Here's chapter 50! 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
Next Grace grabbed her phone and called Tom.
"Hello...Grace..." Tom said nicely and slowly.
"Tom...Why did you send me a video of Mom having dinner with Jeff?" Grace said a little irritated.
"What? I wanted to show you that...they like each other...Jeff missed Mom...and Mom missed Jeff..." Tom said happily.
"Ugh...No they don't Tom! Mom loves George and Jeff has a fiance...Nancy." Grace said seriously.
"I know...but...didn't you see the way they...looked at each other?" Tom said honestly.
"What does that have do with anything? They're just friends." Grace said concerned.
"Yeah...For now...I don't want Jeff to be with Mom." Tom said sadly.
"Me either...I doubt they will get back together...I didn't even want Mom to remarry George but...at least they're happy...And...the second video clip you sent me was of..." Grace said sternly and then awkwardly.
"Of you and...Jack? You watched it?" Tom said excited.
"Yeah...Why did you send me that? Thank God that you didn't record the entire thing..." Grace said stubbornly.
"I...I sent you that because...I don't want you to make the same mistake...again with...Ricky...I know Jack hurt you Gracie when you...had sex with him...and I don't want...Ricky to do that to you..." Tom said kindly.
"Oh...Thank you Tom...I didn't know you had a sweet side...I was going to yell at you for lying to me about not secretly filming me...but...you had good intentions for doing it..." Grace said nicely.
"You welcome...You annoy me sometimes but...you're my little sister and...I'm not going to let any guy hurt...you, dammit!" Tom said seriously and then loudly.
"Heh...heh...I really appreciate that Tom...I love you..." Grace said as she smiled slowly.
"I love you too...And Mom wants you to come home for...dinner tomorrow night...Jeff and Nancy are coming over..." Tom said happily and then concerned.
"All right...I'll see you tomorrow...Good night..." Grace said kindly.
"Good night..." Tom smiled and he hung up.
A few minutes later Ricky walked in with Amy and John.
"Oh my gosh! Amy! What are you doing here?" Grace said shocked as she got up and walked over to Amy and gave her a hug.
"Ha ha! It's nice to see you too Grace! Ricky didn't tell you I was coming?" Amy said nicely as she let go of Grace.
"No he didn't. This is a nice surprise!" Grace said happily.
"Yeah...I didn't find out they were coming until this morning..." Ricky said nicely.
"Ben and I kind of planned to come over here at the last minute so...Sorry for not letting you know sooner." Amy said sweetly as she looked at Ricky.
"Don't worry about it...Heh...I'm just glad that I get to see John. Are you going to the hospital?" Ricky said honestly.
"Oh...You're here to see Mimsy?" Grace said sadly.
"Yeah I am...My family is there and...Ben's going to be there...He's getting us some dinner...Ugh...I am so jet lagged..." Amy said seriously.
"I bet...Where are you two staying this weekend?" Ricky asked concerned.
"At Leo's...We figured it's a lot cheaper than a hotel...And John is all yours for the weekend. He's really missed you." Amy said kindly.
"I know but right now I think he's about to go to sleep..." Ricky said smiling as he watched John lay his head on the couch.
"So...Do you want us to go to the hospital with you?" Grace said kindly.
"Oh...No...You two don't have to do that...I really just need to be with my family right now...and Ben...Plus I need to talk to Kathy...She's going to meet me at the hospital in about an hour." Amy said honestly.
"Are you sure Amy? It's the least we could do...Especially since you were there for me after Jack got hurt...What do you need to talk to Kathy about?" Grace said sweetly.
"Well...If you came then you would have to bring John and he's really sleepy right now...I would hate for him to have to sleep on a chair or something...I just need to talk to Kathy about a few things..." Amy said worried.
"Yeah...We can see Mimsy tomorrow...If she's still alive..." Ricky said sadly.
"Hopefully she will be...This is just so hard...I'll see you guys later..." Amy said with tears in her eyes and she walked out the door.
"Do you think we should go with her and Ben? I thought we were going to go out tonight..." Ricky said seriously.
"I know...But it seemed like Amy didn't want us to go right now...And plus we have John..." Grace said honestly.
"True but I could drop John off at my parents' house...I'm sure they would love to see him..." Ricky said kindly.
"Uh...I don't know Ricky...I think we should support Amy right now..." Grace said sadly.
"You're probably right...But I did say we could go tomorrow..." Ricky said concerned.
"Yeah but...what if Mimsy dies tonight? I want to be there for Amy, Ricky...She's my sister now..." Grace said sincerely.
"All right...You know that you're really hot when you make the right choice?" Ricky smiled slowly as he pulled Grace closer to him.
"Heh...Thanks...I'll tell you what...How about we go out tomorrow night after I have dinner with my family? Tom told me that my Mom is having Jeff and his fiance over and she wants me to be there." Grace said as she smiled slowly and put her hands on Ricky's neck.
"Sounds good to me...I could go too if...I didn't have to work." Ricky said honestly.
"It's ok...What do you want to do for dinner now?" Grace smirked.
"Heh...We could start with this." Ricky said quietly and he gave Grace a long kiss.
"Mmm...But seriously...I think some hamburgers sound good...From the dairy shack...We could get them to go and then go to the hospital." Grace said sweetly after she licked her lips.
"Ok...Let's go...I guess I can drop off John first." Ricky said nicely as he let go of Grace.
"Oh yeah...He's so cute...Just like you." Grace said happily as Ricky picked up John who was sleeping.
Meanwhile in New York...
Omar was at a bar getting a drink when a familiar girl sat next to him on a stool.
"Omar? Is that you?" The girl said surprised.
"Huh? I'm sorry...Do I know you?" Omar asked confused as he turned to look at her.
"It's me...Shawna...We went to high school together." Shawna said kindly.
"Oh yeah! Shawna! How are you?" Omar said happily as he gave her a short hug.
"I'm doing well...Thanks...How are you?" Shawna asked intrigued.
"You're welcome. I'm doing all right..." Omar said said seriously.
"Really? It's Friday night and you're at a bar by yourself. Are you having...girlfriend problems?" Shawna said concerned.
"Man...You haven't changed a bit...That's a great way to catch up...Heh...No...I'm married now." Omar smiled as he showed Shawna his wedding ring.
"Oh wow! Congrats! Did you get married recently? You're only like twenty three, right?" Shawna said sweetly.
"I am...I'll be twenty four in January...Heh...I got married in August." Omar said honestly.
"That's really nice. Who is the lucky lady?" Shawna asked intrigued.
"Her name's Adrian and she's incredible...But we've been having a little bit of a rough night..." Omar said nicely and then sadly.
"Adrian...I think I've heard that name before...I remember when...I dated this guy Jack and I went to some girl's baby shower...I think it was at Adrian's apartment but I never actually saw her..." Shawna said confused.
"That's her...You didn't see her because...she slept with her...uh...brother...Or her step brother...They aren't related by blood...Recently he keyed my car." Omar said awkwardly.
"Oh wow...She doesn't sound like your type...Sleeping with her step brother? And why did he key your car?" Shawna said surprised.
"Adrian didn't stay with her step brother for very long...But he keyed my car because of Adrian...He wanted to sleep with her and she said no. Believe me Shawna, Adrian has changed a lot since she was with her step brother...His name is Max." Omar said honestly.
"I sure hope so...It sounds like both of you have been through a lot...Is Adrian here? I would love to meet her. And Max sounds like a jerk." Shawna said kindly.
"You have no idea...We're also going to have a baby in nine months...Adrian isn't here actually...She needed some time to think about this situation that happened with Max...We're going to have lunch with him tomorrow and she wanted to have lunch with him alone...And I thought it would be best if we both talked to him." Omar said seriously.
"That's great you two are having a baby! Oh, I get it...She doesn't think you trust her?" Shawna said happily and then worried.
"Yeah...I'm really excited to be a dad...At first she thought I didn't trust her but...she knows I do...And she trusts me...I'm sure she'll be fine when I go back." Omar said honestly.
"I'm happy to hear that...And you love her?" Shawna said as she smiled slowly.
"Of course I do! I wouldn't be married to her if I didn't love her. Enough about me...Tell me about you...What happened to you after high school?" Omar asked intrigued.
"All right...Heh...I'm glad you love Adrian...After high school I had to take care of my brother Duncan...He's in college now and I've been working to pay bills and for everything else I need...I did get a degree in psychology but I haven't found a job where I can use it yet...Heh...It's a hard field to go into." Shawna said seriously.
"I'm sure it is...But I bet you'll make an excellent psychologist...I could help you get a job but...I work in the education field...And with business too...I work with a company that makes education videos so that kids who don't have access to a public education can gain one from the videos...We're thinking about distributing them to places like some countries in Africa, Russia, Germany, Australia, and other poorer areas of different countries. Of course we're going to make them available for people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico." Omar explained kindly.
"Thanks Omar...Sounds like you have a really amazing job...So you have a degree in education and business?" Shawna said sweetly.
"No problem...I have a bachelor's in secondary education and a minor in business...I defiantly want to get a master's degree in business education. I'm just not sure when I will do that...With my first child on the way, it's going to be difficult to fit that in soon..." Omar said concerned.
"Aaah...Yeah...That's defiantly true...I'm sure you and Adrian will figure something out...And I actually need to get going...My boyfriend and I are going to the movies...He's one of the bartenders and his shift is almost done." Shawna said kindly.
"Hopefully we will...I hope you have a nice night Shawna...It was good seeing you again." Omar said happily.
"You too Omar...And good luck with Adrian...Maybe we could double date sometime." Shawna said smiling.
"Yeah...That would be fun...I actually still have your number." Omar said nicely.
"Oh great! Just give me a call whenever...See ya later." Shawna said excited and she left.
Meanwhile at Adrian's and Omar's house...
Adrian was watching TV and she called Ricky.
"Ugh...Come on Ricky..." Adrian said annoyed.
"Adrian? What do you want? Grace and I are on the way to the hospital to see Mimsy and Amy's family." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Oh...Well, hello to you too...So Omar left about an hour ago and I have no idea where he is..." Adrian said stubbornly.
"And why is that my problem? Why don't you just call him?" Ricky said sternly.
"I did but he didn't answer...If he's cheating on me...I'm going to lose it..." Adrian said angrily.
"Woah! Calm down Adrian! I'm sure he's not cheating on you. Why didn't you go with him, anyway?" Ricky said honestly.
"We got into a fight...About Max..." Adrian said sadly.
"I'm so sorry Adrian..." Grace said kindly.
"Grace? You can hear me? I don't need your pity right now." Adrian said seriously.
"Yes I can hear you...Ricky put you on speaker...I doubt Omar's cheating on you...He loves you." Grace said honestly.
"Oh yeah? Then why doesn't he trust me to have lunch with Max so we can talk about all the crap that he put me through?" Adrian said irritated.
"Geeze, Adrian...I'm sure Omar trusts you...And Max keyed his car so...why wouldn't he want to talk to him?" Ricky said honestly as he rolled his eyes while he stopped at a stop light.
"I don't know...I guess I overreacted...Sorry for yelling at you guys..." Adrian said nicely.
"It's ok Adrian...This isn't the first time that you've overreacted." Grace said sweetly.
"Yeah...At least you didn't throw your phone at a window again...Heh..." Ricky smirked.
"Ha...ha...You two think you're so funny...And I only did that because of you..." Adrian said sarcastically.
"I know and...I'm sorry about that...We're just trying to make you feel better." Ricky said kindly.
"Thanks Ricky...I think I've been a little moody cause of the pregnancy too...Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow...I need to get to bed soon..." Adrian said nicely.
"No problem...And good luck with everything." Ricky said happily.
"Yeah...We know you and Omar will be fine, Adrian..." Grace said sincerely.
"Thank you Grace...I really needed to hear that...Heh...Sometimes I think I got married too young but I love Omar so much...Before I go though...I think Grace needs to tell you about the last thing we talked about together on the phone..." Adrian said honestly.
"What are you doing?" Grace said worried.
"You tell me...Heh...Good night..." Adrian smirked and she hung up.
"Uh...What is she talking about?" Ricky asked worried as he drove into the hospital parking lot.
"Oh...It's nothing..." Grace said awkwardly as she faked a smile
"Don't lie to me, Grace. What did you talk about with Adrian?" Ricky said a little irritated as he parked his car.
"All right...We talked about Jack and you...And sex...Can we go in now?" Grace said seriously as she opened her car door.
"Fine...You know I'll figure out everything that you two talked about eventually..." Ricky said honestly as he got out of the car.
"It's really not that big of a deal, Ricky..." Grace said sweetly.
"Sure it isn't...You don't have to hide anything from me." Ricky said concerned as they walked into the hospital.
"I'm not hiding anything from you...Sometimes, I just need to talk to Adrian...She's my best friend...Besides, we've already talked about what I talked about with her." Grace said sternly as they walked to the front desk.
"All right Grace...Thanks for telling me...We're here to see Mimsy..." Ricky said kindly as he looked at Grace and then the lady at the desk.
"Ok...She should be upstairs in room two twenty three..." The secretary said nicely.
Meanwhile upstairs...
Amy was in Mimsy's room with Ben, Anne, George, and Ashley when Kathy walked in.
"Hey Amy..." Kathy said sadly.
"Kathy...Where have you been? I thought you were supposed to get here like an hour ago..." Amy said a little irritated.
"What is she doing here?" Ashley asked concerned.
"I need to talk to her...I'll be back..." Amy said sternly as she walked out of the room with Kathy.
"What's going on with them, Ben?" George asked worried.
"Uh...Just some stuff...about her boyfriend or whatever..." Ben said nicely.
"Oh...Who was that again?" Anne asked confused.
"Kathy...The girl that she mentored last year? She gave her baby up for adoption." Ben said honestly.
"Heh...Amy was her mentor? Is this a joke?" Ashley said as she smiled slowly.
"Don't start Ashley...We're all going through a hard time right with Mimsy dying." George said firmly.
"Sorry Dad...I'm just trying to lighten the mood..." Ashley said sadly.
"I thought it was kind of funny..." Anne said as she smiled slowly.
"So now you're taking her side?" George said seriously.
"Um...I think I'll go to the bathroom..." Ben said awkwardly as he walked out of the room.
"No I'm not George...Can't we just make some jokes without having to argue about them?" Anne said a little irritated.
"All right...I'm sorry...This is just so difficult...I loved Mimsy..." George said sadly.
"I know...We all did...Where is your wife anyway?" Anne said honestly as she hugged George.
"She had some church thing...If Mimsy makes it tonight then Kathleen will see her tomorrow..." George said seriously.
Amy and Kathy walked into a lounge area and sat down.
"All right Kathy...You want to tell me what is going on with you? Chloe called Ben in the middle of the night the other night and said that you were at a party...with some guy?" Amy said concerned.
"Ugh...You flew all the way back over here just to ask me that?" Kathy said stubbornly.
"No! I came to see my grandma...But you're still my friend and I care about you." Amy said honestly.
"Thanks Amy...Yes I was at a party...after I went bowling with Chase...We didn't do anything but I did have some...vodka with Pepsi...My grandma doesn't know...If she did, she would kill me. I'm lucky that she didn't ground me for being out later than my curfew on a school night." Kathy said seriously.
"Really? Vodka? You're only sixteen! And who is this Chase guy?" Amy said a little irritated.
"Don't give me that 'you're too young to do that speech'...I had a baby at fifteen and so did you...Chase is my boyfriend now...He transferred from Anchor Beach or whatever..."Kathy said sternly.
"Yeah but...You still shouldn't drink underage...I have but...I'm not going to do it again...What happened to Ethan?" Amy said worried.
"Ethan just wasn't doing it for me anymore...I know we went through a lot together but...Chase is really special. He was adopted and he helped me feel more comfortable about me giving my baby up for adoption. And he's really hot...We even had some fun after school today..." Kathy said as she smiled slowly.
"Oh, no...You slept with him...Didn't you?" Amy said sadly.
"Uh...Not exactly...He didn't have a condom so..." Kathy said awkwardly.
"All right Kathy...Whatever you did with him, I don't want to know...I just hope that you aren't digging yourself into a hole...Like I did with Ricky..." Amy said concerned.
Ricky and Grace walked down the hall and they stopped as they saw Kathy and Amy in the lounge. Next they walked behind a wall so Kathy and Amy wouldn't see them.
"What is she talking about?" Ricky said quietly.
"I don't know...I don't think we should be eavesdropping...Maybe we should go around the other way..."Grace said concerned.
"I think she's talking about you." Ben said from behind them.
"Aaah! Ben? What are you doing?" Ricky said surprised.
"I was in Mimsy's room but Amy's family was getting into an argument so I went on a walk and talked to Chloe...She's been doing all right but...I think she might break up with Jack..." Ben said sadly.
"Oh...It's not because of me, is it?" Grace said concerned.
"Uh...I don't think so..." Ben said seriously.
"Come on, Ben...I know that Chloe's been thinking about breaking up with Jack ever since she saw us in the newspaper..." Grace said a little irritated.
"Can you two talk about this later? I thought we were going to see Mimsy..." Ricky said annoyed.
"Yeah...She told me about that...And before we see Mimsy...Did you two have sex in my Dad's jet?" Ben said firmly as he crossed his arms.
"Of course not Ben! Let's go." Ricky said as he raised his voice and Grace's eyes widened as she looked at Ben and Ricky.
"Ricky? Grace? What are you two doing here? Where's John?" Amy said surprised as she walked over to them with Kathy.
"Sorry for interrupting you two's conversation...John's at my parents' house...Grace insisted that we came...We got some extra dairy shack burgers if anyone wants one..." Ricky said nicely.
"Oh...Well thanks for coming...Mimsy's room is right over here." Amy said sweetly as she walked across the lounge with everyone behind her.
Grace, Ben, and Ricky walked into Mimsy's room while Amy and Kathy stepped back outside.
"So...can I go now?" Kathy said a little irritated.
"Yeah...But just remember that Chase might not be the right guy for you...He may seem sweet at first, but he could end up breaking your heart, Kathy. I'm just speaking from experience...And whatever you do, please don't have sex with him. I would hate to see you go through another unplanned pregnancy." Amy said honestly.
"Gee, thanks for the advice Amy...I know that...And I'm not gonna let Chase ruin my life like how Ricky ruined yours." Kathy said stubbornly and she started to walk away from Amy.
Woah! There's some serious drama going on! What's Amy going to say next? And at least Tom was looking out for Grace. But will she listen to him? Is Omar going to see Shawna again? How is lunch going to go for Max with Omar and Adrian? Will Ricky figure out everything that Grace and Adrian talked about with each other? Will Mimsy make it? Is Kathy falling for Chase too quickly? Is Chloe going to break up with Jack? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Sorry for the late update but I've been busy with school. :)