Pirates! (One-on-One)

"I don't know," he said. "They are pretty fierce little buggers."

 

"Well, it's something I say quite frequently," he said with a grin. "So you may want to familiarize yourself with it."

 

"Thank you," he said, leaning down to kiss her before opening the coop. Inside were eight baby pigeons, their feathers grey and mottled.

 

"Would you like to hold one?" Jack asked, squatting down next to the coop.

 

"Alright," he said reaching in. "This one is named Pig."

 

"Because he was born near a pig's sty," he said easily, passing the chick to her. "Careful, he's feisty."

 

The chick stared curiously at her, peeping slightly, before jumping off her palms and running across the deck.

 

"Damnit Pig," Jack muttered, shutting the coop and following Avice.

The chick, peeping furiously, was quick, his feet making frantic sounds against the wooden deck.

 

The chick was cornered, and he was peeping excitedly, as if to say, "WOW! Did you just see that? The world is so beautiful!"

 

"He's a handful, that's what he is," Jack replied, scooping him up and returning him to Avice.