Dally's POV
"Dally what the hell are you doing?" Asked Soda.
"Fuck off Soda." I said.
"Dally you know Caroline will get mad about this." He said.
"Apparently everything I do Caroline is going to get mad." I said.
Soda sighed. "You really need to stop drinking, this is your seventh beer even Buck is worried about you."
After Sylvia told me that whatever Caroline doesn't know won't hurt her, I pushed Sylvia off of me and told her to go fuck another guy. Ever since then I've been sitting here by myself drinking beers and a few shots.
Soda sat next to me.
"Where's Rose?" I asked.
"With Steve and Johnny. She's actually really mad at me for coming to talk to you, she hates you at the moment." He said with a laugh.
I laughed. "I hate myself at the moment."
"Dally talk to me, what happened?"
"Okay maybe I went too far when I told her that you guys have seen my other girls with a hickey and I definitely took it too far when I got mad at her for not wanting to have sex with me." I took a sip of my beer. "But it hurts Soda knowing that the only reason why she doesn't want to is because she thinks I'm going to dump her after. Does she not understand how much I like her?"
"Dal I know you've heard us say this a thousand times but it's hard for her too, she's dating you. Your reputation speaks for itself. She can't help but have doubts." Said Soda.
"Yeah but I want her to tell me." I said.
"Just like she wants you to open up to her."
I took a big chug of beer. "She needs to let that go."
"Dally-"
"No Soda I don't want to hear it. She shouldn't have any doubts about me." I said.
"What about your arguments? How many times a week do you two fight?" Asked Soda.
"Yeah but I don't mean anything I say, she knows that." I said.
"Are you sure?"
"Come on Soda, if I meant everything I said then I wouldn't be with her." I said finishing my beer.
"I think after a while of hearing you calling her a bitch I think she would take that to heart." Said Soda.
I rolled my eyes. "She knows she's not a bitch, when she calls me an asshole I know I am. Get me another beer Rich."
"Sure thing Dal." Said Rich.
He handed me another beer but Soda took it and gave it back to Rich.
"He's had enough." Said Soda.
"Fuck off Soda." I said.
"Soda can we leave? I'm getting really tired." Said Rose as she sat down next to Soda.
"Yeah sure thing sweetheart. I'll walk you and Caroline home." Said Soda as he got up and gave Rose a kiss. "You coming Dal?"
"I think he would rather get wasted than see his girlfriend." Said Rose.
I glared up at Rose. "Cool it Rose."
"So are you coming?" She asked crossing her arms.
I got up. "Yeah let's go."
I followed Rose and Soda out of Buck's. I saw Sylvia on my way out, she gave me a smile but I kept on walking.
Okay how am I going to talk to her? I don't want to fight. I'm tired of fighting with her. We were getting close to Soda's house.
"Don't worry Dally, everything will be fine." Said Soda.
"Yeah if you don't say something stupid." Said Rose.
I laughed. "That's not guaranteed I had a lot to drink tonight."
When we made it to Soda's house I took a deep breath and I walked in. All the lights were closed.
"Caroline is sleeping." Whispered Rose.
I looked over to the couch and saw my girl.
"I'll walk you girls back in the morning, here let's go upstairs. Where are you going to go Dal?" Asked Soda.
"I'm going to stay here for a bit if that's okay." I said.
"Yeah that's fine goodnight Dal." Said Soda.
"Goodnight." I said.
Rose sent me a glare and followed Soda up the stairs. I went to Caroline crouched down in front of her. Seeing her here changes my mood. Everything that I've said about her I don't mean anything. I looked to the table, I saw tissues and a Kleenex box next to her. Johnny was right.
"Caroline baby." I said as I put my hand on her face. "Doll I need to talk to you."
I felt Caroline stir a little.
"Babe I really need to talk to you." I said.
Caroline opened her eyes. "Dally I'm not in the mood to argue."
"Neither am I." I said.
Caroline groaned. "Dally I'm really tired."
"I know and I didn't want to wake you up but I can't go to sleep like this."
Caroline sighed and sat up rubbing her eyes.
"Can we go outside so we can actually talk?" I asked.
Caroline nodded getting up wrapping her blanket around her. I followed her outside. We sat on the steps.
"I don't even know where this argument started." I said.
"It just escalated into bigger stuff than what it started off to be." Said Caroline.
I looked over to her. She is so pretty.
"Dally have you been drinking?"
"Yes."
"A lot?"
"Not enough, I couldn't get you off my mind." I said.
Caroline nodded.
"I didn't do anything." I said.
"I'm not accusing of you doing anything." She said.
"I know I just want you know that no matter how mad I get you're the only girl for me." I said.
Caroline looked over to me and this time I noticed it, she looks like she's about to cry.
"Dally I can't have these arguments with you anymore. We both go too far and we shouldn't have to go through this." Said Caroline.
"I don't want to fight with you anymore." I said.
"Dally and I know we've been together for four months and I know what you want and I know I'm being unfair-"
"No I'm being unfair. I shouldn't expect you to be ready. I don't care how long I have to wait. I just want you know that'll I'll never leave you." I said.
Caroline started to cry a little. She rested her head on my shoulder and I wrapped my arm around her shoulder.
"I don't want to lose you either Dally." She said. "But we need to stop having fights that escalate to this. I'm so sorry for today Dally."
"I'm sorry too." I said. "We shouldn't be having fights like this anymore. I can't be calling you all these names."
"Dally I've called you names too. This fight wasn't your fault. I overreacted." She said.
"I went too far."
"So did I."
"I made you cry."
"It's easy to make me cry."
I laughed. "You're amazing."
"So are you."
I kissed the top of her head.
"I didn't know you had this sweet side of you." Joke Caroline.
"Yeah neither did I." I said.
I reached in my pocket and grabbed a cigarette.
"This is my last cigarette of this pack." I said.
"I'll go with you tomorrow to get some more." Said Caroline with a yawn.
"We don't need to because after this I'm done." I said.
I looked down and saw her smile.
"Why the sudden change?" She asked.
"It's bad for me ain't it?" I said as I took a drag.
Carline leaned up and kissed me on the cheek.
I'm doing this to prove to Caroline that I can change and I will be a better boyfriend.
"Dally I want to actually talk about what happened today." Said Caroline.
I nodded.
"I'll start, I just want to let you know that I'm not mad over the hickey, I just don't feel comfortable walking around with it." She explained. "Also I get insecure knowing that you've been with so many girls-"
I scoffed. "Caroline there's no reason for you to be insecure-"
"Yes there is Dally. You've been with so many girls that you've gotten experience. I on the other hand has only had sex one time. Plus somewheres down the line there's a girl that can relate to you more, that's prettier than I am. I can't compete with all those girls." Said Caroline.
"You don't have to compete with them because there is no competition. All those girls I've dumped for a reason, you're different than all of them." I said.
"It's just hard for me."
I know she wants to talk but I can't open up and tell her what I'm feeling. I threw my last cigarette on the ground. I put my hands on her neck and kissed her. I want this kiss to show her everything I feel. Caroline put her hands on my chest.
What I want to tell her is that she is the best girlfriend I've ever had and I think she is absolutely perfect. I was wrong by comparing her to my old girls and I was wrong by telling her that we should have sex because we've been together for four months. I want to tell her that I'm the asshole and it was my fault. I want to ask her why the hell she is with me. I want to tell her that she can do so much better.