Disclaimer: I do not own or have rights to The Outsiders
Rated: M
Pairings: Two-bit/Soda-Steve/Ponyboy-Tim/Dally
Written for: centonlover1997
PS: Next chapter is all Soda/Two-bit—little Pony/Steve
~~~Chapter 8, Is It a Boy or Girl? ~~~
The sound of a baby crying woke Dally from sleep, he groaned and sighed sadly going to get up for the third time that night. He made a small noise of pain as he got out of the bed hold a hand over his healing wound from his cesarean. Tim placed a hand on his back making him pause in his seated position.
"Let me get him" Tim help Dally ease back onto the bed; he pulled the covers back over him.
"I'm sorry, I know you have work in the morning-"Tim cut him off with a kiss, his sleepy lover smiled sadly at back at him.
"You can't control Austin's sleeping Dal." Tim ran a hand throw his hair; the crying wasn't too bad yet so he felt he could take his time.
"But if I wasn't so fucking sore I could help you more." Dally grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"You just had a baby not five days ago, that's a major surgery, give yourself a break sweetheart." The crying increased to the point where it sounded more like screams. "Go back to sleep" Tim kissed his hair, going over to the crib and taking Austin out and then out of the room. It had been this way since they got home five days ago, Tim had no clue it would be this hard having a baby. His small apartment looked even smaller now that it was full of all the baby things Dally said he had 'bought'. Baby clothes that had just come out of the drier but had yet to be folded lay in a pile on his favorite lounge chair. Bottles filled his sink and as Austin let out a burp followed by a puddle of white vomit, Tim just smiled. Being a father, no matter how disgusting it was, was the greatest thing to ever happen to him.
He gently placed Austin down on his changing table, after putting on a fresh diaper the crying stopped and Tim was able to change his shirt. He rinsed off the vomit from the shirt in the sink before placing it in the hamper by the washer machine so Dally would wash it. That had been their deal, or well the deal that Dally made with himself. If Tim worked and paid rent, bought the baby stuff, and paid the bills, Dally would keep the house as clean as possible. Tim hadn't much liked that idea since he figured Dally would more than likely get bored with in the first week but Dally insisted that until Austin could be put into day care he couldn't get a job so he had to do something helpful.
"Tim can you get me the pills on the contour?" Dally called from down the hall, Tim picked up the pain killers carrying them into the room while cradling his son. "He's not glass you know" Dally smiled at how stiffly Tim was holding the baby.
"Compared to me he is glass." Dally sighed but nodded, Tim placed the sleeping infant into his crib before going over to the bed and handing Dally the pills, leaving again to grab a glass of water for him. "I was thinking that maybe tomorrow Soda could take Austin for the day?" Tim asked slowly and quietly watching the confusion and angry build on Dally's face. "You need a day off, you're in pain and you need to work on getting better so you can take better care of our son like you want to." Tim laid a hand on Dally face kissing his lips softly. "I'm worried about you Dal." Dally swatted his hand away
"Don't be, I'm fine. But okay, if Soda wants to…I guess he can come HERE and watch him while I sleep, I don't want Austin out of this apartment for few more weeks unless it's for doctor's appointments." Tim laughed quietly trying not to wake Austin again.
"Your being a little over protective" Dally nodded swalling his pills
"My mom left me places all the time when I was a kid, look how I tried out." Dally gestured to himself "This is not happening to my baby" Tim nodded pulling the covers over him again before taking his place behind him, wrapping his arm around Dally's chest to avoid casing any pain. They fell asleep soon after, only to be awoken four hours later by crying.
~~~Soda/Two~~~
"Deeper…yeah right there…no harder Keith…oh fuck that's it!" Two-bit raised his hands off Soda's back causing his lover to look over his shoulder and glare. "Why'd you stop, my back still hurts and you promised me a message this morning." Soda pouted
"I didn't think giving you a message would get me so fucking hard" Keith groaned palming himself through his jeans, the fabric becoming far too tight. Soda turned bright red turning away before giggling.
"It did sound a little dirty…want me to blow you?" Keith's eyes widened at the calm tone of Soda's voice.
"Really?" Soda nodded giving him a look when Two-bit ripped off his shirt and climbed on the bed kissing Soda before quickly moving to his neck.
"Why are you acting so silly, it's not like we don't have sex anymore?" Soda pushed at Two-bit's shoulder when he saw them noticeable tense. "What it that for?" Two-bit sighed
"We haven't actually had sex in like two months Soda, sure I gave you a hand job while we were in the tub the other day but that doesn't count…I want to be in you…now" He went to kiss Soda again but Soda pushed him away hard.
"Who said anything about entering anyone? Dally went into labor when him and Tim had sex, Austin was a week early…I don't want Billa more than a month early" Soda whined pouting.
"You don't have to worry baby, I'll be super gentle and please stop calling the baby Billa, it's weird." Soda hit Two-bit's shoulder "What?" Soda glared
"Calling the baby Billa isn't weird; we agreed on Bill for a boy and Ella for a girl, so since I don't know which Billa is yet I'm going to combine the names, get over it." Two-bit relsied his mistake before it was too late
"So does that mean no blow job?" Soda nodded storming out of the room. Two-bit rolled his eyes leaning back against the bed; he'd give Soda's hormones time to cool down before he went to apologize for whatever it was Soda thought he did wrong.
"Soda says you have to sleep on the couch" Pony said walking into the room, sitting on one of the many boxes still unpacked in the apartment. Two-bit and Soda had moved in not even a week ago and Darry had already sent Pony over twice.
"To bad I'm not going to, let him sleep in your bed tonight, I have work in the morning and that fucking couch always leave me feeling like shit when I wake up." Pony nodded standing back up and walked to the door. He paused shutting it instead of leaving.
"Soda went for a walk" Two-bit nodded standing up as well, he walked over to Pony wrapping an arm around him, he guided them back to the bed and Pony sat. "Are you and Soda goanna break up?" Two-bit sat beside him shrugging.
"I don't know," Pony nodded
"It's just you two have been fighting so much lately" he shrugged
"He is become more and more distant, I'm trying my hardest Pony, but I've been thinking of-" Pony cut him off.
"You can't drink!" Pony yelled and stood back up "You been so good, almost seven month without a drink!" Two-bit nodded dropping his head into his hands.
"You don't understand, I won't drank much, I promise; just something to take the edge off. Please?" Pony shook his head crossing his arms and planting his feet.
"I haven't let you drink yet, and just because you're having a hard time now doesn't mean I'll let you…maybe you should tell Soda that instead of going to the bar every other night like he thinks you are, that you've really been pulling extra shifts." Pony placed a hand on Two-bits back.
"I've been think-…I called Kathy" Pony took a few steps back from him in disbelief "We almost had sex the other night…I fucked up Pony and I wasn't even drunk when I did it. Me being sober, me being drunk…it's all the same. I'm a worthless idiot either way. Soda deserves better, our child deserves better than me." Pony just shook his head kneeling in front of Two-bit.
"Soda loves you, he'll accept who you are no matter what, and together you two can work through this." The door opened and Soda walked in giving them both looks.
"What's going on?" Two-bit shook he's head and Pony sighed
"If you don't tell him I will" Pony said leaving the room, shutting the door behind him.
"What did Pony mean by that?" Soda sat down next to Two-bit, he's ankles were now swollen from his short walk and Two-bit noticed. He got off the bed, sitting cross legged on the floor; he began to message Soda's feet.
"I stopped drinking a while ago, I've been pulling double shifts at work…I made an separate account at the bank for…Billa" Soda smiled brightly
"When did you stop?" Two-bit shrugged
"The day you told me you were pregnant was the last time." Soda pulled Two-bit up kissing him gently.
"That must have been so hard for you" he began to kiss all over Two-bit face, Two-bit's brow came together in confusion.
"It was" Soda pulled Two-bit onto the bed and onto him, Two-bit smirked realizing what was happening "It was so hard" Soda started taking off his shirt flipping the over so he was on top, straddling Two-bits hips.
"And you went through it all alone" Soda pouted leaning down and kissing Two-bit again "I think I should show my appreciation" Two-bit swallowed hard nodded and Soda giggled.
~~~Pony/Steve~~~
"I swear their like newlyweds or something, I'm afraid if they have sex anymore the baby will come out with a concusion." Pony had grabbed the phone; which had yet to be mounted on the wall, and dragged the cord out onto the fire escape when Soda moans had gotten a little too loud.
"That's funny sweetheart, you want me to come and pick you up?" Steve had been sleeping when Pony called him, but he assumed his little love was just unaware that it was two in the morning.
"I would, but I'd have to tell Soda I was leaving and…I don't want to go anywhere near that room right now." Pony shivered at the thought.
"It's probably better that you stay there, I have work in three hours anyway" Steve rubbed his eyes sitting up.
"I'm sorry for waking you up Steve do you want to go back to sleep?" Pony sighed.
"Its fine I'm awake now…how's school going?" Steve opened the fold that were still scattered across his bed. After Soda had quit a temporary worker came to take his place but unfortunately Soda decided he wasn't going to go back to work after the baby was born, so now Steve was looking for a permeate replacement. He hadn't planned to rescied this many applications.
"It's alright, I'm passing all my classes again…I think I might talk to my guidance consouler next week and see if I can graduate this year." They continued their conversation about their weeks. They made plans for that Friday before a tap on the window leading to the fire escape caused Pony to scream and glare at Two-bit.
"I'm paying the phone bill Pony, hang up and get your ass in bed" With that he walked away again and Pony sighed heavily.
"Something wrong baby?" Steve placed a giant red X on the applicants file before moving on to the next.
"I have to go, Two-bits complaing about the phone bill, we only been talked for what…" Pony looked in through the window at the clock and gasp "two hours!" Steve laughed
"Just tell Two-bit I'll pay for any calls you make to me." Pony agreed and they said their goodbyes before hanging up.
"Pony I said go to bed!" Two-bit yelled from the kitchen when Pony hadn't made any move to come inside.
"Why I don't even have school tomorrow" Two-bit rolled his eyes.
"But a social worker is going to your house tomorrow so we have to leave early and I'd rather not have Darry killing me because you look like your sleep deprived. Bed." Pony sighed but nodded going to his room.
"Two-bit?" He turned before opening the door
"Yeah kid?" Two-bit was slipping his jacket on about to go on another cravings run for Soda.
"You two should sound proof your room, night" he smiled shutting the door on a smirking Two-bit.
"I'm not the loud one, talk to Soda" He called before heading out the door. This family just kept getting weirder.
~~~A/N~~~
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