A Pirates Passion

Chapter 32

Madeline stopped chewing and quickly swallowed. She wiped her mouth with the napkin. She felt heat rush through her body.

Jack refilled his wineglass. "So tell me Maddy, just what yer thinking about at this moment," he smirked.

"Jack." She whispered not being able to drag her eyes from him.

"Don't be afraid Maddy," Jack coaxed.

Madeline's hands gripped the table edge. She closed her eyes. "You touching me with your hands." She whispered. "Kissing me. My skin against yours." She slowly opened her eyes.

"And just what would ye give for my kiss?" Jack asked his voice low and smooth as the satin of her dress.

"Anything ye'd ask for." She said breathlessly.

Jack got up and moved around to her offering her his hand, "Maddy," he whispered.

Madeline placed her hand in his and slowly rose from her seat.

Jack led her away from the table into the living room where he'd put candles all over the place. Standing in the middle of the room he cupped her chin and tilted her head up to him.

He slid his hand down her throat slowly and she shuddered beneath his hand with want for him. Moving his hand back up he held her face gently, caressing her cheek. He stared into her eyes until she parted her lips slightly. "I want this night to be a new beginning for us Maddy. I want to move slowly and carefully, can ye do that for me," he asked in a hushed voice. She was so beautiful and he wanted to take her but he would not rush this, to do so would be a mistake.

"Oh Jack." She whispered. "I can." She said looking deep into his eyes. "I want a new beginning more than anything." She closed her eyes at the touch of his hand on her.

Jack bent his head and kissed her lips softly then pulled back before his heat could rise. "Thank ye for a beautiful evening. I love ye Maddy," he whispered and backed away from her.

Madeline savored the feel of his lips on hers, even if it was brief. She looked at him as he backed away. "I love you Jack." She whispered back. She moved towards him and hugged him. She reached up and caressed his cheek. "It is I who should be thanking you for the beautiful evening Jack." She turned and backed away from him.

"Good night Maddy," Jack said raising an eyebrow as if to say he needed her to leave him alone. He couldn't handle another moment with her looking as she did and not be tempted to ravage her.

She smiled at him. "Good night my love." She said quietly and turned towards her room. She quickly removed her dress and crawled under the covers. A smile on her face, she closed her eyes.

Madeline walked along the beach. In the week since Jack and JJ had returned, she couldn’t have been happier. She smiled to herself thinking back. They had gone on picnics, long walks at sunset and just talking with each other. She couldn’t help but notice that JJ had been conviently missing during this time. She smiled to herself.

As she was walking, she heard giggles behind her. She didn’t turn around. “I know you’re back there.” She bent down and picked up a stick and turned around laughing. “En garde.”

The group of children started laughing and ran to her hugging her. “Captain Maddy, tell us a story.” They begged. They were the children of the inhabitants of the island and she loved every single one of them.

“Tell you a story?” She said with a smile. “Oh alright.” She took their hands and they ran to the rocks to sit down. One of the small girls climbed into her lap and it took Madeline a great amount of strength to fight back her emotions.

“Alright. Let’s see. Have I told you the story about the handsome pirate prince?” she asked. A round of ‘no’s’ went up.

“There once was a pirate prince. One day he was kidnapped by an evil evil monster.” She said with enthusiasm. The children looked at her with wide eyes. “But his father who was a very brave man took his ship to rescue his son. He traveled to the Far East to save him. His father had to fight sea monsters and brave fierce storms to reach his son.” She looked at the children and they all seemed to move closer to her.

“The evil monster was going to lock the prince in his dungeon. But he was saved in time by his very handsome father and together they sailed the seas.” The children clapped loudly.

“Did the prince have a mummy?” one of the children asked.

“Aye young lad.” Jack said from behind them. Madeline turned with a gasp.

“Jack!” she said nervously. “How long have you been standing there?”

Jack sat down next to her and plucked the little girl off of her lap. “Long enough.” He said with a smirk.

“Captain Jack, tell us more!” They pleaded.

“The prince’s mum was a very beautiful woman.” Jack said looking at Madeline and winking.

“Was she a sassy wench?” A young boy asked.

“Jeremy!” Madeline scolded.

Jack started to laugh. “Sassy, among other things young Jeremy. But then she had to be to contend with the Pirate King who was somewhat of a grump.”

“Why was he a grump?” the little girl in his lap asked.

“Because he was too proud sometimes to see when he was wrong. Sometimes he put all the blame for his troubles on her,” Jack replied looking at Madeline.