Disclaimer: I don't any of the characters thats in the book.

I was supposed to say this in the first chapter... but it goes for all of the chapters.

" You sure I look good, Darry?" Soda asked for the fifth time.

" You look fine, Soda. Atleast good enough for Sandy to want to marry you" I said jokingly. " Oh, by the way, where's Pony?'

" I'm right here," he said from the doorway. " But I'm angry at you guys", Pony added,coming in.

" Why?" Soda asked.

" You're getting married today, and you told me last night", he complained.

" Chill out, buddy. He didn't tel any of us either." Twobit said entering with Steve.

" Yeah man, could of had told me atleast," Steve told Soda, since they were best friends.

" All right, guys, lets go, Sandy and the guests must be waiting. " I said.

"Darry... why is Soda marrying her, when we all know what she did?" Pony whispered to me while we were in the car. I remembered Soda's request about not telling Pony. " And why are you letting him?" He added.

I didn't know what to say. "Well..uh..look Pony, I know you don't like Sandy because of what she did to Soda, but you know how much he loves her, don't you? So.. please...for his sake, just stay quiet."

" What do you mean I don't like her , don't you hate her as well? he asked. I was stuck. I really didn't hate her after I learned the baby was Soda's. But I couldn't tell that to Pony and I couldn't lie either.

"Uh...Pony, let's drop this topic."I said. He shrugged, and I gave a sigh of relief.

When we went there, Sandy indroduced us to her family and friends. She was wearing a light yellow drees and looked very nice. Soda's eyes were sparkling with pleasure and we were all happy for him.

" Soda!, we're getting late." I had to scream as usual. It wasn't fair. Soda had justgotten married yesterday, and today he had to go to work. If we were Socs, Soda'd probably be on his honeymoon right now. I went to the kitchen to make breakfast and saw that Sandy was doing that already.

" Good morning" She greeted cheerfully.

" Morning Sandy"

It had been many days since we had a girl living in our house, and the atmosphere was different. Today, coming to the kitchen and seeing Sandy made me feel, for some reason, as if Mom was back. So, just because Sandy was the tpe of girl who got pregnant before getting married, it didn't mean she was that bad of a girl. Soda and the rest of us seemed happy. Just that something seemed to be botherin Pony. He was probably still upset about Soda marrying Sandy. I hoped I could tell him the truth, but the promise to Soda kept me from doing that.

Soda and Sandy went shopping the next day. Pony was somewhere outside. When Soda and Sandy came back, the whole truck was filled with shopping. You see, Sandy wasn't really a Soc, infact I would she was more like a greaser, but her family was really rich. Soda had once taken me and Pony to Sandy's house and it was like a palace. I hoped she would adjust to our lifestyle.

"Where's Pony ," Soda asked coming in with all those shopping bags. Now that Sandy was pregnant, he wouldn't let her do a single thing.

" Outside" I answered.

They bought a lot of stuff,especcially for the baby. They bought a carriage, a crib, and a lot more. So, they were already planning on how to take care of the baby.

" I'm pretty tired... so I'll go to bed." I said while they were still they were still fixing the shopping.

A few minutes later, Soda came in.

" Hey Darry"

" Hey, buddy. Whats the matter?" I asked.

"Came to check on you, since you said you were tired. Need a massage?" He asked. I knew he came for something else, but was hesitating?

" No, I'm fine for now. Just tell me what it is. I noticed you guys did a lot of shopping, need extra pocket money?" I asked.

" No, I well...wanted to ask you something."

" Sure" I said.

" Do you think I'll be a good father?" He asked.

I wanted to burst out laughing, but thought that Soda might take it in a different way.

"Hey it not even half way through Sandy's pregnancy and you're already thinking of being a dad."I asked.

" Yeah, I know. I asked Sandy the same thing, and she was laughing her ass off., but what do you think, huh? "

" Don't worry Soda, you know the way you guys are preparing and everything. mom and dad would probably have been very proud. Only if it was the right age for you..." Soda's looked guilty. " But I do think you'll make good dad. Sand'll make a good mom too. Tell her I said so."

" Sure Dar', and uh... thanks." Soda said grinning.

"Anytime"

It seemed like such a perfect happy family. I hoped it would always stay like this.

Little did I know that my hope was to be ruined very soon...