Chapter 14: Three Little Words for Two other Couples

"Aww…Look it how cute Crutchy and Chewy are…" I sighed heavily as I stated again how cute they were. Race looked at me and laughed, but I sighed, I looked over to my right and saw Ponine and Itey.

"Look…" I pointed over to them and Ponine looked up from kissing him and gave a shy wave. Race dragged me up to the top bunk and told me we had to talk.

"Look, I'se know ya worried…"

"Do we have to talk about this?" I asked him pleadingly.

"Yes, we do, I love ya, and that'll neva change, I jist want ya ta know how much I care, I'se wanna be around ya all the time, but I'se know it cant happen, so when ya go ta Brooklyn I want Spot ta keep an eye on ya…I mean…we'se don't know what your up against…" I smiled and kissed him as we walked onto the roof.

"Chewy…I'se gotta talk to ya…" He blushed as he looked into Chewy's eyes.

"Yea?" She asked, putting her head on his shoulder and leaning in on him.

"I'se know we haven't been together too long…but, I jist gotta tell ya…I love ya…" He blushed to a deeper shade of red. (Aww, how cute!)

Chewy looked startled at since she turned her head and looked at him almost in disbelief. Crutchy looked nervous and started talking quickly.

 "Ok, maybe I'm an idiot…" He started shifting uncomfortably, "maybe you don't feel the same way…but I had ta tell ya! I'se love ya Chewy, and I'se love ya so much…" He looked down on the ground and started to get up when Chewy grabbed his shoulders and pushed him back down from a long, long kiss.

"So what's that mean?" Crutchy asked as soon as he could breathe.

Chewy laughed at him and said "Its means that I love ya! I love ya more den words could say! You're my boyfriend and I don't want that ta eva change! I'se loved ya since I saw ya and started following ya."

"Ya mean it? Ya wanna be wit be forever?" He looked up at her hopefully.

"Of coise!"  She leaned in for another kiss.

*~*To another note…or another relationship…*~*

Ponine and Itey were sitting on the bed talked. It seemed like no matter what the topic they always had somethin to talk about.

When Itey looked down at the ground Ponine knew something was wrong.

"What's wrong hun?" Ponine asked him, her eyes longing to look into his.

"Huh? Nothins wrong, I jist…I gotta tell ya something but I don't know how ta say it."

Ponine laughed. "You don't have to be afraid to tell me anything, and…I have something to tell you too, two things really…" Her voice trailed off since it was her turn to look down at the ground.

"I love ya." Itey said looking up, hoping to meet her eyes.

Ponine gasped, "I love ya too! That was one of the things I had ta tell ya…I jist didn't know how, or when, or…if you felt the same way."

"I do, I love ya, and I always will, your jist so…poifect." Ponine blushed, Itey laughed. "Even when ya blush, ya nice and carin, and your beautiful and…jist amazing…" He said.

"Thanks…god I love ya!" She leaned in for another kiss.

"I'se gotta tell ya the other thing…I'm…I'm a singer, and I'm gonna perform tamarrow…I want ya ta go…ta Ivering Hall…"

Her voice faded away when she saw Iteys mouth hang open. "You're performin at Ivering Hall? Of coise I'll be there! I wouldn't miss it for the woild! I'se gonna bring everyone! All da Newsies!"

Soon, the sun faded away and Race was holding me in his arms. We fell silently asleep…