But what.......
Isabelle's cheeks burned bright red as realization fell on her naive hopes.
She removed her hand from over Jack's and he quickly removed his as well.
after a few moments of awkward silence Isabelle's soft voice broke through.
"Do you mind if I walk around a bit"
"No luv not at all, just try to stay away from the crews quarters, theyre quite angry when woken."
"yes captain" she said with a wink
After a quick smile she turned and departed down the stairs to the belly of the ship.
Jack was full of frustration
"Garh! why didnt I kiss her!" he mumbled hitting his fists on the rail.
Isabelle quickly regreted going alone on her little tour.
The ship was dark and eery, no doubt the black wood didnt help the situation.
She toughened up and walked quietly down the stairs.
When
she found her self in a long dark hallway, she plucked a lit candle
from it holder in the wall and walked briskly away from the snoring
sounds that filled the other end of the hall.
She walked into a rather large room that only had a door frame but no door.
After lighting several candles with her own she recognized this place as the galley.
After a quick overview of the entire room , she looked out the window.
From the lightened tone of night she assumed dawn was soon to come .
Isabelle smiled to herself.
As quietly as possible she gathered up all the materials she would need, then set to work.
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When Jack woke up, a pleasant odor that immediatley filled his nose.He popped an eye open and looked around until he found the source of the smell.
He opened his other eye and sat up in bed.
He eyed the large plate of steaming food that sat on his desk suspiciously.
After a minute or two the door creaked open and Isabelle came in, glowing like usual.
Her small smile lifted considerably when she saw that Jack was awake.
"Good morning!" she said in a sing song voice.
"Er , ...Good mornin'."
"Are you gonna eat your breakfast or stare it all day?" she asked with her hands on her hips.
"Uh..." Before he could answer Isabelle walked to the small window and pulled the curtains apart, then lifted the window about and inch to let some fresh air into the compacted cabin.
Jack just watched her amused with her quick adaption to him and the rest of the ship.
She walked over to him and lightly pushed his back.
"Scoot mister." He stood and watched her make up his bed, something that he cant ever remember being done.
She stopped half way through and pointed to the food sitting on his desk.
"Eat it before i do!" He chuckled and walked to the desk.
As he ate the food , the first meal in a long time that he can remember enjoying, he watched Isabelle as she pulled the covers up and placed the pillows decorativley on the bed.
As he scraped his plate clean Isabelle swooped over and took it from him.
"So I see ye like to clean....and cook..." he said eyeing the room then the empty plate in her hand.
"I used to take care of Marie's 2 children, it comes naturally for me to take care of people. You looked like you needed someone to take care of you Captain. " she said jokingly with a wink
Jack chuckled, the truth is, no matter how much he denyed needing to be taken care of , it was nice for a change.
A friendship sparked at that moment.
A friendship that would last a lifetime.