Tuff Love ~ A Dallas Winston Fanfic

Chapter 26: Found You

"Merry Christmas !"

"Two-Bit, close the door. It's cold out there !", I say as I cooked breakfast. It was now December and almost time for Christmas break, or should I say, the end of the first semester of school. I was getting more excited about me graduating. It couldn't come fast enough.

It was Saturday and just like any other Saturday, the boys would come over and we would all sit around and just chill, chat, and joke around with each other. Dallas would be late or leave early but would never tell me why. He would just tell me he would make it up to me. And he still hasn't done that.

I don't think it's because of another girl because I haven't heard anything about that and word travels fast here in Tulsa. Two-Bit gave me the idea that it was something illegal he was doing but, I keep him out of trouble. Why would he do something illegal if he doesn't want to be in trouble ? Of course, I'll just have to find out for myself.

"What are you cooking ?", Pony asked me as he sat down in the kitchen. I was making breakfast for everyone this morning. "Pancakes, eggs, and bacon, and toast for Dallas.", I say. "Aww, you're being a house wife !", Two-Bit exclaimed from the living. I rolled my eyes and held in my vicious words I was going to say to him.

"Smells good.", Darry said as he came in and kissed my forehead. Such a sweet big brother that I'm glad I have now. "Johnny's not coming.", Soda said as he had hung up the phone. "He's spending the day with Nelia and her folks."

"Aww, that's sweet.", I say as I start making plates for everyone. "Two-Bit, when are you gonna get a girlfriend ?", Pony asked him. "When are you ?", he asked Pony. "He doesn't need one right now.", I say, answering for Ponyboy. "Cause most girls around here suck."

I start passing out plates to everyone. Darry and Pony ate at the dinner table. Two-Bit laid on the living room floor and ate. Soda sat in the lounge chair and ate, and me and Steve ate on the couch. I saved a plate for when Dallas gets here. "Trudy, can you tell us more about Ace ?", Soda then asked. It was so sudden.

"I wanna know everything about him so if I see him, I can beat the tar outta him.", Steve said as he shoved a pancake in his mouth. "Well, I showed Dallas but I don't think I showed you guys.", I say. I sit up and place my plate next to me so my food wouldn't waste. I then moved my hair past my neck and showed the guys my big scar.

"Holy shit !", Two-Bit exclaimed. Darry and Pony had came into the living room to see it as well. "He done that to ya ?", Steve asked as he softly touched it. "Yeah.", I say. "Why he done that ?", Soda asked. I sighed. I hate talking about Ace. I hate him. But he's my first love.

"I was a lot younger than he was and he was very abusive and very controlling. He had a say in what I wore, where I went, what I could say, and who I could talk to. And one day, I disobeyed him or whatever by talking to this guy I was going to school with in New York. He had gotten really mad at me. He threatened to kill the guy but I told him that I was the only one doing the talking.", I spoke.

"He grabbed me by the hair and started pulling on it and throwing me all over the floor. He put his blade to my neck and started saying how I was his and only his and that if he ever caught me talking to anyone else he'd kill me. And then that's when he cut me to prove that he meant what he said.", I say as I rub the scar softly.

"Why'd y'all break up ?", Two-Bit asked. "He cheated on me. But even after that, I was still stuck with him for a while.", I say. "How'd you get away ?", Darry asked. "I had to drop out of school because he would show up and cause a scene or even try to take me home. I had to stay in the house for weeks. He even would stand in front of my house. My dad was an asshole back then but he helped on those days by calling the police or threatening to kill him.", I tell them.