The Princess's Bride (20 page)

When the two women broke apart, Chelsey lifted her glass. "To love, happiness and the retirement of Captain Dread. May she rest in peace!"

"Cheers!" Daisy, Thomas and Martin responded, drinking deeply from their cups.

Chelsey finished her drink as one of her men brought in a tray with brandy, coffee, cigars and some cake and fruit. "Mister de Fleurre. Mister Martin. It has been a long day. Daisy and I will leave you to your cigars and after-dinner drinks."

Martin walked over to Thomas and gave him a heavy slap on the back. "I think the de Fleurre and I can keep ourselves occupied. What do you say, lad? In the mood for a card game or two?"

Thomas nodded, picked up a cigar and sniffed it. "As long as I shuffle the deck. I'm not certain if I can trust you."

Martin pretended to be offended. Chelsey snorted. Daisy gave her brother a look, and Thomas shrugged and patted Martin's back gently. "Forgive me, sir. I must work on my delivery."

"I can help you with that… as well as some other things." Martin waggled his eyebrows.

Thomas turned away, hiding a blush that rose up from his neck to his face.

"On that note, gentlemen, I bid you goodnight." Chelsey took Daisy's hand and led her out of the dining room.

Daisy waved at Thomas, who stared down at Martin's hand lying on his bicep.

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"Mister Martin is going to eat your brother alive," Chelsey said as she walked around her cabin lighting candles.

"Whatever do you mean?" Daisy asked and sat down on the bed, massaging her foot.

"Are you telling me you didn't notice the way Martin stared at Thomas like he wanted to eat him for dessert?"

"I wouldn’t say… ouch." Daisy moaned and pressed her fingers into the arch of her foot.

Chelsey walked over to her. "Have you hurt yourself?"

"Yes. I'm not used to walking around barefoot."

Chelsey sat down beside Daisy and patted her knee. "Put your foot here, my lady."

Daisy moved to the side and placed her aching foot into Chelsey's hands. As Chelsey manipulated her toes and massaged her ankle and heel, Daisy let out a moan and sighed. "That feels wonderful."

"You won't need slippers or shoes where we are going." Chelsey continued to work on Daisy's foot. She enjoyed the purrs of pleasure coming from her beloved's mouth.

"And where are we headed to, Captain?"

Chelsey lifted Daisy's foot and kissed the top of it. With one last deep press of her thumbs, she knelt on the bed and slowly unbuttoned Daisy's shirt. "I'm plain old Chelsey now, princess."

"And I'm just Daisy. You keep forgetting that." Daisy placed a kiss on Chelsey's cheek.

"Yes, you are
my
Daisy." Chelsey gave Daisy a wet kiss as her shirt fell open.

Daisy leaned back and pushed her hand inside Chelsey's shirt, feeling the bandage covering the top of her left arm. "When Humphrey slashed you, I—"

"Shush." Chelsey placed a finger over Daisy's mouth. "He no longer matters." She cupped Daisy's face and gave her a kiss that initially started out as tender but quickly became more intense.

Daisy thrust her fingers through Chelsey's hair and arched her back. She then lay back in the middle of the bed and held out her arms to her lover. "You are all mine. Come be with me, my Chelsey."

Chelsey crawled over and rested her head against Daisy's breast. She slipped her hand inside Daisy's chemise and circled her nipple. "Remember when told you how I buried my uncle and mother under a tree overlooking the cliffs? He left me a small island a few hundred miles west of here. He built a small cottage surrounded by many coconut and mango trees, where the ocean is right at our doorstep." Chelsey lifted her head up and gave Daisy a gentle kiss. "I want to build a home with you there by my side, where we can be free to love without any worries."

"And eat coconuts and mangoes all day as we read under the trees?"

"Princess, I can assure you we won't be reading under any trees while we are there."

Chelsey pulled down Daisy's chemise, sprinkling kisses over her swollen breasts.

Daisy sighed and pushed her hand down into the front Chelsey's breeches, cupping her mound. She combed her fingers through Chelsey's curls. "Oh… you are so warm here." She licked her lips and pressed one of her fingers into Chelsey's moist entrance. "Can we walk on the beach and swim naked for hours on end?"

Chelsey released Daisy's breast with a soft pop and straddled her hips. "We can do all that and more, my lady." She leaned down and kissed Daisy until she panted. "Anything you want will be yours. From now on, we are in charge of our own destinies. We will live like queens on our own island paradise, like we always have wanted to do. How does that sound?"

Daisy nodded, cupping Chelsey's scarred cheek. She placed a kiss there. Her eyes grew wet and she sniffed. "Whatever you desire, my dearest Chelsey."

"Oh the things you say, my love…my only desire." Chelsey grabbed Daisy by her face and kissed her over and over.

Both women undressed each other slowly, stopping only to touch and savor one another's salty, yet sweet tasting skin.

Late into the night, moans and sighs filled the cabin room as the lady and her ex-pirate loved one another under a clear, starry night's sky, covered with a few puffy clouds that drifted over the horizon to where their new future together lay.

THE END.