The door suddenly swung open.

"Come on Little Brother! Rise and shine," Doubar proclaimed.

The sunlight streamed in beaming on Sinbad's face. His eyes fluttered open. He groaned and rolled over.

"Come on Sinbad, you've been spending too much time with Maeve. Its about time you get out away from her, just for one day."

At those words, Sinbad recalled last nights events with Maeve. She kissed him! He could hardly believe it himself. Coming back to reality, "All right, if you stop pestering me, I'll come with you."

Sinbad and the crew strolled through the marketplace. He had to admit, it did feel like forever since he spent quality time with his shipmates. He couldn't help it though. He just had to help Maeve recall her past.

At the same time he was thinking these thoughts a glint of light flashed across his face. He squinted as he tried to locate the source. It was a beautiful glittering necklace that adorned none other than Maeve. She was bending over inspecting pieces of fabric.

Sinbad stopped in his tracks and walked over to her. She was radiant. Her long hair falling across her face. Sinbad strolled over to Maeve. She looked up and locked eyes with Sinbad. Surprised to see him there she immediately dismissed her handmaiden, and came up to meet Sinbad.

"Hello, what are you doing here?" Maeve was smiling.

"Oh, the crew decided it was best if I were to come out and get some air. You?"

"Baruuk had to go away for some business matters. So I decided to get out and away from the palace. You know it must be fate the way we keep running in to each other," Sinbad smirked.

"Sinbad, where are you?" Sinbad jerked his head around just as he saw Bryn searching for him. He quickly grabbed Maeve by the hand and led her down an alley way. He motioned for her to hide in a doorway. Sinbad pressed his body up against her as he hide in the door way with her.

Maeve held her breath as they waited for Bryn to pass by. She could feel his body heat rising. He turned his face to hers. They were inches away from each other. He bent down to kiss her. She gladly returned it.

Sinbad held Maeve in his arms as they watched the sun set together. Sinbad breathed a sigh of relief. It just felt so right being so close to her. He wondered though if he was doing the right thing by going along with these feelings when he knew very well that the old Maeve would never of allowed such closeness.

"Maeve?" Sinbad asked.

"Hmmm..?"

"Did you ever love Baruuk?"

Maeve looked at Sinbad perplexed. She took a deep breath and started, "When he found me I was so distraught when no one came looking for me that I started to find myself more attached to Baruuk. But I was never in love with him. No. I just thought he cared so much for me that I was forever indebted to him. Then my eyes fell upon you and my heart leap for joy. I had no idea who you were but you made me weak in the knees. That's why I didn't cry for help when you entered my chambers," Maeve looked up at Sinbad, her eyes trying to hold back tears, "Then when you told me you had been looking for me all this time, I knew someone cared about me."

Sinbad held her even more tightly. Maeve looked up at him once more needing to know something, "Sinbad, have you ever....loved anyone?"

Solemnly Sinbad stared out at the sea, "Only twice. My first love was when I was very young. It was only puppy love but I never got a chance to see it develop into more because the sea stole her away from me. That's when I vowed to master the seas. I also vowed never to get close to anyone ever again. Then I met her. She captured my heart the minute I set my eyes upon her. I literally fell for her. Then I sadly lost her to the sea as well. Fate never smiled upon me and love was never meant for be."

Maeve examined the sand below her feet, "Oh. I am sorry for your loss," Maeve sat there quietly trying to hold back her disappointment.

Sinbad glanced at her as he went on, "Miraculously, I found this woman again and now I never want to let her go." Sinbad squeezed Maeve even more.

Maeve's face lit up and she turned around suddenly to face Sinbad, "Really?!"

"Really," Sinbad had felt this way about her for quite some time. He had been so afraid of commitment that he didn't realize what he lost until she was gone and now that she was here again he had to let her know that he loved her.

Sinbad gently pulled Maeve off of the window ledge into her room. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in towards him. He gently kissed her.

"It's getting late, I better get back. I bet they have searching for me all day," Sinbad grinned.

Maeve pouted as he pulled in for one more kiss. She pressed her hand against his thigh. As the kiss deepened she grazed her hand gingerly towards his groin. Sinbad pulled away in shock at Maeve's boldness. She giggled.

"What's the matter? You can't tell me that you never even thought of us..."

"That's not the point Maeve. I'm not sure that we should be....."

Before Sinbad knew it, Maeve had wrestled him down to the bed. She was now crouching over him. She leaned in for a kiss. Sinbad never even got a chance to protest. With in seconds, Maeve was able to shed out of her dress. And for the first time in his life ever, Sinbad surrendered....