Here's chapter 45! 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
"Yeah...But I think we should go." Kathy said awkwardly.
"Are you serious? I thought you wanted to have sex with me." Chase said concerned.
"What?! I never said that...You're disgusting." Kathy said a little irritated as she got off the bed.
"Damn...I guess the vodka wore off already." Chase said annoyed.
"Oh my God...You were going to rape me after getting me drunk, weren't you? You're sick Chase!" Kathy said angrily.
"No I wasn't...I just thought you wanted to do it after getting a little...looser and making out with me." Chase said honestly as he buttoned his shirt back up.
"Oh...Thanks for...not getting me drunk I guess...Sorry for yelling at you." Kathy said calmly.
"You're welcome...I would never do that to you...It's not like this is the first time that I've been turned down for sex anyway..." Chase said sadly as he looked at Kathy in the eyes.
"Really? I'm surprised since you are very hot..." Kathy said as she smiled slowly and sat back on the bed next to Chase.
"Heh...Thanks but...that girl you look like from my old school...Mariana...She put her underwear in my pocket at a cast party...And she thought it was just flirting but it's really..." Chase grinned as he moved closer to Kathy.
"A sign that you want to sleep with someone? I know...So you thought that if I didn't put my underwear in your pants, then I wouldn't want to..." Kathy said awkwardly.
"Uh...No...I know there's other ways that girls signal that they're ready...And you're clearly not. Besides, Mariana was a virgin so it would have been really emotional for her probably." Chase said seriously.
"Oh...Well...there's something that I've been wanting to tell you...I have had sex...Once and I had a baby and...I gave her up for adoption earlier this year..." Kathy said sincerely.
"Really? You don't seem like the type to have sex. You're really smart and sweet." Chase said nicely.
"Heh...Thanks Chase but...I didn't know what I was doing back then...My boyfriend thought it would be a good idea for us to sleep together...I thought he wouldn't leave me if I did it with him. But he did and then he came back because he wanted to see our daughter...He couldn't because she was with her adoptive parents..." Kathy said sadly.
"Man...I had no idea that you've went through all of that...I'm so sorry Kathy...Do you wish that you kept...your daughter?" Chase asked honestly.
"Sometimes I do but...I'm glad that she's with parents who can provide her a better life than I could have...One of my friends Amy also had a baby in high school and she kept him...She goes to college in New York. However, she was lucky enough to have a lot of friends and family to help her raise him. My parents sent me to live with my grandma after they found out I was pregnant..." Kathy said in a depressed tone.
"Wow...That's really tough but at least you did what was best for you, right?" Chase said kindly as he touched Kathy's hand with his.
"Yeah...I guess I did...But I just feel so selfish because I didn't want to keep...Hedy...That's my daughter's name..." Kathy said seriously as her eyes got watery.
"Hey...It took a lot of courage to do what you did Kathy...A lot of people can't even have kids and they would give anything to adopt one...I would know..." Chase said honestly.
"How would you know anything about this? I thought you were a typical jerk but...I guess you do have a sweet side." Kathy said shocked as she wiped her eyes.
"I was adopted...My parents tried for five years to have children of their own but...nothing worked...So they adopted me when I was a baby eighteen years ago and...here I am. My birth parents were young...I think they were both in college...Actually...I think my birth mother was a senior in high school when she was pregnant with me...I actually saw her and my birth father a couple years ago because that's when I found out...that I was adopted. For most of my life I thought I wasn't...It was really hard finding out that my parents weren't who I thought they were...However, I still love them and I'm grateful they're my parents." Chase explained sincerely as he looked at Kathy deep in the eyes.
"Geeze...I never would have expected you to be adopted...What was it like meeting your birth parents?" Kathy said surprised as her eyes widened.
"Heh...Yeah...It was really nice actually...We had lunch at a fancy restaurant and got to know each other...My birth parents are married now and they didn't have any kids when I met them but...maybe they do now. I thought it would be best to not keep in touch with them that often since I'm busy with school and I want my adoptive parents to be my only ones. Family is family regardless if they're related to you by blood or not. My adoptive parents raised me so they're the only people who ever will be my parents. And hopefully, Hedy will realize that too when she gets older unless you are going to see her as she grows up..." Chase answered kindly.
"Do your birth parents wish that they had kept you?...And you're right about family...I'm not going to see Hedy as she grows up...but hopefully I will see her again someday..." Kathy said nicely.
"I didn't ask my birth parents that...It's kind of personal but...I'm sure they would have kept me if they had more money...Taking care of babies is pretty expensive...That's party why I don't want to have kids for a long time." Chase said sadly and then confidently.
"That's true...I really appreciate you being honest with me, Chase...With Ethan I feel like I have to drag how he really feels out of him." Kathy said seriously.
"It's my pleasure...Being an actor helps me to really get in depth with my feelings...Ha ha...Why are you with Ethan again? I thought you liked me." Chase smirked and then he had a worried look on his face.
"I...I thought we were just friends...I told Ethan that I love him..." Kathy said nervously.
"You think we're just friends? I think we're a little more than that since we've kissed a few times and almost had sex...Do you really love Ethan? He seems like an...annoying turd to me..." Chase said honestly.
"Oh...I guess you're right but...we're not dating...And I don't know if I love Ethan...I guess I just told him that so he wouldn't feel bad...Ugh...It's so complicated..." Kathy said a little irritated.
"Well, let me uncomplicate it for you..." Chase said quietly as he moved his face closer to Kathy's. He gave her a long kiss with one hand on one of her legs and the other on her back.
"Mmm...I really appreciate that Chase...But we should get going...It's really late..." Kathy said smiling as she licked her lips.
"Heh...Do we have too? I'd rather just cuddle here with you." Chase said nicely.
"Really? Aww! I would love to." Kathy said happily.
A few minutes later there was a knock on the door and then Chloe walked in.
"Kathy! What are you doing? Your grandma just called me because she had no idea that you were here. She wants you to get home as soon as possible." Chloe said stubbornly.
"Uh...All right...I'm sorry Chase...I have to go..." Kathy said annoyed.
"No...It's all right..I'll drive you home." Chase said nicely.
"I don't think so buddy...Jack is going to drive you home. I don't trust you." Chloe said a little irritated.
"What? I'm a good driver and I'm not drunk. We were just talking up here. I swear." Chase said honestly.
"Sorry but Kathy's grandma wants Jack and I to take her home. Come on Kathy." Chloe said as she looked at Chase and then she grabbed Kathy's hand. They walked out the door and Chase rolled his eyes as he grabbed his phone.
"Ugh! Chloe! Why are you doing this to me? I really like him and we were going to cuddle!" Kathy said stubbornly as they walked down the stairs.
"Don't you mean that you were going to sleep with him? I know guys like that, Kathy...And he is not a nice one." Chloe said seriously as they walked outside past all the people who were passed out on the floor or couch.
"Yes he is! He just doesn't show his sweet side that much..." Kathy said seriously as they walked towards Jack who was waiting in his car.
"Whatever...Let's just get you home before your grandma calls the cops on us..." Chloe said as she got in the front passenger seat.
"What? My grandma was going to call the cops?" Kathy said shocked as she got in the back seat.
"No...But she might have if I hadn't answered my phone. We're ready to go Jack." Chloe said concerned as she put on her seat belt.
"Uh...Yeah...Let's go..." Jack said sleepily.
"Are you sure that you're ok to drive? Cause I can if you want..." Chloe said worried as she looked at Jack.
"Huh? I'm sorry Chloe...Maybe you should drive..." Jack said as he unbuckled his seat belt.
"Yeah...I will...Let's switch seats." Chloe said as she got out of her seat while Jack opened his car door and then he threw up a little.
"Jack! Oh, God! Are you ok?" Chloe said shocked as she ran over to him.
"Ugh...I'm fine...I think one of the beers I had must had something bad in it..." Jack said as he wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"Ok...Well if you need to throw up again, I have a bag in my purse that you can use...I always bring one when I go to a party cause I always end up having to be in a car with someone who drank too much..." Chloe said nicely and a little annoyed.
"Oh...I didn't drink too much...It's just one of the beers I had must have...gone bad or something...I don't know..." Jack said honestly as he got in the passenger seat.
"I thought alcohol didn't go bad..." Chloe said as she started to drive Jack's car out of its' parking space.
"Me either but...I guess...that one..." Jack trailed off as he closed his eyes and leaned his head on his seat.
"Is he ok?" Chloe asked concerned as she put her phone in her purse.
"Yeah...He just threw up a little...Your house is this way, right?" Chloe said seriously as she stopped at a stop sign and pointed right.
"Yes...It should take about twenty minutes to get there." Kathy said nicely.
"All right...If I get lost, I'll just ask you for directions...I'm really sorry about all this..." Chloe said honestly.
"Don't worry about it...It's a school night so I shouldn't even be out this late...No wonder my grandma called you..." Kathy said sadly.
"Yeah...Hopefully she won't be too mad..." Chloe said awkwardly.
The next morning in New York...
Omar was still asleep when Adrian walked into their room with breakfast.
"Good morning Omie...I made you breakfast." Adrian said kindly as she put a tray with food on it next to Omar's night stand.
"Hmmm? Oh...Good morning Adrian...Thank you so much for breakfast." Omar said sweetly as he opened his eyes and sat up.
"Heh...You're welcome...I thought I owed you breakfast in bed after...yesterday...It was really great." Adrian said happily.
"Yeah...It was my pleasure...This smells so good." Omar smiled as he put his tray on his lap.
"Um hmm...So I'm going to the doctor after my classes...I hope everything goes well." Adrian said honestly.
"Oh man...These eggs are delicious! I'm sure everything will be fine babe...You haven't been pregnant very long." Omar said nicely after eating some of his eggs.
"Thanks...You're right...When I get a baby bump, it's going to be harder...To do...well a lot of things..." Adrian said sadly.
"Don't worry so much Adrian. I'm here to help you. We can always kiss...as the baby grows. Heh...I bet you look beautiful pregnant." Omar said nicely after taking another bite of his eggs.
"Heh...Yeah...I do actually...But it's going to be hard walking around school with a baby in my uterus..." Adrian said sweetly.
"Mmm...I'm sure you'll be fine...You just have to be careful and watch your step." Omar said smiling after he ate his toast.
"I know...But...I wonder if Ben and Amy are having sex again..." Adrian said awkwardly.
"Aargh! Adrian! I'm trying to eat! Why do you even care what they're doing? That's none of your business." Omar said sternly after wiping his mouth.
"I care because...I don't want Ben to get hurt again. I put him through a lot and...I don't want Amy to stomp on his heart again..." Adrian said honestly.
"That's really sweet of you Adrian but...aren't you worried that Ben could hurt Amy? He hasn't always done the right thing...I honestly think that it would have been best if you were never married to him..." Omar said seriously.
"Really? There's no way Ben could hurt Amy. He loves her so much...That's why I don't understand why she cheated on him...I wanted to be married to him and have a baby but...it just didn't work out...And it was really stressful...This time I think I'm ready to have a baby with you." Adrian said sincerely.
"Hopefully Ben and Amy will be all right. I'm ready to have a baby with you too Adrian. I love you so much." Omar smiled and he gave Adrian a short kiss.
Meanwhile at Amy's and Ben's apartment...
"You ready to go John?" Amy said sweetly.
"Yeah! I'm ready to color!" John said excited with his brown paper lunch.
"Heh...He's so cute..." Ben said happily as he put his dishes in the sink from breakfast.
"Yes he is...Before I go, were you on the phone last night?" Amy asked concerned.
"I was...Chloe called me at like 1 in the morning...She was at a party and saw Kathy with some guy...They were drinking I think..." Ben said worried.
"Oh no...I hope she didn't...Ugh...I should call her later...Why would Chloe call you about that?" Amy said a little irritated.
"I guess she wanted to know what to do...I told her to let them be pretty much...Hopefully Kathy is all right..." Ben said honestly.
"Yeah...Thanks for telling me. I love you Ben." Amy smiled and gave Ben a short kiss and then she walked out the door with John.
"Heh...Love you too Amy." Ben said happily as Amy shut the door.
A few minutes later Ben called Leo.
"Ben?" Leo said as he answered his phone.
"Hey Dad...I have class in like an hour but I just wanted to let you know that Chloe was at a party last night...And her friend Kathy was and...she was drinking with some guy...Chloe was really worried about her." Ben said seriously.
"Oh...That's not good...Was Chloe drinking?" Leo asked concerned.
"No she wasn't...I also wanted to ask you...did you let Ricky and Grace use your private jet last weekend?" Ben said suspiciously.
"I thought so...Chloe doesn't seem like the type to drink...Plus she's underage...I did let Ricky and Grace use my private jet...I taught Ricky how to fly it...He really enjoyed it. Why?" Leo said nicely.
"Uh...You never taught me how to fly it...How could you? I'm your son!" Ben said angrily.
"I'm sorry Ben but you never asked me how to fly it...Plus you weren't interested in it that much...I wanted to teach you in high school but then you became more interested in Amy and other girls..." Leo said honestly.
"So this is all my fault? You always blame everything on me. I would love to learn how to fly your jet. I just hope they didn't have sex in it." Ben said stubbornly.
"I don't blame everything on you Ben...It's your own fault if you don't want to do something...I doubt they would sleep together in my jet...I trust Ricky...It took awhile for him to earn it but...I do...And you're not sleeping with Amy?" Leo said sternly.
"You're right...I'm sorry...Of course I'm not sleeping with Amy but...she kind of wants me to..." Ben said sadly.
"Oh...And you don't want to?" Leo said surprised.
"I do but...I just don't think we should...I don't think I know how to use a condom...I've broken them twice..." Ben said awkwardly.
"That's true...Maybe you should try a different brand...I would feel better if you don't have sex with Amy though. You two should be focusing on school. College is going to get harder Ben and it's easy to flunk out of it if you don't study." Leo said concerned.
"Heh...That's what Amy said...I know I should study...And I have...It just gets old sometimes...I've been in school since I was five or four if you count preschool...That's a long time...You didn't even go to college Dad...but I know you've worked with a lot of people who have..." Ben said nicely.
"Yeah...I know you'll do fine, son...Just keep pushing along...And if college doesn't work out for ya, you can always work for me. I love ya." Leo said happily.
"Thanks Dad...I love you too...I'll talk to you later." Ben said smiling as he grabbed his backpack.
"All right...I need to get ready for work...Good luck and I'll see you soon." Leo kindly.
"See ya soon Dad...Heh...Bye." Ben hung up and he walked out the door.
A couple hours later at Ricky's apartment...
"Ricky! Wake up!" Grace said sweetly as she tapped Ricky on the shoulder.
"Huh? What's going on?" Ricky said sleepily as he woke up.
"Adrian's going to the doctor today! She's going to figure out when the baby will be born." Grace said excited as she looked at her phone.
"Uh...All right but...can't she just count nine months from now to figure that out..." Ricky said sternly as he wiped his eyes.
"Yeah but the doctor will be able to tell her the exact day that the baby will be born...Plus they're going to make sure that everything is all right...She's been pregnant for a few weeks now." Grace said seriously.
"Oh...I'm sure everything will be fine...Ugh...I really need to go to the library before class...I have to rent this book for my geography class...I won't have time to do it after my classes because of work." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Which book? I could get it for you if you want." Grace said nicely.
"Thanks Grace but...it's just a geography book...It should take me like five minutes to get it...We need it for a map project...What do you want for breakfast?" Ricky said kindly as he got out of bed.
"All right...I'll just have a bagel...I'm not that hungry..." Grace said sadly as she got out of bed.
"Is something wrong? You're usually pretty...cherry in the morning..." Ricky said worried as he changed clothes.
"Oh...No...I'm fine...I just had a hard time sleeping last night...Heh..." Grace said awkwardly as she went into the bathroom.
Hmm...Something's up with her and I'll figure it out one way or another... Ricky thought to himself as he went into the kitchen.
About a half an hour later Grace and Ricky had bagels and orange juice for breakfast and Ricky left to go to school. As Grace was putting her books in her backpack, Kathleen called.
"Oh...crap..." Grace said to herself as she picked up her phone.
"Grace?" Kathleen asked after Grace answered the phone.
"Yeah...Good morning Mom..." Grace said sweetly.
"Morning honey...I heard that you went bowling last night...From Jack's mom..." Kathleen said seriously.
"Oh great...Does he tell his mother everything? Ugh...Yes I did...Is that a problem?" Grace said a little irritated.
"Of course not...Unless something happened...Did Ricky go?" Kathleen said concerned.
"Um...No...It was a lot of fun...Ricky had to study last night...I saw some old friends so it was great." Grace said happily.
"All right...And you didn't have to study?" Kathleen said surprised.
"No I didn't...I studied before I went bowling...What are you getting at anyway Mom?" Grace said suspiciously.
"Nothing...I just want to make sure that you are doing well in school...It is expensive...How is living with...Ricky? It still makes me uncomfortable but...you want to do it..." Kathleen said nervously.
"Yeah...I promise I'm doing great in school...Living with Ricky is really great...We've been having a lot of fun...But not too much fun...Heh...But...Tom told me about your little dinner with Jeff...How was it? He said that he recorded the entire thing." Grace said sweetly and then sternly.
"I hope that you're careful with Ricky...You are an adult now and...I just have to accept the fact that you're growing up...It's just so hard because you used to be afraid to even talk to boys and now...you're living with a wonderful young man...And my dinner with Jeff was really nice...He told me a lot about his girlfriend, Nancy. She seems really sweet...I'll have to talk to Tom about the hidden camera thing...I know Tom bought them but...I just didn't think he would use them...Heh...He is so unpredictable." Kathleen said honestly.
"I am careful with Ricky and...I love him so much Mom! I seriously can't see myself with anyone else...And he told me that he wants to be with me for the rest of our lives last night...I think what got me interested in guys was...Jack actually...Heh...He was the first one that I fell for...but it wasn't worth it...I actually saw Jeff with Nancy at the store the other day...She wants to meet you, Tom, and me...And George too...I don't know if I like her...She seems a little...uptight...like how grandma was..." Grace said happily and then seriously.
"I'm glad things are going well with Ricky! And I'm sorry about Jack...but at least you're happier now...What do you mean that you saw Jeff and Nancy at the store? Did you...spy on them?" Kathleen asked confused.
"Thanks Mom...I saw them at the grocery store and I just eavesdropped on their conversation...I didn't want to talk to Jeff since he kind of annoys me...I can't believe he just left us for Africa...I know it happened years ago but...you didn't deserve that." Grace said sincerely.
"Heh...Yeah he can be sort of irritating sometimes...Thanks for saying that Grace...But he did what he wanted to do...Plus if he hadn't left then...I wouldn't have fallen back in love with George...And I couldn't be happier with him." Kathleen said happily.
"Yeah...I know...I'm glad that you're happy with George but...it's just hard for me to believe that you two ended up together twice." Grace said nicely.
"Well, that goes to show that God works in mysterious ways...I could say the same thing about you and Ricky. I really thought that he loved Amy...And so did George..." Kathleen said honestly.
"Hmm...I think a lot of people thought that...but I also think that Amy didn't love Ricky enough either...She finally got what she wanted for years...Freedom to be who she wants to be without having other people hold her down by going to New York..." Grace said seriously.
"Well...I just hope you realize that no matter where you go, you will always have to deal with people who will want to hold you down...I'm sure Amy is facing problems in New York just like was here." Kathleen said concerned.
"I know Mom...She has had some problems with...Adrian...Hopefully they're doing better now...I need to get to class." Grace said awkwardly.
"Oh...All right...I love you Grace and I'll talk to you later." Kathleen said happily.
"I love you too Mom. Talk to you later." Grace smiled and she hung up, grabbed her backpack and purse, and left Ricky's apartment to go to school.
All right...I'm gonna stop there. I know this wasn't one of the most exciting chapters but it's necessary for what's going to happen later. It sounds like Kathy really likes Chase. Is she going to break up with Ethan for him? And is Chase using his sweet and sensitive act to just sleep with Kathy? That sounds familiar...(Ricky) Ha ha! Is Chloe also being a little too overprotective of Kathy? What's going on with Jack? Did he get sick or did he just have too much to drink? Is Adrian worrying about Amy and Ben too much? How will her visit at the doctor's office go? How is Amy's conversation with Kathy going to go? Is Ben going to be able to focus on school and not on sex with Amy? It sounds like Grace is feeling a little guilty about what happened with her and Jack at the bowling alley too...Will Ricky be able to figure it out? Will Grace's family also meet Jeff's girlfriend, Nancy? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)