Here's chapter 20! 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 was waiting in line with some food at the grocery store when he recognized one of the cashiers. He moved up the line and his eyes widened as he put his food on the black rubber thing.
"Zoe? What are you doing here?" Ricky asked surprised.
"Hey Ricky...It's nice to see you again...I work here part time. I go to Berkley. What are you doing here all alone on a Saturday night? Where's Amy?" Zoe asked as she smiled slowly and scanned Ricky's food.
"That's cool...Um...Amy's in New York and...I'm with Grace now." Ricky sad awkwardly as he pulled out his wallet.
"Oh...That's interesting...I'm sorry things didn't work out with Amy...Your total is fifty two forty." Zoe said sincerely.
"Thanks...Here's my card." Ricky said as he gave Zoe his credit card.
"All right...You're all set." Zoe smiled as she gave Ricky his card back.
"Thank you...So do you have a boyfriend?" Ricky asked nicely.
"Yeah I do...He's an awesome guy unlike..." Zoe said sadly.
"Unlike me? I know I didn't treat you like I should have and I'm really sorry...I hope you have a nice night." Ricky said honestly as he grabbed his grocery bags from a teenager.
"Thanks Ricky...I hope you have a nice night too..." Zoe said sweetly as Ricky left the cashier station.
"So...How do you know that guy?" The tall and blonde girl teen asked smiling.
"Oh...He was just an old friend of mine from high school...Nothing special really..." Zoe sighed as she scanned the next customer's groceries.
"Listen miss...Everyone's special in some way or another...And that Ricky guy has been through a lot." The tall customer with golden hair said.
"Um...I'm sorry but do you know him?" Zoe asked surprised.
"As a matter of fact, I do...I don't know him very personally but...I have heard a lot about him. My name is Betty by the way." Betty said smiling.
"Oh...It's nice to meet you Betty...I'm Zoe. I had a bad experience with Ricky so...that's why I said that about him..." Zoe said as she continued scanning Betty's food.
"That's too bad but at least you've moved on right?" Betty said nicely.
"Yeah...That will be seventy four eighty." Zoe said calmly.
"Here you go..." Betty said as she gave Zoe her credit card.
"All right...Here you go Betty...Have a nice night..." Zoe said after scanning Betty's credit card.
"Thanks Zoe...I hope you have a nice night too." Betty said happily as she grabbed her bags.
"Woah...So how would she know Ricky?" The blond teenager named Rebecca asked surprised.
"I have no idea...I've never seen her before...It doesn't matter anyway..." Zoe said irritated.
Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment Ethan and Chloe were making out pretty heavily.
"Oh man...I would give anything to have sex with you right now..." Ethan said out of breath.
"Heh...You are a good kisser but...we can't do it here...It's Ricky's apartment and that's just rude..." Chloe said breathing heavily.
"You're damn right that you two can't have sex here." Ricky said angrily as he slammed the door.
"Oh crap...I am so sorry Ricky..." Ethan said scared.
"What the hell are you two doing?! I was gone fifteen minutes and you two are already all over each other...Ugh...I thought you wanted to get back with Kathy." Ricky said stubbornly as he looked at Ethan and Chloe.
"Um...He wanted to kiss me...so...I thought it would be nice..." Chloe said nervously.
"It sounds like you two were going to do more than kissing. Honestly, Ethan...I think you should wait until you're out of high school to have sex. I've told you that before, and I'm telling you it again. Please wait because it will make your life so much easier. I know I didn't wait but that's why I'm telling you to." Ricky said seriously.
"Whatever Ricky...Let's get out of here Chloe." Ethan rolled his eyes as he stood up with Chloe.
"Uh...I think Ricky's right Ethan...Besides, I need to get home so Leo's not worried about me." Chloe said nicely.
"But it's only eight thirty..." Ethan said disappointed.
"I don't care what time it is. Both of you get out of here if you want to do whatever you were doing. I have stuff to do." Ricky said irritated.
"What stuff? Are you going to sleep with Grace or someone else?" Ethan asked intrigued.
"That is none of your business. Just get out of here Ethan! I've had enough of you for one night!" Ricky said as he raised his voice.
"God, what's up your ass? Did you run into an old girlfriend or something at the store?" Chloe asked surprised as she looked at Ricky.
"Did you?" Ethan said as he looked at Chloe and then Ricky.
"Ugh...Yeah I did...I'm sorry for you yelling at you two...I just don't want you doing anything stupid in my apartment...Do either of you need me to give you a ride?" Ricky asked calmly.
"No...I can take Ethan home. If you need any help Ricky, both of us would be happy to assist you." Chloe smiled slowly.
"Is that some kind of invitation or something?" Ethan asked suspiciously.
"Of course not...I'm just being nice to him since he helped find Grace and me. Besides, I think I'm interested in somebody else..." Chloe smirked at Ethan.
"Heh...All right you two...Good night..." Ricky said smiling as he opened his door.
"Thanks Ricky...and I'm sorry..." Ethan said as he walked out the door with Chloe.
"Don't worry about it...Drive safe!" Ricky said nicely and he closed the door.
Meanwhile in New York...
"It really sucks that the guy who keyed my car was wearing a mask..." Omar said sadly as he was laying in bed with Adrian.
"Yeah I know...Hopefully we'll figure out who did it soon...At least it doesn't cost too much to get it repainted..." Adrian said as she laid down next to Omar.
"That's true babe...I was so worried that it was Max or Ben." Omar said relieved.
"Why would it have been Ben? I thought it was Max for sure." Adrian said concerned.
"To be honest, I still don't completely trust Ben sometimes...He was your ex husband and I'm a little uncomfortable when you go over to his apartment without telling me." Omar said calmly.
"Woah, woah, woah...Listen Omar, I would never cheat on you. I love you and I know Ben was my ex husband but I never loved him like how I love you. I loved the fact that he supported me and what I wanted to do while I was pregnant but...he's not you. You're my prince charming even though Ben is the sausage prince. Ha ha..." Adrian said seriously as she smiled.
"I'm happy to hear that Adrian...I love you too. I do trust you and I appreciate the fact that you won't cheat on me. I promise that I will never cheat on you either because you're my wife and it feels incredible to be married to you." Omar said happily and he gave Adrian a kiss on the cheek.
"It feel amazing to be married to you too...I think you missed a spot." Adrian said seductively.
"Mmm...Did I? What spot is that?" Omar smirked.
"My big and beautiful lips." Adrian said as she pulled Omar on top of her.
"Oooh...I like where this is going..." Omar said grinning and then he gave Adrian a long and passionate kiss.
"Aaaah...That's more like it..." Adrian said as she pulled Omar closer to her.
"Wait a minute...When do you want to have kids?" Omar asked seriously.
"Uh...I don't know...I think we should wait until I'm done with my bachelor's don't you think?" Adrian asked sincerely.
"Yeah...That's probably a good idea. You have been on the pill right?" Omar said concerned.
"Of course I have. That's why we haven't been using condoms." Adrian said smiling.
"Right...I just wanted to make sure...I love you so much." Omar smirked and he kissed Adrian again.
"I love you too..." Adrian said as she let go of Omar's mouth and then she kissed him again as he slowly took off her tank top.
Meanwhile at Ben's apartment...
"So...I noticed that you and Adrian were having an awkward moment earlier..." Ben said as he turned off the TV next to Amy.
"Oh...Yeah we were...Thanks for the popcorn and movie." Amy said sweetly.
"You're welcome...Is there something going on between you two that I should know about?" Ben asked concerned.
"Ugh...I told her about Jimmy and yelled at her about the whole pill situation..." Amy said annoyed.
"What did you say?" Ben asked surprised.
"It's what Adrian said about you that made me upset. She said she's glad that she didn't stay married to you after learning about your pills." Amy said sadly.
"Oh wow...It's ok Amy...I really don't care what Adrian thinks...All that matters is what you think about me even though Adrian is the reason why I started taking them..." Ben said sincerely as he hugged Amy.
"Maybe you should stop taking them...I don't want you to overdose again because of her, me, or Ricky, or anyone else." Amy said with watery eyes as she let go of Ben.
"All right Amy...I'll do anything for you...I love you..." Ben said nicely.
"I know you love me Ben but...are you in love with me?" Amy asked as she wiped her face.
"How can you say that? Of course I am in love with you! I have been since the first day I saw you. After overdosing on pills once, there's no way I could do it again...I could have died." Ben said seriously.
"Yeah I know...I feel terrible because right after you got better, I ran into Jimmy and completely ignored you..." Amy said sincerely.
"Don't worry about it...We'll get through this together." Ben smiled as he moved Amy's hair out of her face.
"I hope so...I love you Ben..." Amy said as her cheeks turned red and she slowly brushed her lips against Ben's.
Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment...
*Knock knock*
"Ugh...Now who is it." Ricky said irritated as he opened his door.
"Hey Ricky...Do you mind if I spend the night? I was hoping we could go to church in the morning." Grace said sweetly as she walked in the room.
"Of course I don't mind...I'm just a little surprised you dropped by. I thought you were spending the night at your house. And I would love to go to church in the morning. I think I need some spiritual guidance after the night I just had." Ricky said seriously as he sat down on his couch with Grace.
"Oh really...What happened?" Grace asked intrigued.
"First Jack called me about a band scholarship...And then Ethan dropped by for some relationship advice and then Chloe did to thank me for helping to find her...After that I went to the grocery store and ran into Zoe...When I got back here Ethan and Chloe were about to have sex in my apartment." Ricky explained a little irritated.
"Wow...Sounds like you did have a crazy night...Adrian told me that Jack called her about a band scholarship too...That's really strange...Why would he want you to be in band? Wait a minute...why would Ethan and Chloe have sex? I thought Chloe was still with Daniel...Who was Zoe again?" Grace said confused.
"Jack is just being nice I guess...If I got the scholarship, my parents would save more money on my tuition...Chloe broke up with Daniel or the other way around...I don't know...I thought Ethan wanted to get back with Kathy...Zoe slept with me to get back at Adrian for sleeping with her old boyfriend years ago...It was awkward running into her..." Ricky said sadly.
"I doubt Jack is just being nice...He's really good at acting all innocent and then turning into a complete jerk...I wonder why Chloe isn't with Daniel...I thought they really liked each other...Hopefully Ethan will figure out who he wants to be with...And I remember hearing about Zoe now...That's really terrible but it doesn't matter anymore..." Grace said sincerely.
"Yeah...Maybe Jack really is just being nice...You can't judge someone based on their past, Grace. I don't know much about Chloe or Daniel but I think Chloe really liked Ethan...Zoe had a lot of issues like I did...We just used each other for revenge and sex...It was wrong..." Ricky said honestly.
"Hmm...I guess you're right about Jack...I just hope Chloe ends up happy. She's been through a lot. I'm glad you're figuring out that your mistakes were wrong Ricky...It's not easy." Grace said nicely.
"That's true...I don't think I could do that without you...Even though you've changed a lot over the years, you still have a really great heart and always say the right things..." Ricky said happily.
"Aww Ricky! I haven't always done or said the right things...And I think your heart has always been in the right place but...you just weren't sure of how to deal with all your pain and emotions in the right way." Grace said sweetly.
"Heh...Well you've always said and done the right things around me...which has helped me learn to deal with my suffering in the right way...I no longer need to use sex to feel better about myself because of your impact on me Grace." Ricky said honestly as he grabbed Grace's hand.
"Heh...That means a lot to me Ricky...I knew you would be worth waiting for...but why did you sleep with Adrian when we were together before?" Grace said kindly as she looked into Ricky's eyes.
"You're welcome...Wait...you were waiting for me? Jack thought you've been in love with me for years but I thought that was nonsense...And I slept with Adrian because you wouldn't have sex with me...I know it was really stupid...I wanted you as my girlfriend and Adrian as my...bed buddy..." Ricky said seriously.
"Well at least now I'm just your girlfriend and hopefully I'll be your bed buddy someday too...Jack doesn't know what he's talking about...I was in love with you when we first dated but I think I was mostly just infatuated with you. After that...I was in love with Jack but it was inconsistent...Because we couldn't make up our minds if we wanted to stay together or not over and over again...It was mentally exhausting..." Grace explained happily and then honestly.
"Mmm...I was just infatuated with you too like a lot of girls. I still am very attracted to you and I was a little disappointed on the night John was born when you told me that you were getting back with Jack...I really thought we could have had a real shot in high school if I didn't sleep with Adrian..." Ricky said sincerely.
"So do I but at least we're together now and Adrian's happily married to Omar...I'm still very attracted to you too...Which is partly why I'm afraid to move in with you..." Grace said as she moved closer to Ricky.
"Don't be afraid...I think we can make this work Grace...Especially if we get married in a couple years... What do you say? I'll be out of college and you'll be a junior in college." Ricky said smiling as he moved Grace's hair behind one of her ears.
"Heh...I don't know if I can...wait that long to..." Grace licked her lips.
Ricky leaned in close to Grace as he slowly kissed her with one of his hands around her waist and the other one on one of her legs.
"You don't know if you can wait that long to do what?" Ricky smirked.
"Mmm...To marry you...I love you so much Ricky." Grace said happily.
"And I love you but...I do think we need to get closer in the next couple years before we do get married...With Amy I think I rushed her into things too quickly." Ricky said kindly.
"But I'm not Amy...And I think I know how we can get closer..." Grace said seductively and she pulled Ricky on top of her and kissed him passionately.
Woah! Sounds like everyone needs to slow down a bit huh? Is Grace about to take things too far with Ricky? Will Ricky run into Zoe again or Betty? What are Jack's real motives? What is going on with Ethan and Chloe? Poor Kathy...Where is the guy who keyed Omar's car and is he ready to have kids already with Adrian? Remember what happened last time when Adrian thought she was on the pill...Oh dear...Is Ben really going to quit using his anti-depressant pills? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)