Wind in My Sails

Chapter 5

"What are you doing?" Jacob asked as he entered his brother's cabin.

"Writing a letter." Noah said before realizing he spoke the truth.

"To whom? Your mother? Our sister?"

"Yes." Noah lied.

"What did you say? That we were chasing pirates?" Jacob came in fully and approached the desk.

Noah leaned across the paper. "Tis none of your business!"

Jacob peeked at the part of the paper that was exposed. "Methinks Nicolette hasn't changed her name to MC."

Noah blushed. "Get out!"

"What are you writing?" Jacob tugged at the page.

"No!" Noah moved.

They fought over the paper until they heard a rip and each of them held a piece. Jacob's mouth formed an "O" before he ran out.

Noah ran after him quickly before he could show it to anyone else.

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"Land ho!" Kit shouted.

Q walked to the captain's quarters and knocked.

"Enter!" Sly shouted.

Q came inside. "Land has been sighted, Captain."

Sly nodded. "Round up the first round. Even MA."

"Captain. She's further along."

"She has loyalties to me first!"

"Aye, Captain." Q left. She didn't want to listen to any more berating of her sister. Sly had been on a warpath ever since finding out. Gossip on the ship had been at an all time high as well.

Q left to find MC, T, Satan, Bratt and MA. She quickly rounded them up and explained that they were to check out the island to see if it at last held the key they sought.

They commandeered two rowboats and rowed ashore. They pulled the boats out of the surf and tied them to two coconut trees before heading deep into the thicket.

The girls used machetes to cut through the forest as they wandered around without a clue. All they knew was that the key was buried in a treasure chest on an uncharted island.

"This is an remotely flat space." Q stopped. "Let's start digging."

"Shouldn't we look for indigenous peoples?" MA brought up.

"You and MC can. The rest of us will dig up this area. We have no idea how large this island is. Leave a trail."

"Aye." MA took MC's arm and led her back through the woods.

They'd been walking for an hour before MC turned to her. "How do you feel?"

"Fine." MA cut through a bush as large as herself.

"Shouldn't you be bigger?"

"How should I know? I've never met a pregnant woman."

She could relate to that. "Don't you want to at least keep it for a while?"

"No." MA was tired of having this argument.

"How are things between you and Majors?" MC switched subjects but that one was just as hard.

MA sighed. "She's still not talking to me."

"How do you feel about that?"

"No."