Briar's POV:

I picked my head up off the pillow carefully and glanced over at the now sleeping Sylvia. We'd just gone a few rounds and she'd passed out cold not too long after.

I slowly slid out from under the covers and got up off the bed. I grabbed my pants up off the floor where I'd dropped them and stuffed my legs in to the holes.

" Where you goin' baby?"

I winced. Dammit! She woke up.

I turned slowly and gave her my best blank stare.

" I'm leaving. I got what I wanted, you got what you wanted. So I'm goin'."

Sylvia tried to make me feel guilty by making a pouty face. That just pissed me off and I felt my features harden.

" Don't I mean anything to you?"

" I told you what I wanted from the beginning, Sylvia. So don't try that shit with me." I picked my leather up from the floor and shrugged it on.

" Don't you ever come here again, Briar Curtis! I hate you!"

" Like I give a shit." I turned and walked out of her room, through the living room and out of the house. The cool night air felt real good against my hot skin. I needed to get home and shower so I could head over to Shepard's later.

The wind picked up a bit and I caught a whiff of Sylvia's perfume. That disgusting shit clung to my skin and clothes like Two-Bit to a drunken blonde. I don't know why I kept on goin' over there. I didn't like Sylvia all that much. She slept with anyone who wanted her and she whined too much.

I sighed inwardly and kept on goin' towards our place. By now everyone would be well on their way to being smashed. Darry would be sitting in his arm chair reading the paper, keepin' an eye on Ponyboy and makin' sure he didn't drink.

It only took me a few minutes to walk home and I'd cooled off some. I could hear the noise from our place from the end of the street and I couldn't help but smile a little. The guys never changed, even after everything that has gone on in our lives. I heard a strange voice when I started walking up the steps to the house.

" Ami, you got an awful lot of good lookin' man candy 'round here. How did you manage to pick just one?"

Ami laughed.

" Well, let me tell you, it took a long time to realize the right guy for me was right in front of me the whole time."

I stood on the porch and listened to this. Could what I want be right in front of me but I not know it? I thought of the girls that I knew and shook my head. The only decent one was Ami and she was marryin' my kid brother.

" You gonna stand outside all day handsome, or are ya gonna get your ass in here so I can get a better look at ya?"

Maren's POV:

I called out to the boy standing out on the porch cuz it was makin' me uncomfortable the way he was just starin' off in ta space. It didn't seem like he'd heard me so I went over and yanked the screen door open. The guy was way taller then me, had to be at least 6'3. He turned to face me and I couldn't help but stare. He was gorgeous. You could definately tell he was related to the Curtis boys. Him and Pony looked alot alike. This guy had dark brown hair and eyes though. Buff too. Sexy.

" If you want me in the house so bad, you better get out of my way." He pushed past me and I felt a small rush at the sound of his voice. It was low and sorta gravelly. Made me want to jump his bones like there was no tomorrow.

I followed him in to the house and watched as he went right down the hall and in to the bathroom. The sound of the shower could be heard seconds later. I felt everyone's eyes on me and turned to look at them. They were all staring at me and Ami had a huge grin on her face. I looked at Ponyboy.

" You weren't kiddin' about that other brother. Damn."

Everyone laughed at me and I tried not to blush. Only nice, sissy, prudish girls blushed. And I was none of those things.