Here's chapter 62! 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
A few days later it was Thanksgiving and everyone was at Ben's house for dinner.
Adrian and Omar rang the doorbell and Ben answered it.
"Hey Ben! How are you?" Adrian said kindly as she gave Ben a hug after he answered the door.
"Hey Adrian! I'm so glad you could come! You too Omar!" Ben said happily as he let go of Adrian.
"Me too...This is a nice house." Omar said nicely as he walked in with Adrian.
"Thanks. It's my Dad's...Heh...Are your parents coming?" Ben said smiling.
"We were at his parents' house for lunch but mine should be coming." Adrian said sweetly.
"Adrian! You're finally here!" Grace said excited as she ran over to Adrian from the living room and she hugged her.
"Yeah. I finally made it! How are you, Grace?" Adrian said happily as she let go of Grace while Ben and Omar went into the kitchen.
"I'm doing really well...You look...great." Grace said nicely.
"Thanks...I've gained a few pounds since the last time you saw me..." Adrian said as she smiled.
"Heh...You do look really good...And...I have to tell you...I had the best night with Ricky the other night." Grace said quietly as they walked into the living room.
"Oh...Did you two...finally do it?" Adrian said intrigued.
"Uh...No...We...heh...licked whipped cream off of each other...It was so..." Grace stopped as Adrian cut her off.
"Ok...Grace...Just stop...I really don't need to hear anything else...I'm glad that you two had fun and are finding substitutes for sex but...it sounds kind of gross." Adrian said awkwardly.
"Really? I would think you of all people would actually do that in the bedroom...It was really hot. And we're not finding substitutes for sex...We're just...having some fun until we do decide to do it..." Grace said honestly.
"Heh...I'm sure it was..." Adrian said as she rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Is there something wrong? Did I make you uncomfortable?" Grace said concerned.
"No...It's just...I'm surprised that you and Ricky did that..." Adrian said seriously.
"You're surprised that we did what?" Ricky said sternly from behind Adrian.
"Um...nothing...Hey Ricky!" Adrian said nervously and then she smiled as she gave Ricky a hug.
"Heh...I need a drink..." Grace said awkwardly as she left the room.
"She told you about the whipped cream, didn't she?" Ricky said quietly as he let go of Adrian.
"Yeah...What the hell were you thinking? You're sure that you two didn't have sex the other night?" Adrian said shocked.
"Uh...It's nice to see you too, Adrian...And it was her idea...Not mine...And no we didn't...Why?" Ricky said intrigued.
"Wow...I guess her mind's deeper in the gutter than I thought...I just hope that you two don't make another mistake..." Adrian said honestly.
"What does that mean? We had a good time...At least I didn't get a bad boner like Ben did..." Ricky said confused and then awkwardly.
"Uh...Too much information Ricky...Let's just enjoy Thanksgiving and...Ben did what?" Adrian said nicely and then shocked.
"He...got a bad one from when Amy kissed him against the wall...I wouldn't say anything to him about it though..." Ricky said seriously.
"Oh my...That is hilarious! Ha ha ha! I can't believe this!" Adrian said as she smiled and laughed.
"Ok...You can stop laughing now..." Ricky said worried.
"Hey guys...There's food for us downstairs...Our parents are going to eat up here." Ben said nicely as he walked into the living room.
"Ok...Boner Benny...Ha ha..." Adrian said sweetly and she walked past Ben.
"What did she just say?" Ben said worried as Ricky walked by him.
"Nothing...And I'm sorry about your boner..." Ricky said kindly as he walked towards the basement door with Ben.
"God...Does everyone know about that?" Ben said annoyed as he walked downstairs with Ricky.
"I sure hope not...But it's ok Ben...They happen to every guy." Ricky said seriously.
"Yeah...I knew I shouldn't have told Grace..." Ben said a little irritated as they walked into a room where everyone was sitting at a large table.
A few minutes later everyone passed around delicious Thanksgiving food and began eating.
"Everything is so good Ben..." Henry said nicely.
"Thanks...My chef made everything..." Ben said happily.
"Mmm...It is very good." Amy said after taking a bite of her turkey.
"So...How have you been Amy?" Adrian said kindly as she looked at Amy.
"Oh...I've been doing really well...How was your flight?" Amy said sweetly.
"Really long...But at least we're not jet lagged anymore...It feels good to be back here." Adrian said happily.
"Yeah it does...How's the baby?" Amy said smiling.
"They're developing normally...I've gained some weight..." Adrian said honestly.
"That's good! You're supposed to gain weight when you're pregnant." Amy said sweetly.
"No kidding...Heh...So...I heard that you and Ben had some fun recently..." Adrian said awkwardly.
Everyone stopped eating and looked at Adrian.
"You two...had some fun?" Alice said intrigued as she looked at Ben and Amy.
"Oh man...I think I'm going to get some more water..." Ben said uncomfortably as he grabbed a pitcher from the table and walked out of the room.
"Uh...What are you talking about, Adrian?" Amy said confused.
Grace elbowed Adrian in the arm.
"Ow! Grace!" Adrian said annoyed as she looked at her.
"Now's not the time to talk about this...We're eating." Grace said seriously.
"If you two had sex...it's fine..." Alice said honestly.
"All right...Would you rather talk about what you and Ricky did the other night?" Adrian said a little irritated as she looked at Grace.
"Please stop Adrian...We're trying to eat Thanksgiving dinner." Ricky said annoyed.
"I'm sorry..." Adrian said sadly.
"What's going on?" Amy said concerned.
"I'll uh...tell you later..." Adrian said as she looked at her plate.
"Ok...So...how about them 49ers?" Jack said awkwardly.
"They're actually doing pretty well this season." Jason said nicely as he looked at Jack.
Everyone began eating again and listened to Jack and Jason talk about football for about twenty minutes.
"Where is Ben? I thought he got more water." Amy said a little irritated.
"I hope he didn't get another..." Adrian said as she smiled slowly.
"Shut up Adrian..." Amy said meanly and she got up from the table and went upstairs.
"Wow...Sounds like someone has some issues..." Ashley said crudely.
"I didn't even say anything." Adrian said firmly as she rolled her eyes.
"So...I think we need to just forget about whatever happened between Ben and Amy..." Omar said seriously.
"Yeah...I'm sorry for saying anything..." Adrian said sincerely.
"Don't worry about it Adrian...I'm sure Ben and Amy will be fine." Madison said sweetly.
"I hope so..." Adrian said sadly.
Meanwhile upstairs Amy saw Ben talking to Leo in the dining room.
"Ben! What are you doing? I want more water." Amy said a little irritated as she walked over to him.
"Sorry Amy...It's on the kitchen counter...I'll be down in a minute." Ben said nicely. Amy walked into the kitchen to get the water.
"Is there something going on?" Leo said worried.
"No...Adrian was just being a little...awkward..." Ben said uncomfortably.
"Oh? And what was she doing?" Reuben said concerned.
"Uh...It's nothing that you have to have worry about, sir...I'm sure she's fine now...See ya later..." Ben said kindly and he walked out of the dining room.
"Kids...They're always up to something..." George said seriously as he smiled.
"No kidding...So...we have pumpkin pie and coconut pie for desert." Leo said happily.
"I'll get it." Camille said sweetly as she stood up and walked into the kitchen.
"I still can't believe Amy is back with Ben...I thought for sure that she would marry Ricky." George said honestly.
"Yeah...But she finally is living her life how she wants...And...just because two people have children together, it doesn't mean that they're meant to stay together...You should know that by now, George." Anne said seriously as she looked at George.
"Heh...I know...I'm just glad that Amy's happy." George said kindly.
"Me too...I think it's great that all our kids are doing a lot better." Kathleen said nicely.
"I agree...They seem happier than they've been in a long time." Margret said happily.
Meanwhile downstairs...
"Sorry it took so long to get the water..." Ben said awkwardly as he sat in his seat next to Amy.
"It's ok Ben...I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable." Adrian said nicely.
"Thanks Adrian...So we have pie for desert...Pumpkin and coconut..." Ben said smiling.
"Can we have some later? I'm really full." Amy said sweetly.
"Sure...The game is on if anyone wants to watch it." Ben said smiling.
"Sounds good to me." Jack said happily as he stood up with Jason. Henry and Dante also stood up and followed Ben into another room with a flat screen TV.
"Don't you want to watch the game, Ricky?" Grace said sweetly.
"Uh...yeah...But...I need to talk to Amy for a minute." Ricky said nicely as he stood up.
"Oh...Sure...We can go in this other room." Amy said kindly as she stood up and walked into another room and Ricky followed her.
"Hmm...I wonder what they're going to talk about." Adrian said suspiciously.
"Probably stuff about John...That's what they always talk about..." Lauren said honestly.
"Yeah...So...Lauren...how's Dante?" Adrian said intrigued.
"Um...He's doing really great...And I had a great time with you at your house." Lauren said nicely.
"Oh yeah! That was a lot of fun! Heh...I'm glad that you two are together cause you're both really adorable together." Adrian said smiling.
"I know right?! I'm so happy for you two!" Madison said excited.
"Yeah...Thanks Adrian and Madison..." Lauren said happily.
"So...Grace...what did you and Ricky do the other night?" Alice said intrigued as she smiled.
"Oh...we just...fooled around..." Grace said awkwardly.
"Heh...So you're going back to the Christian thing?" Alice said concerned.
"Um...Being a Christian isn't a thing...It's my faith..." Grace said seriously.
"Right...And are you willing to stick to it this, time?" Alice said honestly.
"Of course...I know that I haven't always followed it...but...I am again." Grace said nicely.
"Yeah...Ricky's even going to get baptized." Adrian said happily.
"Oh wow! That's really great! Congrats I guess..." Madison said kindly.
"Thanks..." Grace said sweetly and she took a sip of water.
Meanwhile in the other room...
"So...What are we going to do with John next semester?" Amy said concerned.
"Uh...Do we have to talk about that now? It's Thanksgiving." Ricky said a little irritated.
"I know but...the end of this semester is almost over." Amy said sternly.
"Yeah...Thank God...I am so ready for winter break..." Ricky said relieved as he rolled his eyes.
"Is school not going well for you?" Amy said nicely.
"Oh no...It's great...I'm just ready for a break...My business classes are a lot of work." Ricky said honestly.
"I bet...My classes are pretty hard too...So...if you want to keep John next semester, that's fine with me." Amy said sweetly.
"All right...If that's what you want...I would be happy to take care of him next semester..." Ricky said kindly as he smiled.
"Thanks Ricky...But...can I ask you something?" Amy said seriously.
"Yeah..." Ricky sighed as he looked at Amy.
"Are you...really happy with Grace?" Amy said concerned.
"Of course I am...I've never been happier in my entire life until I got back with her...I even...made a song for her, Amy...Don't tell her...And...are you really happy with Ben?" Ricky said honestly.
"Wow! That's really great! I didn't know you made songs...Heh...Of course I won't tell her...I am really happy with Ben..." Amy said as she smiled.
"Yeah...I hope she'll like it...And Adrian knows about Ben's...incident..." Ricky said nicely and then worried.
"Oh...I thought she did...It doesn't matter...I just...probably shouldn't kiss Ben like that again." Amy said awkwardly.
"No, Amy..." Ricky said firmly.
"No? What do you mean no?" Amy asked confused.
"If you really love Ben, then you should kiss him like you did before...Show him your passion for him...It will only make your relationship with him stronger...That's what our relationship lacked...And I know you don't want to go through what we did with Ben again..." Ricky said seriously.
"You're right, Ricky...Thank you..." Amy said sweetly and she gave Ricky a hug.
"No problem, Amy...Let's go back out there." Ricky said kindly as he let go of Amy.
Ricky walked into the room where the other guys were watching the football game and Amy sat in a chair next to Grace.
"Hey Amy..." Grace said kindly.
"Hey Grace...Where did the other girls go?" Amy said nicely.
"They went upstairs to get desert...What did you talk to Ricky about?" Grace said sweetly.
"Oh...We just talked about John...I think Ricky's going to take care of him next semester." Amy said happily.
"Heh...That's good...He's so adorable...I've really enjoyed watching him this week." Grace said as she smiled.
"Yeah...He sure is...You know...he's technically your step nephew cause we're step sisters..." Amy said awkwardly.
"Heh...Yeah...I guess he is...Maybe he'll be my...step son someday..." Grace said honestly.
"Ha ha...Yeah...Maybe...You love Ricky...enough to marry him?" Amy said concerned.
"I do...I know we're young but...I think we want to spend the rest of our lives together...He's really changed a lot since you were with him." Grace said seriously.
"I know...and I'm proud of him for changing more...He's really came a long way...And I'm really happy for both of you." Amy said kindly.
"Thanks Amy...And I'm really happy for you and Ben...You two are perfect for each other..." Grace said happily.
"No problem...And thank you Grace...I love Ben so much...And thanks for telling me about his boner thing...Ha ha..." Amy said as she smirked.
"Heh...You're welcome...I thought that you should know...Did...Ricky ever get a bad one before?" Grace said smiling and then awkwardly.
"Um...Not that I remember...Ha ha...You want to get some desert?" Amy said nicely.
"Yeah...Pumpkin pie sounds great..." Grace said sweetly as she stood up from her chair with Amy and they walked upstairs.
Ricky also went upstairs cause the other guys already got their deserts while he was talking to Amy.
"Mmm...Looks like there's some pie and whipped cream." Ricky said smiling as he walked into the kitchen.
"Heh...Yeah..." Grace smirked as she put whipped cream on her piece of pumpkin pie.
"All right...I'll go join the other girls in the living room." Amy said awkwardly as she grabbed her pie and walked out of the kitchen.
"Heh...You want some in your mouth..." Ricky smirked as he grabbed the can of whipped cream and pulled Grace close to him.
"Ha ha...Now's not the time for that Ricky...Our parents are in the other room..." Grace said quietly.
"Yeah...Then we could do this..." Ricky licked his lips and then he gave Grace a long kiss as she put her hands on his neck.
"A-hemmm..." Kathleen cleared her throat as she walked into the kitchen.
"Oh...Hey Mom..." Grace said awkwardly as she let go Ricky.
"Heh...George wanted another piece of pumpkin pie...I'm glad you two are having fun." Kathleen said nicely as she grabbed a plate with pumpkin pie on it and she walked out of the kitchen.
"Man...I guess...we'll have to do this later..." Ricky said a little annoyed.
"Oh...You're...in the mood?" Grace said intrigued.
"Heh...Yeah...I kind of am...Ha ha...But this isn't our house..." Ricky said concerned.
"You're right..." Grace said sadly.
"Well, well, well...Sounds like you two just keep getting hotter for each other." Adrian said seriously as she walked into the kitchen with her plate and fork.
"Oh...Hey Adrian...Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?" Grace said suspiciously.
"Heh...Maybe..." Adrian smirked as she put her plate and fork in the sink.
"Ok...Why don't you go see Omar..." Ricky said annoyed.
"Uh...I'm sorry Ricky...I haven't seen you two in over a month...I can't spend some time with two of my closest friends?" Adrian said sarcastically as she smiled at them.
"Sorry Adrian...But...what we do is none of your business..." Ricky said seriously.
"All right...I just hope you two are careful..." Adrian said honestly and she left the kitchen.
"What is wrong with her? She's so irritating today..." Ricky said concerned.
"Um...Maybe her hormones are a little off cause she's pregnant? I don't know but...usually near the beginning of a pregnancy...a woman can be very...turned on more than she usually is..." Grace said honestly.
"Yeah...I'm going to eat this downstairs...The game has been pretty good so far." Ricky said kindly as he grabbed his plate and walked out of the kitchen.
Grace sighed and walked into the living room with her plate of pie.
She saw Chloe eating her pie in a chair while the other girls were talking on and around the couch.
"Hey Chloe...How are you?" Grace said sweetly as she sat down.
"Hey Grace...I'm doing pretty well...I actually saw my parents earlier and I just got home...They wanted to spend some time with me since it's Thanksgiving...and they're really happy that I got adopted." Chloe said happily.
"Oh wow! That's really great that you got to see your parents today! Thanksgiving actually used to be...one of my Dad's favorite holidays...He loved turkey and pumpkin pie...and spending time with our family...It's so weird that he died just...four years ago...Thanksgiving has never been the same since he left...I really miss him..." Grace said honestly after taking a bite of her pumpkin pie.
"I'm sorry Grace...I know losing him was really hard on you...It was really tough for me when I was away from my parents for years after getting captured by Mickey..." Chloe said sadly.
"Yeah...I'm sure it was...And...I heard that you slept with Chase...You know he's my cousin?" Grace said awkwardly.
"I did...and it was a huge mistake...He really is your cousin?" Chloe said surprised.
"He is...one of my aunt's kids but she gave him up for adoption...so...I found out that he was my cousin pretty recently." Grace said nicely.
"Wow...That's pretty crazy...I probably won't see him ever again though...He wasn't really my type anyway and I hurt Kathy...I feel so bad." Chloe said surprised and then sadly.
"It's ok, Chloe...I'm sure Kathy will forgive you eventually. But...why did you break up with Jack?" Grace asked concerned.
"Thanks...Uh...I feel like we weren't really going anywhere...I think all he wanted from me was sex...We never did anything but...I could just tell that's what he wanted..." Chloe said seriously.
"Heh...Sounds like typical, Jack...If I could take back our relationship, I...wouldn't do it...I know that he hurt me a lot but...I actually learned a lot from him...And...the most important thing I learned is...that people don't always end up to be who you think they are...I thought he was a nice guy but...he's not...Unless he decides to change and actually figures out how to treat a girl how she should be treated..." Grace said honestly.
"I couldn't agree with you more...At least you have Ricky now." Chloe said as she smiled.
"True...and I'm really happy with him...You know...there's this guy named Jason who's going to our school next semester...He's actually downstairs..." Grace said kindly as she smirked.
"I'm glad you're happy with Ricky...Oh...Are you trying to set me up?" Chloe said surprised.
"Heh...No...but he's tall, dark, and handsome...He's Lauren's brother and he's really nice and interested in medicine." Grace said sweetly.
"Oh...Is he here?" Chloe said intrigued.
"Yeah...He's downstairs watching the game...I have his number if you want to give him a call sometime." Grace said happily.
"Heh...Thanks Grace...You can text me it." Chloe said nicely.
"No problem...But you should go talk to him if you want." Grace said as she smiled.
"Uh...No...I'd rather just stay up here...Football bores me." Chloe said seriously.
"Me too...Plus Jack's down there and it might be kind of awkward if he sees you talking to Jason." Grace said awkwardly.
"Yeah...Heh..." Chloe said as she put her plate on a small brown table.
"Do you girls wanna go downstairs and dance? Ben has an amazing stereo system downstairs." Amy said kindly as she walked over to Chloe and Grace as the other girls left the room.
"Sure. It sounds like fun!" Grace said excited as she stood up.
"Defiantly." Chloe smiled as she stood up and then she went downstairs with Amy and Grace.
A few hours later everyone went home.
"Did you have fun Amy?" Ben said kindly as he laid down next to her in his bed.
"Yeah I did...This was one of the best Thanksgivings that I've had in a long time." Amy said sweetly as she cuddled next to Ben.
"Me too...It was great having everyone over...And the game was awesome." Ben said happily.
"Yeah...Except for Adrian being a little awkward..." Amy said honestly.
"Heh...True...She couldn't help it...Heh...She called me boner Benny..." Ben said as he smiled.
"Ha ha...That's really funny...You know...we could do that again..." Amy said sweetly as she smiled.
"Uh...Do what again?" Ben asked concerned.
"You know...A little bit of this..." Amy said as she sat up and gave Ben a slow kiss.
"Mmm...Thanks but...I'm really tired." Ben said seriously as he broke the kiss.
"You're tired? It's only eleven thirty..." Amy said sadly.
"I know but...We're going back to New York on Saturday...I want to get back on a regular sleep schedule..." Ben said honestly.
"Oh...Right...It's fine...I just thought...you would want to do something...really passionate..." Amy said concerned.
"Heh...Believe me, Amy...I would love to do that but...we have the rest of our lives to do that." Ben said kindly.
"I guess you're right...I love you, Ben." Amy said sweetly as she laid down next to Ben.
"I love you too, Amy." Ben said happily and he turned his lamp off.
Meanwhile at Reuben's and Cindy's house...
"Did you enjoy the game?" Adrian said kindly as she got in her bed next to Omar.
"Heh...Yeah I did...It was really awesome...And I enjoyed seeing all those guys again." Omar said happily.
"Me too...It feels good to be home again..." Adrian said sweetly as she cuddled next to Omar.
"It sure does...Would you ever want to live here again?" Omar said honestly.
"Are you kidding? I would love to live here again!" Adrian said excited.
'Ha ha...Settle down, Adrian...I still have a job in New York." Omar said as he smiled.
"I know...But...it would be nice if you could work here." Adrian said happily.
"Maybe I will someday...It would be nice if you could finish school at Hudson though." Omar said kindly.
"True...I do love it there...So...I got a new idea from Grace about what we could do later..." Adrian said nicely and then seductively.
"Oh? And what is that?" Omar asked intrigued.
"Heh...We could...lick whipped cream off of each other." Adrian said as she smirked.
"Mmm...That sounds really yummy..." Omar said as he licked his lips.
"Ha ha...Really? I thought it sounded kind of gross..." Adrian said awkwardly.
"Well...We could feed each other whipped cream." Omar said as smiled.
"Heh...That sounds better...I love you." Adrian said sweetly and she gave Omar a short kiss.
"I love you too...Good night Adrian." Omar said happily as he turned his lamp off.
"Good night Omar." Adrian said sweetly as she laid her head down on Omar's chest.
Meanwhile at Ricky's apartment...
"John's finally asleep...I think he had a little too much sugar earlier." Ricky said seriously as he got in bed next to Grace.
"Heh...Yeah...I bet he did...But...do you think we went a little too far with the...whipped cream thing?" Grace said worried as she laid down.
"Of course not...I enjoyed it a lot...Didn't you?" Ricky said concerned.
"Ha ha...I did but...I don't know if I'll ever look at whipped cream the same..." Grace said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
"Heh...I know what you mean...How did you come up with that anyway?" Ricky said intrigued.
"Um...Well...you really turned me on after you took your shirt off and...I thought it would be a lot of fun..." Grace said as she smiled.
"Ha ha...It sure was...But...you don't feel guilty about it?" Ricky said honestly.
"A little...But...we didn't do anything wrong." Grace said nicely.
"Are you sure? That's as close to having sex as we've ever gotten..." Ricky said seriously.
"Yes I'm sure...And...I don't think we should do it again..." Grace said sadly.
"Why not?" Ricky asked confused.
"Because...You're about to get baptized and...I don't want to hurt our relationship with God by...doing lustful things..." Grace said worried.
"How is it lustful if we love each other? Grace, I promise that we're not going to do anything that will hurt God." Ricky said sincerely.
"Heh...Thanks Ricky...I guess you're right...I love you." Grace said sweetly as she laid her head on his chest.
"I love you too..." Ricky said kindly and he gave Grace a kiss on the head.
Hmm...Sounds like there's some tension building up. I hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving chapter! Did Adrian go a little too far during dinner? And Amy and Ricky have figured out what to do with John next semester. Is Chloe going to try and get with Jason? Amy and Ben keep getting closer too. Will Omar continue to work in New York and will Adrian stay at Hudson? Is Grace starting to regret what she did with Ricky with whipped cream? How is Ricky's baptism going to go? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)