Here's chapter 60! 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 at Grant High...

Kathy walked to her locker and Chase walked from behind her.

"Hey Kathy..." Chase said nervously.

"Go away Chase! I'm not speaking to you." Kathy said annoyed as she opened her locker.

"Why not? I'm really sorry that I...slept with Chloe..." Chase said sadly.

"What part of go away don't you understand? I don't want to see or talk to you ever again. How about you just go back to where you came from." Kathy said sternly as she pulled out a book from her locked and then slammed it shut.

"Uh...I can't...I'm graduating from here in May...Can we at least be friends?" Chase said kindly.

Kathy was about to open her mouth when Ethan walked next to her.

"So...I heard that you cheated on Kathy...I knew you were a jerk..." Ethan said seriously as he crossed his arms.

"What do you want? This is a private conversation." Chase said meanly.

"A private conversation in the school hallway never stays private...You should know that by now...Oh, wait...I guess you don't really care cause it's obvious that you're an ass...And I hope that Kathy never talks to you again because you clearly broke her heart." Ethan said honestly as he looked at Chase while Kathy's eyes widened as she looked at Ethan.

"You know what? I give up...She's all yours man...I hope you two are happy together..." Chase said firmly and he walked past them.

"Ethan...Wow...I wasn't expecting you to...defend me like that...Thank you." Kathy said surprised and nicely.

"No problem Kathy...I would do anything for you. I love you." Ethan said sweetly.

"I...love you too...And I'm sorry for going out with Chase...I should have known that he would end up being a typical jerk...Seriously...most guys like him are..." Kathy said seriously.

"Don't worry about it...At least you didn't have sex with him..." Ethan said as he smiled and moved closer to Kathy.

"Yeah...That would have been a disaster..." Kathy said sweetly as her cheeks turned red and she put her hands on Ethan's neck.

Ethan gave Kathy a slow kiss and he pulled away.

"Heh...At least you won't have to worry about that with me." Ethan said kindly as he pulled Kathy into a hug.

"Yeah...We should get to class." Kathy said nicely as she pulled away from Ethan.

"You're right...I'll see ya at lunch." Ethan said happily and he walked down the hall.

Kathy smiled as she walked down another hall to go to class when she bumped into Brian.

"So...That Chase guy cheated on you, huh?" Brian said concerned.

"Yeah...Why do you care? I think I'm going to get back with Ethan." Kathy said honestly as they walked down the hall.

"I figured since you just kissed him...But...I was wondering if you could help me with math..." Brian said seriously.

"Sure...You want to meet me in the library after school?" Kathy said nicely.

"Sounds good...See ya later." Brian said happily as he walked to his class.

Meanwhile at the butcher shop Ricky was working hard with Joe.

"You got those orders Joe?" Ricky said seriously as he walked over by him.

"Yes sir...They're all right there." Joe said nicely as he pointed at the gift baskets he wrapped on the table.

"Thanks...I'll put them in the bags." Ricky said as he grabbed a few baskets and put them in some brown paper bags.

A couple hours later Ricky was filling in orders on the computer when a teenager with brown hair walked in.

"Hey man...Can I get some steaks? I'm starving and I haven't eaten since...Ricky?" The young guy said as his eyes widened.

"Yeah...Do I know you? Wait...you're...Brandon right?" Ricky said surprised.

"Yeah...How are ya? I haven't seen you in years." Brandon said happily.

"I'm good...Wow...You sure look grown up." Ricky said as he smiled.

"So do you...Man...I can't believe you work here..." Brandon said nicely.

"Heh...It's really nice...I live upstairs too...What are you doing here?" Ricky asked intrigued.

"I...uh...needed to get out of the house...I kind of...made a huge mistake..." Brandon said sadly.

"What kind of mistake? You don't seem like the type of kid to run away from your problems..." Ricky said worried.

"It's...not really appropriate to talk about it here...But...maybe we could some other time...Uh...are you still in therapy?" Brandon said honestly.

"All right...Here's my number...I'm the assistant manager. Just give me a call and we'll talk...And...I think I'm done with therapy...It was really hard...but it helped me a lot...Do you still play baseball?" Ricky said kindly as he handed Brandon a business card with his name and number on it.

"Thanks Ricky...I'm glad therapy helped you...I...haven't played baseball since sixth grade...I'm really into music...I love the piano..." Brandon said nicely.

"Yeah...I haven't played baseball in years either...I like music too...I still play the drums sometimes..." Ricky said awkwardly.

"Cool...Maybe we could jam sometime...Could I get those steaks?" Brandon said smiling.

"That would be fun...Oh...yeah...How many do you want?" Ricky said seriously.

"Just two...How much are they?" Brandon said as he pulled out his wallet.

"What kind of steaks do you want? That affects the price." Ricky said nicely.

"Oh...Just give me medium-rare ones..." Brandon said kindly.

"All right...That will be twenty five bucks..." Ricky said as he pulled out a small bag with two warm, medium rare steaks from a heating thing under the counter.

"Twenty five? Man...Can't you cut me a break?" Brandon said shocked.

"I wish I could...Sorry Brandon." Ricky said sadly.

"Fine...I'll take them..." Brandon said firmly as he handed Ricky twenty five dollars in cash.

"Thanks...I'll see ya around." Ricky said kindly.

"Yeah...See ya later." Brandon said sadly and he left the butcher shop.

"Who was that kid?" Bunny said from behind Ricky.

"Oh...Hey Bunny...He's just an old friend of mine...I helped him with baseball when he was little...My Mom used to be friends with his Mom until they moved..." Ricky said awkwardly.

"All right...Well...no more talking...Get back to work. Got it?" Bunny said firmly.

"Yeah...I know...Sorry Bunny..." Ricky said a little irritated.

"Hey...Whatever's going on...just let it go..." Bunny said seriously.

"Uh...Nothing's going on...I just wasn't expecting him to walk in here." Ricky said honestly.

"Uh huh...Did something happen with Grace? You know...I took a look at the security tapes earlier and I saw that you carried her into the shop late last night?" Bunny said intrigued.

"Oh...She fell asleep in my car and...I wanted to carry her in..." Ricky said nervously.

"Very romantic...Heh...You got more up your sleeve than I thought, kid...If I had a nickel for every time a guy did that for me...I would be a very rich woman..." Bunny said sarcastically as she grinned.

"Uh...What does that mean? And guys have carried you?" Ricky said confused.

"Don't give me that look...And yes they have...It's been a few years but...you know I used to be one of the prettiest girls in school...Guys knew I had it going on so...I hope you're keeping an eye on Grace cause she's a very pretty one and a keeper...I would hate to see you lose her like how you lost Amy..." Bunny said seriously.

"Right...Heh...I know Grace is a keeper...I told her that I want a future with her. And...I never loved Amy..." Ricky said sadly.

"Yeah...I know...And I hope your future with Grace involves you making money...Which is exactly what you're doing right now but...you're not working." Bunny said smiling and then sternly.

"All right...Heh...You distracted me..." Ricky smirked and he started to fill in more orders.

"No I didn't...You distracted me by talking to that kid...I gotta make some phone calls..." Bunny said seriously and she walked back into her office.

Ricky rolled his eyes as he continued to work.

Meanwhile at Ben's house...

Amy and Ben had finished lunch when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." Ben said nicely as he got up from the table and answered the door.

A few minutes later he walked into the kitchen with Madison and Lauren.

"Hey Amy!" Madison and Lauren said excited.

"Madison and Lauren! What are you two doing here?" Amy said surprised and she walked over to them and gave them a hug.

"I thought you would want to see them so I invited them over..." Ben said kindly.

"Thank you Ben...How are you girls?" Amy said sweetly as they sat down at the table and Ben left the kitchen.

"I just saw you a few days ago on the plane...But...I'm doing good." Lauren said nicely.

"Oh...yeah...Mimsy...died..." Amy said sadly.

"What? Oh...I am so sorry Amy..." Madison said surprised and then sincerely.

"Me too...It's really sad..." Lauren said honestly.

"Yeah...It's been really hard on my Mom...and Dad...But...I think going to church yesterday helped them...Ashley is doing all right I think..." Amy said concerned as her eyes got watery.

"I'm sure it has been hard on your family...It wasn't easy when I lost my Mom..." Madison said honestly.

"Do...you need anything Amy?" Lauren said nicely.

"Thanks Madison and Lauren but...I don't think there's much you two can do...Her funeral is going to be on Saturday...You can come if you want..." Amy said seriously.

"Oh...We could but...we're going to a party on Saturday at school..." Lauren said awkwardly.

"Yeah...It's supposed to be a lot of fun..." Madison said as she smiled slowly.

"Heh...That's ok...I don't want to go to the funeral either but...I have to for my family...But...how do you two like Berkeley?" Amy asked intrigued.

"We love it! It's an amazing school! How has it been going to Hudson with Ben and Adrian?" Madison said kindly.

"I'm glad to hear that...Going to school with them...has been a little rough...but...it's been great...Especially living with Ben...He cooks for me and does laundry and does so well with John...It's not like Ricky never did those things but...I think Ben actually enjoys it...Partly cause he always had people to do those things for him during his entire life and...I think he gets a lot of satisfaction out of doing things on his own, you know?" Amy explained as she smiled.

"Oh...That's really great to hear Amy...And where is John?" Lauren said smiling.

"He's at Ricky's...Since I've had him for the entire semester I thought it would be good for him to spend time with Ricky this week..." Amy said sweetly.

"Yeah...I bet they missed each other but...isn't it kind of awkward sharing John after...the three of you were..." Madison said nervously.

"A family? Not really...We never were a family...We just pretended to be one...for John...And all Ricky and I will be are friends...Besides, there's no way I could go back to him after being with Ben..." Amy said honestly and then happily.

"Oh...I see...So you two...had sex?" Madison said intrigued.

"Yeah...We have a couple times...but...I think I want to be married before I sleep with him again." Amy said kindly.

"Good for you Amy...I think that is a great idea." Lauren said smiling.

"Thanks Lauren...Madison?" Amy said nicely as she looked at her two best friends.

"Um...I think it's a good idea too...And we probably should have stuck with that a long time ago..." Madison said happily.

"I know but...it doesn't really matter anymore...So...are you with anyone?" Amy said sweetly.

"Oh...Not really...I bumped into Jason the other day and we...talked..." Madison said honestly.

"Are you sure that you just talked to him? He's my brother, Madison." Lauren said suspiciously.

"I know...We kind of made out a little...When he invited me to go bowling awhile ago I kind of started to like him again." Madison said smiling.

"Wow...Good for you Madison...Maybe you should go out with him again." Amy said kindly.

"Yeah...I don't know about that...He's uh...going to go to Grace's school next semester..." Madison said sadly.

"So? What difference does that make? Grace is in love with Ricky." Amy said seriously.

"It's not Grace that I'm worried about...It's all the other girls at that school...What if he meets someone who is prettier than I am?" Madison said concerned.

"Geeze, Madison...You two aren't even going out and you're already worried about him cheating on you? Give me a break." Lauren said a little irritated.

"You're right Lauren...I'm sure we'll work something out...And I heard that Jack...got hurt..." Madison said nicely and then sincerely.

"Yes he did...From wrestling...I think he's doing better now..." Amy said honestly.

"Is there something going on?" Lauren asked intrigued as she raised an eye brow while she looked at Amy.

"Uh...Well...Jack was going out with Chloe but...she cheated on him with Kathy's boyfriend named Chase..." Amy said awkwardly.

"What?! Jack went out with that hooker he helped? And she cheated on him with who?" Madison asked shocked.

"Yeah...She slept with a guy that Kathy went out with...at a party..." Amy said sadly.

"Wow...That's really sad...I hope Jack is all right..." Lauren said sincerely.

"I'm sure he is...He usually gets over girls who cheat on him...Right Madison?" Amy said seriously as she looked at Madison.

"Oh...Yeah...I bet he's fine...Heh...By the way...I've always wondered this...How come you never went out with Jack, Amy?" Madison said nervously and then nicely.

"Uh...I never liked Jack...He was always on and off with you and Grace and...I just didn't want to get involved with that mess...Ben and Ricky are really the only guys that I had real feelings for in high school...And I still love Ben...Don't get me wrong, Jack seems like a nice guy but...I don't think we would have worked out." Amy said honestly.

"You're probably right...If you were with Jack, he probably would have cheated on you...No offense..." Madison said sadly.

"None taken...Do you girls want anything to eat or drink?" Amy said sweetly.

"Um...Lemonade sounds good..." Lauren said kindly.

"I'll have ice tea." Madison said nicely.

"All right...I'll be back." Amy said happily and she walked into the kitchen.

"Ok...Is it just me or does Amy seem happier than she ever has been?" Madison whispered to Lauren.

"I know! I think she really does love Ben...She even told that she wants to marry him." Lauren whispered as she smiled.

"Well...duh...She said that when she said that she doesn't want to have sex with him again until she's married..." Madison said seriously.

"Right...It will be interesting to see if that works..." Lauren said seriously.

"Yeah...Cause I think Amy really liked sleeping with Ricky...So...have you and Dante?" Madison said intrigued.

"Ok...Ricky has nothing to do with what Amy does with Ben...and Dante and I aren't doing that for a long time." Lauren said honestly.

"All right...I was just making sure...I think it's best that you do wait." Madison said sweetly.

"Thanks Madison...I'm glad that you care about me enough to not pressure me to have sex." Lauren said kindly.

"No problem...Ha ha...Hopefully your first time will be better than mine was...It really wasn't that great..." Madison said awkwardly.

"That's enough...I don't need to hear every detail about your first time..." Lauren said irritated as she rolled her eyes.

Meanwhile Ben was upstairs in his room and he called Grace...

"Hey Ben! How are you?" Grace said kindly as she answered her phone.

"Hey Grace...Madison and Lauren are here hanging out with Amy and...I wanted to know if you wanted to come over? You can bring John...I'm sure Ricky wouldn't mind." Ben said nicely.

"Oh...That's really nice of you but...I actually have to run some errands soon...But I'll see you on Thanksgiving...And how is Amy doing?" Grace said happily.

"All right...Amy is doing great...You just saw her yesterday..." Ben said awkwardly.

"I know but I didn't really talk to her...Are you all right? You seem a little jumpy..." Grace said concerned.

"Uh...Please don't tell anyone this but...Amy pushed me against the wall last night...and kissed me like she never has before...and...I got a really bad...boner from it...It went away...Thank God...but...I was not expecting her to do that..." Ben said honestly.

"Wow...Sounds like you have the hots for her, huh? Ha ha...Do you normally get bad boners when you kiss Amy?" Grace asked intrigued as she smiled.

"Oh, geeze...I shouldn't even be talking to you about this but...since you're studying to be a doctor...maybe you can help me...I usually don't get boners when I kiss Amy normally but...the way she kissed me last night was just different...It was very passionate and hot...She even winked at me...Can you believe that?" Ben said seriously.

"Heh...Sounds like she's falling in love with you even more...Well...I think you got turned on because she did something unexpected...Sometimes when you make out with someone and they do something that might surprise you...it can make your hormones go a little crazy...which would explain the...boner you got last night..." Grace said honestly.

"Yeah...I guess you're right...Thanks for explaining that, Grace...We've had sex before but...I really thought we going to..." Ben said nervously and Grace cut him off.

"Oookay...Stop right there Ben...I don't need to hear anymore details about what you two did last night...This has been awkward enough...But...I did want to ask you something..." Grace said uncomfortably and then seriously.

"Sorry about that...What did you want to ask me?" Ben said concerned.

"It's ok...Um...Were you only interested in me a few years ago to...make Amy jealous?" Grace said worried.

"Uh...Yeah...I was...and then I slept with...Adrian...I know it was a really dumb thing to do and...I'm really sorry about that Grace...At least we're all friends now, right?" Ben said sincerely.

"Of course we are...It's just...I hope Ricky isn't with me for the same reason..." Grace said seriously.

"I doubt it...Amy loves me and there's no way that she would take Ricky back." Ben said sternly.

"I know that...I was just joking...Heh...Ricky did tell me that he wants a future with me." Grace rolled her eyes as she smiled.

"Oh..Ha ha...That was a good one...I'm really happy for you two...You know...I always thought you would end up with a doctor, Grace." Ben said as he smiled.

"Heh...Thanks Ben...Yeah...I kind of did too when I was with Grant and Daniel but...I guess God had different plans for me...And just because I want to be a doctor, does not mean that I have to marry one." Grace said sweetly.

"No problem...I know that...Heh...I guess I'll see you on Thursday...And thanks for your help." Ben said kindly.

"Yeah...And you're welcome but...next time you might want to talk to your dad or...another guy about...you know..." Grace said nicely and then awkwardly.

"Oh...Uh...Heh...I could but...I thought you would be more helpful...And I talked to Chloe about...Chase...she really regrets what she did..." Ben said seriously.

"All right...Ha ha...I bet she does...Is she ok?" Grace said concerned.

"Yeah...She's doing a lot better...I'm glad Jack is too...The poor guy's been through a lot." Ben said nicely.

"That's good...Yeah...I'm really happy that Jack's ok...I gotta go so I'll talk to you later." Grace said sweetly.

"Ok...Bye Grace." Ben said kindly.

"Bye Ben..." Grace smiled and she hung up.

There's chapter 60! I can't believe I've actually written that many chapters for this story. Ha ha! Seriously, everyone's reviews inspire me to keep writing and I really appreciate them! Sounds like Kathy is wanting to get back with Ethan...But is Brian jealous? And I thought it would be interesting to bring in another Fosters character! So why did Brandon run away and what is he going to tell Ricky? How is Mimsy's funeral going to go? Will Madison get back with Jason? And things are going well for Lauren and Dante. Sorry if the boner part with Ben and Grace was kind of awkward and disturbing but I thought it would be funny to put that in here. It sounds like something that they would talk about on the show. Ha ha! It sounds like Grace and Ricky are becoming more serious about each other too. Stay tuned for the Thanksgiving chapter which is coming up soon! Adrian and Omar will be back in the next chapter! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)