*Jackie's POV*

I walked to the living room where the boys were.

"Hey Jackie, It's about time you got up," Two-Bit said.

"Jackie, you ok?" Ponyboy asked.

"Boys, I just couldn't sleep last night."

"Jackie, sit down, we all need to talk."

I sat down on the couch.

"Ok, Jackie, we're all your friends here and we care about you. Is there anything going on? At home? At school? Socs doing anything?" Darry asked.

"Home."

"What's going on?"

"Mom's dating this guy she knew for years. He's not what she thinks he is."

"Is he hurtin' you?"

"He grabbed me kinda hard."

"Is he touchin' you?"

"Well, it started out with him asking me if Mom was pretty and I said not as pretty as she used to be. He asked me if he was handsome and I awkwardly sat there not answering him. He grabbed my chin and he was literally in my face. He smelled like beer. He asked me again. I said to get his smelly ass off me. He told me that nobody'll believe me and Mom's the kind of parent that would choose him over me. So, it was sorta sexual harassment."

The looks on the boy's faces. They seemed pissed off.

"She ain't the type of parent that would choose him over you. Is she?"

"I don't know, this never happened before."

Ponyboy walked to me.

"Jackie, if you wanna get your mind off it for a while, would you like to go with me and Dally and Johnny to the drive-in tonight?"

"Sure. I guess."

I got up and was getting ready to walk out the door when Darry stopped me.

"Jackie, if things get tough at home, you'll always have a place to stay, right here. You hear me?"

"Yeah."

I left.