That Nerd?/ Ponyboy x Reader

Chap.2

"Pony, grab me a poptart!" Soda yelled as he buttoned up his DX shirt with me sitting on the sofa.

Pony grabbed one and tossed it to him.

"Hey, make sure she gets something to eat. You're more than welcome to stay again." Darry told me and Pony.

He kissed the top if Ponys head before pushing Soda out the front door for work.

It was just me and Pony now.

It was quiet then he walked out with a book and propped his feet up on the coffee table and stuck his nose in it.

"You hungry?" He asked, not looking up.

"Oh, um. I'm fine." I lied.

"If you're hungry you can grab anything, really." He said. I nodded and it fell awkwardly silent again.

"You go to my school. I've seen you around." I said, trying to spark a concersation.

"Yeah I know. You're popular. You're in my English class." He stated. I felt bad for never noticing him in there.

"Yeah, I know." I lied.

He sighed and smiled up at me.

"Do you wanna go get something to eat? Darry has a swear jar and every time Soda and I cuss we have to put a dollar in it. There should be enough in there to grab breakfast and go see a movie." He offered.

"We have school in an hour." I reminded him.

"I won't tell Darry if you dont." He grinned.

I smiled and nodded as he stood and walked to a jar in the kitchen. It looked like it had millions of dollars in it.

He smiled and held the door open for me.

"Soda? He works at the DX?" I asked as we walked down the road.

"Yeah, he's a drop out. Darry too." He replied.

"Well You're the brains then." I giggled. I saw his cheeks flush red then and hung his head and stuffed his hands into his pickets with a slight smile.

I didn't have to ask about his parents. It was all over when they had passed. It was the headline on all the newspapers.

Darrel Sr. And Anne Curtis Passed.

I felt horrible for the boys.

"What're you thinking of?" Pony asked, breaking me from my thoughts.

"Oh. Nothin." I lied quickly.

We walked a little further and of course I couldn't get down the road without a guy wolf whistling at me.

"Hey pretty lady!" A tall soc yelled as me and Pony walked past. He stepped out on front of me and grinned.

"Howre you doin?" He smirked.

"Leave me alone." I sighed as I tried to step past him but he stepped in front of me.

"Why? This your boyfriend or something?" He chuckled, nodding toward Ponyboy. Pony flushed red but I could see his fist tighten in his pockets.

"Yeah." He snapped.

".. what?" The soc asked.

He hesitated then took my hand in his.

"Yeah, this is my girlfriend." Pony said louder. I felt my cheeks heat up.

Am I blushing?

"Whatever, I don't want sloppy seconds." I soc scoffed as he stepped back.

Ponyboy pulled me to the dingo but didn't let go of my hand, not even when we were eating, which was difficult for him since he was eating with his left hand but every time I tried to pull away his grip would tighten and he would look at me and say,

"I got it."

It was the cutest thing.