Here's chapter 18! 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

"Omar?! Where are you?" Adrian asked as she walked to the back of Max's apartment. She noticed the back door was open. She knocked on the door and waited for a reply.

"Come on in Adrian!" Max said as he opened the door.

"Where is Omar?" Adrian asked concerned.

"I have no are you doing here?" Max asked confused as Adrian walked into the room.

"You're lying! Where is my husband Max?! You keyed his car!" Adrian said as she raised her voice.

"Why would I do that? I'm not that bad Adrian." Max said seriously.

"Oh really? Are you sure you didn't key Omar's car because I wouldn't kiss you?" Adrian asked as she crossed her arms.

"I swear it wasn't me. Maybe it was one of your neighbors." Max said worried.

"Ugh...Forget it. I know Omar's in here." Adrian said stubbornly.

"I told you he wasn't. I have no idea where he went Adrian. I'm sorry." Max said sincerely.

"Maybe he went to see Ben or Amy for some reason...If you did something to him, you're going to regret it. He is the love of my life." Adrian said coldly as she looked at Max in the eyes.

"I know...I apologize for trying to kiss you...Good luck with your car." Max said nicely.

"Thanks Max. Good luck to you too..." Adrian said as she started to walk out the door.

"Wait...I told Omar that I didn't key his car. Then he left." Max said honestly.

"All right...Later." Adrian said as she walked out the door. She walked to the front of the apartment building and heard Omar yelling on the second floor. Adrian quickly ran up stairs outside and knocked on Ben's door.

"There's someone knocking on the door..." Amy said nervously. Omar opened the door.

"What the hell is going on?" Adrian asked as she raised her voice.

"Ben thinks he saw who keyed my car." Omar said calmly.

"Really? Who?" Adrian asked intrigued.

"I can't remember...It was dark...I'm sorry..." Ben said sadly.

"Aren't there security cameras in the parking lot?" Amy asked concerned.

"I think there are...We should ask security if we can take a look at them." Ben said seriously.

"So this must have happened last night when we were here...I guess we didn't notice since it was so dark." Adrian said worried.

"I guess so...All right...Call security Ben." Omar said as he sat down.

"Sure thing Omar. I just need to find their number." Ben said as he went into his room.

Adrian looked at Amy awkwardly as she sat next to Omar.

"So...Where were you last night Amy?" Adrian said nervously.

"I was...seeing my old friend Jimmy...I'm sorry for yelling at you Adrian." Amy said as she rolled her eyes and pushed her hair back.

"Who's Jimmy?" Omar asked confused as he looked at Adrian.

"You went out with him didn't you?" Adrian asked surprised.

"Yeah I did..." Amy said sadly.

Ben walked in with security's number and he called them.

Meanwhile in California...

Ricky was filling in orders while Ethan walked in.

"Hey Ricky! Congrats on finding Grace I guess..." Ethan said smiling.

"Thanks Ethan...It wasn't easy finding her...You got a lot of wrapping to do so get to work." Ricky said seriously.

"All right...Are you ok?" Ethan asked concerned.

"I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. I didn't get back here until after one last night..." Ricky rolled his eyes.

"Oh...Maybe you should take the rest of the day off." Ethan said nicely.

"I don't think so...Bunny needs to fill in all this stuff and to make some phone calls. Get to work now!" Ricky said as he raised his voice.

"Ok...I'm going..." Ethan rolled his eyes as he grabbed a white apron.

A half an hour later a familiar face walked in.

"Hello...I'm here to pick up some steaks." A short girl with dark brown hair said at the counter.

"Kathy?" Ethan said surprised.

"Oh...Hey Ethan. I didn't know you worked here." Kathy said awkwardly.

"Yeah...Ricky got me a job here. He's great. How have you been? You haven't been at school in awhile." Ethan said smiling.

"I know...I was in New York for seeing my cousin who had leukemia but he's better now." Kathy said nicely.

"That's good he's better...I've missed you." Ethan said sweetly.

"Heh...Thanks Ethan...I've missed you too. Maybe we can do something sometime?" Kathy asked happily.

"Yeah...I'll call you sometime." Ethan said as he wrapped a gift basket.

"Here you go miss..." An employee said as he gave Kathy her steaks.

"Thank you sir...See you later Ethan." Kathy smiled as she left the butcher shop.

"All right...I did those calls...How are the baskets coming along?" Ricky said as he walked over to Ethan.

"Oh...They're coming..." Ethan said nervously.

"Really Ethan? You have ten more to do in an hour. Pick up the pace!" Ricky said a little irritated.

"I can do it. Don't worry Ricky." Ethan said confidently.

Later at Grace's house...

"I'm so glad you're all right hunny..." Kathleen said as she sat the table.

"So am I Mom...It was so scary...Now I have a lot more respect for Chloe for getting out of her terrible situation..." Grace said sadly.

"Yeah, I bet...I'm so glad you're ok." George said happily.

"Me too...I even called Betty for you Grace." Tom said nicely.

"Thanks Tom and George...This looks great Mom." Grace smiled slowly as Kathleen put the roast, potatoes, and carrots on the table.

"Thank you Grace. Tom...do you want to say the prayer?" Kathleen asked as she sat down.

"Sure Mom...Dear God...Thank you for saving Grace and...thank you for this good food...And thank you for family...Amen." Tom said smiling.

"That was great Tom. Let's eat." George said as he grabbed his fork and knife.

"Um...Just out of curiosity, what religion are you George?" Grace asked concerned.

"Christian...I haven't always practiced it. How are things with Ricky?" George said as he cut his roast.

"Oh...Things are going really well...He asked me to...move in with him this morning..." Grace said nervously as she cut her roast.

"What? Already? I think it's a little soon hunny. Plus you have a nice dorm at school." Kathleen said surprised.

"That's what I thought but...what if someone kidnaps me again at school?" Grace said scared.

"Really? You think Ricky's apartment above the butcher shop is going to be much safer? You could get kidnapped almost anywhere. Your school also has security." George said after eating.

"I know but they didn't do anything to help me the other night." Grace said seriously.

"She's right George...The butcher shop has a lot of security cameras. Maybe it is safer if she lives with Ricky." Kathleen said concerned.

"No...You think it's safer if she has sex with Ricky?" George said a little irritated.

"I agree with George. Ricky is bad." Tom said shaking his head.

"Ugh...I'm not going to have sex with him. I've slept over at his apartment several times and we didn't do anything." Grace said stubbornly as she looked at George.

"You said you weren't going to have sex with Jack, Grant, and Daniel but you did and you didn't live with any of them alone. I think it's best if you stay on campus." George said seriously.

"That's true George...I don't want you to make the same mistakes Grace. I'm sure you'll be fine if you stay on campus." Kathleen said sweetly.

"You sound just like Dad..." Grace said stubbornly as she left the table and went upstairs to her room.

"Was it something I said?" George asked confused.

"It's fine George...I think she's just scared to go back to school after what just happened. Maybe you should talk to Ricky about this situation. They've only been together for a few months." Kathleen said sincerely.

"All right Kathleen...I'll talk to him next week..." George said as he wiped his mouth.

Grace was crying in her bed and then she looked up at the ceiling.

"Why? Why did You have to let this happen to me? I hate all this pressure with everyone telling me what to do! Grace do this, Grace do that...Don't disappoint me Grace...I love you Grace...I'm so proud of you...You should have listened to me Grace! Ugh! It's so frustrating! I hate myself right now...And of course Jack had to ruin everything by wanting to have sex with me before I was ready...Maybe I should...just stay here? No...I'm an adult...I don't have to do everything Mom and George say just like I don't have to do everything that Ricky says...The only person who's in charge of my life, is me...And You're my copilot God...I need You more than ever...And thank You for saving me from Mickey and Griffin...I hope they get what they deserve..." Grace said as she wiped her face.

There's chapter 18! Who keyed Omar's car? Was Max lying or did he do it? Are Adrian and Amy ok? Are Kathy and Ethan going to get back together? What is Grace going to do next? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)