Confessions

I pushed Dally off me and stood up to go over to Two-bit. I loved Two-bit. Dally was my best friend. I didn't think of him that way.

"Two-bit. Wait!" I yelled but he just turned and walked away from me.

"Melanie, Im sorry... I... I don't know what I was thinking." Dally said walking out of my room with his head down. I didn't say anything to him I ran past him and after Two-bit.

"Two-bit, please wait!" I yelled running in front of him stopping him.

"What Melanie?" He yelled back trying to get around me.

"I don't know what Dally was thinking! Please believe me! You're the only guy that I love. You're the only person for me! I... we were just talking Keith! Please don't go"

"An hour ago you didn't want to hear it." He said looking away.

"Well... maybe I know when im wrong!" I said trying to hug him. He pushed me off and tried to keep going. "Two-bit... please." I whispered making him turn.

"Melanie, god what do you want me to say? Everything is alright? It's not! You left in such a hurry. I mean, you broke up with me in a note! Do you know how much that killed me! Really what do you want me to say?" Two-bit said putting on arm around me.

"I know. It killed me to. I didn't know what else to do. I could never say it to you. I love you. That's why I wanted you to be happy even if that means not with me." I said with my head down.

"You know I would have waited for you as long as you needed." He said shaking his head.

"Yeah but, there's always those times..." I said as we started to walk.

"Melanie honestly. I haven't really been with a girl since you've been gone. Last night that was a girl I used to go with but, I wasn't interested. I saw you leave with Dally then I left and went home. Hell that was the first night I've been to Buck's in awhile. I just got so mad when you gave Soda a note for me. I thought we really had something... more then a note worth anyways..." He said as we came to the park and sat on the swings.

"It was, it still is! I haven't been with anyone either... willingly." I said having to get it out to him.

"Willingly? What do you mean?" He asked taking my hand pulling me to face him.

"I mean... my foster father.. Would touch me when I was sleeping." I said angry . If I could kill that guy I really would. He turned my world upside down for so long. Two-bit didn't say anything. Me and him didn't do anything together until 8 mouths after we were together, but even still, we never went all the way.

"Red..." He didn't know what to say. He squeezed my hand and got up pulling me up to.

"Is that why you toss and turn and wear

a lot of clothes to sleep in?"

"How..."

"I watched you last night. I wanted to wake you up but didn't know if you would have wanted to talk to me. I know you saw me with that girl." He said as he put his arms around my waist and pulled me closer. 'The only place I feel safe.' I thought to myself as I put my head on his chest.

"Two-bit... Im real sorry. I know I should have had you come to the train with Soda but, I wouldn't have been able to leave if you did." I said playing with his shirt.

"Red, what's going on? Do you want to try again or... not?"

"Of course!" I said smiling leaning up and kissed him.