Two weeks later Charlotte was sitting at home, Dallas hasn't been around much since he admitted to Char what was bothering him. There was a knock on her front door so she slowly got up from her chair and opened the door. There stood Dallas.

"Dally?" she asked, shocked to see him.

"Can, Can I come in please Char?" Dally asked. She nodded and moved out of the way so he could enter.

"would you like a pop?" she asked him and he shook his head no. She gave him a confused look, "what's wrong?"

"Just, dad and I got into again," he told her.

"I have two spare rooms, one is yours," she told him and he smiled in return, "I am also sorry for getting mad like I did the other day."

"So am I Char, but I mean what I said, you are like a sister to me and it did hurt me when you didn't say goodbye," he told her and she just gave him a hug.

"It hurt me also," she told him as they hugged.

"How about coffee?" he asked her and she nodded, "any made?"

"Of course there is Dallas, its me we're talking about," she joked with him. He chuckled and grabbed her coffee cup and went to the kitchen. He poured two cups of coffee and took them to the living room.

"Here you go sis," Dally told her with a smile.

"Thank you Dallas," she told him and saw him roll his eyes at her. She just smiled and slowly drank her coffee. He turned the TV on and started flipping through the channels.

(Dally's P.O.V)

I glanced over at Charlotte and she had a confused look on her face, it was also mixed with a little worry.

"Char, is everything okay?" I asked her, worried about her in a way, heck as I once said, she's been more of a sister to me then anything.

"Yeah," she told me. I knew she was lying, she had that look in her eyes that was telling me that something was wrong.

"I know you better than that, there's something bothering you isn't there?" I asked and she nodded, "what is it?"

"Just thinking is all Dally, about a lot of stuff that's been going on," she replied.

(normal POV)

"Anything I could help with sis?" he asked her and she smiled at him. She loved it when he called her sis.

"Just, I have no idea what to do anymore Dallas, I, I mean I love Darry but is it possible to start falling outta love with someone?" she asked him.

"Honestly, I ain't the guy to be askin' Charlotte, you need to talk to someone soft, like Soda or Pony," Dally truthfully told her. She sighed and just sat there, not sure what to say to him at the moment.

"Sorry," she told him and got up and went to the kitchen to get another cup of coffee. Dally went into the kitchen.

"No, I should be the one apologizing sis, I'm just not sure what to say is all, I'm not a softy like Soda is or even like Pony," Dally told her. She nodded.

"I know, I just, I'm not sure anymore Dallas," she told him, "I'm going shopping, feel free come along to pick out some food you want." Dally smiled and followed her into living room and got their shoes on.

A few hours later they arrived back at her house with a truck full of grocery bags. Darry stepped out of his house and saw them and went over to help take stuff inside. After all the bags were inside Dallas and Charlotte started to take care of everything. Darry stuck around and helped also, seeing that they had a lot of stuff to take care of.

When they were done taking care of everything Charlotte turned to the boys, "thanks for the help guys," she told them with a smile.

"You're welcome," they both replied as they all sat down in the living room.

"I should head back to the house, Soda was making a cake and I don't want the house burnt down," Darry joked.

"Okay, feel free to come back over later," Charlotte told him and he nodded as they went to the door.

"Okay, sounds good to me," Darry replied. Them two kissed and he left the house and went back home. Darry walked inside and Steve, Soda and Two-Bit were starting a game of poker, "Deal me in also." Soda nodded and dealt Darry into the game.

"Where's Dallas and Char?" Steve asked just wondering.

"Hanging out, Dallas looked like he needed to talk to Char about something," Darry replied and they all played the game of Poker.

Meanwhile Dallas and Char were in her living room talking.

"So, Sylvia keeps going to other guys while you are in the cooler?" Char asked confused.

"Yeah, I mean I like the girl and all but I'm not sure if it's meant to be like you and Darry,' Dallas admitted, finally allowing himself to leave the hard shell he's formed to keep the emotions in.

'Well, honestly Dallas as your big sister, I don't think she's in it for love, just the sex," char admitted to him, receiving a sigh in return, "One of these days Dally she'll get knocked up and won't know who the father is since she's sleeping with you and the other guys, if I were you, I'd walk now and allow her to screw her life up on her own and not drag you down with her."

"You think?" Dallas asked and she nodded in return, "can I use your phone?"

"Yeah, it's right over there and there's one in the kitchen," Char replied. Dallas nodded and went to the kitchen.

"Sylvia, we need to talk and talk now...no, it's over, I don't want anything to do with a cheating tramp...oh fuck off Sylvia I know you cheat on me when I'm in the cooler and you can't deny it, I'm not going to have you drag me down to hell with you if you get knocked up...whatever bitch," Dallas hung the phone up and went to Char and smiled.

"Bout time kid," she joked and Dallas just chuckled, "so, now what to do?"

"I'm going over to Darry's wanna join?" he replied.

"Naw, you guys need to hang out, I'm gonna read my book and probably soak in the tub also," she replied as they stood up. They hugged and he left. She went to the bathroom with her book in hand and started the tub, she got herself a bubble bath going and soaked while she reads.