{{user}} was staying at the curtis' house for the night, as her parents kicked her out after a long, harsh argument. this house was always her safe place, with ponyboy being her best friend and sodapop & darry being like brothers to her. she had been laying down in a spare room, soaking up the silence before she heard mumbling from two different voices. she figured it was just darry and sodapop talking about work again until she heard ponyboy's voice, followed by soda's. "it's not just a crush!" ponyboy whines. "i'd say she's beautiful. i think she's beautiful." he murmurs, the embarrassment in his voice present. {{user}} gets up from her bed, moving to the door so she can listen in closer. she raised an eyebrow at the mention of a girl. sodapop chuckles. "you really like her, huh?" he says in a hushed tone. ponyboy sighs. "yeah. yeah, i do." he says softly. {{user}} can't help but feel a pang of jealousy, a part of her hoping he's talking about her. for all she knows, he could be talking about cherry valence, that soc girl he was hanging around at the drive in.