Here's chapter 8! 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

"Good evening. My name is Matthew and I'll be your waiter this evening. Is everyone ready to order?" The tall waiter asked as he walked over to their table.

"Oh, yes sir. I'll have the baked chicken with fried rice, green beans, and corn." Jacob answered as he smiled slowly.

"All right...And for you two?" Matthew asked looking at Grace and Ricky.

"Uh...We'll both have well done steak with a baked potato, green beans, and corn." Grace answered seriously as she rubbed Ricky's back.

"Sounds good...And for drinks?" Matthew asked as he wrote down their orders.

"Sweet tea please." Jacob said happily.

"White wine..." Ricky said as he blew his nose with his napkin.

"Ok sir...I'm going to have to see some ID." Matthew said seriously.

Grace's eyes widened as she watched Ricky pull out his driver's license from his wallet.

"Thank you very much. And for you ma'am?" Matthew asked Grace after looking at Ricky's license.

"Lemonade please..." Grace faked a smiled at Matthew.

"All right. I'll have your drinks ready in about five minutes. And your food should be done in about twenty to thirty minutes." Matthew said smiling and then left the table.

"Are you ok Ricky? I thought you weren't going to drink ever again..." Grace said sadly as she looked at him.

"Yeah I know...But I thought George and Kathleen would like some. I'm not going to drink the entire bottle." Ricky said as he slowly smiled.

"Aww...That's really nice of you. But you can keep it. I'm sure my Mom and George have plenty of wine at home." Grace said sweetly.

"You're probably right. I could give you some but you're not old enough...Ha ha...I can just give it to Margret and Shaker." Ricky grinned.

"All right...I will be in about a year and five months. Heh..." Grace said as she slowly smiled.

"So...When did you talk to our Dad about...his brother?" Jacob asked awkwardly.

"It was years ago...After my biological father, Bob got out of prison...And I didn't want Grace to get hurt so I told her that she shouldn't be around me...And I apologized to Marshall for hurting her...He also told me that he did know about how much pain being...abused can cause because of his...brother..." Ricky said frowning as he looked at Jacob.

"It's hard to believe that we're finding out more information about our Dad after he died than we knew about him when he was alive..." Grace said sadly.

"Yes it is...I wonder if your mother or my mother knows anything about this..." Jacob said frowning.

"That's all I know...I'm sorry for bringing it up...but I thought you two knew..." Ricky said seriously.

"It's all right Ricky...I'm not going to let it ruin our anniversary." Grace said with watery eyes.

"Thanks for telling us mate...It was hard enough finding out that...I was a mistake. Our father and my mother didn't originally plan for me to be born because he already had Grace and Tom...He just...used my mother for sex..." Jacob said sadly as he got tears in his eyes.

"You're welcome...And you're not a mistake Jacob...Nobody is...I wasn't ready to have my son with Amy when I got her pregnant...but I am so happy that we have him because he helped me change for the better...He helped me realize how valuable every human life is...Not directly of course...because of Grace..." Ricky said seriously.

"Because of me? What are you talking about Ricky?" Grace asked confused.

"Amy almost had an abortion...You remember that day we went to the clinic and you got into a big argument with Adrian over me?" Ricky said sincerely as he looked at Grace.

"Heh...yeah I do...That was one of the craziest days of my life..." Grace said as she looked at Ricky.

"You helped me realize that it was wrong for John to be aborted on that day because you knew that his life was valuable...Even though Amy and I didn't mean for him to happen..." Ricky said honestly.

"You're welcome for that...But Amy's the one who made the decision to have John." Grace said as she smiled slowly.

"Yes she did but you really encouraged me to be a great father to him..." Ricky said as he hugged Grace.

"That's really great that Grace encouraged you and all but...what does this have to do with me?" Jacob asked intrigued.

"I think what Ricky's trying to say is that your life is valuable Jacob even though...our Dad and your mom didn't want to have you...But I'm sure our Dad loved you very much...just like your mom does...At first it was hard for me to love you but...I really do love you a lot. And I doubt our Dad just used your mom for sex. He met her before he met my Mom. Maybe he was...never in love with my Mom and...couldn't marry your mom because he didn't want to live in Africa..." Grace explained seriously.

"I don't know about that...What really matters is that...we learn from his mistakes..." Jacob said sincerely as looked at Grace in the eyes.

"You're right Jacob...I need to go to the bathroom so I'll be right back." Ricky said as he stood up.

"You know what's really hard though...I made the exact same mistake that Dad made." Grace said as she looked at Jacob.

"What do you mean?" Jacob asked confused.

"I cheated on my ex boyfriend Grant with a guy named Daniel when I went to Africa..." Grace said sadly.

"Oh yes...I remember Kathleen telling me about that...I guess that saying is true...The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Why did you cheat on Grant anyway?" Jacob asked seriously.

"Heh...You're funny...Daniel was just so different than Grant...I wanted to be with someone else who was older and more mature...as well as different than me...Grant and I were too similar so he kind of bored me sometimes...Also I thought Daniel was really attractive...Now he's dating my room mate which is a little awkward..." Grace answered as she smiled slowly after rolling her eyes.

"Hmm...That's kind of funny...I've really missed spending time with you Grace. I wonder if...my mother would let me move here..." Jacob said sincerely.

"I've missed you too Jacob...Do you want to move here?" Grace asked surprised.

"I would like to but...I would like to finish high school in Africa...I'm sure my mother would let me go to college here." Jacob smiled slowly.

"That's probably a good idea...It's hard to transfer to a new school." Grace said as she began to eat her food after Matthew put their plates on the table.

"Enjoy your meals! Here's the wine." Matthew smiled he put the bottle of white wine on the table.

"Thank you Matthew...Do you really love him?" Jacob asked intrigued as he picked up his fork.

"You mean Ricky?" Grace asked as she took a bite of her steak.

"Of course I do! Who else would I be talking about?" Jacob laughed.

"Yes I do...We've been through a lot already and we've just been together for four months...And I still can't believe how much we've changed..." Grace said seriously.

"I can tell...I truly wish the best for both of you...You really deserve someone who loves you Grace. You're such an amazing woman and I'm proud to call you my sister." Jacob said happily.

"Aww Jacob! You're so sweet! Thank you! I wish the best for you too with someone who loves you. And I'm proud to call you my brother!" Grace said enthusiastically.

Meanwhile Ricky called Amy in the bathroom.

"Hello Ricky..." Amy said sadly as she answered the phone.

"Hey Amy...Are you all right?" Ricky asked concerned.

"Yeah...You know Chloe...Ben's sister?" Amy asked through her tears.

"Sort of...She's also Grace's room mate...Is there something going on?" Ricky asked confused.

"She's...been kidnapped...in California...Leo and the cops went to her school to ask people when they last saw her and they all said yesterday...And they didn't see Grace there..." Amy said sadly.

"Oh no! That's terrible! Grace is with me...We're at Jeff's with her brother Jacob...Do you want me to tell her about Chloe being kidnapped?" Ricky asked seriously.

"Um...You probably should...She might be able to help Leo and the cops figure out where Chloe is...I'm really worried about Ben...He's been locked in his room all night..." Amy said sadly.

"I'm so sorry Amy...We'll find her. How's John doing?" Ricky asked frowning.

"Me too...He's doing really well and he misses you a lot..." Amy said as she smiled slowly.

"Heh...I miss him too. I can't wait to see him in December." Ricky said happily.

"I know...But...do you miss...us?" Amy asked awkwardly.

Oh snap! I'm gonna leave you with a cliff hanger again! Ha ha! At least Grace and Jacob are getting along a lot better now! Where could Chloe be? Let me know what you think! :)