After dinner Juliet walked down to the docks and stood looking out
over the water. She'd changed into black pants and a loose white shirt.
They were men's clothes but they were a hell of a lot more comfortable.
She took off her shoes and sat down on the end of the private dock,
dangling her feet in the warm water. A feeling hit her deep in her
stomach. She was homesick. She'd never been home sick before. True her home
was a boat, but it was home just the same. Tears were rolling down her
cheek and she didnt even acknowledge the other presence behind her.
*~*~*~*~
Webb didnt know what to do. Liz had asked him to go check on Juliet, but he didnt expect her to be crying. God this is akward, he thought. "Juliet?" he asked hesitantly.
Juliet wiped her eyes and whispered horsely, "What do you want?" She knew she sounded rude but she was trying to cover up that she'd been crying. She hoped he hadnt noticed.
"Are you O.K?" Damn. He'd noticed.
"Mm-huh. What do you need, Webb?"
God she's got a sexy voice, he thought. Why hadnt he noticed before? "Liz just wanted me to come and check on you." He walked over and sat down next to her. What the hell am I doing? Instead he said, "I used to work on boats. I was kidnapped in London and sold to a merchant sailor when I was ten. Sailed for him about a year before he sold me to another sailor. When I turned 15 the captain of the Bridgette set me free. We docked in port royal and I've been here ever since."
Juliet looked him over. He could've been a sailor. "How'd you get thown in jail?"
"Well I hooked up with Seth and we picked pockets together. I got cought pickin' the Commodore's," he chuckled at the memory. "Will and Liz heard about and talked him into letting me go. I stayed with them and they adopted me. Will's like my big brother rather than being like a father."
"You know how to swim?" Juliet asked standing up.
Webb stood up also. "Yes I know how to swim. Why?"
"No reason," Juliet said turning around. She looked as if she were going to walk back up to the house. Suddenly she turned and pushed Webb into the water.
"Ahhh!" Splash.
Juliet was doubled over with laughter as he climbed out of the water.
"Think that's funny?"
Juliet could only nod while gasping for breath.
Webb stood there seething for a moment then grabbed Juliet around the waist and threw her in the water.
"What the hell?!" She sputtered when she came up for breath.
Webb didnt say anything, but dived into the water.
"Webb? Webb, quit it." Juliet looked around for him, but he didn't seem to be anyway. Then something cought her leg and jerked her under.
Under the water she was face to face with Webb. He thought this was freaking halarious. You could tell by the way his eyes danced. Both kicked for the surface.
Webb and Juliet came up at the same time. Juliet opened her mouth to yell at him but before she could say a word, Webb's mouth covered her's. She was supprised. She wasnt used to being kissed in the water. Hell, she wasnt used to being kissed at all. Her father and his crew were very over protective. The supprise didnt last long though. She kissed him back. Finally they had to stop to breath.
"You kissed me," she said horsely through swollen lips.
Webb answered seriously, "You kissed back though."
Juliet stared at him speechlessly and shivered. It was cold.
"Webb! Juliet!" Apparently Will and Elizabeth had sent Bill out looking for them.
Juliet and Webb looked at each other again. Webb yelled in Bill's direction, "We're coming! Tell Will and Liz we'll be in in just a second!"
"O.K!"
Webb kissed her again then pulled himself onto the dock. He streched his hand down to help her out. She took it, and climbed to stand on the dock with none too steady legs. Webb took her hand and they walked silently back to the house. Before they went in he leaned down and whispered in Juliet's ear, "Meet me in they barn at midnight?"
"I'll be there," she whispered back. He let go of her hand and they walked in.
*~*~*~*~
"What happened to you two?" asked Elizabeth as they walked in soaked head to toe.
Webb hid a smile and forced a frown. "She pushed me in!" he tried to sound indignant.
"Uh! Why on Earth for?" Elizabeth asked
"It was an accident I swear!" Juliet cried. "And he threw me in before I could even begin to defend my self!"
Elizabeth looked at Webb horrified. "Oh, Webb! How could you?!"
Webb stared at her completely shocked. "Wha-? Ho-? Oh, nevermind." He threw his hands up and slumped in a chair.
"Webber James! You go dry off this instant! You're getting everything wet!"
Webb winced at his name. He hated it. But it was better than James. Norrington's name is James.
He shuddered and went to dry off.
Webb came back to his mother and Juliet laughing at something. "What's going on?" he asked.
Juliet looked at him and burst out laughing some more. Finally she gasped, "She was just telling me about when," she gasps for breath again, "you went to the govenors house after they took you in. I cant believe you tried to steal his wigs! Why would you want to do something like that anyway?!" She burst out laughing again.
A blush spread up from his neck. "I didnt know how long they wanted to keep me, and those wigs would have sold for a lot of money!" he scowled at them. "Stop laughing! Its not that funny," he grumbled. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight, Liz. Goodnight Birdy."
Juliet glared at him. But this time it wasnt ginuine. It was playfull.
Elizabeth looked at her. "Birdy? Why did he call you that, dear?"
"That's what Seth calls me. Because my last name is Sparrow."
"Oh! Well I never would have thought."
"I wish Seth hadn't either." Juliet grinned and Elizabeth started laughing again.
*~*~*~*~
Juliet stepped hesitantly inside the barn. She was nervous. She had never been nervous for as long as she could remember. Oh damn.
"You came." said a quiet voice from behind her.
Juliet turned toward the door. She swallowed hard then said, "I said I would." She tried to sound as if she couldnt care less and walked to the back of the small barn, where a pretty Palimino mare put her head over the stall to be pet. Juliet stroked the mare's forehead while Webb walked toward her.
Webb chuckled.
Juliet turned to him, "What is so funny? And why did you want me to come?"
"I can laugh at you if you can laugh at me." He walked toward her with a smirk on his face.
Juliet backed away until she fell into a large pile of hay. It practicly came up to her waist.
He laughed again. His blond bangs fell to cover his dark chocolate eyes. "What do I want?"
Juliet laughed nervously as Webb leaned over her. Taking her hands in his, he gently kissed her lips. She relaxed slightly and sighed.
"Vennie was right."
Juliet gave him a puzzeled look. "About what?"
"He said I'd like you."
"Oh did he?" She laughed. Webb's hand accidently brushed across her breast.
"Mmmh-huh." Webb went back to kissing her. He slipped his tongue between her lips.
Juliet and Webb spent two very....educational hours this way.(A/N:get your mind out of the gutter!nothing like THAT went on) Finally they got to sleepy to go on, so they just got comfortable and went to sleep.
*~*~*~*~
Webb didnt know what to do. Liz had asked him to go check on Juliet, but he didnt expect her to be crying. God this is akward, he thought. "Juliet?" he asked hesitantly.
Juliet wiped her eyes and whispered horsely, "What do you want?" She knew she sounded rude but she was trying to cover up that she'd been crying. She hoped he hadnt noticed.
"Are you O.K?" Damn. He'd noticed.
"Mm-huh. What do you need, Webb?"
God she's got a sexy voice, he thought. Why hadnt he noticed before? "Liz just wanted me to come and check on you." He walked over and sat down next to her. What the hell am I doing? Instead he said, "I used to work on boats. I was kidnapped in London and sold to a merchant sailor when I was ten. Sailed for him about a year before he sold me to another sailor. When I turned 15 the captain of the Bridgette set me free. We docked in port royal and I've been here ever since."
Juliet looked him over. He could've been a sailor. "How'd you get thown in jail?"
"Well I hooked up with Seth and we picked pockets together. I got cought pickin' the Commodore's," he chuckled at the memory. "Will and Liz heard about and talked him into letting me go. I stayed with them and they adopted me. Will's like my big brother rather than being like a father."
"You know how to swim?" Juliet asked standing up.
Webb stood up also. "Yes I know how to swim. Why?"
"No reason," Juliet said turning around. She looked as if she were going to walk back up to the house. Suddenly she turned and pushed Webb into the water.
"Ahhh!" Splash.
Juliet was doubled over with laughter as he climbed out of the water.
"Think that's funny?"
Juliet could only nod while gasping for breath.
Webb stood there seething for a moment then grabbed Juliet around the waist and threw her in the water.
"What the hell?!" She sputtered when she came up for breath.
Webb didnt say anything, but dived into the water.
"Webb? Webb, quit it." Juliet looked around for him, but he didn't seem to be anyway. Then something cought her leg and jerked her under.
Under the water she was face to face with Webb. He thought this was freaking halarious. You could tell by the way his eyes danced. Both kicked for the surface.
Webb and Juliet came up at the same time. Juliet opened her mouth to yell at him but before she could say a word, Webb's mouth covered her's. She was supprised. She wasnt used to being kissed in the water. Hell, she wasnt used to being kissed at all. Her father and his crew were very over protective. The supprise didnt last long though. She kissed him back. Finally they had to stop to breath.
"You kissed me," she said horsely through swollen lips.
Webb answered seriously, "You kissed back though."
Juliet stared at him speechlessly and shivered. It was cold.
"Webb! Juliet!" Apparently Will and Elizabeth had sent Bill out looking for them.
Juliet and Webb looked at each other again. Webb yelled in Bill's direction, "We're coming! Tell Will and Liz we'll be in in just a second!"
"O.K!"
Webb kissed her again then pulled himself onto the dock. He streched his hand down to help her out. She took it, and climbed to stand on the dock with none too steady legs. Webb took her hand and they walked silently back to the house. Before they went in he leaned down and whispered in Juliet's ear, "Meet me in they barn at midnight?"
"I'll be there," she whispered back. He let go of her hand and they walked in.
*~*~*~*~
"What happened to you two?" asked Elizabeth as they walked in soaked head to toe.
Webb hid a smile and forced a frown. "She pushed me in!" he tried to sound indignant.
"Uh! Why on Earth for?" Elizabeth asked
"It was an accident I swear!" Juliet cried. "And he threw me in before I could even begin to defend my self!"
Elizabeth looked at Webb horrified. "Oh, Webb! How could you?!"
Webb stared at her completely shocked. "Wha-? Ho-? Oh, nevermind." He threw his hands up and slumped in a chair.
"Webber James! You go dry off this instant! You're getting everything wet!"
Webb winced at his name. He hated it. But it was better than James. Norrington's name is James.
He shuddered and went to dry off.
Webb came back to his mother and Juliet laughing at something. "What's going on?" he asked.
Juliet looked at him and burst out laughing some more. Finally she gasped, "She was just telling me about when," she gasps for breath again, "you went to the govenors house after they took you in. I cant believe you tried to steal his wigs! Why would you want to do something like that anyway?!" She burst out laughing again.
A blush spread up from his neck. "I didnt know how long they wanted to keep me, and those wigs would have sold for a lot of money!" he scowled at them. "Stop laughing! Its not that funny," he grumbled. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight, Liz. Goodnight Birdy."
Juliet glared at him. But this time it wasnt ginuine. It was playfull.
Elizabeth looked at her. "Birdy? Why did he call you that, dear?"
"That's what Seth calls me. Because my last name is Sparrow."
"Oh! Well I never would have thought."
"I wish Seth hadn't either." Juliet grinned and Elizabeth started laughing again.
*~*~*~*~
Juliet stepped hesitantly inside the barn. She was nervous. She had never been nervous for as long as she could remember. Oh damn.
"You came." said a quiet voice from behind her.
Juliet turned toward the door. She swallowed hard then said, "I said I would." She tried to sound as if she couldnt care less and walked to the back of the small barn, where a pretty Palimino mare put her head over the stall to be pet. Juliet stroked the mare's forehead while Webb walked toward her.
Webb chuckled.
Juliet turned to him, "What is so funny? And why did you want me to come?"
"I can laugh at you if you can laugh at me." He walked toward her with a smirk on his face.
Juliet backed away until she fell into a large pile of hay. It practicly came up to her waist.
He laughed again. His blond bangs fell to cover his dark chocolate eyes. "What do I want?"
Juliet laughed nervously as Webb leaned over her. Taking her hands in his, he gently kissed her lips. She relaxed slightly and sighed.
"Vennie was right."
Juliet gave him a puzzeled look. "About what?"
"He said I'd like you."
"Oh did he?" She laughed. Webb's hand accidently brushed across her breast.
"Mmmh-huh." Webb went back to kissing her. He slipped his tongue between her lips.
Juliet and Webb spent two very....educational hours this way.(A/N:get your mind out of the gutter!nothing like THAT went on) Finally they got to sleepy to go on, so they just got comfortable and went to sleep.