Reckless Love: Sequel to Careless Love

Chapter 7

"Autumn run!!" A voice screamed from the right. I turned and saw pony sprinting towards us, along with Steve, dally, and two-bit. They were being chased by Jonathan, Randy, and Bob. I froze, scared. Finn picked me up quickly and started sprinting to the greaser territory.

"We lost em!" Steve announced after we got to my block. I let out a sigh of relief. Finn set me down and I sprinted to Ponyboy. He hugged me with all of his strength, and I did the same. After a few moments, we separated. I wrapped my arms tightly around sodas neck and he secured his arms around my back.

"I missed you Angel." He told me.

"I missed you too Sodapop." I replied, kissing his cheek. He smiled. I turned and saw dally looking at me. I ran into his arms.

"I'm real glad you're back, shortie." He stated, ruffling my hair. It's been four years and I've grown an inch and a half. It sucks. I smiled.

"Me too dal." I answered. I hugged Steve, and he hugged me back tightly.

"You're a tuff kid." He assured me. I grinned, then hugged two-bit.

"We missed you kiddo." He told me, grinning. I giggled.

"I missed you all too. A lot!" I exclaimed. I looked at Finn, remembering the baby.

"Ponyboy you need to take me to the doctor. Now." I told him, panicking. A worried expression came onto his face.

"Why? What's wrong? Is it the baby?!" He questioned, concerned. I nodded. His eyes widened and we ran to the Curtis house, getting in his car. We pulled up to the hospital. The rest of the boys got out of sodas car, and we rushed into the building. Soda went to the front desk to sign us in, and I sat down in a waiting chair, in between dally and Ponyboy. Soda came back and sat down.

"A doctors gonna come out and get you." He informed me. I nodded, gripping Ponyboy's hand tightly. Sure enough, a man in a white lab coat walked out.

"Autumn harries?" He called out. I stood up, the rest of the gang stood also.

"Woah all of you are direct family?" He asked.

"I'm her brother and this is her baby's father." Finn told him, gesturing to himself, then Ponyboy. The doctor nodded and led us down the hall to room 148. He ordered me to lay down and I did.

"So you want to check on your baby?" He asked me. I nodded.

"Yes." I replied. He put some cold blue gel on my stomach, than went over it with a scanner type object. I shut my eyes tight, squeezing Pony's hand. He gripped mine also. Finn watched the monitor intensely.

"Okay. From what it looks like now, the baby is alright. She is healthy and in shape." I let out a huge sigh of relief, grinning. Ponyboy hugged me tightly, then Finn.

"Wait...did you say she?" I asked the doctor, realizing what he told us. He looked at me.

"Yes. Were you not told yet?" He questioned. I shook my head.

"Oh! Well, you are two months along, and it's a girl." He informed me. My jaw dropped and I smiled widely. Pony grinned, kissing me softly. The doctor cleaned off my stomach, and told me I was allowed to go. I thanked him and walked out. The gang stood up, nervous.

"The baby's alright. And it's a girl!" I exclaimed. Sodas jaw dropped, happily. He hugged me tightly and I smiled into his chest. Dally hugged me as well.

"She's gonna be adorable." Soda told me, confidently. I giggled as pony wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I stood on my tiptoes, kissing him. He smiled, and so did I. Soda looked down, playing with his hands. When he looked up, he had a slight frown on his face. I furrowed my eyebrows. He noticed me looking at him and smiled, but I could tell it was fake.

"Y'all ready to go?" Two-Bit asked. I nodded. I got in Pony's car with dally, and Steve and two-bit went in sodas car. We pulled up to my house, getting out of the car. I waited behind a little, trying to stop soda.

"Hey soda can I talk to you?" I asked him when everyone went inside.

"Yeah what's up?" He questioned, standing next to me on the porch.

"Are you okay? You seemed kinda down at the hospital. Is something bothering you?" I asked him. He sighed.

"Yeah...it's sandy. She's pregnant. And it's not my baby. She told me that she had an affair with another guy. We got in a fight. I got a letter from her on Monday. She moved to Florida with her grandparents." Soda explained, tears building up in his eyes.

"Aw soda I'm so sorry. That's horrible. She's not worth it." I said, hugging him. He hugged me back.

"Thanks angel. I love you." He stated, kissing my forehead.

"I love you too, pepsicola." I said, giggling. He grinned. I turned and opened the door, going back inside with soda. I sat down on Pony's lap, resting my head in the crook of his neck. He stroked my hair, softly, as I drifted off to sleep.