Pretend (johnnyboy & curtis sister x cherry)

Chapter 26: Little Lovebirds

Johnny and I practice a few more kisses and it starts to feel less awkward. I still don't like it though. Right as we are in the middle of a practice kiss, we hear the door swing open.

"Woah! What do we have here?" I hear a voice say. I quickly scoot away from Johnny and pretend to act embarrassed. I look up and see Two-Bit staring at me and Johnny.

"We were only kissing," I tell him.

"Awww!! You little lovebirds are so cute together!" He sings. "So why don't you guys come out here with the rest of us and stop hiding in here making out."

"We were not making out, Keith." Says Johnny, angrily.

"Geez, sorry kid. You don't have to get angry. And don't call me Keith." Two-Bit says.

I stand up and help Johnny into his wheelchair. Then I push him out into the living room, help him onto the couch, and sit next to him. I see the guys making sandwiches in the kitchen. I look at the clock and it's already 12:20. Johnny and I were hiding all morning.

"About time you guys came out!" Yells Darry and Johnny and I start giggling because he said "came out" and we're both closeted gays. Nobody else seems to understand why we're laughing, which is good.

"What's so funny? Asks Darry.

"Oh, it's nothing." Says Johnny and the two of us just start laughing harder. Everyone stares at us, probably because we look like we're on crack. It's not even that funny but we're laughing hysterically. I haven't seen Johnny laugh like this since we were kids. Eventually, our stomachs start to hurt from all the laughter and we calm down.

"You guys good?" Asks Steve, and then we go back to hysterically laughing. I don't even remember what we were originally laughing at. Johnny and I finally stop.

"What kind of drugs are you kids on? And where can I get some?!" asks Dally and we don't answer. I rest my head on my "boyfriend's" shoulder. Everyone else goes back into the kitchen except for Ponyboy.

"You guys are so cute together," says Pony, and I can't help but feel sad inside. I don't want to look cute with a guy. I don't belong with a guy. I BELONG WITH A HOT GIRL WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE VERY RICH. "Cherry and I are going to the diner on a date tonight. Do you guys want to make it a double date?" Asks Ponyboy.

"Sure," says Johnny.

"What time? And what should I wear?" I ask Pony.

"It's at 5:30. And wear whatever the heck you want. I don't give a shit."

"SWEAR JAR PONYBOY!" Yells Darry from the other room. He has a swear jar that Pony and I have to add a dime to every time we cuss. I have a better filter than Ponyboy so I rarely have to add to the jar. But when Darry isn't around I swear much more than Pony.

"But Darry it's only a baby swear word! I didn't say fuck!" Argues Ponyboy.

"THAT'S TWO DIMES NOW. SWEAR JAR." Darry yells to Pony again.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhh." Pony groans and adds his dimes to the jar.