Disclaimer: I own Rhea and S.E.Hinton owns the Outsiders.
(A/N: I posted this story before but now I'm changing.)
~*Rhea's POV*~
I recognized the three boys that walked in after they told me their names.
"Where's Steve and Two-bit?" I asked remembering them too.
"Did a sexy chick just call for me?" Steve asked entering the room, followed by Twobit.
"Oh, it's just Rhea," he said playfully. Everyone laughed but Twobit play punched him.
"Now that's not way to treat this fine young lady," he scolded walking towards me and giving me a hug.
I trembled in his arms. He stepped back and looked at me.
"You ok Rhea? Your looking a little pale all of a sudden," he questioned.
"I just need a little rest," I answered.
I had never really told anyone I was in love with Twobit. Everyone thought I was in love with Johnny and Ponyboy anyway so it didn't matter. Everyone said goodnight and started leaving my room, because visiting hours were over. Everyone except Twobit anyways.
"Rhea?" He asked as I closed my eyes, laying down on my pillow.
"Mmm?" I mumbled in answer.
"Are you feeling ok? I coulda sworn you were shaking when I hugged you," he said.
I shivered a little and I felt his hand on my forehead. "I-I'm f-f-fine," I stuttered, "j-j-just a little t-tired."
I smiled at him and opened my eyes to reassure him.
There was a knock on the door. No doubt a nurse and Twobit pretended to fall asleep in a chair next to my bed.
"Rhea," the nurse called walking in. She looked at Twobit in the chair and I begged her to let him stay.
"He's a good friend I take it. You must like him alot," she said, smiling.
"More than alot," I mouthed and she smiled holding her index finger to her lips.
"Goodnight Rhea," she said walking to the door. "Oh and by the way me name is Alizabeth. Yo can call me Aliz though. I'll be your nurse while your here."
"Goodnight Aliz," I called as she walked out the door.
Twobit sat up straight and looked at me. I patted the bed next to me and he climbed in. I giggled and laid with my stomach on the chest. I trembled a little again and he stroked my hair.
"You ok Rhea?" He whispered in my ear.
"Hey Toob," I said using my special nickname for him, "can I tell you something?" I looked up into his eyes.
"Sure Rhea," he answered smiling.
"Toob."
"Yes?"
"I think-"
"Yes, you do think."
"I think that I'm-"
"Incredibly beautiful?"
"No Toob. I think-"
"I'm the best thing since sliced bread?"
I cocked an eyebrow and stared at him. I couldn't tell whether he was kidding or not. "Forget it Toob," I told him resting my head on his chest. He lifted my chin so that my face met his.
"Tell me Rhea."
"Ok, Well I think that I'm-"
"Ohmigod!"
"But I didn't tell you yet. I know but you don't have to tell me. I already know Rhea."
"You do?" But how I wondered searching my brain for any clues I had given.
"I know your a sexy beast already. Sheesh. I may put to oron in moron but I don't put the upid in dumb Rhea."
I laughed. He always knew how to say the right thing at the right time. He was laughing to and while he was laughing I worked up alot of courage and seized the oppurtunity to kiss him. When we kissed neither of us were laughing. It was everything I dreamed it would be. When we finally drew away he looked at me.
"So that's what you thought?"
I put my head on his chest and nodded my head.
"Toob-"
"Rhea, you wanna be my girlfriend don't you?"
"Well I. No. I can't." I started looking up at him," I mean what about Cathy and I don't think the gang would-"
He put his finger over my lips to shut me up.
"I was gonna ask out Cathy but now I'm asking you out. That's what you wanted wasn't it?"
He didn't wait for an answer and kissed me again. I put my head back on his chest and fell asleep in his arms.
(A/N: I posted this story before but now I'm changing.)
~*Rhea's POV*~
I recognized the three boys that walked in after they told me their names.
"Where's Steve and Two-bit?" I asked remembering them too.
"Did a sexy chick just call for me?" Steve asked entering the room, followed by Twobit.
"Oh, it's just Rhea," he said playfully. Everyone laughed but Twobit play punched him.
"Now that's not way to treat this fine young lady," he scolded walking towards me and giving me a hug.
I trembled in his arms. He stepped back and looked at me.
"You ok Rhea? Your looking a little pale all of a sudden," he questioned.
"I just need a little rest," I answered.
I had never really told anyone I was in love with Twobit. Everyone thought I was in love with Johnny and Ponyboy anyway so it didn't matter. Everyone said goodnight and started leaving my room, because visiting hours were over. Everyone except Twobit anyways.
"Rhea?" He asked as I closed my eyes, laying down on my pillow.
"Mmm?" I mumbled in answer.
"Are you feeling ok? I coulda sworn you were shaking when I hugged you," he said.
I shivered a little and I felt his hand on my forehead. "I-I'm f-f-fine," I stuttered, "j-j-just a little t-tired."
I smiled at him and opened my eyes to reassure him.
There was a knock on the door. No doubt a nurse and Twobit pretended to fall asleep in a chair next to my bed.
"Rhea," the nurse called walking in. She looked at Twobit in the chair and I begged her to let him stay.
"He's a good friend I take it. You must like him alot," she said, smiling.
"More than alot," I mouthed and she smiled holding her index finger to her lips.
"Goodnight Rhea," she said walking to the door. "Oh and by the way me name is Alizabeth. Yo can call me Aliz though. I'll be your nurse while your here."
"Goodnight Aliz," I called as she walked out the door.
Twobit sat up straight and looked at me. I patted the bed next to me and he climbed in. I giggled and laid with my stomach on the chest. I trembled a little again and he stroked my hair.
"You ok Rhea?" He whispered in my ear.
"Hey Toob," I said using my special nickname for him, "can I tell you something?" I looked up into his eyes.
"Sure Rhea," he answered smiling.
"Toob."
"Yes?"
"I think-"
"Yes, you do think."
"I think that I'm-"
"Incredibly beautiful?"
"No Toob. I think-"
"I'm the best thing since sliced bread?"
I cocked an eyebrow and stared at him. I couldn't tell whether he was kidding or not. "Forget it Toob," I told him resting my head on his chest. He lifted my chin so that my face met his.
"Tell me Rhea."
"Ok, Well I think that I'm-"
"Ohmigod!"
"But I didn't tell you yet. I know but you don't have to tell me. I already know Rhea."
"You do?" But how I wondered searching my brain for any clues I had given.
"I know your a sexy beast already. Sheesh. I may put to oron in moron but I don't put the upid in dumb Rhea."
I laughed. He always knew how to say the right thing at the right time. He was laughing to and while he was laughing I worked up alot of courage and seized the oppurtunity to kiss him. When we kissed neither of us were laughing. It was everything I dreamed it would be. When we finally drew away he looked at me.
"So that's what you thought?"
I put my head on his chest and nodded my head.
"Toob-"
"Rhea, you wanna be my girlfriend don't you?"
"Well I. No. I can't." I started looking up at him," I mean what about Cathy and I don't think the gang would-"
He put his finger over my lips to shut me up.
"I was gonna ask out Cathy but now I'm asking you out. That's what you wanted wasn't it?"
He didn't wait for an answer and kissed me again. I put my head back on his chest and fell asleep in his arms.