Amy was ready to wait all night if she had to but Emily and Rachel wanted to leave because they all had college the next morning. It had been two hours since Ben had gone backstage and not come back out.

"Amy, maybe we should go." Rachel said.

"Let's wait for five more minutes." Amy said, pleadingly.

"That's what you said an hour ago." Emily said, sighing.

"Just five more minutes." Amy said, trying to convince her friends.

"Okay." Rachel said.

Amy smiled and went back to staring longingly at the stage. They ended up waiting another half hour.

"Amy, it's the tavern's closing time. We have to go." Rachel said, pulling Amy by the arm.

Amy took only last look at the stage and then followed her friends out of the tavern.

She spent the next couple of days thinking about Ben. He'd been awful, making her wait like that but there was something about him that just didn't let Amy get herself to hate him.

Amy was walking to one of her classes, when she bumped into someone.

"Sorry." Amy said looking up.

"No, It's my fault, I'm sorry. Amy?" Ben asked looking at Amy.

"Ben? What are you doing here?" Amy asked.

"I go to college here, what are you doing here?" Ben asked.

"I go to college here too. "Amy said.

" Well what do you know!" Ben said.

Amy smiled and started walking away from Ben.

"Hey listen, I'm sorry about the other night. One of my friends got piss drunk and he was threatening to drive himself home, I had to go get him. I wanted to tell you but everything happened in such a hurry that I couldn't even come and say bye. I know that wasn't cool and I'm sorry." Ben said, looking into Amy's eyes.

Amy didn't know whether it was the fact that he was such a good friend or his beautiful eyes that put Amy in nothing short of a trance; but whatever it was; looking at Ben in that moment gave Amy butterflies in her stomach. "It's okay." She said, biting her lip.

"I'd love to make it up to you, do you want to go out for a coffee or something after class?" Ben asked.

"I'd love to." Amy said, smiling.

"Great, I'll see you after class then." Ben said, walking away.

Amy just wanted to jump because of how happy she was. For the first time in a very very long time, she felt like a teenager, with something exciting happening for her, just her. Finally something she wouldn't have to share with anyone else.

Amy and Ben met for coffee at this little café down the street from their college.

"So, tell me about you." Ben said, taking a sip of his coffee.

"Well, I'm from California. I want to become a teacher. I have a son, John; he's going to turn four this year. Before I came here, I was married to his father, Ricky." Amy said. She didn't know how Ben was going to react, but she knew she had to tell him the truth from the very beginning; she didn't want him to feel like she trapped him.

"Oh, why'd you guys break up?" Ben asked in the most casual way.

Amy was expecting Ben to completely freak out but there was absolutely no change in his expressions.

"I just realized I wasn't in love with him anymore and we both deserved better than to be with someone, we're not in love with." Amy said.

"I'm sorry." Ben said.

"Thanks." Amy said.

"I'd love to meet John sometime, though." Ben said.

"You would?" Amy asked.

"Yeah, why do you seem so shocked?" Ben asked, smiling a little.

"Because people are not usually this accepting of teen mothers. People are usually really judgmental." Amy said.

"Well I'm not people." Ben said smiling.

Ben and Amy kept talking the whole afternoon. Amy had never felt this way; she'd never met someone who was so kind and accepting without even knowing her. Plus the fact that he was super cute didn't hurt either. Amy felt as though Ben was exactly what she'd been waiting for.