Here's chapter 71! 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
"What?! Who's pregnancy test?!" Ricky said shocked as he raised his voice and Grace's jaw dropped.
"Oh man...I knew you would be angry...Uh...Kathy..." Ethan said nervously.
"God, Ethan...I told you not to have sex with her...What the hell were you thinking?" Ricky said angrily.
"Um...I didn't...She...slept with Chase when they were together..." Ethan said honestly.
"You've got to be kidding me...Did she even take the test yet?" Ricky said seriously.
"No...She's going to take it after school tomorrow...I don't know what I'm gonna do if she is pregnant...Her grandma doesn't know...and she told me earlier that...she was supposed to start her period earlier this week..." Ethan said sadly.
"Well...Maybe there's a chance that she isn't pregnant...But...I doubt it...I'm really sorry, Ethan..." Ricky said calmly.
"Me too...I knew she slept with that bastard, Chase...Ugh...I hate him..." Ethan said sternly.
"I know you don't mean that...Hating him isn't going to help...Just relax...There's a slight chance that Kathy could be late for some other reason..." Ricky said concerned.
"Oh really? Like what?" Ethan said a little irritated.
"Uh...I don't know...Stress or...maybe her hormones are messed up for some reason...I'm not a doctor...And even if she is pregnant, you should help her...If you really love her..." Ricky said firmly.
"Of course I really love her...I just don't want to see her go through this again...Thanks for your help...I'll see ya tomorrow..." Ethan said honestly and he hung up.
"Kathy's pregnant?" Grace said shocked.
"I don't know...She could be...since she had sex with Chase..." Ricky said sadly.
"Oh no...This is just like you and Amy all over again..." Grace said concerned.
"Heh...I guess...Unless she isn't pregnant...I feel so bad for Ethan...He deserves better than this." Ricky said seriously.
"He really does...Maybe he should try going out with Chloe...They kind of liked each other..." Grace said sweetly.
"That's true but...he just said that he really loves Kathy...I'm just glad that he didn't sleep with her...Margaret would probably ground him for the rest of his life if that happened or have him live here...She is getting kind of tired of getting him out of trouble..." Ricky said honestly.
"Margaret would ground Ethan just for having sex?" Grace asked surprised.
"No...If he got Kathy pregnant or some other girl pregnant...She's told me that I need to keep an eye on him whenever I can since he is very unpredictable...Heh...And I defiantly do not want him to live here..." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Me either...Hopefully Kathy isn't pregnant...But...I can't believe she slept with Chase...Eww...He's my cousin..." Grace said sweetly and then in a disgusted tone.
"Oh yeah...That is pretty gross...Ha ha...We should probably get some sleep..." Ricky said as he smiled and then turned off his lamp.
"Yeah...Good night Ricky..." Grace said happily as she cuddled next to him.
"Good night Grace..." Ricky said nicely as he closed his eyes after giving Grace a short kiss on the head.
The next morning at Hudson...
Ben and Amy got out of their car and walked towards the cafeteria.
"Last night was amazing, Ben." Amy said happily as they walked inside.
"Mmm...I know...We should do it again." Ben smirked as he put his arm around Amy's waist while they walked in line for coffee.
"Sooo...Sounds like you two had a fun night..." Adrian said smiling as she walked next to them.
"Oh...Hey Adrian...How are you?" Ben said kindly.
"I'm doing very well...Omar and I had an incredible night last night too...So...did you two try the chocolate syrup?" Adrian said intrigued as she grinned.
"What?! You told her about that?" Amy said a little irritated as she looked at Ben.
"Uh...Yeah...Sorry Amy...And we did..." Ben said nervously.
"Mmm...How was it?" Adrian said concerned.
"Oh...You know...It was a lot of fun...Heh...You and Omar should defiantly try it..." Ben said happily.
"Ben...Can you go get our coffee please?" Amy said firmly as she crossed her arms.
"Sure...I'll be right back..." Ben said awkwardly as he let go of Amy's waist and walked back over to the line.
"Why did Ben tell you about the chocolate syrup?" Amy said annoyed.
"Uh...Because he wasn't sure if he wanted to do it...He needed some advice deciding if he wanted to do it..." Adrian said honestly.
"Ugh...I can't believe him...What we do in the shower or in bed or whatever, should stay between us." Amy said sternly.
"Ha ha...Whatever you say, Amy...I'm just glad you two had a great time...And Ben and I are friends so I can give him advice about what you two do together...You can ask me for advice too...And you two had sex last night?" Adrian said seriously.
"Yeah...I'm glad we had a great time too...I just don't know if I want Ben getting advice from you...It's kind of...disgusting...We did have sex last night and it was incredible..." Amy said a little irritated.
"I hate to tell you this, but I don't see anything wrong with Ben asking for my help...You two had fun and that's what matters...We're all friends, Amy and we help each other out." Adrian said kindly.
"You're right...I just...don't know if I should have done it...I think I...used Ben last night to help me feel better about losing Mimsy..." Amy said sadly.
"Oh...Welcome to my world...Or my old world anyway...How about we get lunch later and talk." Adrian said nicely.
"Sounds good...I'll meet you here at noon." Amy said sweetly.
"All right...Bye Amy..." Adrian said smiling and she left the cafeteria.
"Here's your coffee..." Ben said kindly as he gave Amy a cup.
"Thanks Ben...I'm going to have lunch with Adrian...Is that all right?" Amy said concerned as they walked out of the cafeteria.
"Uh...Sure...There's a friend I want to have lunch with anyway..." Ben said awkwardly.
"Oh really? Who is it?" Amy asked surprised.
"Jimmy...He wanted to talk to me about some things..." Ben said seriously.
"Since when did you start talking to Jimmy?" Amy said confused.
"He's in my art history class and we exchanged numbers...I hope you don't mind us trying to be friends..." Ben said concerned.
"Of course not...Jimmy's a great guy...I gotta get to class so I'll see you later..." Amy said sweetly as she walked towards her building.
"Bye Amy...Love you." Ben said happily.
"Love you too." Amy said nicely as she waved at Ben and then she walked into her building.
Meanwhile at Omar's work...
Omar was working at his computer when his office phone rang.
"Hello...This is Omar Brown speaking for New York Education Business National. How may I help you?" Omar said nicely as he answered his phone.
"Hey Omar...I'm sorry to bother you at work but we have a problem..." Reuben said concerned.
"What's wrong, sir?" Omar said intrigued.
"So Bob has had good behavior while he's been in prison and he's completed lots of community service hours...And I found out who got him out of prison before he shot you..." Reuben said seriously.
"Uh...What does the good behavior and community service hours have to do with anything? Do you think the judge will take his side just because of that? And who got him out of prison?" Omar said surprised.
"The judge might side with him because of that but...he did the community service hours a long time ago...And...a friend of his got him out of prison named Debra Lawler...I haven't found out much about her but I think she also bought him the firearm that he shot you with..." Reuben said firmly.
"Oh man...Can she go to jail for that?" Reuben asked intrigued.
"No she can't...But if I can dig up some dirt about her, then maybe that will help us win the case...If Bob hung around a bunch of terrible people, then that could explain why he's done so many awful things...We can use that information to convince the judge..." Reuben said honestly.
"All right...Whatever you want to do is fine with me, Reuben...Does Ricky know yet?" Omar said seriously.
"No he doesn't...I'll let him know when I find out more information about this Debra woman...But you can tell Adrian about her." Reuben said sadly.
"Ok...I will tell her...Is there anything else that we need to do before the trial?" Omar said worried.
"Not right now...We have a few weeks and I think we'll do fine...How is the baby doing?" Reuben said nicely.
"I hope so...The baby is doing great...I'm not sure when Adrian's next doctor's appointment is." Omar said smiling.
"I could tell that Adrian's gained a little bit of weight on Thanksgiving but...she still looks great...I'm really excited to be a grandfather." Reuben said happily.
"Yeah she does...Heh...I think she got her good looks from you...Ha ha...And I had a lot of fun hunting with you and your dad..." Omar said kindly.
"Ha ha...Very funny, Omar...Adrian obviously got her looks from Cindy...I'm glad you enjoyed hunting...We'll have to do it again sometime..." Reuben said smiling.
"Yeah...I'll talk to you later...I have a lot of work to do." Omar said nicely.
'Me too...Bye Omar..." Reuben said happily and he hung up.
A few hours later in California...
Kathy was getting some books out of her locker when Ethan walked next to her.
"So...Did you get the test?" Ethan said awkwardly.
"Yeah...I did...But...I don't need it." Kathy said seriously.
"Uh...What do you mean you don't need it?" Ethan said confused.
"I got my period. It started earlier this morning...Thank God..." Kathy said relieved.
"Oh...Whew...That's great Kathy!" Ethan said excited and he gave her a hug.
"What's great?" Chase said intrigued from behind them.
"Uh...Kathy's not pregnant with your baby...And I'm going to kick your ass for having sex with her." Ethan said sternly as he let go of Kathy.
"What? We never had sex." Chase said confused.
"Really? Cause Kathy said..." Ethan said a little irritated as he crossed his arms.
"Um...I gotta get to class..." Kathy said nervously.
"What's going on?" Chase asked concerned.
"Ok...I guess I'll tell you...I...slept with Brian..." Kathy said sadly.
"Wow...You are such a slut...I gotta go...Good luck buddy..." Chase said surprised as he looked at Kathy and then Ethan before walking away from them.
"You did what?!" Ethan said shocked.
"I'm sorry Ethan...It just happened...We were studying in the library and then..." Kathy said awkwardly and was cut off by Ethan.
"And then what? You two started making out and took your clothes off after going into the bathroom?! What were you studying? How to hurt me?! " Ethan said angrily as he raised his voice.
"Uh...Not exactly...We...went to his house for some snacks but...then we...you know..." Kathy said honestly as her eyes got watery.
"I can not believe you would do this to me...When did this happen?!" Ethan said sternly as he shook his head.
"Shortly after we got back together...I'm so sorry Ethan...It didn't mean anything..." Kathy said sincerely as she started to cry.
"First you lied to me about sleeping with Chase but you actually cheated on me?! What the hell happened to you? You know what...I can't even look at you right now...Bye Kathy..." Ethan said stubbornly and he walked away from her down the hall.
"Kathy? What's going on out here? Why aren't you in class?" Katelyn said worried as she walked over to Kathy from her office.
"I'm sorry Miss O'Malley...I'm going to class..." Kathy said sadly as she wiped her face with her sleeve and she walked down the hallway.
Meanwhile at Grace's school...
Grace was walking out of class when she noticed Brandon and Chloe sitting on a bench in the hallway.
"Hey Chloe...How are you?" Grace said sweetly.
"Oh...Hey Grace...I'm doing all right...And this is my friend Brandon..." Chloe said nicely.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Grace said smiling as she put out her hand.
"You too..." Brandon said kindly as he shook Grace's hand.
"Wait...I think I've heard your name before...Are you Ricky's friend?" Grace said intrigued as she sat next to Chloe.
"Yeah...I am...Wait...you're his girlfriend right?" Brandon said surprised.
"I am...Heh...I remember seeing you drive away from the butcher shop awhile ago..." Grace said kindly.
"Oh...Wow...That's cool you know Ricky, Brandon...He's a great guy." Chloe said sweetly.
"Yeah he is...And we had a lot of fun playing music together..." Brandon said nicely.
Grace had a puzzled look on her face as she remembered seeing the recording software on Ricky's laptop.
"That's awesome! What are you doing here though? Shouldn't you be in school?" Chloe said concerned.
"Uh...I...told my parents about what I did...Well...I told my Moms and they told me to tell my Dad today...They said I could skip school to do that...But...I don't want to tell him yet..." Brandon said honestly.
"What happened?" Grace said surprised.
"It's a long story...But the short version is that Brandon slept with his dad's ex-girlfriend..." Chloe said seriously.
"Gosh...I'm really sorry to hear that...I gotta get going to my next class...Good luck Brandon and I'll see you later Chloe..." Grace said sincerely as she stood up from the bench.
"Bye Grace...I think you should tell him right now...I can go with you if you want..." Chloe said firmly.
"All right...I don't want to tell him but...I would appreciate you coming with me." Brandon said sadly as they stood up from the bench.
"Hey...Nothing is really that bad...You'll be fine, Brandon...I promise." Chloe said sweetly and then she gave Brandon a short kiss.
"Heh...Thanks Chloe...So...are we like a thing now?" Brandon said confused as they started walking down the hall.
"Uh...If you want to be...I am attracted to you." Chloe said kindly.
"I don't know...You're in college and I'm still in high school..." Brandon said seriously.
"Yeah but...I'm technically supposed to still be in high school but...summer school helped me get done early...Besides, I really like you." Chloe said happily as they walked outside.
"All right...I really like you too...Let's go." Brandon said smiling and they got in his car.
Meanwhile at Hudson...
Adrian and Amy got their lunch and they sat at a table.
"So...How was your class?" Adrian said nicely as she opened her sandwich from a plastic wrapper.
"It was all right...History isn't one of my favorite subjects...Heh...So...are we going to cut to the chase?" Amy said intrigued.
"Oh right...You know...Grace is an expert when it comes to feeling guilty about having sex...but...I've been there too...Like after I slept with Ben..." Adrian said awkwardly.
"Yeah I know but...we're not here to talk about them...You've used guys to help you with your pain...Right?" Amy said honestly.
"I have...That's mostly why I slept with Ricky...He helped me feel more relieved about not really having my parents around...It was really hard on me...And Ricky's parents abandoned him too..." Adrian said sadly.
"I'm so sorry Adrian...I know not having your parents when you were growing up was hard...And...I think Ricky and I used sex to help us feel better too...Or less stressed about when we were going to get married...Ugh...It's just so hard to not want to do it when you feel hurt..." Amy said sincerely.
"Thanks Amy...It is but...I think maybe you should pray...I know you probably weren't expecting me to say that but...after I lost Mercy...I started talking to God more than I ever did before...and...before you know it, Grace introduced me to Dante and then I met Omar..." Adrian said sweetly.
"Wow...So...you think prayer really works?" Amy said surprised.
"Of course it does...Before I prayed, I kept hurting myself over and over again...I thought Grace was crazy for praying but...then I realized...maybe she's right...Maybe God is the reason why she's so happy when we're all miserable...I know she went through a lot with losing her dad and with Jack but...if you really think about it...Grace has always tried to be positive when the rest of us have felt terrible..." Adrian said honestly.
"Yeah...I guess you're right...I will try praying...Thanks Adrian...I just don't know what I should tell Ben..." Amy said as she smiled.
"No problem, Amy...I think you should tell him how you really feel...I'm sure he'll be understanding...If you don't want to have sex with him, then don't do it...He lost his mother and...our daughter so he knows what it's like to lose someone...Of course I'll always be here for you too." Adrian said kindly.
"I know...I will tell Ben how I'm feeling...And I'm sorry for getting angry with you earlier..." Amy said nicely.
"Don't worry about it..." Adrian said smiling after taking another bite of her sandwich.
A few minutes later Adrian's phone rang.
"Hello?" Adrian said surprised as she answered her phone.
"Hey Adrian...I wanted to let you know that your dad called and he said he's going to try and find some more information about some woman who got Bob out of prison." Omar said seriously.
"Oh...That's great! Thanks for telling me, Omar...I'm having lunch with Amy." Adrian said nicely.
"You're welcome...I also wanted to tell you that Shawna called...She would like to hang out with us again with Max sometime this week...Ben and Amy could come too if they want." Omar said happily.
"Ok...We can talk about that later...See you tonight...Love you." Adrian said kindly.
"Love you too...Bye..." Omar said smiling and he hung up.
"How's Omar?" Amy said intrigued.
"He's doing great...He just told me that my Dad is going to find out more information about a woman who got Bob out of prison...I'm guessing he's going to use it at the trial...Are you and Ben going to it?" Adrian said seriously.
"Oh...I don't know...Do you think we should go?" Amy said worried.
"I do...Ricky needs all the support he can get." Adrian said honestly.
"Ok...I guess we'll go...I really hope that it goes well..." Amy said concerned.
"Me too...My Dad knows what he's doing so I'm sure it will work out." Adrian said kindly.
Meanwhile in another cafeteria...
"You're breaking up with Maria?" Ben said surprised.
"I am...I think it's what's best...She wants to live in Italy over the summer and...I just don't want to have a long distance relationship..." Jimmy said seriously.
"Yeah...I don't blame you...Long distance relationships can be hard...I think that's why Amy and Ricky broke up...Or one of the many reasons why they did..." Ben said sadly.
"No kidding...At least you're with Amy now...And it sounds like you two had fun getting John off the roof." Jimmy said as he smiled.
"Heh...Yeah...It was pretty scary but also fun...Getting to watch Amy climb up and down a ladder was...Ha ha..." Ben said as he smirked.
"Dude, that's actually not a bad idea...I might have to have some girls climb up a ladder for me...Heh..." Jimmy said as he laughed.
"Yeah...I would recommend the volley ball team..." Ben said laughing.
"Ha ha...I don't know about that...But...thanks for having lunch with me Ben. I gotta get going to class." Jimmy said nicely.
"No problem Jimmy...See ya later." Ben said kindly as he stood up while Jimmy went to throw his trash away.
Meanwhile at Ricky's school...
Ricky walked out of the cafeteria and he saw Jack reading the Bible.
"Hey Jack...Glad to be back at school?" Ricky said nicely.
"Hey Ricky...Not really...But at least we're almost done...This semester went by way too fast." Jack said kindly as he closed his Bible and stood up.
"I know what you mean...And Ethan told me something crazy last night..." Ricky said seriously.
"Really? Is he ok?" Jack said concerned.
"Yeah, he's fine but...he thinks his girlfriend Kathy...could be pregnant by another guy..." Ricky said sternly.
"Woah! That is crazy...Hopefully that's not true...Did she take the pregnancy test?" Jack said worried.
"I don't know...I'll see Ethan at work..." Ricky said as they walked up some stairs.
"Good luck with him I guess...I don't know if you heard but...Peter got hurt again...At his work...I think some other guy that wants to get Griffin out of jail hurt him..." Jack said sadly.
"That's terrible...Did the cops catch him?" Ricky said concerned.
"I don't know...My Dad saw it happen earlier on the news and he told me about it...Hopefully Griffin will stay in jail...What he did to Grace was awful..." Jack said honestly.
"Yeah...It was really scary looking for her...Speaking of Grace...what did you talk to her on the phone about the other night?" Ricky said intrigued.
"I bet...Oh...I just asked her for a ride...And then she suggested that I ask this guy I mentored, Duncan for a ride...I did and he drove me home from the club." Jack said kindly.
"Uh huh...We went line dancing last night and...she was going to tell me about what you two talked about...I know you asked her for a ride..." Ricky said suspiciously.
"Um...I did...And I want you to know that...I do accept you two's relationship...I gotta get to class..." Jack said nervously and walked outside.
"What is up with him?" Ricky said quietly to himself as he shook his head.
"Ricky? Is that you?" A familiar voice said from behind him.
"Do I know you?" Ricky said confused as he turned around.
"It's me...Haley...I didn't know you went to school here." Haley said nicely.
"Oh...Haley...I remember you...Heh..." Ricky said awkwardly.
"Yeah...So how are you?" Haley said happily.
"I'm doing all right...You were friends with Peter right?" Ricky said intrigued.
"I still am...And I did hear about him getting hurt because of Griffin...That's so sad...I really thought Griffin was a good guy..." Haley said concerned.
"So did I...But apparently there's people wanting to bail him out of jail...I almost got robbed at the butcher shop because of him..." Ricky said seriously.
"Wow...I'm sorry about that...Hopefully the cops will get that guy who hurt Peter...And...you seem a little tense...Is there something going on?" Haley said suspiciously.
"Yeah...Um...It's just Jack...He was just getting on my nerves a little..." Ricky sighed as they walked outside.
"Oh...He can be annoying...No wonder Grace dumped him..." Haley said a little irritated.
"No kidding but at least I'm with Grace now." Ricky said happily.
"Wow! Good for you, Ricky. She's very sweet." Haley said smiling.
"She sure is...I don't mean to sound...awkward or anything but...would you ever be interested in Jack?" Ricky said honestly.
"That's nice of you to offer but...can't he get his own date?" Haley said confused.
"He's tried to but...I just don't think he's found the right girl to help him move on from Grace." Ricky said seriously.
"Oh...I get it...You want me to go out with him so he'll stop bugging you and Grace." Haley said firmly.
"Well...When you say it like that, it sounds bad but...yes..." Ricky said sadly.
"You know what? I might give him a shot...It's the least I could do after that one time we..." Haley said as she smirked.
"Ok...We don't have to remember what we did...And don't do this for me...You don't have to go out with him if you don't want to..." Ricky said awkwardly.
"Thanks Ricky...I'll think about it...See ya around." Haley said nicely and she walked past him.
That's a wrap! Is Haley going to go out with Jack? Will Reuben find out more information about Debra for the trial? At least Kathy isn't pregnant but will Ethan forgive her for cheating on him with Brian? Is Grace going to figure out that Ricky made a song for her with Brandon? What's going to happen when Brandon tells Mike about Dani? Will him and Chloe stay together? Will Amy listen to Adrian's advice about Ben? Will they go out with Adrian, Omar, Shawna, and Max? Is Jimmy going to end up with someone else since he's breaking up with Maria? Poor Peter getting hurt again! Is Griffin going to stay in jail? Stay tuned to find out! Let me know you think! Thank you! :)