I sat on my bed inside my cabin and tossed my lucky coin between my fingers my book in hand tried to get this damn reading done but it wasn't exactly going well. A dirty grimy head pops around the door,
"You comin'?" Mick asked with a wide enthusiastic smile,
"No thanks," I told him,
"Jack. Come on." He whined as he leant on the door frame, "Don't be borin',"
"I'm fine being boring," I shrugged,
"Yeah, and I ain't. Come on! I'll buy ya a drink?"
"I'm fine Mick really,"
"When did ya last get your sorry blonde butt off this boat?"
"...uhhh..." I honestly didn't remember,
"When did ya last have some beer that weren't watered down?"
"You think it isn't at the tavern?"
"It'll be less watered down,"
"... Maybe six months,"
"We've been at sea longer than that ya lil shit,"
"Then I don't know,"
"When was the last time ya even sniffed a girl?"
"uhh... I think I saw a girl last time we docked, don't think I was close enough to sniff her though..."
"Jack, let's go. walk or I shove ya."
"Fine," I rolled my eyes and set my book down,
"Yes! Come on I'll buy ya a drink," he said as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder so I couldn't get out of this,
"Where are we going then?"
"Ahh there is this amazing place me and the boys know just down the street we'll be plenty close to the ship, the drinks are strong, the pies are full and the girls.... are gorgeous," He explained as he led me up though the ship, "And trust me ya'll be close enough to do more than sniff 'em, Jack,"
"Ohh Eerrr..."
"What?"
"Nothing I just uhhh... I don't think I'll take up on the girls,"
"Ohh? No?" He asked, "They have boys too?"
"No. No, I just..."
"Wait," he smirked, he fully stopped as we got on deck and turned to me with this smirk, "Jack?" He smirked as he narrowed his eyes and I just stayed silent sheepishly, "... when did Grimm bring you on? How old were ya?"
"...14." I gulped as I prayed he wasn't going to catch on, but his eyes lit up.
"And you're an anti-social little shit ya never come off the ship with us?
"Yeah..."
"so..."
"No."
"Oh my god..."
"Don't."
"You're a-
"Don't! Say it!"
"No... no... ya can't... you're a-"
"Don't. Say. It. Mick."
"Okay... okay, our little secret," he laughed,
"Okay, thank you." I nodded, "let's just go for a drin-" I began,
"Jack's a Virgin!" Mick yelled at full volume which made everyone stop and look at me,
"Thanks, Mick," I sighed,
"You're welcome," he smirked,
At that moment everyone else still on the ship banded together and forced me off the ship, I knew I wasn't getting out of this I could have weaselled out with just Mick but I knew I didn't have a choice now. They all but dragged me down the street all while making jokes at my expense until we reached a little hole in the wall Traven 'The Maidens View' and I was kicked inside. Everyone found somewhere to sit and I tried to hide in the corner but Mick forced me to sit with him at the bar. Mick bought me a drink as I looked around, the place was clean, tidy the scent of beer and smoke was in the air, and I admit the girls were... pretty. Honestly, they didn't need to be I can't even remember the last time I was this close to a girl. Everyone made jokes at my expense and tried to get me interested in one of the girls but I was too blushy and embarrassed to even talk to them.
"Come on! ya, pick. Anyone you want. me and Sam are going in," Mick laughed as he sipped his drink,
"What?" I blushed,
"we'll pay for it come on it's your first," Sam chuckled as he shoved my shoulder,
"I don't know..." I said sheepishly,
"Come on, any of them take ya fancy? if not we can go down the street there are a hundred whores places like this." Mick explained,
I sighed and for the first time, I actually looked at the girls rather than merely being blown away by them, none of them... really seemed all that interesting, "No," I shrugged,
"No? alright, we'll finish up and take you somewhere else." Sam laughed,
I nodded as I had some more of my drink kinda half hoping I could keep bar popping with them until they were too drunk to remember about all this and honestly I didn't much like any of the girls here they all seemed like... I don't know, like when you look at an old bed and you can just tell how many other people have laid in it and it just makes you... not wanna lay on it for fear of it breaking, or being gross. But... unfortunately, I stopped short as I glanced up across the tavern and saw a girl, she couldn't have been much older than me in a little sage green dress that she adjusted up her shoulder where it had fallen down her arm, her hair in a sweet braid wrapped around her head, she came down the stairs and grabbed some tankards that she began to take to tables. She was very cute, quite pretty, and... had a little bit more of a refined way about her I guess. the unfortunate part is that as I noticed her pretty much everyone noticed that I noticed her and began their jokes and playful encouragement.
And before I even had time to attempt to protest Mick and Sam were talking to the bartender and paid him. So... I'm not getting out of this.
She finished up with the drinks and returned to the bar setting her tray down, where the bartender spoke to her and she nodded.
"Which of you was it?" The bartender asked,
"This strapping lad here." Mick laughed giving my arm a playful punch,
She nodded and smiled as she came and stood in front of me, she offered her hand and for a moment I was too nervous to move, but I took her hand and let her lead me up towards the stairs as I heard everyone from the ship encouraging and making jokes at me,
"Take good care of him!" Mick yelled as she took me up the stairs and into a little room with her.
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