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Chapter eight
Chapter Eight:
Penelope sighed and leaned upon the bridge railing. It was very cool out. Cool. But clear. She wanted to take her hat off. But couldn't. She was on duty and on deck. Not advisable. She looked out upon the deck and yawned again. Never had she felt so tired. Not like this. She wonder maybe it was what she and William did that previous night. Maybe that worn her out more then she thought.
"That hat does not suit you at to say the least." Penelope smiled and turned around.
"And you look repulsive with your hair down like that." She responded as Bush stood beside her." You should get some sleep." She suggested.
" I'm finding it hard to sleep when I am so used to you by my side at night." He explained.
Penelope looked at him." We are the most innapropraite couple you know that. "
" Surprisingly your father has not put a bullet in my back for it either." He started then cleared his throat." Why didn't you tell me that you and Hornblower slept together?"
" I did not think it was on a need to know bases, William. You don't tell me about your past intimate encounters."
"Thats because I have very few." He said softly." By the way you still look tired. Penelope whats wrong? The sickness earlier?"
" I don't know. I doubt it is sea sickness. Cause I feel fine. I think..."
"Do you think maybe it was last night and the way we had eachother. I mean that second time I wasn't exactly gentle." He whispered.
" Was I ever gently with you? You seem just fine." She pointed out.
He smiled and looked straight ahead of him.Then hung his head slightly."Penelope listen I..." he paused and looked up at her, she stared into his eyes. He took that time continued,"...love you...and I hope you know that I could would never hurt you. In any way. Nor would I dream of it." He muttered and gingerly stroked his face.
Penelope smiled and threw her arms around him. His arms tightly embraced her. Burring his head into her neck as she did his shoulder. Gingerly they rocked back and forth. " My God you never cease to smell incredible." He breathed into her ear.
She chuckled and inched back from his ever loving embrace. She had traces of trears streaking down her cheeks." Whats wrong?" He asked softly." More confessions." he mused with a slightly smile.
" No...I..don't know. I just felt the need to cry." She said and took his hand and held it tightly. Bush merely responded by drawing her back into his embrace. " We're not being very professional are we?" He heard Penelope mutter.
" I'm not on duty so this won't get us into trouble." He responded. And they stayed like that. Until they ended up sitting in eachother's arms on the boards against the railing. Falling asleep in eachother other's arms.
" Enjoying yourselves." Came Horatio's voice at the dawn the next morning.
" Sir?" William muttered as he and Penelope opened their eyes. And immediately stood up, their hands had been taken from eachother.
" Sir...I..." Penelope tried to explain.
Horatio shook his head and approached them." You fell asleep on duty. Mr. Bush get below and get dressed." He ordered. Then turned to the Marines," Take her below and place her in irons." He commanded.
" Captian..." William tried to talk and stand up for Penelope.
" William don't." Penelope snapped and let herself in irons and taken below. Awaiting her punishment. Knowing that she deserved it for letting herself. 1: Fall asleep on duty. And 2: For letting herself fall asleep with a fellow officer. Despite he was her fiance.
" She will be lashed." Bush immediately glanced at Horatio upon hearing his words in the captain's cabin.
" What else can I do? She fell asleep on duty." Horatio snapped.
" But I let her. Sir. lash me in her place. She fell asleep because I destracted her from her duty"
" I have no other choice then. Since you both were involved you will be the one to do the lashing. You should know better William." Horatio said firmly.
Lt. William Bush hung his head and closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath and exited the cabin behind Horatio after the bell rang for all hands on deck. Where he was to be the one to destribute the lashes upon his beloved Penelope Pellew.
Penelope sighed and leaned upon the bridge railing. It was very cool out. Cool. But clear. She wanted to take her hat off. But couldn't. She was on duty and on deck. Not advisable. She looked out upon the deck and yawned again. Never had she felt so tired. Not like this. She wonder maybe it was what she and William did that previous night. Maybe that worn her out more then she thought.
"That hat does not suit you at to say the least." Penelope smiled and turned around.
"And you look repulsive with your hair down like that." She responded as Bush stood beside her." You should get some sleep." She suggested.
" I'm finding it hard to sleep when I am so used to you by my side at night." He explained.
Penelope looked at him." We are the most innapropraite couple you know that. "
" Surprisingly your father has not put a bullet in my back for it either." He started then cleared his throat." Why didn't you tell me that you and Hornblower slept together?"
" I did not think it was on a need to know bases, William. You don't tell me about your past intimate encounters."
"Thats because I have very few." He said softly." By the way you still look tired. Penelope whats wrong? The sickness earlier?"
" I don't know. I doubt it is sea sickness. Cause I feel fine. I think..."
"Do you think maybe it was last night and the way we had eachother. I mean that second time I wasn't exactly gentle." He whispered.
" Was I ever gently with you? You seem just fine." She pointed out.
He smiled and looked straight ahead of him.Then hung his head slightly."Penelope listen I..." he paused and looked up at her, she stared into his eyes. He took that time continued,"...love you...and I hope you know that I could would never hurt you. In any way. Nor would I dream of it." He muttered and gingerly stroked his face.
Penelope smiled and threw her arms around him. His arms tightly embraced her. Burring his head into her neck as she did his shoulder. Gingerly they rocked back and forth. " My God you never cease to smell incredible." He breathed into her ear.
She chuckled and inched back from his ever loving embrace. She had traces of trears streaking down her cheeks." Whats wrong?" He asked softly." More confessions." he mused with a slightly smile.
" No...I..don't know. I just felt the need to cry." She said and took his hand and held it tightly. Bush merely responded by drawing her back into his embrace. " We're not being very professional are we?" He heard Penelope mutter.
" I'm not on duty so this won't get us into trouble." He responded. And they stayed like that. Until they ended up sitting in eachother's arms on the boards against the railing. Falling asleep in eachother other's arms.
" Enjoying yourselves." Came Horatio's voice at the dawn the next morning.
" Sir?" William muttered as he and Penelope opened their eyes. And immediately stood up, their hands had been taken from eachother.
" Sir...I..." Penelope tried to explain.
Horatio shook his head and approached them." You fell asleep on duty. Mr. Bush get below and get dressed." He ordered. Then turned to the Marines," Take her below and place her in irons." He commanded.
" Captian..." William tried to talk and stand up for Penelope.
" William don't." Penelope snapped and let herself in irons and taken below. Awaiting her punishment. Knowing that she deserved it for letting herself. 1: Fall asleep on duty. And 2: For letting herself fall asleep with a fellow officer. Despite he was her fiance.
" She will be lashed." Bush immediately glanced at Horatio upon hearing his words in the captain's cabin.
" What else can I do? She fell asleep on duty." Horatio snapped.
" But I let her. Sir. lash me in her place. She fell asleep because I destracted her from her duty"
" I have no other choice then. Since you both were involved you will be the one to do the lashing. You should know better William." Horatio said firmly.
Lt. William Bush hung his head and closed his eyes. Taking a deep breath and exited the cabin behind Horatio after the bell rang for all hands on deck. Where he was to be the one to destribute the lashes upon his beloved Penelope Pellew.