Drabble: 'Dear Fool' (Teague, Jack, Jamie Turner, Elizabeth)

[dwgm]

OK, this is the last one, I swear, sequelish to Fooled from a couple days ago, with thanks, again, to hereswith for beta reading and suggestions.



~ Dear Fool ~

Young Jamie stood before his mother, cheeks streaked and flushed, tousled head bowed humbly. “I’m s-sorry, Mum. I won’t do it again. I promise!” His lower lip trembled, and he peered up between his lashes, pleadingly.

Elizabeth, predictably, melted. “Oh, come here, you naughty thing,” she said, her own voice breaking, and gathered her son against her.

Jack smiled crookedly and slipped from the room.

Teague followed Jack out, and fell into step beside him. “He’s a rascal!”

“Aye,” Jack agreed. “He’ll think twice next time, though, I reckon.”

“Hmm. Likely so. He’s bright enough. Quick study, too. Tears were a nice touch. Raw onion?”

Jack halted and turned, warily. “You’re not bloody going to tell her?”

Teague lifted his brows. “Jackie! You wound me!”

“Well… all right, then.”

“Doubt if I’ll have to.” Teague grinned at Jack’s expression, then took his arm. “Come along, son. Let’s get a drink."


~.~

Comments

[erinya.livejournal.com]

LOL. Those boys are so BAD! I say thrashings for the lot of them. (Is Teague implying that Lizzie is wise to their tricks in the last line? Because that makes it even better.)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

They are bad, to a man. Er... boy. Yes, I daresay Lizzie might figure it out. Jamie might be a good actor, but can he keep a secret? Time will tell.

So happy to have given you a laugh!

[mary684.livejournal.com]

HAH! Perfect! I loved it! So funny, Jack's onion, Teague knowing, "you wound me", Elizabeth's potential to sort it out! OMG! Just wonderful - you've done a fine job rendering them and their relationships.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So glad you found it funny. We need to laugh more in this fandom. *g*

[mary684.livejournal.com]

Completely agree. I just read this again, I love it! I can just picture Jack and Jamie with that dang onion and Jack schooling him in the stutter. s-sorry *g*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Jack's a naughty thing too, of course -- she just doesn't realize quite how naughty until he's left the room, in this case. *g*

[sharklady35.livejournal.com]

Raw onion indeed!

It's a good thing Lizzie is so perceptive, or I'd fear for Jamie's future.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Jamie will, no doubt, grow up to be a pirate and a good man.

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

Jack halted and turned, warily. “You’re not bloody going to tell her?”
Hee! And now Jack should be wondering how much wool he really pulled over Teague's eyes when he was young. ;)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Jack should be wondering how much wool he really pulled over Teague's eyes when he was young. ;)

Probably not as much as he'd like to think he had.

So happy you enjoyed it!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it!

[reneeks.livejournal.com]

Yes, we do need to laugh more. This was precious. I adore your Jamie, and enjoy your writings so much!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm always crazy about writing kids. Very happy to know you enjoy reading them!

[ditte3.livejournal.com]

naughty naughty boys (including young James,Jack and Teague):Dhaha.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- I'm very happy you were amused!

jack and kids

[nanabanana75.livejournal.com]

so very funny! just love your stuff, drabbles and longer stories. since you enjoy writing kids, would you write about jack and his own kid or kids? lots of humor potential there- and i think only artaxtra (spelling?) has done it with jack and his little mary......nan

Re: jack and kids

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this and the rest of my stories. I will almost certainly write more kid stuff -- can't seem to resist. In Harry & the Pirate IV: The Chalice of Saint Francis, Jack's son ended up with a major role, which was a lot of fun. I'm thinking of writing a longer story soon, so you never know, there may be more kid stuff coming up. Thank you for reading and for your very kind comments -- you made my day!

[tiamary.livejournal.com]

Even better than the last one. Raw onion. ::Snerk!::

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Hee! Glad to've made you smile. :D

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

That was priceless! ^^ Wonderful. I loved it!!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

ETA: Oops, wrong icon. Fixed.

[sparrows-lass.livejournal.com]

*lol*

Jeez, I love your Jamie/Jack/Teague/Lizzy!!!

MORE!!! Gimme MORE!!

;P
<3

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! It's hard for me to resist writing them, so yes, there will probably be more. *g*

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I am falling in love with Teague here. You write him very well! I love it!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

For all he was only in AWE very briefly he made a big impression, didn't he? And his relationship with Jack is so interesting, too. I'm glad you like the way I write him, and enjoyed this example.