Jack's POV
I stood outside of the New York Sun office, waiting for Katherine to come out, and was nervous as ever. The question I was about to ask her was stressing me out.
"Hey, babe." He said, walking out of the building and grabbing my hand and started leading us down the street.
"Hey." I said. "There's somthin' I wanted to talk to you about."
"Ok." She said, oblivious.
"So, I was thinkin'. What if the two of us got our own place. Together." I suggested.
"Jack..." she trailed off. "This is the same thing we talked about before I left. You can't leave the Newsies."
"This is different, though." I started. "We'll still be in the city. And they can always come see us if they need us."
"I guess." She said, clearly dissatisfied.
"Look, we don't have to do it if you don't wants to." I said, stopping walking and her other hand in mine.
"I want to. I really really want to." She assured me. "Believe me. It would be really nice to not have the boys whooping whenever we kiss. But, I'm just worried that your going to regret it."
"Ace, I promise you. I's won't regret it." I swore.
"Ok." She smiled.
"Is that a yes?" I asked.
"Yes." She smiled even wider.
"We's movin' in together." I smiled.
"We're moving in together." She repeated, correcting my grammar.
I pulled her in for a kiss, and of corse that's when Romeo, Elmer and Finch walked us. They made kissy noises at us as they passed.
"See." Katherine said, pulling away. "That's what I'm talking about." I laughed.
We started walking down the street again, in the opposite direction of Romeo, Elmer, and Finch, and started walking back towards the lodge house.
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Katherine's POV
I sat on the blanket bed on the floor of Jack and my room, looking at the apartment listings in today's paper.
"There's a one bedroom in the Bronx that's cheap, one in Brooklyn with two bedrooms that's decent, one in Queens..." I read off to Jack before he cut me off.
"Nothin' in Queens." He said, flopping down next to me on the bed.
"Right. Duh." I said, then went back to looking at listings. "There isn't very much here."
"Wait, What abouts that one. In the Upper East Side." He said, pointing to a listing.
"That ones good. Really good, actually." I said, looking at it. It was a dirt-cheap two bedroom apartment about ten blocks from here, with a balcony.
"Should we's go see it?" Jack asked. "The add says we's can make an immediate appointment with a realtor."
"Sure." I smiled, and we got up and ran down the stairs.
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"So, this is the living room." The realtor said, leading us into the apartment. "And right off it is the kitchen..."
Jack held my hand as the realtor took us through the apartment, which seemed really nice, but, to tell the truth, I wasn't really paying attention. I was lost in my memories.
"So, here's the second apartment." An overly perky realtor said, leading me through another Philadelphia apartment.
"So, what do you think, Miss?" She asked after showing the whole thing to me, but I didn't really know what I saw.
"I'm sorry." I said. "Could you take me through again? I wasn't really paying attention. Again, I'm so sorry."
"Sure, Miss". She said, then she took me through it again. By the time she was finished, I felt myself tearing up.
"Miss, are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said, wiping away the single tear that fell down my face, and willed that no more would fall. "It's just... my boyfriend... ex-boyfriend, I guess, actually... he and I were talking about getting an apartment together, and now he's in New York, and I'm here, and it's just all falling apart." I said, crying.
"Oh, Miss. I'm so sorry." The realtor said, putting her arm around my shoulder in comfort.
"...Ace? Katherine?" Jack said, shaking my shoulders a little bit. "You ok?"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." I smiled, looking around me and pushing the memory away. "This is a really nice apartment.
"I think so, too." Jack added to the realtor.
"Well, I'll leave you two to look around. I'll be in the hall when your ready to talk money." The realtor said, opening the door and going out to the hall.
"This is perfect for us." Jack said, clearly excited.
"Can we see the bedrooms and bathroom again?" I asked, and we walked back to the back of the apartment, and saw a nice full bathroom and two small bedrooms.
"So, do you think we's could live here?" Jack asked, giddy.
"Definitely." I smiled, getting excited.
We walked back out into the hall, and decided on a price with the realtor, which was perfect for the income Jack and I were making. We wouldn't even need to ask my dad for help or dip into my trust fund, which I never had any intention of using at all anyway. The realtor handed us the keys before he left, and smiled.
When the realtor walked away, Jack and I went back in to look around.
"I can't believe we're going to live here." I smiled.
"Yeah. Together." Jack smiled, pulling me into his strong arms.
"I love you." I said into his chest.
"I loves you, too." Jack repeated.
(A/N - I have an announcement! I have a new Newsies fic published called Fight or Flight, a modern AU where Jack, Crutchie, and Race are orphaned brothers, and Katherine takes care of Race and Crutchie when Jack goes off to join the Air Force! Go check it out! Don't forget to review!)
