A&N: so overdue and I apologize, life's kept me busy the last seven months is it? updates will be coming I promise but for now enjoy and review!

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"No Adrian why would you think I'm in love with Amy? She's with Ben for petes sake and I'm with YOU." Ricky yelled back trying to be quieter for the sake of John. Adrian shook her head. "You're always running off to her Ricky she's a decent mom she doesn't always need you!"

Ricky stumbled back into his car. "She does need me Adrian and I need her."

"Not as much as you need me." Adrian purred. "No." Ricky whispered.

"Even more than you." And with that he drove off leaving the majorette once again.

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Amy sat there trying to sleep but for once she couldn't without John's soft breathing. She cursed out loud for letting Ricky take him. She was his mother. God everything had been so screwed up lately. She thought she and Ricky had made some common ground and her parents were whatever but once again everything blew up right at her.

She knew she shouldn't think twice about the Adrian incident earlier since she and Ricky weren't together but she just, couldn't. Something lately had been drawing her to him and it drove her nuts.

This was not how the year was supposed to be so far.

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Ricky had finally gotten John to sleep when he picked up his phone checking for a message from Amy-again. When had he turned so…squirmy? He sighed again ignoring the message from Adrian. He didn't need her tonight. Or any night anymore he was sick of this constant drama and attitude. John didn't need to be around that. He wanted somewhat of a stable environment.

He and Amy had enough issues. He threw the phone down on the bed and turned off the light. Another night alone.

Amy sighed and tossed in her bed. The night was still warm-the summer had been a major heat wave and not much of it had left yet. She opened a window and laid against the window wondering when her life had gone downhill.

"Ok so you see that right there?" Ricky pointed out to her as they laid by the lake on a hot summer night. It was already past midnight and she knew it was past curfew but right now she didn't care. She was with Ricky Underwood.

"It's so pretty." She breathed as the stars floated around them. Ricky turned and grinned making her insides squirm. "Yeah sometimes I just think if I could just lie here all my life nothing would ever go wrong." Ricky sighed. Amy bit her lip and nodded knowing there was a story behind his statement but didn't press for details.

He scooted closer to her and she bit her lip again to keep from smiling.

"Stay cool Amy!" She scolded herself. "You'll like high school I promise." He grinned once again.

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The next night he met her at the same spot after her solo concert she screamed and ran into his arms. "You were great Ames!" He proclaimed. She smiled and blushed as they sat back down on the sand. It was a hot one tonight.

"Did you feel it change?" He asked her after a moment of silence.

"Feel what change?" She asked.

He smirked and nodded. "Everything. I mean, how many moments can you point to and say, that's when it all changed? You just had one."

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Her life had changed and while she wasn't sure where she was going she knew she would always have John, always have someone to love and always knew wherever she was; Ricky would be there right behind her.

It was a nice thought to have.

The next morning Ricky dropped the baby off and the house was empty once again. Her mom and David had taken Ashley to brunch while George worked on his bike so the house was all hers. She slipped on some leggings and a short dress when the door knocked. Her still-wet hair flew in her eyes as the door opened and John squealed in delight of his mom.

Her face lit up as Ricky set him in his high chair and suddenly it was quiet once more. "Hey Ames." He said first using that damn nickname once again.

She cleared her throat and sat down. "Hey." "About last night…" He started until she cut him off. "I broke up with Ben."

His eyes widened as he sat down too. All you could hear was John chewing on his blocks. "Well that's…" "Let's just forget about last night can we?" She whispered and for once he saw that gleam in her eyes that he saw oh so long ago on that hot summer night.

"Yeah that'd be nice." Ricky said fighting back a smirk. "You wanna stay for breakfast?" Amy asked blushing.

"Breakfast would be great."