The Bitter Taste Of Sugar chapter ten
Sussi woke late. As she reached for her clothes from the floor, Hobbs came into the cabin. He looked at her rather warily and then looked away quickly. " Put these on, ", he said quietly. He handed her a blue dress and a pair of shoes. " Very pretty", said Sussi, " but why are you giving them to me ? ". " For the wedding", he answered gruffly. " Wedding ? Is there going to be a wedding ? I thought that the only other woman on board besides me is the Captain's wife. Do you mean that they've been living in sin?," she grinned.
" They are most certainly not. We are. "Hobbs looked worried.
Sussi stared at him " The only other woman is me. " " Exactly. Now please, get dressed and comb your hair. We're going to the Captain. "
" Just a minute, William... Do you mean that you are taking me to the Captain to be ...married ? ". Hobbs was calm. " Yes . I cannot have a prostitute, on board. " There was a silence in which Hobbs knew, that he'd made a mistake. Sussi jumped out of the bunk and faced him, quivering with anger. " How dare you ! You know, who I am ! I'm no prostitute!". Hobbs sighed. " No, you are not but I have treated you as one. The crew will soon realise that you're a woman and then they will assume that I have a woman of no virtue, in my cabin. Therefore, I must, make an honest woman of you. For both our sakes. "
Sussi relaxed a little. She wriggled into the dress and slipped her feet into the shoes. Both were a good fit . " From the Captain's wife? ", she asked. Hobbs nodded. " But she is smaller, er, at the top. " Sussi smiled. " Well observed, William. I would like you to remember that last night, we wanted each other. You did not, commit a crime". Hobbs didn't reply.
The ceremony was brief. The Captain's wife seemed delighted and dabbed at her eyes with a lace edged handkerchief. A toast and some small cakes of flour, lard and dried fruit served as the wedding breakfast. " Take a few hours off duty Hobbs !", the Captain called out jovially, as the newly married couple left the Captain's cabin. Hobbs turned and replied politely, " I would prefer to remain on duty, Captain". The Captain looked puzzled. " As you wish, Hobbs. Always conscientious, that's you, Hobbs !".
Sussi didn't really know what to do, after William had escorted her back to his cabin and had immediately left, again. She went to the galley, got some food and took it back to the cabin to eat. Then she had a snooze. She tidied the cabin for a while although nothing was out of place. A stroll on deck provided some welcome fresh air but some of the grins from the men made Sussi feel uncomfortable, especially when she heard one of the men sitting mending sails comment to another, " She can walk well enough then, eh, after Gunner Hobbs has been shagging the arse off her ". The men laughed and Sussi walked hastily back to the cabin. It was much later when Hobbs came back.
" There you are William ! I've missed you", smiled Sussi. He seemed ill at ease. " Are you coming to bed, now ? ". He nodded, beginning to remove his clothes. He extinguished the lamp, got into the bunk and lay with his back to Sussi. " William? ". No response. Sussi reached out and put a hand on his shoulder. " William, whatever is the matter ? Please..talk to me". Silence. " William this is our wedding night. Why are you shutting me out, like this ? ". She cuddled closer to him, her breasts pressing against his back.
There was an audible intake of breath from William but he still said nothing. Sussi whispered, " You love Mariette. You married me to avoid shame. I understand". Nevertheless, she continued to hug into him and she eventually, fell asleep. Hobbs did not. It was taking all his self control to not turn over and push his painfuly erect cock into his new wife.