𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐌𝐔𝐓 🦋

i know what you did last summer || sodapop

⎨ credits to tasteslikepepsicola on tumblr ♡⎬

A/N: inspired by "I know what you did last summer" by Shawn Mendes & Camilla Cambello (my favorite song)❦

Preface

The space between them had only grown between them in the past few months. Between Sodapop taking on extra hours at the DX, to Y/N dealing with the stress of university, it felt like neither of them really had time for each other anymore.

So, after a big fight one Summer night, the two of them felt comfortable agreeing on needing a "break." The lines they had drawn were blurred between a breakup or something else.

That night, after slamming the door and walking out on her boyfriend of a two and a half years, her best friend since age twelve, she didn't want to cry anymore. And somehow, she showed up at Buck's, where she knew a party and a few drinks would help her forget her troubles.

And so, she had a couple drinks, and she started talking to someone. Someone who maybe she had no right to be talking to. Someone who she knew was nothing but trouble. Someone who happened to be there when she needed someone. Dallas Winston, the toughest greaser in Tulsa, comforted her. He knew from the moment she walked in, something was off. He watched her make her way through the crowd, noting the tear stained cheeks and slight redness that adorned her nose. Immediately he knew that look, he only thought of himself. He didn't think about his friend Sodapop, at home, cursing himself for letting Y/N walk out. He thought of how he felt when Sylvia turned out to be two-timing him, how he wore the same look as Y/N wore now.

So by the time the party was winding down, his lips were on her neck, and they were making their way up to his room.

It was only the next day the two of them had realized what they'd done. They decided to never speak of it again, not just for their own sakes, but for Sodapop's. Knowing what happened would destroy him, Dallas and Y/N were able to justify lying to him.

Sodapop and Y/N got back together later that day, for they were never truly apart, and Sodapop, feeling devastated about what happened, promised he would do better, be better. He told her he was terrified of losing her, and would never let it happen again.

And by then, it was too late to tell him the truth.

Winter

The past few months, Y/N and Sodapop's relationship improved, but Soda couldn't shake the feeling that something had changed.

Y/N was more distant than she used to be, despite her attempts to forget all about what happened and focus on Sodapop. It wasn't like she had feelings for Dallas, she loved Sodapop, but she couldn't even be around Dally anymore, especially not with Sodapop there.

It only happened once that Sodapop, her, Dally and the rest of the gang were all together. Y/N didn't spend much time with the gang, because she preferred spending time with just Sodapop, but from time to time the guys with girlfriends would bring them over too and everyone would hang out.

Dallas showed up on one of these occasions, without a date. Sodapop kept an arm around Y/N most of the night, which she was thankful for. But she couldn't help but feel bothered with the way Dallas eyed her up and down the whole time. She felt sick, guilt ridden and terrified of the truth coming out. She left early that night, fanning feeling sick, and that was the last time she saw Dallas Winston.

She thought she could move on, but deep down she knew the truth couldn't always stay hidden.

One cold night, Y/N was walking to the Curtis house, something she knew Sodapop didn't like- he was always worried about her getting jumped. However, on this night, her car was low on fuel and it was a short walk, so she reasoned it would be okay.