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Chapter Five
Note: I was listening to Take my Breath Away By Berlin while staring at a picture of Lt. Bush on my desktop while I wrote this. So if it is sappy. This is why.
Chapter Five:
The sun shone upon the Hotspur. Dressed in her entire Midshipman's uniform, Penelope sighed as she stood apart from Bush. She stared straight ahead and Hornblower boarded. They exchanged glances when he passed her.
When the greeting of the Captian was over, she sighed and yawned. She made her way below deck." Midshipman Pellew." Hornblower called to her.
She paused before she reached the stairs and looked at him." Sir?"
Hornblower approached her," Mr. Bush informs me that you assisted him in preparing the ship. That you were up all night with him." He started.
" Aye sir. But we were just..."
"I am not finished. He told me he gave you permission to get some sleep for a few hours." Penelope was about to repond to that when Hornblower nodded," Very well. Four hours. I'll have William wake you." With that Hornblower walked off.
Penelope sighed and exchanged glances at Mr. Bush, smiled, and removed her hat and continued her way down.
" Mr. Bush." Hornblower began.
"Sir?"
" I realize that you and Penelope are indeed close. I would trust that you two hold back any temptation until we reach Portmouth again. Is that understood?"
" Aye aye sir." Bush said in level tone.
Horatio smiled." You're a lucky man, Mr. Bush. Penelope will be a fine wife one day. Provided one day she can be tamed."
"Sir, I doubt any man can tame her." Bush mused with a smiled. Hornblower chuckled. Then he cleared his throat." Sir, might I request that she dine with us?"
Hornblower smiled and looked at the open ocean before them." Of course. I do not want to seperate you both too much." He said.
" Too much? Sir?"
" For a couple of evenings I'm going to see what she can do. So she's going to be on night's watch. I'm sorry William." Hornblower said.
Bush nodded and stared ahead of him as well...
Flashback...
She sat under a tree. Her eyes skimming her book. Penelope sighed and glanced up at the house of the family she stayed with while her father was gone. She could see a man approaching her. She smiled and closed up her book. And gathered her skirts in her hands and stood. Clearly recongizing the man in a British navel uniform.
Upon reaching him, she litteraly leapt into his arms. Legs wrapped firmly around his waist. Her lips pressing madly into his. This was a wild kiss untame kiss.
Easing from the kiss. William Bush gently let her feet touch the grass. He smiled down at her," Quite the welcoming home ceramony." He said with amusment.
Penelope smiled widely and blushed,"Sorry. Happy to see you safe." She said. And took his hand." So tell me about your sea battles." She started as they walked to sit down under the tree.
" I would rather talk about something else." Bush said.
" Alright. About what?" She asked. As they sat down.
" Well...for starters. How have you fared these past months?"
" Lonely. I wish I could go with you at sea. " She said glancing at her lap.
" No need. Have you heard? The war is over."
" Yeah, I heard. I doubt it will last. The French will not keep their word." She said with disdain.
"Well if it should come to war then your father has new plans for you." He began and handed her a piece of paper. Penelope accepted it and read through it.
Her eyes widened." Are you curtain this is real?" She asked.William nodded and took her hand.
" All he needs is your signature and I'll personally deliver it to him. Then I'll send for you." He explained.
"He really wants me to be a Midshipman? I can't believe this." She said and chuckled and leaned her head against a tree.
" But now, there is a different ,matter I been meaning to talk to you about. Last time I saw you and we first kissed...I have always thought of it." He paused to help Penelope to stand. Where then he knelt down on one knee to her, he continued." And the more I thought about it. The more I've wanted to ask. He reached in a pocket in his uniform coat and brought out a ring. He looked up into her eyes," Penelope Pellew, will you marry me?" He asked softly.
Penelope let him slide the ring onto her finger, then she tackled him to the ground. And kissed his lips. This caught Bush by surprise. But he responded ardently. Slidding his tongue into her mouth as she had into his with her tongue. He knew that he had his answer...
End flashback...
Finding it hard to fall asleep, Penelope turned her head over in the hammock and looked over at William's hammock. She thought about the kinky things the could do in it and for some reasons those thoughts lead to Horatio. And she wondered what he had done to Maraih that he could done to her when they were together once upon a time.
Chapter Five:
The sun shone upon the Hotspur. Dressed in her entire Midshipman's uniform, Penelope sighed as she stood apart from Bush. She stared straight ahead and Hornblower boarded. They exchanged glances when he passed her.
When the greeting of the Captian was over, she sighed and yawned. She made her way below deck." Midshipman Pellew." Hornblower called to her.
She paused before she reached the stairs and looked at him." Sir?"
Hornblower approached her," Mr. Bush informs me that you assisted him in preparing the ship. That you were up all night with him." He started.
" Aye sir. But we were just..."
"I am not finished. He told me he gave you permission to get some sleep for a few hours." Penelope was about to repond to that when Hornblower nodded," Very well. Four hours. I'll have William wake you." With that Hornblower walked off.
Penelope sighed and exchanged glances at Mr. Bush, smiled, and removed her hat and continued her way down.
" Mr. Bush." Hornblower began.
"Sir?"
" I realize that you and Penelope are indeed close. I would trust that you two hold back any temptation until we reach Portmouth again. Is that understood?"
" Aye aye sir." Bush said in level tone.
Horatio smiled." You're a lucky man, Mr. Bush. Penelope will be a fine wife one day. Provided one day she can be tamed."
"Sir, I doubt any man can tame her." Bush mused with a smiled. Hornblower chuckled. Then he cleared his throat." Sir, might I request that she dine with us?"
Hornblower smiled and looked at the open ocean before them." Of course. I do not want to seperate you both too much." He said.
" Too much? Sir?"
" For a couple of evenings I'm going to see what she can do. So she's going to be on night's watch. I'm sorry William." Hornblower said.
Bush nodded and stared ahead of him as well...
Flashback...
She sat under a tree. Her eyes skimming her book. Penelope sighed and glanced up at the house of the family she stayed with while her father was gone. She could see a man approaching her. She smiled and closed up her book. And gathered her skirts in her hands and stood. Clearly recongizing the man in a British navel uniform.
Upon reaching him, she litteraly leapt into his arms. Legs wrapped firmly around his waist. Her lips pressing madly into his. This was a wild kiss untame kiss.
Easing from the kiss. William Bush gently let her feet touch the grass. He smiled down at her," Quite the welcoming home ceramony." He said with amusment.
Penelope smiled widely and blushed,"Sorry. Happy to see you safe." She said. And took his hand." So tell me about your sea battles." She started as they walked to sit down under the tree.
" I would rather talk about something else." Bush said.
" Alright. About what?" She asked. As they sat down.
" Well...for starters. How have you fared these past months?"
" Lonely. I wish I could go with you at sea. " She said glancing at her lap.
" No need. Have you heard? The war is over."
" Yeah, I heard. I doubt it will last. The French will not keep their word." She said with disdain.
"Well if it should come to war then your father has new plans for you." He began and handed her a piece of paper. Penelope accepted it and read through it.
Her eyes widened." Are you curtain this is real?" She asked.William nodded and took her hand.
" All he needs is your signature and I'll personally deliver it to him. Then I'll send for you." He explained.
"He really wants me to be a Midshipman? I can't believe this." She said and chuckled and leaned her head against a tree.
" But now, there is a different ,matter I been meaning to talk to you about. Last time I saw you and we first kissed...I have always thought of it." He paused to help Penelope to stand. Where then he knelt down on one knee to her, he continued." And the more I thought about it. The more I've wanted to ask. He reached in a pocket in his uniform coat and brought out a ring. He looked up into her eyes," Penelope Pellew, will you marry me?" He asked softly.
Penelope let him slide the ring onto her finger, then she tackled him to the ground. And kissed his lips. This caught Bush by surprise. But he responded ardently. Slidding his tongue into her mouth as she had into his with her tongue. He knew that he had his answer...
End flashback...
Finding it hard to fall asleep, Penelope turned her head over in the hammock and looked over at William's hammock. She thought about the kinky things the could do in it and for some reasons those thoughts lead to Horatio. And she wondered what he had done to Maraih that he could done to her when they were together once upon a time.