Mean Socs ||Darry Curtis||

Chapter 18

A/N: As requested by my favorite person Tobleedgrease, here is a new chapter!

Elizabeth's POV:

"For richer or for poorer."
"For better or for worse."

I don't think either of us really thought about those things at the time.

"For richer or for poorer."

You'd think that wouldn't be a big issue for us, seeing as I'm a Soc... But after the wedding things really changed.
January 1st, 1960, the day everything became different for my new husband and I.

I decided that as soon as I woke up that morning I would call my mom and tell her the big news, that I'm no longer a Ramsey, I'm Mrs. Curtis.

It didn't go as well as planned.

Darry's in the kitchen, making breakfast, so I pick up the phone in his room and call her, closing the door so no one can her me talking.

"Hello? Mom? It's me, Elizabeth!" I say. I can hear her smile through the phone.

"Liz, honey! Long time no talk. How are things?" She asks.

"Amazing! Mom, I got married last night!" I exclaim. She gasps.

"Lizzy, baby, that's wonderful! To who?" She asks. At least she isn't mad that we didn't invite her.

"To Darry Curtis, my boyfriend from high school, remember him?" I ask. After that comment the tone of her voice changes, from happy and proud, to straight out angry.

"Darry? That Greaser who pushed you off the Ferris wheel? You're telling me you couldn't have done any better than the poor kid raising his kid brothers?" She asks. Two things that have always been important to my mother: men and money. One thing that's always been important to me? Love.

And I don't care that he's a Greaser, all I care about is that we love each other.

"I like his brothers, though," Is all I can think of to say.

"Yeah, for now. But they're going to become a burden sooner or later. Darry'll be working all the time, they'll be at school full time, you'll be away at college, without a job, and you all need to eat. Sooner or later you'll run out of money, and then there'll be that little family of four out on the street and I'm not going to help you," She says.

Woah... what? Momentarily, I'm stunned, but then I say something I wasn't planning to.

"Mom... That won't happen. I'm quitting college and moving in with Darry and the boys. I'll get a job and help raise them." I hadn't talked about it with my husband yet, or anyone about it yet, but that's my decision.

Suddenly, Darry comes in the room.

"You're what?" He demands, immediately. I tell my mom I have to go., but not before my mom tells me she's 'done with me'. 

"Were you listening to my conversation?" I ask him. He nods.

"Yeah... Well no... I mean... I was coming in here and I heard what you said. But how can you quit college?" He demands. I shrug.

"For you and Pony and Soda. I want to do this," I tell him. He just sighs.

"You know, Elizabeth... I wanted more than anything to go to college. And I couldn't because of my brothers... I mean... It's not their fault, I just don't want them to take anything away from you, too. You don't have to do this," He says, putting his arm around me.

Why doesn't he understand... I want this. I would rather be with him then go to college. I think quitting is a small price to pay when you can be with the one you love for the rest of your life. I have to somehow tell him that...

"Darry, I know. But I want to. I love you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, through everything. I want us to be together through everything and that stupid college was what tore us apart in the first place. Why have to go through that again? Why leave the love of my life again when we can both stay right here, together?" I ask, tears streaming down my face. I don't know why I was crying, maybe because I was upset that he didn't understand, or maybe because I just love him that much.

Either way, we wipe them away together, and I bury my head in his chest. He pulls me close and strokes my hair.

"That's fine, Elizabeth. If you're sure that's what you want, I support it one hundred precent," He says, then picks up my chin and points it so we're looking into each other's eyes.

"I love you so much," He says, pulling me in for a kiss.

I realize now that if we could stay like this forever, I would never be unhappy again.

But people can't stay happy forever, especially when money is an issue...

A/N again: I'm really bad at ending chapters, I'm sorry. But Beka pointed out today that Mean Socs is number 2 when you search Darry Curtis and that makes me so happy you don't even understand so thank you guys for reading and commenting and voting, Ily all SO MUCH!