Charlie's POV
We all sat around, talked, smoked, and gambled at the party. I sat around Race watching as he beat all the boys.
When Race said that we were friends and nothing more at Tibby's, it made me sad. Yeah, I do like him, but he made it clear that he doesn't like me the way I like him.
I was watching as Race won another round before Jack came over and sat next to me.
"Hey," he said to me.
"Hey. Are you gonna play?" I asked him gesturing to the game.
"No, I learn' dat I can neva beat Race." he said and smiled at me. I smiled back. "So are ya havin' fun?" he continued.
"Yeah, kind of... not really. You?" I told him. It wasn't all that interesting watching Race win again and again.
"Not really. How 'bout we ditch?"
"Can we do that?" I asked. Could he just leave his boys like that?
"Of course we can." he stood up and gestured out his hand for me to take. "We can do whateva we want." he continued. I took his hand and stood up too. We walked away. I looked back and saw Race still having fun over there.
Jack and I walked all the way back towards Manhattan and then to a park. It had trees and benches outlining the walkway. It was nice.
"What are we doing here?" I asked as we sat down on a bench.
"Well, I jus' thought since ya don't really know me an' I don't really know you dat we could talk. An' plus, it's a nice night." he explained.
"Okay. What do you want to know?"
"Ya story." he said.
"Well, my mom died when I was younger and my dad was an alcoholic, so I was always on my own. Then one day I left. I met Rosie and we became friends. We met Bell a little bit after that. Now your turn. What's your story?"
"Me mom died an' me father's in jail. I stole some food an' I got locked up in da refuge. I busted out an' took da name Jack Kelly." he said.
"Wait you took the name Jack Kelly? What's your real name?" I questioned.
"Francis Sullivan. What's yours?"
"Charlotte Reese." I told him. We stayed quite for a moment and looked at the stares. The sky was clear with stars cluttered all around it. The city was so quiet at night compared to all the commotion during the day. I looked over at Jack and he met my gaze. He smiled at me which I returned.
"It's so peaceful at night." I said trying to start a conversation.
"Yeah. When da city's finally sleepin', it's a good time ta think."
"Think about what?"
"Everythin'," he answers. We locked gazes once again as he moved closer. I knew what was going to happen next and I didn't stop it. His lips softly touched mine. We both pulled away and he stared at me. I moved away and continued staring at the sky. I could feel his gaze on me though. I look back at him to see him quickly turn away and look at the sky once more. We stayed there like that for a moment before I spoke up.
"We should get back." he nodded and we started walking away. We walked rather close to each other as he snuck a few glances at me. I caught him and turned my head to look at him and see him smiling.
"What are you smiling about?" I joked and nudged him. He shook his head and continued smiling. I smiled back.
A-N- so here's the beginning of Charlie's story!! I hope you enjoyed it!! Vote and comment!! Thank you all!! Love you all!!
