"Two-bit! Two-bit! Two-bit! Two-bit! Wake up Two it's Christmas!" I run into his room screaming as I hit him with a pillow. "It's Christmas Eve and we gotta go to the Curtis house! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! TWO-BIT!"

His eyes open up and he groans, "Lacey, get out of my room, I'm tired."

I sigh as I climb up onto him smacking his face, "get your lazy ass out of fricken bed and let's go to the Curtis house so we can open up presents."

He smirks slightly as he wraps his arms around me, "how lucky am I to have my sister back? I love you so much."

"I love you too," I smile. "Now let's go!"
***
We walk into the Curtis house to the smell of everything Christmas. There's candles burning, hot chocolate with whipped cream and a candy cane on the table. Although my favorite thing is the Rudolph pancakes with a red strawberry nose and whipped cream for the eyes. "Morning Dar, merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas," he walks over to me hugging me. "I'm happy you're spending it with us."

"Not as happy as I am to be here," I smile as I put my gifts under the tree. 

Sodapop walks down the stairs with a handful of gifts after he places them under the Greaser tree he walks over to me pecking my lips, "love ya babe."

"I love you too," I smile. "Who are we waiting for?"

"Spencer and Dally everybody else is upstairs getting their Christmas hats," Soda tells me.

"We have Christmas hats?" I smile happily.

He nods his head, "right upstairs."

I quickly run upstairs like a little kid into the room. Jilly runs over to me handing me a little elf hat, "Merry Christmas Lacey!"

"Merry Christmas Jillian!" I squeal as I hug her. "Oh my god, I can not wait until it's time to open gifts because, I got you the cutest thing ever!"

"Awe I love you," I smile as I hug her tightly.

"I love you too," she hugs me tightly. "We're gonna be best friends forever."

"What about me?" I hear Spencer's voice.

As if there was a rule we had to, the three of us all run into each other's arms having a tightly group hug, "what would I do without ya'll?"

Spencer chuckles, "she said ya'll again...Merry Christmas girls."

"Merry Christmas," I mumble into Spencer's arm.

"Merry Christmas," I hear Jilly. "Now let's open up our presents!" 

When we get downstairs the whole gang is there with their pancakes and their hot chocolates. 
***
At the end of opening gifts I look around at everybody's happy face. We all had a small pile of presents. Dally stands up and smiles, "now it's time to party!" 

I roll my eyes, "what are you gonna do to 'party'? What kind of stupid games?"

"Drinking games," he smiles.

"Johnny, Ponyboy, Lacey," Darry speaks sternly. "Go upstairs."

"Excuse me?" I ask.

He sighs, "it's nothing, just that I don't want you to  get tempted."

I roll my eyes, "I wont and trust me, I'm fine. I can even have one if I really wanted and if I knew one is enough. I need to know limits."

"Okay," he speaks unsure of if he really wants to.

After Johnny and Ponyboy go upstairs Dally turns to us, "lets start off easy, one beer each playing never have I ever....strip. Rules every time you haven't done something, you get away free, but every time you have, you have to take off an articular of clothing or take a sip of beer. First person who is out of beer and naked...looses."

*WARNING IT GETS DIRTY*

We all get handed a beer and I clutch mine tightly as I know this is it for today. "I'll start," Dally smirks. "Never have I ever given a guy a blow job."

All eyes go on Jilly, Spencer, and I. I shrug as I do nothing knowing full well I've only ever kissed a guy. Spencer smirks looking over at Dally and he sighs. As for Jilly she proudly whipped off her bra smiling, "I ain't gonna loose, so whatever I'll pull off my bra first, I hate it anyway...My turn. Never have I ever thought I was in love with Sodapop Curtis."

Spencer sighs as she takes a sip of beer. I look at the beer knowing I can't take a sip, but I got myself into this. I pull my hair out of it's small little baby ponytail, "that counts as clothing I think."

Soda leans over kissing me softly, "I love you...never have I ever taken someone's virginity."

Dally, Darry, and Jilly, all sigh as they take a gulp of beer. I clear my throat looking up, "never have I ever slept with somebody within an hour of meeting them."

"This game is rigged!" Dally sighs as he takes another gulp. "Everybody knows I used to fuck around."

Steve chuckles, "sorry Dally, have I ever had sex in a friends bed."

Jilly cracks up and she walks into the bathroom, when she walks out she puts her thong on top of her bra, "it was getting annoyed...plus sorry guys. I've slept with Steve on-" she stops looking around. "Never mind."

Dally takes another gulp of beer, "Buck's." 

After a few more rounds of the game, I'm in first and Jilly and Dally are both in the same spot...last. Sodapop is in the middle, but I keep on glancing at his abs. I haven't even touched beer because, I thankfully wore a few accessories. Two looks over at me slurring his words, "never have I ever touched a drug then played a game knowing I couldn't do what they wanted me to do."

My blood boils as everybody in the gang looks at me. I grab the beer and chug it, the sweet sensation of alcohol pouring down my throat. I slam down the bottle, "are you fucking happy you little asshole? I did what you wanted even if it's not what I want! I don't want you guys to step around my feelings or treat me any differently! You're right I can't do everything, but at least don't mention that I have a problem then call me out on it. Fuck you!"

I storm into the kitchen sitting at the table. I push my hair out of my face as I breathe slowly trying to fight the urge to drink more. I hear footsteps followed by Soda's voice, "are you okay Lacey?"

I shake my head, "I should of went upstairs. I can't handle this yet. Maybe one day, I'll be lucky enough to be able to have a beer, but not now. Sodapop, I'm addicted and it sucks. I don't want to have to go back and spend another six week in freaking rehab."

"You're gonna be okay baby," he speaks softly as he rubs my back. "I believe in you."

"Thank you Sodapop," I peck his lips.

Okay guys, so this is the last chapter until she's finished with rehab and comes back home. So in other words the next chapter will be a time jump. Also today will be a double update. Stay gold. Do it for Johnny!
-Beth