Here's chapter 38! 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

Meanwhile in California...

"Aaaah...That was really fun." Grace said sweetly as she was laying next to Ricky.

"Yeah it was...I told you we could have fun without going too far." Ricky said smiling.

"Heh...Yeah...But it really turned me on. I love you so much." Grace said seductively and she gave Ricky a short kiss.

"Mmm...Me too but we should probably take this thing back to Grant High." Ricky said as he got out of bed and put his clothes on.

"Oh...all right...If you say so." Grace said a little irritated as she started to put her shirt and shorts back on.

"Is something wrong babe?" Ricky asked sincerely as he buttoned up his shirt.

"Uh...No I'm fine..." Grace faked a smile at Ricky as she buttoned up her shirt.

"I know you want to go further but...we'll just have to wait a little longer." Ricky said honestly as he walked over to Grace.

"Heh...I know...What do you mean by wait a little longer?" Grace asked intrigued.

"I don't know...We'll just have to see how things go. I love you, Grace." Ricky said happily as he pulled Grace closer to him.

"I love you too but...this isn't helping." Grace said concerned as she put her hands on Ricky's neck.

"Hmm...Maybe this will." Ricky smiled slowly and he gave Grace a long and passionate kiss.

"Mmm...You are so bad." Grace said quietly as she licked her lips.

"Am I? I thought you didn't like me being a tease." Ricky said grinning.

"Heh...I think I can handle it. Let's go." Grace said kindly as she let go of Ricky and walked to the front of the jet.

Oh man...She really has brought out the best in me... Ricky walked over to the pilot's seat and started the engine.

Meanwhile in New York...

Amy and Ben walked off of the Maid of the Mist boat.

"That was incredible! I got so wet!" Amy said smiling.

"Ha ha! Yeah it was...I got soaked. That was a lot of fun." Ben said happily.

"It sure was...You know what might be more fun?" Amy smirked.

"What's that?" Ben asked intrigued.

"If we went swimming in the falls. Heh..." Amy said sweetly.

"Really Amy? It's November. The water is freezing. At least the air temperature isn't too bad." Ben said as he took off his poncho.

"I know but we could come back in the summer when it's not freezing." Amy said kindly.

"Heh...Yeah that would be fun...What do you want to do now? It's a little early for dinner." Ben said as he took Amy's poncho.

"Can we go shopping? I would like to get some souvenirs. And something for John too." Amy said excited.

"Sure...I would like to get something too. I think there's some shops a few miles down the road." Ben said kindly as they got in his car.

"Awesome! I haven't been on a trip like this in a long time." Amy said happily.

"Me either...I'm really glad that you're having a great time...I don't know how I'm going to top your birthday for next year though...You'll be the big twenty." Ben said sweetly.

"Heh...Maybe we can celebrate with some friends next year so the pressure isn't all on you. And how could I not have a great time with you? You make me so happy Ben." Amy said nicely and she gave Ben a long kiss.

"Aaaah...You make me so happy too Amy...I love you. Let's get going." Ben said smiling as he started his car.

"I love you too." Amy said joyfully as Ben backed his car out of his parking spot.

Meanwhile at the zoo...

"Those monkeys were so cute." Adrian said happily.

"Yeah they were. Not as cute as you though." Omar smiled slowly as he held Adrian's hand.

"Heh...Yeah I know...I just got this charm about me that monkeys don't have." Adrian said sarcastically.

"Ha ha...You sure do. I'm glad you're feeling better." Omar said laughing.

"Me too...It was hard seeing Antonio mostly because...He wasn't only the first guy I slept with but...he was the first one that I loved Omar..." Adrian said seriously as they sat down on a bench.

"I see...I thought Ricky was the first guy that you loved...You really did love Antonio?" Omar asked sadly.

"Yeah I did...We even talked about getting married and having a family...We used to have sleep overs all the time on our apartment's roof...And before he left...we had an amazing night together...I'll defiantly never forget it...A lot of people say their first time is terrible but ours was very special and magical..." Adrian said honestly as she felt her eyes start to get watery.

"Oh wow...I'm so sorry Adrian...At least he's alive and you have me...I hope you know that I will never leave you." Omar said sincerely as he hugged Adrian.

"I know...I just can't believe that he's ok...And...you don't mind if I catch up with him sometime, do you?" Adrian asked as she wiped her face after pulling away from Omar.

"Of course not. Do you even have his contact information?" Omar asked concerned.

"I still have his old cell phone number...Hopefully it didn't change...I wonder if he's still in the reptile house..." Adrian said worried.

"Hmm...Actually...there's an older guy who kind of looks like him that I work with...I wonder if he's related to him." Omar said seriously.

"Really? You should ask him tomorrow! His dad did travel a lot for work so maybe it's him." Adrian said as she smiled slowly.

"Maybe...I will ask him. Are you ready to go?" Omar said sweetly.

"Yeah...I've seen enough animals for one day." Adrian said happily as she stood up with Omar.

Meanwhile in California...

"That movie was really good." Kathy said happily as she walked out of the mall with Ethan.

"It sure was. Tom Cruise is such a great actor." Ethan smiled as he held Kathy's hand.

"Yeah...Thanks for a great time." Kathy said sweetly.

"It was my pleasure...Where did I park?" Ethan said nicely and then confused.

"I have no idea...It's so crowded...Is that?" Kathy's eyes widened as she looked into the parking lot.

"What?" Ethan asked concerned as he looked at Kathy.

"I think that's Chloe with some other guy...Who is that?" Kathy said surprised.

"Uh...I think that's...uh...I forgot his name...That football player..." Ethan said puzzled.

"Jack...I think...He was on the news one time with...Grace...What is he doing with Chloe?" Kathy said annoyed.

Chloe and Jack walked over to Kathy and Ethan.

"Hey Kathy and Ethan! What are you two doing here?" Chloe asked happily.

"We just saw the new Tom Cruise movie. What are you doing here?" Kathy asked suspiciously as she crossed her arms.

"Oh fun...We're going to do some shopping for Jack's mom...Her birthday is coming up and then we're going to go bowling. You two should come with us." Chloe said happily.

"No...We're good...I actually have a lot of homework...And Kathy's going to help me with it." Ethan said awkwardly.

"You're the kid that Ricky helped right?" Jack asked intrigued as he looked at Ethan.

"Yes I am. He still helps me sometimes and I work with him. How did you meet Chloe?" Ethan said seriously.

"Well...I saved her at my school when she was...you know...And I ran into her at the gym yesterday. We're just hanging out." Jack said nicely.

"Oh...That's cool man..We'll see ya later..." Ethan said kindly as he started to walk towards the parking lot.

"Uh...Could you give us a minute Jack?" Kathy said sweetly.

"Yeah...I'll be right inside." Jack said to Chloe as he walked into the mall.

"What's up?" Chloe asked seriously.

"I don't know...You tell me...What are you doing with Jack? Are you with him because you don't like Ethan anymore?" Kathy said suspiciously.

"Heh...Uh...I defiantly am not interested in Ethan...He's all yours...And Jack's a good friend of mine. He saved my life, Kathy. The least I could do is help him find a gift for his mother. After hearing a lot about him from Grace, I don't think he's boyfriend material." Chloe said honestly.

"Ethan and I are back together and I'm glad you don't like him anymore...I don't want to be jealous of you...And I hope we can be friends again...What do you mean Jack isn't boyfriend material? He's really hot." Kathy said nicely and then she grinned.

"It's a really long story...Besides, you're in high school still and he's in college. I doubt that you two would work out." Chloe said sincerely.

"Yeah I know...That doesn't mean I'm not allowed to think he's attractive...Heh...Besides, I love Ethan. Would you ever...kiss him?" Kathy said as she smiled wider.

"Ha ha...I forgot how funny you are...No I would never kiss him...We should hang out sometime. I need to go." Chloe said happily after she laughed.

"All right...I'll see you later Chloe. Hopefully Ethan found his car by now." Kathy said as she gave Chloe a hug.

"Yeah...See ya later Kathy." Chloe said nicely as she let go of Kathy and then went inside the mall.

Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment...

"Aaaah...I think I'm going to take a nap. I'm so tired." Grace said sleepily as she got off the couch.

"All right...What do you want for dinner?" Ricky asked as he also got off the couch.

"Whatever you want...Thank you for an amazing weekend." Grace said sweetly.

"You're welcome...It was incredible. I'll surprise you for dinner then." Ricky said happily.

"Sounds good...I don't know how else you could surprise me." Grace smiled slowly as she hugged Ricky.

"Oh...don't worry...I have a few more tricks up my sleeve." Ricky smirked as he rubbed Grace's back.

"Heh...I hope so..." Grace said as she let go Ricky.

"Yeah...Before you go to sleep...Were you on the phone with Amy earlier?" Ricky asked concerned.

"Yes I was...She wanted to thank me for her birthday present." Grace said kindly.

"Oh...I wonder if she liked mine...I thought I overheard you say that she was cheating...on Ben?" Ricky said seriously.

"Uh...I thought you didn't like gossip..." Grace said nervously.

"Heh...Just answer the question." Ricky said a little irritated as he crossed his arms.

"All right...Amy kissed that Jimmy guy when she was with Ben. But he forgave her for it so they're fine now...She thought she liked Jimmy and she didn't want to break up with Ben..." Grace said honestly.

"Really? I'm surprised that Amy would do that...She never cheated on Ben before...I can't believe this..." Ricky said sternly.

"I couldn't believe it either...Adrian told me about Amy kissing Jimmy and then Amy confirmed it to me...I'm glad Ben forgave her though." Grace said as she smiled slowly.

"Man...Why would Amy cheat though? There has to be some other reason besides her liking Jimmy...I hope she didn't do it because of me..." Ricky said seriously.

"Oh, Ricky...I doubt it was because of you...You don't have to put the blame on yourself for other people's mistakes." Grace said kindly.

"Heh...You're one to talk...Almost all the drama that Ben and Amy have been through has something to do with me. And I'm going to figure it out." Ricky said stubbornly.

"I...I don't think you should..." Grace said nervously.

"No...Grace...I need to know why Amy cheated on Ben...And if it has to do with the pills..." Ricky said concerned as he called Amy.

"Ugh...You can be such a drama queen...Whatever...I'm going to take a nap." Grace rolled her eyes and she walked into the bedroom.

"Heh...So can you...Come on Amy..." Ricky said a little irritated.

"Hello! You have reached Amy Jergens...I'm sorry I can't come to the phone right now. Please leave your name and number so I can get back to you as soon as possible." Ricky rolled his eyes as he listened to Amy's voice mail and then he heard a beep sound.

"Hey Amy...It's me...We need to talk...Call me when you can...Bye." Ricky said seriously and he hung up.

As Ricky put his phone on the table he noticed that Grace had received a text message from Jason.

"What the? Why would Jason text Grace?" Ricky said quietly to himself as he unlocked Grace's phone to read the message. It said:

Hey Grace! It was nice seeing you at your school the other day. I was wondering if you would like to hang out some time. We can with some friends if you want. Just let me know.

"Hmm...She never told me that she ran into him..." Ricky said suspiciously. Next he looked at some old messages on Grace's phone from Jack. Most of them were asking Grace to apologize to him but she never replied back to them. Ricky sighed and then he heard a knock at the door.

"Ugh...I wonder who that could be..." Ricky said annoyed as he opened the door.

"Hello Ricky...Is Grace here?" George said seriously as he crossed his arms.

"Oh...Hi George...She's taking a nap..." Ricky said nervously.

"Uh huh...So you let her move in?" George said angrily as he walked in.

"Yeah...What's the big deal?" Ricky said seriously.

"Really? You don't see a problem with Grace living here?" George said sternly.

"Look...if you think that I'm going to break her heart, you're wrong George...I really love her." Ricky said honestly.

"If you really love her, then you would wait to marry her before you live with her." George said as he raised his voice.

"What is wrong with you? You didn't care that Amy lived with me before we were married. Amy was younger than Grace when she moved in with me anyway." Ricky said stubbornly.

Grace got out of bed and she listened to their conversation from the bedroom.

"Oh no...What is George doing here?" Grace said quietly to herself.

"I did care that Amy lived with you but that was different because you have a son with her." George said stubbornly.

"So what? Son or no son, me and Amy were not meant to be...And what about you? You were married to Anne for years but then she left you. Just because you get married to someone, doesn't mean that you will stay with them. And Amy left me...We never loved each other George...Our relationship was nothing but a mistake...And I'm sorry that I ruined her life by having a son with her before either of us were ready to be parents! I'm sorry for screwing up your family and everyone else's families! That's all I am...I'm a damaged person who has done nothing but hurt other people...And that's why I want to change. I don't want to hurt anyone else ever again. I'm tired of being the bad guy and being blamed for everyone else's problems. That's why I love Grace. She sees me for who I am and loves me for that reason. She sees the good in me when other people only see the bad. I swear on my life that I will never hurt her again." Ricky explained angrily and then honestly.

"I'm sorry too Ricky...I didn't realize how much you love Grace...And you didn't ruin my family...I did...I was too selfish to make things work with Anne...I still love her but...we had too many problems while we were together...Honestly, I think you and Amy are doing the best you can to raise John. It's hard since she's half way around the country but...I think you two are doing fine...And I'm really proud of you...Sometimes I guess I forget that you can change...If you're willing to anyway...But what are you going to do if Amy decides to move back here with John? There's a chance that could happen." George said kindly as he sat on the couch.

"Thank you George...I forgive you...If Amy does move back here...then that won't change my relationship with Grace. I know you, Anne, and my parents wanted me to stay with Amy but...there's no way that will happen ever again. Besides, Amy is in love with Ben and I think she always has been...She just never wanted to admit it to herself when she was with me." Ricky said sincerely.

"Aww Ricky...Amy hasn't always been in love with Ben...Is he crazy?" Grace said to herself happily and then concerned.

"That's true...I hope she stays with Ben...He's a really good kid even though he's had some issues...But so has everyone else...I need to get back to the restaurant but before I do, you haven't had sex with Grace have you?" George asked intrigued.

"No I have not George. And I don't plan on it until we are married. She really has influenced me to wait." Ricky said as he smiled slowly.

"Well I'm happy to hear that Ricky. Keep up the good work. I'll see ya later." George said nicely as he got up from the couch.

"Yeah...See ya..." Ricky said nicely as George left.

Hmm...Sounds like there's some interesting stuff going on. Grace and Ricky are getting closer but is Grace having a harder time than Ricky with wanting to wait to sleep with him? Amy and Ben are having a great time on their trip but what will happen with them next? Will Adrian see Antonio again and how will this affect her relationship with Omar? Will Chloe and Kathy become friends again? Is Chloe interested in dating Jack? Or vice versa? Is Ricky the main reason why Amy cheated on Ben? Will Grace see Jason again? What will she do when she finds out that Ricky looked at her text messages? Will Grace also forgive Jack? Did George overreact to Ricky and Grace living together? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)