Pony fumbled with the camera in his hands, unsure of how exactly it worked.

"Come on, Pony! Take the picture!" Soda said as he carried the cake to the table. It was little Toby's first birthday and they were starting the photo album.

"What button do I push, though?" The 15-year-old asked, cocking an eyebrow. Soda sighed and showed him the correct button to push in order to snap a picture. Pony took a picture of the cake along with a bunch of pictures of Toby and Ana. Soda "photo-bombed" a few pics, but Pony didn't mind at all. It was an accurate representation of their family. The only picture they were missing was a picture with the gang.

Pony looked outside and saw Two-Bit, Dally, Johnny and Steve coming in through the gate. 'Perfect timin'.' He thought.

"Guys, we need to get a picture! C'mon and get in here!" Ponyboy called out the door.
The living room was soon full of boys. Soda carried Toby and Ana out so they could be in the picture. Darry held Ana and Soda held Toby.

SNAP! The picture came out perfectly, just how Pony had wanted it to. Dally, of course, didn't smile, Two-Bit made a funny face, Johnnycake's face was neutral, Steve had his arm slung over Soda's shoulder, looking down at the baby, and Darry was looking at the camera, a small smile playing on his lips.

"Cake time!" Everyone gathered around the small chocolate cake.

Two-Bit stuck his finger in the icing and tasted it. "Yum. That's good."

"Keith!" Pony yelled, slapping his hand away. Soda came out with a lighter as Darry placed the orange candle in the middle. The candle was in the giant shape of a one.

Soda lit the candle and everyone immediately started to sing 'Happy Birthday'. Dally stood in the corner, mouthing the words. He saw Johnny singing and actually started to mumble the words.

Toby—with the help of his little sister—blew out the candle. Pony snapped a quick picture of his son and daughter in front of the cake.

Ana's hair was a lot thicker than before. Johnny smiled and held his niece up, making Ana laugh a bit.

Ponyboy was taking pictures of Johnny and his little baby. "Johnny, smile!" He instructed. Johnny did as he was told and smiled a bit.

"Aww, c'mon, smile wider." Ponyboy instructed. Ana grabbed a handful of cake and shoved it in her mouth, causing Johnny to smile wide. She offered her uncle some by smearing it over his mouth. Johnny wiped the cake off after Pony snapped the pic, then set his niece down on the ground.

Ana started squealing because she wanted more cake. Soda chuckled and pulled out a smash cake for her and Toby. Toby was grabbing fistfuls of his cake and shoving them in his mouth. Ana, however, shoved her face in the cake. The gang burst out laughing at how silly the two siblings looked.

Ana had practically taken a bath in the cake and Toby was still semi-clean. Ana cried for her uncle Dally and raised her arms to him. "Oh, hell no, kid." He said simply.

Toby cleaned himself off with some help from his mom, and Ana had to be given a bath from her dad. Ana was splashing and giggling in the tub. She was making a big mess but no one seemed to mind. Pony snapped some pics of his daughter in the bathtub.

"Daddy!" She squealed. Soda's eyes widened at hearing his daughter's first word. Pony and the rest of the gang smiled. Well, almost everyone, with the exception of Dally.

Dally eventually smiled slightly when no one was looking. "Daddy!" Ana squealed again, clapping her hands. Soda smiled brightly and picked her up out of the tub, drying her off.

Two-Bit and Steve left to go to the movies later on that night. Dally and Johnny were headed for… well, anywhere other than Buck's place or Johnny's house.

After everybody left, Darry started cleaning up the mess. He cleaned up Two-Bit's beer bottles that were littered all around the house. Pony and Soda went to lay down with Toby and Ana. Ana was so worn out that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Toby fell asleep shortly after. Soda and Pony stayed up, though.

Soda smiled at his lover and ran his fingers through his hair. "She said daddy…" Pony smiled as well.

"You didn't get excited when Toby said daddy for the first time…" He nonchalantly pointed out.

Soda gave Pony that look that told him he wasn't in the mood. He kissed his daughter's forehead and started to dress her. Pony picked up 'Gone with the Wind' and continued reading to himself.

Soda dressed his daughter in a pair of footy pajamas and looked down at her. "Will ya say it again?" He asked.

"Daddy!" She smiled, making her daddy laugh. Soda watched as Toby got his PJs, which consisted of a tee-shirt and pants, on and then climbed into bed beside his mom.

"Is he sleepin' with us tonight?" Soda asked, setting Ana in her crib. Pony shook his head.

"He's gettin' your old room." He answered.

"Oh, okay, good." Soda said, covering the tiny baby with a blanket. He kissed her forehead and walked back into the room. He crawled in bed beside his lover and wrapped his arms around his waist. Pony smiled and put the book down, wrapping his arms around Soda's neck.

Soda smiled and gently kissed his lover. Toby jumped off the bed and ran into his room screaming, "Ewww!" Pony burst out laughing.

Soda laughed and pulled away from the kiss. "We should get used to that, shouldn't we?"

"Definitely." Pony said through his laughter.

"Well, there goes that moment." He said, laughing. He slowly rolled over, closed his eyes and mumbled, "Night, baby."

"G'night." His lover mumbled back, falling asleep. Soda fell asleep, but only after he rolled back over and wrapped his arms around his lover.

THE END