Here's chapter 7! 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

"Did you not hear a word I just said?! I love Grace and no! I'm not just with her to forget about my relationship with Amy. How could I just forget about my relationship with her anyway? I can't because of John. Amy and I will always be involved with each other because of our son whether we want to be or not." Ricky said as he raised his voice.

"Oh, I heard you loud and clear. Tell me this...is John the only reason that you tried to make a relationship with Amy work?" Doctor Fields asked seriously.

"Yes...John is why I tried to stay with Amy. If I could go back to that night we spent together at band camp...I would not have slept with her. Even if I had protection, I wouldn't have done it. Every time I slept with a girl, she thought I was in love with her when I wasn't. And I hated myself for so long because of that. And let me tell you something else doctor Fields, it's hell being a teenage father with a girl that you don't love. I thought I was doing the right thing by asking Amy to marry me but...I was living a lie the entire time and I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive myself for it..." Ricky said as his eyes got watery.

"Wow...It sounds like you've made some major progress Ricky. I'm truly sorry about Amy but...you can't change what happened between you and her. No matter what happens with you and Grace...you and Amy will always be John's parents. Hopefully it will get easier as you two get older and wiser. When I was your age, I was defiantly not ready to be a father. Sometimes I still question my parenting skills but I think Jason and Lauren have turned out all right. I bet John will too because you are very strong. I am really proud of you for realizing your mistakes and dealing with them instead of using sex to forget about them. So...I remember talking to you about Grace before and you told me that she was going to be the next girl that you would sleep with because you were in love with her. What changed between your relationship with her from when you were in high school and your relationship with her now?" Doctor Fields explained sincerely.

"Thank you for all your kind words...That means a lot...I thought I was going to sleep with Grace but then Margret told me to not do it because she viewed sex differently than me back then. Jack even said that she's a big tease...Heh, she kind of still is...And I went out with her to make Adrian jealous. It worked because I slept with her again...which was a huge mistake...After being with Amy for so long I realized that I don't need to have sex with someone to be in love and I think Grace just wanted someone who wouldn't pressure her into doing it. Jack would want to sleep with her a lot and I think she became confused about what sex and love mean...Hell, I know I was confused about both of them for years too...However, I think the one thing that has really changed is that we both want to wait until marriage to sleep together. I know that sounds kind of crazy coming out of my mouth but it's true. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make my relationship with Grace work because I love her with all my heart...Even though I feel like there isn't much of it left...Before, I pretended to be interested in becoming a Christian so I could sleep with her but now I actually want to learn more about God and why He allowed everything to happen to me..." Ricky explained honestly.

"All right...It sounds like you two still have some issues to work through together but I think you have a lot of potential to have a real relationship with Grace. I'm glad you''re willing to change for her too because you want to instead of feeling obligated to like you did with Amy. If you two ever need to talk, you can always see me for free." Doctor Fields said as he smiled.

"Thank you so much Doctor Fields...There is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about before I go." Ricky said sadly.

"You're welcome. What is it?" Doctor Fields asked.

"Did...Lauren tell you about what happened to Adrian's husband, Omar in New York?" Ricky said as he looked at Doctor Fields in the eyes.

"Yes she did...Your father, Bob shot Omar...I know that must have been very heart breaking for you..." Doctor Fields answered sadly.

"Yeah it was...I helped Adrian's dad track the bastard down and he was arrested. In December I'm going to his trial to help make sure he gets the death penalty. I still can't believe he was in jail and then someone bailed him out...I wonder who it was...Why would someone let a guy who's been in prison for child molestation, domestic abuse, and illegal drugs out? Our country's judicial system makes me sick...There's no way I will ever have mercy on Bob. I've had it with him...He's the reason why most of my life was so freaking screwed up! And he tried to kill Omar while thinking he was me!" Ricky said angrily.

"Oh my...I know you're very angry about this Ricky but you need to calm down. Unfortunately, I can't help you figure out who let Bob out of jail or why they did. You'll have to figure that out on your own. And you can't blame him for your problems. I know you've been through a lot but you are responsible for your own actions Ricky and how you deal with your pain. It is not your fault for what Bob did to you but you decided to use sex to help you feel better. However, that doesn't matter anymore because you are changing Ricky. I'm sorry that he wanted to kill you...Hopefully the trial will go well but just remember that if Bob does end up getting the death penalty, that doesn't mean all of your problems will go away. You're always going to have to work through some kind of problems Ricky. I actually have an appointment in ten minutes so...I need to go to the lobby to see if they are here yet." Doctor Fields explained seriously.

"All right...you're right Doctor Fields. Thank you for all your advice. I feel a lot better now." Ricky smiled as he stood up.

"Anytime son. It was good to see you again." Doctor Fields gave Ricky a short hug.

Grace walked out of class and went to the bathroom to call Adrian.

"Ugh...Come on Adrian..." Grace rolled her eyes as she waited for Adrian to pick up.

"Hey Grace...How are you?" Adrian said as she answered her phone.

"What took you so long? I have only a half an hour before my next class." Grace said irritated.

"Okaaaay...I'm doing fine, thanks for asking. I was making a salad for lunch. What's your problem?" Adrian asked defensively.

"My problem? Uh, I don't have a problem. Let's talk about the fact that you completely insulted me the last time you called me. How could you say all that crap to me about being in over my head? I didn't get enough sleep last night because I had a dream...or rather a nightmare about almost having sex with Ricky...And then my Dad showed up and Jack...I also heard your voice in my head about not listening to you about not having sex and taking condoms so I don't up like Amy..." Grace explained seriously.

"Wow...Sounds like somebody's got a guilty conscience...And you think you don't have a problem? And you also insulted me." Adrian said sarcastically and then seriously.

"This isn't funny Adrian! If only I never slept with Jack...I'm sorry for insulting you...I just said that because of what you said to me." Grace said frowning.

"I thought you did. I forgive you and I'm sorry too. Yes, I know you slept with Jack. How many times are you going to say that? Get over it already! You won't be able to enjoy Ricky if you keep thinking about Jack. Wait a minute, you said that you almost had sex with Ricky in your dream?" Adrian asked intrigued.

"Thanks...I've been trying to get over it...Yes I did almost sleep with Ricky in my dream and it was very nice...until my Dad showed up. I...got angry at him for telling me to wait to sleep with Ricky since he cheated on my Mom...I've never had a dream like that..." Grace answered seriously.

"Hmm...Maybe you had that dream to help you realize that your Dad is right? Or was right when he was alive...I know it's hard not to judge him for cheating on your mom but as far as I'm concerned, you seemed a lot happier when you weren't having sex. You kind of annoyed the crap out of me sometimes when you were a virgin but that was before I knew you that well." Adrian said sincerely.

"Heh...You're right. Is that partly why you slept with Jack? Because I annoyed you?" Grace asked surprised.

"No of course not! I only slept with him to make Ricky jealous and then he did the same thing by going out with you after that. It's sort of funny how we were both so immature back then...I'm glad that I didn't end up with Ricky though. We never loved each other." Adrian answered honestly.

"Yeah it is...I know you didn't really love Ricky but you still slept with him to help avoid your problems as well as his...It makes me so sad but...it doesn't really matter anymore since all of us have changed for the better. Ricky did give me my promise ring this morning." Grace said sadly and then happily.

"You're defiantly right about all of us changing for the better. Why did he give you your promise ring? That's defiantly something that I would not expect Ricky to give you." Adrian said surprised.

"He gave me it to help my heart...He is so sweet to me like he was when we were first together except it's for real this time because he said that the ring will help me to remember who God wants me to be..." Grace said smiling.

"Aww! That is really sweet! And who does God want you to be exactly?" Adrian asked concerned after smiling.

"I'll have to figure that out when I go to church again with Ricky. I think that dream helped me realize that I need a redirection in my relationship with him. How's Omar doing by the way?" Grace asked happily.

"Well, I'm sure church will help with that...Omar's doing great. He's been working hard and we've been preparing for Bob's trial too. We're defiantly pressing charges against him to pay our insurance back for all the medical expenses of when Omar was in the hospital." Adrian said seriously.

"Oh...That's good to hear. I don't blame you for pressing charges...I know it's going to be really intense for Ricky but hopefully he'll get through it...We haven't talked about Bob in a long time...He's defiantly the hardest thing to talk about with Ricky...I need to get going to class..." Grace said sadly.

"No kidding...I really hope Bob gets what he deserves...All right Grace. I'll talk to you later." Adrian said as she smiled slowly.

"Bye Adrian." Grace hung up and left the bathroom to go to class.

Meanwhile in New York...

"So John's at preschool and we finally have the apartment to ourselves..." Ben said grinning as he sat next to Amy.

"Yes we do...Ha ha..." Amy smiled as she looked at Ben.

"Do you want desert before or after lunch?" Ben asked seductively.

"Hmm...How about before?" Amy blushed and gave Ben a long kiss.

"Aaaah...I love you so much Amy." Ben said as he took a breath.

"I love you too Ben." Amy grinned as she moved closer to Ben.

*Ring ring*

"Ugh...I wonder who that could be..." Ben rolled his eyes as he heard his phone ring.

"You don't have to answer it." Amy said as she licked her lips.

"It could be my Dad or someone from John's preschool." Ben said seriously as he grabbed his phone from the table in front of him.

"True. But they would call me if there was a problem with John." Amy said as she pushed her hair back.

"Hello?" Ben said as he answered his phone.

"Ben! It's me Chloe! You have to help me!" Chloe said crying.

"Chloe?! What's going on? Are you all right?!" Ben said shocked.

"Chloe?! Your sister?" Amy said scared.

"So you're trying to call for help, huh? I don't think so Ginger!" A man's voice said in the background and then the phone call ended.

"Oh no! No, no, no! I think Chloe was getting kidnapped as she called me!" Ben said freaking out.

"Oh my gosh! What should we do? She's in California so...I don't know what we can do Ben!" Amy said worried.

"Maybe I should call my Dad?!" Ben said as his body started to shake.

"I'll do it. I think you're about to pass out again." Amy said as she grabbed her phone.

"No...I...I...can do it..." Ben said as he dialed Leo's number.

"Are you sure? You don't look good Ben..." Amy said as she starred at Ben shaking a little more.

"I'm fine Amy...Hey...Dad..." Ben said nervously.

"What is it Ben? This better be important because I'm in the middle of an important business meeting right now." Leo said quietly in a hall way.

"Chloe's...been kidnapped...She just called me...and...some man took her phone I...think...I'm so scared..." Ben said as he kept shaking.

"Are you sure? Why would she have called you first?" Leo asked confused.

"I don't know Dad...Maybe I was the first person in her contact list? Maybe she didn't have time to dial 911..." Ben answered seriously.

"All right...Don't worry Ben, I'll find her. Thanks for letting me know. I love you." Leo said sincerely.

"Love you too...Bye." Ben hung up.

"Well?" Amy said slowly.

"He's going to find her...I hope...Oh, God! I can't believe this! Right when my life was getting better, this had to happen...Poor Chloe, I hope she's all right." Ben said as his eyes got watery.

"Me too...Do you think we should tell Adrian's Dad about this? Maybe he could help find her." Amy said as she hugged Ben.

"No...I'm sure my Dad will find her with the cops somehow..."Ben said as he began to cry and Amy rubbed his back.

Later that night in California at Jeff's restaurant...

Ricky and Grace walked in and saw Jacob waiting for them at a table.

"Good evening you two love birds. Jacob's right over there. Your waiter should be with you shortly." George smiled as Ricky and Grace walked by him.

"Thanks George. We're starving." Grace smiled.

"You're welcome. Can I talk to Ricky for a second?" George asked Grace.

"Of course." Grace said happily and walked over to Jacob's table.

"What's up George?" Ricky asked seriously.

"You remember that Joe Hampton kid that made you guys fake IDs?" George said quietly.

"Yeah I do. Did he get caught for selling crack?" Ricky asked surprised.

"Yes he did. How did you know about that?" George asked shocked.

"He was going to give Ethan the same job and I interfered. I saw them not that far away from the butcher shop. Now Ethan works for me and he did pretty well today. Why are you telling me this?" Ricky answered looking at George.

"Because he could get some community service work after being in jail for like thirty days. Reuben told me about it and he wanted me to ask you if he could do some kind of community service for the butcher shop." George said seriously.

"I'm not sure if he could. You should probably ask Leo but I'm pretty sure all of the workers at the butcher shop get paid. Maybe there's another company that we work with that he could do the community service for." Ricky said honestly.

"All right. Thanks Ricky. I'll talk to Leo about it. By the way, how's Amy? I haven't heard from her in a few days." George said smiling.

"I guess all right. I'm pretty sure she's out of the hospital now. I haven't heard from her in awhile either." Ricky answered sadly.

"Ok. I can call her later. Enjoy your dinner with Grace and Jacob." George said as more people walked in the restaurant.

"Thanks George. I will." Ricky smiled and walked over to their table.

"Well...what do you think?" Grace asked Jacob as she grinned.

"He's good looking and everything but...I'm not sure about his personality. He seems a little depressed..." Jacob said as Ricky walked towards them.

"Really?" Grace asked annoyed.

"Hello Jacob. It's nice to finally meet you." Ricky said smiling.

"You too Ricky. I've heard a lot about you from my sister." Jacob said as he stood up and shook Ricky's hand.

"I've heard a lot about you too. So...you're from Africa?" Ricky asked as he sat down next to Grace.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm part black and have an accent." Jacob smiled. Grace rolled her eyes as Ricky laughed.

"What? You don't think that's funny Grace?" Jacob said after laughing.

"Not really. Everyone has an accent and a skin color." Grace answered seriously.

"Calm down Grace. It was just a joke. Are you all right?" Ricky asked concerned.

"Yeah...I'm sorry...Jacob just said that you're depressed." Grace answered sadly.

"Sorry mate...Grace just had to know what I think of you." Jacob said looking at Ricky.

"I'm not depressed. How could I be when it's our four month anniversary." Ricky grinned as he grabbed Grace's hand.

"You can't fool me Ricky...Who did you talk to before class?" Grace asked she looked into Ricky's eyes.

Ricky rolled his eyes and let go of Grace's hand.

"All right...I saw doctor Fields. I just needed to tell him about how happy you make me." Ricky said as he looked at Grace.

"Aww! That's so sweet! You two are such a beautiful couple! Who's doctor Fields?" Jacob asked confused.

"He's my...therapist and friend. He helped me get through a lot of issues when I was in high school...I still have some that I need to work through but...I think I can defiantly work through them with you Grace." Ricky answered as he looked at Jacob and then at Grace.

"Aww Ricky! I think we can work through our issues together too! I love you!" Grace grinned and gave Ricky a short kiss.

"That's...good to hear but you two can do that later..." Jacob said awkwardly.

"Sorry Jacob. Do you miss your Dad?" Ricky asked sincerely. Grace's jaw dropped after hearing Ricky's question.

"You mean...our Dad...Yes I do miss him a lot..." Jacob said looking at Grace.

"Oh, right...That's what I meant...He was a really great guy...And he told me something that I'll never forget." Ricky said sadly.

"Really? What is it?" Grace asked surprised as she looked at Ricky and Jacob.

"He told me that he knew about what Bob did to me as a kid...because his brother...committed suicide after one of their neighbors...raped him..." Ricky said as he began to cry.

"Wait, what?! Our father never told us he had a brother!" Grace said shocked.

"Oh dear...That's just terrible...I am so sorry Ricky..." Jacob said sadly.

"Yeah...I'm sorry too...Maybe that's why he...had an affair...To fill the pain he had from losing his brother..." Ricky said as he wiped his face.

Grace and Jacob couldn't believe their ears as they starred at each other in complete shock.

Wow...That was a long one...Sounds like there's some crazy stuff going on again...What happened to Chloe? Is she going to be all right? Poor Ben too! And is Ricky breaking down too much? How will this affect his relationship with Grace? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)