Chapter Twenty-One

Savannah

Two-Bit is doing a lot better.

When he first got here he was still sort of sick and depressed. He also felt bad for leaving his friends, but after a while he got over it. He got a job at a grocery store. He hates it, but he doesn't quit because he wants to help me pay for groceries and stuff.

I'll admit that when Two-Bit told me about his police record I wasn't so sure that I wanted him to live with me anymore. Then he told me that all the things he was arrested for happened when he was drunk, and most of the times happened after Johnny and Dally died. He had been drinking to try to make himself feel better. Then I felt sorry for him.

Now that Two-Bit is feeling better, he's always making jokes. I'm always laughing about something he said or did. He's obsessed with watching Mickey Mouse, but he gave the Mickey Mouse stuffed animal to Sheba; she likes to chew on it. I asked Two-Bit why he didn't want the stuffed animal anymore, and he said he didn't need it.

"I have you now," Two-Bit had said. "Why would I need some stupid stuffed animal when I have you?"

Two-Bit really loves me. He stopped drinking because I hate the smell of beer. It wasn't easy for him to stop drinking either, and I think he still drinks some when he's at work, but he doesn't drink at the apartment, and he never comes home drunk, so that's good enough for me.

I wonder where Two-Bit is now. He's usually home from work by now. Sheba was chewing on the Mickey Mouse stuffed animal, but she got up and ran toward the door. Then I heard someone opening the door and Sheba barking happily.

Two-Bit was home.

"Hey, baby," Two-Bit said as he came in. He was holding something behind his back.

"Hey," I said.

Two-Bit sat down on the couch next to me. "'Got something for you," he said. Then he showed me what it was.

It was a bouquet of red roses. "I love you so much," Two-Bit said.

"I love you too," I said.

Two-Bit put the roses on the coffee table, and the next thing I knew he was kissing me. I kissed him back.

Two-Bit and I cuddled on the couch for a while after the kiss. We were sort of watching the news, but I wasn't paying much attention because it's so depressing, and Two-Bit would kiss my cheek every minute or so.

"Savannah," Two-Bit said.

"Yeah," I replied.

"Let's get married," Two-Bit said.

I laughed "When?" I asked.

"Tomorrow," Two-Bit said.

I laughed, and Two-Bit kissed me again.

"I'm serious," Two-Bit said after we kissed. "Let's get married tomorrow."

"'Can't" I said. "My brother is out of town. I'd want him to be there."

"Why does your stupid brother have to be there?" Two-Bit whined. "I wanna marry you now."

"Because if it wasn't for my 'stupid brother' then we wouldn't have a place to live," I said.

Two-Bit was quiet for a while. Then he said "When does your brother get back in town?"

"Next week," I said.

"So could we get married then?" Two-Bit asked.

"Sure," I said.

Two-Bit kissed me again. We kissed for a long time.