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Chapter 6

Riley saw James leaning on the railing staring at the dark ocean. She wondered what he was thinking, but as she got closer she heard him whistling a tune she had not heard in the longest time and she smiled.

"I thought sea men hated pirates" She said smiling widely when James turned to look at her

"Oh no me 'eartie, not James moody" Riley couldn't help it but giggle at that "I spent my whole life wanting to be one" he said. Riley smiled and looked into James's sparkling brown eyes. He was a very handsome man, tall, strong jaw line, his smile was so beautiful. Riley felt her stomach summersault before she turned to look out the ocean.

"So I see you've avoided your aunt's wrath" James said sending her his warming smile

"I'm still going to get it no matter what. First, she'll get my uncle to scold me, then she'll yell at me, but just after she tells Daniel..." Her voice faded away and her countenance changed

"Who's Daniel?" He asked

Riley wasn't sure she wanted to tell. Usually her Aunt was the one who announced Riley's engagement to Daniel. She had never told anyone 'He's my fiancé'

"Daniel is the man I'm supposed to marry" She said quietly and James looked a bit hurt

"So you are to be married" His voice wasn't as vibrant has it had been

"Yes" She said quietly. She tried to look at James through the corner of her eyes and she saw him looking at her.

James noticed her countenance. He didn't need to be a genius to know she was not happy about the arrangement, but what was he to do. He liked her sure enough; he did not like girls this fast. By Jove I'm turning into Harry. He thought. But he couldn't help it. Something drew him to Riley Philips the moment he saw her.

"At least he's good looking, huh?" James said in a friendly tone hoping to lighten her mood

"For a forty six year old man I guess he's okay" James's eyes widened at the revelation

"And how old are you, if you don't mind me asking." James knew she could not be more than 24 or 25, but he wanted to make sure

"Twenty three" Riley said and there was silence a for a bit

"You know, you don't have to marry him if you don't want to" James said sincerely

"I don't have a choice Mr. Moody-"

"James, I believe we are on first name basis now"

Riley smiled

"Like I said I don't have a choice, if I don't marry him, my uncle and aunt will disown me for sure and I have no one else, besides I owe them. My uncle wants to expand his business and marrying into Daniels family would secure that"

"But the man is twenty three years older than you" James said still finding it hard to believe it

"It doesn't matter, I owe them. After my parents died when I was ten, they took me and my brother in. when my brother was about fifteen; he stole a large sum of money and ran away." She sighed deeply "Since then they find it difficult to trust me, they believe I plotted with him, they could have easily kicked me out a long time ago, but they didn't, so I've been trying hard to please them since" James felt so bad for her. Because they did that for her did not mean she deserved to go into a loveless marriage, if anything she deserved to be happy, but he did not say anything he just listened to her

"Besides, Daniel is a respectable man; I'll live a comfortable life"

"Is that what you want?" He asked her

"James, no one cares what I want" She said seriously, but her voice was soft and sad

"I do" James said looking at her heart shaped face already red from the cold wind. She smiled slightly. It was nice to hear someone say they cared about her, but what difference is James Moody caring about her going to do. She'll still have to marry Daniel

"What about you?" She asked turning the table

"What about me?" James asked

"I don't know. What's your story? You know about me, now I want to know things about you" She said as she walked to sit on a bench behind them. James followed and sat down too

"Well, let's see." He sighed softly "When I was six I lost both my parents in a house fire" Riley gasped

"I'm so sorry to hear that" She said

"It's alright" He smiled "I went to live in Whales with my mother's sister and her family. When I was eight, my cousin and I ran away from home and it's been the two of us ever since. He's an officer on the ship too; you might have seen him around"

Riley tried to think of anyone she saw that bore any kind of resemblance to James, but none came to mind

"It must have been wild living on your own at the age of eight" Riley said

"Oh, it was many things, Adventurous, dangerous. Harry was fourteen though, so he knew what he was doing, I just went along with the plan and got us in trouble once or twice" He laughed at his own memories, meanwhile Riley put two and two together

"Harry? As in Mr. Lowe?" Riley asked

James smiled "Yes, you've met him?"

"Yes, he bumped into me this afternoon and spilled tea all over my afternoon dress" She said and James burst out laughing, she joined in too remembering how awkward Harry had been the entire time

"I can bet he tried to clean it off" James said in between his laughter and Riley nodded only causing him to laugh some more

"He's a nice man though" Riley said once she composed her self

"Yeah, Harry is a descent man, but he doesn't get lucky when it come to women though" Riley felt bad. He was a good looking man and nice enough. Any girl would be lucky to have him.

"What about you?" Riley asked looking up at James smiling sweetly

"We'll see" James said

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At 8 o'clock sharp, James was on the bridge ready to relieve Harry off duty

"Where have you been" I was looking for you earlier" Harry said

"Dinner with the captain, you know Harry, you never cease to make me laugh" James said ready to recall the story Riley told him

"What did I do" Harry asked him curiously

"Well I—"

"Mr. Moody" Murdoch voice called

"I tell you tomorrow" James said as he had to begin his duties

"Alright, I want to talk to you also, tomorrow then. Goodnight" He said and James greeted him too as he went over to the first Officer

Harry said good night to the others as he headed towards his quarters. He couldn't wait to tell James about Riley, He really thought she was the one. He knew he should not think like this about someone he only met and hardly knew, but Harry could not help it.

I wonder what James was talking about. He thought

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