Epilogue- April, 1979- 10 Years Later-

"I'm home!" Audrey Randle announced to her parents as she walked through the front door.

"Did you have fun at Summer's?" Steve looked up from the newspaper he was reading at his eldest child, the spitting image of him. Well, except for the hair. She had Alana's hair.

"Yeah." Audrey sat down and pulled off her sneakers. "Dad, I always have fun at Summer's house. She's too much like Uncle Two Bit for me not too."

"That would make sense," Alana called from the kitchen. "Seeing as she is his daughter."

Audrey giggled and stood up. "I'm going to my room."

Before long, the sounds of loud rock filled the house.

"Turn it down, Audrey!" Steve yelled over the music, forgetting how he used to do the same thing. "Five other people live in this house, you know."

"Sorry!" The music lowered.

"Daddy." Eight-year-old Kathryn (Katy, for short) ambled in from outside. Ever the tomboy, she was streaked with mud. "I'm thirsty."

"Well, go get a drink, babe." Steve kissed her sweaty forehead.

I wanna drink, too." Four-year-old Dalton, the youngest of the four Randle children, announced from where he was coloring on the floor.

"Then go get one, kiddo." He smiled, watching the little boy trail after his big sister and number one hero.

"Katy, you're filthy!" Alana said when she saw her daughter. "What've you been doing?"

"Playin' football in the park." Katy answered. "If you think I'm dirty, you should see Josh."

Alana rolled her eyes. "I'm afraid to even ask." Josh was six, and prone to get into about anything.

All and all, life had been good for the Randle's for the past ten years. Steve and Sodapop now managed the DX station where they worked and Alana was able to stay home with the kids. If wasn't, however, all peaches for them. Steve's drinking had been growing steadily worse. Alana thought that he had it under check now, but she wasn't sure. It had caused quite a few riffs between them over the past few years.

The other boys in what had once been their gang were all doing good, too. Darry had finally married, so had Soda. Two Bit and Grace had had their first child about a year after Audrey was born, a little girl they called Summer. They married three years later; after they found out they were expecting their second baby, a little boy, Bobby. They now had five children.

Ponyboy and Beth didn't end up married, shocking as that may be. They dated all through high school, but then Pony left for college in California and Beth moped around for awhile. She finally found comfort in Sodapop. They were married two years later. Ponyboy returned from college, surprised to see his high school sweetheart married to his big brother, but he had brought home his girlfriend, so he wasn't too surprised. Her name was Natalie and she was a sweet girl. She and Pony had four girls together.

The gang was all grown up and sometimes Steve could hardly believe it. But as he watched his family around the dinner table that night, Audrey still humming some song, Katy flicking pea's at Josh, and Dalton whimpering because he didn't like meatloaf, Steve decided that he was pretty happy.

And that was all that mattered.

The End!

Author's Note: Sniff, sniff. I'm kinda sorry this is over. I had fun writing this story, but not to worry. I'll have my new one up soon, most likely tomorrow. It's also a sister fic (since I had so much fun writing this one) but it's a Curtis sister fic. I'm going to try not to make it too Sueish, but you know, sometimes that can't be avioded. Anyway, it's called 'The Truth About Cats and Dogs'. Watch for it!