The life of love.

Safe and Sound

Dally's POV.
I was quiet for the first time in awhile. I couldn't​ speak. They said Isabella had a lung infection. She was hooked up to tubes and wires keeping her alive. The other kids, Ponyboy and Johnny  went back home. Darry woke up about twenty minutes ago and flipped out. Apparently when Ponyboy was first born he was premature too. Darry he remembers the terror Mr.and Mrs. C went through. He was only six or nearly six years old. Something about " God Dally no I can't go through this again. Why is this happening to me? To us? My brother is mad at me. You hate my guts and our baby is dying in the NICU! Why can't we ever catch a break? Ahhhhh! Why does the world hate us? This is too much. Fucking​ Soda got jumped coming back home from the store. Ponyboy is pregnant again maybe we don't know. And Ponyboy is pissed off about me making him cry and kissing Johnny when I was drunk!" I said" Hold on you've been ranting for twenty minutes. What the hell you mean you kissed Johnny?"  Before Darry could answer the Doctor came in and said" Hello, Mr. Curtis. We would like permission to drain the fluid out of Isabella's​ lungs." They had me sign and knocked Darry back out again. They are testing antibiotics on her to kill the bacteria. I can't believe Darry kissed Johnny. But I have more pressing matters to attend to. They put me in blue scrubs and Johnny led me to the NICU.  He and  I walked in and sat down. He showed me how to put my hand inside the incubator and hold Isabella's​ tiny hand. I asked" So can I kiss Ponyboy? Soon or what?" He blinked and looked confused" Uhh Why do you want to kiss Ponyboy? I thought you and Darry were together. He said.  I said" Oh we are together. And it's only fair. I mean you did kiss my husband. So I should be able to get drunk and kiss yours." Johnny was whiter than the walls. He must've thought I was gonna kill him. I wasn't I just wanted to know what had happened. It happened when I was going wild and doing drugs. Darry and Soda had gone out one night and got drunk. Johnny was their designated driver and picked them up to drive them home. They went to Soda and Steve's​ apartment and helped Soda to bed. After that Darry was crying hard. And Johnny being Johnny hugged him tight. So Darry pressed him against the wall and lip locked him. It was when Leon was first born. I get it.  Can't even be mad about it. I calmed Johnny down and said" I forgive you and Darry. Let me kiss Ponyboy next time we get drunk together and Johnny? " He looked up. " Do everything you people can to save our daughter." He nodded through his tears and promised he would.
Two days later she was responding to the medicine and her lungs were working fine. Our first meeting she throws up on me and damn near blows my ear drums out with a wail. Darry apologized for everything. I'd rather the kiss didn't happen but I forgave them. Plus the next weekend we went out and got drunk. Ponyboy was shocked when I kissed him. I made Johnny and Darry watch. Ha! He told Johnny later that he understood and loves him. Soda was fine and he woke up and met Isabella then told Darry to get his tubes tied. Something about shutting down shop. It's what mom said to dad after Pony was born. Which means no more babies.