Author's Note: Thanks to Rae and Duchess for their contribution to this
chapter.
Spot and Rae?
A couple of hours later, Spot was walking around Manhattan thinking about what Cecile said earlier.
"Maybe I should tell Rae how I feel about her. This has been going on for what, four months now? And I'm still as much in love with her as ever. But, if I'm rejected, I'll be the laughingstock of New York. Some feared and respected Newsie you'll be Spot." He thought, kicking a stone that lay in his path.
"Mayor's son kisses frog. Plans for marriage coming soon!" A voice cried out. Spot listened to the headline and smiled.
"Yeah right. Probably Mayor's son steps on frog." He thought and laughed. He looked up to see Rae standing on the street corner selling a paper. "Well it's now or never." He thought bravely.
"Hey Rae. How's selling going?" He asked.
"Pretty good. What about yourself Spot?" She replied, selling another paper.
"Very good. Got done about four hours ago." He said with a smug smile on his face.
"Shut up Spot. Thank you sir." She said to another customer.
"Hey I got to talk to you." He managed to get out.
"So talk."
"Not here. Can I help you finish selling your papers so we can go someplace else?" He asked nervously.
Rae gave him a weird look. "Sure Spot. But I still get all the money I would've made without your help."
"I wouldn't dream of taking it Rae."
"Whatever." Rae muttered. With the two of them selling, they got done in about twenty minutes.
"Come on." Spot said, taking Rae's arm. "Let's go to Central Park, it's nicer there." Rae gave him another strange look, but didn't protest. They got to the park and walked around a little bit.
"This is what I wish every day would be like." Rae said, holding out her arms to catch the breeze. "So Spot, what did you want to talk about anyway?"
"Well I had something to ask you." He said, his palms sweating. He wiped them on the side of his pants.
"Shoot."
"Well, uh Rae..you wanna….um….be my…?" He stammered.
"Your girl Spot?" She asked nonchalantly.
"Yeah! That's it!" Spot exclaimed.
"Well…why would I do something like that?" She asked.
"Well, 'cause I like ya Rae." Spot said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Ya like me? Well Spot, I don't know that that's grounds for bein' your girl. I mean, I like a lot of people. That doesn't mean I'm gonna go all sappy on 'em." She said nonchalantly, examining her fingernails and then looking back at him.
Spot sighed in exasperation, running a hand through his light hair. "Well, Rae. What do you want from me?"
"Oh come on Spot. Do I have to spell it out?" Rae asked.
"All right already!" Spot exclaimed. "I love you, ok? I've loved you ever since four months ago."
She smirked. "Ok." She moved to walk past him.
"That's it?" Spot exclaimed. "I tell you that I love you and you say ok?" He grabbed her arm and pulled her back before she could get away.
Her eyes sparkled as she stared up at him. "Nah, that's not it. This is it." She took a deep breath. "I love you too." Spot stared at her in surprise. Then he leaned down and kissed her. She smirked and walked away.
"Hey! Get back here!" He pulled her back in for another kiss.
"Shouldn't we be heading to Medda's?" Rae asked after the kiss.
"I kiss you and that's your reaction?" Spot asked. Rae laughed.
"Yeah Conlon."
"Fine. I can deal with it." He said. "Let's go to Medda's and then we can tell everyone that you and I are a couple.
"Sounds good to me." She replied. As they headed down the street towards Irving Hall, Spot slid his arm around Rae's waist.
Spot and Rae?
A couple of hours later, Spot was walking around Manhattan thinking about what Cecile said earlier.
"Maybe I should tell Rae how I feel about her. This has been going on for what, four months now? And I'm still as much in love with her as ever. But, if I'm rejected, I'll be the laughingstock of New York. Some feared and respected Newsie you'll be Spot." He thought, kicking a stone that lay in his path.
"Mayor's son kisses frog. Plans for marriage coming soon!" A voice cried out. Spot listened to the headline and smiled.
"Yeah right. Probably Mayor's son steps on frog." He thought and laughed. He looked up to see Rae standing on the street corner selling a paper. "Well it's now or never." He thought bravely.
"Hey Rae. How's selling going?" He asked.
"Pretty good. What about yourself Spot?" She replied, selling another paper.
"Very good. Got done about four hours ago." He said with a smug smile on his face.
"Shut up Spot. Thank you sir." She said to another customer.
"Hey I got to talk to you." He managed to get out.
"So talk."
"Not here. Can I help you finish selling your papers so we can go someplace else?" He asked nervously.
Rae gave him a weird look. "Sure Spot. But I still get all the money I would've made without your help."
"I wouldn't dream of taking it Rae."
"Whatever." Rae muttered. With the two of them selling, they got done in about twenty minutes.
"Come on." Spot said, taking Rae's arm. "Let's go to Central Park, it's nicer there." Rae gave him another strange look, but didn't protest. They got to the park and walked around a little bit.
"This is what I wish every day would be like." Rae said, holding out her arms to catch the breeze. "So Spot, what did you want to talk about anyway?"
"Well I had something to ask you." He said, his palms sweating. He wiped them on the side of his pants.
"Shoot."
"Well, uh Rae..you wanna….um….be my…?" He stammered.
"Your girl Spot?" She asked nonchalantly.
"Yeah! That's it!" Spot exclaimed.
"Well…why would I do something like that?" She asked.
"Well, 'cause I like ya Rae." Spot said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Ya like me? Well Spot, I don't know that that's grounds for bein' your girl. I mean, I like a lot of people. That doesn't mean I'm gonna go all sappy on 'em." She said nonchalantly, examining her fingernails and then looking back at him.
Spot sighed in exasperation, running a hand through his light hair. "Well, Rae. What do you want from me?"
"Oh come on Spot. Do I have to spell it out?" Rae asked.
"All right already!" Spot exclaimed. "I love you, ok? I've loved you ever since four months ago."
She smirked. "Ok." She moved to walk past him.
"That's it?" Spot exclaimed. "I tell you that I love you and you say ok?" He grabbed her arm and pulled her back before she could get away.
Her eyes sparkled as she stared up at him. "Nah, that's not it. This is it." She took a deep breath. "I love you too." Spot stared at her in surprise. Then he leaned down and kissed her. She smirked and walked away.
"Hey! Get back here!" He pulled her back in for another kiss.
"Shouldn't we be heading to Medda's?" Rae asked after the kiss.
"I kiss you and that's your reaction?" Spot asked. Rae laughed.
"Yeah Conlon."
"Fine. I can deal with it." He said. "Let's go to Medda's and then we can tell everyone that you and I are a couple.
"Sounds good to me." She replied. As they headed down the street towards Irving Hall, Spot slid his arm around Rae's waist.