What was that?....
Mattie called out another 'improved' headline as she walked down the street. Jack had been showing her the ropes earlier and she had gotten pretty good at considering it was her first day.
"One pape, miss," said a male voice from behind her.
Mattie turned with a smile that faltered when she saw him. Oscar smirked and grabbed one of her papers from her quickly.
"Hey...," Mattie protested.
"So where's dat 'eadline ya jist called out?," asked Oscar as he scanned through the paper.
"Well where's that idiot brother of yours?," she retorted, shifting her remaining papers from one arm to the other.
Oscar looked up from the paper and glared. "I don't t'ink ya should be insultin' me bruddea like dat."
"Oh really and who's going to stop me? You, Oscar? Are you going to stop me?," she challenged. Oscar took a threatening step forward but Mattie just stood her ground and glared back at him.
"I WILL stop ya," he grounded out.
"How?," she mimcked.
"Like dis," he said as he quickly grabbed her waist and pulled her against him. He kissed her lips causing her to gasp in surprise. He took full advantage of the gasp by sliding his tongue in to meet hers.
Mattie knew she should push him away but she didn't want to. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer to her. When at last they couldn't breathe, he pulled away slowly.
Oscar opened his eyes and looked down at Mattie's closed eyes and swollen lips. *Dat was...*
"S***!!!," he cried and he jumped away so quickly that Mattie had to grab the wall to keep from falling over. Oscar looked around quickly for the other newsies to come and ambush him but there wasn't a newsie in sight. He reached down to grab his hat that had been knocked off during the kiss and hit it against his leg to dust it off.
"What the h*** was that?," asked Mattie still a bit breathless.
"Dat was exactly what I said it was. It was a way ta stop yer insults," Oscar supplied quickly.
"Bulls***!," exclaimed Mattie. Part of her didn't want it to be true because then she would be alone in thinking the kiss could mean something. "You know it was more than that."
"Oh do I?," he said menacingly.
"Yes but you don't want to admit that you felt it too."
"I didn't feel anyt'ing. Yer a good kisser and all, dollface, but dere was nuttin' dere. 'Sides dere never should have been a kiss in da foist place," he said irritated.
"But there was a kiss and I know you felt it too, no matter what you try to tell me. You just can't ignore what was there."
"Jist watch me sweetheart," he sneered as he turned away. "Oh and don't expect anuddea, darlin'."
"Ugh." Mattie bent to pick up her scattered papers.
"Hey Mattie," called Jack. "What happened? Why are yer papes all on da ground?"
Mattie hesitated for only a second. "Some hoity-toity types came and ran into me. I dropped my papes in the process."
"Oh, well 'ere I'll 'elp ya," he said as he bent down to help. ((A.N. Ain't Jack such a gentlemen?)) They gathered the few papers quickly and Mattie turned with a 'thank you' said over her shoulder and tried to get away from him. She needed some time alone.
"Mattie, wait up!," she heard him call. So much for her alonetime. She stopped and waited for Jack. She didn't turn to look at him once as she waited or when he finally caught up with her.
"Do ya want some 'elp sellin' da last of yer papes?," he asked gallantly.
"NO!," she practically screamed. She finally looked at him to see his hurt and confused expression. "I mean I sort of want to be alone but thank you Jack."
"No problem," he muttered. "I'll see ya at Tibby's."
He left so quickly Mattie didn't have a chance to respond. *Great, just great,* she thought.
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Hey~ So what do you think? Please review and tell me!!!!! Also check out my other story "Past", it's coming along. Now for my shout-outs::::
Sapphy~ Hey!!! Glad you are happy with how I wrote you into this story. I couldn't pass up the oppurtunity to add in the 'cute Italian butt' comment...It was just too perfect for the convo....I can't wait until you can start updating again....You're in the next chappie...so don't get upset that you aren't in this one. Lots of Love.....
Ming~ I'm glad you like my story and just in case you missed the author's note in the beginning I changed my mistake.. Thanks for pointing it out...I hope I don't let you down since you are looking forward to a newsie/delancey pairing... Enjoy!!!
kellyanne~ I always enjoy your reviews because you get so excited about certain things with Oscar.... I love it though..You know I never really thought about that one action of Oscar's but once you pointed it out, I have to admit it was extremely sexy...Don't worry about the crazy thing.. Everyone's crazy.... besides what's so great about being normal?..If you ask me normal is boring!!!..lol...Hope you like this chappie!
~Molly
Mattie called out another 'improved' headline as she walked down the street. Jack had been showing her the ropes earlier and she had gotten pretty good at considering it was her first day.
"One pape, miss," said a male voice from behind her.
Mattie turned with a smile that faltered when she saw him. Oscar smirked and grabbed one of her papers from her quickly.
"Hey...," Mattie protested.
"So where's dat 'eadline ya jist called out?," asked Oscar as he scanned through the paper.
"Well where's that idiot brother of yours?," she retorted, shifting her remaining papers from one arm to the other.
Oscar looked up from the paper and glared. "I don't t'ink ya should be insultin' me bruddea like dat."
"Oh really and who's going to stop me? You, Oscar? Are you going to stop me?," she challenged. Oscar took a threatening step forward but Mattie just stood her ground and glared back at him.
"I WILL stop ya," he grounded out.
"How?," she mimcked.
"Like dis," he said as he quickly grabbed her waist and pulled her against him. He kissed her lips causing her to gasp in surprise. He took full advantage of the gasp by sliding his tongue in to meet hers.
Mattie knew she should push him away but she didn't want to. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer to her. When at last they couldn't breathe, he pulled away slowly.
Oscar opened his eyes and looked down at Mattie's closed eyes and swollen lips. *Dat was...*
"S***!!!," he cried and he jumped away so quickly that Mattie had to grab the wall to keep from falling over. Oscar looked around quickly for the other newsies to come and ambush him but there wasn't a newsie in sight. He reached down to grab his hat that had been knocked off during the kiss and hit it against his leg to dust it off.
"What the h*** was that?," asked Mattie still a bit breathless.
"Dat was exactly what I said it was. It was a way ta stop yer insults," Oscar supplied quickly.
"Bulls***!," exclaimed Mattie. Part of her didn't want it to be true because then she would be alone in thinking the kiss could mean something. "You know it was more than that."
"Oh do I?," he said menacingly.
"Yes but you don't want to admit that you felt it too."
"I didn't feel anyt'ing. Yer a good kisser and all, dollface, but dere was nuttin' dere. 'Sides dere never should have been a kiss in da foist place," he said irritated.
"But there was a kiss and I know you felt it too, no matter what you try to tell me. You just can't ignore what was there."
"Jist watch me sweetheart," he sneered as he turned away. "Oh and don't expect anuddea, darlin'."
"Ugh." Mattie bent to pick up her scattered papers.
"Hey Mattie," called Jack. "What happened? Why are yer papes all on da ground?"
Mattie hesitated for only a second. "Some hoity-toity types came and ran into me. I dropped my papes in the process."
"Oh, well 'ere I'll 'elp ya," he said as he bent down to help. ((A.N. Ain't Jack such a gentlemen?)) They gathered the few papers quickly and Mattie turned with a 'thank you' said over her shoulder and tried to get away from him. She needed some time alone.
"Mattie, wait up!," she heard him call. So much for her alonetime. She stopped and waited for Jack. She didn't turn to look at him once as she waited or when he finally caught up with her.
"Do ya want some 'elp sellin' da last of yer papes?," he asked gallantly.
"NO!," she practically screamed. She finally looked at him to see his hurt and confused expression. "I mean I sort of want to be alone but thank you Jack."
"No problem," he muttered. "I'll see ya at Tibby's."
He left so quickly Mattie didn't have a chance to respond. *Great, just great,* she thought.
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Hey~ So what do you think? Please review and tell me!!!!! Also check out my other story "Past", it's coming along. Now for my shout-outs::::
Sapphy~ Hey!!! Glad you are happy with how I wrote you into this story. I couldn't pass up the oppurtunity to add in the 'cute Italian butt' comment...It was just too perfect for the convo....I can't wait until you can start updating again....You're in the next chappie...so don't get upset that you aren't in this one. Lots of Love.....
Ming~ I'm glad you like my story and just in case you missed the author's note in the beginning I changed my mistake.. Thanks for pointing it out...I hope I don't let you down since you are looking forward to a newsie/delancey pairing... Enjoy!!!
kellyanne~ I always enjoy your reviews because you get so excited about certain things with Oscar.... I love it though..You know I never really thought about that one action of Oscar's but once you pointed it out, I have to admit it was extremely sexy...Don't worry about the crazy thing.. Everyone's crazy.... besides what's so great about being normal?..If you ask me normal is boring!!!..lol...Hope you like this chappie!
~Molly