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MadisonMohawksJD: I'm not saying Dally won't end up broken hearted. He might…Sokkazukofan: I'm glad it made you happy!
tk421beth: I think cobwebby is a real word. It isn't coming up as misspelled on my spell checker so I assume it's a word. Your little dialog with Emilio made me laugh! I put Two-Bit in this chapter for you.
Silent Storm 2000: Yeah she is a bad girl. Tsk tsk.
Tikagem: Your version of the story made me laugh. I'm sorry but I don't think that will happen. But it will have a happy ending (for most of the people anyway).
oOoDancingQueenoOo: Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
TWbasketcase: Ha-ha you got the big thing right! But I won't say it here just in case some people haven't figured it out yet. Will Daniel stop being a perfect little prissy pants? LMAO. He might…he actually does something that's pretty cool. But I can't tell you what it is. Oh and congrats on putting your first Outsiders story up!
BodomsGirl: Daniel's not cheating on her, sorry. Roxie may break up with him, she may not. You'll just have to wait and find out for yourself!
Babygurl33: Good guessing! I'm glad it made you happy.
Caitym: A lot of people her want to end up with Dally. We'll see what happens…

Author's Note: I just got the new Outsiders DVD and I highly recommend you all go watch it. It's amazing. Especially the cast commentary. And I was happy to see that Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, and Patrick Swayze were all still hot. Yay for greaser hotness! Anyway on to the chapter:

Chapter Eleven: Do I Regret It?

The sunlight was pouring into the room through the gap between the curtains. I could distantly hear birds chirping as my eyes fluttered open. It wasn't until I yawned that I realized that my head was resting on Dally's bare chest. The events of the night before came flowing back to me and I smiled in spite of myself.

"Hey sleeping beauty," Dally said brushing my bangs away from my eyes. I cocked my eyebrow in a manner that would have made Two-Bit proud as I looked up at him.

"How long have you been awake?"

"Twenty minutes maybe, I dunno. I didn't wanna disturb you. It looked like you were havin' a good dream," he said scratching the back of his neck.

"I was. You'll never guess who it was about," I said as nonchalantly as possible. Dally rolled his eyes and kissed my forehead. I snuggled down next to him under the covers, taking in his distinct smell of aftershave and cigarette smoke. I loved that smell more than any other in the world.

As Dally and I lay there he gradually drifted off to sleep again but I stayed awake this time, feeling his heart beat pounding in my ear as I rested my head on his chest. This just felt so perfect. I had never felt this way around Daniel, even though I wanted to.

My mind began to wander and I began to think of Daniel. He would be at work by now. He was probably tending one of his patients, maybe even going into surgery, or perhaps sitting in the break room drinking a coffee before he made his rounds. I wondered if he was thinking about me or if his mind was on other things, like aortic valves and broken elbows.

Dally said he needed to take care of some things before the afternoon so after we had breakfast together he went off and did his thing. He promised me he would be back for dinner. Before he left he kissed me on the cheek, just like Daniel did. Only I could feel Dally's kiss right down to my toes, something that never happened with Daniel's pecks.

After Dally had gone I showered and got dressed. I needed to get out of the house so I decided to walk over and visit Two-Bit and Trisha since I hadn't been to see them in their house yet.

"Roxie!" Trisha said opening the door. She was still wearing her bathrobe and fuzzy slippers, a mug of coffee in her hand.

"Hey Trish," I said as she held the door open for me. I was greeted by a giant ginger cat that purred as it rubbed against my legs. "When did you get a cat?"

"Right after we moved here. He was a stray, kept hanging around the house. So Two-Bit started putting food our for it, and gradually it wormed its way into his heart and into our home." Trisha said throwing a look at the cat. She motioned for me to sit down at the kitchen table and she poured me a cup of coffee. The cat leaped into my lap and kneaded its paws into my thighs. Trisha laughed as Two-Bit came out of their bedroom, putting on of all things a tie.

"Hey Roxie, I see you've met Norman," he said scratching the cat behind its ears.

"Norman?"

"Ponyboy named it. I'm not sure who after. Some famous guy." Trisha said stirring sugar into her coffee.

"I see. Off to the salt mines, Two-Bit?" I asked, pointing to his tie. He stuck his tongue out at me as he attempted to retie his tie for the fifth time since he had walked into the room. Trisha sighed exasperatedly as she stood up and did it for him.

"Thanks baby," he said giving her a long kiss. I couldn't help feeling envious of them. They were so happy together, in their little house. Sure it was a smidge rundown and the yard was overgrown but they were content there together with Norman the cat. It was how I imagined life would be if Dally and I had ended up getting married. Daniel would never live like that. He wanted a two story Victoria house with gingerbread trim and a white picket fence.

After Two-Bit left Trisha propped her feet up on the table and studied me critically. "Now what's new with you Miss Roxanne?" she asked. I bit my lower lip. I knew I should tell Trisha what I had done with Dally, but somehow I couldn't. It wasn't that I was afraid of what she was going to say. Trisha didn't judge people like. I knew she wouldn't call me a slut or anything.

"Nothing. That was some storm we had last night, huh?" I said. Trisha nodded.

"Yep. Our power went out. Thunderstorms are really romantic don't you think?" she said. I looked over at her quickly.

"Uh…I suppose they are." I mumbled, biting at a hang nail on my index finger. Trisha took her feet down off the table and looked more closely at my hand.

"Roxie, you're not wearing your ring. Did something happen?"

"What?" I looked down at my hand. I realized that I had taken it off before we went to work on the attic yesterday, and I had never put it back on. "Oh, no. Nothing happened between me and Daniel. I just took it off last night when Dally and I were working on the attic. I forgot to put it back on this morning."

"Sure you did… Wait a second. Dally was at your house last night?"

"Well, yeah. We were working on the attic when the storm started and I didn't want him going out in weather like that so he stayed overnight…" I said trying to make it sound as innocent as possible. Trisha's jaw dropped.

"You didn't do what I think you did, did you?" she asked.

"Maybe…" I whispered. Her look of astonishment turned into that of excitement, a wide grin spreading across her face.

"That's amazing Roxie. I think he's much better for you than Daniel. Even though Daniel's pretty good looking we both know that Dally is hotter. And besides Daniel's too…conservative. You need a wild man, girl."

"A wild man?" I asked, wrinkling my nose. She laughed, but then her face fell a little when the seriousness of the situation seemed to kick in.

"Roxie what are you going to do?"

"I have no idea." I replied. I really didn't know what I was going to do. It was a complicated situation.

"Do you regret it?" she asked, brushing her long blonde hair out of her baby blue eyes. I thought a minute, scratching Norman behind the ears.

"Do I regret it?" I repeated out loud feeling Norman's purr against my stomach. "You know what…I don't think I do."