You're eight and a half months pregnant with your boyfriend's, Ponyboy's baby. At five months of being pregnant, you decided to live with Pony and his brothers since your dad was mistreating you. Your brother Johnny was upset to find out his sister was having a baby at a young age.
Ponyboy was excited to become a father, but yet he had his older brother Darry yelling at him every once in a while, reminding him how young he is and what a big responsibility it takes. But lately Ponyboy hasn't been himself around you. He comes home late smelling like alcohol and cigarettes. Everytime you ask him what's wrong, he decides to ignore and go to sleep.
It was Friday afternoon, and you just came home from school. You put your books in the small coffee table and took a seat in the couch. You raised your feet up to rest on top of the table. Rubbing your baby bump, you started to cry, thinking about Ponyboy and how much he has been missing these past couple of months of your pregnancy.
"Hey Courtney, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" You hear Sodapop walk towards you and you wipe away your tears.
"I'm not crying, silly." you say and laugh it out.
"Don't lie to me now. What's going on?" He asks again. You sigh and hide your face in your hands.
"Soda, Ponyboy has been missing out a lot during my pregnancy. He doesn't even know the baby's gender. How is he going to be when the baby is born?" You start to cry again, this has been very stressful for you. You didn't want to raise a baby all by yourself, without a job and no food to give your baby. "I'm scared I might do this alone." You say, the door opens and a tired looking Darry comes inside. He looks at you and then Sodapop.
"Hey, what's going on? Courtney, are you feeling okay?" You nod at him while Soda shakes his head. Soda explains to Darry as to why you were crying.
"I was going to have a talk with him as well, actually. I noticed every detail as well." Darry says.
Later that day, you were laying down in the sofa while Darry was cooking dinner. Sodapop was sitting in the floor watching TV with you. You hear the doorknob move and you slowly get up, knowing well who it is. Sodapop smiles weakly at you. Ponyboy comes in looking tired and closes the door behind him. Darry comes in with a serious look in his face.
"Where the hell you been at Ponyboy?!" Darry yells at him. You get up from the sofa holding your bump.
"I been out Darry, I'm always out, why care now?" Ponyboy says as he walks pass Darry. Darry grabs Pony's arm and brings him back. You start feeling nervous as to what's gonna happen next.
"Because you're gonna have a baby anytime soon, that's why I care! You're making Courtney stress out over you!" Darry's face starts turning red out of anger while Pony's face is just blank.
"Darry, let it go please." You plead to Darry.
"No, Courtney! He needs to understand this isn't a game!" Darry then pushes Ponyboy making him fall. You run to Darry pulling him back but you stop once you feel a sharp pain in your stomach. Sodapop runs towards you and sits you in a chair. Darry and Pony are then next to you.
"Baby, are you okay?" Pony asks you. You shake your head no. You then feel liquid running down your legs.
"Uhm, guys? My water just broke." You day. They all look shock and then start cheering. Sodapop and Pony help you walk towards the car while Darry starts it.
In the hospital, you're in the room waiting to deliver your baby. Sodapop and Darry are in the waiting room waiting for Johnny, Dally, Steve and Two-bit to get there. Pony boy was in the room with you. He hasn't said a word to you and neither have you.
"Baby, can I talk to you?" Pony asks you as he sits right next to you in a chair.
"This isn't the right time Pony." You say and he shakes his head.
"No, I really do need to talk to you." You look at him waiting for him to continue. "I been working at a bar, that's why I been coming home smelling like Alcohol and cigarettes. Ever since I found out we were going to have a baby, I decided to look for a job to help support you both. I didn't mean to get carried away. I didn't want to tell you anything because I thought you were going to get mad. I'm sorry I kept it from you. I promise, after our baby is born I would tell you everything for now on."
He kisses your head and smiles at you. The nurse comes in and let's you know it's time to deliver the baby.
A while later, the boys come in, you're holding the baby in your arms with your boyfriend next to you.
"Can I hold her?" Your brother Johnny asks you. You nod your head and give him the baby slowly. The other boys are around him smiling down at your bundle of joy.
"What are you gonna name this little princess?" Darry asks.
"Uhm, I don't know. I like Zoe, but then again I like Ariana." You say to them. Ponyboy looks down at you.
"How about Zoe Ariana Curtis?" Ponyboy asks. You nod your head quickly and smile brightly at him.
"I love that name." You say to him.
"Welcome to our crazy family, Zoe Ariana Curtis." Sodapop says.
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This story is dedicated to Theoutsider1981
I hope you enjoy it! Sorry it took long love!
