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The day passed at an acceptable speed, I suppose. It passed slowly because I was trying to work out why I wished to see the young woman again when I knew nothing would, or could, happen, but it passed quickly because I was looking forward to seeing said woman. I waited until dusk turned to dark before leaving my ship. Most of the crew were looking for the brothel; they believed I would be there also. Only Mr Gibbs knew where I was really headed. He was a good man, he did not partake in the brothel-going activities of the others and had elected to stay behind to watch the ship. One or two others stayed with him, I believe, but as I already said most of them went to find the brothel.

As I neared the girl's window, I heard two voices carrying through from her room. I waited until I heard the door latch click shut before climbing through. She sighed and then turned around.
"Hello, love." I smirked, realising that she had thought I wasn't coming.
"Hello, Captain." She said, softly. My grin widened. I hadn't even needed to remind her of me title! "When did you arrive?" she continued.
"Just now. Heard that woman in here so waited until I heard you close the door then checked she was gone and came in."
"I am glad you did. I would have been in trouble if you were caught." I smirked again.
"Well then, we'd best not get caught eh?" Then I gestured to the window, noticing her frown as I did so. "Come on, love. If you don't want to get caught then let's not give them anything to catch." Her eyes widened as she realised what I meant. I knew the trouble she would be in if she was caught, but I would do my best to make sure that she wasn't caught. I climbed back out of the window and waited for her to join me, which she did after a moment's hesitation. As she sat with her legs hanging out of the window, preparing to slip to the ground, I stepped forwards and took her in my arms, surprised at my manners but more so at the way I felt as I touched her. I had never felt like that before, and I had touched a lot of women! I ignored the electricity tingling through me though, merely grinning at her. "You ready, love?" Her eyes shone brightly, and I reached down to take her hand. The walk would take a while and I had every intention of figuring out why I felt the way I did when I touched her. Or at least trying to.

I led her out of the town and to the cliff paths and then down a twisting slope. Suddenly she stopped, hesitating. I turned to face her.
"You ok, love?" I asked, concerned.
"I… I've never been on a beach before."
I felt my eyes widen in surprise. "But you're so interested in the sea?"
"I want to, but at the Convent we are not allowed."
"It be my guess you've been doing a lot you ain't allowed to lately." I looked at her pointedly. Already she had hidden a pirate in her closet, spent the night talking with said pirate and now snuck out of the Convent, again with said pirate. She smiled sheepishly, taking the hint.
"Yes, I suppose one more thing would not hurt." She agreed. I took her hand again and together we stepped onto the sand.

I spent quite some time in the water with her, but after a while I stepped back so that I could admire the scene before me. I smiled as I heard her twinkling laugh of delight. Any doubts she had had seemed to have vanished now; she was clearly loving the experience. Eventually she managed to tear herself away from the water and made her way over to me. I gestured for her to sit by me, and she hesitated. I frowned. Why would she hesitate now? Then I realised that she was still in her nun's habit. The sand would stick to it for sure and the Sisters at the Convent would know she had been here. I smiled, removing my coat and laying it down next to me, gesturing for her to sit upon it. She smiled back, silently thanking me. We sat in comfortable silence, captivated by the moment. I heard her sigh happily, and then I felt her head upon my shoulder. Instinctively, I wrapped my arm around her. As soon as I had done so, I worried. She was a nun! What was I doing? I snuck a glance at her, and was relieved to see her smiling, eyes closed. I turned my head so that I could look at her properly. She seemed so perfect, sitting next to me. I was unable to remove my gaze from her, hypnotised by her beauty. Her eyes fluttered open and she turned to look at me. Before I knew what I was doing, I was leaning closer to her and suddenly my lips met hers. Then I froze, suddenly realising what I had done. I was about to pull away when I felt her start to kiss me. She wanted this, and as much as I knew it was wrong I wanted this too. Instead of pulling away, I leaned in further. She lay back on my coat, my mouth still connected with hers, one of my arms on either side of her.

After what felt like an eternity, we parted and sat back up. I searched her eyes, hoping that she would not be annoyed. She hadn't pulled away in disgust, but neither had she initiated the activity. I sighed in relief as she smiled softly and returned her head to my shoulder. I wrapped my arm back around her and watched as her eyes closed. It wasn't long until I heard the gentle, rhythmic breathing that told me she was asleep. I smiled softly and carefully moved her so that she was lying down on my coat, a more comfortable position to sleep in. I also lay down, but I kept myself propped up with one arm so that I could keep watch and make sure nothing happened to her. Or at least that's what I told myself and I suppose it was partly true but I also couldn't bring myself to stop looking at her. The face, the hair, the body. All of it seemed carved by angels. Her name really was suited to her. "Angelica." I whispered.

An hour or so later, she woke up. She seemed confused, but realisation seemed to dawn on her as she saw me. She smiled, and I smiled back. A moment later, she stood and I followed her lead. It was still dark, but she needed to return in case any of the Sisters awoke early and found her bed empty. We walked through the town and when we reached her window in the Convent I helped her through. I did not make any attempt to enter myself this time. I needed to be on my own way. She turned around to face me.
"Thank you, Jack." She smiled. I returned her smile, but it was forced. I couldn't trust myself around her. It had taken all of my self control to not let things move past a kiss last night. She seemed to sense how I felt.
"Jack?" she asked, concerned.
I took a deep breath. "Listen, love." I hesitated. "I gotta go."
She frowned. "When?"
"Tomorrow night at the latest." I felt pained as I watched her face fall. "If I could stay longer, I would, love." I insisted. Truth was I could stay longer, but I didn't trust myself to. The pain I felt worsened as I heard her sigh, her eyes downcast. I also looked at the ground.
"Take me with you." I looked up, suddenly.
"What?" Had I heard her say what I thought I had heard her say?
"Jack, take me with you." I didn't know what to say. "Please. I have always wanted freedom and adventure and these past couple of days have been perfect. You have given me a taste of what my life could be like and I do not want to let go."
Every fibre in my being was screaming at me to agree, to take her with me. But for once in my life I was putting someone else first.
"You've got a life here though…" I started, forcing each word out.
"A life that I have been stuck in for as long as I can remember. Please, Jack." She pleaded.
I was silent for a long time. If I agreed, I would have her with me. I hated to admit it but the thought of never seeing her again had hurt. But having her with me would mean taking her away from her life. She seemed to want to come, though, although I wasn't sure if that was caused by not wanting to let go of the moment or if she genuinely did feel trapped in the Convent. I decided I would let her decide.
"If that's really what you want."
"It is."
I sighed. "Alright, then. I'll be by tomorrow night, just after nightfall. Be ready."
She smiled. "Thank you."
I returned her smile, and reached up to plant a quick kiss upon her lips before leaving.

I arrived back at the Pearl just as dawn was breaking. The crew had already returned and gone below deck to sleep, only Mr Gibbs remained on deck.
"How was the lass, Cap'n?" He asked.
I sighed. "Perfect." Then I looked at him. "She's coming with us tomorrow." I saw his shock and watched as he went to say something, but I cut him off. "She asked. No, she pleaded."
"Jack. You haven't corrupted her innocence!"
"Trust me, mate. It took all of me self control to not corrupt said innocence. I forced meself to be content with a kiss." I held up my hand as he went to say something again. "I initiated the kiss, but I didn't realise what I was doing and as soon as I did I went to pull away but she had already started kissing me back."
Gibbs sighed. "I hope you know what you're doing, Cap'n."
"As do I." Then I frowned. "What happened to all your "bad luck to have a woman aboard" nonsense?"
He grinned. "It's different if she makes the Cap'n happy."
Oh yes, she made me happy.