**Baby's POV**

I got dragged into helping with the end of season show mostly because I wanted to get back on Daddy's good side. I was sitting on the floor painting a palm tree and I was bored stupid. Father and a group of men were playing poker at the table behind me.

I glanced over at them when I saw Vivian one of the Bungalow bunnies and Mr Kellerman had told us earlier. She looked and acted like a tramp...oh my god that was so rude! But oh well who cares no like she could hear me anyway.

" Win big, Moe. As always." She hugs him and then walks over to where Darry had just walked in. "This is our last night together, lover. I've got something worked out for us." I heard her say and Darry looked extremely uncomfortable. I have to admit I was jealous and annoyed that she was all over him but I knew he couldn't do anything about it.

"Hey, kid." Mr Pressman beckons Darry over to him. "I've been playing cards all weekend and I've got an all-night game tonight. Why don't you give my wife some extra dance lessons?" he hands Darry a wad of money which could feed him and his brothers for weeks but he makes eye contact with me and I could tell he wasn't going to take it.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Pressman...but I'm booked up for the whole weekend with the show. I won't have time for anything else. I don't think it'd be fair to take the money." I turn back to the tree and smile at myself he refused all that money just for me. He really did care for me. I was snapped out of my daze by Lisa crouching down next to me "I've decided tonight's the night with Robbie. He doesn't even know yet." I tried to stop her but she had already gone. She was so happy with Randy but she had no idea who he really was.

After painting the tree I decided to go and find Darry.

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We were cuddling under the blankets on his bed just lying there not talking just relaxing. "You wanna hear somethin' crazy? Last night l--I dreamt we were walking along and we met your father. He said, 'Come on,' and he put his arm around me. Just like he did with Randy." I smile up at him even though I feel guilty because my father may never be like that because of his pride. I crane my head up and kiss him. "Darry I love you." "I love you too Baby."

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I got dressed then kissed Darry good bye and ran out the door I was meant to be back at the entertainment hall to paint more props. I was halfway there when I was interrupted by Penny. "Baby!" "Yeah Penny?" She looked frazzled and upset. "What is it Penny?" she was out of breath and panting heavily. "I-it's your sister...s-she's crying. C-Come on I'll take you." She starts running again and I run after her. We arrive at Penny's cabin where I find Lisa crying on the bed. I race over to her and sit down next to her. "Lisa, hunny what happened?" She didn't answer me right away but cried into my shoulder instead. Penny left after a few minutes to give us some privacy and because Dally had shown up.

"Lisa...what happened?" She looked up at me her eyes were red and puffy her cheeks were red and tearstained and had black streaks going in all different directions from her mascara. "I went to see Randy and...and he was screwing somebody else." She blubbered and then continued to cry into my shoulder. I was both fuming with anger and feeling sorry for my sister for having her heart broken by the biggest dick head of them all.

"Lisa! It's me Randy! Look I'm really sorry." Lisa looked at me and I looked back at her she obviously didn't want to see him now. "Don't worry I'll take care of it." I get up off the bed unsure of what I was about to do. I opened the door and quickly shut it behind me. "Baby?" he looked really confused. "I thought I told you to stay AWAY from my sister and my family!" "Yeah but I'm not going to listen to a slut like you." Before I could stop myself I slapped him across the face. I wasn't regretting it either it felt great. "I mean it this time Randy stay away or I WILL ruin your life!" he came extremely close to my face. "You'll regret that you little bitch!" I swung my arm back and punched him right in the face. An eruption of applause , cheers and whistles distracted me from what I had just done as I looked up to see Darry's gang, Penny and a lot of the other dancers standing around they had obviously just seen what I had done.

I smile sheepishly and then make eye contact with Darry who was grinning from ear to ear. He came up the stairs and kissed me "That's my girl." I smile and kiss him back and I hear a few "Oooh's" and wolf whistles. I pull away and blush at all the attention.

I get Lisa and take her back to our cabin she settles into bed and I leave her alone for a while. I head back to the stage to finish props.

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"You know how you feel when you see a patient and you think he's all right...then you look at the X-rays and it's nothing like you thought?" Mr Kellerman asks Daddy who was again playing poker with the other men. "What happened?" Father asked him. I was trying not to eavesdrop but it was so hard when this place was so echoey and they were so loud.

"It's exactly what it's like when you find out one of your staff's a thief. Moe Pressman's wallet was stolen when he was playing pinochle last night. It was in his jacket hanging on the back of his chair. He had it at 12:30 and when he checked again at quarter to 3... it was missing." Neil grins evilly. "Vivian thinks she remembers this dance kid Darry...walking by. So we ask him, 'You have an alibi for last night?' He says he was alone in his room reading." Mr Kellerman explains I want to bunch them both. Vivian was just getting back at Darry because he refused to sleep with her.

"There are no books in Johnny's room!" Neil again grins sadistically he was having way to much fun with this. I race up I have to defend him...I have to defend Darry. "There's been a mistake. I know Darry didn't do it." I slow down the last part because I was positive I wanted to defend Darry but I didn't want to admit this in front of Daddy.

"There's been similar thefts at the Sheldrake. It's happened here before. Three other wallets." I shake my head and blurt out "I know he didn't do it." Daddy glares at me "Stay out of it, Baby." "Wait! Don't put those tables together. Come on." Mr Kellerman yells at some of the waiters one being Ponyboy.

"Daddy, I need your help. I know Darry didn't take Moe's wallet." I crouch next to him trying to make eye contact so he would see I wasn't lying. "Oh? How do you know?" how could I tell him that it was because I was sleeping with Darry?

"I can't tell you. Just please trust me, Daddy." He looked me straight in the eye "I'm sorry, Baby. I can't." it broke my heart but I still had to try and defend Darry. "Maybe Darry didn't do it. Anyone could've taken it. Maybe it was, uh--It could've been that little, old couple, the Schumachers. I saw her with a couple of wallets." "Sylvia and Sidney?" Mr Kellerman asks looking appalled. "Baby, you don't go around accusing innocent people." Daddy scorns me he has never really done that before.

"I even saw them at the Sheldrake. You said something was stolen from there." I plead again "I got an eyewitness and the kid has no alibi. Come on, Neil. You'll learn what it's like to fire an employee." "Wait a minute. I know Johnny didn't take the wallet. I know because he was in his room all night. And the reason I know is because I was with him. I told you I was telling the truth." They all looked at me in disbelief and horror.

What had I just done?

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