Six Months Later

Darry stood at the door, and looked at Soda, "You're in charge of seeing Pony doesn't do anything stupid, Soda."

Soda pushed his brother out of the door, "Don't you worry, go have fun meeting up with your buddies at the ski resort."

Pony wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we watched his brother drive off, then looked at his brother, "Let's go to a movie tonight?"

Soda looked at us, "No, Steve, Kent, Andrew, and I were going to throw a party. You two go see the movie if you want, I am going to the store to pick up some beer for tonight," he walked out of the house, "I'll be back in a hour or so," he took off running down the street towards the market so we could hear what he was saying.

Pony brought me back into the house, "Want me to read you some 'Gone With The Wind'?"

I wrapped my arms around his neck, and kissed him, "Whatever you want to do."

He grinned lifting me up off my feet, "The books in my room," he carried me into the bedroom, and shut the door behind him, "House to our selves, sixteen year old boy with the most beautiful girl in high school, now I know that isn't a good thing?" He grinned as he carried me to his bed.

I pulled out of the kiss when I felt the mattress underneath me, "Your brother isn't to smart leaving his youngest teenage brother home alone," I smiled as Pony started kissing behind my neck, then I felt his hand sliding underneath my blouse, "Pony."

He pulled out of the kiss, "You want me to stop?"

I thought back to all those times as we made out, how I felt his hand under my blouse touching my skin, and I knew I didn't want him to stop this time, "No."

He looked at me for a moment, then leaned in and kissed me again, then pulled back out of our embrace, "Hold on," he leaned across the bed, and opened the dresser drawer beside Soda's side of the bed, and took out a square package, "Soda showed me where he kept his condoms."

After we got our clothes, and things off, we crawled under his covers.

I closed my eyes as I felt his body rub against mine, I wrapped my arms around his neck, and kissed him as he started in me, "Ponyboy, I love you."

He smiled, then kissed me again, "I love you to," he started off slowly, then quickened his thrust, he kissed me.

After we finished making love, I sat up, and put my clothes back on, and watched as Pony did the same.

"That was my first time," I looked down at my hands.

Pony smiled as he sat beside me, and kissed me, "Mine to," he stood up helping me to my own feet, and lead me into the living room.

Soda was sitting on the couch, he stared at his brother, "Did you use something?"

Pony stared at his brother confused, "What do you mean?"

Soda sat up straighter, and glared at his little brother, "Damn Pony, I thought you went to the movies, but when I got home, I went to our room to get a change shirt, and I walked in on you two."

I felt my cheeks burn.

Soda looked at me, then at Pony, "I am not telling either brother, Kent or Darry," he patted my back, and stared harder at his brother, "You used a condom, didn't you?"

"Yes, I remembered you showing me where you kept them," Pony stared at his brother, "You won't tell Darry will you?"

Soda rolled his eyes, "I told you I wont tell Darry, or Kent, and I won't."

I felt a little uncomfortable at the idea that Soda had walked in on us, without me, or Pony realizing, I looked at my boyfriend, "I need to go home Pony," I walked out the door, "Bye Soda," I didn't even look behind me, or notice any cars coming up beside me.

"Well what do we got here?" A blue mustang drove by.

I looked in the car, and recognize Bob, and Randy immediately, "Leave me alone, this isn't your turf."

Randy stopped the car, and both him and Bob, along with three other boys got out of the back seat, "You sure are a Pretty little girl aren't you," he stroked my cheek and gave a sickening grin that made my stomach turn.

I was afraid, because I remembered my brothers, and Pony's family telling me that I should walk with one of them, and here I was alone, and feeling stupid for that fact, "I'll scream."

Bob just laughed as he took a sip from his beer bottle, he looked at me, "Is it true greaser chicks put out more?"

I felt two people grab the back of my arms, and push me onto the ground, "HELP! NO!"

Bob hit me on the side of my neck with his beer bottle, causing the glass to shatter, he looked at his friend, "Look, all blood up, and still she's cute."

I blacked out after a while, but still heard them talking, then heard feet shuffling around.

"What the hell you think your doing," Steve's voice was heard some where.

"You got so scared of us, you had to beat on a girl!" Dally's voice followed Steve's somewhere.

"We need to get her back to the Curtis's," Two-Bit's voice was heard closer to me, then the other two, "Damn Soc'."

Then I couldn't hear anything, everything was black.

Four Hours Later

"My poor baby," I heard my moms voice.

"She'll be fine, don't you worry yourself," Dad's voice was heard close by to me.

I opened my eyes, and saw my parents, and brothers, even Andrew looked upset, "Where am I?"

"The Curtis's got you to the hospital, thank God Two-Bit found you in time," Kent was holding my hand.

Andrew stood beside Kent, and I almost thought I was seeing double, because both boys were wearing the same expression, "Who did this to you?"

I kept picturing the scene in my head, 'Look, all blood up, and still she's cute', I felt tears burn my cheeks, "NO!"

Kent looked at Andrew, "Two-Bit said it was Randy, Bob, Dave, Mike, and Daniel."

Andrew started out the door, "I'm going to kills those son of a bitches!"

"Andrew no," Dad hurried to him, and stopped them, "You do that, then they may hurt her again."

"Not if I kill them," Andrew glared at our father.

"I am not going to have a son in jail for murder," Dad wrapped his arms around Andrew, "We already lost one child, I'm not going to loose another."

I looked at my mom confused, "What, who did we loose?"

Mom stroked my hair, "We lost the baby," she kissed my forehead, "I still got my baby girl though, your always going to be my baby," She looked at Andrew, "All my children are my babies."

Andrew stood beside Kent again, and looked at me, "Pretty looking scar you got there, ten stitches, doctor said you had glass in your neck," he was mad again, and probably would had taken off if Kent wasn't holding him in close to him.

"Well Randy, and Bob along with the other boys are in jail now," Kent looked at me smiling, "Just wear your hair down, and no one will notice the scars."

I laughed a little, "Great."

"I am going to make sure either Kent, or I are able to give you rides when you go places while mom, and dad are working," Andrew had a hold on my hand now, "I don't know what I would do if I would had lost my little sister."

I realized my arm was all bandaged up, "Great I feel like I was attacked by a Bull."

"At least they didn't mess up your face," Andrew grinned. I think him, and Kent got together and practiced compliments with one another.

I looked at my mom, "I know there trying to be helpful, but the complements have got to end," I remembered Pony, and wondered how he was dealing, "Where is Pony?"

Andrew rolled his eyes, "I told him you weren't interested in seeing him."

I glared at him, "What?"

"Don't worry sis, he will see you tonight," Andrew grinned, "Soda invited us to his party tonight, and you if you were feeling better."

"The doctor said we are free to take you home whenever you wake up, let's go," Dad wrapped an arm around my shoulder as the five of us walked out of the hospital.

When we got home I sat in my room looking at my reflection in my mirror.

"Hey, we talked mom and dad into letting go to the Curtis's tonight," Andrew stood in my doorway, and Kent was beside him.

I stared at my scar on the side of my neck, "Wow, I don't know if I want to or not."

"Well Ponyboy was worried out of his mind when Two-Bit carried you to his house," Kent walked in, and sat on my bed, as usual.

"Look at my neck," I stared at my brother.

Andrew stood behind me, and looked in my mirror, "Wear your hair down, like Kent said. You can't even tell what happened just by looking at your face, and so what about the cast, everyone breaks an arm," he leaned down, and smiled at me, "So what do you say doll?"

I laughed a little, "Wow, you haven't called me that in years," I thought about when I thought I hated him, and now felt silly for the thought, I rolled my eyes, "Fine then, I'll go, but I am not walking ever again."

Both brothers laughed.

"So who's car am I driving in?" I looked at Kent, "Which vehicle, the car or the truck?"

"Let's all drive together in my truck," Kent stood up, and wrapped his arm around my shoulder, "You might want to go see Angel, in the morning, mom told her you were alright, but she doesn't believe mom," he shook me a little, and grinned, "First lets get you to your boyfriends," he wrapped his arm around my should, as we made our way outside to the truck, and to the party.

The Party

Pony ran, and embraced me before I had a chance to get in the house, he held me tightly close to him, "Bridget, I was worried out of my mind about you,' he kissed my cheek, and then pulled my face against his chest, "I wish I had been with you, I should had walked you home."

"I shouldn't had ran off, I was just nervous about Soda catching us," I closed my eyes, and smiled.

He took his hand, and pulled my hair back, and looked at my neck, "Can't believe they would go after a girl," he looked at my cast on the arm, "They broke your arm to?" He pulled me back into his chest.

I laughed a little as I noticed I hadn't made it pass the door entrance, "Pony, I would like to get away from the door."

Kent was sitting next to Soda, and Andrew, he waved for me to come to where they were sitting, "Bridget, tell your boyfriend to let you loose for a little bit, Toni just bought a camera, and she wants to take Andrews, yours, and my picture together, she did everyone else."

I kissed Pony's cheek, and went to where my brothers were sitting right next to each other, "Where do I fit in?"

"Right here," Both my brothers said in unison as they sat me on there laps.

I looked at Kent, "Careful, I got a sore arm remember broken."

Toni smiled at me, and then focused the camera, "Come on guys look at the camera," she snap the camera, then looked at Pony, "Why don't you two come outside, I think every couple should have a picture with each other, Jen, and Steve let me take theres.

"Why you so hooked on getting pictures all of a sudden?" Pony leaned against the wall.

Johnny laughed at my boyfriend, and looked at his wife, "Because she's good at this whole taking picture thing, she sent one into a magazine and they sent her fifty-dollars back with a copy of a magazine her picture made second page of."

I walked over to Pony, "Come on let's get a picture together."

"All alright," Pony wrapped his arm around my waist, and then lead me though the kitchen back door, he stood on the porch steps, "How do you want us Toni."

"Just hold her like you were when she first got here," Toni adjusted the lens.

Pony did as he was told, and held me close, being careful with my arm, "How is this," he leaned down and kissed me on the top of my head."

"That was sweet," Toni hugged me, "I'm glad your okay," she ran into the house leaving Pony, and myself alone outside.

Pony wrapped an arm around my waist, and lead me over to the porch, then sat with me beside him, "Why did you run off?"

"I was embarrassed when Soda said he saw us in your room," I played with a loose strand of my golden blonde hair, "Pretty stupid of me, I know."

"Soda didn't watch us, he just came to get something from the room, he saw us and stepped out, nothing to be embarrassed about," Pony kissed the side of my head, "I wish I would had walked you home."

"Me to," I tried to scratch the side of my neck where the stitch's were causing it to itch, but my boyfriend realized what I was doing, and took a hold of my hand, "Don't scratch the stitch's, it'll make your scars worse."

"I guess I am going to be wearing my hair down for the rest of my life," I looked down at the cast on my arm, "I don't even remember them hurting my arm."

Pony smiled at me, "Well when Two-Bit found you, you were unconscious, probably why you don't remember the pain."

"Sure does hurt now though," I rubbed the cast, but it didn't do much good, hard to feel anything when you go a cast on, "So did I stain anything?"

Pony laughed, "Just Two-Bit's favorite Mickey shirt."

"Well I am just glad that she's alright Ponyboy," Two-Bit stepped outside, and sat beside me, "She had all of us worried something aweful."

"Sorry about your shirt," I would had wrapped my arm around him, but it was sore, and Pony had my other hand in his, "How did you know where I was?"

"Well I just got to the Curtis's, with Steve, and Dally," Two-Bit grinned, "Dally and I were checking out Soc' chicks, we saw Steve walking towards the Cutis house at the same time. We stopped and talked for a moment, then we heard you scream, or we didn't know it was you until I got to you. Dally, and Steve were chasing the Soc' back into there car."

"Who told my family what happened?" I looked at Pony.

"Johnny did, he was at the Curtis's when we got back with you, he said he would get your parents," Two-Bit, took a sip from the beer bottle he had been holding, "Soda, and Pony saw your parents already at the hospital I think."

"Yeah I was surprised they got there before us, your mom looked kind of sad before she saw you already, your dad was sitting with her in the lobby, when they saw you. Your dad was holding her close, then he jumped up when Soda came into the emergency room holding you. Why were they there?" My boyfriend looked at me, confused, "I realized they couldn't had known about your attack, after your father started crying when he saw you."

"Mom lost the baby, she was with dad in the kitchen, and I guess something happened, I don't really know," I stood up to my feet, "I want to go see my brothers, and go inside now," I walked into the house thinking about all that Two-Bit, and Pony were telling me."

Andrew scooted over for me to sit between him, and Kent, "Soda, and Steve were talking about starting a game of poker, you want to play with us?"

Kent smiled at me, "Yeah the Johnson's three, against anyone who wants to play," he wrapped an arm around me.

"I'll just watch, won't be able to keep a grip on the cards, and discard the cards with one hand right now," I pointed to my sore arm, "It hurts a little right now."

(I know I will start with the next chapter in a little while okay)