Ship of Dreams-5
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Cal stared at Lovejoy. His valet lay in a crumpled heap on the floor. His breaths were coming in gasps. Blood streaked his face. Cal's tongue was lead in his mouth.
"What happened?" "I was….taken unawares." Despite his recent injury, Lovejoy's tone was brisk. Cal nodded. Although unlikely, his story was not impossible.
"So, now what?" Lovejoy slowly moved from the floor to a chair. "I think it would be to our advantage to catch them when they aren't together."
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Rose lay peacefully in Jack's arms. Her sleep was a deep one, dreamless and refreshing. Jack watched her in awe. His love for her was so deep it scared him a little.
Rose stirred slightly, causing Jack to remember the events of the night before. Jack unconsciously pulled Rose closer.
She sighed happily, snuggling against him. "I love you," she whispered. "I love you too." He twirled on of her curls around his finger.
Smiling, he wondered what life would be like without her. He couldn't imagine it. Rose was everything to him. Kissing her cheek softly, he lay his head beside hers and fell asleep.
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Cal stared into the darkness. He was exhausted, but his mind refused to sleep. There was something about his encounter with them that Lovejoy was not telling him, but he couldn't figure out what.
Sighing, he ran his hand through his short black hair. It lay flat on his head, except for when he was angry or frustrated. Like now. Then it refused to lie as it was supposed to, it began sticking up and would not be quenched.
Cal silently cursed Jack for causing it all. He vowed that he would make him pay for what he had done. He didn't think of Rose, didn't think about how it would affect her.
He never did, just about how it would help him.
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Rose slowly sat up. Her muscles were stiff from lack of movement. Jack rubbed his eyes and followed suit. "How'd you sleep?" Rose asked. She appeared to have forgotten what had happened. Jack wondered how this could be so.
In fact, Rose hadn't forgotten. She was hoping Jack had though.
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