Here's chapter four! It takes place during the fourth season. I do not own anything from The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Thank you! :)
Grace was walking out of class and she bumped into Jack.
"Hey Grace...I heard you uh...cheated on Grant." Jack said awkwardly.
"Yeah...so what? That's none of your business..." Grace said annoyed.
"Did you apologize to him?" Jack asked concerned.
"Of course I did...What do you want?" Grace said a little irritated.
"I...it's nothing..." Jack said sadly.
"Let me guess...you don't want to stay with Madison and you want to get back with me." Grace said sternly as she rolled her eyes.
"Uh...I would like to do that...but you're obviously not interested in me...so...I guess that's never going to happen..." Jack said honestly.
"You're darn right that it's never going to happen again...You ruined everything between us when you had sex with Adrian...And then it got worse after we slept together...You're pathetic, Jack." Grace said angrily.
"You wanted to sleep with me...And I'm sorry that I hurt you, Grace...But why can't you just forgive me?" Jack said seriously.
"I did forgive you...and it was a huge mistake...I have to go to class..." Grace said meanly and she walked past Jack.
"So...She cheated on Grant, huh?" Adrian said awkwardly from behind Jack.
"Yeah...I can't believe it...With some college guy...Man...I never thought that Grace would cheat." Jack said honestly.
"Heh...I'm sure she thought the same thing about you...Listen to me, Jack...You should just let her go...If she wants to be with you, she'll come back...Trust me...I wish I could go back to Ricky but for some reason...he wants to be with Amy...I just don't get it...They never even hooked up...I guess he sees something in her that he never saw in me..." Adrian said seriously.
"Oh...I'm sorry about Ricky...and thanks for the advice Adrian...See ya later." Jack said nicely and he walked to class.
Amy walked around the corner and Adrian walked next to her.
"Hey Amy! How are you?" Adrian said kindly.
"Um...I'm doing fine...Why are you talking to me? You never talk to me." Amy said concerned.
"Oh...I know but...I just thought we could be friends since Ricky is interested in you. We've been over for awhile but...we still talk sometimes and...he really likes you." Adrian said sweetly.
"Really? But I'm with Ben...I've never been interested in Ricky." Amy said worried.
"Yeah...but aren't you tired of Benny?" Adrian asked seriously.
"No...Are you interested in him?" Amy said surprised.
"Of course not...I only pretended to be interested in him cause I thought you were having sex with Ricky..." Adrian said honestly.
"Yeah...Well...I did kind of want to kiss him but...that didn't happen..." Amy said awkwardly.
"Heh...Yeah...He is a very good kisser." Adrian smirked.
"I don't care, Adrian...I love Ben and that's how it's going to be." Amy said sternly and she walked to class.
"Whatever you say..." Adrian said as she rolled her eyes and she walked to class.
A few weeks later...
Everyone was at Jesse's graduation party at his lake house.
Ricky was standing against the wall as he watched Ben and Amy dancing together and Adrian walked over to him.
"So...What's up old buddy?" Adrian said smiling.
"Nothing...I just don't get what Amy could see in Ben...He's a total dork..." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Uh...I guess but he is really nice and rich...Well...his dad is..." Adrian said seriously.
"Yeah...But...I thought she really liked me...at band camp..." Ricky said sadly.
"Oh, would you just give it up? That happened years ago...She's in love with Ben." Adrian said honestly.
"I know...And what about you? Are you in love with Omar?" Ricky said concerned.
"Of course I am...But...can I ask you a serious question?" Adrian said firmly.
"Sure..." Ricky said after taking a drink of his soda.
"Do you...still sleep around?" Adrian asked concerned.
"No...I quit doing that...I realized that it only made my life more complicated...and...I don't want to be that guy anymore...It was getting old and...I want a relationship...When I was with you, that's as close as I ever got to having one...Unless you count when I was with Grace..." Ricky said honestly.
"Yeah...No...what we had was just a mess...And with Grace you just wanted to sleep with her...You never really cared about her...All you care about is yourself...And the only way that you'll have a relationship is if you care about someone more than yourself...I'm going to find Omar." Adrian said seriously and she walked away from Ricky.
"Hey man! Are you having a great time?" Jack said excited as he walked by Ricky.
"Not really...I'm all alone..." Ricky said sadly.
"No you're not...All your friends are here and we graduated. And your speech was awesome." Jack said happily.
"What friends? None of these people care about me, Jack...I've completely ruined my life just because of sex...And thanks..." Ricky said sternly.
"I care about you, Ricky...And you didn't ruin your life...Our futures are right around the corner...Don't waste it." Jack said honestly.
"Heh...That's easy for you to say...You haven't messed as much as I have." Ricky said seriously.
"Uh...I'm pretty sure that all of us have done things that we're not proud of...And it doesn't matter how much you've messed up, Ricky...What matters is that you learn from your mistakes." Jack said nicely.
"I guess you're right...Thanks Jack...I need to go to the bathroom..." Ricky smiled and he walked towards the bathroom.
A few minutes later he walked out of it and bumped into Grace.
"Hey Ricky! Congrats on graduating!" Grace said sweetly as she gave him a hug.
"Heh...Thanks Grace...I feel terrible though..." Ricky said in a depressed tone.
"Why?" Grace asked surprised as she let go of him.
"I wasted my entire high school career worrying about girls and sleeping with them...Just so I could make myself feel better..." Ricky said seriously as he walked into the kitchen with Grace.
"Oh...I know exactly how you feel...I spent a lot of time worrying about guys and sleeping with them too...And I hope that Daniel will be the last guy that I'm with." Grace said honestly.
"Yeah...but you slept with guys because you loved them...I never loved any of the girls that I was with...Who would want to be with me now? Adrian has Omar and Amy has Ben...There aren't any girls left who care about me..." Ricky said sadly.
"Gosh...I'm sorry Ricky...I thought you would be really happy about graduating...And...I still care about you...I always have...and I love you...as a friend and...I hope that we can continue to be friends after you go to college...I'm sure you'll find a girl who will want to be with you someday." Grace said sweetly as she smiled.
"Thank you Grace...You're too kind...And...I love you too...Thank you for being a great friend to me. Hopefully I'll find a great girl in college someday...But...are you sure that you want to stay with Daniel?" Ricky said nicely and seriously as he moved closer to Grace.
"Heh...You're welcome...I don't know...He's really nice but...I think Jack wants to get back with me..." Grace said kindly as she smiled and blushed.
"Ha ha...I should have known...He's such a tool...Forget him." Ricky said as he laughed and then he leaned in and gave Grace a slow kiss.
"Aaah! Ricky! What are you doing?" Grace said shocked as she pulled away from him and wiped her mouth.
"Uh...I'm sorry...I was tempted to kiss you...You're so beautiful, Grace." Ricky said kindly as he put his hand on her cheek.
"Um...Yeah...I'm going to-" Grace was cut off when Daniel bumped into her and she turned around.
"So...You're playing me, huh? I should have known that you were too immature for me. We're done, Grace." Daniel said sternly and he left the party.
"Ugh! Daniel! Thanks a lot Ricky..." Grace said stubbornly and she walked out of the kitchen.
"What the hell did you just do?" Adrian said meanly as she walked into the kitchen with Omar.
"I...oh man...I kissed Grace..." Ricky said awkwardly.
"Heh...Wow...You just can't keep your hands to yourself, can you?" Ben said firmly as he walked into the kitchen with Amy.
"Screw off Ben! I'm getting out of here." Ricky said stubbornly as he walked out of the kitchen.
"He needs some serious help..." Amy said sadly.
"No kidding...But I don't know what we can do...Isn't he still in therapy?" Ben said concerned.
"Yeah...He is...I don't know what we should do..." Adrian said seriously.
"Uh...I think he'll be fine...Once he figures out that you can't go around kissing other people's girlfriends...Poor Daniel...He really liked Grace." Omar said honestly.
"Poor Daniel? Ricky is the one who has been hurting for years and none of you care about that! He needs us!" Adrian said firmly.
"She's right...Maybe...Ricky can change if we all try to help him." Amy said sweetly.
"I agree...A person can't change completely by themselves...Ricky needs all the help he can get." Ben said sincerely.
"You know it's funny...He seemed like he had it all together at graduation...during his speech...But inside...he's slowly dying...He wants to change..." Adrian said sadly as her eyes got watery.
"It's ok Adrian...We'll figure out how to help Ricky somehow..." Omar said nicely as he gave her a hug.
"Yeah...Everything will be ok." Amy said as she smiled and then she grabbed Ben's hand and they walked back to the dance floor.
A couple weeks later at school...
Amy walked outside and she saw Ricky on the bench.
"Ricky? What are you doing here? The seniors got done with school weeks ago." Amy said confused.
"Yeah I know...I just wanted to see Grant High one last time before I go to college..." Ricky said sadly.
"Oh...Are you going to miss it?" Amy said nicely as she sat down next to him.
"I am...I had a lot of good times here...But...I wish I could take it all back..." Ricky said seriously.
"Uh...You can't...and...living your life in regret isn't going to solve anything...You have to move on Ricky..." Amy said honestly.
"I know...but I don't have anyone to move on with..." Ricky said concerned.
"And why does that matter? There's nothing wrong with being single, Ricky..." Amy said sweetly.
"Heh...Yeah but...I've been single my entire life...I've never had what you and Ben have." Ricky said nicely.
"I guess that's true...It's kind of hard to have a meaningful relationship when you want to get in every girl's pants..." Amy said concerned.
"No kidding...At least I didn't hurt you..." Ricky said kindly.
"True...but sometimes I wonder how my life would be different if I did give you a chance..." Amy said honestly.
"You do?" Ricky said surprised.
"Yeah...I thought you really liked me back when we first met at band camp but...after getting to know you, I realized that you never would have been a good guy for me." Amy said seriously.
"Oh...come on Amy...I could be a good guy for you...If you give me a chance...I can be a better guy than Ben." Ricky said firmly.
"Heh...Sorry Ricky...I will always love Ben...And he will always love me...We're just meant to be together...Good luck with college...I need to get to work at the nursery." Amy said happily and she left.
There's chapter four! I thought it would be interesting to have Ricky kiss Grace at Jesse's party instead of Jack. Ha ha! Will Ricky end up with someone when he goes to college? And will Jack and Grace end up with someone? Stay tuned to find out in the next chapter which will be the last one. Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)
