"Henry please pick a fuc-"

"Language!" Chris yells at Two-Bit.

"Gosh diddly darn tree!" Two-Bit finishes as he holds Henry out to examine each tree. Chris laughs and shakes her head as she holds Wesley tight to her chest. Soda stands next to her, with Josh, and chuckles. Steve punches his side playfully.

"Find a tree yet?" Steve asks casually. Soda shrugs.

"That's up to Chris, I'm just here to cut it down," Soda jokes. Chris bumps Soda's side and smirks. Dallas chuckles.

"Speak for yourself, I'm making Skyler cut it down," Dallas jokes. Skyler rolls her eyes.

"To hell you are, I'm holding the twins, you get to teach Tibby how to cut it," Skyler tells him. Dallas laughs and nods.

"Yeah yeah, I know," he looks to Tibby who is standing between his legs and holding his hands to stay standing. "Come on baby girl, we gotta find a tree for mommy," he cooes. Johnny chuckles at Dallas's baby voice. The friend thing started no less than a few hours ago, and so far, it's really good.

"Mommy wants a short and fat one Tibby," Skyler tells her daughter who only giggles.

Chris watches how Dallas and Skyler interact. Skyler told everyone what her and Dallas are doing. Seems like a good enough idea, although, Chris knows they won't be able to stay just friends for too long. Soda grabs Chris's hand and begins to lead her over to a tree. "Hey Darry c'mere," Soda shouts back. Darry approaches them with a smile, looking at the tree that Soda picked out.

"You like this one for our house Soda?" Darry asks. Soda shakes his head, causing Chris to furrow her eyebrows.

"I like this one for your house Darry," Soda states mischievously. Chris and Darry stare at Soda with big eyes.

"My house?" Darry asks confused.

"Well you see, I called Pony yesterday and he was ecstatic to hear that he would get his old room back since I bought a house for Chris and I yesterday and we get to move there in two days," Soda's words make a large smile form on Chris's face. Darry also has a grin plastered on his face. "So yes Darry, this tree is for your house,  Chris and I still have to find one for our new house." Soda  never stops smiling as he talks.

"Soda are you serious?"  Chris asks for reassurance. Soda reaches into his jeans pocket and pulls out a key.

"Twenty minute walk to Darry's and fifteen minute walk to Dally's," Soda states.

"You here that guys? I have a new house!" Chris bellies to her friends that are scattered around the tree farm. Skyler peeks out of where Dallas is searching for a tree.

"You know what that means, you get to host Christmas dinner," Skyler tells her. Chris practically glows.

"I get to host a big dinner at my new house!" Chris screams, Wesley now awake from her yelling. Soda laughs.

"Ok crazy, lets pick a tree first."

Lena and Steve find a small tree for their living room, they actually let Henry pick it out. Two-Bit was pleased that his baby finally touched a tree, which made the decision final. Darry cut down the tree that Soda suggested. Leala would be at their Christmas festivities, but she was at work today. Soda cut down a decent sized tree for their new home. Dally let Tibby sit next to him as he chopped down a short and fat tree for his home that he shared with Skyler, Johnny, and his children. After bringing their trees back to each individual home, Chris and Soda leaving theirs on the porch of Darry's home until they moved into their new home, everyone returned to Darry's for a quiet dinner and relaxing night full of movies. That was the plan anyways. After about an hour of sitting amongst the living room a knock comes at the door. Chris jumps up from her spot on the couch. "I've got it!" She opens the door quickly and reveals a young man with a bunch of stubble on his face. He has familiar dark hair and mesmerizing eyes.

"What's up doll face, just thought I'd drop by," he comments. Chris smiles widely.

"Ponyboy Curtis you scamp, you're home!" She squeals, throwing her arms around his neck.

"Pony?" Soda comments, standing up from the couch. Chris steps away from Pony to let Soda embrace him. Soda runs to Pony and squeezes him tight. Darry runs over from the kitchen and wraps his arms around both his brothers.

"Pony you son of a gun, who paid for your flight home?" Darry asks as he hugs his brothers. Steve and Lena smirk as they sit on the couch. Soda catches then smiling.

"You guys paid for him to come home?" Soda asks with a smile. Steve nods and Lena just keeps looking at Soda with her crystal blue eyes. "You paid for my little brother to come home and the down payment on the house," Soda states. Steve had offered to pay for the first payment of Chris and Soda's new house and Soda gratefully accepted. Lena and Steve had made more money than they knew what to do with when they went off gambling. Chris raises her eyebrows.

"You guys paid for my new house?" Chris asks the couple.

"It's no big deal Chrissy, we all practically lived here all our lives, this is just our way of paying you back," Steve explains. Chris jumps to the couch and hugs Lena and Steve.

"Thank you so much guys."

"Your welcome Christina."

Ponyboy then walks through the living room to his best friend. "Hey college boy, you too cool for me now or can you still give me a hug?" Johnny jokes. Ponyboy smirks.

"Just cause I've got a beard coming in doesn't mean I can't have a slick greaser as my best buddy." Pony then throws his arms around Johnny, holding him tight.

"I missed you Pone."

"Missed you too Johnnycakes." Skyler sniffles. Dallas looks at her amused.

"You're not gonna cry are you Sky?" Dallas asks, laughing to himself. Skyler wipes her eyes.

"Nope, nope I'm good, just c'mere and hug me Ponyboy," Skyler demands. Pony laughs and walks over to Skyler to hug her. She rubs his back. "You smell like pot," Skyler tells him.

"So do you," Pony whispers in her ear.

"You smoke pot?" Dally asks, holding a sleeping Tibby. Skyler cringes. We're just friends, I can tell him this.

"Ya, Steve and Lena got me on it, it's not as bad as cigarettes, but I still only smoke it every once in a while," Skyler admits. Dallas raises his eyebrows and nods slowly.

"Good deal." Pony smiles and walks away to go talk to Chris and Soda about getting his room back. Despite the fact that everything had fallen apart only s few hours ago, everything seemed to be perfect.