He rubbed soothing circles on the back of my hand with his thumb as I cried. Letting me calm down before he spoke again "what happened?"
Through my tears I told him how Oscar and morris had cornered me in an alley and how they were going to do god knows what before race came to the rescue. As I talked about race I cried even harder, I would miss him the most now that I couldn't go back. I told him about how I tried to buy my papers like always, but Oscar had stolen my cap and revealed my secret to the Manhattan newsies. I told him how I couldn't go back, how I had betrayed them all.
He listened to my story and when I was finished he did something that shocked me. He pulled me into a tight hug. The spot conlon, the tough guy that all the Brooklyn newsies were scared of, was holding me as I cried.
I laughed. He pulled back quickly, giving me a confused look as I continued to laugh. "What?" He asked, looking taken aback.
"Is sorry" I said through my laughter "Is just never thought the spot conlon would be hugging me as I cried in his bedroom" the look on his face just made me laugh harder.
"And what's dat supposed to mean?" He scowled
"It just doesn't go wit da tough boy thing" I laughed.
He pulled away again, leaning back on his heels. He looked angry, and possibly even a little embarrassed. "Is sorry" I said as I reached out and grabbed his bare arm. I couldn't risk him being upset with me. I looked into his eyes apologetically.
And with that he did something that shocked me even more, he grabbed my face pulling me in, and kissed me.
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Alone Amongst Newsies (Completed)
FanfictionClaire is a recently orphaned girl that was thrown into the streets of New York City. She disguises herself as a boy to join the newsies and support herself, but will she be able to keep her secret? And if her secret is found out, does love await he...
