Here's chapter 40! 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...
Ricky was studying for his economics test when Grace noticed that her text message from Jason had been read.
"Hey Ricky...I hate to bother you while you're studying but...I got a text from Jason earlier that I didn't read and it says that it's been read..." Grace said honestly.
"Really? Maybe there's a problem with your phone..." Ricky said as he glanced up from his book to look at Grace.
"Like what kind of problem? Are you sure that you didn't read it?" Grace asked suspiciously.
"All right...I did read it...I'm sorry...I just saw it flash on your screen and I was curious to read it..." Ricky said seriously.
"Uh...ok...I don't go around and read your text messages...I thought you trusted me." Grace said defensively.
"I do trust you Grace...I just thought it was odd that Jason texted you...You've never really been that close with him." Ricky said calmly as he crossed his arms.
"That's true...I thought it was weird that he texted me too...We only talked for a few minutes when we ran into each other at school...But I did kiss him once at med camp..." Grace said awkwardly as she sat down at the kitchen table.
"You kissed him? Wasn't that when you were with Jack?" Ricky asked surprised.
"Yeah...It was years ago and it didn't really mean anything...We just got caught up in the moment when we were practicing CPR on each other...Jack forgave me for it anyway..." Grace said sincerely.
"Oh...I guess that makes sense that he forgave you for that because you forgave him for...a lot of things...Were you attracted to Jason though?" Ricky said worried.
"Heh...Don't be ridiculous! Of course not...Are you jealous of Jason?" Grace asked as she smiled slowly.
"No...Unless you have a thing for him." Ricky said seriously.
"I do not have a thing for him. You're the only guy that I want to be with Ricky." Grace said sweetly.
"Thanks Grace...If you want to hang out with Jason...I don't mind. You can text him back." Ricky said kindly.
"You're welcome...I'll have to see what he wants to do and you can come too." Grace said happily.
"All right...But if it's when I work then I can't obviously...I need to get back to studying." Ricky said smiling.
"Ok...I have a chapter to read for history...It's Adrian." Grace said surprised as her phone rang and then she answered it as she walked into the bedroom.
"Hey Grace! I hope I'm not bothering you but I have exciting news." Adrian said happily.
"No...You're fine...I was just about to read a chapter for history...What's going on?" Grace asked intrigued.
"So...you remember that guy Antonio that I told you about a few years ago?" Adrian said seriously.
"Uh...Was he that guy that left for...cancer treatment? He was your...first." Grace said sadly.
"Yeah that's him...It turns out that he lived through the cancer treatment and he goes to school and works here. Omar and I ran into him at the zoo today and we're going to have lunch tomorrow! I don't have classes cause it's a founder's day." Adrian said as she smiled slowly.
"Oh wow! Congrats Adrian! That's really amazing that he survived cancer! One of my dreams as a doctor is to actually find a cure for cancer someday...or AIDS or some other kind of disease...I think that would be incredible. And Omar is ok with all of this?" Grace said happily and then honestly.
"Of course he is...I told him all about Antonio so he totally understands. I think that would be great if you found a cure for something...Even if you don't, I think you'll be a great doctor, Grace...So how are things with Ricky?" Adrian said kindly.
"That's great about Omar...and thanks...Ricky is doing really well...He's studying right now but...we had the most amazing weekend...And I wanted to thank you cause he said it was your idea to take me mini-golfing...Heh...It was a lot of fun...After that we went on the roof of Grant High and had the most amazing view of the stars...It was so beautiful...And then...Oh my gosh...he just blew me away...Mr. Boykevich let him borrow his private jet. So we slept in it last night and flew around in it earlier today...And we made out pretty heavily without clothes earlier too...It was perfect." Grace explained joyfully.
"Wow...Ricky really outdid himself this time...He must really love you...And you're welcome for the mini golf idea...I can't believe Leo let Ricky use his jet. That's really amazing. I think he's willing to do anything for Ricky just because he works for him. Heh...So the making out without clothes on... You two were completely naked?" Adrian asked surprised.
"Yeah...The jet was really nice...No we weren't naked! We just had our undergarments on...And Ricky had on very sexy underwear that kind of looked like a speedo swim suit and it was red...We were so close to going all the way but...then we decided to stop." Grace said smiling and then sadly.
"Oh my...You should have taken a picture of him in it...Ha ha...So why did you stop?" Adrian smirked and then asked seriously.
"Heh...Ricky would probably kill me if you saw him in that underwear...We want to wait until marriage Adrian...Ugh...It's really hard...Wait a minute...What if Ricky doesn't want to sleep with me because he's been sleeping with someone else?" Grace said worried.
"Ha ha! You're probably right about the underwear...I bet it is really hard...Especially since you've hooked up with every other guy that you've been out with...You really think that Ricky is cheating on you after everything that you two did this weekend? Come on, Grace...I doubt he's cheating on you. He wants to get baptized for you too so I don't think he would be doing anything with anyone else except you. Why would you even think that?" Adrian explained honestly.
"You're probably right...It's just...he read a text that I got from Jason so...I thought maybe he didn't trust me for some reason...And he did punch Jack for paying Clementine to get Ricky to cheat on me." Grace said seriously.
"What kind of a text did you get from Jason? Jack paid Clementine to manipulate Ricky to cheat on you? What the hell?! He is such an idiot. I thought he just tried to pull a move on you." Adrian said shocked.
"Jason just asked me if I wanted to hang out sometime with him or some friends. I couldn't believe that Jack did that either...I guess he's that desperate to be with me...Hopefully he'll get over me somehow..." Grace said honestly.
"Hmm...Jason bumped into you at your school didn't he? Lauren told me about that. I ran into her at the club here with Dante. Their school is on a break right now. I'm sure Jack will move on eventually...Even when he was with you, he would want to be with someone else sometimes..." Adrian said nicely and then sadly.
"Yes I did see Jason at school...That's nice you saw Lauren and Dante...How are they? You're right about Jack but sometimes...I think it's my fault that he...cheated on me with you in the first place...Just because I wouldn't have sex with him that's why he...is such a jerk..." Grace said kindly and then in a depressed tone as she felt her eyes start to get watery.
"Lauren and Dante are doing well...They're together...Oh for the love of God, Grace! You don't have to feel guilty for other people's mistakes! It is not your fault that Jack cheated on you. It was my fault and his. Not yours. Honestly, I think you confused him by not wanting to sleep with him and then by sleeping with him over and over again. You couldn't make up your mind if you wanted to have sex with Jack or not so I think that's partly why he would want to sleep with other girls. But that is his problem, not yours. He never treated you how you deserved to be treated and I think you got used to it and accepted being treated like a door mat. When you put your foot down and said no to sex, Jack just gave up on you and went to Madison or someone else. Do you understand what I'm saying? He only wants to be in a sexual relationship. He used you for his own selfish desires as well as other girls just like Ricky did. The only difference is, is that Ricky is willing to change his life. And he already has drastically. One of these days, Jack is going to understand that sex isn't enough to keep a relationship working...Love is...And that is something I learned from your relationship with him." Adrian explained confidently and honestly.
"I'm glad to hear that about Lauren and Dante...Wow...I forgot how smart you can be sometimes Adrian...Heh...Thank you for helping me remember all those things about Jack...And you're right...His mistakes are not my fault...He's responsible for his problems just like I am for mine...I'm glad that Ricky is willing to change even more...I'm really grateful to be with him...I'm happy that you learned something from our relationship...I feel like it was a waste of time when I think about it but...if I helped you by dating Jack, I guess that's all that matters...I think he mostly used love to get me to sleep with him...There's no way I will ever be with him again...I need to read my history chapter...Isn't it like after midnight for you?" Grace said sweetly and sincerely.
"You're welcome Grace...You're my best friend and I'm always willing to help you...I know I'm smart but I'm also a whole year wiser than you are. Heh...I think Jack will end up all right though...He's a smart guy and you shouldn't worry about him too much. I just hope he's learning from his mistakes. It is after midnight here but I get to sleep in tomorrow. I should probably get ready for bed though...Good luck with your history..." Adrian said kindly after yawning.
"Aww! Thanks Adrian! I hope Jack learns from his mistakes too...Good luck with Antonio. Good night." Grace said smiling.
"It was my pleasure...and thanks...Good night." Adrian said sweetly and she hung up.
The next morning in New York...
"All right...You have everything packed?" Ben said as he put Amy's suitcase in his car.
"Yeah...I'm pretty sure I have everything. I'm ready to get back home and see John." Amy said tiredly as she got in the passenger seat.
"Me too...This was a fun trip and maybe John can come next time." Ben said smiling as he started his car and began to back up.
"I'm sure he would love it...However, I was a little disappointed that we didn't..." Amy said awkwardly.
"Oh...You wanted to have sex here?" Ben asked seriously as he started to drive out of the parking lot.
"Yes I did...But...it's really no big deal...We did do a lot of exhausting things so...maybe we can later." Amy said sweetly.
"Heh...Yeah but I thought your dad didn't want us to." Ben said honestly.
"So? He's not here to stop us, is he? I love you Ben and I want to sleep with you again." Amy said a little irritated and then happily.
"Uh...That's true but...remember what happened the last time that we had sex?" Ben said concerned.
"Oh yeah...That was pretty scary...Maybe you should get a better brand of condoms." Amy said sternly.
"Heh...All right...What does that mean? I thought all condoms were equally as good...Besides, why do you want to do it again already?" Ben said surprised.
"I don't know how well different kinds of condoms work...I'm not a guy...Maybe you should learn how to put them on right...You've had them break twice. And I want to do it again because it's really amazing with you...With Ricky it was... a little..." Amy trailed off as Ben stopped at a stop light.
"Stop Amy! I don't want to hear any details about sex with Ricky. I do know how to put on a condom but...maybe I need thicker ones...Heh...Thanks for enjoying our first time...I really liked it too." Ben said a little irritated and then he smiled slowly.
"Sorry...Maybe you do need thicker ones...Heh...I'm really in no big hurry to have sex with you again...Just take your time...I love you." Amy said kindly and she gave Ben a short kiss and the light turned green.
"Thanks Amy...I love you too...We have a long way to go so how about you sleep for a few hours and then we can get some lunch." Ben said happily.
"Sounds good to me." Amy said as she put her chair further down and closed her eyes as she laid her head on the head rest.
Meanwhile at Omar's and Adrian's house...
Adrian was asleep when Omar was getting ready for work when his phone rang.
"Hello?" Omar said as he answered his phone.
"Good morning Omar...This is Reuben...How are you?" Reuben asked kindly.
"Morning sir...I'm doing great. How are you?" Omar said nicely.
"I'm doing all right...Are you busy?" Reuben said seriously.
"I have to leave for work in about forty five minutes." Omar said as he put on white socks.
"Ok...Well, I just wanted to let you know that I've been working on Bob's trial and you do want to press charges against him for shooting you, correct?" Reuben said honestly.
"Yes I do. I don't care how much he pays us as long as it is enough to cover my medical bills from being in the hospital." Omar said sincerely.
"All right...If he can't afford that, I can pay you for it so you can pay it to your health insurance." Reuben said kindly.
"Oh...Thank you Reuben. I would really appreciate that. They already paid for all of it but I have to pay them back half of it...It's kind of annoying how that works but...they need to make money somehow." Omar said seriously.
"That's true...And has Adrian talked to you about convincing the judge to try and give Bob the death penalty in another state since it's not legal in New York?" Reuben said concerned.
"No she hasn't...Should I say something about that in court? I don't really know anything about Bob other than he tried to kill me because he thought I was Ricky and that he...abused him..." Omar said sadly.
"I defiantly think you should describe what happened the night that you got shot. And what you remember about how it felt...You don't have to worry about saying anything about Bob...That's Ricky's job...Basically, I'll just ask you some questions about that night and you should answer them honestly. I think that will help the judge to see what a terrible person Bob is." Reuben said calmly.
"All right...I think I can handle that...Thank you so much for helping us with this...It's really sad that it happened but...we just have to deal with it..." Omar said kindly as he put on a belt and walked into the kitchen.
"No problem Omar...I'll do anything for you and Adrian...She told me that you two are going to have a baby." Reuben said smiling.
"Yes we are. I'm really excited! I don't think Adrian is as excited as I am though...After what happened before...I think she's worried that she'll lose another baby." Omar said happily and then worried as he grabbed a granola bar out of the pantry.
"I'm really happy for you both and...I'm sure Adrian will be fine. As long as she eats and drinks healthy and does what the doctor tells her to do, I'm sure the baby will be healthy. I also wanted to thank you for marrying my daughter...I think you're helping her become an amazing woman, Omar...I'm really proud of both of you." Reuben said happily.
"Thanks...I am honored to be married to Adrian...She's been helping me become a remarkable man...I defiantly will try to help her with the pregnancy as much as I can." Omar said kindly and took a bite of his granola bar.
"I'm glad to hear that. I hope you have a great day Omar. I'll see you in about a month. Bye." Reuben said nicely.
"I will...I hope you have a great day too...Talk to you later...Bye Reuben." Omar hung up and he drank some orange juice after finishing his granola bar.
A few hours later in California at Grant High...
Kathy was walking from her locker when she bumped into a tall guy with styled dirty blonde hair.
"Mariana? What are you doing here?" The guy asked surprised as he turned around and looked at Kathy.
"Uh...I'm sorry...Who's Mariana? My name's Kathy." Kathy said sweetly.
"Oh, man...My bad...I'm Chase." The guy said as he put his hand out to shake Kathy's. She grabbed it and shook it lightly.
"It's nice to meet you Chase. So are you new here?" Kathy said nicely as she let go of Chase's hand.
"Yeah I am...I just transferred from Anchor Beach Community Charter School. I'm a senior and my parents moved closer to this school so that's why I'm here. God, you look just like this girl that went to my other school." Chase said as they walked down the hallway.
"That's really great! I think you'll love it here. We have a lot of great activities and...some people here are nice. It's high school so you never know what could happen...Heh...That's cool that I look like this other girl I guess...Maybe she's my long lost sister or something..." Kathy smiled widely.
"Yeah...I'm really into theater so I'll defiantly be checking that out here. Mariana was nice but...she wasn't the kind of girl that I wanted." Chase grinned as they stopped in the middle of the hall.
"Oh...Our theater program is great...and...What kind of girl do you want?" Marian asked intrigued as her cheeks turned red.
"Mmm...I don't know...Maybe one like you...You're pretty cute. Here's my number. Just call and we can hang out sometime." Chase said flirtatiously as he gave Kathy a sticky note with his number on it.
"Heh...Thanks...I will give you a call." Kathy grinned as Chase walked past her to his class.
"Who the hell was that?" Ethan said shocked from behind Kathy.
"Aaaah...Oh...Hey Ethan...That was Chase...He's a new senior here. I showed him where his class was." Kathy said nervously.
"Uh huh...It looked like he was flirting with you to me." Ethan said suspiciously.
"Um...He was not flirting with me! I have to get class. I'll see you later." Kathy said stubbornly as she walked the opposite direction from Ethan.
"Oh man...She's something else." Ethan said to himself as he rolled his eyes and then walked to class.
Meanwhile at Ricky's school...
Ricky was walking out of class when he ran into Clementine.
"Hey Ricky! How are you?" Clementine asked nicely.
"Oh...hey...I'm doing all right...I think I may have bombed my econ test..." Ricky said sadly.
"I doubt it. You're a smart guy. Is there something wrong?" Clementine asked concerned as they walked towards the coffee shop.
"No...I'm just...a little nervous about my Dad's trial that is coming up in about a month." Ricky said as he opened the door for Clementine.
"Thanks...Your dad's trial?" Clementine asked confused.
"It's a long story...The short version is...that I have to go to court to testify against him." Ricky said as they walked to the line to get coffee.
"Oh...I'm sorry about that...I know you went through a lot with him when you were younger...How's Grace?" Clementine said sadly and then kindly.
"Thanks...I'll be all right though...Adrian's dad is going to help us with it too...Grace is doing really great. We had an amazing weekend together. We went golfing, on the roof of Grant High to see the stars, and flew in Mr. Boykevich's private jet and made out a lot. It was perfect." Ricky said as he smiled slowly.
"Wow...That's really great! It sounds like you two had a perfect weekend. I can't imagine what your honeymoon is going to be like." Clementine smirked.
"Honeymoon? I don't know when we're getting married." Ricky said awkwardly as they moved up in the line.
"I know but...if you did all of that just for a date, you're going to have to do something really special for your wedding and honeymoon. I didn't know you could be a hopeless romantic. I underestimated you, Ricky Underwood. You sure are full of surprises and Grace is a very lucky girl." Clementine said sweetly.
"Heh...I guess you're right and she is...I'm also a very lucky guy to have her too. One decalf please." Ricky said smiling as he ordered his coffee.
"One with sugar and vanilla please." Clementine said nicely as she ordered her coffee.
After Ricky and Clementine got their coffee, they sat down at a table.
"So...Anything exciting going on with you?" Ricky asked after he sipped some of his coffee.
"Not really...I've been thinking about seeing this guy that I work with...He's really nice. We'll just have to see how things go. How's Amy and John doing?" Clementine said calmly after drinking some of her coffee.
"Oh...That's really great that you want to see a guy you work with. John is doing well but...Amy...Oh man...She's always all over the place...It turns out that she cheated on Ben recently." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Wow...That's really crazy...You seemed more like the type to cheat than Amy did...Why would she cheat on him? Doesn't she love him?" Clementine said surprised.
"Yeah...I called her about it and asked her...She said that she kissed this Jimmy guy that was interested in a few years ago because she was attracted to him...That's bull crap and here's why...Ben cheated on Amy by sleeping with Adrian because they thought that I slept with Amy when I only kissed her. So Amy did this to get back at Ben." Ricky explained honestly.
"What? Didn't that happen years ago though? I would think Amy would be over that by now." Clementine said concerned.
"I don't know. She hung up on me after I asked her if that's why she cheated on Ben. I just hope that they don't get hurt." Ricky said seriously as he took another sip of his coffee.
"Oh geeze...This is why I don't think I could ever be with you...There's too much drama with you and your crazy friends...I think it's great that you don't want them to get hurt but...If they're doing fine, then I don't think you need to worry about them too much." Clementine said sincerely.
"Ah ha! I knew you were interested in being with me. You always had a thing for me, didn't you? Even when we were kids. I think all the drama that I've been through has brought me closer to my friends though." Ricky said as he smiled slowly.
"Heh...Yeah I did have a crush on you for a long time...A lot of the other girls we lived with did too...I'm glad that you're closer to your friends...I need to get to class so I'll see ya later." Clementine said sweetly as she grabbed her purse stood up.
"All right...See you later Clementine." Ricky said kindly as Clementine left the coffee shop.
Meanwhile at Grace's school...
Grace was walking out of class when she saw Chloe locking lips with Jack in his car.
"Oh good Lord! You've got to be kidding me!" Grace said stubbornly as she stared at them kissing.
"All right...I gotta go. I'll see you later Jack." Chloe said a little out of breath as she opened her car door.
"I know...I need to go too. See you later Chloe." Jack smiled as Chloe got of the car and then he drove straight.
"What in God's name do you think you're doing?" Grace said angrily as she walked over to Chloe.
"Oh...Hey Grace...I was just kissing Jack." Chloe said awkwardly.
"Really? I didn't notice. If he's using you to make me jealous, you should break up with him. He's nothing but a coward and a jerk who doesn't care about anyone except himself." Grace said stubbornly as she crossed her arms.
"Seriously? Get over yourself, Grace! He's not trying to make you jealous. I like him and he really likes me. So, you have nothing to worry about. And why should you if you're so in love with Ricky. I have to get to class." Chloe said a little irritated and then she walked towards the building that had her first class.
"Sweet Jesus...Please help me." Grace said quietly as she closed her eyes and then she started to walk to her next class.
Meanwhile in New York...
Adrian and Antonio were enjoying their tacos and nachos at Papi's tacos outside in the sun.
"Damn these are good tacos. I forgot how good they were." Antonio said smiling as he wiped his mouth.
"They sure are...I'm really glad that we came here...It's very special to me actually...just like you are." Adrian said sweetly.
"Oh really? Why is that?" Antonio asked intrigued.
"Well, Ben...got me pregnant and proposed to me at a Papi's tacos in California...It was really amazing...And of course you'll always be special to me because...you were the first guy that I loved." Adrian said honestly after wiping her mouth with her napkin.
"That is pretty cool I guess...And you were the first girl that I loved...My beautiful Adrian...You will always be special to me." Antonio said happily.
"Aww Antonio! You called me that...the night we put our sleeping bags together..." Adrian said as she began to feel tears in her eyes.
"Yeah I did...And you will always be beautiful to me...That night was defiantly one of the best nights of my life...I was on the verge of dying and...you helped me live Adrian...You gave my life purpose when I thought it didn't have any..." Antonio said honestly.
"Oh wow...I didn't know that I meant that much to you...Then why did you leave me?" Adrian said surprised as she wiped her eyes.
"I had to...My father got a new job so that he could pay for the treatment...Besides, you didn't want to keep in contact with me...Remember? You said it was best for us to go our separate ways and...maybe we'll see each other again in heaven. But here we are now...Six years later...And not much has changed other than the fact that you're married...I actually remember praying to God after my treatment that...I would find you again because I never got to tell you how much you helped me." Antonio said honestly.
"Actually...a lot has changed in the past six years for me...And I already told you about most of it...I'm glad that I helped you Antonio...How exactly did I help you?" Adrian said seriously.
"Aaah yes...A lot has changed in the past six years for me too but we're still the same people...You're still that sweet, funny, sexy, and confident woman that I loved back when we were teenagers. I just don't understand why you used to sleep with so many guys. And you helped me learn to love myself. I used to hate myself for having cancer because I didn't want to die...I thought God was punishing me by giving me cancer...But that last night we spent together, I realized that I should love myself no matter how the treatment went..." Antonio explained sincerely.
"Wow...I had no idea that I helped you to love yourself...You actually kind of caused me to do the opposite...I hated myself after you left because I felt like I did something wrong...I used to put up a strong front so other people wouldn't notice how much I was hurting...And I slept with so many guys to try and fill the hole that you left in my heart...But now...Omar has made my heart full and I couldn't be happier..." Adrian said honestly.
"I'm so sorry for hurting you Adrian...I never meant to...If only it wasn't for the cancer...We would probably still be together...And I'm glad that you're happy with Omar. He seems like a great guy. I actually have a fiance. Her name is Hannah and she wants to be a dentist." Antonio said sadly and then happily.
"I forgive you Antonio...And I'm happy for you too...I'm sure Hannah is happy to be with you. Thank you for lunch and...everything else." Adrian said sweetly as she stood up and gave Antonio a hug.
"It was my pleasure Adrian...Hannah is happy to be with me...I hope we can do this again sometime." Antonio said sweetly as he let go of Adrian.
"Defiantly...You pay inside." Adrian smiled as she opened the door and they walked inside the restaurant.
Woah! I think that was my longest chapter yet! Ha ha! A lot of interesting stuff is going on. Is Grace going to hang out with Jason? Is Adrian right about Ricky not cheating on Grace and is she worrying about Jack too much? What is up with Amy wanting to sleep with Ben again already? Are they going to wait to do it again or not? It sounds like Omar is ready for Bob's trial and to help Adrian with her pregnancy. I hope the special guest surprised you! It was Chase from The Fosters! Ha ha! Is Kathy interested in dating him and could Mariana be related to her? Is Ethan also jealous of Chase? How is Ricky going to get ready for Bob's trial? Is it too soon for him to think about marrying Grace? Is he also getting too involved with the reason why Amy cheated on Ben? At least Clementine was honest with Ricky about having a crush on him. Who is the guy that she likes at her work? Did Grace overreact to Chloe and Jack together? Is she right about why Jack is with Chloe? Adrian finally feels better about Antonio after getting to know him better too. Stay tuned for a special siblings chapter coming up! Also don't forget what's been going on with Betty working for Leo and Jeff seeing George and Kathleen again. I hope you enjoyed this super long chapter! Lol. The next one will be shorter. Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)