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Time: 10:00 p.m. Location: The hideout.
"I'm serious Camo, you need to separate Kathleen and Tootles. It's inevitable that they're going to get together. Everyone can see it." Slightly said as he played with Anna's hair.
"Tootles is a good boy. Plus Kathleen seems kind of conservative so I don't see a problem with them rooming together." I replied.
"Plus even if something did happen, Slightly's birthday gift would be there." Mary winked. I rolled my eyes then decided to go see Peter in his room. I left them as they discussed Kathleen and Tootles rooming together. The Indians just let her come with us and told her to visit. They've become more carefree over the years.
"Knock knock." I said when I got to Peter's open door. He was sitting on the edge of his bed with his hands on his face which is what he does when he's distressed. I came in and shut/locked the door behind me. I joined him over on the edge of the bed and started rubbing his back.
"Everything is going to be okay." I told him. He peaked up at me through his hands.
"I know, I just don't want us all falling apart." He said lying back on the bed.
"Nibs will come back you know that. Like you said before, this is Neverland." I said.
"I know. I just feel like since we've got here, things have been falling apart." He sighed.
"It just takes some time to readjust." I told him. "You know what might make you feel better?"
"What?" He asked. I leaned over on top of him and kissed him.
"If we had some alone time." I smiled against his lips.
"Now I think that's a fantastic idea." He smiled.
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Libby's P.O.V.
Time: 10:00 p.m. Location: Nate's ship.
"Libby are you hungry?" Nate called out from the mini kitchen in his room.
"Not really." I replied.
"Listen, you like it here soon enough." He smiled but without humor. "You might as well eat."
"Fine. What do you have?" I asked even though I wasn't hungry. Nate listed off a bunch of things but I just went with the strawberries. He washed them then brought them over to me in a little bowl.
"Your friends punch hard." He said.
"I can tell." I laughed as I got a good look at the giant bruise around his eye. "But you'll live."
"You know, you put yourself in a good situation by not saying anything about when we captured you. You keep that up and you'll get riches beyond your wildest dreams." He smirked.
"What was I suppose to say? 'They told me that they'd kill Nibs if I didn't go without a struggle'?" I asked as I ate one of the strawberries. "Why do you want me here anyway?"
"It's all part of a plan." He said as he reached out to stroke my face. My immediate reaction was to pull back. He pretended to be hurt. "Aw, come now, you know I'll take good care of you." He smiled.
"What plan?" I asked, ignoring the off look in his eyes.
"Like I'm telling you? Honestly Libby, you know that's when everything falls to shit. When someone lets it slip it all comes apart." He said lying back on the bed.
