A/N: Hi all. This is just a little one-shot idea that popped into my head today. I realised that we never see a proper Sawyer & Juliet first conversation after she joins the beach camp after 3x16 "One of Us" and the idea just flowed from there. This would be set around 3x16/3x17. Review and let me know what you think please.
Disclaimer: Don't own LOST or anything to do with it.
Juliet was working on building her tent when Sawyer approached her. She tried to ignore him as she worked on her shelter. She knew from the man's time as a prisoner on Hydra Island that he wasn't one to back down. He would say how he felt, no matter whom else was listening.
But oddly, he was silent for a moment. "Is there anything you need?" she asked him.
The man shrugged in return. "It kinda feels like I should be asking you the same question."
Juliet put down her ropes and turned to face Sawyer directly. "Excuse me?"
Sawyer held up his hands in a questioning manner. "Freckles tells me they just left you behind. Your people."
"Excuse me, Freckles?"
Sawyer sighed. "I mean Kate. She's the one who told me."
Juliet smirked. "What's so funny?" he asked her.
"I should have known, a man like you only sees a woman's appearance, not what's deep inside. Hence, you nick-named your girlfriend..."
"Whoa, hold on there. She's not my girlfriend."
"Well, that kiss I saw at the building site back at the Hydra. Didn't seem like you were just friends. Plus, I've seen the way you act around her when Jack's around."
Sawyer crossed his arms. He was obviously getting pissed off. "What you trying to say?"
Juliet smiled before going back to her building. "Nothing."
"Well, for your information, I can see what a woman's like deep inside, okay?"
Juliet sighed, talking as she worked. "Well, for your information, knowing how to charm a girl just to get into her pants isn't the same as knowing a girl deep inside. And that's obviously not very good."
"And why's that?" Sawyer asked.
"It's not working on me."
Sawyer laughed. "Don't flatter yourself. I don't want to get into your pants. And if I did, you'd know my charm when you saw it."
"I highly doubt that James. And even if it was that good, I wouldn't want to get into yours either. My god, what did you think it was, Love at first taze?"
Sawyer was obviously annoyed, something Juliet was immensely proud of at that moment in time. "As much as I'd like to continue out first proper conversation, I think your freckles is waiting." She nodded her head along the beach where Kate was standing close to his tent.
"See you around, Blondie."
Juliet tried not to react to her new nickname. He had obviously chosen it just to piss her off and, she hated to say it, but it kinda did. As he wandered off to find out what Kate wanted, she thought about the reaction the other crash survivors had given her after she got back apart from Jack. She didn't want to admit it, but it was nice for someone to come and talk to her, even if it was just to piss her off.