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KissedHawk made sure Gemini was on the roof before climbing out the widow and heading to Brooklyn. She approached the docks where she knew he would be sleeping. On nice nights such as this one Spot wouldn't sleep inside. She saw him sleeping leaned up against a crate with his gray hat tilted over his face. His hand griping his oh-so-precious slingshot and the other was resting across his stomach. A surge of joy shot threw her. Not many people could sneak up on the famous Spot Conlon with him still sleeping.
"Getting' ya beauty sleep Conlon?" she asked smiling, in an instant he was standing up facing her with a real good shooter hanging in the sling ready to fire in her face.
"Hawk, if dis happens again I cant guarantee this rock wont be in your face!" he let the slingshot drop and placed it in his back pocket.
"Well yer highness… I'se sorry ta distoib ya, but I gots some interesting news you might wanna hear." She paused for affect.
"Well spit it out woman I aint got all night…." He urged her to continue.
"We'se got a new one taday kinda shy…goes by da name of Pixie."
"We got anuder one too her names Tink a real spitfire dis one… but it aint dat important I mean it aint worth me number one spy walking all the way to Brooklyn in the middle of the night waking me up jist ta tell me! Comon Hawk you'se aint getting' sloppy on me are ya? I mean deres gotten be something more interesting going on in dis stinkin city den dat?" he steped a little closer to her. She stepped back and turned around
"Well dere is dis thing its prolly nothin' just… well I saw Sly, 'e was just walking outside a near da Bronx where I was sellin' Do you think he's looking fer Ace?" She didn't want him to see dat she was nervous. Sly was the reason she meet Spot, Spot before he was leader back when she was real young and Ace had been Brooklyn's notorious king… but that's a long story…
"Now dats news. Ace is safe for now." He leaned on the crate in obvious thought. There was a long silence, then "I don't want you following him Hawk!" he finally declared.
"Why not?" She asked in disbelief.
"Cause it aint safe dats why." He was angry now. She was too of course, Spot not thinking she could handle it!
"Spot I'se da best spy you got I think I can handle me self just fine! He wont even see me…"
"I said no!" his eyes flashed gray "And don't you ever question a order of mine!" they were really close just inches apart! He put his hand on the back of her head gently pulled her in for a confident and passionate kiss. He grinned when they drew apart.
"You worry about yerself and getting' me information if anything goes wrong… let me handle Sly." He gave her his heart-warming trademark half grin and walked away never looking back. Hawk touched her fingertips to her lips still feeling him on her. She sighed in happiness and practically floated all they way back to Manhattan.
Gemini woke but didn't open her eyes; instead she snuggled closer to Jack feeling his warm body next to her. She smiled when he responded by wrapping his arms around her waist. Last night they had stayed up late talking, afterwards Gem didn't want to go back and sleep alone, so generously out of the kindness of his heart of course, he offered to let her sleep in his bed with him.
"I'se betta get back ta da goils room before everyone wakes up." She whispered in his ear. He smiled mischievously as his grip around her tightened. "Jack I really havfta get back." He finally opened an eye.
"Yea yea yea, but don't I'se get a good morning kiss?" with no further invitation needed she leaned down and kissed his awaiting lips.
"Dats what I thought."
"Your so full a yerself!" she rolled her eyes at him.
"You love me…" he stated looking at her through his one opened eye grinning broadly. Gem raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"Oh do I?" he kissed her again. She grinned happily afterwards. "Well maybe I do."
He smirked then closed his eyes letting go of his grip on her. Gem pulled back the covers and crept quietly back into her own cold lonely bed, but she didn't fall back asleep the picture of Klopmen stomping up stairs and yelling about papers not selling themselves came to mind. She groaned involuntarily just thinking about it….any minuet now… but its so early…
"Time to get up SELL DA PAPERS!!!!" Kloppmens voice rang through the air. Oh the pain the horror I cant get up!!!
"GEM! Get up!" Hawk commanded shoving her violently off the bed. The three girls finally gave in and made their way to the washroom. Gemini got to the sink first splashing cold water on her face hoping it would help her wake up the night had been long but great she couldn't help but think of Jack… he was perfect, then she thought of Sarah and decided that today she would sell with Mush today.
Hawk went to the mirror and looked at herself critically noticing every flaw. Sighing with helplessness she picked up a brush and began picking out the tangles in her hair her thoughts wandering the first thing that came to mind, Spot, and the fact that she would have go to the Upper East Side and tell Jay what was going on… her thoughts continued in this direction and she planned out her day. Once Gemini was done washing her face they traded places. Pixie who was thinking about where her sister was and if she was ok, was still in the shower.
After the girls were ready the walked down to the Distribution office together. Gem got her papes first only getting fifty cause the headlines were bad and she was no good at selling papers anyway. Hawk got a hundred her usual and, Pixie started off with forty, borrowing half the money from Gem and the other half form Hawk. The boys finally showed up about ten minuets later.
"Hey this is good… Two bodies found in Bronx corpses unidentified." Gem noted the good headline that was on page three.
"Yea prolly da only decent headline der is." Mush exclaimed searching threw his own paper stealing a glance and Gem every now and then. David and Less walked and bought their papers then went to talk to Jack, Kid Blink and Bummlets. Gem started in Jack direction for a while, he finally noticed and sent her one of his boyish smiles that made her heart melt.
Snipeshooter looked around for Pixie hoping to sell with her today. He finally spotted her over by Gem Hawk Mush and Racetrack. "Heya Pixie, want ta sell wit me taday?" he asked walking up to her and standing in front of where she was sitting. A large smile crossed Pixies face and her eyes lit up.
"Sure I would love ta." She almost jumped with excitement. He actually wanted ta sell with her! The two of the walked off and away from the office happily talking to one another.
"Awww now aint dat da cutest thing you eveah saw." Gem cooed then laughed. "So a Racetrack." She snatched his cigar from his mouth and put it in hers. "You going to da race's taday?"
"Yea a gotta a hot tip on a hoss says she can lose." He smirked and took the cigar back.
"How about you Hawk where you sellin'?"
"Over in da Bronx I'se gonna go see Queens and da gang." Hawk shifted her papers under her other arm then bid them farewell and walked off as well. Racetrack got up also and left.
"Well Mush… do you wanna sell wit me today?" She asked hopfully. He held back a smile that was threatenting to take over.
"I guess I might be able to…" She smiled and kissed his cheek. He immediately flushed red.
"Aww your so cute, well lets get going den!" She grabbed his hand and led him out of the office toward Midtown talking and flirting with him. Jack stared after them feeling a little jealous, to his surprise it actually bothered him alot.
"Hey Jack ya coming or what?" David yelled from the gates.
"Yea yea keep ya shirt on Mouth." He tossed his cigarette to the ground then proceed to call out made up headlines.
To be continued…..
Next chapter: Tink learns how to sell from Jay and gets involved in a fight… Bronx girls come to Manhattan and eat lunch at Tibbys- romance will arise… Plus Racetrack meet a girl at the races. KEEP READING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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