Forever Yours

Authoress note: I know that the eariler signs of pregnancy are not shown till a few weeks. But I want to get this going. So just as a note I posted this before someone goes WTF!!! Thank you. Aslo this may take me a while because I need to get Duty down because this is when the fic is based. But this is like I said mostly about Lt Bush and Penelope.

Chapter Six:

" Penelope." A male voice muttered. Follwed by a hand touching her shoulder.

Penelope woke and looked up at Hornblower. He was knelt down by her." Captian" She began with a yawn. " I was...just about to...wake." She yawned again.

" It's fine. You've been sleeping all day. I just thought I'd see if you were hungry. If maybe you wanted to join Leftenant Bush and myself in my cabin for dinner?"

" Yes suppose I am..." She trailed off and decided to bring up what came or what might have become between them." Listen, Captain if I may...about last night at your reception. I apologize for..."

Hornblower smiled and chuckled," I already told you. No harm done. Lets not mention it again. Alright?"

Penelope smiled and nodded. And stood from the hammock. She adjested her uniform and walked out of the cabin with Hornblower. She followed him into the Captian's cabin. Where William and Doubty( I think that is how spell his name)." Doubty."She began with a smile.

" Madam Pellew. It is a pleasure to see you again." Doubty smiled back.

Penelope approached her chair. For some reason she thought it funny, when both Horatio and William went to pull her chair out for her. But Horatio let William do it.

"Thank you." Penelope muttered to him.

" Are you better rested?" He decided to inquire.

Penelope looked up up him, smiled, and nodded. She looked around for a moment then cleared her throat," I thought that midshipmen ate with the men." She mused.

" I thought that you and William might want some decent time together." Horatio said with a smile.

" Thank you." Penelope said. As the food Doubty made was placed right in front of the three. Penelope stared at it for a moment. Then looked around. Feeling very queezy all of a sudden.

" Penelope." Horatio's and William's voices spoke at the same time. Noticing her look of queezyness. But looked at eachother after speaking at the same time.

"I am...excuse me for a moment." Penelope quickly flew from the chair and ran into the head. Slamming the door with the back of her boots. Outside the head Bush and Hornblower could hear her vomitting.

Hornblower looked at Bush," Has she been ill?" He asked.

" No, not that I know of. Getting her sea legs perhaps." William mused.

Horatio shook his head slightly, cause he knew Penelope could not get sea sick so easily there had to be something else. " Does she not like beef?" Horatio asked.

" No, Doubty makes her beef all the time. And she claims it is her favorite kind of meat."William answered. The door to the head opened. Penelope looked at the three men staring at her.

" What?"

" Do you need more time to rest, Penelope?" Hornblower asked.

She nodded slightly. Then looked up at him." Must still be trying to get my sea legs, sir." She said," Excuse me." She dashed back into the head. And finished throwing up.

" Leftenant Bush." She weakly called from in the head.

" Does she have to act so prefessional with you?" Horatio asked.

" She does not want to be seperated from me. So she figures..."

" She's got the right idea then." Hornblower said." You should go take her back to your cabin."

" Aye aye, sir." Bush said and opened the door. Penelope was leaning against the wall. Holding her stomach. He knelt down to her,"The Captian requests that I get you back to our cabin." He whispered.

She merely nodded and let him carry her back into her hammock. When he gently let her lay down, he stroked her face and kissed her forehead. " You'll be alright by morning." He mused.

" I hope." She whispered and turned her face to the side and closed her eyes.