Here's chapter 30! 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
"Dante! What are you doing here bro?" Omar said surprised as he turned around with Adrian.
"I'm just chilling...My fall break starts Monday and I came here with my homies...One of their brothers lives here and we're staying at his condo." Dante said grinning.
"Oh...That's really nice. And we are going to have a baby." Adrian said happily.
"Congrats! I'm gonna be an uncle! This is so exciting! Do you know what gender it is?" Dante asked excited.
"No...Adrian just found out she was pregnant a couple days ago...Hopefully it'll be healthy." Omar said smiling.
"Yeah man...I really hope so. I'm so happy for you two!" Dante said as he hugged Omar and Adrian.
"Thanks Dante...So, where are your homies at?" Adrian said seriously. Omar gave her a weird look.
"Uh...You're not black." Omar said awkwardly.
"Whatever Omie...I'm Latina...I can talk however I want." Adrian said a little annoyed.
"No problemo...And...yes she can bro...My friends are around here somewhere...I'm just waiting for my girl to come back from the bathroom." Dante said nicely.
"And who is this girl? Has Mom met her?" Omar asked concerned as he crossed his arms.
"Of course not...Mom doesn't know half of the girls that I've been out with...Geeze Omar...I don't got time for that bull crap..." Dante said a little irritated.
"All right...We would love to meet her." Adrian said as she smiled slowly.
"There you are Dante." A girl said from behind him.
"Lauren?!" Adrian asked shocked.
"Oh...Hey Adrian...What are you doing here?" Lauren said surprised.
"I'm dancing with Omar...How did you meet Dante?" Adrian said concerned.
"Woah...You two know each other?" Dante asked confused.
"Yeah...We went to high school together..." Lauren said nicely.
"Oh yeah...You were friends with Amy weren't you?" Omar said intrigued.
"Yes...I'm still friends with her. I met Dante at Berkeley." Lauren said smiling.
"Damn...Amy was that pregnant girl at your school right?" Dante asked seriously.
"Yes Dante...She's the one who goes to Hudson now. You guys want to dance?" Lauren said a little annoyed and then happily.
"All right...I got you babe...Let's do some pop, lock, and dropping...Ha ha!" Dante said excited as he started to dance.
"Heh...Some things never change...Come on Adrian." Omar said smiling as he grabbed Adrian's hand.
The four of them danced together for the next few hours of the night.
Meanwhile in California...
Ricky and Grace were making out in bed.
"Aaaah...I really wish we could go further..." Grace said as she let go of Ricky's mouth.
"This is what I was afraid of..." Ricky said as he wiped his mouth.
"What? You mean me...tempting you to have sex again...I'm sorry Ricky..." Grace said sadly.
"No...It's all right Grace...There are other alternatives that we could do..." Ricky said honestly.
"If you're thinking about oral, then forget it...I'm never doing that." Grace said sternly.
"Of course not! I don't want to do that either...We could have dry sex..." Ricky said nervously.
"What are you talking about?" Grace asked confused.
"It's like regular sex except we have our clothes on...I've never done it before..." Ricky said seriously.
"Oh...gosh...I don't think that's a good idea...It might tempt us to take our clothes off..." Grace said concerned.
"Yeah...You're probably right...Forget I said anything...We should get some sleep...It's late." Ricky said as he turned his lamp off.
"Good night Ricky...I love you..." Grace said sweetly as she turned off her lamp.
"I love you too." Ricky said as he closed his eyes.
A few minutes later Grace got out of bed and went into the bathroom with her phone and she called Jack.
"Ugh...Hello?" Jack said sleepily as he answered his phone.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Grace said angrily.
"Grace? What is wrong with you calling me at one in the morning? I have wrestling try outs tomorrow..." Jack said irritated.
"You paid Clementine to manipulate Ricky to cheat on me?! Have you completely lost your mind?" Grace said stubbornly.
"All right...I'm sorry...I promise it won't happen again. Can I please go back to sleep now..." Jack said seriously.
"It better not happen again or I'm going to make sure that you lose your football scholarship. Coach probably wouldn't be too happy to hear about this. Especially since the media has given you such a good rep...Ugh...I can't believe you..." Grace said annoyed.
"Ok...I get it...Good night." Jack said irritated.
"Good night Jack." Grace hung up and she got back in bed with Ricky.
The next morning in New York...
Ben and Amy packed to go to Niagara Falls and they got in Ben's car.
"All right...We're off to drop off John and then we're on the road for a few hours." Ben said excited.
"Yeah...I'm really...Aaaah...excited." Amy said sleepily after yawning.
"You can take a nap the entire time Amy...I know it's only seven am." Ben said as he wiped his eyes.
"Exactly...Why are we leaving so early again?" Amy said as she laid her head on her chair.
"So we can beat traffic. Not many people are awake this early on a Saturday morning. Your friend knows we're dropping John off right now?" Ben said seriously as he backed out of his parking spot.
"Yes...I just texted her..." Amy said as she closed her eyes.
"All right...I can take John in with his stuff..." Ben said as he started driving down the hill of their apartment.
"Mmm...Thanks Ben...I love you." Amy said tiredly.
"Heh...No problem...Mommy's sleepy John." Ben said smiling at John while he looked in the rear view mirror.
"Yay! Mommy is sleepy!" John said happily as he clapped his hands.
About fifteen minutes later Ben dropped John off at Bristol's house and then he drove off to get on the highway to head to Niagara Falls.
A few hours later Ben and Amy stopped at a McDonald's to get breakfast.
"All right...You want to get out and go to the bathroom. I'll order the food." Ben said as he parked his car.
"Oh...Yeah...That sounds great...I really gotta go." Amy said as she got of the car.
The two of them walked in together and Amy went to the bathroom while Ben walked over to the short line to order food. He was shocked to see Maria standing in line.
"Maria? What are you doing here?" Ben asked from behind her.
"Bennito! I'm going to visit my cousin in Buffalo! I'm getting some breakfast. What are you doing here?" Maria asked intrigued.
"Oh...I'm going to Niagara Falls with Amy for her birthday which is today." Ben smiled slowly.
"That is so sweet! How many birthdays is she?" Maria asked happily.
"Ha ha...It's how old is she and Amy's nineteen." Ben said kindly.
"Oh I see! That is very exciting, no?" Maria said intrigued.
"Yeah...So are you traveling all the way to Buffalo by yourself?" Ben asked concerned.
"Of course not. I'm going with some friends. It is my turn to order now." Maria said as she walked over to the cashier.
"Is that Maria?" Amy said as she walked next to Ben.
"Uh huh..." Ben said as he stared at Maria.
"Ben? Hello? Anyone there?" Amy said seriously. as she waved one of her hands in Ben's face.
"Oh...Sorry Amy...I'm just a little tired. Maria's going to Buffalo to see her cousin." Ben said sweetly.
"That's nice...Go ahead and order the number two. I'll get us some napkins and ketchup." Amy said kindly.
"All right...I'll have a number two please." Ben said as he walked over to the cashier.
"Aww! That's what I got too! I gotta go. It was nice seeing you again Bennito! Bye! Happy Birthday to Amy!" Maria said excitedly as she took her bag of food.
"Yeah...Later Maria!" Ben said as he waved at Maria after he moved over to the line to pick up his food.
After Ben got his food, he brought it over to where Amy was sitting and they began to eat. A few minutes later, Dante and Lauren walked in.
"Is that...Lauren?" Amy asked shocked.
"I don't know...I think so. What is she doing here?" Ben asked surprised.
"I have no idea...I'll go say hi." Amy said smiling as she got out of her seat.
"Hey Lauren!" Amy said happily as she gave Lauren a hug.
"Amy! What are you doing here?" Lauren asked surprised as she let go of Amy.
"Aww man...I am so tired..." Dante said under his breath as he wiped his eyes.
"I'm going to Niagara Falls with Ben for the weekend. My birthday's today." Amy said happily.
"Oh yeah it is! Happy birthday Amy! That's so exciting! I'm on my fall break and I'm getting some breakfast with Dante." Lauren said sweetly.
"Thank you. Oooh...he's cute." Amy smirked.
"Heh...Thank you very much Amy. It's a pleasure to meet you." Dante said nicely as he shook Amy's hand.
"You too. How did you two meet?" Amy asked intrigued as she let go of Dante's hand.
"At Berkeley. He's also Omar's brother, if you didn't know." Lauren said nicely.
"Oh...I thought you looked kind of familiar...You were at his and Adrian's wedding right?" Amy said surprised.
"Yes I was...I was his best man." Dante smiled.
"Yeah...It's funny how we didn't know each other back then and now we're together." Lauren said grinning.
"Heh...It sure is...You two should join Ben and me. We just got our food." Amy said sweetly.
"Sounds good. We'll be right there." Lauren said happily.
Amy walked back over to Ben and she saw that he was asleep on the table.
"Ben! Ben! Wake up!" Amy said a little irritated as she slapped the table.
"Huh? Oh...Sorry Amy...I'm really tired...I think you're going to have to drive the next twenty miles or so..." Ben said sleepily as he wiped his eyes.
"Sure...You should sleep some after driving for the past three hours." Amy said nicely.
A few minutes later Dante and Lauren sat with them at the table with their food.
"Hey Lauren...How are you?" Ben asked kindly.
"I'm doing well. How are you Ben?" Lauren asked smiling.
"I'm a little tired but all right...I've been up since six this morning..." Ben said as he yawned.
"Dude...That's when I go to bed..." Dante said sarcastically.
"No it is not Dante! We left the club at two and fell asleep at three." Lauren said seriously.
"I'm joking. Ha ha...I'm Dante by the way...Ben, right?" Dante asked nicely as he put his hand out.
"Yeah...It's nice to meet you." Ben said as he shook Dante's hand.
"So what did you two do at the club?" Amy asked after taking a bite of her egg Mcmuffin.
"You know...Dancing and more dancing and drinking lemonade and water. Well I did...Dante had a few shots since he's twenty one." Lauren said tiredly.
"It was a lot of fun. You two should come with us sometime...And we saw Omar and Adrian there." Dante said happily.
"Oh...That's pretty cool. How are they?" Ben asked nicely.
"They're doing great. Adrian's pregnant which is really awesome!" Dante said grinning.
"She is? Wow! That's really great!" Amy said happily.
"Yeah...It's kind of ironic how we didn't think that after she got pregnant the first time..." Lauren said sadly.
"Really Lauren? Let's not remember that occasion right now..." Ben said a little irritated.
"I'm sorry...I hope she has a great pregnancy." Lauren said sincerely.
"Me too...I gotta go to the bathroom...I'll be right back." Dante said as he left the table.
"Why wouldn't she have a great pregnancy? She did before..." Amy said confused and then sadly.
"I'm sure she'll be fine...I guess Grace was telling the truth about Adrian having a baby then..." Ben said honestly.
"What are you talking about?" Amy asked concerned.
"I didn't think Adrian and Omar were going to have kids until Adrian graduated college...I was surprised when Grace told me that she's pregnant yesterday." Ben said seriously.
"Oh...Hopefully she's happy about it." Lauren said nicely.
"Yeah...I really don't care...So, how's Madison?" Amy said annoyed and then nicely as she looked at Lauren.
"What do you mean that you don't really care? You were at the hospital to support Adrian after Omar got shot." Lauren said shocked.
"Uh...I really don't want to talk about this right now..." Amy said sadly.
"No...Go ahead Amy...Tell her...Tell your best friends everything just like you always have. I'm sure she'll be thrilled to hear what's been going on with you lately." Ben said stubbornly.
"What is he talking about?" Lauren asked confused.
"There's nothing to tell...Adrian and I just got in a little fight...It's really no big deal..." Amy said irritated.
"A fight about what?" Lauren asked intrigued.
"Why do ya all look so serious? It's the weekend." Dante said happily as he sat down.
"About Jimmy...We should get going so we can beat more traffic." Amy said honestly as she put her trash in a bag.
"Yeah we should...I hope you two have a great weekend." Ben said a little irritated as he cleaned up his trash.
"Uh...Is there a problem?" Dante asked confused.
"No...It was nice meeting you Dante. Let's go Ben." Amy said sternly as she got out of her seat with Ben.
"Yeah...We'll have to hit you up on that club offer sometime...See ya guys." Ben said as he got out of his seat and followed Amy to the trash can.
"What is going on?" Dante asked shocked.
"I really have no idea...Those two have always been all over the place. I hope Amy didn't cheat on Ben..." Lauren said sincerely.
"Oh man...That wouldn't be good...I hope you know that I would never cheat on you." Dante smiled as he hugged Lauren from the side.
"Of course I know that. You're too sweet and committed to do that." Lauren said kindly and she gave Dante a kiss on the cheek.
A few hours later in California...
Ricky was working with Ethan when a familiar face walked into the butcher shop.
"I'll be with you in just a minute..." Ricky said while he was filling in orders.
"Wow...Uh...I'm Ethan...How can I help you?" Ethan said surprised as walked over to the tall and blonde woman.
"It's nice to meet you Ethan. I'm Betty." Betty said happily.
"Betty?! What are you doing here? Ethan, get back to work!" Ricky said seriously.
"Yes...Sir..." Ethan rolled his eyes as he walked over to the fridge to get some boxes.
"I was wondering if I could speak to Leo." Betty said kindly.
"Of course! I can call him to come in right now...If you want." Ricky said honestly.
"Oh...He's not working right now? I would hate to bother him at home." Betty said sweetly.
"I'm sure it's no problem at all. Hopefully he'll pick up." Ricky said as he pulled out his phone and called Leo.
"Hello Ricky...This better be important because I'm enjoying quality time with my wife right now." Leo said seriously.
"Oh...I'm sorry Leo but...Betty is here to see you...Should I tell her to come back later or..." Ricky said awkwardly.
"Uh...Give me an hour and I'll be over there." Leo said nicely and he hung up.
"What did he say?" Betty asked.
"He'll be here in an hour I guess..." Ricky said as he put his phone in his pocket.
"Oh good...I can go get my nails done and come back." Betty said happily.
"Heh...All right...I hope you enjoy that. See you soon Betty." Ricky smiled as he went back behind the counter.
A few minutes later Chloe walked into the butcher shop.
"Chloe?! What are you doing here?" Ethan asked surprised as he walked over to her.
"Hey Ethan...I'm not here to talk to you...Is Grace here?" Chloe said seriously as she walked over to the counter.
"Uh...No she isn't...Is there a problem Chloe?" Ricky asked concerned.
"Yes there is...She left this in our room after she moved out." Chloe said as she pulled out Grace's diary from her purse.
"Is that...Grace's diary?" Ricky asked shocked.
"Woah...I've never seen a chick's diary before." Ethan said as his eyes widened.
"Yeah it is...She's probably going to think I stole it...I swear I didn't...She must have forgot it. Can you please give it to her?" Chloe said nicely.
"Really Ethan? Get back to work before I make you mop the entire store! I'll give Grace her diary. Thanks for bringing it here." Ricky said stubbornly and then nicely.
"Can't a guy catch a break around here? You're not the boss of me Ricky!" Ethan said irritated as he walked back over to the gift baskets.
"Just ignore him..." Ricky rolled his eyes as he took the diary from Chloe.
"Heh...I'll try to keep that in mind...So Grace moved in with you?" Chloe asked intrigued.
"Yeah she did...How did you know?" Ricky said concerned.
"I figured she would...I can't blame her for wanting to live with the guy she loves instead of with me...I'm not the best roommate..." Chloe said sadly.
"I'm sorry about the diary situation...Grace can be pretty stubborn sometimes but...you did invade her privacy. Are you going to get a new roommate?" Ricky said sincerely.
"I don't know...Thanks Ricky and you're right...For a guy who's been through more than most people, you're not that bad. You're very lucky to have Grace...She loves you so much." Chloe said sweetly.
"Heh...I know she does. And thanks...I hope you find a great guy someday...You deserve it." Ricky said kindly.
"Aww! You're too sweet! I gotta get going so I'll see you later...And tell Grace that I really am sorry." Chloe said honestly.
"I will. Later!" Ricky said as Chloe left the butcher shop.
Meanwhile Grace was picking up some food at Jeff's when a familiar face walked in.
"Grace? What are you doing here?" A voice said surprised from behind her.
"Jeff? I'm getting some food? What are you doing here?" Grace asked shocked when she turned around.
"I'm moving back here actually. I found a house that I'm going to take a look at soon. How have you been?" Jeff said excited.
"Uh...I've been doing really well. I'm in college now." Grace said awkwardly.
"That's really great! How's your mom and Tom?" Jeff said happily.
"They're doing good too..." Grace said a little irritated.
"I'm happy to hear that. Are you upset with me for some reason?" Jeff asked concerned.
"Wouldn't you like to know...I gotta go." Grace said stubbornly as she grabbed her food from the chef in a bag and left the restaurant.
Hmm...Sounds like there's some tension starting to heat up between Amy and Ben. Was Ben crushing on Maria again? Is Amy going to try and make peace with Adrian? I thought it would be fun to bring Lauren back into the story with Dante! Will they stay together? Is Ricky wanting to take things too far with Grace? Will Jack actually listen to Grace so he can keep his football scholarship? What does Betty have to talk to Leo about? Was Chloe flirting with Ricky? Oh dear...What's going to happen with Jeff? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)