*Chapter 33*
"Caps, if you hurt Spin, I swear I'll..." Bottle Cap immediately began jumping to conclusions, her heart racing in fear. She knew that if anything had happened, it was her own fault.
"No, stop BC." Caps demanded. "I would nevah hoit 'er. Well, not like dat anyway." He smiled.
"Not funny, Caps." She crossed her arms over her chest, "On with the story."
"Okay." Caps sighed, "I couldn't help it, Bottle Cap. She looked so beautiful in da moonlight. Like an angel or somethin'."
"Couldn't help what, Caps. Get to the point."
"Gimme half a second, will ya?" He snapped, unintentionally.
"Alright! Sorry!" She huffed impatiently.
"I kissed 'er. I kissed 'er long an' good. I left 'er good an' kissed." He rambled on and on, his thoughts obviously floating back to the exact experience. "I expected 'er ta up an' smack me but she just stared at me."
"And then..."
"She...she kissed me back." He shrugged, "Ev'rything was poifect...until I found out she was Jake's goil." Bottle Cap took a deep breath and tried to pull everything together.
"Well, I guess it ain't no reason to cry." She looked up at the darkening sky. "But I'm sure it's putting poor Spin through hell."
"I know, an' dats not what I want at all!" He defended himself, "Dat's why I'se tellin' ya, BC. Ya gotta help me out."
"I can't help ya, Caps." She shook her head, "But you can help yourself by marching over there and talking to her about it. If you really like her, tell her."
"Dat sounds easiah den it is." He pouted.
"Yeah...I know." Katie looked down, then headed toward Manhattan.
"Wheah ya goin'?" Caps called after her.
"I got some business over in Manhattan. I'll be back in no time. Don't worry!" She called over her shoulder, then left Caps to mull over his thoughts.
*
Silver Fists blushed when the kiss was broken and she saw faces in the window, peering at them. She wanted to hide somewhere where they couldn't tease her or make her feel silly. Blink didn't mind the extra attention, now that he had his girl to share it with.
"Great." Silver shook her head. "We'se nevah gonna heah da end of it now."
"Who cares?" Blink laughed. Silver took his hand and they entered the lodging house, Bottle Cap and Ben slipping her mind altogether.
*
"What's eatin' you?" Spot asked Dibs as the game came to an end and they stood outside smoking. Dibs' silent thought had driven Spot to the point of anger.
"Ya sistah." He replied thoughtfully. "Well, I mean, she ain't eatin' me. Jus' can't get 'er outa me mind."
"Well, ya bettah woik on dat 'cause I can't have me best friend goin' aftah me kid sistah." Spot chuckled.
"I know." Dibs joined him, "But, I dunno. I ain't nevah felt dis way."
"What way?" Spot turned a little more serious, curious to hear just how his sister made his right hand man feel.
"Like...I dunno, it's hard ta explain." He shrugged. "It's like, I'se alive because a her. I only exist because she wants me heah. She's like me woild, an' if she goes away, I'll feel all empty inside..."
"Like befoah she showed up?" Spot asked, remembering how Dibs was always the one to push the girls away, never willing to commit, never willing to say those horrid three words.
"Yeah." Dibs nodded. A dull silence fell over the boys for a few minutes.
"Hey, wheah is she anyway?" Spot finally broke the silence. "She wasn't inside, was she?"
"If she was, dat's wheah i'd be...so, no." Dibs grinned jokingly.
"I'se serious." Spot furrowed his brow. The two asked everyone, until they reached Caps. The scene between Caps and Spot was anything but pretty. You could have watched it on pay-per-view.
*
Bottle Cap made her way toward the Manhattan lodging house to talk to Silver and Spin. She wondered if Silver had come up with anymore ideas and she knew Spin needed someone to spill her secret to, before she exploded.
The sky grew darker with each step the girl took and her thoughts engulfed her. They were focused on Dibs. She wondered how he felt about her, if he could somehow tell there was something fishy about her. A smile crept across her face as she thought about him, his smile and sense of humor.
*
"So, why'd ya have ta get ta BC so quick?" Blink asked as the others were headed off to bed.
"Oh, my God! I'se completely fahgot until now!" Silver smacked her forehead. Without anymore explanation, she flew out of the lodging house toward Brooklyn, practically running her friend over.
"Silver?" Bottle Cap laughed as she lay on the street, the wind almost knocked out of her.
"I got an idea 'bout how Ben might look!" She burst, not bothering to get up.
