"Rose, I like you. I will not hurt you. Never will. I care about you so much. Like I said earlier, we might of not gotten along at first but I grew attached to you. Yeah, I had a funny way showing it but I really do. You're not like the rest. You're not a broad. You're much more than that. You're someone special and I want you. I want you not to be someone special, I want you to be my special kind of girl. And what you said about get tuff and isolated, don't. Just don't do that. Its good to be tuff but not all the time. And don't stay isolated. I want to get to know you. I have the biggest crush on you. I never felt like this to anyone. I hope I'm not asking too much."
"You're not. I like you too, Dallas. I'm sorry if I came off too strong. I'm just afraid that you'll hurt me and leave."
"I would never hurt you. If I do, I didn't mean too. And if I leave you or if you leave me, I'll be miserable at best. Please give me a try." I went on my tiptoes and kissed him. He was surprised but he kissed back. We broke the kiss and he looked down smiling. "I hope that is a yes." He said. I nod my head and we kissed again. We both agreed to go over the Curtis' house and the whole gang should be there. When we got to the front yard, Dally stopped me and faced me. " I love you." "I love you too, Dal." I looked into his eyes. He pulled me in and kiss my forehead. "C'mon" He said opening the gate. I followed him into the house where all of the guys were having a good time. Steve and Soda were arm wrestling, Johnny and Pony sitting on the floor talking, Two-bit watching Mickey on tv and Darry reading the newspaper. A typical day at the Curtis' household. Darry looked up as I closed the door. "Whoa there, you guys walked in together and smiling. What happen?" Darry asked like he knew nothing. The house grew quite. I didn't say anything but they got the sign as soon Dally went behind me, hugged me and give a quick kiss on my cheek. "Oh my god!" Pony shouted, "You guys are together!" He jumped up. Once again, the room was filled with sound but it was revolving around me and Dally. Everyone was asking how did this happen, when, how long and so much more questions. I ended up sitting on the sofa next to two-bit. I noticed Dally called Soda over by the door and walked to the kitchen. He talked to Soda for a minute and handed him a piece of paper. It didn't bother me much. Its just a thing of paper, what's the big deal? The boys came back into the room and I herd Johnny asked Darry "When-n-n are we gonna tell her?". Darry got up from his seat in the corner and went to a desk. He grabbed a few things and cleared his thought. Every one looked at him, he nodded to their knowledge. "Rose. Remember how you told us that your mother left you?" He started. I shook my head slowly. "Well," He continued, "We found her." I was shocked. My face turned white as a ghost. "She is in Brookhaven Hospital. Its right here in Tulsa. Right by E Hwy 66. Its on the other side of town tho. We got you a visitor pass for noon tomorrow. You'll have to leave around 7:30 in the morning, maybe 8 the latest. Here's the pass you'll need to get to see her." "Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me." I stood up and hugged Darry.
"The gang helped too."
"Then why arent they in this hug?" I said smiling. They all came in and given a group hug. We all pulled away and had a great night. The house was filled with laughter. It was around 9 when I was about to leave. Darry pulled me to the side.
"This pass is for this whole week." He said.
"Thank you so much Darry. I owe you big time."
"No you don't. You come here, clean the house and make sure my kid brothers are out of trouble. That's enough. I made it into a week, just incase if you guys want to catch up. For whatever day you don't show up or do, they give you the money back."
"Okay, I'll give you the money." I smiled and hugged him one more time. I told the boys good bye for one last time before I leave for the next 7 days.