A/N: Another chapter. I have been inspired to finish this story.
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Chapter 11:
Melody moaned as Spot slipped his arms around her waist and started kissing her neck. She slid her hands up his shirt slowly unbuttoning each button until she could allow her hands to roam over his chest freely. Spot moaned at her touch and kissed her lips again. She felt him smile as she guided his hands down her body to the edge of her skirt. He slowly slipped his hands up her legs, pulling her skirt up. She threw her head back as he pulled her legs around his waist. He kissed her deeply again.
A minute later Melody groaned and pulled out of the kiss. He stared down at her, breathing deeply in an attempt to catch his breath. She bit her bottom lip nervously and said, "Spot," her voice cracked and she cleared her throat before saying, "Spot, we can't do this." She pushed him off of her and stood up before straightening her skirt.
"Mel," he sat up on the edge of the bed and took her hand before kissing it gently, "Mel, I'm in love with you."
He looked up at her and she slowly said, "Spot, you said it when I first came here, you're practically engaged to Emma. She's a nice girl with a nice family who will help you to build your own family," she looked away from him, "I'm a poor orphaned girl who lives on the streets of Brooklyn. You don't want me."
She slowly walked out, leaving him by himself.
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Four days later Melody threw her bags into the back of a wagon that was being pulled by one of the small town's only horses. Mae was going to take her to the train station in Chicago.
Melody hugged Heidi and all of her other friends before turning to Spot and watching him as he harnessed the horse to the wagon. When he turned around he wiped his hands on his pants and stuck them in his pockets before saying, "Tell Jacky-boy I say hi."
She slowly nodded and started to turn back to the cart. A minute later she turned around quickly and flung her arms around his neck, hugging him. He gently hugged her back and a minute later the two separated. She smiled at him goofily and said, "I'll tell Jack you said hi," she turned away and got into the wagon before yelling, "I'll see you 'round Spotty."
He smiled to himself and stuck his hands in his pockets again before walking over to Emma who wrapped her arms around him and said, "Now, it's just you and me again."
He nodded and sighed as Emma steered him towards her house for dinner.
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Melody stepped off the train in New York, grabbed her bags and slowly made her way to the apartment she shared with Kes. She unlocked the door and was surprised to find Jack sitting at the small dining room table.
"Hey," he said, surprised to see her, "What are you doing back so soon?"
She shrugged and pulled her key out of the lock before shutting the door and setting her bags down, "I think I got what I needed there, and I missed New York too much."
Jack paused for a second before asking, "Did Spot fall in love with you again?"
She looked down at the floor before stuttering, "I, well, uh," she paused and breathed deeply before glaring at him and saying, "For your information, Mr. Kelly," she emphasized his name and poked him in the shoulder roughly, "Spot is practically engaged to a nice and charming, if not slightly horrid, girl named Emma."
Jack chuckled and stood up to hug her, "Kes and Race should be back soon. They went to go see Mush and Julie. She's pregnant."
Melody froze and stared up at him, "Are you serious? Mush is going to be a father? He's still so young."
"Melody," Jack smiled down at her, "He's nearly 20."
She sighed and said, "Wow," she sat down on the couch and he sat next to her before she asked, "What else has changed in the few weeks I've been gone?"
"Well," Jack shrugged, "Kes and Race figured you'd be gone longer, so, I took your room."
She looked up at him, "So you gave up being leader?"
He nodded and chuckled before saying, "I'm even older then Mush, I couldn't be a Newsie forever."
She sighed, "Yeah, so what are you going to do?"
"I got a job at a printing company," he said smiling.
She smiled back at him and said, "We're all getting old, Jack."
His smile softened and he said, "Well, it's about time we grew up. Everybody's settling down. Kes and Race, Mush and Julie, even Spot."
He put his arm around her shoulders and looked at her seriously before saying, "Melody, if, in ten years nobody will marry you, I'll marry you."
She smacked him and he laughed. She stood up and put her hands on her hips before glaring at him and saying, "Just for that, Jack Kelly, you are going to buy me lunch. Lets go."
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Five months later Melody walked out of her room when she heard the apartment door open and shut. She was surprised to find a small group of people taking off their jackets and settling into the living room.
Kes waved at her and said, "Melody there's some mail for you."
Melody nodded and smiled when she saw Mush help a very pregnant Julie sit down on the couch. Melody ignored the mail waiting for her on the table and sat next to Julie before hugging her.
All of them laughed when Jack walked into the apartment loudly and said, "Now, who is sitting on my bed?" He had been sleeping in the living room since Melody had come back.
"I believe that the pregnant woman is," Melody said smiling at him, "And she is even allowed to sit on the Mayor's bed if she damn wants too, so you can just sit on the floor."
Jack raised his eyebrows at her and said, "Hm, getting a little feisty, aren't we?" He leaned down and kissed her gently before announcing, "I believe we have an early birthday present for a certain someone."
Melody groaned and said, "It's not for another four days!"
"But we love you so much," Jack said kneeling next to her, "that we wanted to give it to you early." He held a small box to her. She took it from him and slowly opened it. Inside sat a silver necklace with an emerald colored stone pendant.
She smiled at all of them and said, "You guys, it's beautiful." She hugged all of them before kissing Jack deeply and saying, "Maybe tonight you wont have to sleep on the couch."
Race whistled and Kes laughed. Jack raised his eyebrows excitedly and grabbed her hand before pulling her towards her room and yelling, "Goodnight guys."
Melody giggled and pulled him back into the living room before saying, "I was just about to make some dinner. I hope you're all hungry.
Later that night Melody slipped out of Jack's arms and pulled on some pajamas before quietly walking into the living room. She pulled open one of the windows and sat on the edge letting the cool air flood over her. She sat in silence for a few minutes before remembering the mail still sitting for her on the table. She picked up the small pile and shuffled through it. A letter from Heidi, some advertisements for markets, a small notice from the funeral home about the anniversary of Blink's death in nearly two months. She dropped all her other mail back onto the table when a certain letter caught her eye.
She ripped open the top and pulled out a card:
Dear Friends and Family,
Please join us in celebrating our love,
We will be joined together in holy matrimony on
June 25th
at
3:30 p.m.
We appreciate your love and support
And wish you the best.
With Love,
Ben and EmmaMelody's mouth fell open in surprise and she stared at the window. Could he really marry her? She knew he had told her that he was practically engaged to Emma, but she couldn't really see a chance of them actually being together.
She looked back down at the card and turned it over for any sign that it was a joke. All she found were a few quickly scribbled lines:
Mel,
Aren't you proud of me? I'm actually settling down. It's crazy. I figure you probably wont come, it's kind of a long journey for something so stupid. I just felt like you needed to know.
Hope you're well,
Spot
p.s. – I know the invitation is stupid. Emma picked them.
Melody chuckled as she read the last line. She was surprised at the twang of hurt that raced through her body. Spot wasn't hers anymore. He hadn't been hers for over a year, but somehow she still felt like he was cheating on her.
She jumped as Kes's door opened and Kes walked into the kitchen, "Melody, what are you doing? It's nearly two in the morning."
"I'm sorry," Melody said, "I just couldn't sleep so I came out here to read the mail."
"Get anything interesting?" Kes said, sitting down at the table.
Melody handed her the invitation and said, "I guess you could call this interesting."
Kes quickly read the card and then looked up at Melody, surprised, "I can't believe he's seriously getting married."
"I know," Melody looked out the window again.
"Are you going to be ok?" Kes asked.
Melody took a moment to answer, "I'm not sure." She paused before continuing, "I mean, don't get me wrong, yes, I have very strong feelings for Jack, but," she paused again.
"But, he's not Spot," Kes finished quietly.
Melody shrugged, "I guess, I don't know. It's like, I always pictured Spot and me being together in the end. I don't know if I did it consciously, but whenever I tried to imagine myself in 15 years I always saw Spot."
"Melody," Kes said quietly, "You're still in love with him."
Mel didn't say anything for a few minutes. "He kissed me before I left."
"And?"
"And," Mel paused, "It was like my world was rushing back to me. Like I could live again. I felt at home, but I pushed him away."
"Why?"
"Because of a lot of things," Melody sighed, "Our relationship, his relationship with Emma, my relationship with Blink. There are so many different factors."
"Melody," Kes touched her arm, "Tell me truthfully, do you still love Spot" (A\N: My question mark key just bombed out on me and wont work at all so from now on (at least until I can get it fixed) I will not be using question marks. I know it is EXTEMELY annoying to not have question marks, at least I know it annoys me alot when people forget question marks, but I did it on purpous, theres nothing I can do about it right now. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
Melody glanced up at Kes before mumbling, "Yes, I do still love him."
"Then you can't string Jack along like this," Kes paused, "And you need to tell Spot how you feel."
"What do you mean" Melody asked.
"I mean you need to go back and find him so you can tell him how you feel," Kes said.
Melody looked out the window before saying, "I can't do that. He has Emma now and when he kissed me before I left, it was like he was asking if there was any chance of us being together and I pushed him away. I can't just go chase him down and tell him that I was wrong, not after I pushed him away."
Kes shrugged and said, "Fine Melody, don't go, but don't come crying to us when Jack realizes that you're not in love with him and decides to leave you."
Melody gaped at Kes as she turned and walked back into the room she shared with Race. Melody slowly stood up and sighed before going back to her own room. She smiled when she saw Jack's naked body under her blankets. She slowly climbed up his body and kissed his neck, waking him. As she kissed his lips she felt him smile. When she pulled away he rolled over on his back so she was straddling him. All she was wearing was one of his button up shirts. He ran his hands up her legs and said, "This is a surprise. What time is it"
She shrugged and leaned down to kiss him again before he rolled her over and started unbuttoning her shirt.
A month later Kes's door slammed open early in the morning. She rolled over and found Melody standing in the door, fully dressed with her hands on her hips.
"What the fuck is your problem" Kes groaned rolling over and burying her head in Race's chest.
"I'm going," Melody said fiercely.
Kes sat up, "Seriously"
"Yes, seriously."
Kes sighed and slowly pulled herself out of bed before pulling on a clean pair of clothes, throwing some more clothing into a small suitcase and kissing Race. "I'm not sure when I'll be back, but don't worry."
Race kissed her back and mumbled, "Ok," before rolling over and going back to sleep.
"What are you doing" Melody asked.
"I'm coming with you," Kes said, "You don't think I'll let you have all the fun, do you"
Melody smiled and said, "The train is in an hour, we'd better hurry."
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When the two girls arrived in the small town Melody led Kes to Spot's house. The two girls waiting on the porch after Melody knocked. Mae opened the door and paused for a moment looking at Melody, surprised.
"Melody," Mae hugged her close, "What are you doing here"
"I need to talk to Spot, er I mean Ben," Melody said correcting herself.
"Well, he's not here right now," Mae said, "He's working at the Hill's shop, but he'll probably be back soon."
"Mae, this is my friend Kes," Melody introduced the two women.
"Yes, Bens mentioned you before," Mae hugged Kes and said, "Lets get you two settled." Mae took their bags and set them in the small hallway. "You two can sleep in Ben's room."
"But where will he sleep" Melody asked.
"In the living room," Mae answered, "It's only a week and a half before the wedding, he'll be living with her after that."
Melody couldn't help hearing the note of disgust in Mae's voice. She ignored it and said, "Thank you."
The girls brought their bags into the room and Mae followed them with a foam mattress. She set in on the floor and said, "One of you can have his bed, and the other can sleep on the floor."
"Thank you," Melody repeated. She hugged Mae and kissed her on the cheek.
Mae smiled up at her and said, "Melody, you are such a sweet girl. I don't understand why Ben can't marry you instead." Melody blushed and sat down on the bed. Mae sighed and said, "Well, Ben should be home soon and then dinner will be soon after. I'll let you girls get settled."
"Thank you," the girls chorused.
An hour later Spot walked into the kitchen and kissed Mae on the cheek before saying, "Mmm, that smells good."
She smiled and said, "How was your day"
"It was fine," he moved to sit at the table but she stopped him.
"You have a visitor."
"Who"
"In your room."
Spot shrugged and made his way to his room. He pushed the door open and was surprised to find Kes sitting on the floor. "Kes, what are you doing here"
Kes pointed at his bed and he smiled in surprise when his eyes landed on Melody.
"Hey," he said quietly.
"Hey," she blushed a soft red.
"What are you doing here" he repeated, "You didn't come just for my wedding, did you"
She shook her head and said, "No, I need to talk to you."
Spot glanced at Kes and then looked down the hall to the backdoor, "Do you want to talk now It's still light out and dinner wont be ready for another hour or so."
Melody nodded and he held his hand out to her to help her up. She took it and he pulled her towards him and out the door. He didn't drop her hand. Instead he led her behind the house and through a small field to a back road. Only then did he drop her hand.
"How was your trip" he asked, shoving his hands in his pockets and meandering down the road.
"It was good," she said quietly, "How are your wedding plans coming along"
He slowly nodded, "They're definitely coming along."
She smiled and said, "I forgot how much I love it here." He watched her walk a little bit ahead of him and then throw her arms out and spin around in the sun. There was a soft breeze blowing her blonde hair into her face. The setting sun made her hair almost glow a light blonde.
"Why did you need to talk to me" he asked.
"Because," she stopped spinning and looked at him before saying, "It's important."
He nodded and said, "What is it"
She abruptly stopped walking and he slammed into her before almost falling over. When he regained his footing he was surprised at their closeness. "Spot," she said quietly, not moving away from him.
"Yes" he asked.
She looked up at him and carefully said, "I love you."
He stared down at her for a moment before gently leaning forward and kissing her lips gently. She responded quickly, wrapping her arms around him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him.
An instant later Spot jumped away from her, "Wait, Melody, I can't do this. I'm getting married in less then two weeks."
"I know," Melody said quietly, "That's why I came here."
"What" he asked.
"I came here to tell you not to marry her," Melody said.
"Why not"
"Because you should marry me!"
A\N: Hope you liked it. Read and review.