Just Like Old Times

The Grave

Poem is "I Am Stretched On Your Grave" by anonymous. Chapter is rated M for mature sexual content.

The next morning, Lilly and Arthur made an announcement to the whole camp about their engagement and everyone was ecstatic. Da and Athair said they'd pay for a proper wedding, although Arthur and Lilly felt they had to get married immediately. When Dutch and Hosea asked why, Lilly looked at Arthur as if asking for his approval.

"It's your letter, darlin'," he said. "It ain't up to me."

Lilly smiled, took a shaky breath in, and gave both her adoptive fathers the letter from the twelfth Earl of Galway. "I will answer questions after you finish readin', not before" Lilly said in a stern voice.

As both the men sat down to read the letter, Susan came up to Arthur with a letter for him. "Huh, speakin' of letters," Arthur chuckled. "Who is it from?"

Lilly bit into an apple and began to chew when Miss Grimshaw said who it was from. Arthur's ex-fianceé, Mary Gillis. Lilly almost choked on her apple. "Ha! We both got letters from our former betrothals! Right after gettin' engaged, too! That's feckin' hilarious!"

A cackle escaped Arthur and Lilly offered him the apple. "Mm, thank you," he said as he bit and chewed. "It says Mary Linton," Arthur spoke with a mouthful of food.

Lilly took another bite and smacked as she chewed. "She musta got married, mo chuisle. Well, read the damn thing. I gotta go answer questions. Show me after, 'kay babe?"

Arthur wheezed out a laugh. "That pet name is so peculiar."

"You don't like it?" Lilly offered him the apple again and he took a bite gratefully.

"Ionno, I ain't never heard it before, babe."

Lilly finished chewing with a giggle and took another bite. "Mmm, well, shit." Lilly slapped him on the butt.

"Ow!" he said with a laugh.

"Oh that didn't even hurt, ya big baby!"

Arthur grabbed her ass and pulled her close. It made her yelp. "You're my baby..."

Lilly broke into a giggle fit as she blushed. "Arthur, that's...are ya into that sort of thing?"

"I have no idea."

"Lilly?" Dutch and Hosea called her over.

Lilly kissed Arthur's cheek and as she turned to walk away, she heard a muffled slap and felt a sting on her butt cheek. "Ow! Arthur!" she laughed

"Who's the big baby now?" he yelled playfully.

Lilly rolled her eyes and sat down with her fathers. "Hi."

"The Emerald Star?" Dutch asked. "You were on The Emerald Star?"

"Yes."

"Did you know Sean and his father were on it too?"

Lilly, for a moment, felt a sense of panic but she did not let it show.

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5-year-old Lilly rocked her crying baby brother as the boat hit the water. She could hear people screaming and dying and she wanted to cover her ears but Lilly had to comfort her brother. James was more terrified than she was. Brian put an arm around her. "Hey. We'll be fine, deirfiúr beag." [little sister.]