twenty-one

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"Stella!" Carly and Anna screamed. I let go of Soda's hand and ran up the stairs to meet my cousins. They both engulfed me in a hug and then I asked the question that was filling up my brain: "What the hell are you guys doing here?"

"We wanted to come visit our favorite cousin who lives in the middle of nowhere, duh," Anna answered matter-of-factly. She looked around me and saw Soda.

"Is that the famed Sodapop Curtis?" she asked, smiling.

"Yeah," I replied bashfully.

"Well, introduce us, stupid," Carly added. I rolled my eyes and looked back towards Soda and Pony.

"Hey guys, can you come here for a sec?" Soda and Pony walked up the steps and stood on the porch.

"Soda, Pony, these are my cousins Caroline and Annabelle. Carly, Anna, this is my boyfriend Sodapop and his brother Ponyboy." They all shook hands and then I led Soda and Pony back downstairs.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow? I might bring Carly and Anna over to meet the gang, if that's alright."

"Yeah, go ahead." I smiled and ran my hand through his hair, letting my hand rest on the back of his neck.

"Goodnight Grasshopper," I whispered as I pulled him in for a kiss. He put his hand on the small of my back and drew me closer. After we pulled away he replied, "Goodnight Ninja." Then he turned around and began walking home with Ponyboy.

"Call me when you get home and tell Darry I said hi!" I yelled. Soda gave me a thumbs up and yelled, "Will do!" over his shoulder. I smiled and watched him until they rounded the corner and disappeared. Carly and Anna were leaning against the house watching me.

"What?" I asked as I walked up the stairs. Carly and Anna shook their heads and walked inside. I followed and kicked off my heels as soon as I stepped in the house. I sighed in relief and sat on the couch.

"How was the party?" my dad asked from his desk.

"Good. I had a lot of fun," I replied, remembering Soda and I's mission to make our exes jealous. But I was tired and my feet ached, so I decided to jump in the shower. The hot water soothed my sore muscles and made me feel a lot better. After a while I reluctantly got out and got changed, letting my hair air-dry. Carly and Anna were setting up two inflatable mattresses in my room. I sat Indian-style on my bed and asked, "Why were you guys staring at me?" Carly unplugged the pump and closed the opening on the mattress, sitting on it.

"Well..." Anna closed hers as well and sat on it too. "Well, Soda's like, really, really, really hot."

"And it's so obvious that he loves you a lot." Carly cut in.

"We just wish we could have someone like him," Anna concluded. I smiled, proud of my boyfriend.

"I know, he is so hot, guys you have no idea." Then we all started laughing. "But you know, you might find that someone in the gang that will make you just as happy as me and Soda. Plus, they're all really hot. Don't you wish you could be me? Surrounded by hot boys all day?" I asked, fanning myself and batting my eyelashes. Both girls rolled their eyes. "But, just an F.Y.I, Darry and Steve are taken. But the rest are single and ready to mingle," I smirked.

"OhmyGod, you did not just say that," Carly said dumbfounded. I began to laugh. "OhmyGod, I did." We both fell into a pile of giggles and talked and talked for the rest of the night.

Soda's POV

"Hey Soda?" Pony asked after we left Stella's house.

"Yeah?"

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