"Here, lay next to me. I feel guilty seeing you there sitting in that un-comfy chair" Chloe smiled sleepily at him.
Englehorn hesitated.
"Come on" She grinned at him.
He nodded then took off his boots, and got into the bed pulling the covers around his self.
"Is your head feeling any better?" Englehorn asked Chloe.
"Yes, thank you" Chloe was laid on her side her head resting on her arm as she looked at him.
Englehorn took this as a opportunity to really look at Chloe. She had creamy white skin that looked like nither coldness or warmth would touch it, along with dazzling blue eyes that felt like they looked into your very soul. She had long wavy hair that looked at if it reached up to her breasts. She had a wonderful curvy figure and her breasts looked perfect.
"Are you ok?" Chloe asked him, causing him to break out of his day dream.
"Erm, yeah, I'm fine. Sorry was day dreaming" He quickly answered her.
"Its fine" Chloe smiled, and laid on her front.
"I'm not going to be much help f I fall asleep am I?" Englehorn smiled at her as he turned on his side to get a better view of looking at her whilst talking.
"Its fine you fall asleep if you want….I can stay up on my own. I'll just hum or something to keep myself awake" Chloe truthfully replied.
"No no, I said that I would stay awake with you so I'm going to"
Chloe closed her eyes and smiled.
"Thanks. You'll be a lot better company than myself. What time is it anyway?" She asked, looking around the room.
Englehorn looked at his watch.
"1:00am. I'm not on duty now until the morning" He told her.
"Oh well then you should sleep. I can't keep you up all night when your up early" Chloe said sitting up
"No, I'll be fine. I've been awake for 36 hours straight before going to sleep. I survived that long. I think I'll manage one night" He smiled at her.
Chloe returned the smile.
"I feel a lot better you know. I think I would be fine falling asleep" She sweetly said to him.
Englehorn fully turned to her now.
"I don't think that's such a good idea. Your not suppose to fall asleep after having a bad bang on the head" He seriously told her.
"I know I know. But to be honest, I really feel fine. Honestly I've banged my head worse than this, falling asleep and been fine in the morning. And I'm not just saying this because I'm tried. I'm telling you truth!" Chloe now truthfully answered.
"I just don't want anything bad to happen to you that's all!" Englehorn honestly told Chloe.
"And why is that…….Henrich?" Chloe grinned mischievously to him.
Englehorn stopped and looked at Chloe, realising what he had said. He had near enough told her that he liked her. Which he did, he just didn't want to let her know, he'd done that once, and it really hadn't gone well, she had broken his heart.
"You are a passenger on-board my ship Miss Bocock. I have a certain responsibility of making sure you are safe and healthy" He answered, sitting up in the bed.
Chloe frowned and sat up next to him.
"Miss Bocock? Where'd that come from? I though we were on first name terms?" She said, touching his arm.
Englehorn pulled away from her touch on his arm and started getting out of the bed. Chloe saw that he was going to leave and she took this as a opportunity that she couldn't miss.
She quickly moved around to face the front of him, and came to head view with him. Moving her hands to his cheeks she stared him in the eyes. Seeing no hesitation she leaned her head forward and ever so gently pressed her lips against his placing a small kiss. Pulling away ever so slightly she looked at him again. He looked at her full face and then placed his hands on her hips and now moved his face forward and placed his lips on hers. Chloe returned this and the kiss soon became more passionate. Englehorn's tongue traced her lips and Chloe opened her mouth letting it enter. Moaning into the kiss Englehorn moved Chloe onto the bed so he was now laid on top of her. His hands were roaming all over her body and Chloe was responding to his touch in a way she had never felt before with any of the men she had been with. Chloe now began trying to undo his belt when he pulled away suddenly from her.
"I'm….I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that!" He quickly told her, standing up and adjusting his self.
"No no its fine. Its what I wanted!" She honestly answered.
"Don't! Don't say that! I'm your captain, this isn't suppose to happen. I want you to forget this" Englehorn whispered to her.
"I like you! I want this to happen!" She shouted back.
"But it cant Chloe. I'm sorry! Now your stopping in here for the rest of the journey" And with that he left the room leaving Chloe startled.
She looked around the room feeling tears start to bur her eyes.
"Don't cry….." She whispered to herself, and with that she put her head in her hands and cried….For the first time in 2 years
Englehorn left the room, and ran his hands through his hair. He heard Chloe tell herself not to cry and then heard a soft sobbing come from his room. He closed his eyes and sighed heavily. It broke his heart for him to hear her crying, but he knew it was for the best. If they did get together, and they went back to New York, he would never see her again. Chloe would want to stay in New York and he would go back out onto the sea with his ship and crew. It would be doomed from the beginning, so he knew it would be best like this. He nodded his head and then made it way to the main room where he knew he would get peace and quiet.
The next morning Chloe woke up slightly feeling like a woman who had drunk far to much the night before. She sat up and put her hand to her head then closed her eyes and sighed. She was thinking about the night before, and what had happened between her and Englehorn. Chloe now knew he would most likely try to avoid her all the time, but she wasn't going to let that happen. She was going to keep on speaking to him, and try and get him alone. He needed to know how she felt. Chloe nodded her head and smiled. She was going to tell him how she felt and he was going to have to accept it. She blew out a deep breath and then stood up out of the breath.
"Good morning!" Ann cheerfully said coming into the room.
"Ann! God, you scared me there! How'd you know I was here?" Chloe asked, brushing her hair with her fingers in the mirror.
"One of the crew told me about your little fall last night and brought me to you" She said still smiling.
"What are you smiling about?" Chloe frowned turning towards her friend.
"Meeting Jack Driscoll today" She dreamily said, sitting on the bed.
"That's why your all dressed up…….That's not your dress is it?" Chloe frowned again, looking at Ann.
"No, its Maureen's but I figured I may as well wear it. It looks alright though doesn't it?" Ann answered looking down at the dress.
"Yes. It suits you" Chloe softly smiled.
"Alright, well come on! Lets go get some breakfast I'm starving!" Ann smiled standing up again.
"I need to change first! I want to look nice as well! And have you brought that red lip stick with you? The one that I always end up wearing?" Chloe asked, as they began walking out of the room and towards the cages where Chloe's bags were.
"Yes. I knew you would be wanting to wear it!" Chloe answer was.
Chloe grinned to herself as they now reached the cages.
"Chloe! You can't stay down here" Ann shouted at her friend.
"No I really don't mind! I've got loads of covers and duvets to keep me comfy!" She reassured her.
"I don't care, your not staying down here" Ann disgustingly replied.
Chloe laughed slightly.
"Because your room is so much better" She quietly said, which she received a slight slap on the arm.
Chloe laughed and pulled out a dress. It was with and fitted perfectly with her figure. It was red and had skinny straps around the top, and frilled out around the bottom that came just above her knees. It was very similar to the yellow dress that Ann was wearing.
"I'll turn around" Ann then turned around, allowing Chloe privacy to get changed.
"I'm done" Chloe said not long after Ann had turned around.
Ann turned back around and found Chloe powdering her face.
"Right can we go and get that lipstick then we are ready to go and have breakfast" Chloe smiled back to her friend.
Ann nodded and began leading the way.
10 minutes later Ann and Chloe walked into the main room, where they found a few people sitting including Carl Denham.
"Ann! Chloe! Come on in! Let me introduce you both to the crew! This is Herb - our camera man"
Ann held out her hand and shook Herb's hand, Chloe just nodded and smiled.
"Delighted to meet you both' Herb looked at Ann.
'And may I say ma'am what a lovely dress"
Ann smiled.
"Oh this old thing, I just threw it on" She replied.
"Isn't that one of Maureen's costumes?" Preston asked.
"What does a girl have to do around here to get some breakfast?" Chloe quickly asked, saving Ann from some embarrassment.
"Lumpy you heard the lady!" Carl shouted to a man who was looking at Chloe whilst still shaving a man, and also smoking a cigarette.
"Fancy some of me……a…..porridge aux walnut?" Lumpy asked in a deep hoarse voice.
Chloe shook her head.
"Err, Ann. I don't believe you've met…." Carl drifted of as Ann stared at a man with his head down and a hat on.
"That's alright Mr. Denham. I know who this is…'
Chloe frowned as Ann walked closer to the man sitting down
'Thrilled to meet you. Its an honour to be apart of this" Ann stared, almost transfixed.
"Well, gee thanks" The man answered sounding quite confused.
"Actually….I'm quite familiar with your work" Ann kindly told him.
This time Carl Denham frowned as well as Chloe.
"Really?" The man answered, raising an eye-brow.
"Yes….And what I most admire. Is the way you have captured the voice of the common people" Ann told him, still looking almost transfixed.
"Well that's my job!" He smiled at her.
"I'm sure you have heard this before Mr. Driscoll, if you don't mind me saying….You don't look at all like your picture"
A man stood behind Chloe turned around at the sound of something in what Ann had said. Chloe looked round at him and recognised who it was straight away. Ann was talking to the wrong person. She stepped forward to tell Ann but the man behind her stopped her with grabbing her hand. Chloe turned and he shook his head then moved in-front of her.
"Excuse me?" The man sitting down once again looked confused.
"Wait a minute! Ann -" Carl was cut of by Ann speaking to him.
"He's so much younger in person'
Then she turned back around to the man sitting down.
'And much better looking"
Carl notices Jack now in the room and tries to stop her.
"Ann! Stop! Stop right there"
"I was afraid you might be one of those self-obsessed literary types. You know the tweedy twerp with his nose in a book and his head up his -" Ann was cut off by Jack slamming his book closed.
Ann stopped speaking and turned, to see the real Jack Driscoll standing in-front of her.
"It's nice to meet you too Miss Darrow" He said to her, and then turned and walked out of the room.
Chloe's hand flew to her mouth as she tried to stop from laughing as Ann looked mortified. Englehorn walked into the room after Jack had left, and found everyone silent or muffling there laughs. Chloe stopped laughing and looked at him, as he stared at her, almost looking like he was looking at her for the first time.
"Come on Ann! Lets go and get some air" She said, as she grabbed Ann's hand and led her out of the room.
"Oh Chloe! What have I done?" Ann almost cried as she leaned against the railings of the ship.
Chloe laughed.
"I wouldn't worry about it Ann! I'm sure the next time you see him, you'll tell him about the one line in the play you love ruined one scene" Chloe continued laughing.
"Its not funny! I'm so embarrassed I'm never going to be able to see him again! I mean what's he going to think of me now! He's never going to want me to play the part now!" She quietly said.
"I think he is! I mean he's got no other option has he!" Chloe smiled at Ann, letting the wind go through her hair.
"They could always get you to play the part!" Ann told her.
"I can't act!" Chloe replied.
"I knew you would say that! And yes you can! That week you were in our show, well lets just say we had never had an audience like that!" Ann smiled at her.
"That wasn't acting it was just jumping around and doing acrobats" Chloe told her.
"Either way you were good!"
"Come on, Carls waving at me, so I guess that means you need to go and film! And don't worry about the Jack Driscoll thing. He'll have forgotten about it! He's a professional" She happily smiled at Ann.
Ann smiled and nodded.
"Right. Don't have to much fun while I'm gone"
"I'll try not to" Chloe grinned.
Ann then walked away and left Chloe standing at the railings. She leaned over the side and once again let the wind blow through her hair.
"Be careful" Chloe heard a male voice from behind her, she turned around and saw Jimmy
"Jimmy isn't it?" Chloe asked.
Jimmy nodded and walked over to her.
"How's your head?" He asked, whilst offering her a apple.
Chloe accepted the apple.
"Its fine thank you. It feels a bit sore, but apart from that all is well" Chloe smiled at him.
"You have a pretty smile" Jimmy told her quite shyly.
Chloe smiled even more.
"Thank you Jimmy. You have a nice kind smile" She truthfully told him.
"Oh me telling you didn't mean you had to tell me" He explained, once again seeming quite shy.
"I know. I just thought I would let you know!" Chloe smiled at him still.
"Jimmy I think you have got a crows nest you need to be in now" They heard the captain tell him.
"Sorry sir, on my way now sir! I'll see you soon Chloe" And with that Jimmy left, leaving Englehorn and Chloe alone.
"Chloe listen please about last night" He started.
"You don't need to explain yourself. I know how you feel. It was kind of obvious last night" She softly told him.
"What do you mean?" He questioned, looking slightly confused.
"I know you like me…..Captain. Otherwise you wouldn't have kissed me back would you" Chloe answered, smiling.
Englehorn shook his head.
"I was driven by lust"
"Your telling me you don't like me then?" She asked, her eye-brow raised.
Englehorn paused and looked down at the floor.
"I didn't say that. I just need to tell you that nothing more can happen. I am your captain, it would be in-decent. You'll leave after the journey and forget about me. Whereas I wouldn't want to forget you….Its what always happens" He answered, still not looking at her.
Chloe looked at him, almost in disbelief. Then walked over to him and lifted his head.
"I want us to be together. I understand that we no nothing really about each other, but we have enough time to get to know each other properly" She honestly told him.
Englehorn searched her eyes and saw complete truth been told. Slowly, he leaned his head forward and kissed her softly on the lips.
"I like your idea…A lot" He now grinned at her.
Chloe sighed slightly and smiled.
"Thank God!" She shouted and then kissed him back, but with even more passion than the last kiss.
Slowly they both pulled away, breathing quite heavily after there extremely passionate kiss, and looked into each others eyes.
"I cant believe this is happening. I didn't think I would even feel like this again" Englehorn softly whispered, his head resting on hers, both of them gazing into each others eyes.
Chloe smiled at him, and nodded her head.
"I've never really felt like this before" Chloe honestly told him.
"You've never been in a relationship?" He asked her, as they now parted, but continued holding hands.
"Yes I have. Many, but none of them have really felt like this before. This one feels…..Different. That is if it is a relationship?" She casually asked, looking away from his eyes.
"I would really like it to be" Englehorn smiled at her.
Chloe smiled back, and looked around at the sea.
"Its beautiful out here. I know why you choose to sail than live on land" She said, whilst Englehorn wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I know….Chloe…I need to ask you something' He told her.
Chloe turned around a confused look on her face.
'Can we keep this quiet. I don't think the crew would appreciate having a distraction in front of their captain"
Chloe smiled slightly, then nodded.
"That will be fine. Its just going to be really hard for me not to be able to kiss you right here and now" She honestly replied, grinning widely.
Englehorn smiled at her.
"I love your smile. Its lights up your whole face, and makes me want to smile"
Chloe giggled slightly and then looked up to where she saw all of the cast for the film, setting up. She also saw Jack Driscoll up there.
"Well, I'm going to have to leave you now. I need to explain something's to Mr. Driscoll up there" Chloe said, pointing up to where Jack was sitting.
"Okay then. When will I see you again?" He asked, letting go of her waist quickly.
"I could come and see you tonight if you like?" She replied, smiling happily.
"I would like that. But I don't get off the wheel until 11pm. Is that to late?" Englehorn worriedly asked.
Chloe grinned at him slightly.
"11 o clock will be fine Henrich. I'll see you then"
And with a kiss that she discreetly blew at him Chloe smiled and then began walking to the upper decking, where Jack Driscoll was waiting.
