Chapter 2

AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a while but I have been busy with stuff and I completely lost my notebook which is where I write all my stuff. So here's the next chapter tell me is you like it!

Carter's POV

Last night Soda and I went out partying and it was so much fun. I introduced him to my friends that came in from out of town. We all got so high it made up for the bad day I had. Who am I kidding every day is a bad day. Soda and I were walking home and I really didn't feel like waking anymore so I stayed at his house for the night.

Soda's POV

I woke up in my dark room with the worst hangover ever. I couldn't even remember half of last night. The only thing was that Carter took me out to meet some of her friends that were visiting Tulsa. Oh god… Carter. Was she okay? Did she get home okay? Then I noticed curly blond hair next to me. Oh thank god. I had my jeans and DX shirt on so we couldn't have done anything.

"Carter Hun you have to go before Darry and Pony get up," I said shaking her gently. She groaned and got up.

"Thanks for letting me stay the night Sodie." She said using her pet name for me. After giving me a kiss on the check she got out of the bed. She put on her shoes fixed her hair and I head her downstairs. Feeling dizzy but I toughed it out for her.

Two-bit's POV

"Pony go wake up Soda, he's going to be late for work," Darry said to Pony who was on the couch with me and Steve watching Mickey. But before Pony could even get up Soda came down the stairs. With a girl behind him! I almost spit out my beer! You could tell Darry wanted to yell at him for being home so late and having a girl over but he kept quiet until the girl left. I decided I was going to make this more awkward than it already was and I whistled.

"Shut it Two-bit." Soda said, and opened the door his little lady. "Bye Carter, see you later."

"Bye Sodie," she said, and walked out the door.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed or was it even on the bed? Maybe the floor or that chair you have in your room. Or maybe even this very couch. Ewww," I said and Steve gave me a high-five

Ponyboy's POV

After Soda shut the door it was like a trigger. "Sodapop what did I tell you about having girls over? You know I don't want anyone fooling around under my roof! And after curfew I thought I told you midnight the latest!" Darry fired off.

"Can you please stop yelling," Soda asked. Why you hung-over I thought

"Come on soda we have to go to work." Steve always saving Soda can't he see he is hurting Soda as much as Soda is.

Steve's POV

Soda put his shoes on and we were out the door and got into my truck. The ride to the DX seemed longer than ever. It was usually on like five minutes but today it felt like an hour, mostly because there was no talking and everything that was going on. I noticed Soda had bloodshot eyes, which I hadn't seen in a while. Maybe the girl he was hanging out with had something to do with this.

"Hey Soda who was that girl at the house today," I asked breaking the silence.

"Just a friend, I swear," Soda said.

"It's alright buddy I believe you."

"Sorry it just bugs me that no one else does, not even my own brothers," Soda explained as we turned in to the DX.

After a couple of hours the girl that was at the house this morning showed up looking for Soda.

Carter's POV

I got kicked out of my apartment… again. I didn't have enough money to pay rent. So I thought I would go and see my Sodie at the DX. I walked up to one of Soda's friends that were at the house this morning and he did not look happy. "Hey cutie you know where Sodie is?" I asked. He just pointed in to the building.

After walking through the door I saw Soda behind the cash register and he flashed that smile that lite up a room. I explained to him my situation of being kicked out of my apartment and we just sat for a while in silence. Every once in a while Soda would get up to help a customer, but other than that nothing. Until I remembered something.

"Hey Soda guess what I got," I said.

"I dunno, tell me."

I pulled out a little white bag from my purse and then the little orange bottle came out. It had at least 20 pills in it, which would probably be used tonight. "When I get off of work ok?"

"Come on Soda this is why I came down here." I whined.

"No, you came down here because you got kicked out of your apartment," He laughed. I sighed, that too I thought.

"Not at all," I said smiling.

"Sure..." He laughed

"Anyway do you want any?"

"Maybe when I get off of work," He said sure of it.

"Please," I really wanted to.

"Later," he said still sure.

After Soda got off of work we went down to the park and just chilled, we had a couple of the pills. Then we went to a party and that was really fun. To end the night we went to the DX for a good night's sleep.

Darry's POV

Never in my life did I think Pony or Soda would be problem child. But sure enough Soda never came home last night. Just like almost every other night. Probably that girl that was over the house, wait no I can't blame her. Soda was doing this to himself and no one else. I was sitting home on a rainy night with Pony when I got an unexpected visitor.

"Hey Darry I think we need to have about Soda."

OMG cliff hanger! Again sorry for the wait next chap up soon!