Allo, mis amigos! So this idea for a little drabble thing, hit me and I had to write it! JackxSarah...I can't stand her just as much as the next person, but the plot bunnies demanded this, so here it is:)
Disclaimer: ...I own a phone, I own an iPod, and I own a pair of fuzzy arm warmers. But Newsies? I only own that in my dreams.
~Rosey
His Heart
The first time I heard your heartbeat was up on the roof. It was the first real time we had alone together. You asked me if it mattered to me if you stayed or left. You had an air of vulnerability about you, even though you tried to act like you didn't care what the answer was. But I knew it mattered to you when, in the still morning silence, I heard your heart pounding so hard...So hard for me! Like my answer was a life or death sentence for you. And I thought how, no matter how in control you seem, your heartbeat will always give you away to those who listen.
The second time was the night of the rally. It's odd. You wouldn't think that, in a night so wild and dangerous, I could hear something as simple as your heartbeat. But I did. It was after the police showed up and you were hit in the face so hard...They brought you out of the theater, practically carrying you. I raced over to you, ignoring their protests, and looked into your eyes, telling you it would be alright, and I wouldn't leave you. But I don't think you knew it was me. Your pupils were dilated, and a swelling bruise was already forming over your eye. I imagine the world was just a blur of color and noise and confusion to you, and I could see the panic in your face. You were so dazed, almost delusional. And as I hugged you, I heard and felt your heart pounding so fast I thought you were going to have a heart-attack. But they dragged you away. I was so scared for you, Jack Kelly. You scared me to death.
The next time was after we sent out the flier telling people to support and join the Newsies strike. We were waiting to see who would come, and you thought nobody would. I heard your heart then, thudding in your chest nervously. I took your hand in mine and felt the cool sweat on your palm, and when I put my head on your shoulder I felt you shivering, even though it was so hot outside. But you were worried for nothing. Thousands joined, and we won.
The next time was our first kiss. You held me and I was so happy in that moment...I fell in love with you long before then, but in that moment I realized how very REAL this was. And I heard and felt your heart beating hard against mine, this time in bliss and happiness, like the world was on our side. And it was.
And now, five years later, we're married and expecting our first baby. And as you lay beside me in the dark I hear your heart beating calmly and perfectly inside you. And it's beating for me.
Jack Kelly. Francis Sullivan. Cowboy. Whatever you call yourself, I only have one name for you. My heart.
Just a little drabble thing, but I hope you all liked it! If so, tell me in a
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~Rosey