In Love with a Pirate

A big surprise

Claire and Silver started to secretly see each other more and more often. Soon days turned to months, and once or twice a week turned into three or four times a week. The two couldn't keep their hands off of each other, and there was such a fathomless carnal desire for one another that they had to touch each other in some way whenever they could safely do so. Whether it was a quick make-out session in a supply closet, or a simple grazing of hands as one walked past the other, they craved that physical contact.

As incredible as the physical aspect of their relationship was though, there was more to it than just that. For every minute that passed in those few months and for every second that they spent together, Claire and Silver fell deeper and deeper in love.

After a long day of grueling work, Claire decided that it was time to clean up with a bath, so she headed to the Captain's stateroom. She gently knocked on the door three times, and Amelia answered fairly quickly.

"Enter."

Claire opened the door and poked her head in. "Hey, Uh-I was wondering if I could borrow your bathtub?"

"Of course. I was just about to return to the deck, so it's perfect timing. Please, help yourself." She invited as she gestured to the bathroom door to her right.

"Thank you." she said.

Claire went into the bathroom and placed her towel and change of clothes onto a stool that sat a few feet away from the tub. She took the spigots in her hands and turned them to the desired hot temperature, then plugged the drain and busied herself with removing her clothes as the bath filled up.

"Ahhhhh...." She groaned as she slid into the steaming water and let it cover her up to her neck.

She closed her eyes as she felt her body relax, it had been particularly sore as of late and this was just what she needed. She soaked for a little while and then started to wash her body once she felt that the water had done everything it could for her muscles.

With her body freshly cleaned, she stepped out of the tub and wrapped the towel around herself. Once her skin was dry, she got dressed and went to the sink to brush her hair. She stored a spare brush in here specifically for when she bathed, but when she opened the drawer where she kept it, it wasn't there. She felt a little awkward about searching through the other drawers and cabinets, but she really wanted to get everything done here, so she respectfully started to open the rest of them.

Claire had searched all of them but the one that was directly under the sink. She opened it and sighed in relief when her eyes spotted her brush. She figured Amelia must have tossed it in there when there was a chance that she accidentally left it out last time. She took her hairbrush out of the cabinet, but as she pulled it towards herself, her hand knocked something out and onto the floor.

"Whoops." 

She knelt down to pick up whatever it was that had spilled, and she saw that it was a box of tampons. She returned the box to an upright position and then started to pick up the hygiene products. She was about halfway done when she paused and stared at one of them.

"Wait...When was the last time I had a period?" She asked herself. She started to panic as she really thought about it and quickly came to the realization that it had been a few months, and while she was irregular, this was longer than it had ever been before. She dropped the tampon that she had been holding and was about to spiral into a state of shock when she heard a knock at the bathroom door.

"This is the Captain. I just came to inform you that we will be docking for a shore leave momentarily. There are some crucial items that we need to restock. Well, that and the crew has been a bit restless and could use some time to get it out of their systems."