"Aw, Jamie. You don't need him." Spot assured his sister after hearing what Jack had said to her. Jamie nodded but inwardly disagreed. She loved Jack. But she could never be with him now. Now that she knew how he felt!

"Listen, I know through this whole feud you've been neutral. But maybe you should pick a side." Spot suggested. Jamie picked her head off his chest and looked into his hazel eyes.

"Are you nuts? I could never. One, I think the whole thing is stupid. And Two, Manhattan is my home but Brooklyn is where my past is. I couldn't choose. That's like me asking you to pick between your cane and your slingshot!" Spot wrinkled his forehead.

"Jameson. Do you know how bad this makes me look? My sister is neutral and to top it off she's making eyes at Jack Kelley! I'm a laughing stalk!"

"What! I am not 'making eyes' at him. He's repulsive!" Jamie pretended to be shocked. But she knew he was right. Why was everything so hard?

"You say that. But I don't believe you. I've seen you ogle him."

"Ogle him!"

"Don't play the innocent card on me darling. I won't have my sister be the royal whore to the Almighty Cowboy." Jamie was steaming. How dare he!

"A what! Spot Conlon. If daddy ever heard what you just called me you'd get such a beating!"

"But daddy ain't here Jamie. So I can call my sister what she really is. A disloyal, dishonest, slut. Come on Jamie. Tell me the truth, how many guys have you slept with?"

"Wouldn't you like to know!" By now both Conlon's were screaming at the top of their lungs. A bunch of Spot's kids clamored to the door to the Brooklyn bunkroom.

"Yeah, I would!"

"For your information, none!"

"HAH!"

"HAH indeed. I don't need this from you too Spot. I had thought that maybe you would come to your senses and not fight tomorrow. But obviously you have none." Jamie, for the second time that day, threw open the door. All the boys scattered as Jamie left the lodging house. Spot sighed and sat down on the bed. He needed a strategy.

Meanwhile Jamie headed for her dad's old hang out. She knew she could always talk to someone there.