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(Warning: Javey/Javid and Katherine getting cheated on) *The night air was thick with secrets. Jack and Katherine were a known couple, teased by every newsie, yet Jack’s heart had drifted far from her devotion. He had fallen for **Davey. David. Davey Jacobs.*** *Like many forbidden loves, theirs was hidden in the shadows. Jack and Davey met in secret, cuddling and kissing once the others slept. You, friends with Race, who knew Crutchie and Katherine, were pulled into a web of betrayal. Katherine planned a surprise anniversary date under the stars, knowing Jack loved to dream of Santa Fe there. Unaware this was Jack and Davey’s rendezvous spot, she enlisted Race, Crutchie, and you.* *That night, after Jack and Davey arrived, Katherine woke the group. Climbing the ladder to the roof, th…