"Alright, Newsies. We only got 'bout two hours to get 'dis done. Romeo, Finch, Les, and Buttons, go find the party decorations. I think Kloppman put 'em somewhere. Specs, Mush, Race, and Swift, go get da cake. Swift make sure those three don't ruin it. Sniper, Henry, Albert, and Crutchie, go get the present I got. It should be in da apartment. Jojo and Elmer, go find the wrapping paper. I know we have some somewhere. Rose, you'se on Ace duty. You know what? Davey, go with Rose," Jack ordered.
Davey turned a light pink and looked at said girl who grabbed his hand and they ran off.
Today was Katherine's birthday and Jack was trying to make it one-hundred percent perfect. She was at work at the moment, so Jack had gathered the Newsies and they were now attempting to organize a party. Newsie Style.
"Come on, Davey, we have to hurry!" Rosa said.
Together they ran and caught Kath just as she was exiting the Sun.
"Rose? Davey? What're you-?" she asked, frowning in confusion.
"Hey, Kath! We came to-uh-, to walk you home!" Rose said, trying to catch her breath without Kath noticing.
"Why?" Katherine asked slowly.
"Cause it's your birthday! You shouldn't have to walk home alone on your birthday!" Rose said, placing one hand on her hip.
She had unconsciously not let go of Davey's hand. Davey however, had noticed. He was trying to keep from turning a light shade of pink.
Katherine noticed Davey's face and her eyes flashed down to rose and Davey's clasped hands.
"Why're you two holding hands?" she asked.
Rose frowned for a quick second in confusion, glancing down at their hands then quickly letting go of Davey's hand before turning bright red.
"Uh-Um," she stuttered.
"Nevermind. I think I'm just going to head home. I have some news for Jack that I-," Katherine started, beginning to walk away.
Davey quickly said, "Why don't you come back to the Lodge with us?"
"Why? And Rose, why're you going to the Lodge?" Katherine asked, turning around.
"To-to visit the boys! C'mon, let's go, Kath!" the bubbly brunette said, grabbing Katherine's hand.
"Rose, what's gotten into you? I haven't seen you this excited in a long time," Katherine said, giving her friend a confused look.
"Oh you know, just happy," she said.
Davey followed the girls somewhat awkwardly, not really sure what to do. Should he try to join the conversation? Would Rose think he was strange? He was cut off from his thoughts when he heard, "Davey, which is the 'best' way to get back to the Lodge?"
Rose was giving him an urging look while Katherine was glancing confusedly between the two.
"Um, this way," he said and he began taking a somewhat long route back to the Lodge.
Back at the Lodge, things were hectic. Never put Newsies in charge of planning a birthday party.
They'd found the party decorations all right. And were now trying to untangle Les from the streamers.
Swift and the boys had returned from getting the cake which had surprisingly remained un-harmed and after putting it in a high place, they went back out to get plates and spoons from Jacobi's.
Sniper, Henry, Albert, and Crutchie, weren't having much luck finding the present either. But they did find something entirely different.
Something that they felt they weren't supposed to find. A letter to Jack that Kath had wrote, explaining some interesting news.
Back with Rose, Davey, and Katherine, Rose and Davey were trying everything to keep Katherine distracted and to avoid going back to the Lodge yet. It hadn't even been one hour yet and they were nearly back.
"Hey Kath, why don't we go into your favorite shop?" Rose asked as they passed said shop.
"Alright, but only for a little bit," she said and Rose smiled happily, dragging her friend into the shop.
Davey waited outside after seeing it was a dress shop. He spotted Jojo and Elmer running to the Lodge across the street.
He waved his arms and when they spotted him, they ran over.
"What's wrong?" Jojo asked.
"Kath is getting suspicious. Rose is stalling her but it won't last long. Go tell Jack that they need to hurry," Davey said and the brothers nodded.
"We found da wrappin' paper!" Elmer shouted happily as he and Jojo ran back into the Lodge.
Jack took the paper from Elmer as Jojo explained the situation.
"Crap," he muttered, glancing at the group that was still untangling Les.
"What happened ta him?" Elmer asked.
"He wasn't careful with da streamers. We'se been tryin' ta get 'im untangled for da past twenty minutes," Jack explained.
They heard a crash and everyone hushed and turned to see Specs covered in cake. He'd been knocked into the shelf they put it on and was now covered in chocolate cake.
Jack groaned and flopped onto the bed just as Sniper, Henry, Albert, and Crutchie came back, having finally found the present.
Back with Rose, Davey, and Katherine, the two were no longer able to stall her and they were now heading to the Lodge, Rose and Davey praying they'd gotten everything finished.
When they opened the door however, they saw a cake covered Specs, Les, who had finally been untangled, was eating the cake off of Specs, Jack was giving frantic orders and trying to get the decorations set up, and the boys were trying to clean up the mess.
Once the three entered however, everyone stopped.
"HAPPY BIRThday!" the boys shouted uncertainly.
"What's all this?" Katherine asked, a smile growing on her face.
"A surprise party of da sorts," Jack said.
After a moment he went over and kissed his wife, who's face had broken out into a large smile.
"You guys did all this for me?" she asked.
"'Course! You'se an honorary Newsie after all!" Mush said, making happy tears glisten in Katherine's eyes.
"I love you all," she said and the boys smiled.
They celebrated the rest of the night, until Sniper, Henry, Albert, and Crutchie pulled Katherine aside and questioned her about the letter they'd found, making her go lightly pink.
"Uh, um, well, uh, how much did you-did you read?" she asked.
"Most of it," Sniper answered.
She sighed, "I'm going to tell Jack. I was actually going to tell him tonight –whoa!"
She was cut off as the boys 'gently' shoved her towards her husband, who caught her, both of their eyes widening before they both smiled.
She gave him a light kiss before whispering in his ear the news.
It took a minute for it to sink in, but once it did he stuttered, "I-I'm gonna be a father?"
Katherine stood and nodded, a grin on her face.
Jack's jaw dropped in disbelief.
"Jack? Cowboy, you ok?" Race asked.
"I'm gonna be a father," he muttered.
"What was that?" Race asked.
"I'm gonna be a father!" Jack shouted happily, making the boys plus Swift and Rose pause for a moment.
Then, all of the sudden, a cheer erupted so loud that Brooklyn would've been able to hear it. The Newsies were so happy that none of them slept that night, they all stayed up partying the fact they were going to be uncles and an aunt.
A/N: I hope you guys liked that one! It was fun to write. JAnywho, you know the drill. Tell me what you would like to see and what you think I could do better. Also, I want you to vote on whether the Kelly Baby should be a boy or girl.
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