"He is a man Dallas, look, I know you like me and all but leave me and Joe alone please," she basically begged turning in her seat to face him.

"Did you do anything with him yet?" Dally asked.

"No, I'm waiting to get married before I take that leap in life," she told him. Dallas nodded but didn't say anything, just continued to drive.

"Dally?" she asked kindly with a smile, "why, why are you wondering?"

"Oh nothing, just thought it was weird the kid was acting' so skittish." Dally replied

"All we did was play with the kittens, then talked, I ended up falling asleep using his shoulder so he might have been feeling weird that he slept next to me," she told him and he heard the nervousness in her voice.

Dally looked at her, "Yeah, then why was his shirt inside out?"

"He got hot and took it off," she told him.

Dallas looked at her, "Then why do you look so nervous? Look just be honest, I won't tell Darry, ok?"

She sighed, scared to tell Dally that she and Joe had sex but forgot the protection, "Well, all we did was use our hands."

"Rose, I care about you, I really do. I've done my share of stupid things in the past. But you don't need to lie to me."

"I'm telling the truth Dally," she told him without sounding like she was scared or nervous but failed.

"Then why is your voice making you sound scare?" She shrugged and was happy they were at her house. She got out the instant the wagon was stopped and went to her room.

Dally followed her, "You had sex with him didn't you!"

She didn't answer as she stuffed clothing into a bag. She then took her blankets and wrapped them around the bag and her pillows. She turned to face him and sat on the bed.

"If you don't answer, I'm going to tell Joe's father you had sex, and he made you. You know what his father will do to him?" Dally threatened

"Dallas stop okay, my God why does it even matter to you that Joe and I had unprotected sex?" she asked then realized what she said.

"You had unprotected sex! That boy, I'll kill him!" Dallas grumbled.

"Dallas, please stop okay, it was mostly my idea," Rose told him softly

Dallas shook his head... not knowing what to say. "Are you ready yet?"

"For what sex? Yes I was ready," Rose told him sitting on the bed but he could tell something was wrong.

"No I meant, are you ready to be a mother, and if he even is ready to be a father?"

"Dallas don't we are thinking positive that, that isn't happening," she told him not getting off the bed to go gather up Darry's blankets and the rests stuff.

Dally shook his head, "a lot of people want to think on the brighter side of everything, but you have to be realistic."

"Dallas I know for a fact you and Sylvia had sex without protection and she's never gotten knocked up and plus I know that won't since, I um, I've been on the pill since Joe and I started dating just in case we did go that far," she admitted with a smirk.

She got up and went to Darry's room. She started to gather up the blankets when Dally came in.

Dallas walked up to her, spun her around and kissed her long and hard. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into the kiss more.

Dallas held her more tightly, pulled out of the kiss, threw her on the bed, and held her down while he made out with her. His hand started to run up her skirt. She didn't stop him and allowed his hand to go onto her and finger her.

A while later Rose pulls back, out of breath, "we, we need to head back so they don't worry or come looking for us." Dallas smirked and nodded, and got up.

Rose quickly gathered up Darry's blankets, ran to Pony and Soda's got their blankets and pillows, "Dally Wally, can you help me please?" she called sweetly, needing help carrying everything.

Dallas helped her carry something's and put them in the back of the wagon. "Is that all?"

"Yeah it is," she told him with a smile, "well let's head back, and if Darry or anyone asks just say my pillow wasn't where I last had it so I had to find another one."

Dallas nodded. "Secret is safe with me."

"Good because you never know what'll happen sometime we're alone," she told him and he got the hint she really likes him also. Dallas smiled and winked at her, as they drove. They got back to the bon fire/camp out and Joe ran up to her first.

"Hey what took you guys so long?" Joe asked her giving her a hug.

"Oh sorry Baby, we were looking for my pillow since the last place I had it was on my bed but it wasn't, then it took me a while to gather up the rests pillows and blankets," she told him with a smile.

Joe smiled... "I was going crazy, while you were gone... I just feel so horrible about this whole thing... no matter how positively I look at it" Joe vented.

"Baby, trust me I would NEVER cheat on you with someone like Dallas, you are the one for me not him," Rose told him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

He kissed her back and said into her ear. "I know I can trust you, I meant about what you and I, um, did."

She chuckled and whispered, "no need to worry, I am a hundred percent positive we won't become you know what's, tell you more later."

Joe nodded... "I just feel like Adam and my Pa know what we did, Rose. I mean I know they don't but it feels like it"

"Baby, stop worrying so much okay," she told him, "wanna help me take my blankets and my pillow up to the bed?" she asked.

Joe nods and agrees to help her take the blankets... Blissfully aware of the stares, Adam and his father were giving them. "Sure, where are we putting these blankets?"

"Remember, I get the part with mommy and kittens?" she asked with a smile.

"Well, if it gets cold you can always bunk in my room." Joe told her.

"No, remember you are sharing the barn with me?" Rose said softly.

"Oh yeah, but still if it gets to cold, we can always bunk in my room"

She nodded and climbed up the ladder, "okay hand them up," she told him stretching for the blankets and stuff. Joe climbed up a little and handed them to her. She took them and started to make the bed, "why don't you go get your blankets and a pillow or are they already on your side of the barn?" she asked.

"I already put them on my side" Joe smiled as he winked at her

She nodded, "well come up and help me please, also so we can talk a little," she said kindly. Joe smiled and climbed up the ladder and sat down next to her.

"So, I do have something I do need to tell you that'll ease your mind a lot," she told him as she stretched out the blanket she was going to be lying on.

"Oh, and what's that?" He asked lying beside her

"Well, ever since we started dating I've been protected from becoming a mom at an early age," she told him.

"So we're safe?" Joe asked her

She nodded with a smile, "yes we are," she said as she laid the last blanket down

Joe let out a breath of air that he didn't know he was holding. "Good, cause pa would beat me senseless" Joe said

"Darry would me also," she told him and lightly kissed him on the lips, "I love you Joe."

He kissed her back... "I love you more Rose,"

She smiled and started chuckling when she felt her shirt being played with. She looked next to her and saw Snowflake there, "hey sweetie," Rose said picking the kitten up, "I think I might have a cuddle bug, well besides you, tonight." Rose told Joe.

Joe looked at the kitten and smiled...Mischievously... "You know what would be funny? Putting a kitten in Adams bed, so he will have a cuddle bug in his bed,"

"Naw, mommy wouldn't like that idea of one of her kittens missing," Rose told him and suddenly they hear someone walking by the entrance of the barn.

"Little brother are you in here," Hoss called into the barn.