The new girl in the gang

Part 28

Peps POV

I wake up around 8 the next morning, I wake up and just lay in bed thinking about the boys. I feel a weird anger at them for saying how Bob was my boyfriend, and I don't think any of them knew how I was coming home when I did.

I finally get up and get dressed in a white crop top and a flower skirt, I walk downstairs to see Buck and Dally talking. Dally does a double take on my outfit "Bobs picking me up for the movies at 7 so I was thinking we could see if the gang wanted to go out to eat for lunch?" I ask Dally while sliding on my shoes, I'm not usually a person who wears outfits like what I'm wearing now but being a soc changed me.

"Sure, Soda and Steve have their lunch break and Darrys off work today." He says, I nod and stand up in my pale yellow converse. "I'll go get ready then we can go to their house." I nod and Dally walks upstairs "So Buck I see the hiring sign in the window. Do you have an age limit?" I ask "yeah, 21 and up so the people can serve beer." He says I cock an eyebrow "and the beer you gave me last time I was here?" He smiles "if you want the job you got it." I smile.

"What are your hours?" I say as Dally comes bounding downstairs "7:00 through 11:00. I don't like my waiters working past then." He says I nod "what days?" I ask but Dally intrudes "what are you talking about?" He asks "I need a weekend shift, Dally meet our newest employee." He says gesturing to me, Dally's eyes winded "why?" He asks, just in case you didn't know Dally owns this bar with Buck "I could use the money, I'm not living above this bar my whole life."

I say, then walk out the door. For some reason I feel like I need to get going with my life, I feel the need to make money and get out of Tulsa. "So.. that's your outfit for the day?" Dally asks as he walks beside me, his hand rubbing the back of his neck "yes it is, it barley shows my belly." I say, he's not used to me dressing nice and like this.

"Are you dating Bob?" He asks, I feel a sudden anger at him "no, but it's just a matter of time." I say smiling knowing he's about to get raging mad "a matter of time until what?" He asks but I just walk up the stairs to the Curtises house.

"A matter of time until what?" Dally repeats walking in the house, Two and Steve and Soda are doing and arm wrestling match, Pony's reading in the corner. "Morning." I say they all glance up except Two and he wins the arm wrestling match.

Steve and Two start to fight while I walk to the fridge and get some cake, when I walk out I see Soda look away and Pony look at his book. "So are you guys willing to go to the Dingo during lunch?" I ask plopping down on the couch beside Soda "yeah sure, why?" He asks as he watch's Steve try to open a beer bottle by hitting against the edge of the table "because I want to hang out with you guys." I say as if the answer were that easy.

He nods and laughs when Steve hits himself on accident with the bottle.

Soon after Soda and Steve leave, me and Darry and Pony start to walk towards Dairy Queen, Dally's off doing who knows what.  We decided on Dairy Queen food because they have the best shakes, on a hot summer day all I want is a good shake.

"Are you going go back to school?" Ponyboy asks "I think so, I'm working at Bucks now so I should have enough money." He nods but Darry hears this "your working at Bucks?" He says shocked "yeah on the weekends." Darry shakes his head "I can't believe Dally would let his kid sister work at a bar." He says shaking his head.

"I wanted to, as soon as I can I'm getting out of here." I say trying to stand up for my brother, we make small talk until we get to the restaurant. The others already found a booth, when we walk in they all stare at me. Like oh my gosh I wore something nice and a bit revealing today get over it.

"Hey guys." I say sliding into my seat next to Soda "you guys want to go to the movies tonight?" Dally asks after a while of small talk, he already knows I'm going with Bob what does he want me to say it in front of the gang "I'm in." Two says smiling crazily "me and Steve are in." Soda says slinging an arm around Steve "I guess me and Pony can go to." Darry says looking at Pony "Johnny, Penelope?" Dally asks smirking because he knew my answer.