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/26/ Ice [sequel to Drink]
To appease her, he re-reads Carrie (he's not surprised to find it much better the second time around); he tells her this, and she chuckles and makes a smart-ass remark about how whipped he is, but some of the ice melts in her eyes and they've made up, simple as that.
/27/ Fall
She's more reckless than she was three years ago, not so afraid of making mistakes; it's because now she knows that should she fall, he'll always be there to catch her.
/28/ Forgotten
A quick break from cooking Amy's birthday dinner in the form of James changes from five minutes, to thirty, to forty five (time has lost all meaning); they draw apart and, eyebrow arched, he asks "Do you smell burning?" to which she eloquently replies, "Oh, shit."
/29/ Dance
She tells him she can't dance, so of course he tells her "You'll have to learn for the wedding,"; she waits patiently from him to laugh and say he was joking, but he just smiles at her, and it's the happiest she's felt in a long time.
/30/ Body
Goodwin once told her that her body should be one of the seven wonders of the world, and by the look on James' face when he spies her getting out of the shower ("What the hell are you doing in here? Get out!" "Alright! Jesus, woman!") he agrees.
/31/ Sacred
He ain't a religious man, so when he sees Juliet praying for Daniel, his first instinct is to back off; however, she sees him standing in the door of their room, (he feels stupid and caught), and beckons him over, so he thinks to hell with it, because their blossoming trust and friendship is the most sacred thing he's ever felt.
/32/ Farewells [sequel to Sacred]
Daniel leaves the next day, on the sub; Juliet watches him go, and James knows how hard she tried to bring him out of his shell, how badly she must be taking this, so he decides teasing her about how her craving to fix everything reminds him of the Doc isn't a good idea (No, he's not going soft), and instead squeezes her hand gently.
/33/ World
Once again, as chief of security, he's gotta go save the world; and once again, as Juliet pulls him into a good bye kiss, he wishes the world would save itself one of these days.
/34/ Formal
"Dammit, James!" Juliet hisses, fixing the neckline of her dress, "This is Horace and Amy's engagement party. You cannot go in jeans." so of course he sighs and borrows some dress pants from Phil; and of course they show up in their fancy clothing, and every one else is casual, so she breathes, "Not a word, James Ford. Not a single word."
/35/ Fever
He's burning at 105 Celsius, and before he knows it, he's infected her too; so they lie in bed all week together, coughing and sneezing and burning, and putting a new meaning to misery loves company (and they'll never tell, but they secretly enjoy having an excuse to make Miles their personal slave).
/36/ Laugh
Most people think her laugh is a self-contained giggle, or chuckle, but he knows otherwise; when he convinces Jin to tell Juliet the three things a woman needs to hear, she bursts out laughing, practically howling, and eventually subsides after a few minutes, but not before he's gained enough blackmail material for life.
/37/ Lies
A week after their recruitment into the Dharma Initiative, she tells him of her past with Ben; "He lied. He told me I could leave after six months," she whispers, and the strong, brave woman he's come to like and respect crumbles a bit, façade fading just a bit, and when she regains control and mumbles, "I'm fine. I'm fine," he thinks, no, you're not.
/38/ Forever
And so the conman with the broken soul, and the woman with the broken heart fell in love, and they lived happily ever after; as Juliet watches Kate exit her new house, she can't help but childishly think 'ever after' is supposed to last a bit longer.
/39/ Overwhelmed
She knew it; from the moment they came back, she just knew it would end like this, with her alone and the way James looked at Kate all but sends her spinning off her axis – she restrains herself from screaming aloud as they leave Rose and Bernard behind.
/40/ Whisper
It's no more than a whisper, but he knows he heard correctly, and ignoring her muffled protest, he sits up on the bed and asks, "What did you say?"; she stares at him semi-resentfully, until she caves and says, "I said, maybe I was wrong; maybe you are a decent cook," and he grins and says, "Good to see you've finally gotten over your ego trip, Blondie."
/41/ Wait
She's always had an active imagination, (she reads Stephen King, for God's sake) but she could have never imagined a greater torture than waiting for James to come home from the Hostile confrontation; Amy says, "He'll be fine," but Juliet has already sworn to herself that next time, she's going with him.
/42/ Talk [sequel to Wait]
Talking to her is as easy as breathing, he learned that along time ago, but when he gets home an hour later than he said he would and he sees the glare on her face, and the worry in her eyes, he knows he won't be able to talk his way out of this one.
/43/ Search
She's a better person than he'll ever be; she volunteers in the search party for a young Ben Linus, and lets him hug her when they find him, safe and sound, when she should be running away, but she knows – this kid, this future murderer, liar, he needs a friend, and she's willing. (He shakes his head and walks away.)
/44/ Hope
It's a dangerous emotion, hope, and Juliet has come to understand that, so she doesn't expect (hope, wish, want, need) this fling with James will be anything more than a fling; it just won't.
/45/ Eclipse
Juliet's got it all wrong; she thinks that she's been overshadowed, beaten down by Kate, and as she walks away, her last words echoing painfully in his ear, he wishes he could find a way to tell her that she shines so damn strong that nothing, nothing, could ever eclipse her.
/46/ Gravity
He wonders what made her start to like her, even before the time shifts; he thinks it's because she was so level-headed, rational, feet planted squarely on the ground, that when he saw her, lost and floating on a sea of grief after he walked out of the ocean, he felt like he could relate to losing someone, who was to them their own personal gravity.
/47/ Highway
For some reason, on the way to the Swan Construction sight, he cannot get the song 'Highway to Hell' out of his head, so he turns to share the joke with Juliet before he remembers; she looks at him (what?) until he stiffly says, "Nothing," because he his biggest vice is that he can't apologize worth a damn.
/48/ Unknown
She doesn't know how life in the Dharma Initiative will work out (could blow their cover, make a mistake, get killed) but with James by her side, she's willing to find out.
/49/ Lock
Miles knows what it means when he comes mooching for a free meal and the doors are locked; grumbling, he wanders away, thinking at least they stopped their stupid 'devil may care' act, and finally admitted to themselves that they were in love (Though he's starting to wish they hadn't, because he's really hungry).
/50/ Breath
He can't breathe; everything just floats over his head, Kate's apologies and Jack's orders – she's gone, and for the first time since he lost his mother at the age of eight, he starts to cry – he's not breathing (he can't, because she's not).