Here's chapter 44! 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

Grace sighed and rolled her eyes as she looked at Jack.

"All right...The truth is...I don't think I'll ever forgive you again unless you actually change...You're still acting like the jerk that you were in high school." Grace said seriously.

"Am I? I'm trying to move on from you by being with Chloe." Jack said concerned.

"Ugh...You tried to move on from me by being with Madison and wanting to be with Clementine...You even asked Amy to sleep with you...God, you're pathetic...How do I know that you're not using her to try and make me jealous, again?" Grace said defensively.

"Uh...I'm not pathetic... but...Madison and Clementine didn't work out...Asking Amy to sleep with me was a huge mistake anyway...Why do you keep saying that I'm using Chloe to make you jealous? I never said that...Are you saying that because you are jealous of her?" Jack said sternly.

"No! Why would you think that? I know you like the back of my hand. Every time that you went out with someone other than me, it was to try and get back with me." Grace said stubbornly.

"Heh...Wow...Isn't that why you went out with other guys? To try and get back with me? Listen, Grace...if talking about this isn't going to help then...maybe this will instead..." Jack said honestly and then he moved closer to Grace and put his hands on her waist.

"What in God's name are you doing Jack? Get off of me!" Grace said angrily as she pushed Jack away from her.

"Are you going to forgive me or not?" Jack said a little irritated.

"After what you just did, of course not! I hate you and I hope I never see you again." Grace said coldly as she stared at Jack meanly.

"Oh man...Here we go again...I thought you didn't hate anyone..." Jack said seriously.

"For you, I'll make an exception. Good night Jack." Grace said cruelly and she started to walk away from Jack but he grabbed her arm.

"You're not going anywhere until you forgive me." Jack said seriously.

"Ugh...Are you kidding me? I'm done with you." Grace said annoyed.

"No you're not...Since you accused me of being with Chloe to make you jealous...how about I accuse you of dating Ricky to make me jealous? It doesn't feel so good, does it?" Jack said angrily.

"I am not with Ricky to make you jealous. I love him." Grace said honestly as Jack let go of her arm.

"Yeah...He told me that you two almost had sex last night...I bet he's with someone else right now...You really think that he's changed that much since you were with him before?" Jack said stubbornly.

"You are so full of crap. Ricky would never cheat on me again. He loves me." Grace said irritated.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that...I know you have doubt in the back of your mind that he wouldn't cheat on you..." Jack said concerned as he looked deeply into Grace's eyes.

"Uh...I don't have doubt..." Grace said firmly.

"Whatever you say, Gracie...Just forgive me..." Jack smiled slowly as he touched Grace's cheek.

"I...I can't...Why do you always do this to me?" Grace said aggressively as she moved Jack's hand away from her face.

"Yes you can...Just let me hold you...and kiss you one more time." Jack said sweetly and he moved his face closer to Grace's.

"I...I...lo..." Grace trailed off as Jack moved his lips close to hers when Chloe walked in.

"What the hell is going on?" Chloe asked angrily as she walked over to them.

"Oh...Hey Chloe...I was just making sure that...Grace didn't have a pimple on her lip..." Jack said nervously.

"That's bull crap! You were about to kiss her, weren't you?" Chloe said loudly as she gave Jack a mean look.

"No he wasn't! I asked him if my breath smelled bad from...the pizza and he was just smelling it." Grace said nicely.

"Yeah...It smells fine to me...I'm really sorry about all this...It won't happen again Chloe...Sorry to keep you waiting." Jack said kindly.

"Ugh...If you weren't going to kiss her, then I believe you. Let's get going to that party." Chloe said a little irritated.

"Thanks...I'm ready to go so...see ya later Grace." Jack said nicely as he smiled slowly and he grabbed Chloe's hand and they left the bowling alley.

Oh my Lord! Did I almost tell Jack that I...love him? And I almost kissed him again! Oh no...I've really done it this time...And I thought what I did with Ricky was bad... Grace thought to herself as she left the bowling alley and then she got in her car. As she started to back out of her parking space, she remembered what she did with Ricky in the shower again.

*Flashback*

Ricky was kissing Grace slowly and passionately with her back against the shower wall. He moved his hands down her sides and his pelvic area was pressed against hers.

"Oh...Ricky...This is so amazing...I wish we could keep going..." Grace said out of breath.

"We can...if you want...I'm as ready as I'll ever be." Ricky said happily.

"Aaaah...I want to but...I don't think we should...I'm so sorry..." Grace said honestly and she gave Ricky a long kiss and then stepped out of the shower to get dry.

"All right...I totally understand...Sorry for...pressuring you..." Ricky said as he turned off the shower.

"It's ok Ricky...It was a lot of fun and...I know that it will be worth waiting for." Grace said sweetly as she put a towel around her body and then hair.

"It sure will be...If you'll excuse me, I have to put on some dry underwear." Ricky said kindly as he steeped out of the shower.

"Oh...right...I have to put on a dry bra and underwear too...Heh...I love you." Grace said happily.

"I love you too." Ricky said as he smirked and gave Grace a short kiss.

"Ok God...I think...I need your help again...No I do need your help...Why is Jack doing this? Can you please help him get over me?...I really do love Ricky and...I only love Jack as a friend...Please just help me to figure all of this out...I don't want to hurt anyone...And I'm sorry for almost sleeping with Ricky again...He deserves better than that...And I know better...How is he going to be a good Christian if I pressure him to...do what You created for marriage...Please forgive me God and...help me to forgive Jack..." Grace prayed as she stopped at a stop light and then it turned green.

Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment...

"Are you finished with your math problems, Ethan?" Ricky asked nicely as he walked over to Ethan at the kitchen table.

"Yeah I did...Thanks for letting me use your calculator. It's really nice unlike mine...Maybe you could get me one like yours." Ethan said kindly.

"Uh...I don't think you're allowed to use graphing calculators in geometry..." Ricky said seriously.

"You're right...But it did help me figure out these graphs." Ethan said sadly.

"That's great but you have to figure them out on your own next time...You should go home...I need to do some more studying before bed." Ricky said sternly.

"I know but...I can't believe Kathy would go bowling on a school night...That is so not like her...At least she went with a couple girl friends." Ethan said calmly.

"Yeah...But she just wanted to get out for a while with her friends...That's just how girls can be sometimes...I would have went with Grace if I didn't have a test tomorrow. Calculus is pretty easy but...this test is going to be a little harder." Ricky said honestly.

"That's very true...Good luck on your test Ricky and I'll see you tomorrow." Ethan said happily as he grabbed his backpack and walked towards the door.

"Thanks Ethan...See you tomorrow." Ricky smiled as he sat down at the table with his calculus book.

A few minutes later Grace walked in.

"Hey Grace! How was it?" Ricky said sweetly as he looked up from his book.

"It was a lot of fun...Seeing all our old friends again...Heh...I even saw Kathy." Grace said nicely as she put her purse on the couch and walked over to Ricky.

"I'm glad to hear that. Ethan told me about Kathy going bowling. I'm happy that they're working things out." Ricky said happily.

"Oh...Uh...Kathy was there with some guy named Chase...I think they're just friends." Grace said honestly as she sat down.

"Hmm...I wonder if he's that guy that Ethan told me about...He said there was a new guy who flirted with Kathy..." Ricky said suspiciously.

"That's kind of awkward...He was pretty cute...Heh...He even asked if I was single." Grace blushed and smiled slowly.

"No kidding...He asked if you were single? What did you say?" Ricky said surprised.

"Of course I said no...He was just being nice...Teenagers...What are ya going to do? Heh..." Grace said seriously and she smiled.

"Heh...Yeah...They sure can be crazy sometimes...You seem a little...flushed." Ricky said concerned.

"Do I? It was pretty hot in the bowling alley...It is in the fifties outside too..." Grace said awkwardly.

"Uh huh...Jack was there, right?" Ricky said sternly.

"Yeah he was...Um...he's doing great...and he's with Chloe." Grace said nicely.

"Oh...Good for them I guess...So...I think we need to talk...About..." Ricky said sadly.

"Last night? I'm sorry for...taking things too far..." Grace said honestly.

"I know...We really couldn't have went much farther than we did...I just...don't know what we should do..." Ricky said worried.

"Well...I think that we should go to church again...And you should do a baptism class." Grace said sincerely.

"You think it will help?" Ricky said seriously.

"Of course it will. The more that we focus on God, the easier our relationship will be. I promise Ricky." Grace said as she smiled slowly.

"I sure hope so...You're not...cheating on me are you?" Ricky asked slowly.

"Absolutely not. I love you and I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I mean that with all my heart. You're not...cheating on me?" Grace said honestly and then concerned.

"I love you and want to be with you for the rest of my life too...I don't know what I would do without you, Grace...And I would never cheat on you." Ricky said kindly and he gave Grace a short kiss from across the table.

Meanwhile at the party that was close to Jack's school...

Kathy and Chase were eating some snacks in the kitchen.

"So...What do you think?" Chase asked intrigued.

"I don't know Chase...It's a little loud..." Kathy said concerned.

"Don't worry about it...This will help..." Chase said as he poured some vodka into a small glass with Pepsi.

"Uh...What are you doing?" Kathy said scared.

"It's a party! Lighten up Kathy." Chase smiled as he gave Kathy the glass.

"I...I don't drink...Not illegally anyway." Kathy said a little irritated as she put the glass on the table.

"Just try it...Nobody's gonna know." Chase smirked as he took a drink of his Pepsi mixed with vodka.

"I guess you're right..." Kathy said awkwardly and she took a sip of her drink.

A few minutes later Chloe and Jack walked in.

"So...Do you wanna a drink?" Jack asked kindly.

"No thanks Jack...I don't really drink...You can get one...I'll just wait here so we can dance." Chloe said sweetly.

"All right...I'll be right back." Jack said nicely and he walked towards the kitchen.

"Whew! This is so much fun!" Kathy said excited as she put her empty glass on the table.

"Heh...Yeah...I told you that drink would help. You wanna go upstairs?" Chase grinned as she walked over to Kathy.

"Hey dude...What kind of drinks do you got?" Jack said smiling as he entered the kitchen.

"Um...I don't live here so...All the drinks are on the counter. Just help yourself." Chase said kindly as he grabbed Kathy's hand and they walked out of the kitchen.

"All right...That girl looked kind of familiar...Maybe I'm seeing things...A beer sounds good." Jack said quietly to himself as he grabbed a beer from the counter.

As Chase and Kathy started to go upstairs, Chloe walked over to them.

"Kathy? What are you doing here?" Chloe asked shocked.

"Hey Chloe...I'm just partying...dddon't you know?" Kathy said happily and in a tipsy tone.

"Oh geeze...You're drunk...And who the hell are you?" Chloe said a little irritated as she crossed her arms.

"She's not drunk...She's just a little tipsy...I'm her friend Chase. Chloe, right?" Chase said nicely as he put his hand out to shake Chloe's.

"Yeah...Sure she's not drunk...At least she's standing up straight...If you have sex with her, I'll kill you. She's my best friend and she has a boyfriend. Ethan." Chloe said angrily. Kathy wasn't paying attention to Kathy as she looked at Chase with a dazed look on her face.

"Heh...We'll see about that by the end of the night...Come on Kathy." Chase said confidently as he walked upstairs with her.

"Why does this have to happen to me...I should probably tell Ben." Chloe said as she pulled out her phone and called Ben.

A few minutes later Ben answered his phone.

"Ugh...Hello?" Ben said sleepily.

"Hey Ben...I'm so sorry...I know it's really late for you..." Chloe said sincerely.

"Yeah...It's like almost 1 am here...What's going on? Are you at a party?" Ben asked quietly since Amy was sleeping beside him.

"Yes I am...with Jack...and...I ran into Kathy with this guy...She's a little tipsy...And they just went upstairs." Chloe said awkwardly.

"Oh man...Just let them be...Hopefully they aren't going to...have sex...Just enjoy yourself with Jack...I'm sure Kathy will be fine...She's a smart girl, right?" Ben said a little irritated.

"Heh...I don't think smart is the right word...She's more naive than smart...But maybe she will make the right decision...Thanks for your help..." Chloe said honestly.

"No problem Chloe...You're not drinking, are you?" Ben asked worried.

"Of course not...I don't do that...I hope you sleep well...Good night." Chloe said nicely.

"All right...Good night..." Ben yawned and he hung up.

Jack walked over to Chloe and they started dancing together.

"Again...I'm really sorry about Grace." Jack said kindly.

"Heh...Don't worry about it Jack...You didn't kiss her so it's totally fine." Chloe said sweetly.

"You're the best. I like the way you move." Jack said happily.

"Thanks...I like your moves too." Chloe smirked as she moved closer to Jack.

Meanwhile upstairs...

Chase and Kathy were making out pretty heavily on a bed.

"Oh man...You're a good kisser." Chase said out of breath.

"Thanks...You're not so bad either...But...I think we should go...I don't want my...grandma to worry..." Kathy said nicely and then sadly.

"But we just got here...And we haven't gotten to do what I've wanted to do all night." Chase smirked as he began to unbutton his shirt.

"Um...What are you doing?" Kathy said nervously.

"Taking my shirt off. It is a little hot in here." Chase said honestly as he took off his shirt.

Oh no! There's some crazy stuff going on. What's going to happen with Kathy and Chase next? Is Grace going to forgive Jack or...is she falling for him again? What's Ricky going to think when he finds out that they almost kissed? Will he also get baptized? Sounds like Chloe and Jack are getting along well. What is Amy going to think about what Kathy's been doing? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! The rest of the New York characters will be back in the next chapter! Thank you! :)