dwgm | More Harry & the Pirate I

First of all, this won’t make much sense if you haven’t read that multi-chapter story of mine, Harry & the Pirate, and will be somewhat spoilerish for you if you were planning to do so at some future point. A number of people have read it, of course, and this is for them...

...and especially for Captain Tish (on ff.net), who has been one of my most faithful readers. Months ago, when I first did that Drabble/Ficlet Request Meme, she requested Harry's POV when Jack was leading her down to his cabin at the end of Harry and the Pirate – but kept PG-13, of course. The latter requirement threw me, somewhat. Most of the action in that last chapter is purposely left to the reader’s imagination, as it is most definitely not PG-13. However, I have finally managed to shed a little light on the scene she requested, while once again drawing the curtain before things get too deliciously smutty.

This is also written for the August/September Challenge on Black Pearl Sails, in which one is required to rework an old piece of one’s writing, either a simple reedit, or a rewrite, possibly from another POV. I always like to kill two birds with one stone, if possible. ; )

Here’s the original scene…

…Finally, goodbyes having been said and promises of quick returns made, all were back on board the Black Pearl. The moon, only one evening off the full, shone down golden as Harry, Elizabeth and Will joined some of the crew in waving goodbye to those left on the beach before Island House, as the ship made its way out of the bay, Jack’s hand on the helm. Once out of sight of the bay, however, Jack gave the wheel to Cotton and joined his friends.

“Ah, thank God for the open sea,” Jack said breathing deeply, savoring the moment. Then he looked at Harry, standing beside him. She smiled up at him, but her smile began to slip as his expression changed. “Gibbs,” he said to his henchman, who stood close at hand, “you have the command. Lady Fanshawe and I have some…ah…unfinished business to take care of in my cabin. And don’t disturb us unless I call, savvy?”

He had taken Harry’s hand in a firm grasp and, ignoring her slight resistance, pulled her over to the companionway steps. He stepped down onto the first one, but turned and said, looking at Harry, “Oh, and Will, Gibbs? Hide all the knives, will you please?”

“But…Jack!” Harry protested as she was pulled out of sight down the steps. “Jack! Wait! Jack!”

Her protests and their footsteps faded down the passageway, and then the others heard the door of the Captain’s Cabin close with a decided bang.

And now, the rewrite, from Harry’s POV…

ETA: OMG, I can't believe I forgot to thank my kind beta readers,