Here's chapter 3! 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! :)

Italics=Grace

Bold=Ricky

Plain=Other characters

Ricky woke up and was getting ready for class when Amy called.

"Hey Amy. I need to get to school. I don't get a fall break like you do." Ricky said as he put his books in his back pack.

"I know Ricky. I just wanted to make sure you had a safe flight. I just got off the phone with Grace." Amy said smiling.

"That's sweet. We did have a safe flight. How are you feeling?" Ricky asked as he left his apartment.

"You're welcome. I feel a lot better. Ben should be here in about an hour to pick me up. I hope you have a good day at school and I'll talk to you later." Amy said seriously.

"Thanks Amy. I hope you have a good day too." Ricky hung up as he walked downstairs to the butcher's shop.

"Congrats on the promotion kid! I'm looking forward to teaching you how to do the assistent manager job!" Bunny said happily as she gave Ricky a hug.

"Thank you so much Bunny! I'm really honored to have this promotion. I defiantly will be staying with Leo's business for as long as I can." Ricky said grinning as he let go of Bunny.

"I'm really happy to hear that! I'll see you at three o clock sharp! Have a good day at school." Bunny said as she went behind the counter.

"See ya later. Have a good day Bunny." Ricky said as he left the butcher's shop.

As Ricky got in his car he noticed a teenager getting mugged.

"Holy crap! What is going on?" Ricky got back out of his car and ran over to the kid and mugger.

"Ricky! Please help me!"

"Ethan?! Is that you? What the hell are you doing to him?!" Ricky said as he raised his voice.

"He owes me money! If you call the cops, you're gonna get shot." The mugger said as he pulled out a gun.

"Woah! Calm down! I'll pay you. How much does he owe you?" Ricky asked as he put his hands up.

"Fifty bucks." The mugger answered staring at Ricky.

"All right. Here ya go." Ricky said as he pulled out a fifty dollar bill from his wallet.

"Thanks dude. Wait a minute, you're Ricky Underwood right?" The mugger asked he took the money.

"Yeah I am. Do I know you?" Ricky asked confused.

"It's me, Joe Hampton. I gotta go! Thanks for the money Ricky!" Joe said as he quickly ran away around the block.

"Joe? I can't believe this! What in God's name happened Ethan?! Why aren't you at school?" Ricky said angrily.

"We don't have school today. It's a teacher work day. It's nice to see you again too Ricky. I heard Amy left you. I'm surprised she listened to me." Ethan said weakly as he stood up.

"What do you mean Amy listened to you? Why the hell are you here and not at home?" Ricky asked irritated looking at Ethan.

"I told her that you two wouldn't work out and that she should leave you. It's not like it matters anymore. At least she got what she wanted. And I'm not at home because Margret told me to look for a job last week. So I've been looking and I met Joe a few days ago. We talked and he said that he could get me a job selling crack." Ethan explained seriously.

"Don't you dare say another word about Amy, you little brat! I know she wanted to leave. I just spent all weekend seeing her in New York because she had a transplant. Joe sells crack? Are you freaking kidding me?! Do you want to get arrested again?! Did you not learn anything while you were in juvie?! And why did he ask you for fifty bucks?" Ricky's face was red as he yelled at Ethan loudly.

"Damn Ricky! Calm down! I'm sorry...I had to pay him so that he could have more money to buy some crack that he could give to me to sell on the street. The more I sell, the more he pays me. It's the only job I could find." Ethan explained sadly.

"Heh...You're unbelievable...Why are you really doing this? Is it because Kathy broke up with you? If you wanted a job, you should have just asked me. I could get you a job at the butcher's shop since I'm the assistant manager now." Ricky said as he crossed his arms.

"I thought it would pay better than a regular job. Kathy has nothing to do with this. Margret wanted me to find a stupid job anyway. And I didn't know you still worked here. Congrats on being the assistant manager. If you can get me a job, I'll take it." Ethan said as he slowly smiled at Ricky.

"I'll look into it. If you ever do anything like this again, you can forget working with me. I'll also have you arrested and Margret and Shaker will be involved since you're under eighteen. I need to get to school and you owe me fifty dollars. I'll drive you home." Ricky said seriously and then walked back to his car with Ethan behind him.

"So...You're not going to tell Margret and Shaker about this? Thank you Ricky! I promise it won't happen again!" Ethan said excited as he got in Ricky's car.

"Yeah...I really don't have time to tattle on you anymore. Besides, I think you should tell them. I'm sure they would love to know where you've been looking for a job." Ricky said as he started his car.

"Why should I tell them if you aren't going to tell them? And shouldn't we try to get Joe arrested?" Ethan asked confused.

"Because I'm not responsible for you Ethan. I have my own kid. Besides being a man is all about learning from your mistakes. Maybe if you tell Margret and Shaker, then they might go easier on you instead of hearing it from someone else. Hiding your problems won't help you. Believe me, I know. I'll see you later." Ricky said sincerely as Ethan got out of the car.

"Thanks for the ride Ricky and the advice. Later." Ethan waved at Ricky and went to the front door.

Meanwhile in New York...

"Central Park is beautiful Ben!" Amy smiled as she sat on a park bench with Ben and John.

"Yeah but not as beautiful as you. I brought some hot wings and grape cider." Ben said as he put the basket on the ground.

"Heh...Wow...You brought what we ate before you...proposed to me..." Amy said nervously.

"Yeah I did. Don't worry though. I'm not going to propose to you. Not until you want to get married. I knew you weren't ready to get married when you were with Ricky, regardless of how many times you said that you wanted to marry him." Ben explained seriously while he looked at Amy.

"You're right Ben. I never truly wanted to marry Ricky. He was just John's father to me and he still is. I love him but...I wasn't in love with him enough to marry him...Sometimes I do feel bad for breaking his heart but he kind of...deserved it." Amy said sadly.

"Deserved it? Amy, nobody deserves to have their heart broken. How could you say that after everything that Ricky did for you and John?" Ben asked concerned.

"He wasn't in love with me Ben. No matter how many times he said that he loved me, he never meant it. Ricky just used me for sex and then we ended up with John. I'm glad that I do have a son but...I do regret having him with Ricky..." Amy said as tears began to run down his face.

"Well...I'm sorry to hear you say that Amy. I think Ricky is a great father and you are lucky to have him as John's dad. He's grown up a lot because of you and John. Maybe you helped him realize what it means to fall in love by leaving him. Besides, you finally gained the courage to say no to him so you could come to school here. And I promise you that I will never leave you because I have always been in love with you." Ben smiled as he rubbed Amy's back.

"You're right Ben...Thank you for all your kind words...I love you too." Amy said as she wiped her eyes.

"You're welcome Amy. Take some wings." Ben said as he pulled out the plate of chicken wings. John smiled as he took a wing from the plate and he began to eat it. Amy gave Ben a short kiss and they started to eat their wings.

Meanwhile Adrian was eating lunch at home and decided to call Grace.

"Hey Adrian. What's up? I just got out of class. I have one more before lunch in twenty minutes." Grace said as she walked out of her building.

"Not much...I just wanted to make sure that you made it back safely. I talked to Amy last night." Adrian answered seriously.

"That's nice. I talked to her earlier this morning. I'm glad she's feeling better. I was so worried that she wouldn't make it." Grace said happily.

"Yeah I know...We talked about some interesting stuff...She still feels a little insecure." Adrian said awkwardly.

"Insecure? Amy? There's no way. She has been through a lot so I don't understand how she could still feel insecure." Grace said surprised.

"I was surprised too. I thought she had it all figure out but...wait a minute...That explains why she stayed with Ricky for so long. I think she was too insecure to take care of John on her own so she wanted Ricky to stay so that...she wouldn't have to take care of him by herself. Then again, John is with her in New York...but she's back with Ben now. Oh, no...I hope she isn't back with Ben for the same reason that she stayed with Ricky." Adrian explained concerned.

"Slow down Adrian. I doubt Amy is with Ben just because of John. They were each other's first loves so I'm sure she'll find a way to love Ben again. It sure feels like we're in high school again...gossiping about Amy Jergens...Heh...You should just drop it before anyone gets hurt. You can't really assume why someone is with somebody else." Grace said seriously.

"You do make a good point Grace...I just thought it was strange that she said Ricky chose to have sex with her. It's not like she was the only girl that he slept with. She acted like it was some big honor to sleep with Ricky." Adrian rolled her eyes.

"Thanks Adrian...I really wanted to remember Ricky's past...Maybe she said that because she has a son with him?!" Grace said as she started to raise her voice.

"Oh...right...I'm sorry Grace but it's the truth! And how exactly do you do it? How can you be with a guy who has a son with another woman and a guy who cheated on you with me and Amy? I think you are in over your head." Adrian said a little irritated.

"Really?! You think I'm in over my head? What about you? You married Omar before you graduated college and moved to New York with him for his job! What happened to miss independent Adrian who wanted to graduate law school before she got married?! I thought you were happy for me and Ricky! We really love each other and that's all that matters. I have to get to class." Grace said angrily and then hung up.

"Did she just hang up on me? Well...I guess I deserved that...Ugh...Maybe she's right...Am I in over my head?" Adrian asked after she took a bite of her sandwich.

All right...That's a wrap! Sounds like there's some heavy stuff going on with everyone. I thought it would be good to bring Ethan back since Ricky helped him a lot! Let me know what you think! :)