FALLING IN LOVE

by Scarlette

"G'nite Bumlets," Scarlette smiled at him as he brought her home to the Newsgirls Lodging House. "See you tommorow!!" She whispered as he bent forward and kissed her good night.

"Good Night, my angel," He said as he left the girl giddy and happy. Leaning back on the door before going into the house. There were still butterflies in her stomach as she signed into the log book.

"Had a good day?" The good Nana inquired with a knowing smile on her old face.

"The Best," she sighed as she hummed a happy tune.

"Ive heard that from Bumlets," Wisecracks smiled as she perched on the last step of the stairs. "What happened tonight?"

"Yeah, what oh-so- to- swoon for thing did Bums do today, Scarlette?" Words said behind her ever present pen and paper.

"Hmmmm..." she smiled secretly.

The girls followed her on and tried to pry out the information from her. "Cmon!! Tell.. tell..."

Scarlette smiled at them," Let's get upstairs. I want everyone to hear this."

They ran upstairs excitedly. Once they got there, the girls looked on eagerly.

"What's going on?" Flame's redhead popped out from her bunk.

"Scarlette's got something to tell. She just came home all giddy with Bumlets," words smiled.

"OOHHH!!!!! This I want to hear," Clink said as she stopped brushing her hair to listen.

Scarlette smiled and took her place on one of the top bunks. "Well... we were selling the Evening edition today in Broadway. He tells me dat he needs ta talk to me so I stayed and waited for 'im."

"ANd?" Filly can hardly contain her excitement. "DO TELL!!"

"He told me that he wanted to take me to the Newsie Ball at Medda's! An' dat He wants me ta be His GOIL!! Imagine that! His GOIL!" Scarlette screeched unable to contain her happiness. The other girls joined her, all except little Crayon, a 11 year old newsgirl who smiled in wonder.

"Im so happy for you!!" Dice hugged her.

"Glad it was, Bums! You desoived him!" Luna grinned.

"I told ya so!" Butter smiled at her.

"Thanks Guys!" Scarlette hugged her pillow in delight. That was when Crayon tugged at her sleeve.

"You're getting married??" Crayon asked her. Her angelic blue eyes looking up at her.

"No silly," Scarlette replied with a chorus of laughter from the girls. "Bumlets just asked me to be his goilfriend."

"What's it like to fall in love?" Crayon asked.

This produced a sweep of reaction from the girls.

"It's wonderful, its like you're always happy and in heaven," Scarlette grinned.

" I think its more like... an obsession.. like chocolate, you can never get enough," Filly replied thinking of Skittery.

"I dunno, but, I think its like winning a race for a million dollars!" Dice grinned thinking of her own guy, Race.

"Lucky you, you have boyfriends, I am in love with Spot but he never notices me," July sighed.

"Oh yes he does," Butter remarked," He talks about ya all the time!"

Crayon eyed them carefully. "How do you know if you're in love?"

"You just know..." Cone smiled at the little girl as she tucked her in. "You will know when you get older.. it just comes like magic."

"Oh, Magic..." The little girl smiled and closed her eyes.