p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""The way Ed tossed that sap over the ledge was amazing!"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Yeah, but did you see how scared they were? They were ready to jump ship before he even stepped foot in it!"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"The Revenge was alive, the crew high from a victorious win. They had just taken over a decent-sized brig, carrying a large load of spirits and coins. It was exactly what the crew needed after weeks of floating in the high seas, running low on supplies. They were currently getting properly sloshed, recounting loudly the events that took place not even an hour ago. span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Yes, we have successfully pillaged those men and taken their booty."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Everyone stopped and glanced at their drunken captain. Ed shook his head and came up to the man, placing his gloved hand on his shoulder./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""That didn't come off right, mate."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede glanced at him, confused. "Nonsense, I think I phrased that properly." He put down his ale near the closest barrel and walked triumphantly to the center of the large ballroom. Why there was a ballroom in a pirate ship, Ed will never get, but Stede swore it was useful incase they ever wanted to throw a birthday class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Throwing his arms up in the air, he said, "We really plundered them this evening. Poor men didn't even see us coming. Coming in from their backside and all."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Lucius spat out his drink, doubled-over from the laughs erupting from his mouth. "That is too good! I can't. Pete, I think I might die. I don't even know where to start."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Oluwande glanced over at Ed. The man in question looked back at him as if asking, is this guy for real? "Captain, it's broadside. We came in through their ship's broadside. If you say backside, that means that we took them from their, you know…"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede's bright smile dropped, his cheeks class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Oh, heavens no! How could you even think such a thing?"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Well, the way you said it didn't help." Frenchie stated, holding down his laugh. span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Aye, that be true." Buttons said from the corner of the room, staring at a spot in the ceiling./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"From behind, Izzy pushed off the doorframe, rolling his eyes. "What an imbecile." span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Done with the comments from his crew, Stede scoffed and made his way to the door, mumbling something about the inappropriate way they took his statement. Ed stared at his retreating form and decided to follow him to the deck./p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';" /p
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p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Hey, you didn't have to go." Ed said, closing the door to the captain's quarters. Stede was standing next to his mahogany desk, pouring himself a glass of scotch. Ed walked up to him, grabbing the drink. "I don't think you need anymore of this either, man. You're more than three flags in the wind."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"With a sigh, Stede just grabbed the bottle and took a small swig from class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Ed, do you think I'm an awful pirate? Do you think that I was not cut out for this life?" He asked, dramatically glancing out the window towards the black class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed walked around the desk, taking a seat on the bench right against the window. "Why do you think that?"/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""My crew doesn't respect me! I am just a joke of a pirate to them. I try to celebrate our conquest and they… they-" Frazzled, he plopped on the bench a few inches away from Ed. "I try so hard to be a good captain to them. I offer them a nice home… though it's not very nice anymore after that rough altercation with the Spanish in Bermuda, and throw weekly tea parties… which only Lucius shows up to, and-"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed placed his hand on Stede's knee, stopping the man's rambling. Stede looked down at his hand, then at the rugged man in front of him. It might be the shot of scotch talking, but he could of sworn the air was all of a sudden filled with electricity. Ed never broke eye contact./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""You're a good captain, Stede. You're still alive, aren't you? If you weren't, your crew would have mutinied by now."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"That was the most serious Stede has ever heard Ed talk. He couldn't find the words to reply, too entranced by the man he longed for. How he yearned to feel that wild beard against his face. Maybe he did have too much to drink. All he wanted to do was reach over, grab his beard, and pull him towards himself, locking their lips together./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"So that's what he class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"There were several thoughts running through his head at the moment. How in the world did Ed fit his very enticing butt in those tight leather pants? How was he going to get him out of them?/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede didn't have to worry about that last question for too long, though, as Ed unbuckled his belt, unzipped and swiftly removed his class="Apple-converted-space" /spanStede didn't need a lot of light to be able to see Ed's large protruding dick. It was front and center, intimating and commanding, like it's wielder. Good heavens, he was ready to par with Ed's sword any class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""May I?" Stede moved forward a timid step, never once taking his eyes away from his intended destination./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed casually leaned backwards on the desk, thrusting his hips forward in an inviting manner./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Please, don't let me stop you."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"With that, Stede dropped to his knees, not caring about getting his trousers soiled./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Though he was eager to learn what his captain tasted like, what his throaty moans sounded like, he became hesitant as he gingerly held Ed's beautiful cock in his hands. Would he be able to fit it all in his mouth? He had fantasized about this in his most private moments, but now that it's actually happening, he was struck class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed seemed to sense his worries, caressing his calloused hand on Stede's smooth right cheek./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""You don't have to do this, Stede." He whispered, leaning forward to meet Stede class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""I want to. I just…" He paused, looking down embarrassingly. He didn't know how he was going to say this./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed swiped at a stray curl, putting it in place. He always thought that he could read Stede well. Hell, even when the man was unconscious, Ed knew what he was feeling, always attentive, but now… he didn't know what was running through Stede's mind and it felt like class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"For a few seconds, only the creaking of the ship and the motion of the sea could be heard. Finally, though…/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""This will be my first time laying … with a man."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed scrunched his class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Laying? We laid together two days ago on that itchy as fuck blanket." That earned a slight chuckle from the man below him./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Well, yes, but I meant fornicating…"/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Making love…"/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"And another./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Really? Fuck?"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"That term Ed seemed to resonate with. Stede watched him have a small internal struggle as the realization set in. Ed looked around their space for a few seconds before finally meeting Stede's class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""We can't do this."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede released a breath he didn't know he was holding. What? Did he do something wrong? The look on his face must've given Ed a clue as to what he was class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No, mate, I mean we can't do the deed here. You are all high class and pretty. You deserve more for your first time, even if it's with me." Ed held out his palm, offering Stede some help getting up. Stede took it./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""But I thought-"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No, if I could, I would take you against the mast. Not give two shits who sees," Ed shook his head. "But that's not how that's going to go. Next time we make port, we'll go… somewhere, I don't fucking know, doesn't matter where."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede paused and looked at him. Really looked at him. Ed's brown eyes were dark with lust, filled with only a promise of the pleasure that awaited him. Stede gave him a curt nod./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Then that's what it shall be."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Yeah, but did you see how scared they were? They were ready to jump ship before he even stepped foot in it!"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"The Revenge was alive, the crew high from a victorious win. They had just taken over a decent-sized brig, carrying a large load of spirits and coins. It was exactly what the crew needed after weeks of floating in the high seas, running low on supplies. They were currently getting properly sloshed, recounting loudly the events that took place not even an hour ago. span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Yes, we have successfully pillaged those men and taken their booty."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Everyone stopped and glanced at their drunken captain. Ed shook his head and came up to the man, placing his gloved hand on his shoulder./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""That didn't come off right, mate."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede glanced at him, confused. "Nonsense, I think I phrased that properly." He put down his ale near the closest barrel and walked triumphantly to the center of the large ballroom. Why there was a ballroom in a pirate ship, Ed will never get, but Stede swore it was useful incase they ever wanted to throw a birthday class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Throwing his arms up in the air, he said, "We really plundered them this evening. Poor men didn't even see us coming. Coming in from their backside and all."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Lucius spat out his drink, doubled-over from the laughs erupting from his mouth. "That is too good! I can't. Pete, I think I might die. I don't even know where to start."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Oluwande glanced over at Ed. The man in question looked back at him as if asking, is this guy for real? "Captain, it's broadside. We came in through their ship's broadside. If you say backside, that means that we took them from their, you know…"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede's bright smile dropped, his cheeks class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Oh, heavens no! How could you even think such a thing?"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Well, the way you said it didn't help." Frenchie stated, holding down his laugh. span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Aye, that be true." Buttons said from the corner of the room, staring at a spot in the ceiling./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"From behind, Izzy pushed off the doorframe, rolling his eyes. "What an imbecile." span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Done with the comments from his crew, Stede scoffed and made his way to the door, mumbling something about the inappropriate way they took his statement. Ed stared at his retreating form and decided to follow him to the deck./p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';" /p
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p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Hey, you didn't have to go." Ed said, closing the door to the captain's quarters. Stede was standing next to his mahogany desk, pouring himself a glass of scotch. Ed walked up to him, grabbing the drink. "I don't think you need anymore of this either, man. You're more than three flags in the wind."/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"With a sigh, Stede just grabbed the bottle and took a small swig from class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Ed, do you think I'm an awful pirate? Do you think that I was not cut out for this life?" He asked, dramatically glancing out the window towards the black class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed walked around the desk, taking a seat on the bench right against the window. "Why do you think that?"/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""My crew doesn't respect me! I am just a joke of a pirate to them. I try to celebrate our conquest and they… they-" Frazzled, he plopped on the bench a few inches away from Ed. "I try so hard to be a good captain to them. I offer them a nice home… though it's not very nice anymore after that rough altercation with the Spanish in Bermuda, and throw weekly tea parties… which only Lucius shows up to, and-"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed placed his hand on Stede's knee, stopping the man's rambling. Stede looked down at his hand, then at the rugged man in front of him. It might be the shot of scotch talking, but he could of sworn the air was all of a sudden filled with electricity. Ed never broke eye contact./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""You're a good captain, Stede. You're still alive, aren't you? If you weren't, your crew would have mutinied by now."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"That was the most serious Stede has ever heard Ed talk. He couldn't find the words to reply, too entranced by the man he longed for. How he yearned to feel that wild beard against his face. Maybe he did have too much to drink. All he wanted to do was reach over, grab his beard, and pull him towards himself, locking their lips together./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"So that's what he class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"There were several thoughts running through his head at the moment. How in the world did Ed fit his very enticing butt in those tight leather pants? How was he going to get him out of them?/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede didn't have to worry about that last question for too long, though, as Ed unbuckled his belt, unzipped and swiftly removed his class="Apple-converted-space" /spanStede didn't need a lot of light to be able to see Ed's large protruding dick. It was front and center, intimating and commanding, like it's wielder. Good heavens, he was ready to par with Ed's sword any class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""May I?" Stede moved forward a timid step, never once taking his eyes away from his intended destination./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed casually leaned backwards on the desk, thrusting his hips forward in an inviting manner./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Please, don't let me stop you."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"With that, Stede dropped to his knees, not caring about getting his trousers soiled./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Though he was eager to learn what his captain tasted like, what his throaty moans sounded like, he became hesitant as he gingerly held Ed's beautiful cock in his hands. Would he be able to fit it all in his mouth? He had fantasized about this in his most private moments, but now that it's actually happening, he was struck class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed seemed to sense his worries, caressing his calloused hand on Stede's smooth right cheek./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""You don't have to do this, Stede." He whispered, leaning forward to meet Stede class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""I want to. I just…" He paused, looking down embarrassingly. He didn't know how he was going to say this./p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed swiped at a stray curl, putting it in place. He always thought that he could read Stede well. Hell, even when the man was unconscious, Ed knew what he was feeling, always attentive, but now… he didn't know what was running through Stede's mind and it felt like class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"For a few seconds, only the creaking of the ship and the motion of the sea could be heard. Finally, though…/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""This will be my first time laying … with a man."span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Ed scrunched his class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Laying? We laid together two days ago on that itchy as fuck blanket." That earned a slight chuckle from the man below him./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Well, yes, but I meant fornicating…"/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Making love…"/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"And another./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"That term Ed seemed to resonate with. Stede watched him have a small internal struggle as the realization set in. Ed looked around their space for a few seconds before finally meeting Stede's class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""We can't do this."/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede released a breath he didn't know he was holding. What? Did he do something wrong? The look on his face must've given Ed a clue as to what he was class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No, mate, I mean we can't do the deed here. You are all high class and pretty. You deserve more for your first time, even if it's with me." Ed held out his palm, offering Stede some help getting up. Stede took it./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""But I thought-"span class="Apple-converted-space" /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; min-height: 15px;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""No, if I could, I would take you against the mast. Not give two shits who sees," Ed shook his head. "But that's not how that's going to go. Next time we make port, we'll go… somewhere, I don't fucking know, doesn't matter where."/p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';"Stede paused and looked at him. Really looked at him. Ed's brown eyes were dark with lust, filled with only a promise of the pleasure that awaited him. Stede gave him a curt nod./p
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p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';""Then that's what it shall be."/p
