A/N-I am on a roll!! Another chapter!! Woohoo!! Alright, just to let you know, until I get this fic done I will be solely focusing on finishing it. So that should make you guys happy, knowing that I am "pledging" myself to this story. Honestly, I'm excited. I love writing this story and I'm gonna swell with pride when I finally finish. Plus, I have this really great idea for another story that I'm gonna start after this one's done. And it's gonna have a CC, I hope to be hearing from all of you, my loyal reviewers. And just because you guys have been so loyal I'm giving you each a chocolate covered Spot! Oh right, and shout outs too(I'll try and catch up)!

TheLoneReed-thank you for all your support!!!!!

Pmochizuki-remember back in chapter seven, after Giorgio comes, she tells Spot he only has to find out her real name and what it takes to make her smile, bonus points if he can make her smile. If Spot is to find out anymore about her past, I suppose he'll find out from Aurora.

JustDuck-ew, of course she didn't see them smooching. That is overdone and I didn't even think about that. Haha, he's twiterpated, haha. I suppose he is.:-D

Bekh-I love reading your reviews! They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! You rock my satin boxers *muah*

CHAPTER ELEVEN: A LITTLE SURPRISE

While Spot was hit his rendezvous with Spring, Aurora opted to stay at the warehouse, not really interested in whatever business Spot had to attend to. She sat on her sleeping pad, observing the activity that was taking place. There were a few poker games going on and a few couples were taking advantage of the free time. A few of the younger boys were fighting with sticks and two of the girls stood in a corner, whispering and laughing to each other.

"Enjoyin yoahself?" Aurora looked up to see one of the older girls, with brown wavy hair and blue eyes. She wasn't short, but she wasn't tall, and she looked surprisingly well nourished. She wore a pair of brown slacks and an unbuttoned men's red shirt, over a white shirt.

"I'm ok" Aurora said with a shrug. The girl sat down on Reffy's sleeping pad, and looked intently at Aurora.

"Da name's Riot" she introduced herself, with a small smile.

"Aurora" Aurora hesitated for a moment. ". . . or Bandit."

"Nice ta have ya wit us" Riot remarked. Aurora raised an eyebrow, prompting Riot to get on with whatever she had to say. "Yoah a lucky goil Bandit."

"I am?" Aurora questioned in surprise. "How's dat?"

"How's dat?" Riot repeated, shocked that Aurora didn't know. "Why cause of Spot, dat's how."

"What's Spot got ta do wit it?"

"You'se must be blind or somethin" Riot said with a short laugh. "Spot's got everythin ta do wit it."

"Den what is it?" Aurora asked, feeling very confused, which was a feeling she didn't particularly like.

"Gee, yoah not too smart, ah you'se?" Aurora's eyes went wide with a mixture of shock and anger as Riot carried on. "Spot's got a little thing foah you'se, dat's what it is."

"What ah you'se talkin bout?" Aurora spat out, almost in disgust. "I've only known him a day."

"Sometimes, dat's all it takes" Riot explained.

"I think yoah wrong."

"I know Spot. He wouldn't waste his time teachin you'se ta sell or waste his breath on insultin you'se if he didn't like you'se. I watched him since he got back dis aftahnoon and da way you'se guys act togethah."

"Dat's bull shit" Aurora denied, shaking her head.

"Think what you'se want" Riot smiled. "Howevah, I should warn you'se. . . at one point, ya will like him."

"I will not."

"It's not really a choice. Ya see, every goil who's evah been a Brooklyn newsie undah da command of Spot, has liked him. Even me."

"Oh really" Aurora asked skeptically. "But you'se don't now. . ."

"Coise not" Riot remarked.

"How did you'se stop?"

"Simple. One dat wit Spot is all it takes. Not dat he's not a nice guy or anything like dat. In fact, he's a great guy. But da thing is, ya like him jus because. . . well it's Spot. You'se don need a reason. And aftah one night wit him, you'se realize, ya don need him. Aftah dat. . . thing's between you'se and him ah completely business or friendships."

"So. . . he don like you'se back" Aurora clarified.

"Dat's right."

"And what if he does?"

"Dat's what makes you'se luck Bandit" Riot said, standing up.

"How's dat?"

"Well, we don know what happens when he actually likes a goil" Riot grinned. "It's nevah happened befoah" with that Riot headed over to a poker game that was just starting up, leaving Aurora sitting on her sleeping pad, in shock.

"You'se ok theah?" a voice interrupted her jumbled thoughts. Reffy sat down on his sleeping pad, his shaggy brown hair falling in his face, looking intently at Aurora.

"Yeah. . ." she said hesitantly.

"Ya need ta get out moah" he said, repeating her words from last night. She rolled her eyes. "What's da mattah?"

"Jus got da Spot speech."

"Ah" he said, his voice filled with recognition, and a hint of humor. "Da Spot speech. I suppose dat can be a shock. Someone tells you'se dat yoah gonna like him. It's funny ta see da goils who denied it aftah hearin it when dey realize dey like him" Reffy grinned to himself and then turned to Aurora. "Don worry. It'll all be ovah soon."

"It bettah" she growled. "Hey Reffy? What do you'se know about Spot?"

"What do ya mean?"

"Like, what do you'se know about his past?" Aurora clarified.

"His past?" Reffy laughed. "Spot's a very sheltered kid when it comes ta his past. I suppose we all ah. No one but Jack Kelly and Flash Reinhardt know anything bout it. And even dey don't know dat much."

"Jack?!?!" Aurora exclaimed, jumping up.

"Woah theah" Reffy grabbed her hand and pulled her back down. "You'se can't go out inta da streets at dis time. Espeacially not da streets of Brooklyn. You'se should know dat" she nodded reluctantly.

"Yoah still holdin me hand" she pointed out, looking down at their hands.

"Ya got a problem wit dat?" he challenged her.

"Guess not" she said, adjusting her hand so their fingers were now intertwined. She then looked up into Reffy's face, who had an unreadable expression. "Riot said dat Spot's got a thing foah me."

"I don think so" Reffy said with a small laugh, keeping eye contact with Aurora. "Riot's nuts. Ya shouldn't believe her."

"But I should believe you'se."

"I would like it if ya did" he admitted in an almost sheepish manner.

"I suppose I could give it a try" she joked. Reffy smiled slightly, and leaned forward. He kissed Aurora lightly on the lips and then pulled away.

"I half expected you'se ta hit me" he laughed.

"I have my limits" she said, and she put her head on his shoulder. Reffy put his arm around Aurora's shoulder, smiling slightly to himself.

At about 10:30, Aurora woke up, surprised to find herself in the arms of Reffy. After remembering what had happened earlier, she nodded her head and looked up, finding that Reffy was still awake.

"Have a nice nap?" he asked with a smile.

"It was lovely" the door to the warehouse creaked open, letting in a stream of moonlight that was soon blocked by the recognizable form of Spot. Aurora sighed to herself and watched as he crossed the floor, not at all surprised when he stopped in front of her and Reffy.

"Oh" he commented, raising an eyebrow. "And what's goin on heah?"

"I'm shoah it's bettah den what evah business you'se had ta attend to" she snapped back.

"If you'se only knew what I was doing" he taunted.

"I don't want ta know" Aurora retorted.

"But ya will" Spot said softly, as he walked off, but loud enough for Aurora and Reffy to hear him.

"What'd he mean by dat?" Reffy asked in puzzlement.

"I don't know, nor do I care" she muttered, snuggling closer to Reffy, who had pulled a blanket over the two of them. She closed her eyes contently, her mind blank, including all thoughts of the bet.

In his room, Spot peeled off his shirt and suspenders, grinning to himself, although a little confused. He got into his bed, and unlike Aurora, the only thought on his mind was the bet and how he had just about won. However, he was going to have to make her smile and the present situation suddenly made things look very complicated.