Boys, Meet Twitch

Chapter 22

     The morning bell rang. Twitch groaned and tried to get up. "Nope." Jack held her down
     "I've had the baby, my leave is over." She said
     "No it ain't. You're staying right here. You need to watch him." He said
     She hugged him. "I love you."
     "I love you too."
     Crutchie gave her the baby. "He slept good." He said, "Didn't wake up once."
     "That's good. Thanks again, Crutchie." She said
     "Be safe here." He said
     Davey and Les stayed with her that day. "You gonna name him?" Les asked
     "I'm letting my aunt do that. She's raising him."
     "You gonna see her today?" David asked
     "Yeah. Jack's only getting twenty papes today, and he'll walk with me."
     "I bet she's excited." Said Les
     "She is. You two weren't here when Patrick was. He went missing. We don't know what happened. He was her son."
     "Jack was right, your family does have a variety." Davey said
     "A cruel one."
     "What do you mean?"
     "He worked for his own uncle and begged for bread to survive. And he just sits up there. Now I do the same."
     "But he helps you at least." Davey said
     "I guess you're right."
     They heard Crutchie from outside. "Extra, extra, read all about it! First girl newsie gives birth to her baby last night!" He said
     "You made his headline." Les joked
     "I guess I should feed him, you guys turn around." She said
     Jack arrived later that afternoon. "Hello, gorgeous." He said
     "Hi. Ready to go?" She asked
     "Yup. Davey, Les, you prisoners are free to go." He said
     "We'll see you around." They said
     Lindsay got her baby, and the three of them walked to Harlem. She knocked on the door of Carol's apartment. "Come in." She chimed
     "Carol, look what the stork brought." She said
     Carol gasped, "Oh my goodness, Lindsay! He's beautiful. Oh, my dear, thank you! I can't thank you enough! Ever since I lost my son and my husband... oh, he's precious. How was labor?"
     "Horrible. I am never having another kid." She said
     "I love you, my sweet angel." Carol said
     "I love you too. Well, we should probably get going."
     "Be safe."
     "We will be."
     They made it back to Manhattan. "Follow me, I wanna show you something." Jack said
     They went back into Jacobi's restaurant. All the newsies were there. They had put up a banner that said "Congradulashuns"
     "Surprise!" They said
     "What is this?" She asked
     "We've been saving up. Davey's mudda made a cake. We have enough money for everyone to get a bacon sandwich."
     Lindsay giggled. "Then let's eat."