Chapter 7

The reunion lasted until the sun was well above the horizon.  Shortly after it had started though, Katrina had fallen asleep and now Jack’s father looked over at her.

“She’s smitten with you.”

“As I am with her. What are your plans for her?”

“I’d planned to put her off at the first opportune moment.  I assume you’ll be wanting to go with her.”

“I want to be with her, yes, but if she goes back to her father, we have no future together.  Her father had forbade her to see me after her brother caught me kissing her.”

Captain Sparrow laughed, “You scoundrel!  If it had been MY daughter, I would have demanded you marry her.”

“Because I compromised her?  I think I like your idea better than not being able to see her or touch her.”

“What do you want me to do, son?”

Jack moved to stand beside Katrina.  “I don’t know. I want to be with her but I’ve spent eight years looking for you.”

“A pirate ship is no place for a lady like her, Jack.”

“I know,” whispered jack.

Watching his son, Captain Sparrow decided the boy needed time to think.  “I’m going to check on my crew and see where we are.  I’ll wait for you to come on deck but don’t let her come on deck alone.”

“Aye, sir.”

Alone in his father’s cabin, Jack watched Katrina sleeping.  He could have it all, his freedom sailing with his father and her by his side, but what did she want?  The only way to find out was to wake her.

Gently he reached out to caress her cheek as he leaned to her.  His lips touched hers in a soft kiss.  “Wake, love.”

Slowly, her eyes fluttered open and focused on Jack.  A sleepy smile spread as she asked, “Are we alone?”

“Aye.  My father is on deck.  We need to talk.”

With Jack’s help, Katrina sat up and took his hand in hers.  Happily, she said, “We can be together now, Jack.  What do we need to talk about?”

“I want to be with ye more than I can tell ye, but I’ve searched for my father for all these years….I can’t walk away now.”

“We can sail the seas together, Jack…with your father,” exclaimed Katrina, her eyes dancing merrily.

Jack’s heart sank.  He didn’t want to disappoint her but he knew it was inevitable.  “Kat, a pirate ship is no place for ye.”

Tears welled immediately as she asked, “How are we going to be together then?”

Cradling her face in his hands and using his thumbs to wipe her tears, he answered, “I’m going to find a way before we get you back to your father.”

“Jack, my father is NEVER going to let us be together.  Please, I want to stay withy you.  I’ll cut my hair and wear men’s clothing to stay with you,” pleaded Katrina as tears rolled effortlessly down her cheeks.

“Shh, my love,” soothed Jack kissing the tears away.  “I’ll find a way, I promise.”

Katrina clung to him as she cried.  All she could think about was losing Jack for good and she didn’t want that to happen.

Jack’s mind raced trying to think of a way for them to be together.  His words ‘because I compromised her’ rang out.  All he had to do was bed her and her father would demand they be married….or have him shot.  As the thought of laying with Kat crossed his mind, Jack also became keenly aware of her body.  She wasn’t wearing the multiple layers of clothing that all ladies wore.  Instead, she simply wore a single cotton layer…her night dress.  That’s when he realized he hadn’t even given her a chance to get something to cover herself with.  There was no one to interrupt them this time either and she had seemed willing the last time and he DEFINITELY wanted to be with her in that way.

Jack pulled back and lifted her chin with a finger.  Gazing into the eyes that had taken possession of his very soul less than a week ago, he knew without a doubt what he wanted.  Closing the distance, his mouth claimed hers, his tongue plundering her depths, tasting her sweetness.  At the same time, he lay her back into the pillows, one hand on her stomach.

Pulling back from the kiss, Jack looked into her eyes once more.  He pushed her hair back as he said, “Be with me, love.”

“You mean…”

“Yes,” he whispered.  “Make love with me,” and he placed a feathery kiss on her lips.

“I’ve never….”

Placing a finger on her lips in place of his, he soothed, “I know and I promise to be gentle.”

Nervously, she nodded her head to consent and watched as Jack stood to shed his clothes.  She felt the heat rising in her cheeks as she stared at his tan, lean body.  What surprised her even more though was the reactions of her own body.

Jack rejoined her on the bed lying beside her.  Reaching up, he took the end of the strings that held the bodice of her gown together and pulled slowly.  When it was untied, he pushed the material aside to expose her young breasts.  Jack gazed appreciatively, the creamy white skin that surrounded the coral nipples.  He’d been with wenches before and they’d been pleasing to the eye but Katrina was breath-taking.

“You are so beautiful, Kat,” breathed Jack as he nervously trailed a finger around the outline of her breasts.  “I need to see all of you.”

With Jack’s help, Katrina shed the night dress and lay before him waiting for his next move.  It wasn’t a long wait.  Jack began with a slow caress of her lips before beginning to bathe her body with soft kisses being sure to lavish her breasts with plenty of attention.  Reaching her belly, he dipped his tongue into her belly button, the whole time his hands were caressing her skin. 

Casting his eyes up after hearing a soft moan escape, he asked, “Does this feel good, love?”

“Yessss,” she answered in a breathy whisper.

“Let me make it better,” and he moved one hand between her thighs.  With his fingers, he separated her folds and dipped a finger into her core.  Pulling out, he spread the moisture over her before moving so that his throbbing cock was nestled on the edge.  With his hands, he framed her face and without taking his eyes off her, he slowly eased into her.

Katrina winced and tears began to trickle down.  “Stop, please,” she begged.  “It hurts.”

“Relax love,” soothed Jack wiping the tears with his thumbs.  “Wrap your legs around my waist.”

She did as he instructed and grasped his arms as he began to thrust in and out.  Pleasure quickly replaced the pain spreading throughout her body and instinct took over.  She met his thrusts wanting more as her body began to tingle.  It started in her pelvis and radiated out, her toes curling as she slipped over the edge.  “Oh…god….Jack,” she cried.

When Kat began to move with him, Jack’s control was lost.  She was so tight and so wet.  His pace quickened, his breathing ragged, as he watched her eyes roll back in pure pleasure.  Hearing her call his name as her wet walls clenched him, he felt himself following her.  He exploded; filling her with is ‘love’.

Collapsing on top of her, Jack placed kisses along her neck tasting her damp skin.  He held her tight, his eyes closed as he thought about the choice he had made. 

Looking up at him, Katrina hesitantly asked, “What are you thinking?”

Jack smiled, “How much I love you.”

“Have you decided what you want to do?”

“I’m going with you…wherever my father puts you off.”

“What about my father?”

“I’ll do whatever it takes for him to accept me.”  Rolling her over onto her back, Jack placed a hand on her cheek, “I promise, we will be together, Kat.”

Snuggling together, silence befell the young couple, both lost in their thoughts.  Would Jack be able to keep his promise?

Chapter 8            Index