Here's chapter 43! 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 everyone's reviews! You guys are awesome! :)

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It was Friday evening and Ricky, Grace, Jack, George, and Anne were in New York at the hospital waiting for Amy with Ashley, Ben, Adrian, Omar, and John.

"I really hope she's ok. I'm so scared." Ashley said sadly as she sat next to Anne and George.

"So do we Ashley. I can't believe this happened." Anne said frowning.

"Me too. Our little girl...is getting surgery. I can't believe this." George said with watery eyes.

"It's ok George." Anne gave George a hug.

"So...how's wife number one?" Ashley asked awkwardly.

"Not now Ashley. Go visit some of your friends. You know how emotional your father can get." Anne said as she rubbed George's back.

Ricky, Grace, Jack, Ben, Adrian, and Omar were sitting next to each other.

"Thanks everyone for coming. I really appreciate it." Ben said sadly.

"Of course Ben. I'm sure Amy will make it." Ricky smiled slowly.

"Yeah...I've been praying a lot. Maybe we should all pray right now." Grace said sadly.

Everyone put their hands together after Ashley, Anne, and George walked over to join them.

"Dear God,

Please help Amy get better. All of us care about her very much. Please help her make a full recovery not just for us, but also for John. He needs his mother and he loves her very much as you already know. Thank you and in Jesus name, Amen." Grace said as her eyes got watery.

"That was great Grace." Adrian said as she gave Grace a hug.

"Thanks Adrian. And thanks everyone for joining us." Grace said after letting go of Adrian and wiping her eyes.

"If anyone knows how to say a prayer well, it's you Grace." Jack smiled.

"I just hope it works..." Ben said as he sat back down.

"I'm sure it will. God knows how much all of us love Amy. There's no way He would take her away from us and John!" George said seriously.

"We'll see..." Ben began to cry.

"It's ok Ben." Omar sat next to him and rubbed his back.

A nurse walked into the lobby.

"Excuse me. Everyone who's here for Amy...The transplant was a success! However, I'm afraid she's going to have to sleep for the rest of the night. But hopefully she'll be awake tomorrow. You can all follow me to see her now." The nurse said smiling.

"Oh! Thank you God!" Grace said smiling looking up at the ceiling with her hands together.

"Thanks for the prayer Grace. Let's go see Amy." Ricky said smiling as he got up from his seat.

Everyone went into Amy's room and saw her sleeping with a breathing mask over her face.

"Oh...my...Aww Amy..." Ben said through his tears.

George, Anne, and Ashley were shocked to see Amy in the bed. They all gave her a hug.

"Look at her George. She looks...terrible..." Anne began to cry.

"I know...But she's better now Anne." George said as he gave Anne a hug.

"Oh poor Amy..." Ashley began to cry.

"Um...Do you guys think we should go outside?" Grace asked sadly.

"No it's fine. We can just sit in these chairs." Ricky said as he sat down.

"Yeah. Amy's fine, she's just...not awake." Jack said sadly.

"Who knows when she'll wake up. You went into a coma after you had surgery Jack." Adrian said seriously.

"I know that but Amy might not go into one. She wasn't beat up like I was." Jack's eyes got watery.

"That's true. I'm sure she'll wake up. She's very strong." Omar smiled slowly.

"Mommy?" John said sadly as he stood next to Amy's bed.

"Mommy's resting John. You want to give her a hug?" Ashley asked after wiping her tears.

"Yes..."John said as Ashley picked him up and put him on Amy's bed.

"He loves her so much...I can't believe this George." Anne said sadly.

"I know. We all love Amy a lot. I wish we could wake her up." George said as he wiped his tears.

"So do I. But it's out of our control. How is Kathleen doing anyway?" Anne said after blowing her nose into a tissue.

"Yeah...Kathleen's doing really well. That Jacob kid came to visit her. He's Marshall's other son that he had in Africa." George explained seriously.

"Oh. That's really exciting, I guess. So...Do you miss our old family?" Anne said awkwardly.

"Yes I do but I love my new one too. We're still family no matter what Anne. Amy, Ashley, and Robbie will always be our kids." George smiled.

"That's true. I would have brought Robbie but I thought he was too young for a plane ride across the country. One of my friends is watching him." Anne said sadly.

"Yeah he is too young for that long of a plane ride. Who?" George asked intrigued.

"No one you know. Just a friend who works at his nursery. She's really nice." Anne answered happily.

"You're sure she's just a friend?" George asked grinning.

"Oh, grow up George. I'm not interested in her. I don't even know if I'm gay anymore." Anne rolled her eyes.

"Whatever you say Anne. Ha ha." George sat down in a chair.

"You two haven't changed a bit." Ashley smiled slowly.

"Yeah I know...You haven't either Ashley. How do you like school in Florida?" Anne asked happily.

"It's nice. Not as nice as Italy but I really like it. The weather is amazing. I'm glad I could come see Amy. I'm sure she'll be surprised to see me." Ashley said sadly.

"She probably will. I just hope she wakes up soon." Anne said as she gave Ashley a hug.

"If I was in her place, you would come to see me, right?" Ashley asked seriously.

"Of course I would Ashley. So would your father. Why would you say that?" Anne said as she rubbed Ashley's back.

"It's just...sometimes I felt like you and Dad cared more about Amy than me when we all lived together." Ashley said as her eyes got watery.

"I'm sorry to hear that Ashley. Your father and I love all three of you equally but in different ways because all of you are unique." Anne smiled as she let go of Ashley.

An hour later Ricky, Grace, Jack, Adrian, and Omar left the hospital while Amy's family and Ben stayed with John.

"So I guess I'll see you guys here tomorrow?" Adrian asked sadly.

"Yeah...Hopefully Amy will be better then." Grace said as they walked to the parking lot.

"Yeah. Could you give us a ride to our hotel? We don't have our cars."

"Of course. Do you know where it is?" Omar asked.

"Yeah. It's a few miles away from here." Ricky answered.

"It's really close." Jack smiled.

Ten minutes later Omar and Adrian dropped off Grace, Jack, and Ricky at their hotel.

"See you guys tomorrow!" Adrian said as they drove off.

Grace, Jack, and Ricky walked to their rooms.

"We need to get some sleep." Ricky said as he unlocked the door.

"Yeah we do. But...can I talk to Grace for a minute?" Jack asked.

"Of course." Ricky smiled as he went into his room.

"What do you need to talk about now? We talked all afternoon about girls that you can date on the plane." Grace rolled her eyes and crossed her eyes.

"Ok...Don't yell at me but do you remember that kiss we did at that party?" Jack said seriously.

"Yeah. What about it? Oh, wait...you don't want to kiss me to officially end our relationship again, do you?" Grace said shocked.

"I sort of do. I feel like I need to do it to be...set free from you. Like when Ricky kissed Adrian." Jack answered smiling.

"You're pathetic, you know that?" Grace said a little irritated.

"Come on Grace. You know you want to." Jack grinned as he moved closer to her and Grace ended up with her back against the wall.

"I don't know Jack...I'm with Ricky now." Grace said as her cheeks got red.

"You don't have to tell him. And if he knew, I'm sure he would understand." Jack said as he moved Grace's hair out of her face.

"I can't. How about a kiss on the cheek?" Grace asked as she blushed more.

"You're such a liar. If you didn't want to kiss me, then why are you blushing so much?" Jack asked as he licked his lips.

"Heh, heh. You know me too well. All right. Just a quick one though." Grace grinned.

Oh snap! Is Jack gonna kiss Grace one last time? And Amy's doing better but when will she wake up? Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)