Another draggy chapter... Anyway, in coming chapters there will be something new...sort of an adventure. It's not long!!! I'm writing on it. Anyway, just read this first. Savvy?

--------------------

CHAPTER 11

Jack went to the trunk and rummaged for something. He took out some white cloth and tore it into half. He winded one of the cloths round Delora's arm, while the other half round Delora's leg.

"Thank you." Delora said. She started to fall asleep, but Jack shook her awake.

"You're not sleeping just yet." Jack said. He went back to his trunk and pulled out another dress.

"Jack, how did you get all these?" Delora asked, trying to keep herself awake.

"Through plunders."

"You're crazy." Delora said, and fell back onto the bed.

Before Delora fell asleep, Jack pulled Delora up again and said, "Not now, luv."

Delora groaned. "I'm tired!"

"No complains. I'm captain here." Jack said. Delora didn't bother what he was doing or what he said. She wanted to sleep and that was it.

Jack looked at Delora and sighed. He couldn't understand what had overcome him so much that he changed. He took off the damp dress dress of Delora and lifted her up to change her into the new one. Somehow he had different feelings for Delora, unlike other women. The other women he had brought to bed almost immediately, but for Delora, he had not thought of that just quite yet. He dried Delora's hair and looked at her face. He lay her down and kissed her forehead before going off to sleep beside her...

When Delora awoke, she turned to find Jack beside her, and herself in a new dress. She sat up abruptly. Jack opened his eyes. Delora opened her mouth to say something, but Jack said, "I didn't do anything to you. Just changed your clothes."

"Prove it." Delora said.

"Ye don't feel any pain do ye?"

"No. If THAT's where you're talking about."

"Where?"

"Oh quit teasing. You know." Delora said, and got out of bed. Her right leg still hurt from the cut and she hissed. Jack rose from the bed and went to her side.

"Ye can handle bandaging yourself?" Jack asked.

"I think so."

"Good." Jack went out of the room after that.

Delora went to the trunk and found some white cloth. She unwound the bandage on her leg and winced as she felt a splitting pain. The cut looked gross. She bandaged the wound up and took more white cloth to bandage her arm.

After briefly combing her hair, she went out and grabbed the mop and rag.

"Ye alright, mate?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes. Thank you." Delora said, smiling. She proceeded to the table where they were placing breakfast. After they ate, Delora was to clean up the place. She gathered the first half of the plates then the second half and then the utensils. While in the kitchen she turned on the tap, filling the sink with water and soap.

Rolling up her sleeves, she started to wash the dishes, careful not to touch her wound...