Oh, Lordy

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I manage to scramble off of Steve and we both button our jeans back up, tryin not to wince. Two-Bit goes from a shocked and confused stare to a cheeky grin, I can tell by how Steve's shoulders square that it pisses him off without even lookin at his face.

With his cute  busted nose and his hazel green eyes that just stare into my soul and fill me with butterflies and...

I clear my throat and push my hair outta my face, lookin at Two-Bit.

"How long have you two been at it?" "Today, like not even an hour ago." Steve doesn't say anythin, trying not to slug Two-Bit I'm sure. I take one of his hands in mine and he starts to relax, turnin to look at me. Steve puts a hand on my face and strokes my cheek a bit, biting his tongue if I had to guess based on his face movements. Two-Bit takes a step closer.

"You really do love each other, huh? Last time I saw two people with those looks in their eyes, it was Soda and Sandy years ago." We both turn and look at him, then look back at each other. Steve nods and I feel myself slowly noddin too as I kiss the hand on my face. Steve then turns to look at Two-Bit.

"Keith, you can't tell no one what you saw yet, got it? I ain't lettin you put Pony in danger just because you can't keep yer damn mouth shut." When Steve called Two-Bit by his legal name, we knew he was serious. The man in the mickey shirt nods and gives us both a crooked smile. He looks over his shoulder to my front door then back at us.

"Johnny and Dally are outside, they sent me to get you two. I suggest puttin shirts on, both of ya." We nod as he leaves the room. I get off my bed to get the shirts we threw somewhere. I kiss Steve's cheek as I hand him his shirt, putting mine on after. He kisses my nose and puts on his 'fore we both put shoes on with big goofy grins. We kiss each other one last time before headin outside, checkin to make sure that we've gone soft enough to not show nothin.

"Ladies, you two take forever!" Dally's loud voice rings in my ears. Steve shoves him and I laugh, the five of us headin out to god knows where.

Took us 'bout a block before I feel Johnny's shoulder bump mine.

"Hey, Pony?" "Sup, Johnnycake?" Johnny and I walk behind the rest of the guys, slowin down enough to make space. I keep my eyes forward though, not wantin to look him in the eye.

"I've caught you starin at Steve's ass three times now, what's that about?" "Nothin..." "I call bull. Why did it take you two so long to join Dal and I?" "Later, alright? I can't risk Dally hearin this and Steve may not wanna be open about it." Crap. As feared, I'm givin too much away. I clear my throat and keep my head down, missin Johnny's eyebrows disappearin from sight. Johnny slows down a bit more, making me slow down with him.

"You gay?" "Yeah, and?" "I don't care, you deserve a good man. Speakin of, Steve Randle? Really? Thought he hated you." "Trust me when I say he doesn't. Two-Bit can tell you that what he saw, that wasn't hate." Johnny grins at me and nudges my shoulder. We speed up a bit to catch up to the other three before we reach the DX. Darry's in there too as we see him talking to Sodapop.

"Hey sleepin greasy." "Can it, Soda. Haven't been sleepin." "Why is that?" Darry looks at me with a face that shows concern and frustration, how Darry can make that face I will never know. I just shrug, not likin when he puts me on the spot. I see Steve lookin at me in concern and since he's next to Soda, I smile at him a bit and it looks like I'm cheesin at my brother. I turn and see Johnny bright red with Two-Bit whisperin in his ear. Dally sees and raises an eyebrow.

"Glory! What're you tellin Johnnycake to get him that red?" "Tellin him 'bout what I walked in on recently." Dally, Darry, and Soda turn to them and Steve looks at me, leanin to my ear.

"You tell Johnny bout us?" "He caught me starin at yer ass so I kinda had to." Steve nods and grins at me. Somethin devious in his expression makes me try an' keep my cool, 'specially since my brothers are RIGHT THERE. Steve bites his lip slightly and deepens his voice a bit.

"You like my ass?" "I like all of you, ass included." He chuckles quiet at me, shovin me to the side. I laugh a bit and smile at him, tryin not to get stuck on him. Darry's voice catches my attention away from Steve, makin my blood feel cold.

"Who would be gay in Tulsa? Ain't exactly smart we're in Oklahoma."

I tense up and get glad that only Steve was lookin at me. He rubs his hand on my back a bit to help me relax before joinin Soda's side.

"What's Superman talkin bout?" "The couple that Two-Bit walked in on was gay, two greaser guys." "And?""You seem like you don't care." "I don't even know who he saw, why should I care? As long as you ain't checkin me out, Sodapop." My brother slugs him in the arm, Steve laughin with him for a minute. Darry turns to me and raises an eyebrow, makin me hope I don't look suspicious.

"Pony, you okay? You look nervous, honey." "I ain't nervous, just tired. Why would I be nervous anyways?" I grab a Pepsi from the fridge and Soda opens it for me. I take a long drink from it and pretend that I'm fine, not wantin Darry or no one else to catch on. He nods, acceptin my answer, and approaches me, puttin a hand on my shoulder.

"Maybe you should go back home and rest. You still look pretty tired, maybe yer comin down with somethin." I nod, just going with it. I yawn against the back of my hand and rub my eyes with two fingers, feelin a large hand thump my shoulder.

"I'll go back with him, not really into watching Two-Bit get rejected all day and night plus I can raid yer fridge. Let's go, kid." "Make me, asshole." Steve shoves me a bit as we leave to keep up the act that we can't stand each other. He takes off runnin and I chase him so that we get back to my place as fast as we can. I take my shoes off since I walk in first and flop onto the couch face down. I feel a lot of pressure on my back and I groan.

"Get off, yer heavy." "Nah, squished boyfriend sounds pretty cute." I laugh a bit and shove him off of me. He falls to the floor but takes me with him. Him and I wrestled around for a bit before he pins me to the floor, kissin me gently once before helpin me stand. Him and I sit on the couch together, relaxin before anyone gets home.