Here's chapter 9! 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 immediately hung up and walked out of the bathroom.

You have got to be freaking kidding me. Why would she ask me that? Man Amy can be a real pain in the ass.

Meanwhile in New York...

"Ugh! Did he just hang up on me? What a jerk! I should probably check on Ben." Amy said as she put her phone on the table and then walked to Ben's room.

"Ben! Ben! Open the door! You've been in there all night!" Amy said loudly as she knocked on the door.

Ben slowly opened the door.

"I'm sorry Amy...I just needed to be...by myself for awhile..." Ben said slowly as he stumbled to the ground.

"Oh geeze! Ben are you all right?" Amy asked seriously as she keeled on the floor and touched Ben's back. When Ben didn't respond Amy noticed some type of empty pill bottle on Ben's desk in his room.

"What the?" Amy's eyes got wider as she read anti-depressant medication on the bottle.

"Oh no! This can not be happening!" Amy ran over to her phone and called 911 right away.

"This is 911. What's your emergency?" The operator asked.

"Umm..My boyfriend overdosed on some kind of anti depressant pills. He's unconscious on the floor. We're at 365 Meadowbrook Apartments in room 12. It's off of Hudson road." Amy said in a very worried tone.

"Ok miss...An ambulance will be there in ten minutes...I need you to stay calm and open your door so they can get a stretcher in as fast as possible." The operator said seriously.

"All right...I will...Thank you." Amy said as she held back her tears.

"You're welcome...I'm sure everything will be fine...What's you and your boy friend's names sweet heart?" The operator asked.

"Amy Jergens and Ben Boykevich..." Amy said sadly.

"All right...The ambulance just left. Did you open the door Amy?" The operator said seriously.

"Yes I did...I really hope Ben will be all right..." Amy said as she began to cry.

"I'm sure he will be. Good luck Amy! The ambulance will be there in less than two. I need to take another call." The operator said sincerely and hung up.

Meanwhile at Jeff's...

"Hey Ricky. What took you so long?" Grace asked as Ricky sat down.

"Oh...I just wanted to check on Amy and John...They're doing all right. This food looks great." Ricky said as he faked a generous smile.

"I'm glad to hear that. The steak is very good." Grace said as she wiped her mouth.

"The chicken is great too. Americans know how to cook very well. Africa has some great food too. You two should have your wedding there!" Jacob said grinning.

"Uh...Our wedding? Dude, we just started dating." Ricky said surprised as he began to cut his steak.

"We do hope to get married...someday but we don't know where or when." Grace said seriously as she looked at Jacob.

"Yeah I know. It was just an idea. I should probably get going. I'll let you two enjoy your anniversary. I'm going boweling with some friends. George said he'll pay for my check. I'll see you later Grace." Jacob said as he moved out of his booth.

"All right. Have fun! I hope you come back to visit soon." Grace said happily as she moved out of her booth after Ricky moved out of her way.

"I will." Jacob smiled as Grace hugged him.

"It was a pleasure meeting you Jacob. I hope you have a safe flight back. And don't forget what I said." Ricky said smiling as he shook Jacob's hand.

"Thanks Ricky. It was a pleasure meeting you too. You're a great guy for Grace. Good luck to you." Jacob said looking at Ricky as he continued smiling and then he turned around and left.

"He's such a great kid." Grace said as she sat back down.

"Yeah he is...So what did you get me for our anniversary?" Ricky asked intrigued.

"I hope you'll like it. It's in my purse next to you." Grace said as she grinned.

Ricky grabbed Grace's purse and handed it to her.

"Just find it. I don't want to look through your purse." Ricky said happily.

"Here it is." Grace said as she pulled out a small box with red wrapping paper around it. She gave it to Ricky as she blushed.

Ricky opened the box and was very happy.

"A baseball! You're so sweet Grace! I've always wanted one." Ricky said as he took the baseball out of the box.

"I know. We went to the batting cages for our second date so I thought you would really like it. And I thought you could use it to teach John how to play baseball." Grace explained happily.

"I'm sure John will love it too! This is really great Grace! It's been a long time since I've played baseball. Thank you." Ricky said with a big grin on his face as he put the ball back in the box.

"I also got you it because it represents our relationship right now." Grace said seriously.

"What do you mean?" Ricky asked confused.

"In baseball, the ball moves from one base to the other after it's hit to get the batter out. And we've already been "hit" all over the place with each other and our friends. But now we have a fresh start just like that baseball. It's never been hit by a bat or thrown. I hope that our relationship is a smooth game from now on Ricky. I might have to strike you out every now and then but...I will always love you." Grace explained sincerely as she looked deeply into Ricky's eyes.

"Wow Grace. I think I just fell in love with you even more. I didn't know you knew anything about baseball other than what I taught you at the batting cages. Ha ha! I will always love you too." Ricky said as he smiled again and then he sat next to Grace and gave her a long and passionate kiss.

"Excuse me? Do you have the check ready?" Matthew asked from behind them.

"Aaaah...Yes sir." Grace said happily as she let go of Ricky's mouth and gave Matthew her credit card with the check.

"Thank you. I'll be right back." Matthew smiled as he walked away from their table.

"What do you say we get out of here after he comes back?" Ricky grinned at Grace.

"I would love to Ricky but we have school tomorrow..." Grace said sadly.

"So do I but we could skip school for one day." Ricky said as he held Grace's hand.

"We could...but then we would have to make up what we missed." Grace said as she licked her lips.

"All right...Whatever you want...I am pretty tired anyway." Ricky said as he did a fake yawn.

"Ha ha! Very funny Ricky. Come here." Grace laughed and put her hands on Ricky's neck and then she slowly kissed him.

"You two need to get a room. Ha ha! Here's your card." Matthew laughed as he put Grace's card on the table.

"Heh...Thanks Matthew. I hope you have a great night." Grace said as she wiped her lips.

"No problem. Have a good night." Matthew smiled as he walked away from their table.

"I think he's right. We should get a room." Ricky said seductively.

"Mmm...Maybe we could so something tomorrow since it's Friday. I'll take you home." Grace said smiling as she winked at Ricky.

"All right...I might have had a little too much wine." Ricky laughed.

"You seem fine to me. Let's go." Grace said happily.

The lovely couple got out of their booth, said bye to George and left the restaurant.

Meanwhile in New York...

Omar walked into his house and noticed that Adrian wasn't there and called her.

"Hey Adrian. Where are you? It's already 11 and I just got home. I had to work late to fill out some paperwork." Omar said seriously after Adrian answered her phone.

"I tried calling you earlier...I'm at the hospital again...Ben overdosed on some anti depressant pills. Amy's here too with John. The doctors said he should be fine in the morning. Ben's asleep right now." Adrian said sadly.

"Oh wow...That's terrible! I hope he will be all right tomorrow. Are you going to come home soon? I'm starving." Omar said sincerely.

"I will be home in about fifteen minutes. Do want some tacos or something?" Adrian asked after she yawned.

"Tacos sound great. Thank you so much hunny. I love you." Omar smiled slowly.

"You're welcome babe. I love you too. See you soon. Bye." Adrian smiled and hung up.

"Thanks for coming Adrian. Can you take John and I home? He's passed out and we got here in the ambulance with Ben." Amy said in an exhausted tone.

"Of course Amy. That's why I told Omar I'll be home in fifteen minutes. I wonder why Ben took those pills...Is there something going on with you two?" Adrian answered seriously.

"Um...I thought we were doing fine but Chloe got kidnapped...I wonder if that's why he took the pills." Amy said sadly.

"What? That's terrible! I hope she's all right! Is Leo looking for her?" Adrian asked concerned as they walked out of the hospital with John in Amy's arms asleep.

"Yes he is with cops of course...I really hope they find her...Ben and his family would be so devastated if anything happened to her..." Amy said as she put John in a back seat of Adrian's car.

"They would...Grace probably would be too since Chloe's her room mate..." Adrian said seriously as she started her car.

"True but not as much as Ben...I'm so worried about him..." Amy said frowning.

"Me too...He loves you so much Amy...I really hope he'll be all right...How's Ricky doing by the way? You know today is his and Grace's four month anniversary...Grace texted me about it." Adrian said sincerely as she drove out of the parking lot.

"Ugh...Good for them..." Amy sighed and rolled her eyes.

"What did he do?" Adrian asked as she lifted an eye brow.

"He hung up on me...It's not that big of a deal..." Amy said annoyed.

"Okay...Whatever's going on, I'm sure you two will work it out. Here we are." Adrian said as she pulled into Amy's apartment.

"We'll see. Thanks Adrian...Good night." Amy said as she got of the car and got John.

"Bye Amy..."Adrian said nicely and then started to back up when she saw a familiar face walking into an apartment.

"Is that? No way! It couldn't be...I need to get Omar's tacos." Adrian said as she left the apartment.

Meanwhile at Grace's school...

Grace got out of her car and a man walked behind her with his face covered by a handkerchief.

"Uh...Can I help you?" Grace asked with a worried tone.

"Yes you will help me you religious slut." The man said in a deep voice and he grabbed Grace. He put a cloth over her mouth and she passed out. The man carried her to his car and drove away.

Oh my...It sounds like everyone's gotten themselves into some kind of trouble...Why did Ben take the pills? Who did Adrian recognize? Does Amy still have feelings for Ricky? Where is Chloe? And poor Grace! Who just took her? On the bright side, Ricky does love Grace even more but maybe he should have told her about Chloe. Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)