Ponyboy

"Good morning Michael," The receptionist, Kelly, said with a smile. It was just before nine am, and I had a day full of appointments before my family and I would be leaving for Tulsa.

"Morning Kelly, when's my first patient in?" I asked, going through to my office. She followed me with a file folder in hand.

"Nine, it's George Tilmer, the baby that went for surgery for retinoblastoma, he's here for his check up." I grinned happily, he was was one of my very first patients when I became a paediatrician.

"Thank you Kelly. I'm trying to stay on time today, I'm leaving with Audrey and the girls at five."

"Yes, I've got your emergency patients going to Doctor Cross, and if they're in dire need I've left a message on your machine for them to seek immediate medical attention."

"Perfect. Whenever George and his family get here send them in, I'm going to try and stay ahead of schedule today."

"Right. I'll do my best to keep them moving."

"Thanks Kelly," I said, resting my brief case beside my desk and pulling on my lab coat. I heard whispering entering into the first exam room so I grabbed my stethoscope and walked into the room,

"Hey Angela, how's it going Harold?" I asked, shaking their hands before going over the sink to wash my hands, grinning when I saw George,

"Hey little man! Mama and Dada tell me you fought like a little champ!" I exclaimed and he giggled.

"Angela would you mind sitting with him on the exam bed so I can remove his eye patch?"

She nodded and sat on the bed, and I took his eye patch off. I was relieved, the surgeon did a fantastic job. The report said that there had been no issues and George would be making a full recovery.

"Well what Doctor Blue told you was correct. Judging by his healing time, your little man isn't going to have any idea a couple months from now that he had eye surgery."

"Oh my gosh, thank you so much." Angela said, using one arm to give me a hug. I grinned and gently patted her arm but I didn't return the hug. Even Harold gave me a tight hug, and this one I had no choice but to return,

"Thank you so much for saving our little boy."

"You're both more than welcome. I'd like to schedule a follow up for two weeks, but this will have to be with my colleague Doctor Cross."

"Doctor Cross? But what about you?"

"I'll be back home for the next little while, for the next three weeks or so. I can assure you Doctor Cross is one of the best, he trained me." I said with a smile and they both looked at each other before nodding,

"Okay, enjoy your time at home, we'll see you when you get back."

The majority of my day was the same, a bunch of check ups, shots, and of course a few false alarms. Unfortunately though, working with children and newborns you get the sad cases that make me want to lock myself in my office and cry. Half the time I do.

A little girl named Sky was the first patient I'd ever treated. After careful consideration, numerous tests and second opinions, I had to tell her parents that she had stage four leukaemia. Things got worse when I learned that they had basically put themselves into debt to get a baby- years of fertility treatments and shots, just for their baby girl to get sick.

Just as I sat down in my office for lunch, Doctor Cross knocked on the door before coming in and sitting across from me,

"I just got of the phone with the hospital… I'm sorry Ponyboy but Sky passed away a few minutes ago."

I took my glasses off and leaned back in my chair, rubbing my face. I leaned forward and rested my elbows on my knees, covering my face. I willed myself not to cry, but every time I told myself 'don't' all I could picture were her little black curls, the gap in her smile because her two front teeth were missing. Doctor Cross came over and rubbed my back. He kept telling me not to get attached to patients but it was hard, they were little kids being pulled from life way too quickly.

I became close to Sky too quickly and she reminded me so much of my niece- Ivy. Ivy was only four years old, the same length red hair, the same gap in her front teeth when she passed away from a car accident. It absolutely destroyed Soda and his wife. Hell it destroyed all of us.

"I'm very sorry Ponyboy… I know she reminded you of Ivy… I'm so sorry." I wiped my eyes and took a shaky breath,

"Thank you Doctor Cross… I'm sorry."

"Son, don't ever be sorry for crying when a child dies. This isn't easy work, I told you that when I took you on for your co-op. You're bound to get attached to patients, they're adorable children that are growing into their personalities. Sometimes you need to get attached so you can bond to the patient better, understand their pain and their parents pain. I'll finish up the rest of your appointments, go and see your family."

I nodded, taking my lab coat off, "Thank you sir. I'll see you when I return."

"I'll see you then. Oh, Ponyboy?" He said as I walked out, I stopped and turned around,

"Enjoy the time off. You've worked non stop for me since I hired you and I'm grateful, but you need to rest." I smiled and nodded before leaving. I called Audrey once I got into my car,

"Hey babe," She said, and I smiled,

"Hey gorgeous. How's your day going?"

"Good, just getting into the house from the park with the girls. How's your day going?"

"I'm actually done for the day, I'm heading home."

"Oh… Is everything okay?" She asked quietly. God bless this woman, she knew everything about me, every little detail.

"Sky… Sky passed away an hour ago."

"Oh… Pony I'm so sorry." She said softly, and I took a deep breath,

"It's… I'm going to come home… Maybe we can head to Tulsa sooner than we thought?"

"Yeah that sounds good to me babe."

When I got home my Border Collie Scarlett met me at the front door, her butt wiggling like crazy as she greeted me. I grinned and knelt down to pat her and kiss her head, beside Audrey and my daughters she always made me feel better. Audrey's Golden Retriever puppy Cookie came bounding over from the living room. I could hear my girls giggling and a couple seconds later Madeline came running over, her dark brown hair in lopsided pigtails.

"Dada!" She squealed, running into my arms. I picked her up and kissed her head, hugging her rather tightly.

"Hello baby, did you have a fun time at the park?" She nodded and wrapped her arms around my neck, starting to talk a mile a minute- a trait she picked up on from her mother and I. Audrey walked out from the living room holding our daughter Harrison. Madeline was three, and she was a surprise to Audrey and I. We hadn't been trying, we were not in a good place three years ago- each of us starting our careers and we were trying to buy a house. However, besides Audrey, Madeline was the best thing that happened to me- and then Harrison came along. Harrison was a year and a half old, with my grey/green eyes and Audrey's dark chestnut hair. I grinned as I watched Audrey walk over, holding Harrison. God I missed Audrey, we hadn't had "alone" time in almost two years. Maddie kept talking before she yawned, and I noticed Harrison quietly sitting in Audrey's arms, looking like she was trying to fight sleep. I gave Audrey a look, and she noticed that the girls were getting tired.

"Nap time!" I said, taking Madeline into her bedroom, changing her into her pajama's. She fell asleep rather quickly and I went into my room where Audrey was already waiting, rubbing her hands on her jeans nervously.

"So um.."

"Shut up and kiss me." She said quickly, coming over and wrapping her arms around my neck. I kissed her eagerly, picking her up. She wrapped her legs around my waist and I bent over to rest her on our bed. God this felt amazing- it's been so long I forgot what this type of friction felt like.

"Oh Ponyboy," She moaned softly, circling her hips against mine.

"Fuck Audrey… You have no idea how amazing this feels." I said, leaning forward to kiss her neck, before following the collar of her v-neck to her chest. She let out a quiet whimper as I started moving my hips with hers,

"Ponyboy please," She asked quietly. God I wanted nothing more than to rip off my pants and get to it, but I knew she deserved more after two years. I pulled her shirt off, reaching under her to expertly unclasp her bra. I eagerly palmed her breast, sucking on her nipple. Her back arched under my touch and I grinned, softly nibbling her. She moaned, gripping my hair with one hand, using the other to press my head against her chest. I grinned and slowly made my way down her torso, kissing, licking, and nibbling until I made it to her core. I gave an eager swipe up her centre, being rewarded with a sharp moan and her hips bucking. I grinned and reached up, sticking two fingers into her mouth with she eagerly sucked. I started sucking and licking her core before pushing two fingers in. She moaned, slapping a hand on her mouth to try and stay quiet.

"Come on baby," I whispered, moving my fingers faster. I felt her start to tighten and I grinned when her body started to shake. Once she came down from her high she sat up and reached to unbutton my shirt, kissing the skin as it became exposed. I groaned softly as she reached down to palm me through my pants.

"You're already hard, hm?" She asked softly and I nodded, panting as her hand slipped into my pants,

"How could I not be?" She grinned and pulled my pants down, taking me in her hand. Good god, this felt amazing.

"Oh Ponyboy," She said, leaning down to take me into her mouth. Good god.

"Audrey… Jesus," I said, running my fingers through her hair. She looked up at me and pulled off, licking up my penis.

"I need you in me, right now." She said, and I leaned down and kissed her, moving her back on the bed and laying her down, reaching over to grab a condom and lube from the nightstand.

"No, no condom. I'm on the pill. I need you inside of me, I don't want anything in the way."

I grinned and put some lube on before pushing in. This time I couldn't help but moan loudly, the way she surrounded me, welcoming me like an old friend.

"Holy fuck," I panted, the feeling so familiar yet I could tell why some people were addicted to sex. I started moving, slowly at first. I wanted to fuck her brains out, but she was my wife and not a romp. And as much as I needed my release, we were going to make love.

She moaned softly, wrapping a leg around my hip.

"I love you, I love you," I said softly in her ear with each thrust. She wrapped her arms around my neck, kissing me passionately.

"Oh… Oh," She started to tighten, wrapping her legs around me tighter- her hips moving in time with mine. I knew she was getting close, I was too.

"Oh shit Audrey, oh baby I'm so close."

"Me too… Oh me too!"

I started moving faster, resting my face in the crook of her neck. I could feel her breathing quicken, becoming deep breathy pants that drove me crazy. She tightened and moaned loudly, bucking her hips to keep up with my quick pace.

"Oh god… Audrey I'm so close!" I moaned, holding back. She kissed me, gripping my hair,

"Go Pony! Faster!" She moaned loudly, and I let loose, thrusting faster and harder. I needed to finish now, god the need had never been so strong. I felt her tighten and start her climax and I wasn't far behind. I groaned and finished inside of her, collapsing on top of her. I slowly pulled out, and she smiled, rolling over to kiss me softly.

"I love this feeling… And I missed it so much." She said grinning. I wanted to play a little bit so I reached down to feel her,

"What feeling?"

"The feeling of you inside me… Filling me up." I groaned softly, and she smiled, resting her head on my chest.

Audrey and I met in university, we were both in medical school. I guess you could say it was love at first sight, we saw each other and naturally just started talking, and I suppose we never stopped. We bonded together over many (mostly stressful) nights in various student lounges and libraries.

I looked at Audrey and saw her sleeping so I moved out from under her and went to our ensuite to get a shower. When I was finished I heard my phone vibrating in my pants pocket, so I dug through my pants and pulled it out, and I saw that Soda was calling,

"Hey Soda, how's it going?"

"Great! Ah, post sex huh?"

"W-What?" I stammered, wondering how he knew. He chuckled and I could picture him rolling his eyes,

"Trust me kid, everyone has that dazed sounding voice."

"Oh… Well then yeah."

"Damn I bet that felt great, what was it, two years?"

"Yeah… It really did. Two years wasn't that long. What was the longest you and Presley went without sex?"

"Like six months. And when we started again, we didn't leave our room for a week."

"Well I'm jealous… The girls will be up any minute and then we gotta drive to your place."

"I'll tell you what, Presley and I will take the kids for the day and you can have the room to yourselves."

"That… That sounds fantastic."

"Alright, well I just wanted to ask that you keep me posted on your ETA, we were going to head to Darry's house to greet everyone when they got there."

"Go ahead, we'll meet you there. Do you mind texting me the address? I don't know that I remember how to get there."

"Of course kiddo. See you later,"

"Okay, bye Soda." I sat on the bed and started wondering how different things would be- with Johnny and Dally coming home after almost fifteen years.

Johnny himself had changed. When we said our goodbyes after high school he was a quiet kid, it was hard for any of us to get through to him. I could tell he didn't want to leave to go to Maine, but a free ride for paramedic program doesn't come along very often.

Then when we heard from him some time later he'd already been wrapped around Elena's finger. I know it scared a lot of us how quickly he'd fallen for this girl and how quickly they'd become inseparable, and when we were waiting to pick them up at the airport for the first time we were all ready to give Johnny shit for not thinking clearly. But then we saw them walk through the gate and I think we all one by one realized that this wasn't a joke or some kind of puppy love. This was the kind of love you see in movies or read about in books, the kind that Mom and Dad had. Nothing in the world could ever change their love for one another.

"What time is it?" Audrey asked softly, rubbing her eyes. I looked over, wondering how long she'd been awake for.

"About two sweetheart."

"Okay… I'm going to get a shower… I was thinking that we could treat the girls to lunch out and just eat on the road?"

I nodded and got dressed, starting to move our luggage from our rooms into the back of Audrey's Range Rover. I woke the girls up and got them dressed, letting them play in the living room while I packed the rest of Scarlett's food and most of Cookie's food.

Audrey came down in a nice dress, her hair pulled back into a pony tail. She kissed me softly before we buckled the kids into the car and put the dogs in, starting our long drive back home.