faces. Both couldn't be more content, not matter what life had in store for them next.

A/N: Wedding chapter will be coming up soon! I just wanted to give some more background into Amy and Ben's relationship over the years.