HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, Y'ALL! ;D (I'm a few hours early but I'm excited! :D) What am I doing this year? Just four-wheeling with the world's greatest guy! :) I'm gonna show him how it's done though, aha ;) All he does is run over people! (no really, he ran over our ref. once!) Anyways, ready for this chapter? I think you are. c:
Juliet's P.O.V.
Another sleepless night for me. I had the weirdest dream of a man. Not just any man, but the sheriff of WestWood. Memories of that night flew back into my head. I felt so breathless and I wasn't sure why. I lied in my bed just staring up into the ceiling, thinking about him. His name rang through my head like a melody to a perfect song. Gnomeo; I just couldn't get that name out of my head. I told myself to never fall in love and I wasn't planning on it with him. "JULIET!" I heard the boss yell. I cringed and pulled myself out of bed and grabbed my clothes out.
"Be right there!" I yelled back. Fógarta Taj was a man of great force. He has no problem with doing anything to get what he wants. Ever since my cousin, Tybalt, ducked out on the family, I was left with his lame excuse of a friend. Fógarta and I never got along, but ever since the incident with my ranch, I've been stuck living in his basement and working for him. Whatever it takes to pay off my debt was a chance I had to take. I threw my clothes on and rushed upstairs.
"Well it's about time!" Fógarta snapped. I sat down in a chair across from him.
"Good morning to you too." I replied sarcastically.
"I take it last night went pretty well?" he asked in a concerned matter.
"One can't just come on too strong or too quickly, sir." I told him bitterly. "Have patience and you'll see what trouble WestWood is in for."
"That's what I'm hoping for. The town owes me great justice kicking me from my duty as sheriff." he growled through his teeth.
"Gee, I wonder why." I said in sarcasm under my breath.
"I need you to go into town again today." he told me.
"And what for?" I asked.
"I need you to find out where they keep their gold stash and their prized cow." he whispered.
"What for?"
"They'll do anything to get those raspy trinkets back. If we can get our hands on those, there's no way they'll fight back, and the town will be under my rule once more"
"And if they do fight back?" I butted in.
"Trust me, I don't think they will, my dear." he replied, eyeing me.
"How much do I get for this?" I said, seriously. He tossed me a bag of cash as I took it and opened it up. "Alright, you've got yourself a deal."
"Excellent." he said. I got up from my seat and walked to the door. "And remember, Juliet, everything counts. Do not fail me." And with that, I shut the door behind me.
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I strolled into the town casually on my steed and noticed that no one was out and about. It was strange. I peered around until my ears caught a familiar tune from far away. "YAH!" I commanded my horse. He galloped around the town as the music grew louder. Eventually, I caught sight of the townsfolk in the middle of the street. They were all dancing around to my favorite song when I was a little girl. I hopped off my horse and strolled over towards the crowd as I got pulled in by some people to start dancing. I struggled to break free until they brought me to the middle of the crowd. I thought for a moment and I might as well make the best of it. I slowly felt myself beginning to dance and eyes watching me but I didn't care at that moment.
Beer For My Horses by Toby Keith ft. Willie Nelson { very first country song I heard ;) }
Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news,
Said somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused,
Somebody blew up a building,
Somebody stole a car,
Somebody got away,
Somebody didn't get too far, yeah,
They didn't get too far.
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done;
Take all the rope in Texas,
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys,
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see
That justice is the one thing you should always find;
You got to saddle up your boys,
You got to draw a hard line.
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune,
We'll all meet back at the local saloon;
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing 'whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.'
Before I knew it, I had bumped into someone. But this wasn't just anyone though; it was Gnomeo! We both chuckled at the sight of each other. "Someone couldn't stray to far from town, could she?" he asked, smirking.
"It's not everyday you get to have a good time." I replied with a smile. He smiled back as he took my hand by surprise. We began to dance together and to my surprise, I actually really liked it.
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds;
We've got too much corruption, too much crime in the streets.
It's time the long arm of the law, put a few more in the ground,
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down.
You can bet he'll set 'em down.
'Cause justice is the one thing you should always find;
You got to saddle up your boys,
You got to draw a hard line.
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune,
We'll all meet back at the local saloon;
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing 'whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.'
Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.
Gnomeo must of twirled me around who knows how many times but I enjoyed every second of it; him raising my into the air and picking me up by my waist. I couldn't believe what I was doing and I hated myself for what I was feeling but I just couldn't help it. My mind emptied of everything and all thoughts; my focus was just all on him. He pulled me back into his arms again as we danced across the streets of WestWood.
You know justice is the one thing you should always find;
You got to saddle up your boys,
You got to draw a hard line.
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune,
We'll all meet back at the local saloon;
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing 'whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.'
Singing 'whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.'
We finished our dance as Gnomeo dipped me in his arms in a fast, surprising moment, but yet I loved every second of it. Our eyes focused on each other's as I felt his strong arms wrapped around my waist. We chuckled at each other as he pulled me back up to my feet. "You're quite the dancer, Jules." he complimented me.
"What'd you just call me?" I laughed.
"What, don't like your nickname?" he smirked. I chuckled at him.
"You're not so bad yourself, Gnomey." I smirked.
"Gnomey?" he laughed.
"I thought we were doing a little nickname competition here." I stated. We both laughed and looked down at our hands. We then realized they were still intertwined with each other. We looked back up at each other and chuckled. For some reason, I just couldn't take my eyes off of him. What was wrong with me? Before I knew it, his hand was stroking my cheek. I shook by his touch but somehow kept smiling at him as he brought my face closer to his. We closed our eyes as we were about to feel each other's lips until something slipped into my mind, bringing me back to reality. I opened my eyes to see how close he was to me. I stepped back and cleared my throat which cause him to open his eyes in confusion. "I'm sorry. I, uh, I have to go do something. It's important. Thank you for the dance." I told him. I released my hand from his until I felt him take it again and pull me to face him once more.
"Wait, when will we see each other again?" he asked.
"I'm not sure. But I best be going." I said, pulling away from him. I knew he didn't want me to go and for some reason, I didn't either but I pushed myself onto my horse and rode off down the street. I had a mission to do and now was not the time to fall in love with someone. I had to take any risk to pay off my debt and if this is what had to be done, than so be it. But something always crossed my mind that made me wanna drop everything and run back to Gnomeo. I cleared my mind of him for a mere moment as I made my way through the town in search of what I was sent here for. Or did I find it already?
Hmm, looks like love is in the air. Is it? Gnomeo isn't allowed to be in love and Juliet doesn't have the time for it. How is this going to work out? More importantly, what will happen between them? Only time will tell, my dear bros. Oh yeah, and Happy Valentines day. ;) (still a few hours early, I know. Oh well!)
~Breezy B.
