Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. Also I got a great idea from newsie dork from D.U.M.B.O. Thank you to those who reviewed. Sorry, I kept you hanging for so long. Here is the long awaited chapter 2 of Santa Fe. -Silence (:

Chapter 2: What happened to you?

"Fe…I thought I never hear that name again." Jack said. David was stunned. Les was just too busy eating his hotdog to hear anything.

"Wait, you know her?" David said. Jack stood up and so did Mary. Everyone was still confused. Mary slowly walked over to Jack and hugged him. Jack hugged her back.

"I thought I never see ya again." He said as their broke apart. A large grin was now spread across his face. "Yea, I knows her. She was a close friend of mine when I was young."

"Wow, Jacky Boy and Spot knew some high class tightwads." Race said as Mush and Kid Blink laughed.

"Nah, she don't look like a tightwad." Crutchy said.

"I am no tightwad." Mary said defending herself. Everyone laughed at her "I bet I could guess what type you are." She pointed at Race.

"Fine, youse go right ahead." He said smiling.

"I bet you like to gamble. You probably head out to the tracks everyday. You lose most of the time though." Mary said with a small grin.

Everyone was stunned on how well Mary knew Race even though she just met him. Skittery stood up and pointed at Race.

"Race, youse was just beat by a goil." He said laughing. Even Jack was laughing. Race just sat in his chair with a pout on his face.

"I am sorry I didn't mean it." Mary said to him. She smiled and then looked at Spot. "Spot, I should head home soon. It is getting late." She said as her eyes found Jack's again.

"Yeah. I will walks youse home." Spot said to Mary as he got up. Mary hoped that Jack would get the hint and walk her home so the two of them could talk.

"No, Spot, I will walk her home." Jack said as Mary got up and walked towards the door. "I heard someone moved into that nice apartment on 5th avenue. I guess it was you Fe." He said as he grabbed his stuff and headed toward the door.

"Wait, Jack, My sister wanted to see tonight. What is she going to think when she finds out you with another girl?" David asked Jack.

"Tell her I will be there in the morning and not to worry about it." Jack said as he opened the door for Mary. While David's attention was on the door and then excusing himself for the bathroom. The newsboys made a little wager.

"I bet cha Jack and Mary ends up togetha." Spot said as he ate what was left of Mary's sandwich.

"I bet cha they won't." Race said jokingly. Spot smirk evilly.

"Ya willing to put a whole dollah on that." He pulled the green bill from his pocket and put it on the table. Race gulped and nodded. Spot and Race spit in their hands and sealed the deal.

Jack smiled as he walked with Mary. He was about a foot taller then Mary's 5' 0". He had grown up a lot just like Mary. His hair was longer and he had developed a man's face. It still was as handsome as ever in Mary's eyes. Mary smiled back and blushed a little. Hoping he wouldn't notice she turned her face quickly.

"So how was Santa Fe?" He broke the silence between them. She looked back up at him. Wanting to kiss him and have him kiss her back. She knew now that he had some other girl to kiss. It almost made her cry.

"Different. You get use to buildings everywhere and then next thing you know it is all open space. Its all bigger. Some may say it the same sun but it bigger there. " She said as they turned a corner.

"I have heard." He said. "I had a chance to go but I choose to stay."

"What happened to you?" Mary asked him abruptly. "We use to dream about it. The great west and what lied in store for us."

"I had to grow up Mary. I didn't have what youse had. I still don't." Jack said with a stern tone in his voice.

"You could have come with us. My father loves you like a son. Mother would have been so proud to have you live with us but you said no. You promised me that you would be on the next train. Did you know I waited at that train station everyday for a month? A whole month!" Mary yelled as they arrived at the building.

"I didn't know." Jack stuttered.

"Now I don't even know you. Ten years can change a lot of things. I guess it change friendships as well." Mary said as she walked inside and ran up to her room. Leaving Jack standing in the doorway stunned on the argument they just had.

Mary threw opened her door and jumped into her bed. Her father shook his head as her mother went to talk to her. He got up and looked out the window and saw Jack.

"It's Jack." He smiled and called the boy upstairs. Jack walked slowly up the stairs. His mind still racing. He knew all that Mary said was true and he didn't want to believe it but he could have gone with her. He sighed heavily and put on a fake smile. Mr. Banks threw his arms around the young man and smiled widely. Mrs. Banks couldn't stop saying that he was a young man now not a little boy. Mary just stood in her doorway. It killed her to know that they had just had a fight. Mr. and Mrs. Banks couldn't tell the difference.

An hour passed and Jack answered all of their questions. How he had won the strike and how the newspaper selling was going. He told them that he had to get going and he would visit tomorrow. He promised. Mary shook her head after 'I promise' left his lips.

Jack walked back towards the lodging house. He was thinking about everything that went on today. Mary mostly. He didn't want to admit that he loved her because he wasn't sure he loved Sarah. Let any alone anyone. Sarah. He forgotten all about her. He shook the thought away as he walked into the lodge house. Going to sleep was the only thing on his mind now.