This is for Rosey1013 who requested this. Thank you for the comment this inspired me to get back to writing.

Flora POV

"Hey Miss Flor" I smile and turn around to see Racetrack running towards me. He plucks a red rose from the basket I'm holding and presents it to me with a grin

"A beautiful flower for a beautiful lady." I blush and take it from him, putting it back in the basket. "You really know how to make a girl swoon, don't you Race? You'll have all the ladies dying to be your beau."

As I turned I thought I saw his face fall, before he straightened up and plastered on a smirk. "I don't need all the ladies, just one."

I laugh at him and shoo him away. "My papas gonna be out here soon and you have papers to sell. Go on. I'll see you all tonight at Meddas"

He huffed. "Well if you really want me to go..." he began calling out and I turned back to go inside. It's not that I didn't like his attention... I guess I just wanted it to be real. He was the most handsome of the bunch but he'd never want a girl like me

Racetrack POV

I sat on a bench and sighed. Flor was so dismissive this morning. I don't know what else I have to do! I cant just outright tell her. She's so beautiful...

"Bad day at the races huh?" I look up and see Jack. "Actually the races were great today, but Flor still has no idea I like her." Jack laughs and sits down beside me. "I thought guys were supposed to be the oblivious ones." I sigh. He chuckles and throws an arm around me. "Why don't you go by her place tonight and escort her to Meddas?" Maybe that'll give you the time you need to tell her."

I jump up off the bench. "That's a wonderful idea Jack!" I start running. Maybe I can finally get her to see. Maybe.

Flor POV

I smooth out the wrinkles in my dress. My sister enters the room. "Wow Flor you look beautiful! Like a princess"

I blush in the mirror. "I'm just going to Meddas with my friends. Nothing special." She sits down beside me. "Then why are you dressing up like it is something special? Or maybe... someone special?" She says, giving me a side glance.

I playfully shove her. "Oh hush." She grins. "I knew it! What's his name?" I look down and play with my skirts

"Everybody calls him Racetrack, he's one of the newsies."

She squeals and hugs me. "Let me help you finish getting ready." Just as she puts the finishing touches on my hair, I hear a knock at the door. She looks at me and I shrug. " I don't know who'd be coming, let's go see.

Racetrack POV

I spent as much time as I could freshening up. I knock on the door and a young woman who looked a lot like Flor answers the door.

"Hi, I'm a friend of Flors I was in the area and figured I could accompany her to Meddas tonight.

She smiled wide "Hey Flor there's a guy at the door he says he's a friend."

She opens the door wider and it takes all the willpower I have not to let my jaw drop. She looks beautiful. I grin "Wow Flor, you look beautiful."

She smiles and grabs her coat. "You don't look so bad yourself." I inwardly cheer and she takes my arm. We head off towards Meddas.

I take a deep breath. "Hey Flor?" She smiles at me. "Yeah?" "I was wondering... would you like to do this again?" She looked at me with confusion. "What do you mean we go to Meddas all the time!" I sigh. "No, I mean... like just us."

Flor POV

I stop and turn to face him. We're almost at Meddas. "Why would we come here just us?" He groans and loudly proclaims "Because I like you a lot Flor and I've been trying to tell you all day. That's why I came to see you this morning and came to your house to escort you here. Its cause I really really..."

He stopped, realizing what he just said. "...like you."

I stared at him in shock. And then I felt a smile break across my face.

"Really?" He nodded at me. "For a while actually. I just didn't know how to tell you... so I tried to leave you hints but you didn't catch on."

I throw my arms around his neck. "I like you too, Racetrack Higgins. A lot"

I pull away and look in his eyes. He pushes my hair out of my face and cups my cheek.

"Can... can I?" He whispers and I nod, closing my eyes. I feel his lips soft against mine and I wrap my arms around his waist.

He pulls away and smiles at me. "Will you be my girl, Flor?"

I nod happily. "Of course I will, Race!" I hug him tightly and I hear clapping behind me.

I turn around and see some of our friends standing there smiling and laughing.

"Geez I thought you two would never get together." Spot said. I blush and Race takes my hand and we walk inside.