It sounds sexy, doesn't it, being thrown over the shoulder of the gorgeous,
lean, muscular pirate captain and carried to his cabin where he has his
wicked way with you. I had to admit, it sounded sexy to me. The real
thing was even sexier than the fantasy. Too bad it wasn't going to happen.
"Uh, Sparrow? What are you doing?"
He opened the door to his cabin, strode over to the bed and lowered me gently. His mouth twisted into a smile. "It ought to be obvious to a girl of your many talents, love."
I tried to sit up, but he pushed me back down by my shoulders. "Come on, we have a killer to catch –"
"Stephanie." Sparrow shook his head slowly, and clucked softly. "I'd have thought that a bounty hunter such as ye would understand the importance of waiting for the opportune moment."
"The what?!"
"Opportune moment," he repeated, firmly, his brown eyes staring into mine. "Aye, I've learned the value of patience, Stephanie Plum, and learned it the hard way. There are some things that ought not be rushed, that cannot be rushed. So ye wait for the opportune moment, use your advantage and claim your prize."
"The opportune moment, huh?"
"Aye."
It was a very Ranger concept. Problem was, I'm not a patient person by nature. If I see a pair of, say, strappy pink sandals that I really can't afford and know they'll be on sale if I wait, chances are, I won't. I don't leave leftovers, either. And here was temptation staring me in the face again. Sparrow. Sexy. Pirate. Sparrow. "Is this one of those opportune moments?"
"It could be."
What was that slogan for Hedonism? What happens in Hedonism stays in Hedonism? It made sense to me. Besides, I was still pretty sure that none of this was real. After all, nobody gets blown out of the Macy's parking lot back to 1689 and to the Caribbean. Nobody. Except me. So this was a hallucination, right? But why were there dead bodies in my hallucination? Sparrow's lips brushing mine brought my attention back to the man whose bed I was in. "Claim my prize, huh?"
"Aye, lass." His eyes twinkled at me, and, gold teeth or not, Sparrow had a sexy smile. "That prize'd be me."
Like I said, I'm not patient.
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"God's teeth, woman," Sparrow panted, flopping onto his back. "You really go in for the attack, don't ye?"
I touched the top of my head to make sure it was still there. I was pretty sure my eyes were still in their sockets, but beyond that, it was going to take a while before I could check on the rest of me.
Sparrow surprised the hell out of me when he sat up and stretched and then swung his legs over the side of the bed.
"Hey! Where are you going?"
He smiled at me. "Well, love, as I said before, we pirates are a superstitious lot. And being as every time we've so much as kissed, there's been a dead body or some other calamity poppin' up, I need to check to make sure the ship hasn't blown up around us because I don't think I'd have heard it if she did."
It was very flattering, but he was, after all, a pirate. "You're not sneaking off to seize that other opportune moment, are you?"
"Who, me?"
"You."
"Ah, love."
"That's all? 'Ah, love.' What the hell does 'ah, love' mean, Sparrow?!"
"Why does it have to mean anything?"
"Because it does." I sat up and shot him my fiercest bounty hunter look. "I'm going with you."
"Stephanie Plum." He swooped forward, guided me back down to the bed and planted a gentle kiss on my forehead. "Ye'll be there. When the opportune moment presents itself, ye'll be there. Trust me, this isn't it. I'm just going to check on the ship."
"Trust you? You're the one who keeps reminding me you're a pirate –"
"A very exhausted pirate. I'll be back in a few minutes, Stephanie, and I'll even bring ye a snack."
Well, if he was going to bring me a snack.... "All right, but if you're not back soon, I'm coming after you."
"I'll be back, darlin'. We've some hours before daybreak and I intend to make the most of them."
A snack and more orgasms. It was almost too good to be true. Probably it was too good to be true. Probably, Sparrow was going to sneak off and take care of the killer. Without me.
Unless I could get to AnaMaria and find out who the killer was and get there first.
If I could get out of this bed.
If.
"Uh, Sparrow? What are you doing?"
He opened the door to his cabin, strode over to the bed and lowered me gently. His mouth twisted into a smile. "It ought to be obvious to a girl of your many talents, love."
I tried to sit up, but he pushed me back down by my shoulders. "Come on, we have a killer to catch –"
"Stephanie." Sparrow shook his head slowly, and clucked softly. "I'd have thought that a bounty hunter such as ye would understand the importance of waiting for the opportune moment."
"The what?!"
"Opportune moment," he repeated, firmly, his brown eyes staring into mine. "Aye, I've learned the value of patience, Stephanie Plum, and learned it the hard way. There are some things that ought not be rushed, that cannot be rushed. So ye wait for the opportune moment, use your advantage and claim your prize."
"The opportune moment, huh?"
"Aye."
It was a very Ranger concept. Problem was, I'm not a patient person by nature. If I see a pair of, say, strappy pink sandals that I really can't afford and know they'll be on sale if I wait, chances are, I won't. I don't leave leftovers, either. And here was temptation staring me in the face again. Sparrow. Sexy. Pirate. Sparrow. "Is this one of those opportune moments?"
"It could be."
What was that slogan for Hedonism? What happens in Hedonism stays in Hedonism? It made sense to me. Besides, I was still pretty sure that none of this was real. After all, nobody gets blown out of the Macy's parking lot back to 1689 and to the Caribbean. Nobody. Except me. So this was a hallucination, right? But why were there dead bodies in my hallucination? Sparrow's lips brushing mine brought my attention back to the man whose bed I was in. "Claim my prize, huh?"
"Aye, lass." His eyes twinkled at me, and, gold teeth or not, Sparrow had a sexy smile. "That prize'd be me."
Like I said, I'm not patient.
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"God's teeth, woman," Sparrow panted, flopping onto his back. "You really go in for the attack, don't ye?"
I touched the top of my head to make sure it was still there. I was pretty sure my eyes were still in their sockets, but beyond that, it was going to take a while before I could check on the rest of me.
Sparrow surprised the hell out of me when he sat up and stretched and then swung his legs over the side of the bed.
"Hey! Where are you going?"
He smiled at me. "Well, love, as I said before, we pirates are a superstitious lot. And being as every time we've so much as kissed, there's been a dead body or some other calamity poppin' up, I need to check to make sure the ship hasn't blown up around us because I don't think I'd have heard it if she did."
It was very flattering, but he was, after all, a pirate. "You're not sneaking off to seize that other opportune moment, are you?"
"Who, me?"
"You."
"Ah, love."
"That's all? 'Ah, love.' What the hell does 'ah, love' mean, Sparrow?!"
"Why does it have to mean anything?"
"Because it does." I sat up and shot him my fiercest bounty hunter look. "I'm going with you."
"Stephanie Plum." He swooped forward, guided me back down to the bed and planted a gentle kiss on my forehead. "Ye'll be there. When the opportune moment presents itself, ye'll be there. Trust me, this isn't it. I'm just going to check on the ship."
"Trust you? You're the one who keeps reminding me you're a pirate –"
"A very exhausted pirate. I'll be back in a few minutes, Stephanie, and I'll even bring ye a snack."
Well, if he was going to bring me a snack.... "All right, but if you're not back soon, I'm coming after you."
"I'll be back, darlin'. We've some hours before daybreak and I intend to make the most of them."
A snack and more orgasms. It was almost too good to be true. Probably it was too good to be true. Probably, Sparrow was going to sneak off and take care of the killer. Without me.
Unless I could get to AnaMaria and find out who the killer was and get there first.
If I could get out of this bed.
If.