Here's chapter seven! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for your reviews! I do not own anything from The Secret Life of the American Teenager! Thank you! :)

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Bold=Ricky

Plain=Other characters

"Tell me Ben." Amy said a little irritated.

"All right...Maria got an offer to be in a bad magazine." Ben said awkwardly.

"What bad magazine?" Amy said surprised.

"Yeah...It's like a sexy one...Heh." Ben said seriously as he smiled.

"What's so funny?" Amy said concerned.

"She wanted to show me some pictures and I said no." Ben said honestly.

"Give me your phone." Amy said firmly.

"Why? She didn't send me anything...I swear." Ben said sternly.

"Prove it Ben." Amy said meanly.

"You don't trust me?" Ben said irritated.

"I do...But I have this feeling that you're lying to me." Amy said worried.

"You don't have anything to worry about, Amy...I love you." Ben said kindly and he gave Amy a kiss on the cheek and walked into the bathroom.

Amy sighed and she called Lauren.

"Hey Amy! How are you? Ha ha ha! Dante stop!" Lauren said happily as she answered her phone.

"Lauren? What are you doing?" Amy said confused.

"Dante and I were just making out...Ha ha...What's up?" Lauren said nicely.

"Oh...Sorry to disturb you but...I think Ben is lying to me." Amy said seriously.

"Lying to you about what? You don't think he got some other girl pregnant, do you?" Lauren said concerned.

"Don't ever say that to me again...That night he told me Adrian was pregnant with his baby was hell for me, Lauren...I think Maria sent him some inappropriate pictures." Amy said sternly and then worried.

"I'm sorry, Amy...I didn't mean to hurt you by saying that...Why would Maria have sent him bad pictures?" Lauren said sincerely and then confused.

"Thanks...He did just tell me she got an offer to be in a sexy magazine and that she asked Ben if he wanted to see some pictures...He told her no but...I'm not sure if I can believe him." Amy said honestly.

"Hmm...You married Ben, right?" Lauren said seriously.

"Yeah...What are you getting at?" Amy said confused.

"That means you should trust him...No questions asked...And if he lied to you, then you forgive him and move on." Lauren said honestly.

"It's not that simple, Lauren...If he's getting turned on by an ex-girlfriend then that's a problem." Amy said sadly.

"Listen to me, Amy girl...You gotta trust Ben...He loves you, right? That's all the proof you need to trust him...And if you're worried about him losing interest in you, maybe you should spice things up in the bedroom." Dante said nicely as he smirked.

"Dante? Uh...Thanks for the advice...I'll try to trust Ben." Amy said awkwardly and then nicely.

"No problem...Just hit me up if you need some good tips...Ha ha!" Dante said happily.

"Sorry about that Amy...But Dante's right...Good luck and I'll talk to you later." Lauren said nicely and she hung up.

The next day at the hospital...

"Hey Jack...How are you?" Chloe said sweetly as she walked into Jack's room.

"Hi Chloe...I feel terrible." Jack said sadly.

"Oh no! Do you want me to get a doctor?" Chloe said concerned.

"No...I'm ok...I mean that I feel terrible emotionally." Jack said honestly.

"Why's that?" Chloe said intrigued as she sat in a chair.

"I got upset with my parents...To tell you the truth, I'm upset with everyone because they keep pointing out my flaws...Except you." Jack said seriously.

"Well...I don't blame them...What you did was terrible, Jack...You could have died." Chloe said concerned.

"So...instead of being grateful that I'm alive, you're going to judge me too?!" Jack said irritated as he raised his voice.

"What the hell is wrong with you? I am grateful that you're alive but you shouldn't have drank that much...Did you do it because of Grace and Ricky?" Chloe said angrily and then confused.

"Does it matter? I was dead to Grace a long time ago." Jack said sadly.

"Why do you say that?" Chloe said surprised.

"Because she never loved me...No matter how badly I wanted to believe that, she didn't...I was never good enough for her." Jack said seriously as his eyes got watery.

"You're wrong Jack." Grace said as she walked into the room.

"Grace? What are you doing here?" Jack said surprised as he wiped his eyes.

"I wanted to see you...Ricky and I helped you to get here after you passed out at school." Grace said nicely.

"Um...I'll let you two talk." Chloe said kindly and she walked out of the room and Grace sat in the chair.

"Where's Ricky?" Jack said intrigued.

"We got captured last night...It's kind of a long story...Ricky's at the police station." Grace said seriously.

"I'm sorry to hear that...Who captured you guys?" Jack said intrigued.

"Griffin and some guy named Tony...I think he might be Adrian's brother...Anyway, how are you?" Grace said honestly and then kindly.

"That's pretty bad...And I feel like my life couldn't get any worse." Jack said in a depressed tone.

"I heard what you said to Chloe about me...How could you say that?" Grace said surprised.

"Because of what you said to me about why you accepted my proposal." Jack said seriously.

"Listen to me, Jack...I have always loved you and I still do but...we weren't meant to stay together...You obviously chose sex over having a serious relationship with me...I kept hoping and praying that you would change for me but...it didn't happen." Grace said honestly as she grabbed one of Jack's hands.

"Yeah but...that didn't mean you had to marry Ricky...We're still young, Grace...We could start over." Jack said nicely as he gently touched Grace's cheek with his left hand.

"We can't...I love Ricky with all my heart and he's my husband now." Grace said sincerely as she let go of Jack's hand.

"Why not? Amy should be with Ricky and you should be with me...That's how it was and how it should be!" Jack said sternly.

"Don't you get it? All of us have changed since high school, Jack! You have Chloe and she loves you! Don't throw away what you have with her for something that you'll never have." Grace said irritated as she raised her voice.

"Damn you! I don't want to see you ever again!" Jack said cruelly.

"Excuse me? I'm just being honest! You're the one who can't accept the truth!" Grace said loudly.

"Just go Grace!" Jack said firmly and Grace walked out of the room.

Meanwhile at Grant High...

Ethan was walking out of class when he ran into Chase.

"What's it gonna be man?" Chase said sternly as he crossed his arms.

"Screw off." Ethan said annoyed.

"You're not gonna answer me?" Chase said irritated as he walked closer to Ethan.

"I said screw off!" Ethan said furiously and he hit Chase in the jaw.

"Ow! You little punk!" Chase said firmly and he swung at Ethan with a fist and Ethan dodged him.

"I am not going to let you ruin my relationship with Kathy, you selfish prick." Ethan said meanly as he put his fists up.

"You think this is about Kathy? This is about you getting what you deserve! One of my cousins died from a drug overdose. I'm not gonna let you get away with this." Chase said seriously.

"What is going on out here?" Miss O'Malley said as she walked into the hall from her office.

"Nothing...We're fine." Ethan said annoyed and he walked to class.

"Yeah...Everything is ok Miss O'Malley...Sorry to have bothered you." Chase said nicely and he walked to class.

Kathy walked towards Miss O'Malley from the bathroom.

"Did you just hear Ethan and Chase arguing?" Kathy said concerned.

"I did but they said everything is ok...Do you know what's going on with them?" Miss O'Malley said suspiciously.

"Hmm...I think they might be upset over this whole drug problem...Ethan knows that Chase thinks he's selling drugs." Kathy said honestly.

"Is he?" Miss O'Malley said concerned.

"Of course not! I know Ethan has made mistakes in the past, but he's a good kid...I know him better than anyone in this school...Believe me, Chase is trying to set him up." Kathy said seriously.

"We did have a couple dogs sniff lockers for drugs and they didn't find any...Maybe the drugs are gone now." Miss O'Malley said nicely.

"I hope so...Have a good day, Miss O'Malley...I need to get to class." Kathy said sweetly and she walked down the hall.

Meanwhile at the police station...

"They still haven't went back to the house?" Ricky said worried.

"I'm sorry son...We have cops there...If they go to the house, we'll let you know...You should probably get some rest though." A cop said seriously.

"I can't...Not until they're found." Ricky said firmly.

"Suite yourself...I need to get some lunch." The cop said nicely and he left his desk.

Ricky sighed and then smiled after he got a text from Grace that said she was at school. Then his phone rang.

"Adrian?" Ricky said surprised as he answered his phone.

"Hey Ricky...How are you?" Adrian said nicely.

"I had a rough night...What do you want?" Ricky said tiredly and then irritated.

"Grace is wearing you out already? Ha ha...Wait...Are you ok?" Adrian said as she laughed and then concerned.

"No...We got captured at the hospital last night by Griffin and...Tony...I'm at a police station right now and they're trying to find them." Ricky said honestly.

"Tony?! You mean my...brother?" Adrian said shocked.

"I don't know...Hopefully it's not him...So why did you call?" Ricky said intrigued.

"Me too...I called cause I have a dilemma with that job offer...I could get it next week and work in Valley Glen but I also have to finish my classes." Adrian said seriously.

"Oh man...Why can't you just work in the summer? It's like a month away." Ricky said nicely.

"That's what Omar thought but...I don't think they will offer me the job in the summer and I really want it." Adrian said worried.

"If I were you, I would finish school...Your parents aren't paying good money for you to not get a degree, Adrian...You have a lot of time to work after you graduate college." Ricky said seriously.

"Yeah but...I need work experience before I become a lawyer...You're lucky cause you have the butcher shop...This could be the only job offer I get before I finish college." Adrian said concerned.

"Heh...You've always been so headstrong...No matter what anyone says, you're going to do what you want...If you can work and finish your classes this semester, then maybe you should do that...If that's what you really want, Adrian...Don't let anyone tell you there's nothing you can't do." Ricky said kindly as he smiled.

"Thanks Ricky...There has to be a way I can do both...How's Jack doing?" Adrian said sweetly as she smiled and then intrigued.

"You're welcome...Jack is ok, I think...Grace saw him earlier so I'll have to ask her...I really think he should see Dr. Fields...It might help him to learn from his mistakes." Ricky said nicely and then worried.

"Maybe...Just because Dr. Fields helped you, doesn't mean that Jack should see him...I know that he will be able to get through this somehow." Adrian said honestly.

"It's worth a shot...If Dr. Fields can't help him, then we might have to talk to another doctor." Ricky said seriously.

"You realize that Jack is like how you were when Amy left, don't you?" Adrian said concerned.

"What are you talking about?" Ricky said confused.

"When Amy went to New York, you felt hurt...and that is exactly how Jack feels right now because you married Grace." Adrian said seriously.

"Are you trying to make me feel guilty because I married the woman I love?" Ricky said a little irritated.

"No! I'm just saying that this is probably harder for Jack than you think...He really loved Grace...Think about how much you loved Amy and how she gave up on you." Adrian said sincerely.

"But that doesn't matter anymore because Amy has always loved Ben...Bye Adrian." Ricky said annoyed and he hung up.

Meanwhile in New York...

"Did he just hang up on me?" Adrian said confused and she got up from a bench and saw Ben.

"Hey Adrian! How are you?" Ben said kindly.

"I'm doing good...How are you?" Adrian said nicely.

"Uh...I could be better." Ben said sadly.

"Why's that?" Adrian said intrigued.

"She doesn't trust me." Ben said concerned.

"Are you serious? You two are married." Adrian said surprised.

"I know but...she thinks that Maria sent me some uh...bad picture." Ben said awkwardly.

"You mean that Italian girl?" Adrian said curiously.

"Yeah...She got an offer to be in a certain magazine and asked if I wanted to see some of her pictures...I did say no but Amy doesn't believe me." Ben said honestly.

"Wow...Well...I gotta get to class...If you two want to come over later and check out my new hot tub, you can...Omar installed it last night and my Dad bought it." Adrian said seriously and then happily.

"Yeah...What?! Reuben got you a hot tub? We'll definitely come over later...And with John too." Ben said surprised and then nicely.

"Sounds good...I'll have Amy trusting you again in no time." Adrian said kindly as she winked at Ben and walked into a building.

Meanwhile in the cafeteria...

"So...How are things with Ben?" Jimmy said kindly.

"Uh...Ok, I guess...Do you remember that girl Maria?" Amy said honestly.

"Yeah...We kind of dated...Heh." Jimmy said sadly.

"Right...Sorry...Did she ever say anything to you about sexy pictures or being in a magazine?" Amy said intrigued.

"Of course not...Is there something going on?" Jimmy said concerned.

"Well...Ben told me that she got an offer to be in a magazine and if he wanted to see some of her pictures." Amy said seriously.

"Oh man...That's not good...He should block her on his phone." Jimmy said intensely.

"Yeah but what if he doesn't do that?" Amy said worried.

"You'll just have to trust Ben...You married him which means that you should trust him." Jimmy said nicely.

"But how can I compete with girls like Maria? God knows what other stuff Ben has looked at." Amy said sadly.

"Listen to me, Amy...Ben loves you which means that he shouldn't have done anything to hurt you." Jimmy said sincerely.

"I sure hope you're right, Jimmy...I'm sorry but I need to go." Amy said kindly.

"Is there something wrong?" Jimmy said confused.

"No...I didn't realize what time it was...I have class in ten minutes...I'm sorry." Amy said nicely as she grabbed her back pack.

"It's ok...I'll see ya later." Jimmy said smiling and Amy left the cafeteria.

Later that night in California...

Ricky walked into his apartment and Grace was making spaghetti.

"Hello beautiful...I'm glad you made it home ok." Ricky said happily and he gave Grace a kiss on the head from behind her.

"Me too...They still haven't caught them?" Grace said worried as she turned off the stove.

"Sadly, no...Leo got a new alarm system for the butcher shop this afternoon so if they break in, the cops will come right away." Ricky said calmly.

"That's good...Can you take the garlic bread out of the oven?" Grace said sweetly and she carried the pot of spaghetti to the table.

"Yeah...So...How was Jack?" Ricky said worried as he took the garlic bread out of the oven.

"Um...He's not doing so good...I'm really worried about him." Grace said sadly as she sat in a chair.

"What did he say?" Ricky said intrigued as he put some spaghetti on his plate and a piece of garlic bread.

"He doesn't want to see me ever again...I don't know what we should do." Grace said honestly as her eyes got watery.

"It's ok...We're going to help him...I promise...This is Jack's way of telling us that he needs help." Ricky said seriously as he held Grace's hand.

"But...he thinks that I should be with him and you should be with Amy...What if he's going crazy, Ricky? How can we help him if he wants to live in the past?" Grace said concerned as she wiped one of her eyes.

"Listen to me, Grace...Nothing Jack says or does is going to keep us apart...And I swear that we are going to help him recover from his pain...I was able to overcome my terrible childhood so I think Jack can overcome whatever he's going through right now." Ricky said sincerely.

"Heh...You know you're kind of hot when you talk like that...And you're right...We can help Jack get through this." Grace said sweetly as she blushed.

"Oh really? Maybe you'll get a little treat after dinner, then...Ha ha." Ricky said as he smirked and took a bite of his spaghetti.

"There are some chocolate chip cookies too...And Adrian told me she got a hot tub earlier." Grace said kindly.

"That's funny...She didn't tell me that...I talked to her at the police station and she said that could be working here soon before school is over." Ricky said nicely and then concerned.

"Yeah...I was thinking maybe we could get one...Heh...What do you mean she could be working here before school is over?" Grace said as she smirked and then intrigued.

"I don't know about that...Ha ha...Adrian's thinking of working here sooner than she thought...I don't know what she's going to do." Ricky said smiling and then seriously.

"Hmm...I'm sure she'll figure it out...So what did you have in mind for desert?" Grace said sweetly.

"Finish your dinner and I'll show you." Ricky said quietly.

"I already ate some of it." Grace said smiling as she sat on Ricky's lap.

"Ha ha...All right...I guess we can finish dinner later." Ricky said happily and he gave Grace a long kiss.

"Mmm...I love you so much." Grace said kindly and she licked her lips.

"I love you too...How about we enjoy desert and then we can clean up in the shower." Ricky said as he smirked.

"Uh...Heh...I don't know about that." Grace said awkwardly.

"Come on...It's kind of like a hot tub." Ricky said seductively as he moved his face closer to Grace's.

"That's true...But there's a slight problem." Grace said seriously.

"What is it?" Ricky said confused.

"My aunt flow is visiting...Heh." Grace said honestly as she looked down.

"Oh man...That doesn't mean you can't shower right?" Ricky said concerned.

"Heh...I guess not...Just give me a few minutes." Grace said kindly and she went into the bathroom.

"I can't believe this...Ha ha." Ricky said as he shook his head and he finished eating his spaghetti.

"Come on Adrian!" Grace said a little irritated as she called Adrian.

"Hola chica! How are you?" Adrian said kindly.

"I don't have time for your Spanish games, Adrian...This is an emergency." Grace said annoyed.

"Woah...Calm down, Grace...What's wrong?" Adrian said concerned.

"Have you ever um...done anything while it was that time of the month?" Grace said awkwardly.

"Oh my...He has your engines turning right now, doesn't he? Ha ha ha! This is too funny!" Adrian said as she laughed.

"Shut up! This is not funny! I'm being serious!" Grace said sternly.

"Okay...You're going to be a doctor so you should probably know this but...I have...It's probably best to use protection." Adrian said honestly.

"What about...in the shower?" Grace said intrigued.

"Geeze...What has gotten into you with the shower? I guess you two will be fine as long as everything is clean...Heh...Speaking of this, how was your first time with Ricky?" Adrian said annoyed and then curiously.

"I hope you're right...And...I already told you that it was amazing." Grace said seriously.

"Yeah but you didn't go into much detail...Was it better than you thought it would be?" Adrian said as she smirked.

"Does it matter? I don't want to get into this right now...Ricky's waiting for me to come out of the bathroom." Grace said irritated.

"Uh huh...Now you know how I felt when you asked about me and Ricky when we were together." Adrian said seriously.

"Ugh...That was a long time ago, Adrian...Thanks for your advice and I hope you enjoy your hot tub." Grace said annoyed and then kindly.

"Wait...Did the cops catch the guys who captured you? Ricky told me." Adrian said concerned.

"Not yet...Hopefully they will soon...I'll talk to you later." Grace said nicely.

"All right...I hope you have a good night...And good luck with everything...Ha ha." Adrian said happily.

"Heh...You too...Bye Adrian." Grace said sweetly and she hung up.

After Grace opened the door she saw Ricky wearing his underwear that looked like a speedo.

"Oh my gosh! You put that on?" Grace said surprised.

"Yeah...You were taking forever so I had to do something...And I got your lingerie right here." Ricky said nicely as he handed Grace her pink lingerie.

"Uh...I was thinking we could just shower together." Grace said concerned.

"That's fine with me...You could wear that to bed." Ricky said smiling and he put his hands on Grace's hips.

"Heh...I don't know if we're going to get much sleep tonight." Grace said sweetly as she put her hands on Ricky's neck.

"Probably not but I'm ok with that." Ricky said nicely and he gave Grace a long kiss.

"Ricky! Open the door!" Kathy said loudly as she knocked on the door.

"Is that Kathy?" Grace said surprised as she let go of Ricky and she opened the door.

"Oh no." Ricky said awkwardly as he put his hands over his underwear.

"Grace? Uh...I am so sorry to disturb you two but...Ethan's been shot." Kathy said seriously as she looked at Grace and then Ricky.

Sounds like things are starting to get more intense...Who shot Ethan? Grace and Ricky are starting to become more intimate...What is Adrian going to do about the job? How will Jack get the help he needs? Will Amy be able to trust Ben? And what is Maria going to do about the magazine? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)