Ben went to Amy's apartment, looking for her, only to find Ricky working on his computer at the table in the kitchen.
"Hey." Ricky said, looking up.
"Hey, is Amy around?" Ben asked.
"No, she's gone to get some groceries. You're free to wait here if you want." Ricky said.
"Thanks, while I'm here, I wanted to run something by you." Ben said, taking a seat at the table, next to Ricky. Even though he and Amy had decided to talk to Ricky together, he figured she wouldn't mind.
"Sure, what's up?" Ricky asked, turning off his computer.
"How would you feel about living with Adrian in this apartment?" Ben asked.
"Is this your way of kicking Adrian out or kicking me out or something?" Ricky asked.
"No no, Amy and I just want to live together but we still want you guys around." Ben said.
"I don't think that's a very good idea Ben." Ricky said.
"What? Amy and I moving in together or you and Adrian moving in together?" Ben asked, getting a little irritated.
"Adrian and me moving in together." Ricky said, getting up and going to the fridge.
"Why?" Ben asked.
"Because, it's Adrian and me." Ricky said.
"So?" Ben said.
"We used to date Ben, it'd be awkward." Ricky said.
"You and Amy have been living together and you guys used to date and that's not awkward." Ben said.
"Yeah, but that's different." Ricky said.
"How?" Ben asked.
"Because this Adrian and me, we have history." Ricky said.
"I still don't get how that's different from you and Amy. Wait, do you have feelings for Adrian?" Ben asked.
" What are you talking about Ben?" Ricky said, getting annoyed.
" That makes sense. Why else would you not want to live with Adrian. For what its worth, I think she likes you too." Ben said.
"Oh come on Ben, we aren't in high school anymore, we're adults, if Adrian likes me, she can tell me." Ricky said.
"You so like her." Ben said.
Ricky shot Ben a look.
"What's the problem even if you do like her, you both like each other. Why not be together?" Ben asked.
"Because Ben, what if Adrian and I get back together and it doesn't work. Living together will complicate it even more." Ricky said.
"What if it does work out?" Ben asked.
"I'm not even suppose to be here, I'm suppose to be back at Valley Gen." Ricky said.
"Why do you need to go back?" Ben asked.
"You really want me to stay in the same building as you and Amy?" Ricky said raising his eyebrow.
"I know I haven't been your biggest fan but like you said we're adults now. It's not high school and it's time to move on. I know Amy would love to have John around and so would I. John needs his father and you could really easily transfer to Hudson. But most importantly, Adrian is here and you're in love with her." Ben said.
Ricky didn't say anything, he just looked away from Ben.
"Look Ricky, Adrian's been through a lot and somehow you're the only guy who makes her happy and she's the only girl who makes you happy, so why don't you just give it a shot?" Ben said.
"It's not that easy Ben." Ricky said.
"It is Ricky, it's just hard for you because this is something that you want and you have to be vulnerable and Adrian knows you, everything about you. Look I don't want to tell you what to do, just think about it, okay?" Ben said, walking out of the apartment.
Why did Ben have to rub his nose into everything, Ricky thought as Ben left. What does he know about me and Adrian. He doesn't know how complicated it is between us, plus he didn't even know if Adrian felt the same way for sure or not. Being in love sucks, Ricky thought as he left his apartment for a walk to clear his head.