Thank you for your comments, I hope this chapter lives up to the expectations. This is my first story, but I got good comments back and decided to write a new chapter. I had a major writer's block when writing this so I don't know if you will like it. I will be going on vacation so I won't be able to update my story, sorry! But I'll try not to leave it on a cliffhanger.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Secret Life of The American Teenager or any of the characters.

Love of a Lifetime

Chapter 5

Not Again

After Ben left both Amy and Ricky wanted to get some fresh air so they decided to take John on a walk. They knew that they had to work out what was between them so they could take care of their son better. They laid him in the stroller that Mrs. Bowman got for him at the baby shower and went out the door. They started down the sidewalk, with Ricky pushing John and Amy following close behind.

"So about that kiss," Ricky started to say.

"I really liked it," she paused, "it reminded me of Band Camp." Amy trailed off. She was blushing and looked down at John who was now asleep sucking on his binki.

"Oh, is that so?" Ricky smirked, and glanced over at Amy.

"Yeah, I never felt like that with Ben." Amy tried to hide her face.

"Sparks," They both mumbled at the same time. There was a long pause before either of them said anything. They were just turning the corner to go to the park when John woke up. Amy picked him up and cradled him in her arms before both of them sat down at a bench.

"I wasn't sure how you felt about me before now." Ricky glanced over at Amy who was now bouncing John on her hip. "I didn't want to say anything but I felt the same way about you too." Ricky had his hands on his knees and he was looking down at the ground.

"I was scared, I tried to find security with Ben, because I didn't think that you would want to help take care of our son." Amy confessed.

"I love you, and I love our son." Ricky smirked, looking up at Amy to see how she reacted. She blushed and said:

"I think," she paused, "I love you too." As she handed John to Ricky and laid her head on Ricky's shoulder.

"I hope you do." Ricky chocked, unsure if she had heard him because her eyes were now closed and she didn't say anything back. But he completely meant it, he had finally broken through his old ways once and for all. He hadn't even thought about it until now, he was a different man.

"Why don't we go back to your house?" He asked. Waking Amy up by shaking her shoulder a little.

"Okay," She replied, getting up. Again Ricky pushed the stroller, but this time he took Amy's hand in his and they walked all the way back to her house in silence, hand in hand.

When they got there they put John in his crib because he was now asleep. Amy sat down on her bed and patted a spot next to her for Ricky to come sit down. They both laid back and Amy laid her head on his chest.

"It's probably better for the baby anyway if his parents are together." She said, and fell asleep laying there.

"Yeah," Ricky replied mumbling because he was starting to drift off to sleep, "It is." They both feel asleep in each others arms, Ricky with his arm around Amy's waist and Amy lying on his chest. Just then they woke up to someone screaming.

"AMY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Anne screamed as she walked into her bedroom with groceries in her arms.

"I-I a-a, w-e-e we-rr-e," Amy stuttered but before she could finish Ashley butted in. Ricky and Amy were both awake now and Ricky was getting off the bed. He put his hands in his pockets, nervous that Amy's parents wouldn't let him around Amy or his son anymore.

"GOD, how can this happen again?" Ashley asked in sarcastic tone, like always.

"Nothing happened, we feel asleep!" Amy was mad that they had assumed something happened, but how could they not, it was Ricky, but he's changed. She thought.

"Ricky, you need to leave now!" Anne yelled at Ricky trying to be calm but it wasn't working.

"I'm really sorry Mrs. Jergeuns, we were tired after taking John for a walk and we fell asleep." Ricky said trying to defend Amy and himself. Surprisingly John hadn't woke up until now and Amy went over to pick him up.

"Bye Ricky," Amy mumbled under her breath embarrassed to say it in front of Ashley and her mom. Ricky waved to her from her bedroom door and he walked out.

"Amy, how could you, how could this happen?" Anne looked disappointed and Amy was on the verge of having a river stream out her eyes. Ashley walked out at this point disgusted by her sister's actions with Ricky. Ashley was still on team Ben right now because she didn't trust or believe that Ricky would be a good father.

"Nothing happened mom, I swear." Amy responded as a single tear fell down her cheek.

"Amy, I know he's gonna be around but you can't be doing that in my house, Amy I love you and I don't want you to get hurt, are you sure he's not just trying to get you to have sex with him again." Anne was crying with Amy now but she still looked disappointed as she wiped away the tears.

"Mom, he loves the baby and he loves me. I know he does because he's really changed mom and I think I love him too." Amy replied back still rocking John. John always got upset.

"Just be careful Amy." Anne said and turned to walk out of her room. Amy laid down with John next to her and cried herself to sleep.

She woke up at two in the morning from John crying. She changed John's diaper and put him back in his crib. She looked at her phone and had 3 new texts. One was from Madison and the other were from Ricky. Madison's said, "When are you gonna come back to school, Ben has been asking for you?" Ricky's said, "Are you okay?" and "Did your parents ground you from seeing me?" She text him back and said, "Yeah, I'm fine. Come over tomorrow and we can talk." She wasn't sure when he would get it but she hoped soon because she really needed to talk.