"Good morning princess." Kris said gently, snuggling up against Nathan's side early the next morning. Sleep had eluded her that night, so she had just watched him sleep for a while. It was quite a marvelous thing, watching him sleep. He just looked so peaceful, so calm. His hair tussled like that of a young boy, the crinkles by his eyes softened. Normally she would've just gotten up and gotten a head start on her day, but she'd decided just to look at him. This wonderful man next to her. He began to stir at her words a few moments later, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him.

"Good morning," He replied with a sleep tinted voice, "what time is it?"

"Probably time to get up to start making everyone breakfast, but I don't really feel like moving."

With his eyes still closed, he smiled. "Me neither."

Kris groaned, knowing that despite how much she wanted to stay in bed with him, she needed to get up and start getting some of the chores done. Since most of the other crew members still weren't pitching in around the ship, the Sirius crew had to double their usual chores. Although, to some of the other crew's credit, some of them were trying to help out. Helping to clean and do some of the everyday tasks. So she really couldn't complain. It was just those select few that continuously didn't do anything that she had to pick up their slack on. She giggled as she squeezed herself from underneath Nathan's arm and headed towards the bathroom to get ready.

"Where are you going?" Nathan protested, sitting up finally and yawning.

"I need to take a shower and start getting some stuff done."

At her words, Nathan instantly seemed to wake up and grinned at her. "Sounds like a great idea. I'll join you!"

Kris giggled. "I don't recall inviting you."

"I invited myself. Now come on, let's go shower!" He chirped happily, jumping up from bed and grabbing her. Before she could protest, he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, heading towards the bathroom.

"You're ridiculous, you know that right?" She teased as they walked inside, Nathan kicking the bathroom door closed behind them.

"Yep!" He answered over his shoulder, turning the shower on and letting the hot water pour down. Slowly lowering her back to the floor, she saw the look he was giving her. A shiver running down the length of her spine. Pure lust radiating from him, his length already standing at attention for her.

Unable to help herself, she grinned playfully and pressed herself against him. "You're insatiable, you know that?"

"Of course I am. I mean have you looked at yourself recently?" Nathan replied, his voice husky as he began stripping her, tossing her clothes aside. Kris aided in his efforts to remove his own clothing, giggling as he teasingly kissed her all over her face.

Together, they stepped underneath the warm stream. The water cascading down their bodies in a sensuous rhythm that seemed to heighten Kris's awakened interest. They washed each other, running soapy hands greedily over one another. No place went untouched. With teasing motions, the two played with each other. Kris had to fight to contain her voice, as the rest of the crew wasn't up yet, and she didn't want to be the one to wake them. Although Nathan wasn't being of much help. His fingers ran over some of her most sensitive spots, as if he were trying to get her to cry out. And from the impish look in his eye, that was his exact goal. She glared at him and quickly returned the favor. Taking his length in her hands and pulling him, earning her a throaty groan. But his dark gaze only intensified, a devilish smile playing on his lips.

After rinsing the soap off of each other, he quickly focused his attention on heating her body up. Hotter than that of the water splashing around them. The aroused, manly organ of his pressed insistently against her. Demanding more attention of her. And she desperately wanted to show it the attention it deserved. But before she could, Nathan grabbed her arms and put them around his neck, hauling her body up and pinning her against the shower wall. Kissing her with such unashamed abandon, their lips sliding across one another's greedily. Wanting more. Needing more.

His fingers gently caressed her through his delicate kisses, her mind roaring with need. She loved the way he made her feel, sending blissful tingles throughout her entire body with just a simple touch. Her mind in a fog with a mere kiss. He was intoxicating, more so than any whiskey Morgan ever bought. More sexually potent than the most powerful aphrodisiac. She often wondered if he knew the way he made her feel.

But it was also more than that. It was the way he made her feel like a woman, and not just another crewmate. Something she'd never known to exist. He gave her this femininity that she never knew she'd possessed. A womanly power that made her feel so alive when she was with him. A dormant part of herself that fully awakened, especially in intimate moments such as this. He somehow managed to treat her like a lady. His lady. His lady pirate.

With a luxurious groan, she wrapped her legs around his waist, pressing her heated core against him. Feeling as he sank his member into her loving heat, Kris bite down gently on Nathan's shoulder to keep herself from crying out. He held himself in rigid check, taking a moment to caress her face lovingly with his hands.

"I love you."

Her face lit up with a beaming smile. "I love you too. Now would you please hurry up and make love to me before someone comes in here and catches us?"

"As you wish, my lady." Nathan let out, his breathing already ragged from the effort to hold on. Unaware of how powerful those words were to her.

With his strong, sure strokes, it didn't take long for the both of them to find their releases. Squeezing her legs around Nathan's waist and biting down on her knuckle to contain her cries of completion, the two of them bucked against one another. Letting the overwhelming sensations take over and devour them both with an all-consuming inferno of pure pleasure and ecstasy. After a few delicious moments, Nathan gently lowered her to the floor. The water from the shower continuing to rain down on them, and Kris smiled up at him.

Nathan grinned back down at her, pressing a quick kiss to her lips. "Best shower ever I'd say."

"I'd say so." Kris replied, reaching to turn the water off.

"We should do it again. Soon."

Kris giggled, grabbing two towels and tossing him one. "You will be the death of me Nathan. I swear it."

"Well if that's the way I'm gonna go, I won't complain."

With just their towels wrapped around their bodies, the two snuck back into their bedroom. Making haste so that no one would see them. Nathan closed the door behind him and tossed his wet towel into the corner with some of the other dirty laundry. Kris enjoyed the view for a few moments as he searched around for his things. God she loved his body… The sun-kissed skin enveloping the hard muscles of his body. His work-calloused hands that knew just how to touch her so softly, so intimately. The freckles sprinkled on his strong shoulders... Wait, was she drooling?... Grabbing onto his clothing for the day, he threw Kris a teasing wink when he noticed her watching him.

Trying to hide a small blush on her face, she turned and sat down on the edge of the bed. It was hard not to look at him when he looked like he did. To say that he was extremely attractive would be an understatement. She just wasn't sure how she found herself wanting him again so quickly after their little escapade in the shower. The crew would be up shortly however, and she knew that she needed to get a start on her share of the chores.

Water droplets dripped down onto her shoulder as she shook her wet hair, roughing combing her fingers through it to get out some of the knots. She removed her own towel and began pat drying her hair, trying to soak up the remaining water left behind. Hearing the rustling of clothing behind her, she glanced over her shoulder at Nathan. Fully clothed now, and giving her a soft smile. But he suddenly stilled, looking off into the distance and Kris turned fully, giving him a confused look.

"What's the matter?"

"Do you hear that?" He asked, continuing to look off into the distance. At first, she didn't hear anything. Nothing other than the regular sounds of the sea splashing around them. But she remained silent and listened for a moment. It sounded like people were talking… No… that wasn't right… Not really talking, because they wouldn't have been able to hear it if they were just talking up on the deck… It was more like yelling.

She looked back at Nathan. "It's awfully early for the guys to be making such a fuss."

"I don't think it's the guys…" He said slowly, walking back over to their bedroom door and listening. Kris stilled, holding the towel up around her. What was going on? It was still far too early for any of the guys to be up, and making such a loud commotion for that matter.

Nathan quickly turned and grabbed his sickle and chain. "Stay here, I'm going to find out what's going on."

"Well just give me a minute to put my clothes on and I'll go too!"

"No! You just stay right there. I'll just go check it out. It might be nothing."

Kris stood and went over to grab something to put on. "Well even if it's not. I'm still coming!"

"No, please. Just stay here, I'll be right back!" He barked and left, closing the door behind him.

Did he really expect her to just stay there? Especially if something was going on? Hell no! Did he still not trust her or something? Why wouldn't he want her to come and help? Even if it wasn't anything major, he should still trust her help! She spun around and threw her towel to the ground, grabbing the nearest items of clothing she could find. Nathan's button-up shirt and boxers from earlier were lying on the bed, so she scooped them up, now more mad than anything else. A loud booming noise rocked the ship, causing her to fall to the floor clumsily. No, she knew what was going on now. They were under attack.

She needed to hurry. Jumping back up to her feet, she yanked on Nathan's boxers. Definitely not her first choice to wear out to fight, but it was all she had at the moment. Loud shouting echoed upstairs and she pulled the shirt on. Willing herself to hurry up so that she could join everyone upstairs. Where were her swords? She eyed the room hastily as she buttoned, spotting them sitting by the closet, wrapped in their protective coverings. Just where she'd put them the night before.

But as she was buttoning up her shirt, she heard something behind her. It was faint, and with the loud booming sounds echoing above deck, it was almost hard to hear. But she heard it. She knew she did. The creaking of the bedroom door. It sounded like it was opening. Why was Nathan back? It definitely sounded like there was a battle going on upstairs, why had he come back?

"Well now, what do we have here?" An unfamiliar voice asked behind her. Kris's heart stopped in her chest and she turned. The man now standing in her door frame was definitely not Nathan.