Here's chapter 17! 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

"All right...I was just wondering...Talk to you later and good luck with the car." Jack hung up.

"Grace and Chloe were finally found. I bet Max did this. We should drive to his apartment and make him pay for this." Adrian said seriously as she put her phone in her purse.

"I'm glad Grace and Chloe were found. If you think it was Max, then let's go give him a piece of our minds." Omar said as he got in his car with Adrian.

Meanwhile Amy and Ben were making out on Amy's couch.

"Aaah Ben...I love you so much." Amy said out of breath.

"I love you too." Ben smirked as Amy's phone rang.

"Can you get my phone Ben?" Amy asked sweetly.

"All right...Here..." Ben said as he gave Amy her phone.

"Hey Amy. I didn't know if you knew but...Grace and Chloe were kidnapped by Chloe's old pimp and Griffin. They're fine now and...I wanted to apologize for hanging up on you the other night." Ricky said seriously.

"It's fine Ricky. I did hear about Grace and Chloe. I'm glad they're ok! You mean Ashley's friend Griffin?" Amy asked surprised.

"Yeah...I couldn't believe it. So why did you ask me that question?" Ricky asked awkwardly.

"Um...I just wanted to know if you missed living with me. But it doesn't matter since we aren't together anymore." Amy answered nervously as she looked at Ben.

"Oh...I miss having John but I don't miss living with you. We argued way too much and it wasn't healthy for John and us. I don't like to be angry with you Amy." Ricky said honestly.

"Gee,thanks. You are right. Even though we weren't happy together, hopefully we can help John become happy separately." Amy rolled her eyes.

"I sure hope so. He deserves to be happy. I want him to have the childhood that I never had. We also have other people to help us with John." Ricky smiled slowly.

"Yeah he does...I'm glad you've became a great father Ricky. I truly mean that and I'm sorry if I upset you by asking you that question." Amy said sincerely.

"Don't worry about it Amy. How's Ben?" Ricky asked nicely.

"He's doing all right...We got into a little argument but we're fine now. I'll talk to you later." Amy said nervously.

"Are you sure? I can tell when you're lying to me." Ricky said seriously.

"Yes I'm sure. Bye Ricky." Amy said a little irritated as she hung up.

"Thanks Amy. Ricky doesn't need to know everything that we just went through." Ben said calmly.

"I know...And I didn't tell your dad about the overdose but I did tell my Dad." Amy said sadly.

"Oh...It's ok. My Dad will probably be upset when he finds out but I'm sure he'll get over it." Ben chuckled.

"Yeah...He'll probably be like, Ben! I told you to be careful when you take your pills!" Amy laughed as she impersonated Leo.

"Ha ha! He'll probably also say, you need to stop worrying about Ricky." Ben said sarcastically.

"Heh...It's kind of funny how you two have fought over me during the past few years...It's not like I'm a super model or something...And I became a mother when I wasn't ready to be one." Amy said sadly.

"You're way more beautiful than any super model Amy. So what if you became a mother before you were ready? I love John and I will always be here to help you with him." Ben said happily as he pulled Amy into a hug.

"Thank you Ben. I love you." Amy said as she smiled slowly and Ben rubbed her back slowly.

Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment...

"Aaaah...Was that Amy?" Grace asked as she stretched her arms.

"Yeah...I just needed to apologize to her for hanging up on her the other night." Ricky said seriously.

"Oh...Did something happen?" Grace asked sweetly.

"She asked me if I missed us...I hung up and just now she wanted to know if I missed living with her...Ugh...I don't get why she would say that now? Both of us have moved on." Ricky explained annoyed.

"Hmm...Maybe she's having second thoughts about Ben for some reason...I know you two did go through a lot together last year...I can talk to her if you want." Grace said nicely.

"Thanks Grace but I'm not going to worry about it. If Amy is having problems with Ben, it's none of my business unless it involves John. I need to get ready for work. Are you going to go home? I bet your mom was really worried about you." Ricky said as he got out of bed.

"Yeah...I'll probably go home for dinner later. I actually have some homework I need to do. Do you want me to make breakfast?" Grace said nicely.

"No it's fine. I'll just eat a bagel. You can have one too." Ricky said as he went into the kitchen.

"All right...Thanks for letting me spend the night again Ricky." Grace said happily after she changed clothes.

"No problem. I would love it if you...moved in." Ricky said after he took a bite of his bagel.

"Uh...I don't know..." Grace said awkwardly as she walked into the kitchen.

"Come on Grace...We've been dating for four months and we love each other. I think it would be great if you moved in." Ricky smirked at Grace as he gave her a bagel.

"I'll...I'll have to think about it..." Grace said concerned.

"All right...Whatever you decide is fine with me." Ricky smiled as he walked over to Grace.

"Are you sure? I don't want to disappoint you..." Grace said as she put her arms around Ricky's neck.

"I know you won't disappoint me." Ricky said sincerely and he gave Grace a long kiss.

"Mmm...I know you won't disappoint me either Ricky. I trust you." Grace smiled slowly with rosy cheeks.

"Good...because I trust you too. I gotta get downstairs so I'll walk you out." Ricky said as he let go of Grace.

"Ok...I'll get my purse." Grace said sweetly as she grabbed her purse from the couch.

Ricky put his phone in his pocket and walked downstairs to the butcher shop with Grace. He gave her a short kiss and she left.

"So...Things are going good with Grace?" Bunny asked as she walked over to Ricky.

"Yeah...Really good. I'm so glad that I found her." Rickys said relieved.

"Me too kid...I felt so terrible when I saw what happened to her on the news...There's a lot of crazy guys out there. I'm proud of you for finding her with Leo and the cops. She could have been missing for months before she was found." Bunny said seriously.

"That's true...So what do you want me to do first?" Ricky asked calmly.

"I need you to fill in some orders. Is Ethan coming in today? There's a lot of packages that need to be wrapped up." Bunny said as she gave Ricky a paper with orders.

"I'm not sure if he is...I can check that on the computer before I fill in these orders. How was your mom in Palm Springs?" Ricky asked concerned.

"She was doing well. Get to work! We don't have a lot of time to get all this stuff done!" Bunny said a little irritated.

Ricky smiled as he walked over to the computer behind the counter.

Meanwhile in New York...

"Open the door Max! We know you keyed my car!" Omar said angrily as he banged on Max's apartment door.

"Maybe he's not home...Ugh...Let's just get it repainted hun. We can worry about him later." Adrian rolled her eyes.

"No, Adrian. He's paying for my car to get repainted. I'm not going anywhere until he opens the door." Omar said stubbornly.

*Ring*

"Hey Grace! How are you? I heard you got kidnapped by that pimp who beat up Jack?" Adrian said surprised as she answered her phone.

"Yeah I did...It was so terrifying. Chloe was with me too and he forced us to be...hookers...Thank God the cops showed up with Leo and Ricky before we had to do anything." Grace said sadly.

"I was so worried about you two and I'm so glad you're ok! Ben even overdosed on pills!" Adrian said seriously.

"Ben overdosed on pills? Oh my gosh! What kind of pills?" Grace asked shocked.

"Really Adrian? Can't you talk to Grace later?" Omar said annoyed.

"Hang on a sec, Grace...Maybe Max has a back door on the other side of the building. Go walk over there." Adrian said a little irritated while she looked at Omar.

"What's going on? Are you ok?" Grace asked in a worried tone.

"I'm fine...My old step brother keyed Omar's car and we're trying to figure out if he's in his apartment." Adrian said seriously.

"I'm sorry to hear that...Wait, was he that guy you slept with at Amy's baby shower? What's he doing in New York?" Grace asked confused.

"Yes he is...His name is Max and he works here now...Anyway, Ben overdosed on anti-depressant pills...He's been taking them ever since we lost Mercy..."Adrian said sadly.

"Oh...no...I am so sorry to hear that Adrian. That's why he overdosed?" Grace said sincerely.

"No...I think Amy had something to do with it...And he did it around the time that Chloe went missing...Hopefully they're fine now..." Adrian said worried.

"Yeah...I think I might know why Ben overdosed..." Grace said awkwardly.

"Really? Why?" Adrian asked surprised as she sat on the curb.

"Ricky apologized to Amy this morning for hanging up on her after she asked him if he missed them living together or whatever." Grace said a little annoyed.

"Wow! No wonder Amy was pissed at me the last time I talked to her...Ben must have been eavesdropping...Hmm...I hope he doesn't do that again." Adrian said suspiciously.

"Me too...But why would Amy ask Ricky that? Both of them have moved on now...It's a little strange..." Grace said concerned.

"Who knows what's going through Amy's head right now Grace...She's always been all over the place with choosing who she wants to be with...Kind of like how you were for a short time..." Adrian grinned.

"Heh heh...I guess that's true but I'm not like that anymore. I love Ricky a lot...And he said he would love me to move in with him earlier..." Grace said happily.

"Yeah...Wait, what? Ricky already wants you to move in? You two have only been together for four months! And you two haven't even...had sex yet have you?" Adrian said shocked.

"I told him I would think about it. What difference does it make if we've had sex or not? I've told him that I want to wait but I'm afraid that if...I move in with him..." Grace said seriously.

"Then you'll sleep with him? I know how you feel...I never lived with Ricky but we still had sex at my Mom's old apartment. He also didn't have his own place back then either...Hmm...This is a hard decision Grace...Maybe you should talk to your mom about it since you live in a dorm." Adrian said honestly.

"That's the thing Adrian...What if I get captured again at school? Maybe living with Ricky is safer. We even almost had sex...in a cop car..." Grace said awkwardly.

"You what?! What the hell were you two doing in a cop car?!" Adrian said as she raised her voice.

"We were making out pretty heavily...And Ricky kept saying how sexy I looked in the prostitute clothes I had on...I'm glad we stopped since the cops were in a bar looking for the guys who captured Chloe and me across the street..." Grace said sadly.

"Damn...I'm really sorry about all that but at least you did the right thing. I think you have what it takes to wait until you're married to have sex again, Grace. You just got to keep having will power." Adrian said nicely.

"Thank you Adrian but it's just so hard with Ricky...I mean he's slept with so many girls and he wants to sleep with me but...sometimes I wonder if that's all he really wants from me...What if he's just using me to get to Amy?" Grace said concerned.

"I doubt it Grace. He loves you and if he's been able to go this long without sex, then he's made a huge improvement for you. Besides, Amy's with Ben. And Jack asked me about getting a band scholarship at school? I don't know why he would ask me that...Does he play any instruments?" Adrian asked seriously.

"I guess you're right about Ricky...Jack doesn't have a musical bone in his body. He's all right at dancing but he doesn't play any instruments. That is so strange...Why would he ask you about a scholarship?" Grace asked suspiciously.

"Who knows...I need to go see where Omar went. I'll let you know if I hear from Jack again. He also sounded really worried about you when he told me you were kidnapped." Adrian said as she stood up.

"I'm sure he was...Ugh...Good luck with Omar and Max. I need to do some homework. I'll talk to you later Adrian. Thank you for your advice." Grace said annoyed and then happily.

"Thanks and you're welcome. Later Grace." Adrian hung up.

Sounds like Ben and Amy are happier with Ricky. Is Grace ready to move in with Ricky already? Where is Max and what is Jack up to? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)