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Crutchie Morris - Tired

Post strike, like...a month. Also idk how old Crutchie was so we're gonna go with 17 k? K. Future me here, apparently he was 15, but I say screw that.

I'm waiting in line to buy my papes when I feel two arms snake their way around my waist.

"G'mornin Crutchie," I say to the tired boy. "G'mornin sunshine" he says to me, his forehead rested on my shoulder.

"You tired, love?" I ask him, and he nods against my shoulder. "C'mon, we're next in line"

He stands up on his own again, still using his crutch.

"Mornin Weasel, 50 papes for me" I say, placing the quarter down.

"How many times do I have to tell you it's Wiesel!" He yells.

I get my papes from Oscar Delancy, and I see Crutchie being the most adorable, respectful guy ever to Wiesel, even though he doesn't deserve it.

Crutchie walks back over to me and takes my hand. "Ready, darling?" He asks.

"Mmmm to sell papes? No. To spend time with my amazing boyfriend? Yes" I tell him, and his face lights up.

We make it out to our usual selling spot, and our papes sell quick. People love buying from the sweet young newsie couple.

After we finished selling, we decided to go for a walk in our favorite park, hand in hand.

We're peacefully walking and chatting, when some guy, obviously drunk, comes up to me and says, "hey pretty lady, ditch the crip and come hang out with me instead, I could show you a good time" and grabs my arm.

I shake him off and say "no, I'd rather stay here with my boyfriend, who knows how to treat a lady, asshole" He looks visibly angry and storms off.

I notice Crutchie looks sad, and I say "hey, what's wrong love?" He looks at me and says "that guy's right. You deserve someone who isn't a cripple"

I step in front of him, and place my hands on his face. "Crutchie, I want you to look at me, you are the most perfect guy a girl could ever hope for, hear me? I don't care that your leg is messed up, all I care about is the fact that you're the sweetest guy I know, and I couldn't be happier to call you my boyfriend, ok?"

He looks happier already, and he says "I don't know what I'd do without you, sunshine"

Something clicks as I'm thinking about the amazing boy beside me.

"Hey, Crutch?" I ask, and he glances down at me. "Whats today's date?"

"Uhhh, October 3rd, I think?" He responds. "Darling I think it's our two year anniversary" I inform him.

Realization dawns on his face as he says "oh my god, I completely forgot, I'm so sorry!"

"Crutchie! Love! Don't be sorry! We both forgot!" I tell him, trying to keep him from panicking.

He does this alot, he worries about the small things, and i have to frequently reassure him that he's amazing and perfect for me.

"Hey, I have two dollars saved for an emergency, so we could go out to dinner tonight if ya wanted?" I tell him.

"Oh, I don't wanna use your money" He says "well love, I wanna do something, so we're gonna go to dinner together, ok?" He seems to realize that he doesn't really have a choice, so he just nods.

We start making our way back to the lodge and just enjoy each other's company.

We get back to the lodge and take a seat on one of the sofas, and I curl up right on him.

I doze off momentarily, but my dreams are bad.

I see Crutchie being dragged off to the refuge, beaten, bloodied, and there's nothing I can do to save him.

I'm woken up by Crutchie, alive and well, shaking my shoulders gently.

"Hey, love, it's just a dream, love" He says, his voice gentle. My eyes fly open and I latch myself onto Crutchies arm.

"Hey, love, what happened?" He asks, sitting back down and pulling me into his lap and stroking my hair.

"It was you...th-they were t-taking y-you to the r-refuge a-and hurting y-you" I sob out.

"Hey, hey, baby, its ok, I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere." He tells me, wrapping his arms around me.

"I know but I can't imagine losing you again Charlie," I say, using his actual name for emphasis.

"And I'm telling you, I'm not going anywhere. You're stuck with me, til the end of time." He says, giving me a squeeze.

"I love you so so much, Charlie" I tell him, and he takes my face in his hands and wipes away my stray tears with his thumbs and says. "I love youse even more, now c'mon, let's go get dinner, get your nightmare off of your mind, sound good?" He says, and I nod.

I don't know where I'd be without this boy, and I don't wanna find out.