Maci Bookout Meets With Ryan Edwards’ New Girlfriend because the Exes Proceed to Mend Fences

On Thursday’s all-new Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, Maci acquired to know Ryan’s new girlfriend, Amanda, and whereas this was their first time actually attending to know one another, it wasn’t actually their first assembly — with Maci revealing that Amanda was really there at the beginning of her 16 and Pregnant journey, making this a little bit of a full circle second.

“She was in my class. She was within the 16 and Pregnant episode,” Maci tells husband Taylor McKinney.

Whereas Amanda has had a little bit of previous — which features a stint in rehab and a prison document — Maci wished to present her a good shake, with Amanda equally to decided to show herself as she integrates herself into Ryan’s life.

And all that could not be extra vital with Ryan engaged on his relationship with Maci, and their teenage son, Bentley, following his personal rehab keep — the place he met Amanda.

“Ryan and I’ve labored actually laborious during the last couple of years to have only a extra steady co-parenting relationship,” Maci tells the cameras earlier than heading to lunch with Amanda and Ryan’s mother Jen. “And remedy and Al-Anon has made me assured in creating new relationships. So, I will lunch.”

Throughout sit down, Maci mentioned how Amanda ended up on the grownup highschool, the place she was despatched on account of getting pregnant as a teen, and what put Amanda on a path to sobriety following her personal powerful up bringing.

“I acquired kicked out of public colleges simply from medication, and preventing, and getting in hassle, getting arrested at a younger age,” Amanda explains. “I do not know why it took so lengthy to study, however I went via the rringer. I am not going again on the market.”

Whereas she was sober for nearly two years earlier than her latest journey to rehab, Amanda tells Maci she relapsed when her dad and mom died.

“My mother was associated to medication. She all the time in lively dependancy, after which she began utilizing with me. I do not need to make out like she was a nasty father or mother. She was younger. After which shortly after, my father acquired bone most cancers, Stage 4, and handed away,” she shared. “Which can be not an excuse to return out, however it was very laborious.”

Amanda’s been sober, nevertheless, for over a yr, one thing Maci tells her she must be pleased with — and her journey is one thing she does not decide her for.

“I would not need anyone to evaluate me primarily based off something I’ve achieved on my previous,” Maci says. “And that is been huge for me the previous couple of years — particularly with me and Ryan, identical to attempting to co-parent and attempting to get in a extra wholesome co-parenting relationship. I am unable to holding any of the bulls–t towards anyone.”

Whereas Amanda says she was admittedly nervous to reunite with Maci, there was an power there — for each events — that made them comfy assembly and opening the doorways for a relationship.

“I do know we have identified one another since highschool, and even reuniting with you, I used to be like, so nervous. I did not understand how your power was gonna be, however I used to be like, ‘She makes me really feel so comfy,” Amanda tells Maci.

“For me, I do not know, it was your power, however I simply really feel like you possibly can’t actually transfer ahead or begin anyplace in case you’re simply occupied with listening to different folks,” Maci shares.

Ryan’s mother, in the meantime, says she was admittedly hesitant concerning the relationship and went as far to say as she did not need Ryan and Amanda up to now — one thing Maci slyly agreed to — earlier than coming round to the thought.

“I perceive, if it was my son, I’d be like, ‘Maintain on.’ So I get it,” Amanda tells Jen and Maci, earlier than sharing the circumstances she and Ryan have positioned on their relationship. “We had a critical speak about it and he has informed me and I’ve informed him, ‘If you happen to relapse, it’s worthwhile to go away, and vice versa,’ and we agreed upon that.”

With consistency and following what the pair each discovered of their packages, they’re hopeful they’ll make this relationship — and this huge, blended household — work.

Sustain with all of the drama when Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter airs Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on MTV.