Happy 4th of July. Ok, so I was doing this instead of doing my bible hist and lit class homework. I'm going to be up late even later because of the fireworks we're doing tonight. Can't wait.

Wisecracker88: Ok, here's the deal. I get very jealous of those girl too! trust me. that's why I put it in. Because if I can't be like that in real life I can in my imagination. (I don't think I spelled that correctly). Sorry you didn't like it. I don't know if you'll like this chapter too. I was just trying to show the change Spot is making in his life. But I hope you'll review!

OK I think y'all noticed but I do have some words that are like probably not even real words. You know like how funniest isn't a real word. Like that. But I do try hard to find another word or at least the real word.

Chapter 11: Anything for a friend

They were both sitting on the bed. He had his back on the wall and she had hers against the headboard. It was a small bed but the both of them didn't mind.

"You sure got a lot of looks and hi's today Spot. From like half the female population." she said smiling. She had noticed it earlier that day but wanted to call him out on it.

"Ya, well what can I say." he said with a smirk.

"How do you know them all, there's so many." She's so naive he thought to himself.

"Accent. Before you came I was different than what I am now. I would go out with a new girl every week and sleep around with them all. I ..." he couldn't believe he was telling the girl he liked about his escapades. "I would sleep with a girl whenever I felt like it because I could. All those girls gave themselves to me willingly and I blindly took. But I changed Accent." he looked at her, not knowing what her reaction would be. She looked at him. Her legs were up against his chest with her arms wrapped around them.

"Uh huh. I see." was all she said, nodding her head not looking at him just trying to take in the information she was given. A moment later, "Why did you change?" she said looking at him and looked up to her. He wasn't expecting that.

"I was sick of how I was living my life. I'm getting older I can't be a newsie forever and I didn't want to keep doing what I was doing for the rest of my life." he said. "When I get a real job I hope to have a girlfriend or find someone I really like, get married and start a family with her. But mostly I want to love her, like my parents did once."

"Ya I see that life can get trying after awhile." she said giggling a little.

"What?"

"Well I don't know if that's funny really. But I was just thinking that's it's kind of funny that you'd give up things for love after I heard all these stories about the Mighty Spot Conlon." she said.

"And what have you heard?" leaning a little forward to her. She moved around so she was sitting on her knees and feet and leaning on her hands towards him.

"O just that Spot Conlon is the most feared newsie there is. He's the ladies man. He's as good looking as a god. That you better protect your heart because he could steal it. That he had enough girls to go with every single day." They had moved in close to each other. Her eyes were bright as she explained what she heard about him. She started laughing again. "Actually it's is that funny."

"O really." He said and she nodded her head. "Well is it funny now?" And he jumped over to her and started tickling her.

"No." She was trying to yell through her laughter of being tickled. "Stop, please Spot. Spot!" she managed to get out. He stopped. His hands on both sides of him supporting his body over hers.

"Are you really that ticklish?" he asked with a smile.

"Yes." she said. Her laughter was dying down now.

"Ok, I'll remember that." He said with a smirk. He transfer all his weight on one side of her and sat. He put his back to the headboard and Jenna sat again in her same position. From all her kicking the blanket moved around and only covered one leg. She quickly fixed her blanket. "So tell me about yours?"

"Mine what?" she asked confused.

"Your love life. You seems to know all about mine, I think it's only fair that I should know yours? You know kinda like a eye for an eye." he said.

"Well I don't think that there is anything to tell." She said looking at him, not sad or happy, just a matter of fact.

"O come on." he said nudging her to tell. She didn't look at him just down at her hands. He noticed a ring on her right hand. A claddagh ring. "I don't believe you."

"I told you I didn't have a love life and that's the truth." she said firmly in a western accent.

"So basically you never had any experience with guys." He asked amazed. She sure was different from the rest of the girls her knew. "But explain to me who gave you this ring? I know that guys will buy their girls rings like this, to show they are taken. Including the Irish." He said picking up her hand and fingered her ring noticing her the heart pointed away from her. "No guy has ever had your heart?"

"Nope. It was my mother's from when she was younger. My dad had given it to my mother during their courtship and she gave it to me when I became a women." she said looking at it. She remembered the day her mom gave it to her.

"Has it ever been turned the other way?" he let go of her hand. She brought close to her hearts and just rubbed it with her fingers on her left hand.

"No." she simply said.

"Ok, you must have surely been kissed. Right?"

"No. When I said that I don't have a love life, that including everything, with the opposite sex. Only friendship existed in my life." He knew now that he wanted to be the first guy for her. Kiss, boyfriend, everything. He started shaking his head. "What?" she asked.

"What am I going to do with you. No boyfriend, date or kiss. Going to have to find someone for you."

"Well good luck with that. No guys have ever liked me I doubt they'll start."

"What about Nathan?"

"What about him?" she said starting to get suspicious.

"Well at Medda's it seemed like you guys were something more."

"No." she said shaking her head quickly. "Only friends. He's like my big bro."

"Well don't worry. I more than positive I will." he said smiling. She blushed. He looked outside the window and he could tell it was getting late.

"Um, it's still raining outside and it's getting pretty late. We normally get up early, the newsies, so what we can do and if it's alright with you, we can go to sleep in a couple of minutes. Then when we wake up tomorrow, I'll get some papes and I'll walk you back while I'll sell."

"That's fine. But I know my way. I can walk by myself." She said looking at him.

"Well I trust you that you know your way by now but even still, it's unsafe for you to be walking by yourself." He said. He didn't want anything to happen to her and plus it gives him more time to spend with her.

"Ok. So where should I go sleep?" she asked.

"Right here. I'll go into the bunkroom and take one of the empty beds." He said.

"Ok." she paused. He started getting up to make his way to the door. "Umm, how far away is the bunkroom."

"It's just a couple of doors down and on the other side of the hall." he said. He looked at her, she wanted to ask him something. "Why?"

"Just wondering." she was actually a little scared. Even though it may have seemed like she got over what happened, deep down inside she was frightened of any guy.

Any guy besides Spot that was. "How many guys?"

"Um around thirty." He saw her look a little uncomfortable. Ever since it happened, she started getting nightmares about her past. He gave her a smile and she smiled back. He turned to leave again but was stopped again by the sound of her voice. "Would you mind sleeping in here?" He was a little surprised she asked him.

"Umm, sure." He didn't want to seem to trilled about it even though he was. Even if he would be sleeping on the ground. He made his way over to the bed and kneeled down on the floor. She saw this and knew he was going to sleep on the floor because it was the proper thing to do.

"We can share the bed." she said a little to fast. He looked at her.

"Are you sure?" he said with a raised eyebrow.

"Ya. Please share the bed with me." she said.

"Ok." he got up, blew out the lantern and laid on the bed and she laid next to him. He shivered a little feeling her whole body against his. He wanted to do more, o boy did he want to, but like he had to keep telling himself. "I want this to be different." He felt her move a little and saw her hips go up a little. He felt the blanket that was warm from her body being wrapped in it. She had put the blanket around the both of them so they both wouldn't be cold.

"Goodnight Spot."

"Night Accent." And with that they both fell asleep sleeping next to each other.

The next morning

Spot and Accent were walking back to here apartment the next morning. She yawned.

"Tired?" Spot asked.

"No not all. What are you talking about." She said walking up the stairs to her door.

"Well I hope you know your way around better now." he said.

"Yes I should. If I don't, then I know who to blame." she covered her mouth with her hand.

"Hey."

"It just slipped out, I swear." she said trying not to laugh.

"That's ok." They got up to her front door and she put her key in. They both walked in and saw FC and the other girls getting ready for work.

"Thanks for walking me back Spot." she said.

"O no problem. Anything for a friend." She looked at him. Her eyes had a look of disappointment. And Spot saw it.

"You idiot. You knew nothing would ever happen." she said to herself. "Well you know that you can always come to me for help. That's what friends are for right. I better go get ready for work. Thanks Spot." She turned to walk in her room.

"Hey Accent. We have party in four days at Medda's. It's only for newsies, would you like to go?"

"Um sure." she didn't seem as enthusiastic about it as she tried to be.

"Ok well I'll pick you pick after work then ok?" She nodded her head and walked into her room before she actually started crying.

"You stupid girl. Why do always fall for them. I said I was going to forget about guys. Stupid stupid stupid." she said softly so the others wouldn't hear her. "Just plain stupid." she hit her head with her hand. A couple of tears rolled down her cheek.

Accent went in her room and Spot looked over at FC. She didn't know what was up. "Can I talk to you outside?" FC said. She looked at the other girls then over to her bedroom door.

"Spot what did you do?" FC asked.

"I don't know."

"What happened yesterday?"

"We got caught in the rain so we went and changed and stayed in my room the whole night. I was flirting with her and she was majority flirting with me." she rolled her eyes at his ego. "Then we went to bed. I was going to sleep in the bunkroom and she told me to stay, so I did. I went next to the bed and went to lay on the ground when she told me that we could share the bed. She even asked me to share the bed with her. So we sleep in the same bed."

"Did you try anything with her."

"No. But before she asked me, she had asked where the bunkroom was and how many guys there were. I think she asked me to stay because she was scared something might happen."

"Hmm. But you didn't try anything with her?'

"No I'm positive." She thought for awhile. She head snapped up and she clapped her hands together.

"I got it."

"You just called her a friend. When you said and I quote 'Anything for a friend.' She now thinks you only think of her as a friend and nothing more. Am I right?"

"I think you are because she was just joking with me two minutes before that and when I said the friend thing, she wouldn't really talk. I should go talk to her." he said starting to walk back inside.

"O no you don't. Just give her till Medda's. I'll talk to her." she grabbed his arm and pulled him back. He looked at her and then back to their apartment. He wanted to go inside but knew she was right. "Fine. I'll see you later."

"Good." She went back inside and looked at the other girls. "I'll tell you girls later tonight."