Here's chapter 76! 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
The next day in California...
Brandon and Chloe were riding go-karts and then they got off the go karts.
"That was a lot of fun!" Brandon said happily.
"Yeah it was! I love go kart races! Do you want to do mini golf now?" Chloe said sweetly.
"Me too. I would like to do mini golf." Brandon said smiling.
"Brandon? What are you doing here dude?" Jesus said confused from behind Brandon.
"Uh...Hey Jesus...This is Chloe...She's my...girlfriend..." Brandon said nervously.
"It's nice to meet you." Chloe said kindly.
"What? Why do you have a girlfriend? I thought you were grounded...Shouldn't you be at your dad's?" Jesus said seriously.
"Yeah but my Dad said I could go out with Chloe whenever I wanted...Please don't tell Moms..." Brandon said honestly.
"All right...I won't tell them...But I think you should...If you want your freedom back. You want them to trust you, right?" Jesus said firmly.
"Yeah but...I'm almost an adult..." Brandon said a little irritated.
"That doesn't matter...They'll always be our parents no matter how old we are...I've done things behind their backs but...I've tried to be honest with them...Why can't you? Just because you slept with Dani doesn't mean you have to hide Chloe from them." Jesus said sternly.
"You're right...Thanks bro...I'll see ya later..." Brandon said kindly.
"No problem B...See ya later...I need to find Emma. She's getting some cotton candy." Jesus said smiling and he walked away from them.
"So...Are you gonna tell your moms about me?" Chloe said intrigued.
"Of course I will...They'll probably get upset but...I have to do it..." Brandon said seriously and they walked to the mini golf area.
Meanwhile in New York...
Amy, Ben, and John walked into their apartment.
"Finally it's the weekend..." Ben said relieved.
"Yeah...Um...I have a confession to make..." Amy said sadly as John went into his room.
"What is it?" Ben said concerned as they sat at the kitchen table.
"I...told Ricky about...why we slept together recently..." Amy said seriously.
"You did what? Amy! Why?" Ben said shocked.
"I thought he could help me but...he couldn't...I talked to Grace about it too and...she said I should tell you what I'm going through..." Amy said honestly.
"I told you to not get Ricky involved in this...Ugh...This is all his fault...He ruins everything for us...Even though we're on the other side of the freaking country, he still manages to hurt us..." Ben said angrily.
"Ben...Calm down...Ricky didn't do anything...I did..." Amy said worried.
"How can you be taking his side?! Don't you get it, Amy? Ever since you first slept with him, he's made both of our lives awful...If only you didn't have John..." Ben said stubbornly.
"What the hell is wrong with you?! How can you talk like that?! I love John and I loved Ricky but now I love you Ben! I know I messed up...And I'm sorry...Just forget about Ricky..." Amy said cruelly and then sincerely.
"I could if you do..." Ben said coldly and he left the apartment.
"Oh God...What have I done?" Amy said sadly to herself and her eyes got watery.
A few minutes Amy's phone rang.
"Hello?" Amy said as she wiped her eyes.
"Hey Ames...How are you?" George said nicely.
"Hey Dad...I'm ok..." Amy said sadly.
"Are you crying? Did something happen with Ben?" George said concerned.
"Um...We got in a little fight...It's nothing I can't handle..." Amy said seriously.
"Are you sure? I can talk to Leo about it." George said firmly.
"No...It's ok, Dad...I gotta get dinner started so I'll talk to you later...Love you...Bye..." Amy said nervously and she hung up.
About fifteen minutes later Ben drove to Adrian's and Omar's house. He walked to the front door and rang the door bell.
"Ben? What are you doing here?" Adrian said surprised as she opened the door.
"Hey Adrian...Can we talk?" Ben said concerned.
"Uh...Sure...Come in..." Adrian said nicely and then she closed the door after Ben walked in and they sat on the couch.
"Amy is driving me crazy..." Ben said in a depressed tone.
"Oh no...What did she do?" Adrian said concerned.
"It's what Ricky did...That crap he said at Mimsy's funeral about losing someone has made Amy upset...That's partly why she slept with me recently..." Ben said a little irritated.
"I'm sorry but how is this Ricky's fault? Amy wanted to have sex with you...Who cares what he said at the funeral? You need to get over him, Ben...He's with Grace." Adrian said sternly.
"I know but...I don't think Amy is over Ricky...I don't get it...We've been together for months..." Ben said firmly.
"Um...Amy and Ricky were close to getting married...It's hard to get over someone that you wanted to marry...I even had a hard time getting over you for a short time after we got divorced..."Adrian said honestly.
"Oh...I guess I never thought about it like that before...And...you had a hard time getting over me?" Ben said intrigued.
"Heh...Yeah...I know you've always been in love with Amy but I thought we could have really fallen for each other if...Mercy made it..." Adrian said sadly.
"Maybe...Amy and Ricky had John but they're not in love...A kid can't save a relationship, Adrian..." Ben said seriously.
"You're right but I think Amy and Ricky loved each other...And they'll always have a parenting bond because of John...I know Amy said their relationship wasn't real the other night but...I think it was for a short time..." Adrian said sincerely.
"Real or not...Amy's with me...But...I just don't know how we're going to get past this..." Ben said sadly.
"Maybe you should talk to Ricky...Or I could...if you want..." Adrian said nicely.
"You don't have to do that Adrian...I probably should just talk to Amy more about how she feels about Ricky instead of...getting angry with her..." Ben said honestly.
"That's probably a good idea...Do you want to stay for dinner? Omar's getting hot wings and potato salad. Amy and John can come too..." Adrian said kindly.
"Uh...Sure...I'll call Amy and see if she wants to come..." Ben said smiling as he pulled out his phone and he called Amy.
"Where are you?" Amy said a little irritated as she answered her phone.
"I'm at Omar's and Adrian's...They're having hot wings and potato salad for dinner if you want to come over with John..." Ben said calmly.
"Oh...All right...We'll be there soon..." Amy said awkwardly and she hung up.
"Is she coming?" Adrian said intrigued.
"Yeah...Thanks for helping me, Adrian..." Ben said nicely.
"No problem Benny...That's what friends are for...Heh..." Adrian said sweetly.
"How's the baby doing?" Ben said smiling.
"They're doing really well...I have an ultrasound if you want to see them..." Adrian said happily as she grabbed the ultrasound from the table in front of them.
"Oh wow...They have a pretty big head..." Ben said surprised as his eyes widened while Adrian handed him the picture.
"Yeah...Heh...Omar thinks that it could be a boy but I don't know...Mercy had a pretty big head..." Adrian said kindly.
"Heh...She did...Like you...Ha ha..." Ben said smiling.
"What? I do not have a big head!" Adrian said a little irritated.
"It's defiantly bigger than mine...That would explain your big, smart brain..." Ben said happily.
"Ha ha...Yeah...But you're smart too, Benny...You haven't always done the right thing but...you are really smart..." Adrian said nicely.
"Thanks...I just don't understand why Ricky had to be John's father..." Ben said concerned.
"I don't think we can ever really know that...But...I think everything does happen for a reason...I know it's really cliché but...I think Ricky was meant to be John's father to help him grow up...Think about it...Ricky was a complete jerk before Amy had John...And now he's an amazing guy who keeps growing up even more." Adrian said honestly.
"You're right...I think we all have grown up a lot..." Ben said nicely.
"Yeah...I just hope that you don't let Ricky get between you and Amy...She really loves you, Ben." Adrian said seriously.
"I know she does...And...Ricky loves Grace...Right?" Ben said intrigued.
"Yes he does...A lot...I'm really happy for them...Grace finally got the guy she always wanted and who knew that it would end up being Ricky? I still can't believe it..." Adrian said kindly.
"No kidding...I'm happy for them too and for you and Omar...He's an awesome guy and I think you two will make great parents..." Ben said happily.
"Aww! Thanks Ben! I hope we do..." Adrian said sweetly and she gave Ben a hug.
About ten minutes later Amy, Omar, and John walked in through the front door.
"Hey Adrian...I didn't know we were going to have company..." Omar said smiling.
"Oh yeah...I hope you don't mind..." Adrian said sweetly as she stood up.
"Of course not...How are you, Ben?" Omar said smiling as he walked in the kitchen.
"I'm doing all right...Those wings smell good." Ben said kindly as he walked into the kitchen.
"So...Ben talked to you about...Ricky..." Amy said quietly as she walked by Adrian.
"Yeah...Um...Do you want to talk about him?" Adrian said nervously.
"Not right now...I am pretty hungry...Come on John..." Amy said seriously as she grabbed John's hand and they walked into the kitchen.
Adrian rolled her eyes and she grabbed her phone and she walked into her room and called Ricky.
After a few rings he picked up.
"Hey Adrian...I'm at work so I don't have much time to talk..." Ricky said sternly.
"Ok...Well...You got Amy upset because of what you said at Mimsy's funeral about knowing what it's like to lose someone...That's why she recently had sex with Ben...What is wrong with you?" Adrian said annoyed.
"Ugh...I know...Amy told me...But this is not my fault...She didn't have to take what I said at the funeral so personally...She's still in mourning and I don't think she knows how to deal with it...I'm not very good with death so...I don't know how I can help..." Ricky said seriously.
"Hmm...You're probably right...She's over for dinner now with Ben and John...Maybe they should stay with us for awhile...That might help..." Adrian said honestly.
"What? How would that help?" Ricky said surprised.
"You just leave that to me, Ricky...I'll make sure Amy is feeling better...How's Grace, by the way? I haven't heard from her in awhile." Adrian said smiling.
"All right...Good luck I guess...And Grace is doing well...We had an amazing time on the beach last night and at the batting cages..." Ricky said nicely and then happily.
"Ooooh...That is so romantic...Not the batting cages though...What did you do on the beach?" Adrian said intrigued.
"Uh...The batting cages were fun...I don't really have time to talk now, Adrian...But we made out for a couple hours...It was incredible..." Ricky said smiling.
"That's really nice...Before you go, Grace told me that she's never done it completely naked...I just thought you should know..." Adrian said as she smirked.
"Ha ha...Ooookay...Thanks for telling me...Bye Adrian..." Ricky said awkwardly and he hung up.
Adrian walked into the kitchen were everyone was sitting and already eating.
"I made you a plate, babe..." Omar said nicely.
"Thanks Omie...This looks so good." Adrian said smiling as she sat down.
"These have got to be the best hot wings I've ever had..." Ben said happily.
"They are really good...I got them from a grocery store a few miles away from here...They have the best food." Omar said nicely.
"Yeah...Who were you talking to Adrian?" Amy said suspiciously.
"Oh...I was just talking to Ricky...He's working and...I told him that I'm going to help you, Amy..." Adrian said seriously.
"Help me how?" Amy said confused.
"How would you like to stay with us for awhile? Both of you with John?" Adrian said intrigued as she looked at Ben and Amy.
"What? How would that help?" Ben said surprised.
"I'm confused...What's going on?" Omar said intrigued.
"Since you two have been sleeping together for the wrong reasons, I thought maybe if you stayed here, I could help you do it for the right reasons..." Adrian said honestly.
"Help them do what?" Omar said confused.
"She's talking about sex, Omar...I don't know..." Amy said concerned.
"Um...I think it might help...Adrian's not a therapist or anything but...it's worth a shot, Amy..." Ben said seriously.
"You really think so? I don't want to like...intrude or anything..." Amy said honestly.
"Oh...You don't have to worry about that...We have a guest room you two can stay in and John can sleep on the couch if you want...Plus we can carpool to school and save gas." Adrian said nicely.
"Uh...Adrian...I don't think this is the best idea..." Omar said nervously.
"Why not? How about we try it for a week and see how it goes...And if I don't help you two, then maybe you should see a professional." Adrian said seriously.
"All right...I guess we'll try living with you for a week..." Amy said kindly.
"Sounds good...Who wants some ice cream?" Adrian said smiling and she stood up and walked to the fridge.
"I sure hope she knows what she's doing..." Omar said quietly.
"Me too...We'll just have to trust her..." Ben said seriously as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
Meanwhile in California...
Ricky and Ethan were working when Arnold walked in.
"Hey man...I totally forgot to ask you the other day if I left my wallet in here when I paid you for the window..." Arnold said nicely.
"Oh yeah...Is this it?" Ricky said kindly as he pulled out a wallet from a drawer.
"Thank you so much! And I'm sorry about the window..." Arnold said happily and then sincerely as he took his wallet from Ricky.
"No problem, Arnold...Just don't do it again..." Ricky said seriously.
"I won't...My dog got put to sleep anyway..." Arnold said sadly.
"I'm sorry...If you want...you could maybe get a job here so you can buy another dog..." Ricky said nicely.
"Thanks but...my parents said I can't have anymore pets...I have a job at the grocery store anyway...I gotta go...Bye..." Arnold said sadly and he left the butcher shop.
"I can't believe that guy broke the window for his dog...He must have really loved him...I always wanted a dog..." Ethan said seriously as he walked by Ricky.
"Me too but they're a lot of work...They're like taking care of a kid almost..." Ricky said honestly as he filled in some orders on the computer.
"True...So...I've been thinking about Kathy..." Ethan said concerned.
"Really? That's what you've been doing instead of working? I'm shocked." Ricky said a little irritated.
"Yeah...Don't you think about Grace when you work? I saw you daydreaming about an hour ago..." Ethan said smiling.
"What? I wasn't daydreaming...I was...just thinking..." Ricky said annoyed.
"Thinking...About what?" Ethan said intrigued.
"Ok...If you tell anyone this, I will kill you..." Ricky said sternly.
"I swear I won't tell anyone...What is it?" Ethan said quietly.
"I've been thinking about what I could with Grace over spring break...I know it's not until March but...I want to do something really special with her." Ricky said honestly.
"Oh wow...I didn't know you thought that far ahead...I don't even know what I'm going to eat for breakfast tomorrow...So you need some suggestions?" Ethan said concerned.
"Yeah...She likes Hawaii but...it's really expensive..." Ricky said seriously.
"So? You've been saving money...I bet by March you'll have enough for both of you to go for a week." Ethan said firmly.
"Maybe...I haven't figured out how much it will cost exactly...I'm sure Leo can help me out too..." Ricky said concerned.
"I bet he will...He's a very generous man...I asked him about a raise and he said he'll think about it..." Ethan said smiling.
"Oh...Good for you, Ethan...And...why were you thinking about Kathy?" Ricky said nicely.
"I've been thinking about getting back together with her but...I don't know...I guess we should take things slow for now..." Ethan said honestly.
"That's probably a good idea...Since you just forgave her...I'm sure you two will work things out..." Ricky said kindly.
"We'll see...I should get back to those gift baskets..." Ethan said as he walked back over to the gift baskets.
Meanwhile Grace was at the golf course where Marshall's ashes were poured.
"Hey Dad...I know it's been awhile since I've talked to you but...I just wanted to say that...I miss you...and I hope that Jesus is taking good care of you...Of course He is...Heh...And...I hope you're proud of me for waiting with Ricky...It hasn't been easy but...I know I couldn't do it if it wasn't for you...Even though we didn't always get along, I do appreciate you helping me to remember the right thing to do when it came to guys...I love you, Dad...And...so does Mom and Tom...And Jacob does too..." Grace said sweetly as she looked at the blue sky and her eyes got watery.
"Grace? What are you doing here?" A familiar voice said from behind her.
"Jack? I...was just talking to my Dad...Why are you here?" Grace said surprised after standing up and turning around.
"Oh...I didn't know that you did that...I still talk to my Dad every once in awhile...I miss him..." Jack said seriously.
"Yeah...I don't do it very often but...I just needed to come here today...Since Ricky's getting baptized on Sunday...I thought my Dad should know...Heh..." Grace said sadly.
"I see...I'm really glad that he's getting baptized...And...I wanted to apologize to you for what I said at the gym..." Jack said sincerely.
"Heh...You don't have to do that Jack...What you said is true..." Grace said concerned as she looked into Jack's eyes.
"No...I want to...I really shouldn't have said that...I know that you care about your family and friends and not just Ricky...You're a very loving person, Grace and...I'm really happy for you and I'm proud of you too...You helped change Ricky's life...It's not always easy to encourage people to believe that Jesus died for our sins, you know?" Jack said honestly.
"Thank you...And you're right...It defiantly isn't easy to encourage people to believe what we do...I just hope that Ricky's baptism will bring us closer..." Grace said kindly.
"No problem...I'm sure it will...If anyone can bring someone closer to God, it's you...Which is why I'm here...I feel like I can hear God when I come here..." Jack said nicely.
"Heh...Yeah...I try...Is there something bothering you?" Grace said intrigued.
"Um...There was but...I feel a lot better now...I'm ready to start a new chapter in my life...I don't know if that will be with someone or not, but I do know that...I'm over you and...I hope we can be friends..." Jack said seriously.
"Aww Jack! I hope we can be friends too...And I hope you find someone who will love you even more than I did..." Grace said sweetly and she gave Jack a hug.
"Heh...Me too...I'll see you later...I need to go on a walk...alone..." Jack said nicely as he pulled away from Grace.
"Uh...Ok...Bye Jack..." Grace said smiling and she walked towards the parking lot and she saw a guy laying on the ground with curly brown hair.
"Oh my gosh! Hey! Are you ok?" Grace said shocked as she tapped the guys' shoulder but he didn't respond.
Next Grace pulled out her phone and called 911 and then she started to do CPR on him after listening to his pulse and breathing for ten seconds.
"Crap! There's Spitter!" Cappie said concerned as he ran over to Grace with Casey.
"Poor Rusty...He must have passed out..." Casey said sadly.
"I called 911...You know him?" Grace said worried as she did chest compressions on Rusty's chest.
"Yeah...He's my brother..." Casey said seriously as she looked at Rusty's leg and noticed there was some blood by it.
"Nice work, Gracie...I didn't know you knew CPR." Cappie said smiling.
"I learned it at med camp...What happened to him?" Grace said seriously after giving Rusty two breaths and then she did more compressions.
"It looks like he got shot on his leg or something..." Casey said seriously.
Oh no! What happened to Rusty? I thought it would be great to bring him in from Greek! Will Brandon tell Lena and Stef about Chloe? Will Adrian be able to help Amy and Ben when they live with her and Omar? Will Ricky go to Hawaii with Grace during their spring break? Is Ethan going to get a raise and get back with Kathy? Will Jack get with someone and will he be able to be friends with Grace? Ricky's baptism will be coming up soon! Let me know what you think! Thank you! :)