Just Like Old Times

Good Boys

This chapter is rated M for sexual content.

Lilly, in a white nightshift, sat on the bed holding her knees to her chest. The boys were on their bear skinned rug on the floor, asleep. It was the middle of the night but Arthur hadn't come in yet. Lilly didn't think he would. She'd been sitting up thinking he would never want her again after what she did. All she wanted right now was for Arthur hold her, kiss her, tell her everything would be fine. But she didn't see how any of it would be fine again. Lilly sighed and shut off the lantern. She had to try and sleep. There was no point staying up all night worrying about it. Lilly laid down on her side and pulled a blanket on top of her. She shut her eyes. Lilly laid there for a long time, but could not sleep.

She was unaware of how much time had passed when she heard Arthur come in. Lilly listened as he moved around, declothed, sat on the bed, and pulled the blanket over him. Lilly didn't move, didn't make a noise. She heard Arthur let out a big sigh. Lilly knew he wanted to ask about what happened. Lilly didn't know how she could talk about it. Any of it. Why couldn't he understand how hard this was for her?

"Are you awake, Lillian?" he asked.

Lilly took a moment before she responded. "Yes."

"I take it you don't want to talk about what happened tonight? About you pullin' a gun on me and Dutch? About what you did to Mrs. Braithwaite?"

Lilly chuckled bitterly. "Yeah, I'm glad those are the things on your mind."

Arthur groaned. "Well, what else would be?"

Lilly sat up, turned on the lantern, and looked at him. "How about the fact that I was burned alive at the god damn stake and ended up...ascendin', whatever the fuck that means? And that I prevented Sean's death from happening? Those don't seem like more pressin' topics for you?"

Arthur sat up and glared at her. "Oh, I'm sorry, Wolf Witch. How thoughtless of me. I didn't realize threatenin' to kill me and Dutch was such a trivial issue!"

"I didn't threaten tah kill ya, I threatened tah shoot ya! And don't ever call me that again, ya prick!"

"That's mild compared to what I wanna call you, Lillian!"

"Then call me anythin' but that, Arthur!"

"Psycho!"

"Arsehole!"

"Bitch!"

"Twat!" Brian and James barked at them both. They pawed both the fighting humans. Lilly sighed and patted Brian. "Sorry, boys."

Arthur got a lick from James and chuckled. "You're a good boy."

"I don't think they like us fightin'."

"I don't like us fightin', neither."

Lilly gave Brian a kiss on the muzzle. "Look, Arthur, I...there's just things you don't know about me, about my childhood. I've told you this."

"Can you tell me a small part, Lilly? You been doin' that a little bit."

"I dunno if I can about this."

"Oh Jesus Christ, Lillian! Come on! Give me somethin'!"

"If yer just gonna yell at me," she growled, looking for clean clothes, "then I ain't gonna tell ya."