A little J/E smut...

[dwgm]

The current drabble challenge at Black Pearl Sails is "sickness".  Strange how virtually any topic can inspire one to write smut.  This is a little scene written as a sequel to my J/E story, Jealous.

 

 

~ Sick of Love ~

 

…Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love…

Song of Solomon, 2:5

 

           

Elizabeth woke late, and alone, and much against her will, body and mind both poised at the very edge of… of…

She groaned. Struggled to recapture sleep, burrowing and squirming into the linens of Jack’s bed. They proved delightfully, disturbingly redolent of evocative scents, rendering the exercise quite useless.

She gave it up, and rolled onto her back. Opened her eyes and blinked at the watery play of light and shadow on the cabin’s ceiling.

Only a dream, then. Dream-hands. Fine, be-ringed, and sun-dark… pressing… stroking… gentle… making her breath come short… leaving her aching. She bit her lip.

Where the devil was he?

A stupid question. By the light, morning was well advanced. He was on deck, then, communing with his beloved ship, of course.

She tried, but was disappointed to find she could not remember him getting out of bed.

By any reasonable measure, the previous night’s activities should have gone some way toward assuaging the twin fires of mind and body that plagued her. This was obviously not the case, however. It had been several months since she’d been visited with this particular malady, and she found it…disconcerting. That it should happen now. With Will gone. With Jack here.

Not here, though. There was no use in lying abed. Perhaps it would ease her to take a walk on deck, in the fresh air.

And he’d be close at hand.

But then there sounded a familiar step in the passage. In an uncharacteristic display of cowardice, she gave a tiny gasp, and pulled the covers up to her chin as the door opened.

It was indeed Jack, carrying a laden tray. “Oh, good! You’re awake.” He shut the door and set the bolt. “Cook’s somehow under the impression you’re in need of more substantial sustenance than porridge this morning.” A flash of gold and white. “There’s hot tea, and he’s used some of those dried apples and a bit of ham to make pasties for us!”

A rather thrilling frisson had coursed through her, but his cheerfully matter-of-fact utterance made her flush, and think her dramatics absurd. She returned the smile, therefore, as though naught were amiss, and moved to make room for him on the bed.

He set the tray on the little table and sat beside her. “Like a taste, then?” he asked, picking up a steaming, golden crescent. He looked at her.

His gaze, as always, seemed to lay bare her heart. She closed her own eyes, just for a moment.

When she opened them again, he was frowning.

She cleared her throat. “N-no. Not just now, thank you.”

“No?” He set the pastie down. “Are you all right? Give me your hand.”

After a short struggle with the covers, she did so. His grasp was warm, and comfortable.

“What is it, then?” he asked, genuinely concerned.

She hesitated, but only for a moment. “I find I am feeling… unwell. And you are wearing far too many clothes to remedy the situation.”

His brows lifted. He said, in a voice like slow velvet, “Ah. Like that, is it?” His lips quivered against an inescapably smug smile. He bent and kissed her hand.

The touch of his lips… she bit her own, again, as her body responded. “Yes,” she said, simply, quite tired of games. “Yes. It’s like that.”

 

~.~ 

Comments

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

*giggle* This is so sweet and gorgeous, it's almost converting me to liking J/E ;-)

...and the best line? “Like a taste, then?” he asked, picking up a steaming, golden crescent. He looked at her. *thwump* I know he's talking about the food, but I just can't stop seeing it as the double-entendre...

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

J/E can be a fun pairing. So happy you enjoyed this, and I am most gratified that you picked up on the double-entendre. ;)

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

This was lovely.

“I find I am feeling… unwell. Wonderful line!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I thought most of us could relate to this sort of thing. So happy you enjoyed reading.

[cjk1701.livejournal.com]

Mmm, sexy. And kudos to Elizabeth for being able to ask for what she wants. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

kudos to Elizabeth for being able to ask for what she wants.

Oh, I think she would, don't you? She's that sort of forthright person.

Glad you enjoyed!

[whitemunin.livejournal.com]

Oh yum! What a wonderful way to start my morning. You certainly got my attention with J/E Smut. As usual, you write a lovely short. My favorite part was her squirming in the sheets and their scent. Thank you!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You're most welcome--thank you for commenting.

My favorite part was her squirming in the sheets and their scent.

There's just something about the sense of smell that has more impact even than seeing, don't you think?

So happy you enjoyed this!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

A "rough night"?? Uh-oh. I'm sorry to hear that! Glad to have been able to brighten the morning for you, a little.

[erinya.livejournal.com]

Oh, very nice. What an excellent way to start my day!

A voice like slow velvet...I agree with [Unknown site tag]. What a perfect discription.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Yes, he just does have the most amazing voice, doesn't he? So happy you enjoyed! Thanks for commenting. :)

[cymbeline.livejournal.com]

You captured these emotions so well, they aren't easy ones to express (at least not with words).

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It is always interesting trying to find the words to express such common, yet complicated feeling. I'm glad you felt I succeeded here.

[shecrows.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay, yay, yay. This is lovely. *happy sigh* ♥

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it. :)

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

You know I love you, don't you? ;-) A decisive Lizzie and just the right amount of tension, longing and double talk to make me go *squee*! And I liked this: His gaze, as always, seemed to lay bare her heart.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I hoped you'd enjoy this one--was thinking of that when I wrote it, actually. Interesting exercise, writing PG-13 smut. ;)

I think a non-decisive Lizzie would be OOC, don't you? She's quite a forthright person, although here (as in your fics) that's tempered by maturity. Some of her actions in the movie betray her extreme youth, it seems to me--very, very sure of herself, and of the way things "ought to be".

xoxo

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

Attempting the opposite, I find, is an interesting excercise too ;-)

Yes, it's such a big part of her personality in canon, and youth makes her arrogant and rather ruthless, in a way. It's fun trying to write her as being a bit more mature, yet keeping that strong determination.

[jenthegypsy.livejournal.com]

What a great way to end my day! I second all of the above praise of phrase, and will add this: "He shut the door and set the bolt." Seems to me if Miss Elizabeth hadn't awakened already afflicted with "this particular malady" Jack was of a mind that she soon would be! Cheers!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your kind words here, and at BP Sails. I'm so happy you enjoyed this!

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful and you're quite amazing! It is sexy and hot and yet, as you said, still PG13. Which proves yet again that suggestion can be so much better than details at times.

Love how you have her so thoroughly off-balance (she gave a tiny gasp, and pulled the covers up to her chin as the door opened) until the end. Must add my praise for in a voice like slow velvet. Not just velvet, but slow velvet ... delightful.

And you are wearing far too many clothes to remedy the situation.
This has just the right touch of... (for lack of a better word, which I can't seem to dredge up at the moment) Elizabethness. I can hear her!

Frisson! *squeal* Such a wonderful yet underused (outside of Impverse) word.

And whee! Pasties ... cousins to pie!

Could I suggest a link to Jealous where you mention it above? Needed a reminder (verification that I was remembering the correct story) and had to go digging for it.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I love the word frisson. So evocative.

I'll put the link for Jealous in. Forgot to do that. Thanks for the reminder.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Oh, and thanks so much for the lovely, detailed review! Most appreciated. I'm glad you liked this. :)

[tseek-unique.livejournal.com]

When I read this, I just drifted into a state of drowsy contentment. Jack's dialogue and ministerings are so lovely- and hot provocative. And this line:He said, in a voice like slow velvet, “Ah. Like that, is it?” Yes. It's just like that. *thud*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the lovely comments--somehow I missed this in my email. I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. :)

[torn-eledhwen.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful. Just right. It's a nice pairing. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It's a nice pairing.

I think so--it can work well, if it's done right (see: anything by hereswith, orange_crushed, etc.). Thank you for the lovely comments. They are very much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[order_of_chaos]

“I find I am feeling… unwell. And you are wearing far too many clothes to remedy the situation.”
His brows lifted. He said, in a voice like slow velvet, “Ah. Like that, is it?” His lips quivered against an inescapably smug smile.

This is lovely. I laughed.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

So happy to have made you laugh! Glad you lked it.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure how I got here, but I'm glad I arrived. Beautiful ficlet. There is always something so wonderful about good J/E. Elizabeth sparkles here. The conflict between her shyness and her boldness. You describe all her sensations so well I could feel and see and smell them--the light of reflected water, the feel of bed and sheets. MMmmmmm. And of course Jack is just the thing to wake up to. MMmmmmmmm. Of course he would be "inescapably smug". It seems impossible that anyone could appreciate Jack's lure more than Jack himself. And now they can be lovely honest together. Mmmmmmm. *Goes off humming*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I think J/E can really work, if you kill off that blacksmith given the right set-up.

Thank you for the wonderfully detailed comments. So glad to have left you humming!

[orionredstar.livejournal.com]

I must have missed this one! Love it..........I love how you get their characters SPOT ON.........I still love this pairing so much.

Tx for the memories......will be back! :)