Chapter 24

Nightmare

They arrived back at Ricky's house shortly after. John had slept the whole way while Amy quietly ran through the thoughts going around in her mind. Ricky hadn't said three words to her other than, "Are you okay?" Amy answered by looking over at him and smiled. Margaret was waiting for them at the house when they got there. Margaret took John from the back while Ricky helped Amy walk into the house and sit down on the couch. Margaret put John in his baby bouncer. He happily jumped up and down, laughing as everyone watched him.

"Can I get you anything?" Ricky asked sitting down next to Amy, trying to help out as much as possible.

"I'm fine right now, thank you." She replied back. Margaret stepped out of the room to go back into the kitchen. It was still quiet and Ricky knew that she was eavesdropping until he heard the TV turn on. Amy's attention was still focused on John hopping around joyfully.

"This is the best feeling in the world." She said out of no where.

"What is?" Ricky asked still confused.

"Having a family, being around you and John, everything I guess." Amy adjusted herself on the couch and lifted her legs onto Ricky's lap.

"I know, everything is perfect." He smirked at her and started to massage her feet. Amy closed her eyes as to relieve something that had been gone for some time. But when she opened them John was still bouncing and Ricky still staring at her.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah I'm fine, just a little tired I guess." Amy leaned back against the couch and drifted off to sleep.

Amy woke up and it was dark out. She was laying in bed downstairs. Something felt different, then she noticed it John's crib wasn't in the room. She started to breath heavily and turned over to wake Ricky up. But Ricky wasn't there. Instead Ben was laying next to her, asleep on the side where Ricky was supposed to be, the place Ricky had always slept. She jumped up and fell out of bed onto the floor. Carefully and quietly she got up and realized this wasn't Ricky's house, neither was it hers.

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed trying to escape the painful memories. "Amy, Amy, Amy." She kept hearing someone call her name almost in a whisper or a hushed tone. She turned around and around, looking for something, someone but no one was there. She ran over to the door, it was locked.

"HELP!" She screamed. Almost immediately she felt a hand on here shoulder. She closed her eyes hoping it wasn't Ben. She turned to face the figure and opened her eyes.

Amy was laying back on the couch. Ricky was leaning over her, gently shaking her shoulders calling her name. She was covered in sweat and tears were streaming down here face. She was so terrified, she grabbed Ricky and held him in a tight squeeze.

"Where's John?" She asked, her voice rasp and shaking.

"He's fine, he's asleep in his crib. You were having a nightmare." He said pulling her back to look in her eyes. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not right now." Amy replied shocked at what just happened. "I was so scared."

"I'm here, nothing will happen to you ever. I love you." Ricky stated.