july eleventh, 2018, jasmines bakery, 5:18 p.m

marina had been dancing around the bakery all day, in a more happy mood then usual. her eyes were a bit brighter than before, and a large amount of blush was spread over her face. she felt absolutely helpless, due to crutchie, calling her angel. a n g e l. what could be better than that?? his blue, bright eyes looking into hers, his blonde hair nuzzling into her body, her gripping onto him as he kissed her roughly as they f-

"angel?" marina felt her head shoot up, her braids flying into her face. as she quickly started walking to the counter, she jumped over it, tripping and landing on the floor, groaning. "great, embarrassed in front of charlie, check." she mumbled to herself, rubbing her head. "ma' angel?" marina looked up, seeing his eyes, her face immediately went a dark red, stuttering on her words. "h-hey-charlie-uhm-" she rubbed the back of her neck, standing up quickly. for a while, they both looked in each other's eyes, for a while, marina seeming to be focused on his lips. they look soft. very soft. she could steal a quick kiss if she wanted to. while cructhie was focused on her eyes, and most of her face. her face could fit into his hands, and he could imagine her cheeks actually being very squishy. that's when some of the newsies interrupted their sexual tension

"trying to cut the sexual tension be like-"

"you gotta kiss the girllll-"

"they've been staring at each other for a while, are they having a stroke-"

marina and cructhie immediately looked away from each other, embarrassed as hecc. "don't stand there, complement her-!" jack whispered yelled at the blonde, once he looked back at his brother for help. cructhie stammered at her nervously, looking at her lips, then her eyes. "you have a nice face-??" he said nervously, gripping onto his crutch. marina tilted her head, giggling lightly. "alright. you have cute smile." marina told him nodding gently. cructhie felt his ears go a light red, as he nodded quickly, mumbling a small 'you thank-er-thank you-' as marina giggled again, she reached into her basket, tossing him a cookie again, making him quickly catch it quickly, holding it in his mouth. marina stood by him, looking at him, before kissing his cheek, before walking to the back of the counter. "newsboys, line up for a cookie or get out of here, deal?" soon, most of the newsies had a cookie, while cructhie was trying to figure out what happened. did she just kiss his cheek?? was it a friendly kiss, or a romantic kiss??? who knew??

one week later. late at night, marina and cructhie were texting back and forth, not caring if they woke someone up, but as they both sat next to their siblings, they said these simple words. "i'm just saying if you love me you would share them-" as both threw a pillow at them, before going back to texting each other. the way they were both attached to each other so much, it seemed they were helpless. smitten. in love.

who knows what was in store for them.