Thread: ALL the nomads!  (an Autumn QueenxMadam Mim mash of several ongoing rps)

Gypsies and Stowaways Lily smiled, not realizing that Giorgio had taken her teasing seriously. She relaxed as he laid back down and wrapped an arm around her. Smiling, she turned to face him and snuggle her face into his chest. Well, I wouldn't go that far! she giggled as Giorgio declared that his brother could find the hourglass on his own. Family has to stick together. DeBarzos take care of their own...don't we? She looked up expectantly at him. They were all family now, they had to take care of each other. Still...doesn't mean we can't sleep in a little, she added with a sleepy sort of smile before laying her head back on his chest and closing her eyes again. We've earned it. The Stowaway Lily had cracked open the door too late to see who it was going down the steps into the hold across the deck. She didn't step from the safety of the forecastle, but instead watched to see who it was who came back up. When the light was blocked from below, she recognized the slender silhouette of the captain in contrast to her love's large frame. She slapped a hand across her mouth as a cold terror struck her. He was coming for her. Closing the forecastle door, Lily turned the key in the lock just in case, then withdrew it and hung it about her neck. She made a round of the cabin, making sure all of the portholes were locked and the curtains drawn across and that there weren't any creaky floorboards that could somehow be used to come up through and trap her. She took a wad of towel and dirty clothes and shoved them up against the crack in the door so the captain could neither see if there was a light on nor slip a lock pick under the door to pull the handle when she wasn't looking. She tried to move the furniture, any furniture, against the door but it was all nailed down. The best she could do was hope the door would hold. Then and only then did she allow herself to fall back onto the bed and begin to cry again, hugging herself and rocking herself slowly. It had been a trap. DeBarzo had known Garrity would refuse to turn her over and lured him out. It was all Lily's fault...she had asked him to protect her and she'd sent him to his death. She took a shuddering breath and tried to keep her tears as quiet as possible. She didn't want to attract the Captain's attention and challenge him to get through the locked door. spoilerThe Gypsy The letch. The way he licked his lips when he looked at her made Lily want to retch. She could only imagine how sloppy and wet his kisses might be. She'd never been kissed before...ugh, this man couldn't be her first kiss! That was cruel of fate! She forced a smile and tucked the box into her apron pocket before getting away as quickly as possible. Lily was glad her best friend always noticed when something was wrong with her. She glanced around to make sure the rest of her tables were good before flopping into the chair next to Jack and leaning her head on her hand. She sighed, her free hand fidgeting with the little box in her pocket. Depends on how you define 'bad,' she groaned before placing the box in front of him on the table. She waited for him to open it before looking up at him with a helpless expression. Told him I'd think about it. I'm talking to Papa and Ma tonight. He...he could save Abby. But... him ? The Dreadful Italian? My husband ? She crinkled her nose in disgust and looked to Jack for sympathy.spoiler