A/N: Chapter THREEE wow I sound excited. I didn't even write it. I thought that it was self explanatory but I'd just like to add a disclaimer. NEVER OWNED THE OUTSIDERS

Disclaimer- I do not ownThe Outsiders

Mom walked into the kitchen and yawned. Dan walked in beside her. "Morning Johnny. How is it going?" I pulled up to the kitchen table.

"I'm doing good." He grinned and kissed mom's cheek. "Well good. I see you made breakfast. Eggs and bacon, my favorite." I smiled.

I really liked Dan. He was good for mom. He never yelled at or hit her. He treated her real good and he never got cross with me. I was glad she had married him.

"Johnny!" The other major reason I was thankful for Dan came running in.

"Hey Becky." I backed up and she jumped into my lap.

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"Mommy and Daddy are taking me to the zoo."

I smiled. "That sounds fun." She nodded profusely.

"Are you coming?"

Mom sat down smoothing out her dress. She didn't look so tired these days. I never knew she could be pretty until dad was finally out of the picture. When she was happy mom did more with herself. She was happy more and more these days.

"I'm sure Johnny wants to spend his day with his friends." Friends, she called them friends, not hoods.

Becky pouted. "Awe…."

I messed up her hair. "How about I take you to the tasty freeze tomorrow. We'll go see a movie, just the two of us."

Becky started to smile. "Okay." She hoped off my lap and Dan sat her in her highchair.

"I swear Johnny you're a saint with kids." I blushed a little and shrugged. Becky was an awful special kid. I was pretty sure it was hard not to be nice to her.

Becky was my half sister. Dan and Mom met at an AA meeting less than a year after my "accident". Dan had been drinking since he was a kid. He wasn't a bad guy. Well he didn't have Dad's temper. He was more like two-Bit. I mean who else would pick up a girl at an AA meeting?

He and mom hit it off real well. They were real good for each other, kept each other sober. They started dating and Dan started coming around. They married pretty quickly in the courthouse. Less than nine months later Becky came along. I'm not as dumb as people think I am. I understand why they got married but I'm okay with it. I never even dreamed I would have a family, a real family. Sometimes I wonder if being confined to this wheelchair was the best thing that ever happened to me. I can't see mom coming around like she did any other way.

"Whatcha thinkin?"

I looked up. Becky was looking at me. I smiled embarrassed. Dan laughed his mouth full of Bacon. "merpeugh you favor." He gulped. "How pretty you are."

Mom shook her head but I could tell she was happy.

Dallas pulled over to the side of the road. I looked out my window. I sighed in relief. With Dallas you never really know where you can end up. Dallas has to be about the toughest guy I know and I really admire him but sometimes I question the choices he makes. Luckily today he pulled up to the bowling alley. I was glad. You never know when he's aiming for trouble.

"Two-Bit and Steve are meeting us here. I figured we'd kick some ass in the lanes then hit the arcade. Kill some time before the rodeo today at four." I shook my head smiling. So there was an angle. I knew Dallas would be entering. There was no doubt in my mind.

Dallas opened my door and I flopped into my chair. We walked in the bowling ally and the guys were already there. "Speak of the devil. We were just talking about you all." Two- Bit took the tooth pick out of his mouth.

Dallas laughed. "Talking about getting your butts wiped."

"Not a chance."

"You're on." It looked like this was going to be a good day after all. I only hoped Mom, Dan and Becky were having as much fun as I would.