Here's chapter 35! I hope you like it! Please R&R! I do not own anything from The Secret Life Of The American Teenager! Thank you! I really appreciate the reviews! You guys are awesome! :)
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The next day Amy, Ben, and John went to the hospital to see Kathy and her cousin.
"Hey Amy and Ben! Thank you both for coming!" Kathy gave them a hug.
"You're very welcome...Kathy...We...have some bad news..."Ben said sadly.
"What's the matter?" Kathy asked.
"I...I have a tumor on one of my ovaries." Amy said as she began to tear up.
"Oh no! I am so sorry Amy!" Kathy said sadly.
"I know...we're here for your cousin but...I just found out yesterday and..." Amy began to cry more.
"No. I totally understand. You can leave if you want." Kathy gave Amy another hug.
"No I can't Kathy. I have to be strong for you. I was your mentor and...I want to be here for you." Amy said as she wiped her tears.
"I really appreciate that Amy but...I have my family here to support Josh, my cousin. You can see him now if you want." Kathy said as she felt tears in her eyes.
"Yeah...We'll see him." Ben smiled slowly.
Kathy lead Amy, Ben, and John to Josh's room. They saw him asleep with a breathing mask over his face.
"Oh...Wow. I am so sorry." Ben said shocked.
"Thanks Ben. He's been like that for the last couple days. My family went to lunch. They have a hard time staying here for very long and they hate seeing him like this. I do too...It's nice to see you two especially after everything that's been going on with Josh...I feel so terrible for him and you too Amy." Kathy explained.
"Yeah...I just hope they can get rid of the tumor so I don't end up like...Josh. This last month has just been awful for me." Amy said sadly.
"It's been rough for me too. Hopefully everything will be fine." Ben said as he sat next to Amy.
"So you two are back together?" Kathy asked.
"Yeah...we defiantly are." Amy smiled.
"What happened to Ricky? I thought you were going to marry him, weren't you?" Kathy asked confused.
"So did I but...he was never really in love with me. Ben's the only guy who's loved me since the day he met me. Apparently I didn't realize that until we got back together a few weeks ago. I couldn't be happier with him." Amy answered as she smiled looking at Ben.
"And I couldn't be happier either. Well, except for the whole tumor thing. I'm sure it will be fine." Ben grinned and gave Amy a kiss on the forehead.
"So do I. I'm happy for you two! I've been trying to find someone else since Ethan cheated on me. I can't believe I fell for that idiot." Kathy rolled her eyes.
"You're still in high school Kathy. You have plenty of time to find another guy. Just forget about Ethan." Amy said seriously.
"I guess you're right. Now's not the time to worry about that with everything that's going on with my family. Thanks Amy for everything." Kathy smiled.
"No problem." Amy's phone rang. *Ring ring*
"Hello?" Amy asked.
"Hi Amy. It's Jack. Listen...I just wanted to apologize..." Jack started.
"It's Jack! What do I do?" Amy said as she covered the part of the phone she speaks into.
"Give me the phone. I'll handle it." Ben answered seriously. Amy gave Ben her phone and he walked outside.
"What's going on? And who is Jack?" Kathy said surprised.
"It's a long story. I went to high school with him and he's my step sister's ex boyfriend. He asked me to have sex with him." Amy answered annoyed.
"What?! Why? And when did you get a step sister?" Kathy asked surprised. Amy sat next to Kathy and told her what happened.
"Hello Jack. This is Ben Boykevich. What the hell do you think you're doing by asking my woman to have sex with you?! Are you out of your mind?" Ben said as he raised his voice in the hall.
"Woah! Calm down Ben! I'm so sorry! I wasn't thinking. The truth is...I thought Amy would want to sleep with me to make Grace and Ricky jealous." Jack answered nervously.
"Uh...Excuse me? You've got to be kidding me! You sound just like Adrian when she wanted to have sex with me except it's Ricky and Grace instead of Ricky and Amy. I can't believe this! You've turned into a real jerk Jack!" Ben yelled.
"Yeah...I know. I'm so sorry Ben. I just didn't know if Amy was still in love with Ricky. I mean they were engaged just a few months ago." Jack said calmly.
"I don't give a damn about your logic in this! Amy is in love with me and Ricky is in love with Grace. Move on Jack! And don't you ever call Amy about this again!" Ben hung up.
"Hey there Ben. Are you all right?" Adrian asked from behind him.
"Adrian?! What are you doing here?" Ben said shocked.
"I'm here to see Omar. He's going to be able to come home tomorrow. I overheard you yelling to Jack. It's not so easy when the shoe's on the other foot, is it?" Adrian asked.
"What do you mean?" Ben said confused.
"Oh, Benny. You're like Ricky now when we first slept together." Adrian said sadly.
"Not exactly because Amy and Jack didn't have sex. He only asked her to do it. Why do you care anyway? It's none of you business." Ben said annoyed.
"Yeah it is because you're my friend and so is everyone else who's involved in this mess. Jack has hurt Grace enough over the last few years and I do not want him to hurt her ever again. She's happy with Ricky now and he's happy with her. I love both of them a lot and I really don't want anyone to hurt them. All of us have been through so much together and we all deserve some kind of happiness." Adrian explained.
"I agree with you but cut the crap Adrian. What are you really after? I know you have some real motive for all of this. Do you think you might still have a chance with Ricky? Is that what's going on? I know you really well even if you think I don't." Ben said angrily as he looked at Adrian straight in the eyes.
"Are you crazy?! I do not think I'll ever have another chance with Ricky. I love him but there's no way I could ever be in love with him again. I'm married to Omar, ok? I love Omar! And I am so glad that I got divorced to you cause if I didn't, I may have never met him. And Grace is my best friend! At this point, I guess she's more like a sister so I don't want Jack or you or any other guy to do something stupid to make her and Ricky unhappy. You got that?" Adrian said as she raised her voice.
"All right. I get it. I'm sorry I snapped at you like that. The past two days have just been miserable for Amy and me." Ben said as he began to tear up.
"I'm sorry too. What's going on?" Adrian asked as she gave Ben a hug.
"Amy has a tumor on one of her ovaries." Ben answered as he hugged Adrian tighter.
"Oh, God Ben! I am so sorry!" Adrian began to cry too as she rubbed Ben's back.
Amy and Kathy walked out of Josh's room.
"Um...Ben? Adrian? What's going on?" Amy asked surprised.
"I am so sorry Amy! I hope you get better!" Adrian said sadly as she let go of Ben and hugged Amy.
"What? Ben! Why did you tell her?" Amy asked a little irritated as she hugged Adrian crying.
"I'll explain later. Are you ready to go?" Ben asked.
"Yeah. Thanks Adrian. I'll see you later. You too Kathy." Amy said as she let go of Adrian.
"You're welcome. See you two later!" Adrian waved.
"Amy told me about Omar. I'm glad he's getting better." Kathy smiled.
"Thanks kid. Who are you?" Adrian asked.
"I'm Kathy. Amy mentored me during her senior year of high school. I've heard a lot about you. My cousin has leukemia so Amy and Ben came by to see him. I should probably head down to the lobby to see my family. It was nice meeting you Adrian." Kathy answered and then she walked towards the elevator.
"It was nice meeting you too Kathy." Adrian said as she walked towards the bathroom to call Grace.
"What Adrian? I have my first paper due on Monday for literature so I don't have a ton of time to talk."
"Amy has a tumor on one of her ovaries. I just thought you should know. And I got into a fight with Ben." Adrian answered seriously.
"What? Amy has a tumor? Are you sure?!" Grace asked shocked.
"Yeah I am. Ben told me after our fight about Jack wanting to sleep with Amy." Adrian rolled her eyes.
"Forget Jack! Is Amy going to be ok?" Grace asked concerned.
"You tell me. You're the doctor. I don't know much about it. And that girl she mentored is here cause her cousin has leukemia." Adrian said sadly.
"I don't know much about tumors other than they can grow and become cancer. I feel so terrible for Amy! First Jack tries to sleep with her and now this? How could this happen? I hope that girl's cousin gets better too! Do you think I should call Amy?"
"Call her if you want but I think she's been through a lot lately. As for the tumors, I don't know why or how they happen but I'm pretty positive Jack wants to make you jealous. And I would hate to see him do something really dumb trying to do that. You and Ricky are so happy together!" Adrian answered.
"You're probably right about Amy. Jack has just lost his mind lately. What if this is a sign...that..." Grace said slowly.
"Don't go there Grace! I know what you're going to say and I won't let you say it. Ricky is in love with you. He wants to wait to have sex with you. He's the guy you've been waiting for your entire life! I never thought I would say that but it's true! I think him and Amy breaking up might have been one of the best things that happened to him." Adrian explained seriously.
"Heh...I guess you're right. Thanks Adrian. I don't know what I was thinking about Jack. I guess I'm still in complete shock that he wanted to have sex with Amy to make me jealous?" Grace rolled her eyes.
"I'm not. He's been a sex hound since the day I met him. He also wanted to use Amy to make Ricky jealous I'm sure. Just like when I slept with Ben cause I thought Ricky slept with Amy." Adrian said sadly.
"Yeah...I hope God can help him somehow. I'll always love him as a friend, but he's not the guy for me. Ricky is. Just like I'm the girl for him." Grace sighed.
"Are you sure about that? You don't sound very confident."
"I am sure. I'm just tired from working on this paper all day." Grace answered.
"Well take a break. Go out and have fun with Ricky tonight. You deserve it chica!" Adrian smiled.
"Ha ha! You're right. I do deserve it! I've had a stressful last couple of days and we should have some fun. Should I tell him about Amy?" Grace asked seriously.
"I wouldn't. I think Amy should tell him. We don't even know how bad the tumor is." Adrian answered.
"You're right. I'll try to not tell him. I'll talk to you later Adrian!" Grace smiled.
"Yeah. Have a good night Grace!" Adrian hung up.
Grace called Ricky.
"Hey Grace. How are you?" Ricky asked as he walked into his apartment.
"Hey Ricky. I'm doing fine. Do you want to go out tonight? It's Saturday and I thought it would be nice to do something fun!" Grace said excited.
"Yeah. I would like to have some fun tonight. What do you want to do?" Ricky asked happily.
"Hmm...We could go to a party or the club. Or we could go...somewhere quiet and romantic." Grace blushed.
"Parties and clubs are too crowded and loud. But if that's what you wanna do, I don't mind. I love to dance." Ricky laughed.
"You sure do! Actually...I was thinking maybe I could pick you up and surprise you. I'll be there at ten." Grace smiled.
"Sounds good to me! I'll see ya soon!" Ricky hung up.
I wonder how John and Amy are doing. But it's already midnight in New York. I wonder if they're asleep. I guess I'll call them anyway.
"Come on Amy...Ugh..." Ricky rolled his eyes.
"Hey Ricky. If you're calling to check on John, he's fine. I was getting ready for bed." Amy said as she walked into her room.
"Yeah I was. I'm glad John's doing fine. So...I heard that Jack asked to have sex with you? What's up with him?" Ricky asked.
"Where did you hear that? I turned him down obviously so it doesn't matter." Amy said surprised.
"From Adrian. I don't understand what his deal is. I just wanted to make sure everything's going all right with you and John." Ricky smiled.
"Thanks Ricky. There's something else...I should tell you." Amy said nervously.
"And what would that be? You're not pregnant again, are you?" Ricky asked seriously.
"No. You remember that girl I mentored during my senior year?" Amy asked.
"Yeah. Kathy, right?"
"That's her. One of her cousins has leukemia. I ran into her at the hospital."Amy answered.
"Oh wow! I'm sorry to hear that! I hope they'll get better...Wait, why were you at the hospital? Were you visiting Omar and Adrian?" Ricky said concerned.
"Uh...Yeah. Omar's doing a lot better."Amy smiled.
"I know that. You're not a very good liar, you know that? Whatever's going on, you can tell me Amy."
"Not right now Ricky. I need to get some sleep." Amy hung up.
"What is going on with her? Grace should be here any minute." Ricky said as he put on some cologne.
"Hey Ricky! Are you ready to go?" Grace asked as she opened the door.
"Yeah. I'll be right there." Ricky smiled as he grabbed his phone and walked out the door.
"I missed you." Grace grinned and gave Ricky a short kiss.
"I missed you too. So before we go, do you know what's going on with Amy? I just talked to her on the phone and she didn't sound good." Ricky said worried.
"I have no idea. Maybe she's just tired or...has a cold or something? I'm sure she's fine." Grace said happily.
"I don't know about that Grace. I know her and she didn't sound fine to me." Ricky shook his head.
"Don't worry about her Ricky. Let's get going!" Grace said excited as she grabbed Ricky's hand.
So that's a pretty good place to stop. There was some crazy stuff going on with Adrian and Ben! And what is Jack going to do next? Poor Amy...Is she going to be all right? What's Ricky going to do when he finds out? Stay tuned for some more drama! Let me know what you think! :)