Chapter 7 onward! "Wait." she said, pulling away from him. "What's the matter?" he said, placing a gently kiss on her neck. "I... I can't do this." she said quickly as she got of the bed and adjusted herself. "I'm sorry." she said as she walked out the door and downstairs. What did I do wrong? Thought Samuel as he sat on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. Downstairs, Aria sat in a booth looking down at her soup with disinterest. What will father say? she thought of the look on her father's face when she told him that she loved Samuel. But did she really love him? She had never really cared for anyone before, partially because her father had always been with her wherever she went. She had never before in her life felt an uncontrollable passion like this. It felt so right, yet so wrong at the same time. She decided not to dwell on it and finished her meal and wearily climbed up the narrow wooden stairway to their room. She walked into the room to find Samuel getting ready for bed. "Hi." she said as she closed the door quietly and locked it. "Hey." he said moodily as he untied the piece of string that he tied his hair with. He must still be unhappy about my dismissal earlier.She went over to the bureau and began to untie the back of her dress. "What are you doing?" inquired Samuel inquisitively. "You didn't think I was going to sleep in my corset did you?" she laughed with disbelief. "Well... um... I don't know." he said meekly, a blush creeping into his cheeks. She stepped out of her dress and Samuel quickly looked away to give her some privacy. "Can you help me with this?" she asked, struggling with a clasp on her corset. "Oh, uh...of course." he said a little embarassed as he quickly crossed the room and undid the corset. She let out a sigh as the corset fell of her. "Thank god, now I can breath again." she said as she picked it up off the floor and placed it and the dress in the bureau. She turned around to see that Samuel was taking off his shirt. She wanted to look away but for some reason she couldn't. As the shirt slipped over his head, she saw that he was very muscular, with a very defined chest and shoulders. She quickly looked away and walked over to the bed, her nightdress flowing as she walked. She lifted up the covers and sank into the bed pulling the covers up to her chin. She quickly fell fast asleep. Samuel watched her as she lay in bed, her perfect form rising and falling with each breath. She's so beautiful. He thought with a smile. He went over and gently kissed her cheek. Then he got into bed and accompanied her in slumber. Back at the Pearl, Jack was surveying damages done during the battle. Something strange is going on. he thought as he walk along the deck. There's no damages, and none of the crew was lost. They just left so quickly, probably didn't realize who they were dealing with. "Aria! Samuel! Front and center!" He yelled suddenly, making several of the crew jump. He waited several minutes then turned to Gibbs. "Where are those two?" He said laughing. "I'm not sure Cap'n. Haven' seen 'em since the battle." he answered with a shrug. Jack stalked across the deck and into Aria's cabin. Empty. Galley. Empty. His cabin. Empty. He began to panic. He searched for an hour with no luck. Then, suddenly he realised what had happened. The pirates! They had captured Aria and Samuel! What better way to get back at the Turners and Jack than stealing their children? "Gibbs! Make for Tortuga! I know why the battle was so bloody short! They took the children! He said angrily. He stalked back to his cabin slamming the door so hard that a picture on the wall fell. How could I have not seen that? He thought sitting at the desk and putting his feet up. As they neared Tortuga another ship was leaving, two less than it had started off, and the captain extremely angry.