Here's chapter 41! 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

Later that night in New York...

"It feels so good to be home." Amy said happily as she walked into her apartment with Ben and John.

"Yes it does...I'm exhausted. I think I'm going to get ready for bed actually." Ben said as he put their suitcases in the living room.

"Really? It's only 10:30." Amy said surprised.

"I know but all that driving today wore me out...I can get John ready for bed if you want." Ben said tiredly.

"Oh yeah...It is past his bed time. Thanks Ben." Amy smiled as she took her shoes off.

"No problem...Come on buddy." Ben said happily as he grabbed John's hand.

"Oh teh...Benny...Night night Mommy." John said sweetly as he walked with Ben into the bathroom.

"Heh...Good night John. I'll tuck you in soon." Amy said happily and then she took out her phone and saw Ashley called.

"Huh...I wonder what she wants..." Amy said to herself as she called Ashley.

"Hey Amy." Ashley said tiredly as she answered her phone.

"Hey Ashley. I noticed you called me. Is there a problem? Ben and I just got back to our apartment." Amy said seriously as she sat at the kitchen table.

"Um...You haven't heard from Mom lately?" Ashley said sadly.

"No I haven't...Oh no...Did something to her or...Mimsy?" Amy said worried.

"Mom is fine...but...Mimsy isn't...she's not going to make it Amy..." Ashley said as she started to cry.

"Are you sure? What happened?" Amy asked shocked.

"She had a severe heart attack and...she's in a coma...The doctors are sure that she isn't going to make it..." Ashley said sincerely through her tears.

"Oh, God...This is just awful...I wish there was something we could do...Does Dad know?" Amy said honestly as she began to cry.

"I don't think so...Unless Mom told him...She told me about it a couple hours hours ago...This is so terrible..." Ashley said as she wiped her face.

"It sure is...I can't believe this...Should we go home next weekend to help Mom with this?" Amy said through her sobbing.

"I don't know Amy...I guess we can...Who knows when the funeral is going to be...I loved Mimsy so much..." Ashley said sadly.

"So did I...And now she's...dying...I guess it's just her time...She did have altimeter's..." Amy said as she wiped her eyes.

"Yeah...We can't control when...she's going to leave us...I need to get ready for bed...I love Amy and I'll see you soon." Ashley said seriously.

"Me too...I love you Ashley...Good night..." Amy said as she cried some more and she hung up.

Ben tucked John in bed and then his phone rang and he answered it.

"Hello?" Ben said nicely.

"Hey Ben! It's Chloe! How are you, bro?" Chloe said happily.

"Oh, hey Chloe! I'm doing well, sis...Heh...It's been awhile. How are you? Amy and I just got back from our amazing Niagara Falls trip." Ben said sweetly.

"That's awesome! I'm doing really great! I just back from an amazing dinner with Jack." Chloe grinned.

"Jack...Jack Papas?" Ben asked concerned.

"Yeah. We saw each other at the gym the other day and...then we hung out at the mall. Then he kissed me and asked me out. So we just started dating. And I really like him." Chloe said sweetly.

"Oh, man...I'm glad that you finally found someone that you like but...I don't know if Jack is the best choice. He's been in love with Grace for years..." Ben said seriously.

"That's what I thought too but...he really likes me. I think he's ready to move on from Grace since she's been with Ricky. Besides, before him I was with Daniel but that didn't last long cause of his old girlfriend showing up." Chloe said honestly.

"All right...Well I guess if he likes you, then maybe it will work out. Who is Daniel?" Ben asked confused.

"I met him at a party and we were together for a short time earlier this semester. Grace dated him too...She cheated on Grant with him in Africa..." Chloe answered a little irritated.

"Uh...Why are you going out with Grace's ex boyfriends? That's a little...weird...I'm sorry Chloe...Is she still your roommate?" Ben said awkwardly.

"First of all, I didn't know that she was involved with Daniel when I first met him. And I can go out with whoever I want. Second of all, Grace is not my roommate anymore. She lives with Ricky now." Chloe said seriously.

"Oh...That's good I guess...I know you can date whoever you want, it's just that...I hope you're careful. Jack has hurt a lot of girls in the past so...please just make good decisions about dating him." Ben said sincerely.

"All right...What's up your ass? And I know how to be careful. It's not like you've always been careful with the girls you date either...Heh..." Chloe smiled as she rolled her eyes.

"Nothing...I'm just a little tired and I'm worried about you. You're my sister Chloe and I don't want you to do anything that you'll regret later. I know that I haven't made the best decisions when it comes to girls but I've learned from them. I love you." Ben said honestly.

"Aww! I love you too Ben. Thanks for caring so much about me. It's nice to have a brother who cares about my personal life. How's Amy doing?" Chloe said sweetly.

"You're welcome...Amy is doing pretty well but...she really wants to have sex with me again..." Ben said sadly.

"Oh, geeze...Don't do it Ben. I think you two will be fine without it. Trust me on this." Chloe said confidently.

"I wasn't planning on doing it any time soon. I think we will be ok without it too. Thanks for the advice Chloe...I need to go to bed so I'll talk to you later." Ben said nicely.

"No problem...I forgot it's like after eleven there...Talk to you later." Chloe said kindly.

"Yeah...Good night." Ben said sleepily and he hung up.

After Ben turned off John's lights he walked into his room and saw Amy asleep in bed.

"Oh...I'm surprised she's already asleep..." Ben said quietly to himself as he took his socks off and then he got in bed next to Amy and turned his lamp off.

Meanwhile in California...

Ricky and Ethan were closing the butcher shop.

"Oh man...What a busy day..." Ricky said tiredly as he locked the meat locker.

"Yeah...It was pretty busy...I still have like ten math problems to do..." Ethan said irritated.

"Do you have them with you? I can help you with them if you want." Ricky said nicely.

"No..I think I got it...Kathy helped me some the other day with math..." Ethan said as he put his white apron on the hook.

"Ok...How is she by the way?" Ricky asked concerned.

"Uh...She's doing well but...I saw her flirting with this new senior earlier at school..." Ethan said seriously.

"Heh...Sounds like you got some competition...You two are together right?" Ricky smiled as he took off his apron.

"This isn't funny Ricky! I love her and...she loves me...I think she does..." Ethan said honestly.

"Uh huh...Listen Ethan...sometimes loving someone isn't enough...You have to prove to Kathy that you love her. Also, you're still a kid so you have all the time in the world to find a girl that you really love." Ricky said seriously.

"Oh...so you're saying that I should have sex with Kathy?" Ethan asked intrigued.

"Hell no! You're way too young for that. Just try taking her on a romantic date...take her somewhere that she wouldn't expect. I have some homework to do so I'll see you tomorrow." Ricky said honestly.

"All right...Thanks for the advice again...See ya tomorrow." Ethan said nicely and he left the butcher shop.

"Heh...Kids these days...At least he thinks about having sex before he does it...Unlike how I was..." Ricky said sadly to himself as he locked the front door of the butcher shop.

Upstairs Grace was reading her literature book when her phone rang.

"Ugh...Hello?" Grace said annoyed as she answered her phone.

"Hello Grace...It's me." Tom said happily.

"Hey Tom...I don't have a lot of time to talk right now...I'm working on literature homework..." Grace said a little irritated.

"I'm sorry but...Jeff was over here for dinner earlier and...I think he still likes Mom." Tom said slowly and seriously.

"What? That's just crazy Tom...You shouldn't jump to conclusions like that. I don't think he likes Mom...If he did, he wouldn't have left her for his job." Grace said a little stubbornly.

"Well...he did give her flowers and...some chocolates...And they had a candle lit dinner...while George was at work..." Tom said sadly.

"Are you sure? I doubt that Mom would have dinner alone with Jeff. Where were you when this happened?" Grace said suspiciously.

"I was at Tammy's...But...I recorded their entire dinner with...a hidden camera." Tom said grinning.

"Tom! That's an invasion of privacy! Why would you do that? Oh, God...You didn't have any hidden cameras in my room, did you?" Grace said angrily and then worried.

"I know but...I wanted to know how their dinner went...I never put cameras in your room, Gracie...I love you." Tom said seriously and then sweetly.

"You're lying...You hardly ever tell me that you love me. And don't pull that Gracie act on me either...I know you're up to something." Grace said sternly.

"No...I'm not lying...I got my hidden camera last week from the internet...And I always love you...Sorry for not...telling you it enough." Tom said kindly.

"All right Tom...I love you too...Thank you for being honest...I'll talk to you later." Grace smiled slowly.

"You're welcome...Good night." Tom said happily and he hung up.

Ricky walked into his apartment with a sad look on his face.

"Hey Ricky...Are you all right?" Grace asked concerned as she walked over to him.

"I...I just got off the phone with...Ashley...Mimsy...is dying...Hers and Amy's grandma..." Ricky said sadly.

"Oh no...I am so sorry to hear that...What happened?" Grace asked surprised as she gave Ricky a hug.

"She had a...severe heart attack and she's...dying in a coma...I feel so terrible for them..." Ricky said honestly.

"That's so sad...Me too...Everything will be ok..." Grace said sweetly as she rubbed Ricky's back while her eyes got watery.

"Yeah...I just feel so guilty because...I accused Amy of cheating on Ben to...get back at him for...sleeping with Adrian..." Ricky said seriously as he let go of Grace.

"You did what?!" Grace asked shocked as her eyes widened.

"I know...I shouldn't have said that to her...It's really none of my business why Amy did whatever she did with Jimmy..." Ricky said sadly.

"I told you to stay out of it...What did Amy say?" Grace said as she wiped her eyes.

"She hung up on me...I'll have to apologize to her tomorrow...I'm going to take a shower and study some before bed..." Ricky said seriously.

"Yeah...That's probably a good idea...I need to get back to work on my literature..." Grace said nicely.

"All right...I love you." Ricky smiled slowly as he pulled Grace closer to him.

"Heh...I love you too...And I'm sorry about Amy." Grace said kindly as she put her arms around Ricky's neck.

"It's ok...Hopefully Ben will help her get through this." Ricky said as he smirked and then he gave Grace a long kiss.

"Aaaah...I feel a lot better now." Grace said sweetly as she pulled away from Ricky.

"Good...Were you not feeling ok before?" Ricky asked concerned.

"Oh...It's nothing...Tom just upset me a little...But he's doing fine..." Grace said happily.

"All right...I know what will help even more...If we shower together." Ricky said seductively.

"Uh...Are you serious?" Grace said worried.

"We don't have to do it naked. I think it will be fun and...very relaxing." Ricky said as he licked his lips.

"Heh...I...I guess we can do it..." Grace said nervously. Oh, no...Did those words just come out of my mouth? I've really done it this time...

"Mmm...Sounds good...I'll turn on the water so it can get hot." Ricky smiling as he walked into the bathroom.

The next morning in New York...

Adrian woke up and saw Omar still asleep.

"Babe...Wake up!" Adrian said loudly as she lightly tapped Omar on the shoulder.

"Ugh...What time is it?" Omar said as he opened his eyes.

"Um...It's 8:30...Don't you have work at 9?" Adrian said worried.

"Oh man! I overslept! This has never happened before." Omar said surprised as he got out of bed.

"It's ok...You can still make it if you leave at 8:45 right?" Adrian said seriously.

"Yeah...Uh...I'll just wear this shirt and suit...and these pants." Omar said as he grabbed clothes out of his closet quickly.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Adrian said as she got out of bed.

"Grab me a granola bar and a banana. I can eat one of them when I get to work and one on the way there." Omar said as he put his clothes on as fast as he could.

"All right...You want some chocolate milk too?" Adrian said as she grabbed a granola bar and banana in the kitchen for Omar.

"Sure...Thanks Adrian...You're the best." Omar said happily as he grabbed his brief case and keys.

"You're welcome Omie...I love you and I hope you have a great day." Adrian said sweetly as she gave him a carton of chocolate milk with the granola bar and banana.

"I love you too...Have a great day at school." Omar said kindly and he gave Adrian a short kiss on the lips and walked out the door.

An hour later at Hudson...

"Oh man...That traffic was a nightmare..." Ben said as he got out of his car.

"I know...It was really bad." Amy said as she got out of Ben's car.

Adrian pulled up next to them and got out of her car.

"Good morning...Ben..." Adrian said nicely as she looked at Ben and tried to avoid eye contact with Amy.

"And this is why I didn't want to come to school this morning..." Amy said annoyed.

"What? Because of me? I know that Ben forgave you for doing whatever the hell you did with Jimmy...So I really don't care." Adrian said stubbornly.

"All right...You two need to calm down and make up with each other..." Ben said seriously.

"Shut up Ben! This is between me and Adrian." Amy said angrily.

"You shut up Amy! Don't tell him what to do! I knew I should have parked somewhere else...I hope you have a good day Ben..." Adrian said meanly and then she walked the opposite direction away from them.

"All right Amy...I know you're going through a lot with losing Mimsy and everything but...why the hell are you still mad at Adrian?" Ben said irritated.

"Ugh...Because she hates me...She always has and she always will..." Amy said sternly.

"I don't think she hates you...I think she was just shocked when she saw you kiss Jimmy...And I think she may have overreacted..." Ben said honestly.

"Yeah...I think we both did...Why does she even care? She has Omar for crying out loud..." Amy said seriously.

"Because we're friends...Adrian and I went through a lot together...and we still care about each other Amy..." Ben said kindly as they started to walk to class.

"Do you still...have feelings for her?" Amy asked nervously.

"Absolutely not...I love you...And I think you should apologize to her." Ben said concerned.

"I'll try...It's not going to be easy...But...I'll do it for you." Amy said as she smiled slowly.

"Thanks Amy...That would mean a lot to me." Ben said kindly and he gave Amy a short kiss.

"Mmm...You're welcome...I'll see you later for lunch." Amy said sweetly.

"Yeah...Later..." Ben said smiling as he walked to class. Before he entered the building of where his class was, he saw Jimmy and Maria holding hands as they walked into another building.

"Oh wow...This week just keeps getting weirder and weirder..." Ben said to himself as he went into his building.

A few hours later at Grant High...

Kathy walked out of the bathroom when she saw Chase in the counselor's office.

A few minutes later he walked out and saw Kathy leaning against some lockers.

"Hey Kathy...How are you doing?" Chase smirked as he walked over to her.

"I'm doing great...What were you doing in the counselor's office?" Kathy asked concerned.

"Oh...She was just going over some colleges that I should apply to and other senior stuff...So...I thought you were going to call me last night." Chase said smiling as he moved closer to Kathy.

"That's cool...I thought there was some three day waiting period about calling...or...I don't know...I prefer talking to guys in person." Kathy said nervously as she smiled slowly.

"Heh...There's no need to be nervous...I prefer talking to girls in person too but...I would have loved to hear your sexy voice last night." Chase winked at Kathy as he put his hand on her cheek.

"Ooooh...I didn't know you thought my voice was sexy...How about I call you tonight?" Kathy said as she bit her bottom lip slowly.

"Mmm...Sounds good to me...But let me give you a little something to hold you over..." Chase said seductively and then he slowly brushed his lips against Kathy's.

"Aaaah...That works..." Kathy said smiling with red cheeks.

"Kathy! Chase! You two need to get back to class!" Katelyn said seriously as she walked out of her office.

"Oh...Sorry Miss O' Malley...We're going..." Chase said awkwardly as he turned around.

"Thank you. I have to make some phone calls." Katelyn said nicely and she closed her office door.

"Man...She can be a little harsh, huh?" Chase said a little annoyed.

"Not really...She's just doing her job...And...um...your fly's open..." Kathy said awkwardly as she looked at Chase's pants.

"Oh is it? You wanna zip them for me?" Chase smirked as he looked at Kathy.

"Uh...Heh...No I think you can do it yourself...I'll talk to you later." Kathy said seriously and she walked down the hall to her class.

Oh snap! There's some tension building up with everyone. Is Mimsy going to make it or is it her time? How will Amy and her family deal with it? How is Chloe's and Jack's relationship going to go? And will Ben not sleep with Amy anytime soon? Will Ethan take Kathy on a romantic date or has Chase already started to steal her heart? Was Tom telling the truth about Kathleen and Jeff as well as the hidden camera? Oh dear...What's George going to think? How is Ricky going to apologize to Amy? Are Grace and Ricky going too far by showering together? Hmm...It sounds like they're both getting closer to not wanting to wait to have sex...Did Omar make it to work on time and will Amy apologize to Adrian? Also, what will Omar think about Adrian's lunch with Antonio? How will Jimmy's and Maria's relationship work? What exactly does Chase want from Kathy? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)