As the bright new morn crept into the tent, Marguerite awoke expecting to feel the warm arms of a certain lord lingering around her when ….nothing. Marguerite awoke in a frenzy feeling the bare spot next to her, realizing that her heart was nowhere in sight. Quickly buttoning her shirt and slipping on her boots she jumped up from the tent and ran outside. Looking around nervously she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw John packing up the camping materials.

A little agitated by his lack of care she said sarcastically "Well how nice of to get going without me. I don't mind being left a jungle full of monsters."

"Well I don't remember being named your official alarm clock, MY DEAR. Please don't get yourself all in a frenzy, I haven't left yet." he said in the rudest way Marguerite had ever witnessed. A little thrown off by his comically appalling retort Marguerite's face fringed in confusion. Trying hard to hold her tongue she brushed it off and convinced herself that he must have just been a case of bad sleep. That's enough to cause a crude sense of crankiness. In lord Roxton's case it had better be.

"Hurry up and get ready, I'd like to get going. I'm sick of being out in this disgusting heat." he said with insolence peaking through his statement. Marguerite , no longer able to hold her tongue, turned with a face resembling her previous one, spoke back in disgust to his perturbing attitude.

"As I recall I was not the one who dragged us out of here in the first place. I would have been fine staying back at the treehouse. So I'd very much so appreciate it if I wasn't rushed. I don't know what's gotten into you this morning but I'd appreciate it if my husband came back."

"Nothings gotten into me I'd simply appreciate it if I wasn't being slowed down because my wife needs her beauty sleep."

"Oh so you're saying I'm hindering your schedule because if so you could very well leave. Besides I'd rather travel alone if this is the way we are going to carry on for the rest of the day. Your crankiness is something less than appeasing might I add." she replied.

"MY CRANKINESS! You know Marguerite you could be a real pain in the ass sometimes."

"And you're no prince charming yourself especially with the horrible attitude you're displaying." she spat back.

"I don't have an attitude, Marguerite. You're simply annoying me."

"And you're doing a hell of a job of working on my nerves."

"You know what how about we don't speak until we get back to the treehouse. It might save me a hell of a headache."

"That's just fine with me. Ignorance is something I prefer not to argue with." and with that Marguerite stomped back into the tent frustrated and annoyed. She couldn't understand his behavior. He'd never acted like this, never this pigheaded and arrogant. She had no ideal what had gotten into John but whatever it was it was getting on her nerves already.

This journey back home was not one filled with their normal romantic banter but one filled with spiteful remarks being thrown back and forth. Especially by Lord Roxton. His behavior was something less than his normal well refined gentleman like behavior. His comments were rude and his attitude was set on pigheaded and arrogant. About three hours after their trek home began Marguerite broke their off and on silence.

"John I need to rest for a second." she said in a calm manner.

"Rest?" he said as he had never heard the word before.

"Yes, rest. You know like take a break. I wouldn't expect you to comprehend especially in the barbaric mood your in today." he laughed a little taking it and making a mockery of it.

" 5 minutes." he said sharply.

"Oh thank for your kindness, your lordship." She said mockingly, still in a disbelief of his horrid behavior.

After the break, they continued to argue and keep a crude silence between the two. As they approached the treehouse a short while later (about 3:00- 3:30pm) Veronica could hear them arguing back in forth and as they mounted the elevator the volume increased with every harsh they threw at each other.

"Marguerite please, would you just be quiet!"

"I will most certainly not. Especially for the arrogant ass you've been all day. I wouldn't give you the satisfaction of silence."

"Whoa, Whoa! What's going on here?" Veronica broke in, stopping the brawl before it grew anymore.

"Don't ask me. Ask Lord pain in the ass to explain. He's been the king of annoyance and crankiness today." Marguerite spat out.

"For the last time , I AM NOT CRANKY!" Roxton yelled out.

" Okay so would ignorant be a better synonym." Marguerite yelled back

"Hey, Hey! Would you two cut it out and act like civilized adults? In case you've forgotten there are children here and their both napping. " Veronica interrupted once more.

"You know what I don't have to take this. I'm going to go give my daughter a kiss and take a shower and a nap. Perhaps I can sleep off the aggravation I gained from you today Marguerite." He said walking away.

"Good. Perhaps you could sleep off that pigheadedness and foolishness while you're at it." she threw at him as he left the room.

Once Roxton left Veronica and Marguerite were left in the room; Veronica shocked by his behavior and Marguerite more furious than she had been all day.

Veronica turned to Marguerite and asked:

"MY gosh. Has he been like that all day?" she said still shocked John's behavior.

"ALL DAY Veronica. ALL DAY." Marguerite said as she sighed out the frustration that had just been built.

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