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Dreamless-Mermaid: Hello. Yes, it's the classic stepchild circumstance. ;). He he. It's terrible that her dads a creep, but its all good for story. ;). I know I had a paragraph in there that had rhetorical questions so I didn't put question marks or anything after. Maybe that's what you're referring to. If not then I'm sorry I will make sure I check that better. :). Thank you again for your review. I do value the constructive criticism.

xoborogrlxo: Yay! A new reviewer. I love new reviewers. I'm thankful you took time to read and liked it :). I like blink in this story too. He is a sweet heart. I always saw him as a sweet guy. :). Snap is a good friend, but sometimes people do extreme things when they want something really bad. Oops a little foreshadowing. He he. Shh…don't tell. Anyway thanks again for reviewing and im glad you like this story and thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate it. Makes me feel good and want to write more :).

Brooke Lyn: Yay Brookey. My main man/girl I mean. Ahem…you get writing now! Now I tell ya. :). J/k. well sort of I do want to read more so hurry :).

Greenberry Hair Bonner: Well im glad that you didn't think it was drawn out. A author is its own worst critic. But no im not cocky at all ;). I really appreciate what you said. Thank you so much :). Now here is another chapter for you.

elleestJenn: LOL thanks I probably did do that. I never catch that and neither does my spell/grammer checker. He he. Yes I will try and do better with that. Im glad that was better I hope that I keep it up he he. :) thanks again. I do welcome constructive critisim. :)

Blink sat down on some stairs leading to a building. He wiped the sweat off his forehead with his forearm. "God it's hot today." He looked down at the small stack of papers left in his hand and then looked up into the sky. It was a near cloudless day and the sun was beating down on all of New York.

"Oh Becca, where are you?" He said aloud to himself and then closed his eyes. He tried to think back to see if he had done something to scare her off. "It must have been the kiss." Just as he thought that he heard a familiar voice call out.

"Flowers! Flowers for sale!"

Blink grinned widely and jumped up. "Becca!"

Becca turned around and ducked into an alley. "Please don't find me. Please" she whispered to herself.

Blink frowned and followed her. "Becca?" he asked as he entered the alley.

"Go away Blink." She kept her head down. She was clothed in an old, dark cape.

"Are you made at me?" Blink wasn't going to leave until he understood what was going on. He had no idea why she was hiding from him. It couldn't have been the kiss, because she seemed to have liked it.

"No..." Blink could barely hear her say it. He walked closer and put a finger under her chin to lift her face up to him.

"What is it Becca?"

"I don't think we should see each other anymore. It just won't work. You're keeping me from selling and if I don't sell then my father will be angry."

"So its your father, then." Blink knew the bruise on her cheek wasn't an accident. Now with her statements, he knew it had to be her father. "I want to take you away from there." He said and went to pull her closer when she sucked in her breath in pain.

"Blink no..." She pulled her arm free from him and uncovered her arm that was in the makeshift sling.

"Oh my god, Becca. What happened?"

"Its nothing Blink. Just please leave." She tried to move away from him but he stopped her.

"No." he looked into her eyes. He saw that she was very pale and thinner then the last time he saw her. "I am going to help you. I'm gonna take you away from there if it's the last thing I do. I'm gonna save up all my money and you and me are goin' to leave. We will leave this place and make a new home." He gave her an encouraging smile. He reached up and pulled down her hood. His eyes widened at the site.

"Blink..." she reached up and tried to cover her hair. Blink shook his head and pulled her hands away.

"Let me see." He said and stared at her hair. It stuck out everywhere. There were a few longer pieces that she had missed. "What happened to you?" he reached up and touched her hair and then moved it down to her pale cheek.

"I did this Blink. I can understand if you don't want to ever look at me again." She bit her lip and avoided his gaze.

"You're still beautiful to me. You always will be."

Rebecca looked up at him quickly and saw truth in his eye.

"Becca..." He stepped closer to her caressing her cheek. "Ever since the day I met you, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. You're there in my head when I wake up and your still there when I go to bed. You're even in my dreams." He took a breath and he seemed to be trying to say something. "Becca, I...I...I think I love you." He shook his head. "No that's not right. I know I love you."

Rebecca blinked. "What? But we just met."

"I know. It amazes me too. But I can't run from it. Hell I don't want to run from it." He laughed gently. "I don't expect you to love me back, ok."

Rebecca just nodded. She didn't know what was going on. It was all just so confusing. He loves me. Do I love him? What is love anyway? She frowned as the thoughts ran through her head. Blink saw her frown and shook her head.

"No its gonna be ok. Its gonna be better then ok. Trust me" he smiled. "I love you Becca." He said and kissed her. This time Rebecca leaned into the kiss. Blink smiled and moved his hand to her back and moved her so she was flush against him.

After a few minutes Rebecca pulled back. "But my dad. I won't have time to see you."

"How about during the day when your suppose to sell you come hang out with me and I'll buy your flowers so that you can have money to give to your father. Then you won't get in trouble and we'll be able to see each other. Everything will work out fine." He grinned as if it was that easy.

"That just might work." For the first time since her mother died, Rebecca had hope.

"Of course it will." Blink took her hand and led her out of the alley.

Snap hid behind a tree as she saw Blink and Rebecca walk out of the alley hand in hand.

"I'm not gonna wait and watch another girl walk all over him. Not when I'm standing right here in front of him. I just know we were meant to be together. Now all I need to do is show him this." Snap pushed away from the tree and followed far enough behind so that they couldn't see her.

She watched them go inside of Tibbys and she walked in. I won't let you have any time alone with him. She thought to herself and walked over to their table. They were sitting across from each other and holding hands across the table. Snap gave a slightly glare and then put on a fake smile.

"Hi Blink." She smiled and looked over at Rebecca. "Hello, I'm Snap. She grinned and slid in next to Blink.

"This is Rebecca." Blink smiled lovingly at her. Rebecca blushed and looked down at her lap.

"Its nice to meet you." She said quietly

"Well its very nice to meet you also. I've heard so much about you. Blink here just can't stop thinking about you." She gave her a friendly smile and patted Blinks leg, but left her hand that.

"Snap's my best friend." Blink explained.

"Yeah, without me he'd never be able to survive." Snap laughed slightly.

Rebecca nodded and looked between them. "Oh..." she glanced out the window and saw her sister heading towards Tibby's. She was hanging onto the arm of a boy who looked like another newsie. He had longish brown hair with a read bandanna around his neck. He also had a cowboy hat hanging down his back. Rebecca glanced at Blink.

"I have to leave now..." she said standing up. Blink reached out, stopping her.

"But, I'm buying all your flowers."

"My sister is coming in here. She will tell my father and then...well it's just not good. I need to get out before she sees me."

Blink thought for a moment then looked at Snap. "Snap will you take her out the back way and take her to the Lodging House?"

Snap looked out the window to see Jack with some girl. "Hey look Jacks coming. But he's got that stupid hoity toity goil with him again." She shook her head. "I don't know why she pretends to be interested in Jack. She's just using him, though, I don't know why." She shook her head.

Rebecca raised her brow. "She's been with him before? That's my sister. She's suppose to be at school."

"Well it doesn't matter right now. Right now we have to get you out of here. Go now Snap. I'll be with you soon, okay." Blink ushered them out, giving Rebecca a quick kiss and then waited for Jack and Rebecca's sister to come in

Snap rolled her eyes and led Rebecca out to the back and then back to the LH. "So Rebecca, why didn't you want your sister to see you?"

Rebecca bit her lip and looked down at her hands taking a seat on the stairs. "Well since your Blinks best friend I guess I can trust you. If my sister went back to my dad then my dad would be unhappy with me. And well he might...ground me and make me sell elsewhere." She finished. She didn't want to tell her what really happened. That she was afraid of how badly her father would hurt her.

"Oh...yes that would be terrible. You wouldn't be able to see Blink again if that happened." Snap pretended to be sad about that. A plan was quickly forming in her mind. "Don't worry your secret is safe with me. You make Blink happy and that makes me happy."

"Thank you Snap. I really appreciate it. I hope we get to know each other better." She smiled at Snap. "I've never had a real friend before."

"Well now you do." Snap felt a little bad for what she was going to do, but it was for the sake of Blink.

Note: I'm sorry for the long wait on the update but I'm having problems thinking of the way I want it to go. I know the ending but the middle is still gone on me. :) well I hope you enjoyed this one.