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Spot had alway been the rational, think things through kinda guy. He never did anything without thinking every scenario at least 2 times. Race however was the exact opposite. He didn't even think once most of the time. A trait which Spot found to be very stupid but that was his stupid.
Today was like any other. Spot had come over to the Manhattan lodging house to hang out with the other newsies or more accurately hang out with his boyfriend. There was noise all around and Race had been talking non-stop for 2 hours. Spot was listening, he was but at one point he got distracted and now he couldn't follow anything that he was saying. So he just stopped listening.
He was hearing the words but he could not focus on any of them. All he thought about now was how beautiful and happy Race was when he was rambling on and on about something. Something Spot was almost certain that was about a horse race.
He was just looking at him wanting so badly to kiss him. Either to shut him up or just to get back into reality. And so he did. But Race broke off quickly.
Race was looking at him, shocked. It was now quiet with the exeption of few younger kids playing cards which also turned to silence after a second. It was quiet... silent. It was quiet. Realization hit Spot like an earthquake. He just kissed Race, his secret boyfriend, infront of the entire Manhattan newsies.
Silence was finally broken by Romeo. "What the hell was that?" Jack hit the back of Romeo's head with the back of his hand.
"Not like it was suprisin'." Albert said.
"Not suprisin'? How is this ain't suprisin'?" Elmer said from the back.
Oh, just kill me now. Race's impulsiveness had apperantly rubbed off on Spot which now put him in a very embarrassing situation. Both Race and Spot was blushing so hard it was almost like they were going to turn into tomatoes.
"Was it even a secret?" Les' small voice came out with a genuine confusion. Have they been so obvious?
"The kid is making very correct statements." Jack said holding back a smile unsucsessfully. Which ended up making Davey laugh and soon enough the whole room was back to laughing and having converstations.
Spot gave out a breath and his blushing slowly reached a normal level. Race on the other hand was still pretty shocked and quite red.
"I guess, I'm starting to be more like you." Spot smiled bumping into Race's shoulder.
"Youse gotta be careful, you might lose yer thinkin' altogether if ya hang 'round me too much." He gave a small, sweet smirk as his cheeks finally turned into a normal red.
Les sat right next to them, escaping his brothers clutch. "So, if I'm right it has been two weeks since you guys started dating, right?" Race and Spot just shared a sweet look between eachother.
"So, I am right! That's almost the same amount of time My brother and Jack started dating! You guys should go on a double date someti-." Davey hearing this came right up to the little boy and covered his mouth with his hand.
"Kids, right?" He said as he dragged him away. "How many times I gotta tell you to not speak so loudly about grown bussiness?" He whispered angrily. Leaving Spot and Race laughing.
"Maybe, we should go somewhere quiet and alone." Spot said, looking at the other boy with love.
"Maybe, we should." Race smiled. "This time you ain't shuttin' me up with no kisses though."
"Who said anything 'bout shuttin' you up. Can I not kiss my sweetheart?"
"I'll talk yer ears off then." He gave a shrug. "I thinks that I could do an hour more talkin'."
"I'll always be suprised that you have that much to say." No matter how much he got lost listening to Race, there was something so sweet about they way he talks. He was definitely gonna regret letting him talk for an hour but he could never say no to him.
"It's a gift, darlin'. But I thinks that for an hour we could do somethin' else." He winked.