"Hey guys," I yell as Lexi and I walk into the Curtis house.

"Hey Dyl," Sodapop smiles.

"Hey love," I smile walking over to Soda and kissing him slightly.

 "Awe," the gang coos.

I give them the finger as I kiss him and the awes turn to oos. As we pull apart I can't help, but laugh at the gang's immaturity, "I love you guys!"

"Never forget that again," Stevie begs as he hugs me tightly.

"I won't," I chuckle.

"Good, you hated us a few days ago," Two has to add in.

"I thought you guys were like creepy stalkers or something," I defend.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. calm down tough girl," Darry replies.

"Only for you," I smirk.

"Hey!" Soda yells.

"And you," I roll my eyes playfully.

"That's better," he smiles. "Now, c'mon, I want to show you something. Think of where I'm gonna bring you as our unofficial second date."

"Okay," I wink.

**********

I walk onto a small beach on the memory of it comes flooding back,

We stop when we get to a small beach that I know for a fact is outside if Tulsa. I only then release how far he truly ran. "Sodapop, where are we?"

"I used to come here with my family," he smiles as he slings his arm around me. We sit there with my head laying on his shoulder and his arm around my small body pulling me closer as we watch the sunset. It's literally picture perfect.   

He looks over to me and leans down as I lean towards him too, before I know it our lips are touching. He cups my face in his soft hands as I wrap my arms around his neck to deepen the kiss. He nibbles my bottom lip a little begging for entrance and of course I allow him in. We fight for dominance until he wins. We both pull apart for a quick breathe but, once we get it we dive right back in. The longer the kiss lasts the more fireworks explodes inside me. He picks me up and lays me back down on the ground. He gets on top of me and continues to kiss me passionately. I've never felt so much emotion, passion, need, and desire in one simple kiss. I've always thought they were nothing,but kisses, but now I know they mean so much than just kisses. We both pull apart for good after about fifteen minutes of hard core making out. 

I look into his now broken eyes with tears falling down his cheeks as he whispers, "I'm so sorry Dyl, I don't know what that was. I-I-I love Sandy. I'm sorry. I should go." I watch as he walks off into the distance.

"Wait! Sodapop, I don't know how to get home," I  yell after him.

"Tulsa is straight ahead, then turn left at the second turn and right at the third one after that aka the fifth turn," he informs me not even looking back. 

"This is where, I fell in love with you," he smiles kissing my cheek.

"I love you so fucking much Sodapop," I inform his as I smile. "I'm in love with Sodapop Micheal Curtis!"

"I love you so fucking much too Dylan," he sings happily. "I'm in love with Dylan Rose Jueggers!"

"You're literally the best," I smile widely at him.

"And about to get better," he winks.

"Wh-" I get cut off by him picking me up bridal style as he kisses me passionately. "You're the best and getting better."

"Tell me if I get too good," he laughs.

"You're too good," I giggle back.

"Okay," he replies and before I know it I'm in the air over the water. I'm about to scream, but I get emerges in water swallowing a ton of it on my way down.

I come up and see him laughing his butt off on the beach. Show time!  "I can't swim," I choke out as I fake drowning.

"Dylan!" Soda yells as he rips his shirt off jumping into the water.

"Gotcha!" I yell as I dunk him under the freezing water.

"You little!" He yells as he swims after me. The rest of the night we stay in the water splashing around happily.