Kidnapped By Pirates (#JustWriteIt #FreshStart)

4: At sea

I woke in the bed washed and dressed. The bath has been removed from my room, how did I not wake up? Looking through the small port window, I could tell that I slept the day away.

     "Oh good my Lady you are awake. It is almost time to eat, White has requested that you eat with him and the boy in his room. But before that we can have that talk that you wanted."

I scrunch my nose up at Hobbens. "Hobbens, please stop talking so formally we are far from my father."

He chuckles. "Yes my Lady I will try, but it will be a hard habit to break." He sits next to me. "The first thing I must say is...I am truly sorry."

     "What are you sorry for? Did you do something wrong?"

His shoulders sag a little. "Yes, I have." I waited for him to elaborate. "I help the pirates take you from your father. The Earl was slowly suffocating you under your mother's shadow. And you know that I love you as if you were my own daughter."

My eyes water, the emotions I didn't want to feel bursting through my body, relief and freedom. I feel so ashamed for feeling so happy that I am away from my father. Don't get me wrong, I love my father and I hate know that he is probably reliving the pain of loosing my mother all over again, but being forced to live up to the image of a dead, loved one is not something that can be done.

I can hear my father's voice: No, no Regina. Your mother did not dance like that. Lighter, softer, like you are floating on air not stomping around like some cow!

A sob bubbles in my chest, before it releases into the room. I am wrapped in the warm embrace of Hobbens's arms. "Shhhh....now it will be alright."

     "No it w-wont. I don't know what to feel, I am so happy to be away yet I hate being away from him. I am scared to be on this ship, but I also long for the freedom it brings. Tell me h-how to feel Hobbens because I don't know which feelings to embrace." Burrowing my head into Hobbens shirt I cry until I cannot cry anymore.

Hobbens let me cry, all the while comforting me. "I know that you don't know what to feel my Lady, but I cannot tell you how to feel either." He pulled my face up, his thumb lightly grazed my cheek. "I am sorry that White hit you, but he cannot take being disrespected in front of his crew, if you were a man he would have shot you where you stood. You understand, yes?"

I suck the snot back into my nose. "Y-yes, Hobbens."

He smiled down to me. "Now lets get you ready for dinner."

As he stood to get something I took in the room, My room, I realized that my few belongings have been placed in the room. I guess I was extremely tried. Hobbens tried to wipe my face off. Pulling away I looked up into his cool, grey eyes. "You know Hobbens if I am to live on this pirate ship I will have to start doing things myself. I hear that everyone on a ship has a job to do, so what will mine be you think?"

He just shakes his head, before getting a simple blue dress out for me to wear. "I think only one petticoat will do." I try not to smile too hard and reopen my lip.

Hobbens left me to dress myself. After I was done dressing, which was more difficult with out any help, I braided my hair into a fishtail. Hobbens met me in Rafe's room, before we set off for the captains quarters he gave me a hug.

The air outside was nice and cool, it made me want to stay out instead of dining inside. The captain must of had the same idea for he was seated on the deck in front of a table with Rafe. "Ah, my little Queen you look lovely."

          Does this man have two people living inside of him?

The captain and Rafe stood and bowed. I lowered my head and curtsied. "And you captain White look dashing tonight, and you also Rafe."