Disclaimer: I own the plot and the character Alex. Nothing else. The rest belongs to S. E. Hinton

A/N- I know Dally seems kind of out of character. I'm writing it the way I think Dally would feel if he was truly in love, not with just another one night stand.

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Chapter 1 – Home Alone

I sighed and stood up from my seat as the ugly green bus approached my stop. Struggling with the 13 odd grocery bags, I half stepped, half fell, from the bus. After regaining my balance, I crossed the street to an old run-down house. My house. The door was unlocked, as usual, but no one appeared to be home. I heaved myself inside and looked around.

"Ponyboy? Are you there?" No answer. He must have gone out with Johnny or one of the gang. I glanced at the clock, 2:30.

"Darry and Sodapop should still be a work," I said softly to myself.

"Hello?" I called loudly, just in case. My tired voice echoed through the empty house, again no answer. I sighed... I hated being home alone. When our house was filled with people, it never seemed old or run down. It was warm and cozy and everyone always seemed to smile. When I was alone, the house was like a dark cave, very dreary and drab. I didn't like it at all.

I shuffled to the kitchen careful not to drop any of the bags and slowly put away all the groceries. Once I'd finished, I walked back into the living room and collapsed with a groan onto the couch. I buried my face in a pillow, letting my eyes close. I hadn't slept much the night before, and I had been going all day. I was exhausted. As I lay there I pondered whether or not to go and check for the mail. There might been something interesting, I wheedled with myself. But in the end, exhaustion won over, and I stayed buried in the soft couch. One of the boys would get it when they came home anyways.

I stuck my hand out blindly, searching for the TV remote. I finally found it and flicked the TV on, not really caring what was on. I just wanted some background noise for the silent house. I had no sooner settled the volume at a soft buzz when I heard someone approach the house. It was impossible to sneak in because of the creaky steps. I looked up expecting to see Ponyboy, perhaps joined by Johnny. Instead my eyes were greeted with the sight of a long, hard figure leaning in the door frame.

"Anyone home?" drawled a deep, sexy voice.

"In the living room," I called back as the door swung open. He stepped into the house and shrugged of his jacket. "Hey gorgeous, where you been all my life?" I joked, as I struggled to stand up. 'This day definitely just got a whole lot better' I mused to myself.

"Hey Alex," he greeted me, as he hung up his coat on a peg by the door. "How was your day?"

"Long and boring," I replied, walking up to him. He wrapped his toned, muscular arms around me. "But it's getting better," I laughed, snaking my arms up, around his neck. "How about yours?"

"Not too bad." He leaned down to kiss me, but I teasingly turned my head at the last second, so he only caught my cheek. He laughed, and tried again. I was done teasing now. I can only resist those gorgeous lips for so long, which isn't very long at all! Our lips connected, and I couldn't help myself let out a small moan.

"Oh yeah," said Dally, breaking away from me. "I saw Pony about an hour ago, him and Johnnycake met some girls and they're taking them out for milkshakes, so he'll be gone awhile."

"Perfect…" I hissed in his ear. "We're all alone…" I nipped playfully at his neck.

"What about Darry and Soda?" he whispered back. Despite the fact that Dally was good friend with my brothers long before we became involved, he was still nervous about them when it came to the two of us. I was still their baby sister, even though I'm older the Soda, and they're always trying to protect me.

"What about them? Darry isn't off for another 2 hours and he's always later than that anyway. As for Soda, if he comes home and sees your coat hanging by the door and we're not in the living room, well he's a smart boy, he'll know to steer clear for awhile." I tilted my head up and kissed him again. Probing my tongue inside his mouth.

"Alright… if your… sure…" Dally struggled to get those words out, as my hands danced across his chest making their way down further south.

"I'm always sure when it comes to you and me." I grinned as I pressed up against him.

"Lucky me," he groaned as my hip brushed against his growing erection.

"Indeed…" I drawled in his ear "I want you right now." My tongue quickly flicked his ear before I turned my head to meet his mouth.

"Mmmmm," he moaned into my mouth. "That's fine by me," he breathed as we pulled apart briefly. "Lets go."

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Please R/R! It's my first piece so it's probably not very good. Any comment, suggestions and criticism would be greatly appreciated.