Here's chapter 11! I hope you like it! Please R&R! I do not own anything from The Secret Life Of The American Teenager! Thank you! Grace isn't going to be in this one. I really appreciate everyone's reviews! :)

Bold=Ricky

Plain=Other characters

"Uh...heh...I appreciate what you're trying to do Max...but I love Omar, my husband..." Adrian said awkwardly with an uncomfortable expression on her face.

"Can you just kiss me...for old time's sake? You know you want to Adrian." Max said seriously as he moved closer to her.

"I can't! I'm sorry Max...I don't kiss or sleep with anyone except Omar!" Adrian said stubbornly as she raised her voice.

"Really? I thought you weren't into a monogamous relationship. I thought you didn't want to be in a committed relationship...What happened to you?" Max asked surprised.

"I grew up! That's what happened to me! And I suggest you do the same thing, you arrogant S.O.B. ! I gotta go." Adrian said as she stood up with her eyes watery.

"Adrian wait! I'm sorry!" Max said as he went out his door and saw Adrian getting in her car.

"Dammit! Why are all the good ones taken!" Max said angrily as he slammed his door.

On the floor above Max Ben and Amy were eating lunch.

"Did you hear that? It sounded like someone yelling." Amy said surprised.

"Yeah...I'm sure they're fine...I'm really sorry about everything that happened Amy..." Ben said sadly as he took a bite of his sandwich.

"I know you are Ben...Why did you take the pills? Are you even supposed to take them?" Amy asked calmly.

"Uh...I've been taking them for years Amy...I've kept it a secret from you and everyone else except my Dad..." Ben answered sadly.

"What?! Why? Since when?" Amy said with a shocked look on her face.

"Since Mercy...died...I've been taking them to help me cope with the stress from losing her...And then Adrian left me and so...I kept taking them...And then I quit taking them for awhile when I was with Dylan...After that, I took them again..." Ben explained seriously as he looked at Amy in the eyes.

"Oh wow...Ben...I am so sorry...So why did you overdose on them?" Amy asked sadly.

"Because of you..." Ben answered as he looked at his plate.

"Me? What did I do?" Amy asked confused.

"Don't play that dumb, naive, and innocent act on me Amy! You know exactly what you did!" Ben said angrily as he raised his voice.

"Woah Ben! Calm down! I seriously have no idea what you're talking about." Amy said as she raised her voice.

"Oh really? You don't recall talking to Ricky on the phone the other night? Huh? I heard you ask him if he misses you and him being together." Ben said stubbornly.

"You were eavesdropping on my conversation with Ricky? That's why you overdosed?! You've got some serious issues Ben!" Amy said yelling.

"Oh...I've got serious issues?! What about you? You can't make up your freaking mind if you still have feelings for Ricky or not! I thought you loved me Amy! Why would you ask him that?" Ben said madly as his face turned red.

"That is none of your business! If you're that insecure about our relationship, then maybe we should call it quits." Amy said as she looked at Ben in the eyes.

"Excuse me? How am I being insecure? You're the one who is insecure Amy. I would never talk to an ex behind your back and ask them if they missed us being together." Ben said stubbornly.

"And why would I believe you? If you can't trust me, then why the hell would I trust you Ben? For your information, Ricky hung up after I asked him that question." Amy said angrily as she stood up from the table.

"Oh...I'm sorry Amy...I guess I overreacted..." Ben said sadly.

"You think? I bet your dad is going to love hearing about this. I gotta go do some grocery shopping before I pick up John." Amy said as she got her purse.

"And I'm sure your dad is going to love hearing about this too. Will you be back?" Ben asked calmly.

"I don't care what my Dad thinks. I'll come back when I feel like coming back." Amy said as she left Ben's apartment.

Meanwhile at Ricky's school...

Ricky was getting some coffee when Jack walked in behind him.

"Hey Ricky. How are you doing?" Jack asked seriously.

"Hey Jack. I'm doing all right. Grace and I had our fourth month anniversary last night." Ricky smiled.

"Ah...So you two finally did it huh?" Jack asked quietly.

"No we haven't. It's none of your business when we do have sex. Got it?" Ricky said a little irritated.

"All right...I'm sorry Ricky. I saw on the news that Joe Hampton got community service for selling crack after he gets out of prison?" Jack said shocked.

"Yeah he did...I guess he finally got what he deserved. He might do his community service with a company that the butcher shop works with." Ricky said seriously as he grabbed his coffee.

"Oh wow. Hopefully that will be good for him...If there's anything I can do to help, I would be happy to." Jack said smiling as he grabbed his coffee.

"Thanks. I don't even know if I'm going to have to help him out but I'll let you know. So have you found any other girls?" Ricky asked he sat down at a table.

"No I haven't...I think I need some time to stay single for awhile and focused on school. I might even try a winter sport." Jack said as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Fair enough. It's been a lot easier for me to focus on school without John but I sure miss him. What sport are you wanting to try?" Ricky asked as he smiled slowly.

"I think wrestling. It will help me get stronger for football next year." Jack answered happily.

"That's really exciting Jack! I thought you couldn't play football anymore though." Ricky said concerned.

"No I can. My coach just wanted me to build some muscle this season after my injuries and I went to all the games too. I just didn't get to play very much. Next season I'll be able to play as much as I want. You should try wrestling too. It would give you something to do besides school work and hanging out with Grace." Jack explained sincerely.

"I'm glad that you're still doing football. It's a fun sport. I don't know about wrestling Jack...I'm not really the athletic type. Besides, I'm in a couple honors classes and they're hard work. I don't want to lose my academic scholarship. Plus I'm the assistant manager at the butcher shop now." Ricky said honestly.

"Oh yeah. I forgot that you were in some tough classes this year. I bet you'll do fine in them. Work does take up a lot of your time too...My bad. It's kind of hard to do sports in college if you didn't do them in high school. Heh...What about doing something with band? Don't you miss playing the drums?" Jack asked intrigued.

"It's not your fault. Yeah I do miss band. The drums are a lot of fun. I still play them every once in a while at home but...I don't know. I'm not a music major so there's really no point in me playing the drums here." Ricky answered seriously.

"I totally understand Ricky. It's hard to do extra activities. Especially after what happened to me last year..." Jack said sadly.

"Yeah it is...At least you're all right now and that's all that matters. I gotta get to class." Ricky said as he stood up.

"Me too. See you later Ricky." Jack said as he stood up and Ricky left the cafe.

I wonder why Jack was asking me all those questions about doing band again. Heh...yeah right. It causes too much drama. I guess he was just being friendly. I should probably call Grace. She usually calls me by now to ask me to do something tonight.

Ricky pulled out his phone from his pocket and called Grace.

"Who is this?" A man's voice said quietly.

"Uh...This is Ricky Underwood. Who the hell are you? Where's Grace?" Ricky asked angrily.

"You got some money kid?" The man asked.

"What?! Answer me! Where is Grace?!" Ricky said as he raised his voice.

"I guess not. Don't ever call this number again or else..." The man said seriously and hung up.

"Oh my God! No! Grace! Oh man...I am so screwed!" Ricky said as he put his face in his hand and then he walked to class.

"Hello Ricky. Please sign in." The tall professor with glasses said as Ricky walked into the classroom.

"I'm sorry Professor Davis but I have to go. I don't know where my girlfriend is. Can you let my other professors know that I'm not going to their classes?" Ricky said sadly.

"Um...I'm sorry son but we have a test today. I'm sure your girlfriend is fine." Professor Davis answered seriously.

"No she's not. I just called her and a strange man answered her phone. He asked me for money. I'll make up the test on Monday. I promise! I gotta go." Ricky said in a worried tone.

"Oh my...All right Ricky. Come to my office at nine on Monday to make up the test. Good luck with your girlfriend. I could call security if you want." Professor Davis said concerned.

"No that's all right. She doesn't go to this school. I think I know who she's with. And thank you sir." Ricky said as he left the room.

"You're welcome Ricky! Good luck!" Professor Davis shouted. The rest of the class looked at him in shock and started whispering about what happened.

Ricky pulled out his phone again and called Leo.

"Hello Ricky. Do you need something?" Leo asked concerned.

"I'm sorry to bother you Leo, but have you found Chloe yet?" Ricky asked scared.

"No we haven't. They're trying to pick up her cell phone signal at the station but it's not working very well. Why? Do you know where she is?" Leo asked seriously.

"Sadly, no...And I don't know where Grace is either...I called her and a strange man answered asking me for money." Ricky said as his eyes got watery.

"Oh no...That's terrible! Do you think Grace could be with Chloe?" Leo asked worried.

"I don't know...She could be...Oh, God! This is all my fault! I shouldn't have let Grace go back to her school by herself at night..." Ricky said as tears ran down his face.

"Calm down Ricky! Everything is going to be fine! How about you come down to the station and the cops can probably trace Grace's phone from the call you just made to her." Leo explained calmly.

"All right...Thank you Leo...Can you give me directions?" Ricky asked as he wiped his face and walked to his car.

"Of course Ricky. It's about twenty minutes away from your school." Leo said sincerely.

"Ok...I'm backing up. Which highway do I need to get on?" Ricky asked as he backed out of his parking spot.

"It's highway 170 South..." Leo answered.

All right...So Amy and Ben are having some serious problems again...And Adrian made the right decision but will she regret it later? Yay for Jack moving on to a new sport but what's the real reason that he asked Ricky about doing band again? And is Ricky going to find Grace and Chloe with Leo? Stay tuned to find out! I also wanted to give a huge shout out to Jyoti! I truly appreciate all of your reviews! You are so awesome! I would also appreciate it if more people review my story but don't feel pressured to! Ha ha! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)