The Secret Love of the American Teenager

Prologue

Sixteen year old Amy Juergens had just arrived back from band camp this summer. She was putting away her things and humming some tunes off of her Ipod. She smiled to herself as one of her favorite songs came on. It was their song, a boy she heard of but didn't know until they started talking at band camp over the summer.

His name was Ricky Underwood, and though he had a reputation for being a coldhearted womanizer, he was actually quite sweet once you got to know him. That's what Amy did she got to know him, all of him. She remained invisible in High School for her first two years, but now the majority of the people in the band that once called her "Horn girl" now knew her name, and that was all thanks to Ricky.

He was very popular. He was good looking, smart when he wanted to be, and he was dating the most popular girl in the school Adrian Lee. She was beautiful, rich and she was a majorette in the band, but had decided to skip band camp this year to travel to Paris on vacation with her family.

On the outside they were the most perfect couple in Grant High School history, but from what Amy knew, Ricky was only dating her for her fathers recommendation to a college he wanted to attend, plus he said that she was pretty good in the sack. Amy scrunched up her nose in discuss which caused Ricky to laugh. He hadn't had many girl who were friends before, unless they were friends with benefits. But he and Amy were different.

He told her everything, about his abusive childhood. The fact that he hooked up with more girls than he could count, and the fact that he was in therapy and had foster parents. Amy opened up to him as well but none of what she said was nearly as deep as what Ricky talked about. She told him he could tell her anything, and so he did and she never judged him, not once.

Band camp lasted a record six weeks that summer, and they met on the second week, became good friends in their third week and fell in love on their fourth week. She lost her virginity to him on the 4th of July, and they watched the fireworks together. She told him that she loved him, and he felt like an ass because he couldn't say it back. But she understood why, and eventually he did say it and he meant it.

They spent their last two weeks of band camp making love and spending time with each other, because she knew that once they got back home, things wouldn't be the same. He was still with Adrian and she knew he couldn't break up with her. He was starting his senior year and needed her fathers recommendation for some scholarships so that he could go to college.

She sighed to herself, she knew it would be extra hard to see him in the school now, always with Adrian and never with her. She tried not to think about it but she knew that her heart would break every time she saw them together. She laid down on her bed with her earphones in her ear and started to cry softly as their song finished playing.

'Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do Nothing to loseAnd it's you and me and all other peopleAnd I don't know why,

I can't keep my eyes off of youand me and all other people with nothing to doNothing to proveAnd it's you and me and all other peopleAnd I don't know why,

I can't keep my eyes off of youWhat day is it?And in what month?This clock never seemed so alive

Ashley turned up her stereo louder as her parents yelled and argued. It seemed like that was all they did since Amy had been gone to band camp it had gotten worse. She loved her mom and she loved her dad dearly, but she wished they would just stop arguing.

Her father was already staying in a hotel. And the threat of divorce came up in the arguments more often then not. She was scared for the first time in her life this was something she couldn't control. She knew things were gonna change drastically and very soon, but she wasn't ready for it.

She hopped off her bed and grabbed the bed and grabbed the bottle of vodka she stole from her fathers liquor stash and started to drink it. At least it would make her forget, if only for a little while. She just hoped that it would make her forget.

Jack Pappas and Grace Bowmen, were the other golden couple next to Adrian and Ricky, but they had bigger issues. Jack was a seventeen year old boy, he wanted to have sex with his girlfriend. They had sex once and it was great, but they didn't have sex anymore after that, because Grace's dad died in a plane crash and Grace thought that their having sex had something to do with it.

She caught Jack cheating once, but she took him back. Since then every girl he looks at or looks at him she accuses him of cheating. He apologized over and over and over again but it seemed like she would never forget him. Today they were arguing about another girl Jack had been talking to after his football practice.

He didn't really feel like arguing with her it was the last week of summer before school started he wanted to make the most of it so he said "Whatever Grace, I'm out of her" and he walked out of her door and got in his car.

"Don't leave me when I'm yelling at you!!" she yelled. But he had already pulled off. She gave a frustrated groan before going in the house and calling his cell phone leaving heated messages.

Jack drove around and stopped in a park, he parked his car and got out and sat on a swing next to a girl he recognized from school. "I'm sorry but do I know you" he asked the girl with pretty red hair and big blue eyes. She smiled at him.

"Probably not, but I'm Madison"

"Jack"

"I know" she said and they shared a laugh before sparking up a conversation.

(A/N: Probably have a few questions. Amy didn't get pregnant after they had sex. This is an alternate universe story. This takes place her junior year, Ricky, Adrian, Grace and Jack are all seniors. George cheated on Ann with some one other than Adrian's mom, Adrian's mom and dad are happily married and live in a huge house no where near Amy.)