"Get Steve out here!" Dallas shouted at Darry.
Suddenly, Steve was pushed out the door, complaining, and Darry was laughing. Darry closed the door, and Steve and Dallas were alone.
"Okay, I picked you because you have a weird working mind. So you can help me. Soda was with Suzy tonight. I don't know what to do. I think he's stealin' Suzy from me," Dallas explained, while Steve listened.
Dallas took a deep breath and looked down at Steve. "Dallas, wait 'till Soda gives any clue that he's fallin' for Suzy. Then, if he is, you can get back at him with his girl. 'Member, he can't be cheatin'. He's got himself a girlfriend,"
Dallas gasped and smirked. "Okay, you can go back in there."
Dallas thought about that. He could get together with Sandy. He got together with Suzy when she didn't want him. He could do this.
That night when Soda came home, he went straight to his room. He didn't get much sleep, due to Dallas and everyone yelling at them. Pony wanted to get in his room, too. But Soda never let him.
Darry was bringin' Soda to work when he asked the question. "What happened last night?"
Soda shook his head, trying to fake that nothing happened. But the way his eyes were, Darry knew that something happened.
"Don't tell me nothing. I saw you go straight to your room. Dallas really wanted to talk to you,"
"Okay," Soda settled his feet down on the car floor, "You wanna know what happened? Fine. Dallas was being an asshole, cheatin' on Suzy and Sylvia. They happened to be at the drive-in. Suzy saw them, cried, called Dallas an asshole, and ran off. I told Dallas that I agreed with her; that he was bein' an asshole. Then, I marched off to find Suzy," He spoke it all really fast.
His eyes were a little less crazed now, but not completely. "What else?" Darry asked.
"Okay," Soda sighed, "Yes, Suzy kissed me. Suzy kissed me. Suzy kissed me," Before Darry could reply, he said, "But Darry, I liked it. I didn't try to stop it,"
"Sometimes, Soda, you like what you want." Darry said, staring at the wheel.