A.N

Okay so i feel really bad about not updating in forever!! Its been crazy and i know this is kind of a short chapter but i havent givin up on the story i promise!! the next chaper will be longer!! ~Rain

"Don't worry Mush he would never like me. He only thinks of me as a best friend." I say to hi

m. He smiles at me. I smile sadly back. He slings his arm over my shoulder as we walk back in.

"By the way I think you might be wrong." Mush says looking at Jack. I see him staring at me. I smile at him as Mush walks over to him friends. Jack waves me over to him.

"Uh heya Jack" I whisper

"Sit" Is all he says I sit across from him.

"We need to talk." He says. I look at him

"Yeah we do Jack" I say to him. He looks at me for a second. Then stands up and grab my hand pulling me up.

"Jack were are we going?" I say as he pulls me out the door. He doesn't answer me he just keeps pulling me along the street. He pulls me all the way to central park. Were he wants to finally sit and talk.

"Angel listen about the kiss, it, I mean look" he starts to say but I cut him off.

"I know Jack it was all a big mistake all of it. The kiss the flirting. I know" I say starting to stand up but I feel him hand grab my arm.

"Is that what you think? You think it was all a mistake?" he says a little hurt.

"Isn't that what you were going to tell me? It was all a mistake I mean Jack I know you like Sarah I mean just look at the way you look at her. Its okay Jack I know. I'm not meant to be with you." I say breaking out of his arm and run. I think I just made a really big mistake letting him go. But I won't let him do that to me. Ever. No one knows much about me. He knows almost everything but once again everyone has there secrets. Mine might just get someone killed. I look at were I stopped running and see I'm at Meda's place. I walk in.

"Meda!" I say once I spot her.

"Angel what's wrong?" she says. She's always known when something was wrong with me no matter what. I look up at her trying to will the tears to go away.

"Jack and I kissed. And I ran away from him" I say sitting down.

"Oh Angel." She says walking to sit with me. So I retell her the whole story of what has happened since he kissed me. By that time my heart just cant take it anymore and I burst into tears.

"Angel I think you need to talk to him like really let him talk to you." She says. I know she's right but I just don't want to admit it.

"I know and thanks for listening to me rant Meda you're the best." I say giving her a hug. I start my walk back to the lodging house when I see Jack out and about.

"Jack!" I scream in order to get his attention. He looks up at me a little surprised to see me.

"Jack wait!" I say when I see him start to walk again he slows down but doesn't stop. I run to catch up with him.

"Can we talk?" I ask him

"There's nothing to talk about. You made that clear earlier today" he says not looking at me. I grab his arm and turn him to face me.

"Look Jack I don't regret that kiss one bit but I have a feeling you do.. I just want to hear you out." I say he looks like he's trying to figure out whether or not he wants to talk to me.

"Angel I don't not at all if that's what you think. And Sarah she is just a friend. I was so confused. Conflicted with my feelings about you that I didn't know what to do. I went with what my heart told me to do. I've wanted to kiss you for the longest time and it just seemed like the perfect time." He says looking me straight in the eyes. I look down noticing that my hand it still on his arm.

"See I don't want you to get into more trouble then you were already in cause it seems to me you do that just fine yourself. Me being the full on leader in this strike has caused me a little trouble and I don't want you into this. I want to keep you as safe as I can. But its so hard cause all I want is for you to be by my side all the time." He says.

"Jack no matter what you get yourself into I will always be at your side. I wont leave you ever. I would go to the ends of the earth with you." I whisper he smiles at me lightly.

"Promise me that when this is all over we can be together. Like you being my girl" he says I smile at that.

"I promise you" I say reaching up and kissing him on his cheek. He smiles and takes my hand to take me back to the lodging house.

We both enter the house when Swifty quickly stops us and points up to Snyder. I see him talking to Kloppman.

"Oh, you mean Jack Kelly and Angel James. Yeah they were here, but they put an egg in there shoe and beat it." I hear Races voice says.

"I have reason to believe that they are escaped prisoners, possibly dangerous" Snyder says. I silently cuss my bad luck at the moment. Only Jack knows about why I was really in there. Now my brother and everyone else is going to know. Everyone distracts Snyder as Jack and I sneak out.

"Jack were are we going to go?" I ask as he grabs my hand walking down the street.

"Davies" he answers shortly. I don't question him but instead of him dragging me all the way there I walk to keep up with him.

"Come on we are going to climp the fire escape." He says I look at him like hes crazy.

"They wont be up this time of night" he explains I listen to him and start to climb until Jack tells me to stop.

"okay why are we?" I ask confused

"Cause Snyder wont look for us here" he says like its common sense

"Oh" I say as I sit down he sits next to me. I suddenly get tired and yawn.

"you know you can sleep right?" he says

"Sleeping on a hard grate no thank you!" I say lightly I hear him chuckle. I suddenly feel myself being pulled down and my head is on his chest.

"Better?" he whispers

"Much" I mumble falling asleep. I wake up in the morning to someone screaming. Is that a common thing here or what?

"Were you two out there all night?" I hear Sarah's say. I sit up and stretch trying not to wince at her voice.

"Yeah we were" Jack says looking over at me then back to Sarah