Author's note- Things are a bit crazy with finals less than a week away. Here's a new chapter for you. It skips forward a bit. Darry will come back into the story within a chapter or two. Enjoy.

A rare inside to Jenny's mind

Nine weeks later...

Jenny-

Just a nightmare

I was asleep, my eyes tightly shut. I dreamed as Darry and our life together. I saw a little house with a big kitchen, flower boxes, a white picket fence and little babies. I saw two , a boy and a girl. I held them tightly as they slept. I was happy and everything was going right.

I sat the babies down and I went to hanging clothes to dry on the clothesline. I heard as a truck pulled into the driveway and I had hoped it was Darry who was returning from war. I watched as two soldiers approached the me. I worried and my heart sank as they grew closer.

"Ma'ma, is your husband Darrel Curtis Jr.?", They asked

"Yes", I say fingering the ring on my left hand

"We're sorry, we come baring bad news.", the older man says

"You husband, Darrel Curtis Jr was killed, August 7th,1967 in Vietnam.", the younger man says

"NO,NO.", I cried falling to my knees.The scene moved to see Darry's body and I couldn't take that. I looked at his still, cold, body, he looked so peaceful. My stomach lurched at the idea and I held two babies in my arms after losing the man I loved.

Nightmare over

"No.", I cried waking from my sleep. That couldn't be, that was just a nightmare. Besides, Darry's just my boyfriend,my lover but not my husband, at least at yet. I love that man so much, I can't lose him now. I was on edge since Darry was deployed to Vietnam. I felt sick to my stomach as the dizziness took over. I sat up, swing my feet to the edge of the bed and rested for a moment.

I felt my stomach groan in disagreement with my sudden movement. I felt sick and I ran into the bathroom. I felt as the bile came up and I begin to vomit. I dry heaved as I finished and felt warm hands rub circles on my back. I sat against Soda and the wall , I felt weak. I vomited once more before feeling empty.

"Jen, this has been going for a few days and I'm worried.", Soda says

"Soda, I'm fine. I'm a doctor for crying out loud.", I say

"What's going on, Jen? I'm worried about you.", Soda says

"I'm scared, Soda.", I say sobbing

"I've got ya. You're right here with you buddy ole' Sodapop.", Soda says

"I know what's wrong with me. I've got all the symptoms , and they been under my nose the whole time.", I say calmly

"Please Jen, tell what's wrong so I can fix it.", Soda says

"Hon, there's nothing you can do for my condition. Nothin' that nine months can't fix. ", I reply

"Huh?", Soda asks confused

"I think I'm pregnant. I slept with your brother before he left and we were using protection. I was on the pill but sometimes it doesn't work. You can't 100% be protected but we used two forms of birth control and we were careful. What am I going to, Soda? This wasn't a part of our plans." I say sobbing

Soda pulled me to his chest and held me tight. I sobbed into his t-shirt wishing Darry was home to hold me closely. I was scared out of my mind to take a pregnancy test. What if I was pregnant? I'm not sure I can handle that. Darry and I weren't going to have a baby this early. We were gonna wait and get married first, I guess that plans a dud.

"Jenny, we are going to be strong and go get a pregnancy test . I will wake Pony and we'll go see a doctor and we'll wait with you. We won't leave your side unless you want us to. We will plan to see a doctor. Pony and I will even go with you if you want. We won't leave you cause we love ya.", Soda says

"Oh, Soda. I wish Darry was here. ", I say

"He'll be home, before we know it.", Soda says

I picked myself up off the floor with Soda's help and stood on my own two feet. "Here, why don't you call in sick? Pone and I will too. We can just go what ever you want. Just go get comfortable and I'll be back.", Soda says

I walked over to the phone and called in sick today. I said I was under the weather ,and I was allowed to say home. I found a blanket that still smelled like Darry ,and wrapped up in the blanket.

Soda-

Jenny could be pregnant and I knew there was a chance that she was. I worried for her and for my brother as I went to wake Pony. I made a promise, I said I would take care of Jenny ,and I would keep my promise. She needed someone and we would be there for her. I just prayed everything worked out already.

"Pone.", I say softy shaking him

"I need you to get up.", I say

"Mmmmnn, what do you need?", Pony says sleepily

"Get your ass up and do me a favor.", I say

"Alright, I'm up.", Pony says , his hair messy and his face needing shaved.

"You need to dressed. Jenny needs to go to the doctor and we're going with her.", I say

"Isn't Jenny a doctor?, Pony comments

"She thinks she's pregnant and needs a test to confirm it.", I say

"I will be ready in just a second.", Pony says slipping his pants on

I grab my shirt and pants slipping them on. I still needed to shave and comb my hair but that could wait. Jenny was dressed in a pair of Darry's pjs from his early middle days. The strips were faded but they fit Jenny. I helped Jenny find her slippers and she slipped on a jacket. We were lucky enough to get a doctor's appointment with the obstetrician.

I carried Jenny to the truck, she was wrapped up in a blanket. I sat her down and Pony drove to the hospital. Jenny rested her head on my shoulder, her eyes shut. Jenny was tired, sick and worried. I didn't blame her, the one she loved was miles away and she could be having his baby.

As as if, I didn't have enough problems. I hadn't received a letter from Darry yet. I had no idea was was going on. The mail was slow, after all a war was on, but i i didn't like that. I worried about Darry, not knowing how he was doing. On op of that, Jenny might be having his baby.