Ricky's POV

I didn't know what it was but around eleven I found myself looking over at Amy. She was so beautiful when she slept. So calm and occasionally she smiled. I wanted so badly to find out what she dreamt about. What am I doing? I can't be in love with Amy. I can't. My phone started vibrating. I got a new text message. From Adrienne….shocker. I opened it to see what she wrote.

Ricky,

Really stupid fight today. So sorry, u can come over 2night Reuben is out and my mom had to work.

I knew that she couldn't go a few days without me. I stood up and started walking towards my door. Immediately something stopped me, it wasn't a person, not the door, but me. I stopped myself, immediately Amy popped into my mind. What if John woke up? She'd see me gone. She might need help. I walked back into my room and lay back down on my couch. I opened my phone and texted her back.

I can't Ashley (Amy's sister) is sick. Amy & baby staying over. If I leave & John cries she may need my help.

I lie on my couch and fell asleep. I had happy dreams, about being a dad. I'll get the one to teach him how to play baseball, I'll be there on his birthday, Amy and I will help him ride a bike, he'll call us mama and dada.

The next morning I woke up early. I snuck into the kitchen and started making breakfast. I finished and I went downstairs to wake Amy up. I looked at her peacefully sleeping. Maybe I shouldn't wake her up. She needs rest. I quickly wrote a note and left it on the dresser, it was a big note so she would definitely see it. I took john out of the crib and I carried him upstairs. Amy had put two bottles on the counter in case he had woken. I heated one up and then fed it to him. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Look at you, Ricky I am so proud of you. Your son is going to have a wonderful father. He's so happy around you." Margaret said. She sat down at the table and started eating.

Once John finished his bottle I burped him and I put him in his car seat, which we decided to use as a crib when we're not in the nursery. He sleeps pretty much anywhere, my arms, Amy's arms, a crib, the seat, even on the changing table.

"Ricky I've got to go to work early, I'll be back at my usual time. I don't know if you guys are planning to go out or to stay here. Just please, be careful. If anything happens call my cell phone." Margaret told me

She put her plate in the dishwasher and then walked out of the kitchen door. It must have woken Amy up because she walked into the kitchen.

"Morning sunshine." I said.

"Hi Ricky." She said laughing.

"I hope you're hungry. I made almost everything. I made banana pancakes, blueberry pancakes, Raspberry pancakes, Chocolate chip pancakes, Strawberry pancakes, apple pancakes, Cinnamon pancakes, pecan pancakes, oatmeal pancakes, plain pancakes, and Margaret's favorite: Pumpkin pancakes." I said as we sat down at the table.

"Ricky this is so thoughtful … but I don't like pancakes." She said.

"Oh." I said as I paused for a minute. "We have cereal if you want."

"Ricky, I'm kidding I love pancakes." She said laughing. I started laughing too. We were both laughing so hard that my stomach was aching.

John woke up and he started crying. So I picked him up and rocked him while Amy ate her breakfast. When he stopped I put him back in his car seat and sat back down. We finished eating and I saw that most of the pancakes were still there.

"Looks like we're having breakfast for dinner tonight." I told her looking at the stack of pancakes.

"Sounds good to me." She said.

Amy got changed in the bathroom while I got dressed in my room. Once I finished I carried John (who was still in his car seat) into the living room. Amy and I both sat in the living room watching TV.

"Okay wrestling, baseball, cartoons, or some mushy soap opera that everybody cries over?" I asked.

"I'll watch whatever you watch." She said.

Time flew by and we ended up talking more than watching TV.

"So the butchers shop? Do you like it?" She asked.

"Yeah, it pays well and I get to see Ben's smiling face every day." I said laughing.

"Ricky I'm serious." She said laughing, I knew I could make her laugh.

"Yes I do, Bonnie is a nice boss. She's strict but she's really funny." I told her.

"So if I were to stop into the store. What would you be doing?" she asked.

"I'd be behind the counter taking your order. Ben would be gift wrapping the orders." I said

"Sounds fun." She said smiling.

"It's not fun but it's not boring either." I said smiling.

The doorbell rang we both jumped. I looked at the time. 1:30 already?

"Stay here, I'll get it." I told her. She started Rocking John and smiling at him.

I walked to the door and I opened it. There she stood, and she looked mad. Her arms were crossed and she glared at me.

"Adrienne what are you doing here?" I asked getting annoyed.

"The real question is, what is she doing here? Ricky you can't come over to my house but you'll let this teen mommy come over? Way to go Ricky, first you get her pregnant and now you want to bring her over to your house so you can have this all happen again?" She asked angrily.

"Adrienne shut up. Amy's here because her sister has a virus. If john goes to her house he can die. Amy's sleeping in my bed while I sleep on a couch. If you actually took the time to understand maybe we could still be together. But since you're way too obnoxious and inconsiderate to even think about Amy's feelings let me put it this way… We're done. Don't come back here begging me to come over your house because you know what? I have a son and I love him. I'm going to take care of him and Amy because, whether you like it or not, we're a family." I said.

"Ricky if you walk away now, I won't take you back. I won't, I'll find another guy who is ten times nicer and hotter than you. And I can guarantee that you'll get jealous and try to come back. It won't work." She said and walked away.

I slammed the door shut and walked back to the couch.

"I'm sorry." Amy said.

"Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything." I said.

"A family shouldn't affect relationships." She said.

"Adrienne isn't a girl I'd want to have a relationship with. It was stupid to even try." I told hr.

"I know but I feel bad, family shouldn't interfere with relationships." She said.

"Amy, You and John are the only people I need. You're the sweetest and prettiest girl I've met. You're smart and pretty. And John's your son too, so he's going to be a pretty awesome kid. In fact, he is a pretty awesome kid." I told her.

"Ricky you're going to make me cry." She said and hugged me.