Come Along, Captain
She'd been watching him most of the day, it was clear he was miserable even if he wasn't showing any of the signs a man ought to show. He wasn't drinking or blubbering or wailing on about his troubles to anyone who would listen. He was just silent, almost sullen you could say. She wanted to fix that, she saw many things in Kenway, a good heart amongst them. She wanted to see him smile, he deserved it. So she would do something about it, give him something to smile about, something he could hold on to. With a smirk she slides from her barstool and goes looking for the man. She finds him on the beach surrounded by drunken rabble. He's leaning relaxed against a tree as the drunkards laugh and carry on. She approaches as if she's on a mission, throwing her arm out she addresses the drunken masses "Ge' outta here ya fools! A've business with the Captain!" she forces all the authority she can into her voice and watches as the drunks slowly scatter to the winds.
She turns with purpose to Kenway and he's watching her with muted interest. "Si' down Kenway, A've ga' somethin' ta discuss with ya." she says as she walks towards him. He nods and moves to sit on a boulder nearby watching her as she paces in front of him. He watches her for several long moments before trying to stand which gets him a glare that has him sliding back into a seated position.
"What's this about Kidd? Are we going to chat or not?" He huffs out exasperatedly.
She turns on him with an exceedingly serious face as she walk towards him and carefully slips between his legs "A've a bit of a proposition for ya Kenway." He goes utterly still and silence reigns for several long moments.
"Not that I'm not flattered Jim.. Kidd... Mary? You... You know I'm a m-married man d-d-don't ya?!" he sputters sounding as surprised as he looks. She leans closer with a smirk and puts her hands down on either side of his hips.
She rolls her eyes at him before speaking "Course aye remember, this ain't no permanent arrangement Kenway. If or when your lady agrees to take ya back, I'll back out gracefully." He still looks plenty uncertain but she can see the interest in his eyes.
She leans up and leaves a gentle kiss on the underside of his chin and he let's out a ragged sigh. She has him now, she knows it. She'll let him think he's made the decision though and she lowers back down from her toes and watches him carefully. He stares at her for a long moment before leaning down and kissing her, it's just as gentle as she had been. The kiss lasts mere seconds but it was sweet while it lasted and now his forehead is leaned against hers. Both their eyes flutter open, neither even knowing they had closed their eyes. She takes a few steps back and holds out her hand. "Come along, Captain. It's going to be a long night." He stands and takes her hand and they disappear into the night together.
The End