I do not own The Outsiders or its characters. S.E Hinton has that honor.

Chapter 14

J.D's POV

When I woke up I had to remember where I was. Then last night pops back into my mind and I remember that I'm at home and the guys are asleep downstairs. I get up to go take a shower. I creep down the hall trying not to wake anyone up. When I reach the bathroom I hear footsteps in there. I knock on the door.

"Hold on a minute." I recognize Eric's voice through the door. He comes out with just a towel wrapped around his waist. I try to hid my blush but to no avail. I haven't seen Eric without a shirt on and I didn't realize how finely drawn his body was. There was strong well developed abs and a rock hard six pack.

"Sorry." He says embarrassed tightening the towel around him.

"It's fine." I say going into the bathroom. I undress and hop into the shower. I let the water lessen the tension in my back and relax. I shampoo my hair and wash of my body. The soap gets in my eyes and I get out with the water still running. I rub my eyes with the towel and to my horror Eric's in the bathroom with me. And I am completely naked.

"Eric! What the hell are you doing in here!" I shout and wrap the towel around my body. The towel is a little short and it only goes to the middle of my thighs. Eric quickly turns around and covers his eyes.

"I forgot my cloths in here. I came in here to get them. I thought you wouldn't be done and I wouldn't see you! Why are you naked!" he shouts back.

"I got soap in my eyes!" I shout. "Get out!" Eric feels the bathroom and I get back in the shower. Why does this always to me? I let the water pound on me as I start to think. I imagine Eric playing football and covering Mikie up with that blanket Eric…Wait stop! You do not like Eric! You love Julius and he loves you. Don't you dare cheat on Julius; he has been there for you when Mom died when you and Dad got in fights, and everything else. Don't screw this up or a stupid crush.

I get out of the shower and wrap a towel around me. I open the door and scan the hallway for any of the guys. The only one I see is Patrick, but he's in his room putting on cloths. I go into my room and get ready to see Julius. I dry off my hair reveling its natural curl. I like my hair as it is. I put on my makeup which I haven't worn in so long. It's odd to see it on me again, but I'll get use to it. I put on my blue leggings and black miniskirt with my Michal Jackson tee-shirt. I go downstairs to see everybody else sitting there eating breakfast.

"Morning." I say.

"Morning." Everyone else calls back. I see Eric standing by Cola. I go over to them.

"J.D, I am very sorry. I won't have gone in there if I knew." He says truly sorry.

"Knew what Eric?" Cola asks we ignore him.

"It's fine Eric. Let's just not look at each other for awhile, okay?"

"Yeah, fine." He quickly agrees. I go over and grab some toast.

"Dad, I'm going to head out now if that's okay." I say heading towards the door.

"Alright, be back by dinner time." He calls.

"Love you!" I call heading out the door.

I walk down the street and get a cab. I tell him the address and wait for him to get there. When the rides over I pay the cabby and go knock on the door. Julius's mom answers.

"Oh hello Johnny! How have you been baby?" she says as she hugs me. I hug her back. Connie Adams was a sweet old bird. She loved me and knew my Mom when they were kids.

"Hi Ms. Adams. Is Julius home?" I ask here stepping into the house. The place was old and kinda rundown, but Connie kept it clean and homey-like.

"Yes, dear, he's in his room. Go on ahead and go in there." She says going into the kitchen. I walk down the hall and hear Julius though the door.

"God you taste good." He moans. I open the door and find him and Rachel Freeman on the bed necking.

"Oh, God, J.D what are you doing here!" he nearly yells. I scoff and take off the ring he gave me for Christmas last year. I put it on his dresser and walk out of the house.

I keep walking down the street and keep walking until I get to Forest Park. I sit down on one of the benches and try not to cry. I think of how Julius said that he loved me and that he would never let anything happen to me, but I guess he lied. I guess I feel asleep crying because when I woke up it was nearly noon. I figure that I've mopped enough and start to walk back to my house. After living in St. Louis all my life I know basically every inch of thins city. When I get to my house I realize that I've smeared my makeup and that I look like hell. I hop the fence that leads to the backyard and climb up the fire escape that thankfully goes right into my room. I take off my shoes and jacket and lay down on my bed. I start to cry again and try to stop but I can't control my sobs. I've never been heartbroken before and never knew how much it hurts. I wish my Mom was here.

Eric's POV

I go past J.D's room and hear quiet sobbing coming from inside. I carefully open the door and see J.D weeping on her bed. I close the door quietly behind me and she looks up.

"Oh, Eric. What's up?" She says wiping her eyes trying to get off the smeared makeup covering her face.

"Are you okay?" I ask her going over to her bed and sitting down.

"Not really." She says quietly. I take her hands and look her in the eye.

"What happened?" I ask her. If its that stupid Julius kid making J.D cry like this I'll kill him. After spending so much time with J.D I fell protective of her. She takes a shaky breath and tells her story.

"I went over to Julius's place and I caught him and some girl from my biology class macking in his bedroom. He asked me what the hell I was doing there. So I toke the ring he gave me off and left it there. I went to the park and fell asleep. When I woke up I came back here and started bawling again. I'm so stupid aren't I?" she finishes.

"No, no you ain't stupid J.D. He was the idiot not you. He will never find a girl as funny, beautiful, and amazing as you. You are a great girl, J.D, don't even think different." I tell her. She draws a shaky breath and lays down on the bed. I lay next to her still holding her hand. We lay there you a few minutes looking up at the poster on the ceiling. It's a Eagles poster.

"Eric? Have you ever had your heart broken?" she asks after awhile.

"Yeah, once. It sucked; I didn't want to get out of bed. I know what you're going through." I tell her turning to her. We sit up and she leans up against my chest. I hold her there for about thirty minutes.

She turns to face me and I look her in the eyes. I never thought about how beautiful J.D really was. Her hair was thick and curly, her eyes were shining in the light coming from the window, she was truly the most beautiful girl I have ever meet who is as incredible as J.D. I keep looking in her eyes.

"Hi." She whispers.

"Hey." I whisper back. I don't know what happened next except that our lips were locked together in the best kiss I have ever had.

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