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Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Nineteen:
She followed him below. He walked swiftly into the cabin. She again followed. She closed the door behind her."So it's Hornblower you''ve loved all along." William mused. Not turning to face her.
" What? Rediculous." Penelope said firmly. Touching his shoulder to turn him to face her.
When he did look at her. He did not have a cheerful expression. Not at all." Don't lie. You've been sleeping with Hornblower behind my back." He said firmly." I saw you the night of his wedding. You tried to kiss him."
"Will I..."
" So you admit it. You are sleeping with him."
" I admit to nothing that I just did not do!" She hissed.
" Then tell me what you did after I left the the cabin that night we first slept together." He demanded firmly.
Penelope gazed up into his angry blue eyes, she lifted her hand to touched his face. But he roughly grabbed her wrist and held it away from him,squezzing it hard. She winced in pain. " I went to my father for advice!" She called out in trying to free her wrist. But his grip on it was too great," When you left me in the cabin that night. I thought you mad at me. So I went to ask my father for help."
" Lies." He said before he let her wrist free. He eyed the engagement ring." We're through. Penelope.Done. As soon as we dock in Portsmouth. I'm going to request transfer. Until then, I'm sleeping in the same area as the crewmen." He said. Slidding the ring off her finger. He started to walk passed her.
Penelope knew she should tell him the news of her pregnancy with his baby.But she decided he's assume it was Hornblower's."William!" She called.
He paused and turned to look at her." From now on, I am Leftenant Bush to you. And you Mid Shipman Pellew should do well to remember that." He said firmly.
Penelope ignorred him and continued," This is actually your cabin.Let me sleep with the crewmen." She said.
" Fine. Sleep in the brig for all I care." With that he walked from the cabin and went up on deck.
Penelope closed her eyes. And muttered." I'm sorry."Even though William was not there to hear her. She dropped to her knees and sobbed in her hands. She loved William and knew she would always. The kiss was not meant to happen between her and Hornblower.
She needed to see Hornblower and request to see her father as soon as they made port.
" Horatio." She knocked upon the cabin door.
" Come." She heard.
When she opened the door to enter his cabin. She did slowly.
" Penelope." He said softly. Noticing her distress and sadness." I'm sorry." He started.
She shook her head," This was a mistake to come. We are no longer engaged." No longer together." There was a paused and she approached him and spoke again." Horatio. There is something important I have to say and I need your word as my friend not to speak to William of this." She started. Hornblower nodded. She took in a deep breath," Hornblower I am carrying William's baby." She announced.
Hornblower sighed." My apologies. Penelope I did not mean to...tear you and William appart. You both are truely good friends to me." He said. Penelope nodded. And smiled lighty.
She followed him below. He walked swiftly into the cabin. She again followed. She closed the door behind her."So it's Hornblower you''ve loved all along." William mused. Not turning to face her.
" What? Rediculous." Penelope said firmly. Touching his shoulder to turn him to face her.
When he did look at her. He did not have a cheerful expression. Not at all." Don't lie. You've been sleeping with Hornblower behind my back." He said firmly." I saw you the night of his wedding. You tried to kiss him."
"Will I..."
" So you admit it. You are sleeping with him."
" I admit to nothing that I just did not do!" She hissed.
" Then tell me what you did after I left the the cabin that night we first slept together." He demanded firmly.
Penelope gazed up into his angry blue eyes, she lifted her hand to touched his face. But he roughly grabbed her wrist and held it away from him,squezzing it hard. She winced in pain. " I went to my father for advice!" She called out in trying to free her wrist. But his grip on it was too great," When you left me in the cabin that night. I thought you mad at me. So I went to ask my father for help."
" Lies." He said before he let her wrist free. He eyed the engagement ring." We're through. Penelope.Done. As soon as we dock in Portsmouth. I'm going to request transfer. Until then, I'm sleeping in the same area as the crewmen." He said. Slidding the ring off her finger. He started to walk passed her.
Penelope knew she should tell him the news of her pregnancy with his baby.But she decided he's assume it was Hornblower's."William!" She called.
He paused and turned to look at her." From now on, I am Leftenant Bush to you. And you Mid Shipman Pellew should do well to remember that." He said firmly.
Penelope ignorred him and continued," This is actually your cabin.Let me sleep with the crewmen." She said.
" Fine. Sleep in the brig for all I care." With that he walked from the cabin and went up on deck.
Penelope closed her eyes. And muttered." I'm sorry."Even though William was not there to hear her. She dropped to her knees and sobbed in her hands. She loved William and knew she would always. The kiss was not meant to happen between her and Hornblower.
She needed to see Hornblower and request to see her father as soon as they made port.
" Horatio." She knocked upon the cabin door.
" Come." She heard.
When she opened the door to enter his cabin. She did slowly.
" Penelope." He said softly. Noticing her distress and sadness." I'm sorry." He started.
She shook her head," This was a mistake to come. We are no longer engaged." No longer together." There was a paused and she approached him and spoke again." Horatio. There is something important I have to say and I need your word as my friend not to speak to William of this." She started. Hornblower nodded. She took in a deep breath," Hornblower I am carrying William's baby." She announced.
Hornblower sighed." My apologies. Penelope I did not mean to...tear you and William appart. You both are truely good friends to me." He said. Penelope nodded. And smiled lighty.