Two Weeks Later

"Happy Birthday, my love."

I felt soft lips on my cheek, and slowly opened my eyes to see my boyfriend kneeling down by my bedside, "What are you doing here?" I propped myself on my elbow.

"Well I have a day planned for just the two of us," He leaned in and kissed me softly on the lips again.

"What do you have planned for me today?" I brushed my red hair back with my fingers, and looked at my boyfriend, and realized he just said Happy Birthday to me, "Hey that's right, I am seventeen now."

His eyes fell down to look at the bra I had warn to bed, because it was so hot, "Well, I should wake you up more often."

I pulled the blanked to cover my chest, "Sodapop Curtis."

He laughed a little, "So do you always just sleep in that?" He raised a brow, and grinned.

I rolled my eyes, "Go wait in the hall, will you. I will get dressed."

"Can I please stay in here, I won 't look. I promise," He gave me a puppy dog face.

I wrapped the sheet around me, and instructed my boyfriend to turn around, so his back was facing me, "No turning around."

"I don't need to," He was laughing.

I looked at him, and realized he was facing the mirror, "Put you face under my pillow, and no peaking."

He did as I told him, "So did you sleep well last night?"

I put on a red tank top, my blue jeans, and put my hair back, then I looked at my boyfriend, who was still hiding his face under the pillow, "Alright I am ready."

He didn't move, "I can't move, I think I pulled something."

I hurried to him, knowing he was teasing me, but I liked playing along with him. I leaned over him, "Oh no what could I do?"

He wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me down on the bed, next to him, "You are beautiful, you know that," he started kissing me, "I have a whole day to do whatever you want."

I put on a red tank top, my blue jeans, and put my hair back, then I looked at my boyfriend, who was still hiding his face under the pillow, "Alright I am ready."

He didn't move, "I can't move, I think I pulled something."

I hurried to him, knowing he was teasing me, but I liked playing along with him. I leaned over him, "Oh no what could I do?"

He wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me down on the bed, next to him, "You are beautiful, you know that," he started kissing me, "I have a whole day to do whatever you want."

"How about we just lay and hold each other for a little bit?" I rubbed his back softly.

Soda stared at me, and nodded as he laid back down beside me, "I guess we could," he leaned in and kissed me softly on the forehead, before laying his head next to mine.

I rolled on my side, so I was staring into my boyfriends eyes, then I started unbuttoning his plaid shirt slowly until it was unbuttoned all the way, and then I ran my fingers up and down his bare chest. I just stared at him, before I removed my blouse.

My boyfriend stared at me, "What are you doing, this is not the time to tease me baby."

I leaned in and kissed him, "I'm not playing games, I am ready."

He sat up, and then pulled me into a kiss, he started removing the pants I had just barely put on, then did the same, "You know I love you."

I felt his hand slide under the back of my bra, and the undoing the snap, "I love you Soda," I felt as he started moving in me quickly, "Soda?"

"I'm sorry," He slowed his pace, then held me in his arms after we made love for the first time, "I love you, you alright?"

I just nodded, as I felt my tears roll down my cheeks.

"Are you crying baby?" My boyfriend looked concerned as he tried to wipe my tears away with his thumb, "You are crying."

I buried my face in his chest, "I'm fine, just that was my first time."

He smiled as he ran his fingers through my hair, leaning down to kiss me, "I love you Cherry, Happy Birthday."

"I know you do," I rested my head on his shoulder again, and closed my eyes.

One Hour Later

"Cherry, wake up baby, we need to get to my house, everyone is waiting," Soda hd his hand on my waist, and I could feel his warm breath on my neck as he spoke.

I sat up, sleepily, and put on the clothes I had put on earlier, I watched as Soda got his clothes back on, but looked down at my hands when he realized I was watching, "Sorry."

He laughed a little as he finished buttoning up his shirt, "It's alright, I was watching you get dressed."

"Well I guess we're even," I grabbed my purse and let my boyfriend lead me to his car.

He kept staring at me as we drove towards his house, "I know your brother has excepted the fact we're a couple, but maybe we should keep us making love to ourselves."

I laughed, "You mean I can't tell him?"

He stared at me shaking his head, "This is something we do, everyone doesn't need to know about it," he took my hand, "Please."

"Soda, honey, I enjoy having a boyfriend that's alive, why would I tell my brother, unless I wanted you dead?" I wrapped my arms around his neck, and kissed him, "I wasn't even going to tell my brother."

Her smiled at me, "I love you, I am glad we took this step in our relationship, I even carried a condom in my wallet," he froze.

I looked at my boyfriend confused, "What?"

Three Months Later

Bridget leaned against the wall in the girls room, while I just sat on the floor with my arms around the toilet, "You are so lucky you get to graduate, I am going to be stuck here at this school alone, and only time I will be able to see my boyfriend is after school," she knocked on the door, "You alright Cherry?"

I opened the stall door, and walked over to the sink, to rinse my hands and face, "I think I need to lay off Daly's cooking," I wiped my face with a paper towel.

"You never got sick from his cooking before." Bridget leaned against the sink, "Maybe your getting what Kent had."

"I hope not, I got test to complete," I shifted my books in my arms, and then we went to meet up with Pony, "Besides I don't feel sick all day, just mostly in the afternoons."

Pony was waiting for us on the front steps, he wrapped his arm around Bridger, "Want to go to my house?"

"I would think you were pregnant, but you and Soda never went that far, otherwise you would had told me," Bridget smiled at Pony, and your brother would had told you, "Right?"

"Not really, he doesn't brag about private stuff like that," Pony started leading us to his house, assuming that our answers were yes.

I thought back to when Soda, and I made love, we only done it twice, once on my birthday, then on his birthday, and at the Nightly-Double in his back seat, but he wear protection the last two times. I remembered Soda mentioning that he forgot it to use something the first time. I walked silently to the Curtis's house.

Soda was on the couch, watching some Mickey Cartoons, he smiled as I walked towards him, "He there baby, how's my girl?"

I just stared at him, then felt my stomach turn, then hurried to the restroom, and hugged the toilet.

Soda was right behind me, holding my hair back for me, "You still sick?"

"I hate being sick," I felt my boyfriend rub my back softly, I had tears running down my cheeks.

He grabbed a near towel, and handed it to me, "We're going to the clinic, this time you are not saying no."

I wiped my face, and stood to my feet, "I don't need a doctor Soda, It's probably just nerves acting on me because of the test coming up at school," I lied.

"We're going to the doctors," Soda wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Fine then, but he will just tell you the same thing I did, I am just nervous," I really was hoping that was what it was.

Soda looked nervous as we drove to the clinic, "I really hope you're alright."

I stared out the window hoping the same thing, "Soda?" I felt tears run down my cheeks again.

He must have read my mind, as he pulled me into his arms after we parked, "Don't worry, I'm here for you, and whatever happens I want you to know I won't go anywhere."

"I don't know how I will tell my brother if we are," I couldn't even get the words out of my mouth.

My boyfriend looked at the clinic building, "Well we need to find out first."

I nodded as he helped me out of the car on his side.

Soda had his arm wrapped around my waist as we waited to see the available doctors, he talked to the nurse, "How long will it take for the doctor to see us?"

The nurse looked at me, then at the other people waiting to see a doctor, "Whenever a doctor is available, it could take anywhere between thirty minutes, to two hours. There are just six people waiting right now so it shouldn't take to long, depends on how long the doctor himself takes examining you."

"Me," Soda shook his head, "No I'm here with her, she needs see what's wrong with her," he was nervous, "I am healthy."

The nurse smiled at my boyfriend, "I meant her, sorry, have a seat."

I pulled my boyfriend by the arm, and sat down, pulling him down into the seat next to me, "I would had been just as happy if you bought me a candy bar for a present," I teased to calm my nervous boyfriend, along with myself.

"What are you talking about?" He wrapped his arm around my shoulders, and looked at me confused.

"Well that would had to have been when, if I am, you know, because you weren't wearing a condom, You had one the other two times we made love," I kissed his cheek, "Come to think about it, I did miss my periods the last two times."

"Well if you are, you will have to move in with me, I don't want the mother of my kid out of my sight," Soda kissed the tip of my nose, "I want to marry you, even if your not, I can't picture being with anyone else but you."

"You're proposing marriage in a clinic," I kissed his cheek, then rested my head on his shoulder, and waited as the other people went in, and out of the examining room.

Later That Evening

'Your pregnant', those words kept running through my mind, as I sat with Soda in his living room, "Dally doesn't even know we slept together."

Soda had his hand on my knee squeezing it a littler, "We're going to be fine."

I realized Bridget, and Pony weren't home when Soda, and I returned from the clinic, "Maybe we should wait until after I graduate in two months, I am three months, and I am not even showing."

"How are you going to explain to your brother, why you're moving in here?" My boyfriend stared at me, "I want you to move in with me, like I said I don't want my girl, and kid to be where I'm not. I want to make sure, you, and the baby are safe."

"I don't know if I should move in right away, I should wait until my brother knows," I knew that sounded cowardly, but I was afraid of what my brother would do to my boyfriend.

"I'm telling Dally, and then you're moving in here," Soda stood up, took my hand, and lead me to the car, "Pony said something about your brother inviting him, and Bridget to the Nightly-Double. We'll fine them there."

I sat beside him, as we made our way to the movies, and watched as he pulled into a spot after paying for a movie ticket, "Soda?"

"I'm telling him Cherry, I want you with me," Soda helped me out of the car, as we made our way to where my brother and his girlfriend usually sat.

I just saw Danielle, and Bridget sitting alone, "Where is my brother Danielle?"

Danielle looked at me, then at Soda, "He went to the snack bar with Ponyboy."

Soda lead me to the snack bar.

I spotted our brothers, and pulled Soda to a stop, "I'm still going to be pregnant, slow down will you, the baby isn't going anywhere."

"He sis, you two out on a date?" My brother came towards us with a tub of popcorn.

"We got back from the clinic Dal," Soda looked at his own brother, then back at mine, "Cherry is pregnant, and she's moving in with me because I want to know my girl, and child is safe, and if you want to fight with me, go ahead, I made up my mind," My boyfriend stood tall, waiting for my brother to do something to him.

My brother just looked at me, "I would really like to hit him, but that won't do any good since your already in this situation," he glared at my boyfriend, "I would really, really like to hurt you right now, but then like I said it's already happened, and beating you to a pole won't do much good now," he walked out of the snack bar, purposely bumping into my boyfriend.

I smiled a little relieve, then remembered how good my brothers popcorn had looked, "Let's get some popcorn, and finish the movie in your car, since you already paid."

"Alright," My boyfriend kissed my cheek, then we stood in line, then went back to the car and watched the rest of the movie.

"He knows," I rested my head against my boyfriends shoulder. The popcorn was really good.

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