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I don't write major accents. Deal with it, kid.
I honestly don't believe Sarah would forgive Jack just because he saved David from getting beat up. I know I sure as hell wouldn't! If my boyfriend/pre-boyfriend lied to me about his name and entire past, I'd be pretty (censored)-ing pissed.
I like to think they have at least established the "we're a thing" phase (aka, started dating) of their relationship at this point in the movie.
Takes place between Jack saving David, Les, and Sarah and when they go see Denton.
Jack, Sarah, David, and Les went back to the Jacobs' apartment.
"What on earth happened?" Esther cried when she saw her disheveled children walk through the door. "Are you all all right?" She pulled Les into a tight hug.
"Yeah, Mama, we're fine," Les said. "Jack saved us."
Esther looked up at Jack with a grateful smile. "Thank you," she said warmly.
"Look," David said, taking charge. "Now that Jack is back on our side, there's going to be a search party out for him pretty soon. We're going to have to act quickly."
"Les," Esther said, sensing they didn't want to be bothered by the nine year old. "Why don't you help me in the kitchen for a bit?
"Do I have to?" He whined before she gave him a look. "Ok, ok. Fine."
Jack, David and Sarah went to the bedroom. Sarah immediately went to her dresser where she had kept Denton's article.
"Here," she said, handing it to Jack. "It was never published, but I think it's good enough to have made the front page." She paused while he read over it. "The whole city is rooting for you, Jack," her voice was oddly apathetic, almost solemn. "Even after they learned about your secret." Sarah got quiet after the final word escaped her lips. She went over to the mirror in the room, fixing her hair that had been pulled out of place earlier by their run-in with the Delancey brothers. It was then that Jack noticed that David had left the room.
"Look, Sarah, I'm sorry," Jack said, putting the article on the bed. "No one was ever supposed to find out. And I couldn't tell you. I wanted to, but I just couldn't. You understand, right?"
"What's not to understand?" She replied, a slight snap in her exhausted voice. "You lied. You lied about your past, your supposed future, and even your name. Why should I even trust you anymore? Why should I not have any suspicion that you're putting on an act right now to sabotage the strike?" She simply stared at him, waiting for a reply. Her brothers might have forgiven him already, but she didn't. Ever since his true identity was exposed at his hearing, Sarah had lost all faith in Jack. He had not only hurt the newsies, but he had hurt her. He had plenty of opportunities to tell her his secret, about his real name and his past, but he didn't take a single one of them. "I wouldn't be as mad if you had told me before."
"And I wish I could have," Jack said. "But I just couldn't. I didn't know if you would've told David or Les or-"
"Do you think I'm that stupid?" Sarah cut him off. "Do you think I wouldn't have known this is important, Jack? Or should I say Francis? I'm smarter than you think I am."
"I know that," he replied, his tone slightly argumentative now. "I know you're smart, Sarah. But I just couldn't be sure you wouldn't tell on me."
"So having me find out like this is better?" Her voice trembled slightly as she threw her hands up for a moment. "Having me find out from my brother? Who in turn found it out in your court hearing?"
"It's not better. I know that now. I know now that I messed up. I should've told you sooner. I'm sorry. I just had to be sure my secret was kept safe, and I couldn't do it if someone else knew."
"Did you seriously think I would just go telling everyone?" Her voice shook more than before, though the pain still shone through. "That I wouldn't care enough to think about what it would mean to you to have everyone know? I wouldn't have told a soul, Jack. Not even my parents, I swear. I'm just hurt that you didn't trust me."
"I didn't know I could," Jack said. He moved towards her, but she took a step back.
"Yes, you did," she snapped back, holding back a tear in her eye. "You knew very well you could trust me. You are a coward, Ja—Francis. You were scared, scared of what I would think of you after you told me. What I thought of you wouldn't have changed at all, but now it has. You're a liar. You not only lied to everyone, but you didn't even tell the truth to me. Do I mean nothing to you?" Her voice grew weak, but kept its anger. "I thought I mattered to you. All the times we've seen each other, all the talks we had? I've told you things I've only just started admitting to myself, Jack. Do I-"
Jack kissed her, cutting her off mid-sentence. It was soft and simple, but enough to create a multitude of butterflies in her stomach. He backed away to meet her eyes, tracing the outline of her face with his forefinger.
"Sarah, I'm sorry. You gotta believe me when I say that," he begged. "I know you probably don't. You might never believe me. But I hope you will, because sorry is all I have to say."
"I just want to know why you didn't tell me," she replied in barely a whisper, looking down at the floor for a moment. She sniffled and Jack wiped the single tear that had escaped off her cheek. He pulled her close to hug her.
"And the only reason I can give you is that I just couldn't. I know it seems like a lousy excuse, but it's the only one I got."
"I just wish you could've trusted me," Sarah said. "I wish you had known that before. I don't know why you didn't think you could trust me with this, Jack." He let her out of his tight hold, stepping backward to meet her eyes again and lightly putting his hands on her shoulders.
"Me neither, Sarah. Me neither."
So there you have it. I'm not entirely sure of what stage in the relationship the original movie has them in at this point, but in my world, they've at least established the beginning of a real boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, as evident by all the trust talk, and the kiss. I'm not sure if I'll have this as their first kiss yet; we'll just have to see about that ;)
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