Ricky's POV
The two of us, Amy and I stood hugging each other in the rain. I didn't care about who was staring I was in love and I was happy.
"Come on, if we run to your house and dry off I'll still make it in time. I'll drive you" I said.
She nodded and we got into my car. We drove to her house and I borrowed a towel. I dried off my hair.
"Want a hair dryer?" She asked.
"My hairs pretty dry now." I told her.
"No I meant for your shirt a towel won't do much." She said smiling.
"Alright." I said.
After about three minutes of blow drying my shirt we gave up. I kissed her goodbye and told her I'd see her later tonight. I drove over to the butcher shop. I ran through the doors.
"Richard, you just made it. I got a little nervous." Bonnie said.
"Sorry Bonnie, something important occurred." I said.
"I've got Benjamin on the gift wrapping and you're behind the counter taking orders as usual." She said.
"I've got to talk to Mr. Boykevich about something. Don't kill each other while I'm gone. Yes, I've seen those death stares you give each other." She said and walked into her office. She shut the door, and I went to work." I said.
A customer went in.
"Hi how can I help you?" I asked.
"Yeah I'd like a T-bone steak and a rib eye steak. Wrapped up please." The woman said.
So I wrapped the order and handed it to the woman. Once she left Ben glared at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I know why you were late, I know the real reason." He said.
"Why?" I asked.
"You were making out with Amy, and then you went over to her house." He said.
"Okay you're exaggerating. One, I kissed her. Two, I went over to dry off so I wouldn't flood the butcher shop." I said.
"And you thought I was exaggerating." He mumbled.
"Make up your mind Ben! You say that you want to break up, but you're still jealous! Adrienne cheated on me with you, okay you got your revenge! Leave Amy and me alone and don't ever come near our son." I said.
Another customer came in and wanted to have it delivered. now delivers the baskets that Ben makes. Of course Ben delivers them but it must be annoying.
"I love her Ricky. But I shouldn't he's not my son. She'll always be with you. You'll be there when he says his first words, when he learns to ride a bike, and when he walks. I'm just the stepdad, you're the real dad." He said.
"The thing that gets me so mad at you is that you lied to her. When she was pregnant with another guy, you accepted it. You went to get 'married' because you wanted to show her that you could love her. You tried to go to the doctor's appointment with her, to show that you still care for that baby. You tried to show her that no matter whose baby it was you'd still love the baby and her. Then when the baby finally came you walked out on her, on them. Ben I hope you know that because of you Amy was so upset and aggravated. Because of you, Amy had to not only face heartbreak but the pain of having a baby, at the same time. Ben Boykevich, you've done way more than enough to Amy. Don't go by her, and don't try to apologize." I told him.
I finished preparing the different types of meats when Bonnie came out.
"Oh my, boys we have to close the shop now. The storm's getting pretty bad. "Bonnie said with a worried look on her face. I looked out the window, the winds were terrible and the thunder boomed louder than anything. Once we finished closing the shop we all ran to our cars and drove. I drove all the way to Amy's house. I ran inside I didn't even ring the doorbell.
"Amy?" I said.
Amy ran down the stairs she had a towel and a blanket in her arms.
"Are you alright? I just heard the news, severe thunderstorm warning." She said.
"Yeah I'm fine. Is John okay?" He asked.
She started laughing. "He's fine Ricky. In fact, he's sleeping. Can you believe that? He can sleep through this but not through our argument."
"Where's your mom?" I asked.
"She's out on yet another date with David, but since the storm arrived she decided to stay over his house. Leaving me alone with John. Her excuse is, I can't go anywhere the storm is too dangerous." Amy said.
"That's alright I'm here." I said. "Here let's take john's playpen downstairs in the living room. That way if he wakes up he can come down with us and if he falls asleep we could put him in the playpen to sleep in. "I suggested.
"Good idea. I get John and you can get the playpen." She said smiling and ran up the stairs.
I brought the playpen down and we put John (who was still sleeping) in the crib. Yes he was still alive. Amy and I cuddled on the couch as we watched T.V. we brought out some candles in case of a blackout. I just called Margaret to make sure; I had to call her before the blackout. She said that it'd be alright if I stayed over, she didn't want me driving in this storm. We locked all of the doors, and pulled all of the shades down.
All of a sudden the TV and the lights went out. Amy and I lit a bunch of candles all over the house.
"Do you have a battery powered radio?" I asked.
"What for?" She asked me back.
"We might need it; they could have important information broadcasting." I said.
"I might, my dad might have one in the garage. But you'll have to go outside to get into the garage!" She said.
"I know but we need it." I said. I ran out through the kitchen door. The rain was coming down so hard that it hurt really bad. The thunder roared really loud. I opened the door and ran in. I searched the whole garage for it. I finally found it on a tool box. I ran back outside and into the house.
"Are you alright?" She asked from the living room.
"Yeah I'm fine, don't worry." I said taking my shoes off in the kitchen.
I walked into the living room and sat down with Amy. We turned the radio on; e put the volume down low. We could still hear it, but it wouldn't wake John. Amy and I sat on the couch talking.
"Do you want a t-shirt? Or maybe a sweatshirt?" She asked.
"I don't think your t-shirt will fit me." I said laughing.
"No I have my dad's." She said smiling.
Another roar of thunder was heard; John started crying so I rushed over to him. I rocked him and he was back to sleep in no time. I sat back down with Amy.
I wrapped my arms around her; she put her head on my shoulder.
"I love you Ricky." She said.
"I love you too Amy." I said.
Lightning filled the sky in the background. Another clap of thunder was heard. Amy's grip around me got tighter.
"You're not scared are you?" I asked grinning.
"n-no o-of course n-not." She said.
"Ashley says you stutter when you lie. You're stuttering therefore your lying." I said still smiling.
"Okay maybe a little. I just get nervous." she said.
"What's there to be nervous about? You're inside, and you've got me to protect you." I said grinning once again.
"Yeah I guess I do have that." She said smiling and kissed me. It was a passionate kiss, it was amazing. We stayed that way for a while. When we pulled apart she blushed and rested her head on my shoulder. I saw a tear run down her face.
"Amy, what's the matter?" I asked her.
"Oh Ricky I'm so mean to you. I yell and scream like a two year old, and here you love me despite my temper tantrum." She said crying. "I don't know why you love me, you're better off with somebody who'll treat you better and will make you happier."
"Amy, look at me. I'm happy right here with you, having you in my arms. I love you, and no matter what had happened and what fights we had, we're here now. That's all that matters, I love you Amy Jeurgens I really do." I said.
"Ricky I love you." She said. I wiped away the tears that were running down her face. Then I kissed her, when we pulled apart she smiled.
She yawned. And I smiled, "Are you getting tired?" I asked her laughing.
"Just a little." She said smiling. She and I brought John upstairs and put him to bed. He was finally sleeping more, not that his two teeth finally came. We put him to bed and kissed him goodnight.
"I better go, it's getting late." I said.
"You can't. We called your mom; she thinks you're staying here. Besides it's dangerous. I don't want you driving in this storm." She said.
"Alright then I'll sleep on the couch." I said starting to go downstairs.
"If you want Ricky, you can sleep in my bed. I've had to sleep on the couch before, it's good for sitting on but if you sleep on it, you wake up in pain." She told me.
"Where will you sleep?" I asked her.
"In my bed too." She said blushing.
"Are you sure about this?" I asked her. I didn't know what she was up to.
"We're just sleeping, no funny business mister." She said smiling.
"Alright." I said and raced up the stairs; I picked her up and carried her to her room.
We both fell asleep around 11:30. My arms were wrapped around her.