“Really?”He laughed, and she could feel the rumble echo throughout his entire body.
“Yeah.Let’s watch it.”
His arm squeezed her closer, a silent agreement.They made it through one pitch before Lilian rested her eyes and promptly fell asleep right there on Hawk’s couch, in his arms.
Ye Olde Girl Gang Chat
Pirate Queen Alex
Girls!I need accountability.You both left last night with men, and I need to make sure no one was killed by a serial killer.
I’m alive.
Wait, who did Margo leave with?Sir Debauchery?
Margo
I plead the fifth.
Margo
But is there something YOU want to tell us, Ms.Bodice?
Nothing happened!I swear!
Margo
We are gonna talk about this!
Pirate Queen Alex
Sigh!Everyone is getting love but me.Being a boss bitch sure is hard sometimes.The least you both could do is give me all the details!
Seventh Week of Faire: Pirate Weekend
"Deargod,howdoyou stand working back here all day?”
Lilian looked up from her pile of pirate books at the handsome rogue lounging outside the shop.Logan was sprawled across a small wooden chair, surveying the Reject Woods with undisguised horror.There was something about the eyeliner, thebarelybuttoned shirt, and the single earring dangling from one ear that made pirates the rock stars of the Renaissance Faire, and he certainly fit the bill.His crutches leaned against the shop, hidden behind the chair, safely out of view from any guests.
“What’s so bad about it?”she asked, picking up a copy of V.E.Schwab’sA Gathering of Shadowsfor the display table.
“There’s no one back here!”Logan waved dramatically at the dirt paths, which were admittedly a little sparse.
But itwasPirate Weekend.Most of the crowd gravitated toward Pirate’s Cove where the Sunken Ship Theater and The Grog were set up, along with nonstop attractions.Lilian didn’t mind; they weren’t doing terrible business, all things considered.She resisted the urge to tell him that today was actually a good day compared to previous weeks.
“Everyone’s at the Cove, actually… why aren’t you there?”She raised a brow at the captain.
Logan lifted his head in her direction.Eyeliner smeared along the underside of his right eye, either a result of sweat or crying.She wasn’t sure.“Alex exiled me.”
“What?”Lilian shared a look with Margo, who shrugged her shoulders.Usually, he called Alex by her stage name, Captain Misty Stormsail.The use of her mundane name piqued her interest.“That doesn’t sound like her.”
“Of course it does.Now that I’m injured, she’s taken over my show and given out orders to my pirate band.She practically told me I’m useless and sent me over here to help you with marketing.”
Lilian bit her tongue to hold in a sharp remark.Alex could definitely be bossy, but she’d never gotten the sense that the other actress wanted to actually overthrow Logan’s place as the pirate king.Their rivalry was only for the show.Mostly.
It didn’t surprise her at all that their rivalry had gone up a notch since Thursday night, when Logan had openly poached one of Alex’s crew mates.
Historically, Pirate Weekend was one of Lilian and Margo’s favorite weekends.The faire was overrun with Jack Sparrow imitators, sea shanties, and roguish smiles.It was also arguably one of the busiest.Alex and her crew were running around, flirting and interacting with guests.Not to be outdone, Logan had apparently sent his men to do the same.
