Author's Note and Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies or any of the characters, as I'm sure you know. Now, this is a 2-chapter Spot PoV short. First chapter is Jack telling Spot, so it's really short. Second is slightly less short. Enjoy and please review!

Capter One: Good News

I heard once that Jack Kelly and that Sarah Jacobs character was close, but I ain't believin' nothin' I ain't gotta 'bout them. Jack Kelly—he and me, we got a future. We gotta.

I also heard that Jack's comin' to see me today. Well, I'll believe that. Hope for it, more like. He owes me for Brooklyn joinin' that strike of his. I'll make him spend the evenin' wit' me. As friends, naturally. He and me, we's just friends, right?

"Spot! Kelly here to see ya!"

I look up. Some newbie to the Brooklyn newsboys scene is leadin' Jack up to me down the dock. W hat, don't the kid know Jack and me's close? The boy can sure as hell walk down t'me on his own!

"Well, well, well. If it ain't Jack. Mistah Kelly. C'mon over, there's room enough for two." I try not to grin. Kelly came, like clockwork! The little birdies said he'd come today, an' here he is!

"Been waitin' for me, have ya, Spot?" The cocky little asshole climbs up to meet me, his strong hands and arms pulling him up to my level.

"Nah, why? You got somethin' I should know 'bout?"

"Jus' a girl wit' a child on the way." He grins like an idiot. Damnit, he's so cute! I think.

"Oh, that's all? You came all the way here to tell me you're gonna be a—whoa, what?!" The realization sinks in—Jack's gonna be a DAD? That means... my future with him is... No. I tell myself. Jack's just foolin'.

"Yep. Me and Sarah, we're havin' a kid. I just wanted to let ya know. You want namin' rights?"

Holy... God damn it! In frustration I shoot a marble from my slingshot. It hits the newbie in the small of the back. I don't say sorry. I never say sorry. "Nah, Jack. You just go have yer kid an' be happy..." Of course, I didn't really want them to be happy. "Tell ya what, give the kid the middle name Conlon if it's a boy, y'hear? Now git. I'm sure Sarah misses you."

Jack looks hurt, but he leaves.

And then I realize it—I mean really realize it.