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Ten Years Later….
Darry and I were married the next year, just a small wedding with close friends. We stayed in the Curtis house for another year while Pony and Johnny finished school. When Johnny had turned eighteen right before our wedding, he'd moved in with us for good. Once they'd graduated we moved out of Tulsa to the country. Soda moved out with us along with Steve, but they decided to buy a station for the old man in town. He was retiring and Soda loved the land. They built two houses, one for each of them on opposite sides of the twelve acres and fenced in the rest. They're known as the best mechanics in three counties.
Two-Bit surprised everyone, graduating high school and working for a buddy of his at his toy company. Two-bit gets to build toys for little kids all over the world. He married two years after Darry and I to a lovely blonde named Janice. We call her Janie. She's a wedding planner and interior decorator. They have a set of twins, Bethany and Abigail. Both the smiting image of two bit except Bethany has Janie's dark eyes while Abigail got her light blonde hair. Otherwise they are all Two-Bit.
Dally finally met his match in Merida Hall. A firey red head with as much a record as Dally. She was a drifter like me until she wound up in jail one night. Her holding cell was right beside Dally's and the two hit it off. That was three years ago. They are now expecting their first child. Dally gave up being a delinquent and now does body work at Steve and Soda's garage.
Soda met a girl at work one day. She'd brought in her work truck and stayed to watch them work on it. She has a bigger love for horses than he does and she's the sweetest little thing you'll ever meet. Her names Magdalene but everyone calls her Maggie or Mags. They were married two years ago and couldn't be happier.
Steve is engaged to a woman he met at a bar. She's the bartender/ bouncer and the perfect match for him. Dark hair and light blue eyes, but she has the temper of a rattler. She and Steve fight constantly but if you asked they wouldn't have it any other way. Her name is Evangeline but everyone calls her Gene.
Johnny moved out when he turned twenty, only a year or so after we moved into the country. He started his own business, building things for people. Houses, porch swings, just normal things. Darry went into business with him and is a partner. Darry's best friend Paul is the other partner. They all love the work and it makes good money. Johnny married a girl from school named Jessie Mae a year ago.
Pony went onto school and became a famous writer. He has three published novels and five short stories and a couple of children's books. He married the girl he was crazy for in high school, Sherry "Cherry" Valence. That was last January and they have recently found out they are expecting their first child. Cherry is a fashion designer and has her own cooking show.
Darry and I have had the best marriage full of surprises. One of them being our daughters and son. Jackie was born two year after our wedding. She looks just like her dad but is exactly like me. Two years after that we had Danielle, Dani for short. She is the spitting image of my but is just like her dad. Two years after that we had Braxton. He was the only one I had problems with but he came out amazing. The perfect mix between Darry and me. Darry and I decided that after Brax we wouldn't have any more was just too big a risk to me and them. We love our kids and are the happiest we can be.
Today everyone is over at the house for Braxton's third birthday. He couldn't be happier to see all of his uncles. He's a complete and total daddy's boy but he always makes sure to let me know he loves me as much if not more than daddy. Darry finds this cute. As Brax stuffs cake in Dally's face Darry comes up and puts his arms around me. "Deep thoughts?"
I smile, "Just thinking about our marriage. Our lives so far."
He kisses me. "We have eternity to be together. I love you."
I smile as I glace around the room. Our family. Our home. "I love you."