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Two beautiful young women waited while the sun slowly revealed itself. They stood there in the bay. The wind blew through their hair: it made their dresses lift up just a little. One of them immediately tried to pull down her dress as it threw attention to her legs.

"Get that worried look off your face." One of the young women laughed. She looked out of this world. Her lips were as soft as rose petals. Her icy eyes were as passionate as the ocean on a stormy winter day. Her fine blond hair was partly braided as it lay over her shoulder. The entire appearance of the woman was just appealing to both men as women. They couldn't look away from her face.

"Shouldn't you be worried, Anne? They are men after all."

"What can men possibly do to us?" asked Anne sarcastically. "They are weak. Vulnerable. Nevertheless, they adore every single part of us, my dearest. We might as well use it to our advantage." Anne glanced at the handsome man who stood on board the ship. He looked at Anne. He was amazed by the fine looks of her body that showed perfectly by her dress. She waved at him with her beautiful smile, almost enchanted.

"What are you doing?" whispered the other lady disturbed.

"I am arranging a ship for us, chérie." Anne smiled. "Chin up and smile. There are more men here than one. The more charmed, the better it is for us."

"Yes, Anne, as you wish," she sighed.

"Ladies," said the handsome young man as he had walked down to greet them. "I am Captain Cornelius Smith of that beautiful ship over there, 'The Lady'. Nothing compared to the beauty of you two." Cornelius kissed Anne's hand.

"Charmed." She looked into his blue eyes. They sparkled at her. "Lady Anne."

"And you are, miss?" asked the captain as he looked at the other woman.

"Lady Natalie."

"It is a pleasure," said Cornelius as he kissed Natalie's hand. "What brings two stunning young ladies here so early in the morning?"

"We want to experience the sea for ourselves, Captain." Anne smiled as he looked at her again. "Unfortunately, nobody desires to help us."

"Lady Anne, Lady Natalie, it would be my greatest honour to escort you," insisted Cornelius. "But we are heading away from Europe for some time."

"There is nothing for us here to stay, Captain," said Anne with the lovely sweet sound of her voice. "You can take us anywhere you want."

"Anne, this wasn't the plan," said Natalie irritated. She couldn't stand Anne and her sudden ideas like leaving Europe out of the blue. They had it fine here, she thought. Nobody knew about them. Why would Anne want them to leave?

"It always was the plan to leave, Natalie." Anne looked at her with a demanding look. "Cornelius, could you excuse us for just a few minutes?" The captain nodded and took a few steps back. "Natalie, we can't stay here. You know that."

"But we took care of it, Anne. Nobody-"

"They know."

"Did they find the body already?" asked Natalie slightly concerned. "I thought we.."

"No, but people are watching us since... - We have to go. Period." Anne looked at Cornelius. "Cornelius, we were coming with you, darling!"

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"She was built two years ago. We named her 'The Lady' in honour of the lady who helped us, the daughter of governor Brown."

"Marvellous, Cornelius. Your ship is beautiful."

"Thank you, Lady Anne. My brother and I-"

"Your brother?" they both asked at the same time with a slightly curious tone.

"Yes, my brother and I sail together. But I am the true captain here, ladies." Cornelius winked at them.

"Is that what you tell the ladies, Nelly?" laughed a man as he overheard the conversation. His white blouse was partly wet, caused by the wind blowing the water overboard. The blouse was half opened, making you see the medallion hanging around his neck. It had a 'C' on it, Natalie noticed. His black trousers were tight against his skin. Nevertheless, the man was appealing to see, for both of them.

"Thank you for reminding me of that name, Will. Ladies, this is my brother, William."

William smiled at them. A devilish yet charming smile. "Ladies."

"Lady Anne," Cornelius looked at Anne as his brother kissed her hand, "and Lady Natalie." He saw the lust in his brother's eyes when Natalie and William smiled at each other. Both Anne and Cornelius saw the tension between the two. Anne looked pleased but Cornelius wasn't quite happy to see his brother getting all gushy over Natalie. "William."

"What is the matter, Nelly? Can't share the attention of two beautiful women with your brother?" he whispered. "I am not interested in Lady Anne if that is your concern," he said a bit too loud. "What? I could see the whole 'I like her' look."

Pathetic.

"Will, what if Robert notices your dedication to Lady Natalie? What if he tells Camille and she tells their father? We could lose everything we have now, " whispered the worried Cornelius into his ears. William ignored Cornelius. "So, ladies, is there anything I can do for you?" He looked into Natalie's eyes.

"The ladies-," Cornelius said.

"Can answer for themselves," interrupted Natalie while her eyes were facing William. "William, could you show me the rest of the ship?"

"It would be my pleasure, Lady Natalie."

-

"I have to-" William kept kissing Natalie in her neck. She was against the wall as William lifted her up. They were in a small cabin, more like a storeroom.

"You have to?" he smirked.

"Forget about it." Natalie smirked back as she slightly moaned while arching her back. "So, who is she?"

"She?"

"The woman you are thinking of." Natalie opened up his blouse and started kissing him on his chest.

"What?" he asked, surprised. How did she know he was thinking about his soon-to-be wife. Natalie touched his medallion as she bit him a little. "The C from Camille, isn't it?" He turned her and started making her dress loose by opening up the strings. "Y-yes, but I-" William was only a little bit embarrassed by the fact that Natalie had to point that out as they were making love to one another.

Natalie hummed. "You will only desire me," Natalie said while William continued kissing her.

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