We walked only a short way, but I still didn't know my way around Brooklyn,
so I was still pretty lost. We stopped in front of a dress shop that said
Johnson's Boutique over the door.
"Did is it." Spot said. "She lives above de shop." He paused for a second than said; "Her mudda owns it." he looked a little uncomfortable, as though he had said something wrong.
"Oh." I said realizing he was uncomfortable because it was somewhat like my situation before my own mother died. "Race, will ye let me walk inside?"
He set me down carefully. He was looking at me worriedly too, as though I might be upset about Cristina living in a shop like I used to, with my mother.
"Hey, guys, its ok dat Christina's mudda owns dis shop. And besides I've resolved not te cry ova dat no more. Well at least till I've had me revenge on Shadow."
Both looked relieved that they wouldn't have to deal with tears and I laughed at them.
"Boys." I said, rolling my eyes at them.
Whudd?!" they both exclaimed at the same time.
"Nuthin, ye guys are jus funny." I said laughing at them now.
Just then a girl walked out of the shop door.
"Hey Spot, Hey Race." she said, giving Spot a smacking kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Christina." Spot said.
"Hey Christina," Race echoed him. "Been awhile, ain't it?"
"Yea." Christina agreed.
"Dis is Doodles, me goil." he told her then turned to me.
"Yea, I hoid bout dat." she said elbowing Race playfully and winking at me.
"Doodles, dis is Christina." he said laughing.
"Nice ta meecha," I said holding out a hand and she shook it. I could tell she was a big flirt but I decided I liked her.
"Same hea," she said with a smile. "So, ye feelin betta? Yer walkin I see."
"Yea thanks, I can't stand te stay in bed all day," I told her, "but Race still insisted on carryin me on de stairs and all de way hea."
"Hey all part o de poiks." She similar to what Angel had said.
I laughed and I could see why she might have been Spot's previous girlfriend. But of course though Christina and Spot would have had fun I thought that Angel and Spot were better suited for each other in the long run.
"So want me te show ye around?" Christina asked us.
"Sure." I said.
"Love te stay but I gotta go sell me papes." Spot told us.
"Ok," I said, "see ya later. And tell Angel, Bailey, and Jack if dey don't come te visit me I'll soak em when I'm betta. And ye too." I added.
"Oh betta watch yer back Spot." Race teased.
"Don't worry, don't worry, ", Spot said, "We wont ferget 'bout ye."
"I'm holdin ye te dat," I said joked.
"Alright, See ye all lata," he said as he turned to leave.
"Bye Spot," Christina said to his retreating back acting offended.
"Bye Christina." Spot yelled over his shoulder, flashing her a grin as well.
When he was out of sight Christina took us into her mother's shop. I was surprised at how much her shop reminded me of my former home. She took us through the back of the shop where there was a narrow flight of stairs. Race of course picked me up and we walked up the stairs and entered the apartment through a door at the top of them. There were a few rooms, a kitchen with two additional rooms I could see. It was a pretty good-sized apartment but I supposed that was because it was over the shop. My mother and my apartment had been a pretty spacious one too.
"Dis is it." she said leading us through the kitchen/living area which also included a small bed against one wall. She showed us her mother's room and then said we'd be in the other room, which had a double bed and a small table in it.
"Where are ye gonna sleep?" I asked her hoping we weren't invading her space.
"In me mudda's room." she told me.
"Is she down in de shop?" Race asked her.
"Actually no," Christina said. "She's away visitin family in Conneticut. She won't be back for awhile."
"Who's takin care o de shop den?" I asked her.
"Well me and de odda woikers she has on right now," she replied. "And I should be getting back to work now so I'll be downstairs."
"Yea an I havta go sell me papes too," Race said. "But yer gonna go te bed." he told me.
"Oh I am?" I said.
"Yea because I know yer still not feelin to great and ye need te get betta soon so we can beat de shit outta Shadow and all de Crypts."
"Well...ok," I said. "But only cause I really wanna soak em good."
"Yea, I'd help anyday," Christina added. ."Ok, I'll be down in de shop."
"Ok thanks a lot Christina." Race said.
"Anythin fer ye Race." she said with a wink and a smile as she left for the shop.
We entered the room and I sat down on the bed.
He looked at me, "I'm gonna go now, be good."
"If I must." I sighed in mock annoyance.
He kissed me on the forehead, "Stay in bed." he added and I slumped back on the pillows. He had to add that.
"Did is it." Spot said. "She lives above de shop." He paused for a second than said; "Her mudda owns it." he looked a little uncomfortable, as though he had said something wrong.
"Oh." I said realizing he was uncomfortable because it was somewhat like my situation before my own mother died. "Race, will ye let me walk inside?"
He set me down carefully. He was looking at me worriedly too, as though I might be upset about Cristina living in a shop like I used to, with my mother.
"Hey, guys, its ok dat Christina's mudda owns dis shop. And besides I've resolved not te cry ova dat no more. Well at least till I've had me revenge on Shadow."
Both looked relieved that they wouldn't have to deal with tears and I laughed at them.
"Boys." I said, rolling my eyes at them.
Whudd?!" they both exclaimed at the same time.
"Nuthin, ye guys are jus funny." I said laughing at them now.
Just then a girl walked out of the shop door.
"Hey Spot, Hey Race." she said, giving Spot a smacking kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Christina." Spot said.
"Hey Christina," Race echoed him. "Been awhile, ain't it?"
"Yea." Christina agreed.
"Dis is Doodles, me goil." he told her then turned to me.
"Yea, I hoid bout dat." she said elbowing Race playfully and winking at me.
"Doodles, dis is Christina." he said laughing.
"Nice ta meecha," I said holding out a hand and she shook it. I could tell she was a big flirt but I decided I liked her.
"Same hea," she said with a smile. "So, ye feelin betta? Yer walkin I see."
"Yea thanks, I can't stand te stay in bed all day," I told her, "but Race still insisted on carryin me on de stairs and all de way hea."
"Hey all part o de poiks." She similar to what Angel had said.
I laughed and I could see why she might have been Spot's previous girlfriend. But of course though Christina and Spot would have had fun I thought that Angel and Spot were better suited for each other in the long run.
"So want me te show ye around?" Christina asked us.
"Sure." I said.
"Love te stay but I gotta go sell me papes." Spot told us.
"Ok," I said, "see ya later. And tell Angel, Bailey, and Jack if dey don't come te visit me I'll soak em when I'm betta. And ye too." I added.
"Oh betta watch yer back Spot." Race teased.
"Don't worry, don't worry, ", Spot said, "We wont ferget 'bout ye."
"I'm holdin ye te dat," I said joked.
"Alright, See ye all lata," he said as he turned to leave.
"Bye Spot," Christina said to his retreating back acting offended.
"Bye Christina." Spot yelled over his shoulder, flashing her a grin as well.
When he was out of sight Christina took us into her mother's shop. I was surprised at how much her shop reminded me of my former home. She took us through the back of the shop where there was a narrow flight of stairs. Race of course picked me up and we walked up the stairs and entered the apartment through a door at the top of them. There were a few rooms, a kitchen with two additional rooms I could see. It was a pretty good-sized apartment but I supposed that was because it was over the shop. My mother and my apartment had been a pretty spacious one too.
"Dis is it." she said leading us through the kitchen/living area which also included a small bed against one wall. She showed us her mother's room and then said we'd be in the other room, which had a double bed and a small table in it.
"Where are ye gonna sleep?" I asked her hoping we weren't invading her space.
"In me mudda's room." she told me.
"Is she down in de shop?" Race asked her.
"Actually no," Christina said. "She's away visitin family in Conneticut. She won't be back for awhile."
"Who's takin care o de shop den?" I asked her.
"Well me and de odda woikers she has on right now," she replied. "And I should be getting back to work now so I'll be downstairs."
"Yea an I havta go sell me papes too," Race said. "But yer gonna go te bed." he told me.
"Oh I am?" I said.
"Yea because I know yer still not feelin to great and ye need te get betta soon so we can beat de shit outta Shadow and all de Crypts."
"Well...ok," I said. "But only cause I really wanna soak em good."
"Yea, I'd help anyday," Christina added. ."Ok, I'll be down in de shop."
"Ok thanks a lot Christina." Race said.
"Anythin fer ye Race." she said with a wink and a smile as she left for the shop.
We entered the room and I sat down on the bed.
He looked at me, "I'm gonna go now, be good."
"If I must." I sighed in mock annoyance.
He kissed me on the forehead, "Stay in bed." he added and I slumped back on the pillows. He had to add that.