AUTHOR NOTES:
Oh that last chapter was my personal favorite. It took me forever to
finish writing it.. I know nothing about pirates or boats so boy oh boy did
I have to research and pester people to help me. I'm hoping I do justice
to the movie Jack Sparrow as we continue into pirate mode. Please let me
know what you think. The prequel segment of this story is going to end in
just a bit. Would you all like this story to end then a new story with a
new title etc. start, or would you like it just to continue on?
Thanks!
Sidney
Chapter 27 - Delicious Options
He smiled as she opened the door. There was fear in her eyes. He liked that.
"May I come in?" His voice was soft and gentle.
She didn't' know what to say. Victoria's words rang in her head. Her husband smiled at her from the wedding portrait on the wall. She couldn't say a word.
"Please Sidi," Charles lodged his foot against the bottom of the door. "Someone is going to walk by. Please let me apologize."
She let him in. "I must apologize to you as well Charles." She said after she had closed the door. "I behaved," she struggled to find the right word. "Badly. I understand that men have ..well .hungers. And it is very bad, very wrong of a woman to increase that hunger and then .well, let the man go hungry.."
Charles couldn't hide the smile. He couldn't deny it. She was charming. He chuckled. "Fear not Mrs. Sparrow. I did not go hungry. I am quite capable of feeding myself."
Sidi's eyes widened she gasped. "OH!"
Charles' eyes twinkled. His devilish smile again made her feel the things she was trying to deny she ever felt in the first place. He touched her. It was then she realized what she was wearing, or not wearing. The silver mesh robe left nothing to the imagination.
His hands caressed the lovely generous breasts. "Oh Sidi," He sighed "How you do make me forget myself"
She didn't know what to do. She had invited him into her rooms. She was practically naked. She would be a fool to think he didn't think it an invitation into her bed. But she really didn't mean it that way.
Charles snatched his hands away and put on a chivalrous face. " However, I do understand how hard it is for you love. Rest assured our time together will be kept in the strictest of confidence. I will never betray you to your husband. I would never betray you love." He touched her chin. "By no means would I in good conscious compromise you. You deserve to be treated like the priceless gem that you are. You deserve to be adored."
Sidi melted at the beautiful words. No one had ever called her a priceless gem before. She started to feel guilty of her harsh criticism of him.
"No," Charles continued his charade; "I will wait for the day you come to me with a light heart and laughter in those beautiful dark flashing eyes. I will wait for you Sidi, forever if I must."
Her heart was racing and she again found it difficult to breathe. Perhaps she misjudged him. She let him kiss her. She let him touch her. Then he pulled away, kissed her lightly on the lips , bid her goodnight and walked out the door.
She ran to the door. "Charles!" He turned and smiled. She paused and exhaled. "Goodnight." She closed the door and hurried to get a cloth robe. She ran to the door when she heard the knock again. She flung it open. It was James.
"Dad!" Sidi was surprised.
"Is everything alright?" He asked.
"Why yes Sir," she said taken by surprise. "All is well. Why do you ask?" She asked nervously.
"Is Charles bothering you? Is he making you uncomfortable?" James asked matter-of-factly.
"Oh no Sir, not at all. He was apologizing for a misunderstanding of earlier." She said haltingly.
"He did." James said doubtfully. "Apologized did he?"
"Oh yes Sir." She tried to sound convincing. " Please do not worry about me." She smiled.
"If you need me. All you need do is come to me." He reassured her.
"Yes Sir. I understand." She smiled and closed the door as he walked away.
She leaned against the door. He has beautiful eyes as well. They're just like Charles' but brown. She thought to herself.
"Oh please. That was disgusting. Come here child." Victoria ordered her over to the looking glass."
"What was disgusting?" Sidi was mystified.
"The scene played out between James Junior and yourself."
"Charles?" She giggled at the use of "James Jr."
"He was using you, playing you for a fool, just like his father" Victoria warned. "Turn and look at yourself."
Sidi obeyed.
Victoria stood behind her and scooped her breasts up in her hands. "What are these?"
Sidi blushed and giggled. "Breasts?"
Victoria smiled. "That's what they are called. What they are, are a woman's power."
Sidi couldn't stop giggling.
"Theses have caused wars and sunk ships dear girl and yours I dare say," She lifted Sidi's bust higher. "Could sink a fleet of the largest Man O' War single handedly. Sidi listen to me. Women have brought many of the most powerful men to their knees. You need to learn to wield the power. It's yours. You were blessed with it. Look at you!" She touched Sidi's cheek." You are exquisite. You can have whatever you desire. "
She released the giggling girl.
Sidi couldn't help but marvel at her beauty. "Why did you sell Jonathan to Courtney?"
Victoria's temper flared. She spun to face the girl. Sidi jumped back alarmed.
"Do I look like a common street whore to you ?" Victoria demanded . Her voice turned harsh and bitter.
"No, you do not." Sidi quickly responded.
"Do I look like a pathetic wretch of a woman who would shriek like a banshee and grovel at the feet of the likes of James Sparrow?" Her face issued a challenge.
"No," Sidi shook her head. "You do not."
"Do I even remotely resemble a woman who would allow anyone to raise my child let alone a pea-brained ninny like Courtney Parks Sparrow?"
"No." Sidi said honestly. "You would not, but Diana said..."
"Diana is a chattering fool who can not remember the day!. She is a perfect little parrot who will repeat anything her mistress tells her to repeat. I didn't want James Sparrow's money. I did not need James Sparrow's money. I was doing quite well on my own. I was not a poor beggar in need of a man to care for me luv. James offered to care for us. It was no hardship to him but it was a hardship to his wife Courtney. Courtney the unmarried scullery maid who got pregnant with is child and gave birth to his son at the age of fourteen. Courtney who's second son was born five weeks before mine. Her son was a beautiful boy. Blonde and blue-eyed just like mummy. But she wanted my child. the one who looked just like his father. I never sold Jonathan. She took him from me and she will pay for that.
"Child," Victoria forced a smile and changed the topic quickly.. "Daughter! My son and is brother are just like their father and you my dear need to decide what you plan to do about it."
Sidi sighed. "It certainly does not seem that I have many options."
Victoria brightened. "Oh! On the contrary! You have some quite delicious options!"
Thanks!
Sidney
Chapter 27 - Delicious Options
He smiled as she opened the door. There was fear in her eyes. He liked that.
"May I come in?" His voice was soft and gentle.
She didn't' know what to say. Victoria's words rang in her head. Her husband smiled at her from the wedding portrait on the wall. She couldn't say a word.
"Please Sidi," Charles lodged his foot against the bottom of the door. "Someone is going to walk by. Please let me apologize."
She let him in. "I must apologize to you as well Charles." She said after she had closed the door. "I behaved," she struggled to find the right word. "Badly. I understand that men have ..well .hungers. And it is very bad, very wrong of a woman to increase that hunger and then .well, let the man go hungry.."
Charles couldn't hide the smile. He couldn't deny it. She was charming. He chuckled. "Fear not Mrs. Sparrow. I did not go hungry. I am quite capable of feeding myself."
Sidi's eyes widened she gasped. "OH!"
Charles' eyes twinkled. His devilish smile again made her feel the things she was trying to deny she ever felt in the first place. He touched her. It was then she realized what she was wearing, or not wearing. The silver mesh robe left nothing to the imagination.
His hands caressed the lovely generous breasts. "Oh Sidi," He sighed "How you do make me forget myself"
She didn't know what to do. She had invited him into her rooms. She was practically naked. She would be a fool to think he didn't think it an invitation into her bed. But she really didn't mean it that way.
Charles snatched his hands away and put on a chivalrous face. " However, I do understand how hard it is for you love. Rest assured our time together will be kept in the strictest of confidence. I will never betray you to your husband. I would never betray you love." He touched her chin. "By no means would I in good conscious compromise you. You deserve to be treated like the priceless gem that you are. You deserve to be adored."
Sidi melted at the beautiful words. No one had ever called her a priceless gem before. She started to feel guilty of her harsh criticism of him.
"No," Charles continued his charade; "I will wait for the day you come to me with a light heart and laughter in those beautiful dark flashing eyes. I will wait for you Sidi, forever if I must."
Her heart was racing and she again found it difficult to breathe. Perhaps she misjudged him. She let him kiss her. She let him touch her. Then he pulled away, kissed her lightly on the lips , bid her goodnight and walked out the door.
She ran to the door. "Charles!" He turned and smiled. She paused and exhaled. "Goodnight." She closed the door and hurried to get a cloth robe. She ran to the door when she heard the knock again. She flung it open. It was James.
"Dad!" Sidi was surprised.
"Is everything alright?" He asked.
"Why yes Sir," she said taken by surprise. "All is well. Why do you ask?" She asked nervously.
"Is Charles bothering you? Is he making you uncomfortable?" James asked matter-of-factly.
"Oh no Sir, not at all. He was apologizing for a misunderstanding of earlier." She said haltingly.
"He did." James said doubtfully. "Apologized did he?"
"Oh yes Sir." She tried to sound convincing. " Please do not worry about me." She smiled.
"If you need me. All you need do is come to me." He reassured her.
"Yes Sir. I understand." She smiled and closed the door as he walked away.
She leaned against the door. He has beautiful eyes as well. They're just like Charles' but brown. She thought to herself.
"Oh please. That was disgusting. Come here child." Victoria ordered her over to the looking glass."
"What was disgusting?" Sidi was mystified.
"The scene played out between James Junior and yourself."
"Charles?" She giggled at the use of "James Jr."
"He was using you, playing you for a fool, just like his father" Victoria warned. "Turn and look at yourself."
Sidi obeyed.
Victoria stood behind her and scooped her breasts up in her hands. "What are these?"
Sidi blushed and giggled. "Breasts?"
Victoria smiled. "That's what they are called. What they are, are a woman's power."
Sidi couldn't stop giggling.
"Theses have caused wars and sunk ships dear girl and yours I dare say," She lifted Sidi's bust higher. "Could sink a fleet of the largest Man O' War single handedly. Sidi listen to me. Women have brought many of the most powerful men to their knees. You need to learn to wield the power. It's yours. You were blessed with it. Look at you!" She touched Sidi's cheek." You are exquisite. You can have whatever you desire. "
She released the giggling girl.
Sidi couldn't help but marvel at her beauty. "Why did you sell Jonathan to Courtney?"
Victoria's temper flared. She spun to face the girl. Sidi jumped back alarmed.
"Do I look like a common street whore to you ?" Victoria demanded . Her voice turned harsh and bitter.
"No, you do not." Sidi quickly responded.
"Do I look like a pathetic wretch of a woman who would shriek like a banshee and grovel at the feet of the likes of James Sparrow?" Her face issued a challenge.
"No," Sidi shook her head. "You do not."
"Do I even remotely resemble a woman who would allow anyone to raise my child let alone a pea-brained ninny like Courtney Parks Sparrow?"
"No." Sidi said honestly. "You would not, but Diana said..."
"Diana is a chattering fool who can not remember the day!. She is a perfect little parrot who will repeat anything her mistress tells her to repeat. I didn't want James Sparrow's money. I did not need James Sparrow's money. I was doing quite well on my own. I was not a poor beggar in need of a man to care for me luv. James offered to care for us. It was no hardship to him but it was a hardship to his wife Courtney. Courtney the unmarried scullery maid who got pregnant with is child and gave birth to his son at the age of fourteen. Courtney who's second son was born five weeks before mine. Her son was a beautiful boy. Blonde and blue-eyed just like mummy. But she wanted my child. the one who looked just like his father. I never sold Jonathan. She took him from me and she will pay for that.
"Child," Victoria forced a smile and changed the topic quickly.. "Daughter! My son and is brother are just like their father and you my dear need to decide what you plan to do about it."
Sidi sighed. "It certainly does not seem that I have many options."
Victoria brightened. "Oh! On the contrary! You have some quite delicious options!"