I had a longgggg debate with myself whether or not I wanted to add this or not…so I just wanted to add this chapter in because I find it rather adorable. Thank You Clover Racetrack for your help!(: Well please review and favorite.

Spot's P.O.V.

My Goil.

"Heya Blitz, take every one home for me," I smirked at my second in command. "I think I'm gonna stay in 'hattan a little while longer." I looked over his shoulder and saw Caroline laughing with Mouth and Blink, also Breeze was on her lap, sleeping. We were inside of the Manhattan Lodging House, socializing about the day's events that had occurred.

"Why youse wanna stays?" Blitz asked taking a bite out of an apple.

"Reasons." I bit my lip, not taking my eyes off of Caroline.

"Like makin' out with my sister." Racetrack mumbled in my ear. I elbowed him in the stomach, smirking the entire time. He groaned as he walked away and sat down by Caroline, leaving Blitz looking very confused.

"Just do it, 'kay?" I asked him, my face turning hard. He nodded quickly.

"Alright boys, let's go!" Blitz yelled. All of the boys from Brooklyn immediately stood up and said there good byes, each one walking by Caroline, tipping their hats. Caroline shook Breeze but his eyes wouldn't open. Blitz went over and picked him up, nodded his head good bye to Caroline and they all left without another word. The room was almost empty except for Blink, Race, Mouth, Mush, Skittery and Boots. I looked over at the empty spot next to Caroline on the couch.

"Alright, who's up for a game of poker?" Blink asked. He stood up from the other side of the couch and waited for an answer. All of them grumbled out a yes, except for Caroline who was running her fingers though her hair. "How about you Caroline? You up for a game?"

"Nah, I think I'll let you fellas keep your money tonight." She giggled and winked. The other boys laughed and headed out of the room. Boots peeked his head back in the archway.

"Spot youse comin?" Boots asked.

"Nah not tonight kid, me and Caroline need to talk about a few things." I didn't take my eyes off of her. Boots shrugged his shoulders and left the room. She looked up at me, grinning, and then she patted the couch spot next to her. I walked over to her but I did not sit down. Instead I brushed her hair out of her face. "Is this a good place, a good time?" she nodded.

I bent down and kissed her forehead, slowly moving my way down to her lips. It was a light and short but it brought a smile to my face and butterflies to my stomach. "I missed that." She whispered. Caroline and I decided a long time ago that our relationship should be private with only a few people who knew. We decided that because of our positions as leaders and people would only think we had a treaty because we were involved with each other.

"Me too." I sat down on the couch beside her, pulling her feet on my lap.

"So… what made you come today?" she asked me crossing her arms and smirking. Her hair was down in light curls and her eyes were sparkling.

"Eh, my boys needed target practice…" I smirked as she leaned over and slapped my arm playfully. "Nah, I figured youse all would need our help."

"Oh, we are not that pathetic." She giggled. She had a really cute giggle.

"Can I ask you somethin'." I asked. She nodded. "Why didn't you ever come back? To visit or anything?"

Her smile dropped. "Too many bad memories." She looked at the empty fire place.

"Did you have any good ones?" I asked. She looked back at me with her bangs in her face once again.

"Yeah, there was one. When I met this little boy who was just a little older than I was and he taught me that people go to the stars when they die." She smiled.

"You 'member that?" I asked chuckling.

"Of course." I stopped laughing and looked at her.

"My turn to ask you something." She got a sly smile on her face.

"Alrigh, ask away."

"Did you miss me?" she asked twirling a piece of her hair.

Just as I was about to answer, Mouth knocked on the border of the entry way. Caroline pulled her feet off of my lap and a smile danced on her lips.

"Heya Davey, what's goin' on?" she asked brushing her hair behind her ears. He was smiling at her and giving her this look I didn't exactly feel comfortable with. In the pit of my stomach I felt sick.

"I'm headin' home, just wanted to say good night." He said rocking back and forth on his heels.

"Oh well good night, see you in the morning." She waved.

"Nice seeing ya again Spot." I nodded up at him, keeping a straight face on. He waved as he left the room and out the door. Caroline faced back towards me smiling again. "So where were we?" she put her legs back on my lap. I pushed them off. "Hey what was that for?" she asked giggling.

"Nothin'." I mumbled under my breath.

"It's something…"she asked, looking upset. "Tell me."

"Do you have feeling's for him?" I mumbled.

"What?" she leaned in closer to me.

"Mouth, your new boy, do you like him?" I asked her. She began laughing. "I'm not joking Caroline."

"James, I think you're a little jealous. I have absolutely no feelings for David in the least." This made me chuckle.

"Good, because I would be a little worried about your mental health." I said through each laugh, but she stopped.

"What that's supposed to mean?" she lifted her eyebrow and crossed her arms.

"Well he aint your type and he aint the most attractive fella in the world, plus you can do so much better."

"Oh like you?" she asked pushing her hair out of her face.

"Well duh." I said smirking.

"You don't even know him!" she rolled her eyes and her face was turning red. "You know what, sometimes you're a totally ass Spot."

"Yeah, well I'm sorry!" Just telling the truth I thought to myself.

"No you're not, otherwise you wouldn't do it!"

"You know very well why I do it! Because of everything that has happened to me…"

"Oh yeah poor me, poor Spot Conlon! My daddy was a drunk and left when I was five years old!" she spat the words out like poison and each one stung.

"Shut up Caroline!"

"No Spot, because I had the same…no wait, I had a worse life than you did." She licked her lips and looked me directly in the eyes . "At least your father left, my stuck around. He hit me, insulted me, hell, he even touched me in places a five year old should never be touched. So don't you dare use that you that excuse."

"Caroline, I'm a leader, I have to be like that…"

"Be like what? A jerk?" she laughed. It wasn't her sweet laugh, it was her sarcastic laugh. "I'm not like that and my boys actually respect me."

"My boys respect me!" I yelled back at her. How dare she yell at me like that, she had no right.

"Spot your boys are afraid of you!" she stood up.

"Good!" I stood up getting in her face.

Her face softened again, "No, it's not…I love my boys more than anything and you act like yours are trash…"

"No I don't!"

"Will you shut up and let me talk for once!" she yelled. I crossed my arms and shut my mouth. "They are people too Spot and believe it or not you're not some King. You're a human being too. Get over yourself or I don't want to see you again until you go back to the boy I fell in love with." She turned around so fast her hair whacked me in the face and walked out of the room. I followed behind her.

"Well Caroline, I may be a jerk to my boys, but they sure as hell saved your boys pathetic asses today." She smacked me across the face.

"How dare you." I held my cheek, she hits harder than I remembered, and that's considering I was the one who taught her how throw a punch and fight. Her bottom lip started to quiver and her eyes started to fill up with tears.

"Oh come on, why don't you just go home to your mommy Caroline." I rolled my eyes.

"Because she's dead." Caroline's face turned stone cold and my heart sank. Her mom is dead? It..it can't be true…she said she got better!

"Caroline, I'm sorry…" I put my hands on her shoulders and she turned away and looked at the ground.

"Just get out." She mumbled. I saw a tear fall down off of her face to the ground. "Get out." She yelled looking at me. Her eyes were red and filled with tears. I put my hat on my head and grabbed my cane. I opened the front door but stepped half way out before I looked back at her. She was biting her lip, looking in the other room and her arms were crossed.

"To answer your question earlier, I did miss you, like more than I told you at the docks…and one more thing.." I paused, taking in a deep breath. "I love you." I said, we had never said it to each other before. She looked at me and her jaw dropped a little. I tipped my hat and walked out of the lodging house. It was pouring outside so I unrolled my sleeves and began my long walk home. There were barely any people out here and if they were, they were running. I walked slowly, taking in the rain, feeling each drop hit my body.

I had made the only girl I have ever truly loved cry tonight. I am an idiot. But that was the only problem with me and Caroline, we both had tempers, only with hers, she could control it. Trust me, if she couldn't, eh, I'd probably be lying in some alley bleeding to death. Our tempers both got bad when they were with each other, only she always ended up being the one that was right.

"SPOT!" I heard someone yelling from behind me. I turned around to Caroline running towards me. Her hair was completely drenched and her clothes were sticking to her body. She slowed down to a jog when she reached me. "Oh Spot, I'm sorry. I just was frustrated and everything and I haven't slept in…" I wrapped my arms around her waist, lifted her up and kissed her. I kissed her hard and long, and it felt amazing. I had kissed a lot of girls in my time, but she was still the only one that made me melt. My cane fell to the ground and so did my hat, I didn't care, I had her in my arms once more.

"I love you too." She whispered. I put her down and held her in my arms. "Come on back to the lodging house, we'll get you dried off and you can just stay here for the night." We walked back to the lodging house with her hand in mine and separated when we stepped in. We went from lovers to friends once more.