Flirtatious meeting in the library (David one-shot)
I don't own Newsies in any way.
David, the library helper, was dressed in his newsie outfit ready to sell the afternoon edition when he got home after school. There was one hour left before school got out.
A girl walked in.
David recognized her as Holly from his geometry class.
She was pretty, but smart. She wasn't an airhead like the rest of the girls in the school. She reminded him of Jack. Dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. Same bone structure. Wait a second…was that a blue bandana tied onto her bag? She walked over to the books about cowboys.
David rolled his eyes and walked over to the girl.
"Can I help you?" David asked.
"Ise…I'm lookin' foa a book about New Mexico", Holly said, "Me brother's been thinkin' 'bout goin' some day and he jist wants ta see what it looks like".
David looked at the blue bandana. "Did he give this to you?" he asked.
"Oh, dis old thing?" she said untying the bandana, "No…me mother gave me dis one and she gave da red one ta him. She always said dat he was da fire and I was da water. Me and me brother are a pair".
"Would your brother's name happen to be Jack Kelley?" he asked.
She looked up. "I haven' heard someone call 'im dat in years", she said, "I'd like ta check dis out".
David checked out the book for her and she ran out of the library leaving the bandana. He picked it up and decided to invite Jack to dinner that night.
"I saw your sister in the library today", David said.
"Holly?" Jack asked, his eyes sparkling, "Youse really saw 'er?"
"Yeah", David said, "She checked out a book about New Mexico for you".
"She nevah gives me books", Jack said, "She gives dem ta Specs and den Specs gives dem ta me".
"She dropped her bandana in library today and I wanted to return it to her in person. I was hoping you would bring her to dinner with you tonight", David said.
"Jack? Have you seen me bandana?" Holly asked.
"Sorry Hols", Jack said, "Ise haven'".
"Mama gave it ta me! I can' lose it!" she yelled almost in tears.
"We'll find it Holly", Jack said, "A friend invited me ta dinnah. Come along. Maybe aftah wese eat, wese can go look foa it".
Holly nodded and left with Jack.
"Heya Mrs. Jacobs. Ise brought me liddle sistah tanight", Jack told Esther.
"You are so dead later", Holly hissed.
After dinner, Holly stood out on the fire escape.
Something was placed around her neck.
She looked down and saw the bandana. She turned and saw David. "Thanks David", she said. She grabbed his tie and kissed him.
"You're welcome", David said.
She giggled and said, "See ya at school David".
With that, she walked off into the night, anticipating the next day at school.
