Here's chapter 2! I hope you like it! Please R&R! I do not own anything from The Secret Life Of The American Teenager! Thank you! :)

The next day...

Kathleen was doing dishes when Grace walked into the kitchen. She was wearing a pink and white short dress.

"Grace! You look nice. Are you going somewhere?" Kathleen asked surprised.

"Yeah. I'm going to Jeff's for lunch with Ben." Grace said smiling.

"Ben Boykevich? Are you all right, honey? You just broke up with Jack. I don't think you should be seeing any guys for awhile." Kathleen said seriously.

"I'm fine Mom. Ben and I are just friends anyway. Besides, you didn't listen to me when I said you shouldn't have gotten married six months after Dad died. I gotta go." Grace said a little irritated as she grabbed her purse and walked out the door.

About fifteen minutes later Grace showed up at Jeff's and she saw Ben waiting outside the restaurant for her.

"Hey Grace. You look nice." Ben smiled as he stood up.

"Thank you Ben. You do too. Let's go on in." Grace said happily as Ben opened the door for her.

"Welcome to...Grace and Ben? What are you two doing here?" George asked shocked as he saw them walk in.

"Good afternoon Jeff. We're just catching up." Ben said seriously.

"Ugh...I forgot he was here." Grace said to Ben as she rolled her eyes.

"Does your mother know you're here?" George asked concerned.

"Yes she does. Where can we sit?" Grace said annoyed.

"Be nice Grace...Can we sit in a booth?" Ben asked smiling.

"Of course. There's one right over there. I hope you two have a nice time." George said sarcastically.

"I can't believe my Mom married him...again...My family is just crazy..." Grace said as she sat down.

"Yeah...I can't believe my Dad married his co-worker. I didn't think he wold ever remarry after my Mom died. It's hard having a step parent." Ben said sadly.

"True but it's just something we have to get used to. Thank God we're going to college soon. I can't wait to get out of here and start my degree." Grace said happily.

"Me too. So you still want to be a doctor?" Ben asked as he looked at a menu.

"Of course I do. It's going to be a lot of work but it's defiantly what I want to do. What do you want to study?" Grace asked intrigued.

"Well...My Dad would love for me to study business but I'm not really sure. I've thought about doing something artistic or maybe something with psychology. There are so many options so I don't really know what I want to do yet." Ben said seriously.

"I totally understand that...So you don't want a job like your Dad?" Grace asked surprised.

"No I don't...An office job sounds boring to me. I want to do something that really means a lot, you know?" Ben said smiling.

"Well...every job has meaning Ben. You just have to look for it. Doctors help people feel healthy again and that means a lot to them. Business people help other companies make money which means a lot to them too. I think you'll be able to find meaning in any job that you do." Grace said sincerely.

"I sure hope so. You're a lot smarter then you look..." Ben laughed.

"Oh...so just because I'm a blonde means I'm dumb, huh?" Grace grinned.

"No...I didn't know how insightful you are Grace." Ben said happily.

Grace looked at him sweetly while her cheeks turned a little red and Ben smiled slowly.

About forty five minutes later, Ben and Grace had their food and were eating.

"This is so good...So why did you break off your engagement with Jack?" Ben asked nervously.

"Yeah it is...I sort of already told you but he just wasn't the guy for me...He kissed Madison recently after we got engaged...I can't believe him." Grace said sadly.

"Wow...Jack is kind of like a player huh? Like how Ricky used to be...It's funny how much both of them have changed." Ben said seriously.

"And I kept falling for Jack no matter how many times he messed up...I kept forgiving him and I never should have trusted him after he cheated on me the first time with Adrian...Ugh...I wasted so much time with him. Ricky was a player but he mostly used sex to deal with his pain...I fell for him too...Heh...But he was different because he wanted to change for Amy while she was pregnant...And he did but she still left him...Jack just wanted to have sex because he didn't want to wait..." Grace explained honestly.

"Yeah...Did you ever fall for me?" Ben asked after eating his steak.

"Um...I didn't Ben...I just had a crush on you. What about you?" Grace asked after she wiped her mouth.

"I didn't fall for you either...but I did have a small crush on you...I even wanted to sleep with you before I met Amy..." Ben said as he blushed.

"That doesn't surprise me...Apparently every guy wanted to sleep with me before I slept with Jack..." Grace sighed.

"Really? I didn't realize that." Ben said sarcastically.

"Ha ha...You think that most of the guys at Grant High were attracted to me?" Grace asked smiling slowly.

"Of course I do...You're one of the hottest girls that I've ever seen...But most of the time you were with Jack, Grant, or some other guy so that turned them off..." Ben said seriously.

"Thanks Ben...I'm really flattered. But the truth is...is that I don't want to be eye candy for every other guy out there. I really want to be with one guy for the rest of my life. And I thought I was going to stay with Jack but he wasn't willing to stay faithful to me." Grace said sincerely.

"You're welcome...I know how you feel...I thought I was going to stay with Amy after we got illegally married...But then she fell in love with Ricky..." Ben rolled her eyes.

"I don't blame her...Ricky changed his entire life for her, Ben and he's John's father...Plus you never saw things from Amy's point of view...I think you sort of pressured her to do whatever you wanted." Grace said honestly.

"You mean how Jack pressured you to get engaged? At least Ricky and Amy are over..." Ben sighed.

"Jack didn't pressure me to do anything...I dumped him...Are you over Amy?" Grace asked sincerely.

All right...There's chapter 2! Let me know what you think! What's Ben going to say next? Stay tuned for more characters in the next chapter! :)