Disclaimer: I do not own Newsies! I own Knots! Milkshake owns Milkshake, and Sparks owns Sparks.

A very cold Jack rubbed his hands together briskly. " This better be worth it" he thought to himself. He had finally reached the Brooklyn Lodging house. He walked up a few stairs and raised his fist to knock. Before he could pound on the door it opened swiftly.

"Dam it Cowboy. It's 8:40 already!" Spot said aggravated but energized.

"Sorry. It's a long walk." Jack said stepping into the warm lodging house.

He started to take off his jacket.

"Hey Fellas! Jack's here!" Spot called out.

Before Jack new it tons of Newsies had come into the small room.

"uh…heya boys." Jack said grinning uncomfortably.

They were all standing there staring at Jack with dopey looks on their faces.

Jack turned back to Spot. " So uh… are we gonna get this meeting started, I want to get back before its too late."

"Oh yea Kelly. Don't worry." Spot said grinning devilishly.

"C'mon Jack. Come have something to drink." Racetrack had stepped out of the crowd and was now pulling Jack into the big lounge of the lodging house.

All of the other Newsies followed them and kept their eyes on Jack.

" Would ya all get back to your own business!?" Jack exclaimed.

The boys quickly started to make conversations with the people next to them but still couldn't help looking back at Jack every once in a while.

Jack took a seat in a big warm arm chair.

"Here ya go Jack." Racetrack said handing him a drink.

Jack put the alcohol down on the side table next to him without taking a sip.

Spot walked in to the room with a dopey smirk on his face.

"So ya'll ready to get this started?" He asked up to something.

Hoots and hollers were heard from the other boys.

"Spot…what's going on?" Jack asked irritated.

" Well…we're just throwing a party for our favorite bachelor." Spot snickered.

"Oh great." Jack said rolling his eyes.

"Hey what's da matta with ya Jack?" Racetrack asked.

"Uh.. Nothin…" Jack said distantly.

"C'mon it's gonna be great. Spot hired the best stripper around. She's a legend and hard to get to come to Newsie parties….but ya know Spot and his connections."

" Oh whoopee…." Jack said sarcastically.

Just then a knock on the door was heard.

" That's gotta be her now!" One of the newsies yelled out.

All the boys directed their attention toward the door frame waiting for the show to begin.

Groans and mumbles were heard throughout the room when David walked in.

" Hey Fellas! Glad to see me?" he grinned.

A pillow hit him square in the face.

Jack was actually relieved to see David. He would side with Jack about not wanting to see a stripper.

"Ova heah David!" Jack motioned for him to take a seat next to him.

" Heya Jack!" David said giddily.

"What are you so happy about davey?" Jack asked confused and a little afraid.

David looked surprised. " Didn't ya know there's gonna be a stripper!?!?" he said jittery and anxious.

Jack put his head in his hands and groaned. " This is gonna be a long night." He thought to himself.

All of a sudden he heard catcalls and whistles coming from the newsies in the room.

He lifted his head to see an exotic looking woman walking in the room. She was wearing a blue belly dancer-ish outfit and a veil that covered her face, revealing only her eyes.

"Great…let it begun." Jack thought bitterly.

Music started to play and the girl started to dance seductively.

She started to inch closer to Jack which brought louder hoots and hollers into the room.

" This show isn't for me. Its for everyone else." Jack thought to himself. " Ok… on the count of three I'll just walk out. 1…2….3….. Damn why am I so polite!?"

The stripper started to teasingly reach for her over shirt.

"Take it off!" David yelled.

Jack looked at him with stunned eyes. This was so unlike him.

The stripper came face to face with Jack making him tense. He looked at the girl's eyes. There was something familiar about them. Something he recognized.

The girl went to sit on Jack's lap but he quickly pushed her off and stood up.

He looked at her curiously.

"Don't I know you from somewhere?"

The girl nodded playfully.

Jack reached for her veil and pulled it off. He looked at the girl in front of him and was speechless and frozen.

"SARAH!!?!?!?!" David yelled with an absolute disgusted look on his face.

The room was dead silent.

David took a step towards his sister who was standing there like an idiot giggling uncontrollably.

" So…this…. this …you!?! Stripper??… Job??" Davids eyes got wide and he ran out of the room. The next sounds you could hear were those of the gagging reflexes taking their course.

Jack suddenly got angry.

" Thanks for the great party fellas." He said through clenched teeth.

He then walked out of the lounge and out the lodging house door, slamming it hard behind him.

When he reached outside he kicked the dirt hard and started to make his cold walk back to the lodging house.

"Was this some kind of joke?" Jack thought. " Why the hell would they hire her as my stripper!?!"

Jack let out a growl trying to control his rage.

The cowboy kept thinking as he continued his walk to Manhattan. When he finally reached the lodging house he was relieved.

He opened the door and walked into the warmth.

He hung his coat up and then went into the lounge.

There he saw a dying fire that sputtered to get its last heat out and then there on the couch was Knots fast asleep.

A smile crept onto Jack's face as he saw her.

He walked around the couch and knelt down beside her. He brushed the hair out of her face and kissed her sweetly on the cheek, causing her to stir.

" Hey cowboy." She said groggily. " How was the party?"

" The worst ever."

Jack lifted Knot's head just a little so that he could sit down next to her. He then let her head rest on his lap.

The two were calm in the silence until a thought came into Jack's head.

" So Knots, are you gonna have a bachelorette party?" he asked looking down at her.

"Probably. Why?" she yawned.

" Um…well…aren't there male dancers at those?"

Yay end of Ch.5! I think this one was a bit longer than usual! Anyway I hope ya'll liked it! It was something a little different for me. I hope the twist surprised ya'll! Thanks for reading! Now please review like my lovely reviewers below:

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