Chapter 1
Ponyboy POV.
Driving with my family is insane! J.D, who usually is my saving grace, is in a horrible mood and fighting with Patrick for poking baby Mike and the baby will not stop crying! Lord knows how much I miss my wife at times like these. Connie would get Mikie calmed down; Patrick to play a game to keep him occupied, and could talk to Johnny about her cousins and uncles that I have failed to visit in 5 years, Darry and Sodapop haven't even meet my youngest yet.
"All right that's enough! Patrick Darrel stop poking your brother and Johnny Dallas will you please get Mikie to be quite. Thank you." I order. I usually don't raise my voice to my kids, but this had been going on for 15 minutes and they where testing my last nerve.
J.D had gotten the baby to sleep and put him back in his car seat. "Hey dad? We've been driving for 6 hours and you still haven't told us where we are going. I know you said it was a surprise, but us just past the 'Welcome to Oklahoma' sign and I have a pretty good idea where this little expedition is going"
I smiled at J.D. She had my brains, her mother's and Soda's good looks and Darry's determination in life. She also had Soda's good sense of humor. Patrick was the spitting image of Darry, but he had my green-gray eyes. Michael Jr. looked like a mix of me and Sodapop. Even his eyes were a mix of us, his left one was brown and his right one was green-gray. Connie loved that little quirk about Mike, before the accident. It would be 3 months next week.
"And where do you think we are going, babe?" I asked her in a shocked tone.
"Either to Uncle Darry's or Soda's house, but I still haven't got any idea how long were going to be here in this hick state" Johnny Dallas replied.
"Were going to start out at Darry's place them where we go is up to him, Soda, Two-Bit, and Steve. They dragged us into a summer road trip, kids"
"Um, Daddy, Pat gets really bad car sick and do you think it's the smartest thing to bring a 4 month old baby on a road trip?" J.D asked.
"It's a work in progress, Johnny, and I had two other kids before Mike and we'll dope Patty up with Dramamine so everything will be fine, J.D" I reassured my oldest.
Before she could reply Patrick shrieked " Dad, Dad look! I can see the 'The Welcome to Tulsa' sign. We're here!"