Here's chapter 12! 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

Ben was doing his dishes when he heard a knock on the door.

"Come on in! It's opened!" Ben said calmly.

Adrian walked into his apartment crying.

"Adrian?! What are you doing here? Are you all right?" Ben asked shocked as he walked over to her. Adrian pulled Ben into a big hug.

"I'm sorry...Ben...I didn't want to go home alone...Omar's still at work..." Adrian said through her tears.

"Hey...It's ok...I'm here for you." Ben said as he rubbed her back.

"Thank you Ben...Where's Amy?" Adrian asked as she let go of Ben.

"Oh...We uh...got into a fight...If you need to talk to her you can call her. But now's not the best time..." Ben answered sadly.

"Wow...That's a shocker...You two always manage to not get along somehow whether you're dating or not. You want to talk about it?" Adrian asked as she sat down on Ben's coach.

"How about we talk about you first. What happened?" Ben asked as he sat next to Adrian.

"So...you remember that guy Max who was my step brother?" Adrian asked nervously.

"Yes I do. Did he do something to you?" Ben said in a worried tone.

"He tried to...kiss me...He actually lives downstairs...After I talked to him I got some lunch and left my Dad a voice message about him. Then I decided to come here..."Adrian explained seriously.

"Oh wow...I'm sorry to hear that. I guess that's who we heard yelling earlier. Do you think he wanted to have sex with you too?" Ben asked surprised.

"I think he did...We did sleep together before a long time ago at...Amy's baby shower...That was a huge mistake obviously...I even told him I was married to Omar and he still wanted to kiss me." Adrian said as she rolled her eyes.

"Woah...It sounds like he's an ass. I can't blame him for wanting to kiss you. You are drop dead gorgeous Adrian." Ben smiled slowly.

"Oh stop it Benny! I know I am but only for Omar. I thought Max was a good guy but I guess not." Adrian said as she lightly slapped Ben on the shoulder and laughed.

"Yeah I know...You're married to Omar and I'm really happy for you two...It's just...I wish Amy and I were like you and Omar." Ben said frowning.

"I hate to tell you this but...relationships are hard work. I learned that from you when we were married." Adrian said sincerely.

"Wait, what? You learned something from me? Most people teach me something. Not the other way around." Ben said confused.

"You teach people more things then you realize Ben. You helped me learn that I can make a relationship work no matter what because of love. Obviously, our relationship didn't work out but you taught me what real love is from caring so much about Amy. And that's how I feel about Omar. I can't see myself with anyone else." Adrian explained as she smiled slowly looking into Ben's eyes.

"Wow...Thanks for saying that Adrian. That truly means a lot to me. You're right about me caring about Amy but...I'm not so sure if she cares about me...That's why I took the pills and why we fought earlier." Ben said happily and then sadly.

"You're welcome...I'm sure she'll come around. There's no way that Ricky could still be interested in her if that's what you think. He's in love with Grace. And if Amy still has feelings for Ricky, then give her some time to get over him. They went through so much together Ben. You know how hard it is to get over someone that you have a lot of feelings for." Adrian explained seriously.

"You're right Adrian...I really appreciate all of your advice. I'm glad we've stayed friends after everything we went through. You can stay for dinner if you want." Ben said as he gave Adrian a hug.

"You're welcome Ben. I could stay for dinner but Omar gets done at five thirty so I need to figure out what we're doing for dinner." Adrian said as she rubbed Ben's back.

"Just tell him to come over here. I would love to have dinner with both of you guys." Ben said smiling as he let go of Adrian.

"All right. That sounds good to me. I'll go ahead and call him." Adrian said happily as she took out her phone.

Meanwhile at the grocery store...

Amy called George while she was looking for bread.

"Hey Ames. How's it going?" George asked excited.

"You sound like you're in a good mood Dad! Did something exciting happen?" Amy asked as she smiled slowly.

"I'm just excited about another company offering to give us some new food for the restuarant. And your mother is quitting her job." George said as he smirked.

"That's great! Why is Mom quitting her job?" Amy asked shocked.

"She just didn't want to work at the furniture store anymore. I don't blame her. That job was a pain most of the time. So did you need something?" George said seriously.

"Oh...Hopefully she'll find a new job. Ben and I got into a fight..." Amy said sadly.

"A fight? Let me guess...Ricky." George rolled his eyes.

"Yeah...Ben even overdosed on anti-depressant pills because he heard me talking on the phone to Ricky..." Amy said annoyed.

"He overdosed on depressant pills? Is he depressed? That poor kid! What did you talk to Ricky about?" George asked concerned.

"Yes he did but he's fine now. He's been taking them ever since he lost his baby with Adrian...I asked Ricky if he misses us..." Amy said awkwardly.

"Amy! Why would you do that? Did Ricky say anything?" George said shocked.

"Ugh...It doesn't matter cause he hung up on me. I just wanted to tell you in case Ricky or Ben say anything to you about it. How's Kathleen?" Amy asked as she rolled her eyes.

"All right. Hopefully you'll work it out. Kathleen's doing great. I gotta get back to work so I'll talk to you later. Love you Amy." George said seriously.

"Ok...Love you too Dad. Bye." Amy hung up as she walked to a check out line and saw a young guy that she recognized.

"Jimmy? Is that you?" Amy asked as her eyes widened.

"Um...Excuse me? Do I know you?" Jimmy asked as he turned around to face Amy.

"It's me...Amy. We met years ago in California and went on a couple dates. You found the...condom in my purse..." Amy said smiling slowly.

"Oh...Amy! Of course I remember you! We actually met in a grocery store similar to this one." Jimmy said as he smiled.

"Heh...Yeah we did...You look really great." Amy said as she blushed.

"Thanks. You do too. I'm surprised you recognized me cause I'm pretty sure I've gotten taller since the last time I saw you." Jimmy grinned.

"Yeah...Maybe...Do you want to get some coffee or something and catch up?" Amy asked excited.

"I would love to. But I gotta take these groceries to my grandma. I've been taking care of her for the last month. She has a leg problem so she can't really get out much. What are you doing in New York?" Jimmy asked as they moved up in the line.

"Oh...I'm sorry about your grandma. I uh...go to Hudson University here. It's pretty great." Amy said sadly and then happily.

"Really? You go to Hudson? I do too!" Jimmy said excited.

"No way! I can't believe I've never seen you there! It is a pretty big school." Amy said surprised.

"Yes it is. What are you studying?" Jimmy asked as he put his food on the black scanner thing for the cashier.

"Secondary education. I really want to teach high school but I don't know which subject yet." Amy answered seriously.

"Cool stuff. I'm studying computer science. It's pretty fun." Jimmy said as he pulled out his wallet.

"That will be twenty seven fifty." The young cashier said with a smiled on his face.

"Here you go dude. I still have your number actually so I'll call you later." Jimmy said to the cashier as he gave him cash and then he looked at Amy.

"Sounds good. Bye Jimmy!" Amy said with a big smile on her face.

"Thanks. Bye Amy!" Jimmy said as he grabbed his grocery bags.

Meanwhile in California...

"Oh man...I can't believe this is happening..." Ricky said panicking.

"They're trying their best to find her phone Ricky. I promise we'll find her." Leo said seriously.

"I sure hope so...I'm going to kill whoever took her with my own hands." Ricky said stubbornly.

"All right Ricky...You don't need to go to such drastic measures...I'm sure the cops will take care of whoever did this. Believe me, I want to kill the guy who took Chloe too. She's like my daughter and it's very sad that she got kidnapped but there's only so much we can do." Leo explained sincerely.

"No Leo! I can't just sit here and play hide and seek. I want to know where Grace is!" Ricky said as he raised his voice.

A police officer walked over to them with dark hair and he looked like he was in his mid thirties.

"I have some good news for you two...Chloe and Grace are in the same area because their phones are. We sent a few cop cars to find them about a half an hour ago." The officer said seriously.

"That's great to hear! Thank you officer." Leo said enthusiastically.

"Thank you sir. Where the hell are they?" Ricky asked intrigued.

"They're in San Diego but they could move so hopefully they will find them soon. We also notified a police station in San Diego so they have cops going to where they are too." The police officer answered looking at Ricky.

"Dammit! San Diego's two hours away! They could be half way to Mexico by now! When did you find their phone signals?" Ricky said as he raised his voice.

"Calm down Ricky! I'm sorry officer." Leo said angrily.

"It's all right. We found their signals thirty minutes ago like I said. If you want to go to where they are, I would be happy to drive you." The officer said sincerely.

"Of course I want to go to where they are! Why didn't you tell us before?!" Ricky said irritated.

"It's police policy son. I'm actually not allowed to drive regular civilians to a crime scene but in the case of kidnapping, it's different. I can drive you after other police find the kidnapper and or the people who got kidnapped. Since it is over two hours away we should get going and other police should be there before we get there." The police officer explained calmly.

"All right. Let's get going then!" Leo said as he stood up.

Meanwhile Jack walked out of class and he called Adrian.

"Hello?" Adrian asked as she answered her phone.

"Hey Adrian. I haven't heard from Grace all week. I was wondering if you knew how she's doing." Jack asked worried.

"Uh...And you're surprised that she hasn't talked to you all week? I haven't heard from her since yesterday...I hope she's all right. I left her a message earlier this morning and she never called me back. I'm going to have dinner soon with Ben and Omar so I gotta go Jack. I hope she's all right." Adrian answered seriously.

"Me too...Enjoy your dinner Adrian. Talk to you later." Jack said as he went to his car.

"I will. Bye Jack." Adrian hung up.

So Ben and Adrian are bonding a little bit. Woah...Amy! Is she crushing on Jimmy again? What's Ricky gonna do when he finds Grace, Chloe, Mickey, and Griffin? Why does Jack want to know where Grace is? Stay tuned for more drama and romance later on! Ha ha! Let me know what you think! :)