he blushes when he realises what he just said.

“I’m sorry, Mrs Winchester… I didn’t have the right to say anything like that…”, he stutters helplessly.

“So you think I’m beautiful??”, she asks and a smile lights up her face again.

“I…”

He’s blushing hard right now and her smile gets broader.

“Ark, I had no idea…” She’s trying to sound outraged but can’t help giggling.

“Right, rub it in. Make fun of me if it makes you feel better.”

She holds back when she notices the offended look in his eyes.

“Oh, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. That was so sweet of you. And even if I’ll never find a decent man I won’t be alone because I’ll always have the best bodyguard of all times right here by my side.”, Judy says with a twinkle in her eyes and thankfully squeezes his hand.

There probably isn’t a deeper shade of red that his face could take on but lucky for him the limousine arrives just at this moment and he is spared the embarrassment to answer.

Just as Ark is opening the door to let Judy in the front door of the house is flung open and Thomas Magnum comes running out.

“Judy! Wait a second. I need to talk to you!”

“What the hell…?”, Judy mutters in disgust.

“You got it all wrong. Let me explain!”

“I think Mrs Winchester understands perfectly well. Now back off!”, Ark growls and with a quick movement he’s between Judy and the intruder.

“Hey, can’t she speak for herself? Your services aren’t needed here, Mr Babysitter.”, Magnum barks at him and that is probably the last thing he’ll be saying for a while because Ark then punches him right in the face and knocks him out.

“I don’t know if that was such a good idea…”

“Sorry, I lost control for a moment.”

“It was fucking brilliant though! But maybe we should leave now…”, Judy says and looks at the body that is lying motionless on the driveway.

“He’s not dead, is he, Ark?”

“No, I just grazed him.”

“Fine. Driver, to the airport, please. We need to catch a flight.”

In the car she calls K on her mobile.

“…I’ll be home earlier…Tonight…It didn’t work out the way I’d planned it, alright?!… Why are you so happy about that?…You have to leave? Where are you going?…Japan?….The band, I know…And when?…Tonight?…Well, isn’t that perfect timing?!…Yes, I’m being sarcastic! Have you told Michael yet?…And when did you want to tell him about it?…You’ll tell him yourself or I’ll rip your head of, Crawd!…Yeah, see you later. Give Michael a kiss.”

She snaps her mobile shut with a sigh.

“Everything alright?”, Ark asks.

“Yes, he’s just the usual jerk, that’s all.”

“I see…”

During the flight she’s yawning a lot.

“Tired?”

“I think the whole day might have been a little too much for me…”

“That’s perfectly understandable.”

“May I?”, she asks and leans her head on his shoulder.

“Sure…”

“Thanks, darling.”

She falls asleep in an instant and so he is left alone with all the thoughts that are running through his head right now.

Did she really notice how he declared his love for her back then or did she believe he was only joking? Could a woman like her ever fall for a man like him? And if, should they really mix work and private life? Would she ever get divorced from her husband? If they lived together would Michael accept him as his new dad or would he blame him for ruining his parents’ marriage?

Only when Judy puts her arm around him in her sleep he gets interrupted in his thinking. She lets out a little sigh but this time it’s a satisfied one and there’s a smile on her face.

He closes his eyes and a warm feeling is spreading inside him.

His eyelids flip open again when Judy starts moving her hands as if she was stroking his chest. He looks at her but she’s still sleeping. He wonders what she is dreaming about. About him??

This time she doesn’t see him blushing but he still feels that this isn’t the right way to approach their new relationship. If she’s stroking his chest she should at least be aware of it!!

So he takes her wandering hand, holds it for a moment and then gently puts it back to her side. She’ll never know…

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Backstage:

Na? Überrascht??

Tja, das war wohl meine erste richtige Kurzgeschichte, wenn man mal nach der Definition geht, die ich in der Schule gelernt hab: Offener Anfang, offenes Ende, keine Einleitung (wenn man mal von dem Geblubber am Anfang absieht ^^), keine genaueren Beschreibungen der Charaktere oder Orte.

Ich hätte es wohl auch nicht durchgehalten eine längere Geschichte komplett auf Englisch zu schreiben. Obwohl es auch Spaß gemacht hat. Irgendwie drückt man sich in einer Fremdsprache gleich ganz anders aus.

Da ich zwar Übersetzen studiere, Englisch aber eben doch nicht meine Muttersprache ist, können sich durchaus mal ein paar Fehler eingeschlichen haben. (Na ja, das passiert mir auch im Deutschen ab und zu... XD)

Diese Geschichte dreht sich eigentlich nur um Judy Winchester und ihre Männergeschichten und ist damit auch meine erste FF von Gravitation. Außerdem spielt das ganze hauptsächlich in und um die Residenz von Mr. Thomas Magnum auf Hawaii. (Ach nee, wie war das noch? Das Haus gehört ja Robin Masters a.k.a. Robimastschwein XD)

Inspiriert wurde ich dabei von unserem super tollen Gravi-RPG, also sind meine beiden Lieblingsstammspieler Luzi & Roro auch irgendwie an der Entstehung dieser Geschichte beteiligt. Ich hoffe ihr müsst euch jetzt nicht dafür schämen... ^^°

Und ich habe am Anfang wirklich überlegt, ob ich das Ganze in Judy’s Kauderwelsch-Englisch-Mischmasch schreiben soll, aber da die Geschichte ja doch nicht immer so lustig ist, kam es mir nicht so passend vor. Aber vielleicht greife ich das irgendwo noch mal wieder auf...

Also, bis bald in der Fortsetzung von „How to Enter the Grand Line in a Nutshell“.

Eure Bunny *wink*

PS: I still don’t know if “dick-controlled” is a real word… XDD