Chapter Five - Good News.
Jack was waiting for her in the sitting room.
"Oh no. Don't even think it" she said. "I haven't had enough to drink"
"Oh yes" he said reveling in the knowledge that she wanted a baby so bad that she'd sleep with him love or no love. He knew from what he could remember of the night before that she really did want him. She might hate him, but since she was still trying to save face as a respectable married woman in front of his parents, there was no way he was going let her get out of servicing him. She certainly had gotten quite good in bed and he wasn't going to walk away from that.
He handed her a bottle of brandy. "Drink up luv."
She took the bottle hoping that he had been drinking all night and was soon ready to pass out. . He hadn't and didn't. She got woozy trying to nurse the half bottle he gave her.
"The room is spinning" she complained. Everything was foggy. Was she still having cake with Courtney and James?
Jack smiled and started to kiss and undress her.
She tried to look at the face in front of her. "James?" she said.
Jack laughed. "No darlin' I just look a hell of a lot like him" He undressed her completely. "Oh my God." He said looking at the marks on her body. "Did I do that?"
"Yes" she said. Sidi lay on the floor trying to get a clear image of him. Her eyes focused on Jack.
"Sorry luv. I musta been pretty drunk."
"You were" she said laughing but the movement started the room spinning again..
Jack made love to his wife and she wouldn't let him stop.
She woke up in the morning miserable. Jack sat at her side with a bucket and a compress. "Sorry 'bout that luv he smirked. Forgot you don't drink." He smiled a big cutsie smile that in a former lifetime would have brought a smile to her face. Now she just wished she had a gun.
"What happened?"
He reached down to kiss her. She pushed him away.
"You have got to be joking." Tonight she thought I'm going to control the alcohol. And so it went.
Finally liberation day came. The family bid Jack farewell. She hoped the wretched pirate sailed out of her life forever. She enjoyed the long quiet ride home alone in her own carriage. Sidi took a long scented bath sipped tea to sooth her. He wasn't cursed. She had to deal with that later.
Months passed. She was excited and went into the main house looking for the family. It seemed she was alone in the house except for James who was working up in his office. She was disappointed. She wanted to break the news to the family together. She wanted them happy and congratulating her. Knocked on James' office door and was given permission to enter. Where's Mum? She asked.
"In London for the weekend." He said absently his attention fully on East India Company building invoices.
"Charles and Adam?" She asked.
"Theatre"
"I have some good news." she said hesitantly.
"Mmm that's nice luv."
"I'm going to have a baby."
James looked up shocked. "Sidi, are you sure?" James face registered concern.
"Yes!" She gushed! "I know the circumstances aren't ideal but please be happy!
James smiled at the radiant mother to be. He got up from his desk hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. He sat down on the front of his desk and pulled her into his lap. His lips then tongue brushed her ear as he said "Father or Grandfather?" His hands invaded the waistband of her skirt as he sought out her belly and caressed it. He continued to kiss her as the hand continued on and found a home between her legs. Sidi closed her eyes and let him pleasure her. She didn't want him to stop. She wrapped her arms around his neck when she finally turned to face him. "Father." she whispered and pushed him back onto his desk. Her mouth met his. Her tongue danced inside it. She loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt kissing his chest and stomach while peeling off her clothing.. Her hand slid into his trousers when he stopped her and took her to his bed.
Sidi decided to wait until Courtney came home from London to tell the family the good news. James, Charles and Adam congratulated her. Courtney was emotionless in her congratulations and expressed her fear to her husband later.
" Courtney, she's an adult. It's her decision. The only thing that girl has ever wanted was to have a baby. Don't you think she deserves to have a little bit of happiness after what she's been through? My God, look what she's married to."
"James!" One would think you would be proud of him and show some support. Courtney chastised her husband. Jonathan is the only one of the boys who has even tried not to depend on his inheritance! He's trying to make a go of it on his own! The Merchant Marines might not be a glamorous job but it is quite a respectable living! Jonathan is a good man! Sidi should jolly well show a little more concern for his needs as a husband and provider as well."
James was astonished. Where the hell did that come from? What did she know about a husband's needs? She hadn't touched him in a decade! What made Jonathan's needs as a husband superior to that of her own husband!? Merchant Marine indeed! The boy is a bloody scallywag. A pirate! As for Jonathans needs James was quite certain they were being met in abundance. The only one in need was the wife he was unable to reward with a child. James smiled. Until now.
He decided not to burst Courtney's bubble just quite yet. What would she think of her beloved Jonathan had she known about his two trips to the gallows or the stint as a cleric of the church that almost got him ruddy well killed. What would become of dear Jonathan in Mummy's eyes had she got a peek at the "P" emblazoned on the forearm he kept safely hidden under his sleeve? He's lucky I got him away with a mere branding. James shook his head. I should have let them brand it on the fool's bloody forehead. What was I thinking? The only good thing he could say about his son was that he had never hurt an innocent person and never would. Therefore James would always do his best to be sure his son remained alive. Never hurt an innocent person. James sighed except his poor wife.
"James are you listening to me?"
"Yes dear. Jonathan is a good man and deserves my praise." James lit his pipe.
"Do take that outside love. It leaves a residue on the furniture and smells up the house." She pecked him on the cheek and headed downstairs.
"Yes dear. I'll take a walk in the woods."
Jack was waiting for her in the sitting room.
"Oh no. Don't even think it" she said. "I haven't had enough to drink"
"Oh yes" he said reveling in the knowledge that she wanted a baby so bad that she'd sleep with him love or no love. He knew from what he could remember of the night before that she really did want him. She might hate him, but since she was still trying to save face as a respectable married woman in front of his parents, there was no way he was going let her get out of servicing him. She certainly had gotten quite good in bed and he wasn't going to walk away from that.
He handed her a bottle of brandy. "Drink up luv."
She took the bottle hoping that he had been drinking all night and was soon ready to pass out. . He hadn't and didn't. She got woozy trying to nurse the half bottle he gave her.
"The room is spinning" she complained. Everything was foggy. Was she still having cake with Courtney and James?
Jack smiled and started to kiss and undress her.
She tried to look at the face in front of her. "James?" she said.
Jack laughed. "No darlin' I just look a hell of a lot like him" He undressed her completely. "Oh my God." He said looking at the marks on her body. "Did I do that?"
"Yes" she said. Sidi lay on the floor trying to get a clear image of him. Her eyes focused on Jack.
"Sorry luv. I musta been pretty drunk."
"You were" she said laughing but the movement started the room spinning again..
Jack made love to his wife and she wouldn't let him stop.
She woke up in the morning miserable. Jack sat at her side with a bucket and a compress. "Sorry 'bout that luv he smirked. Forgot you don't drink." He smiled a big cutsie smile that in a former lifetime would have brought a smile to her face. Now she just wished she had a gun.
"What happened?"
He reached down to kiss her. She pushed him away.
"You have got to be joking." Tonight she thought I'm going to control the alcohol. And so it went.
Finally liberation day came. The family bid Jack farewell. She hoped the wretched pirate sailed out of her life forever. She enjoyed the long quiet ride home alone in her own carriage. Sidi took a long scented bath sipped tea to sooth her. He wasn't cursed. She had to deal with that later.
Months passed. She was excited and went into the main house looking for the family. It seemed she was alone in the house except for James who was working up in his office. She was disappointed. She wanted to break the news to the family together. She wanted them happy and congratulating her. Knocked on James' office door and was given permission to enter. Where's Mum? She asked.
"In London for the weekend." He said absently his attention fully on East India Company building invoices.
"Charles and Adam?" She asked.
"Theatre"
"I have some good news." she said hesitantly.
"Mmm that's nice luv."
"I'm going to have a baby."
James looked up shocked. "Sidi, are you sure?" James face registered concern.
"Yes!" She gushed! "I know the circumstances aren't ideal but please be happy!
James smiled at the radiant mother to be. He got up from his desk hugged her and kissed her on the cheek. He sat down on the front of his desk and pulled her into his lap. His lips then tongue brushed her ear as he said "Father or Grandfather?" His hands invaded the waistband of her skirt as he sought out her belly and caressed it. He continued to kiss her as the hand continued on and found a home between her legs. Sidi closed her eyes and let him pleasure her. She didn't want him to stop. She wrapped her arms around his neck when she finally turned to face him. "Father." she whispered and pushed him back onto his desk. Her mouth met his. Her tongue danced inside it. She loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt kissing his chest and stomach while peeling off her clothing.. Her hand slid into his trousers when he stopped her and took her to his bed.
Sidi decided to wait until Courtney came home from London to tell the family the good news. James, Charles and Adam congratulated her. Courtney was emotionless in her congratulations and expressed her fear to her husband later.
" Courtney, she's an adult. It's her decision. The only thing that girl has ever wanted was to have a baby. Don't you think she deserves to have a little bit of happiness after what she's been through? My God, look what she's married to."
"James!" One would think you would be proud of him and show some support. Courtney chastised her husband. Jonathan is the only one of the boys who has even tried not to depend on his inheritance! He's trying to make a go of it on his own! The Merchant Marines might not be a glamorous job but it is quite a respectable living! Jonathan is a good man! Sidi should jolly well show a little more concern for his needs as a husband and provider as well."
James was astonished. Where the hell did that come from? What did she know about a husband's needs? She hadn't touched him in a decade! What made Jonathan's needs as a husband superior to that of her own husband!? Merchant Marine indeed! The boy is a bloody scallywag. A pirate! As for Jonathans needs James was quite certain they were being met in abundance. The only one in need was the wife he was unable to reward with a child. James smiled. Until now.
He decided not to burst Courtney's bubble just quite yet. What would she think of her beloved Jonathan had she known about his two trips to the gallows or the stint as a cleric of the church that almost got him ruddy well killed. What would become of dear Jonathan in Mummy's eyes had she got a peek at the "P" emblazoned on the forearm he kept safely hidden under his sleeve? He's lucky I got him away with a mere branding. James shook his head. I should have let them brand it on the fool's bloody forehead. What was I thinking? The only good thing he could say about his son was that he had never hurt an innocent person and never would. Therefore James would always do his best to be sure his son remained alive. Never hurt an innocent person. James sighed except his poor wife.
"James are you listening to me?"
"Yes dear. Jonathan is a good man and deserves my praise." James lit his pipe.
"Do take that outside love. It leaves a residue on the furniture and smells up the house." She pecked him on the cheek and headed downstairs.
"Yes dear. I'll take a walk in the woods."
