So I wanted to let you guys know that I changed the song for Chapter 10 'cause yeah it was driving me crazy haha, but also thank you to everyone who's voted in the poll or told me what they would like their vote to be and if you haven't done so already, please vote!
And Time Is Ticking
A Sweet Summer Race In You
And You've Got Your Demons
And Darling They All Look Like Me
"I've got a doctor's appointment today." Jenni sat on the couch, her permanent living space according to Steve, and ate a bag of chips.
Steve nodded from across the living room, "I'll be there."
Jenni thought about how to put her question nicely before she spoke, "Are you still looking for a place to work?"
"No shit."
"I was just asking." Jenni quickly defended herself before changing her sitting position.
It took Steve a minute before he nodded and pinched the bridge of his nose, "I know."
XXX
"Just give me one more chance John." Steve followed his ex-boss around the DX begging for his job back, it was pathetic.
"Listen Steve, you're rarely on time anymore and you don't pay as much attention with the cars, it's not helping my business."
"I need this job man, I got a baby and a girl to take care of."
John turned around abruptly, "That's not my fault Steve. I already told you, I'll give you the job back once things have settled down, there's nothing else I can do."
Steve punched his fist into the wall and slammed the DX door shut, ignoring the ignorant bell jingling. "Jesus Christ."
XXX
The doctor was going through his usual routine as Jenni played with the paper laying on the doctor's bed. "Is it okay for me to move around while on bed rest?"
The doctor nodded and began pulling his gloves off, "You can bathe and so forth, just nothing that requires standing for a long period of time or too much physical force."
Jenni quickly stuck her tongue out at Steve and he smiled and shook his head.
"But you won't have to worry about that anymore; I'm taking you off bed rest.
"So the baby's okay?" Jennifer took her attention away from the paper.
Dr. Johnson nodded and rolled his chair over to the table to fill out Jenni's paperwork. "Your cervix is back to normal. I'd still suggest taking it easy so everything stays okay but besides that the baby's growing fine."
Jenni looked at Steve, pure enthusiasm on her face. "Did you hear that?"
Steve nodded, "Sure did."
The doctor closed his folder and helped Jenni off the table. "You're set to figure out the sex of your baby."
"I want it to be a surprise."
Steve looked up from where his eyes were locked on the floor. "What?"
"I wanna wait until we have the baby to find out."
"We never talked about that."
Jenni shrugged, "Well that's what I want."
Steve smirked, "Sorry, I forgot you got everything you wanted princess."
XXX
"How the hell are you just gonna leave me like that?" Jenni came stomping out of the hospital door.
Steve shrugged and kept his cigarette in his mouth. "You don't need me to help you make decisions."
"I never said that."
Steve tapped his cigarette. "You made it pretty damn obvious."
"You're so fucking stubborn, you know that?" Jenni crossed her arms over her chest, an angry look in her eyes.
"It's my baby too Jenni, I get to help make those kinds of decisions!" Steve blasted.
"Like you're doing anything to help Steve! You left me alone in the hospital, you lost your damn job, how the hell is that helping with anything!?"
Steve shook his head and threw his cigarette across the sidewalk. It took him a minute before he slammed the car door shut and drove away.
XXX
"Where have you been?" Jennifer's father showed up at the door just as she turned the key to unlock it.
"The doctor's dad." She was out of breath from walking and didn't feel like having a discussion.
"The doctor's? For what?" He continued to block the doorway.
"Because I'm pregnant?" She stated it as if it were the most obvious thing on the planet but when she saw the look in her father's eyes she regretted it, especially when she felt his hand meet her face.
XXX
"Hey Jenni-Jen." Two-Bit smiled as he hopped down the Curtis' stairs to meet Jennifer. "Where'd you get the car from?" He looked past her shoulder and examined the fairly new, red car.
"I hot-wired it."
Two-Bit cocked an eyebrow, "You're lying."
She shrugged, "Whatever you say."
He followed her up the stairs. "Where'd you learn that from?"
"Steve."
Two-Bit smiled, "I shoulda guessed you'd pick it up from one of us eventually."
Jenni nodded and took a seat at the dining room table. It took Ponyboy a few seconds to look up from his Algebra book and question her, "Aren't you supposed to be in bed or something?"
Jenni shook her head and Pony shrugged, "That's what Steve said."
Jenni didn't feel like explaining so she just nodded and watched Soda as he came to sit next to her; it was Saturday so everyone was home. "Where's Steve at?"
She shrugged, "I dunno know."
"You seen him today?"
She nodded and Soda nudged her shoulder gently, "What's the matter?"
"Mood swings."
Jenni cocked an eyebrow at Ponyboy's answer and Soda just laughed. He opened his mouth to say something as the phone began to ring. "I'll get it." Soda hopped up.
Jenni watched as he picked up the phone and listened intently. He nodded once and answered with a few "OK's". The conversation was over just as fast as it began. Soda grabbed his jacket off the hook next to the door and barely turned around to say, "That was the hospital, Steve had an accident."
Jenni's eyes went wide as she stared at her intertwined hands. Now she knew what it felt like when the walls caved in.
Distance, Timing,
Break-Down, Fighting,
Silence, This Train Runs Off It's Tracks
Credits-
Song: Sad Beautiful Tragic
Artist: Taylor Swift
Book: The Outsiders
Author: S. E. Hinton
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