Chapter 3: Arrival Right away I started to pack Cassie's things and mine for two weeks. Yes, two weeks I was going to be there. I'll be attending graduation but I'll have to come back here to the big apple. Like I said, I make medium wage so it'll be pretty ok.

In my bag it was pretty normal stuff like:

Socks

Underwear

Undershirts

Shirts

Jeans

Hair grease

Deoderant

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Comb

Shoes

In Cassies bag, it was pretty much the same but for babies, like:

Socks

Shoes

Pajamas

Diapers

Outfits

Bibs

Diaper bag

Baby toothbrush

Medicine

Teething ointment

Etc….

FINISHED! Ugh, I just hate to pack bags. I call up a motel down there and book a reservation. Then I go into cassie's room…

" Baby, we have to go, you are going to meet your Uncles," I whispered. She woke up immediately despite having a cold.

I quickly changed her diaper and put her in pink pajamas and socks. Took her hair out of the tiny hair tie letting her brown hair fall.

I brought out her and our bags to the car and left for the airport. Dropping our bags at the drop off and got through the security and were off to Tulsa.

" Buckle your seatbelts and recline your chairs and trays back to the original position, get ready for landing," the pilot instructed over the intercom. I buckled myself and cassie in and got ready for the landing.

" Dada?" Cassie asked.

" Yes baby?"

" See uncles?" she asked. I smiled and nodded.

" yes honey, were seeing your uncles," I replied and grineed while she clapped her hands together in glee. Her hapiness was what replaced how nervous I was about seeing the gang with a baby on my hip.

When we landed, got our stuff, I put her in her stroller and got our rental car. When we got to the motel, it was 10:50 PM. I got Cassie to sleep next to me and as soon as I laid back to my pillow, I was off to slumber.

" DADDY!!" I heard Cassie yell hapily.

" Yea, Doll," I asked half asleep. Cassie just pounced on me. I laughed and kissed her forehead. I picked her up and took a blanket on the floor so I could change her into a new diaper. In the process, I slipped off her other clothes and went over to her bag to get her some clothes. I put jeans on her with a little blue halter top and jean jacket. I slipped on socks and blue converse shoes- greaser shoes!

I remembered what Miranda had said and dialed her number…

" Hello?" she asked.

" Hey Miranda, it's Ponyboy. We got here last night and crashed," I explained.

" Okay, hope everything goes well, bye,"

" Bye, Miranda," I said.

I picked up both Cassidie and her diaper bag, oh! And the keys and I drove to mine, Darry, and Soda's home house.

Turning off the ignition, I dropped the keys into my pocket, locked my door and shut it, got cassie out and locked and shut her door.

" Let's roll, baby," I said and walked to the door and knocked. No one ever really knocks but I haven't been here once since I left for college and with the prescence of bringing Cassie here, I don't want it to seem as I just waltzed into everyones lives.

I heard someone, most likely two- bit yell " Come in!". that made me shake my head and smile. I opened the door ans smiled.

" Hey two- bit!" I laughed. He turned to look at me and grinned.

" Hey kid! Say, who's this?" he asked with his famous raised eyebrow.

" This is my year in a hlaf daughter, Cassidie…"