As the first wife Juliet was the only one allowed to leave the estate without Master Shepherd. Of course she had to have stable boy go with her. Sometimes if she was sure that her husband would not find out she would bring Sarah along with her into town.

Today Juliet sat in the carriage alone, still and deep in thought. She was running over the ploy that she had hatched a couple of days ago in her head. It was perfect and there was no way on earth that it was not going to work.

It all started about four days ago. Juliet was looking for Rose; she needed her to pick up a new dress. There was going to be a huge banquet in about a week and she had to wow everyone away, especially her husband.

She had only been with him once in the last two weeks. Every time that she confronted him on it, he gave some pitiful excuse of having to much work.

She had been unable to get pregnant again and now that he would barely touch her she was bound to never have another child. God I'm just like Sarah now, Juliet thought. No wonder he went and got a new young bride.

Juliet and Jack were the same age, she had been there since day one of him working for his father watching him build up to the powerful man he is today. This brought a sense of self entitlement that Juliet only thought was fair. No matter how many new wives or new playthings he would get she should and would always remain his top priority or at least that is how she saw it.

Speaking of new playthings there she is now, Juliet thought to herself as she stumbled upon Kate in the estates own personal library. She was about to approach the girl and ask her if she had seen Rose, but then her Master came into sight and Juliet quickly hid behind the door to watch the scene unfold.

Juliet was confused as to what he was doing home; when he was suppose to be at work in the middle of the day. Especially with him making such a point in telling her that he was bombarded with work.

He was calling out to her, "Kate hurry up and pick a book out to read to me and Gracie. We are getting very lonely over here on this big couch without you." He had a huge smile across his face and seemed to be joking with her. Which he never did with her and as far as she knew with Sarah either.

"Just hold on. I will be over there in a second to read to the two princesses."

"Ouch that really hurt Kate." Then the pair went into a fit of laughter.

As Kate went to sit across from them on the couch, Jack insistently pulled her closer. So he now had Gracie in one arm and his other was wrapped around Kate. "Jack what are you doing?"

"Nothing I just like to be able to have both my girls in my arms. That's all." He was smiling down at her in such a loving and caring way it made Juliet want to throw up.

As Jack was leaning in to give her a kiss Juliet had to turn and leave. She could not take anymore of the sight that was before her.

God how dare him! Referring to them as his girls,what the hell did that make her and Sarah? Then taking off work to be with that witch and her daughter, Juliet could not believe it and she felt as if her whole world was falling in on her. That little whore did not even have a son and she still had him wrapped around her finger. She had given him three handsome, smart sons and all she gets for her troubles is being ignored. A thought came to her, what would happen when Kate finally did have son. She was already threatening Juliet's spot as first wife, but then her son could be taking the spot from her own first born son as head of the company.

Juliet was going to let that happen over her dead body. She was here first and her son was the first born it was there right after all. Something had to be done about that little pest and soon, before she became with child again.

Juliet had to hatch out a plan that was so good, that Kate would never be a problem for her ever again.

This was the very reason that she was going into town today. So that she could set motion to the down fall of one Mrs. Kate Shepherd.

"We are here Miss." The stable boy stated bringing the carriage to a stop in front of dark alley that was next to a seedy bar.

Juliet stepped into the somber alleyway and then emerging from the shadows the very man appeared that she was meeting.

" Well well what do have calling the pleasure of meeting with you today?"

" Its all business, so can we just cut through all the extra fluff and get to it?"

"Blondie you're a woman after my own heart, I was never one for foreplay so lets just get to it shall we." He said all this as a huge smirk appeared across his face.

"Ok then Sawyer what I need you to do is get rid of my husband's new wife." She said in her cool manner without missing a beat.

"Whoa slow down there Juliet I'm not killing anybody."

"Did I say kill? No, I said get RID of her! That does not mean kill!" Juliet had a distressed look on her face as if she was dealing with the biggest idiot on earth.

" And I'm not taking her away from Jack. I'm doing really well with Ben Linus and his company; I don't want anything causing me any trouble with that. Besides somewhere deep down Jack is still my friend and I could not do that to my friend. God, Jules think about it, she even has his kid."

Juliet was beyond frustrated now, she did not want to raise her voice, but Sawyer was making her. " Listen to me James, if you would just shut up for two seconds you would hear my wonderful bullet-proof plan that not only leaves both our hands clean and all the dirt on Kate , but it also helps you and your company gain more command and money."

"Ok sorry sweet cheeks, I'm all ears now."

"Thank you James. So now that you are all ears I need you to do exactly what I tell you. In two weeks Shepherd Shipping is going to meet with a company from Italy called Peroni to start a new relation for exports and all you have to do is meet with them before Jack does. Convince them that you are the better company to do business with and you may even have to offer them a better deal. Then after you have done this wait a couple of days for the information to get back to Jack. Once you are sure that they know what you have done, I want you to go to the bar that you and Christian Shepherd frequent just as normal, but the difference here is you need to get Christian Shepherd a few drinks in him, so he will not be able to tell if there are holes in your story. Then I want you to tell him that the only reason you knew about the Italian company was, because Jack's cute little new wife told you all about it."

Sawyer gave her his million dollar dimple smile, "You know that is one thing that I always loved about you was your intellect. I do have a question though, why not just go strait Jack and cut through all the links?"

"Because, if you just go to Jack he won't really punish her, but if father dearest knows he will make sure that little bitch goes back to where she came from."

"What if Christian asks me why she told me all this insider information when she has nothing to gain from it?"

"That is what the drinks are for and you're smart Sawyer you will think of something."

Juliet then turned to leave heading back to the carriage that awaited her.

Just as she was about to get in, he shouted out to her.

"Do you regret it?"

" James what are you referring to?"

" Oh you know picking him over me?"

Juliet paused for a moment thinking over what Sawyer had asked." Well I was right was I not. He ended up being the greater success."

" Life is not over yet and I'm a man of surprise. Just you watch Blondie."

" Try as you might, but we both know that you will never gain the power and money that Jack has."

" That maybe true , but you know the real kicker is you don't even love him. Never have and never will."

" Since when does love have to do with anything. Sawyer don't mess up my plan, if you follow everything that I told you it should work beautifully."

Juliet then got in the carriage and rode off without a second thought to the life that she could have had with the other man.

Instead she was to busy worrying if her scheme was going to work or not. If it was a success she would be free of that thorn of a woman, but if not she very well could be the one that was banished. Leaving her even worse off than she already was.