Chapter 4: Suspicion & Proof
Bella walked into the cabin and saw Ann sitting on her bed. She knew Jimmy was with Englehorn tonight on a late shift so she took her hat off. She always enjoyed the times when she knew Jimmy was busy, when she could let her hair down.
"Hello Bella," Ann greeted her warmly.
It was the second night in a row Jimmy would be busy, so her and Ann planned to get together to talk about girl things. Ann was being like her sister, whom Bella missed dearly.
"Why don't you just tell Jimmy or Captain Englehorn already? Not like they would throw you overboard," she joked.
Bella glared at Ann. "They might," she suggested, going over to her bag and pulling out her brush and brushing her golden brown hair. "So where is the ship headed?"
"Great Britain. Jack and I wanted to honeymoon there. Figured Captain Englehorn and the Venture were the best way to go," she crossed her legs and smiled.
-Jimmy POV-
'So nice Captain Englehorn let me get some sleep tonight.' Jimmy was walking back to his cabin. Most likely, Al would be asleep so he would be careful not to wake him. 'Al...Hmm.' Something about him was different and Jimmy couldn't quite place his finger on it. Could it be the fact that he always sleeps fully dressed? Or maybe the fact that Al has never taken off his hat that Jimmy saw. 'No.' It was probably because he saw Ms. Darrow, 'Scratch that,' Mrs. Driscoll whispering with Al on multiple occasions. 'Jack wouldn't like that. I should go tell him.' Jimmy yawned. 'Maybe tomorrow.' He was tired and approaching the door to his cabin when he over heard faint voices. One sounded like Ann's but the other, another female's voice, was unfamiliar. As far as he knew, the only woman on the boat was Ann. 'What's going on?'
He opened the door and saw a wide eyed Ann and...Al? "Al?" Walking in the room and sitting on his bed, Jimmy was confused.
Ann got up. "Erm...I'll leave you two to talk," she said hesitantly as she swiftly exited the room.
"Jimmy," she was using a normal tone it seemed. "I'm sorry I lied to you."
He shook his head. "It's fine. But why?"
"Uh...I had family issues," she looked very uncomfortable with the conversation, as she turned around on her chair to face him.
Jimmy nodded. "Okay. And is Al your real name?" 'If it is, that's different for sure.'
Her lips started to turn upwards into a small smile. "No. It's Bella."
He nodded again. "Gotta um, go to captain. I'll see you around Bella," he said scurrying out the door. 'He has to know. I can't lie to a superior.'
"Bye...Jimmy," he heard her faintly say as he left the room.
-Bella POV-
Bella groaned as she stood and threw herself face first on her bed. 'He knows. He'll probably go tell Englehorn. Englehorn will kick me off when we get to Britain.' She made another groan at the thought. 'He wouldn't do that would he? I'm a lady. Men are to treat ladies with respect, aren't they?' She gave up on thinking and rolled to her side, facing the drab cabin wall, and let herself fall asleep.
A/N: Introductions of stories are the most boring thing I think. This'll get better, I promise. R&R please!