Lee Edgar - Plot 03 by Plot For A King

Lee Edgar - Plot 03 by Plot For A King

Author:Plot For A King [King, Plot For A]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2012-06-03T21:13:07+00:00


Sunday 4th July 1652

Andrew and Mary Beth spent the night sailing slowly north eastwards and dare not stop in case the French were following them. They both took turns to keep a look out, sitting in the stern looking up at the stars, while Seagull made hardly a sound as she slipped through the lazy water towards the Straits of Dover which they reached at first light. This was the dangerous part. They were running from both the French and English fleets and, as things were in the Netherlands, the Spaniards would probably sink them just for speaking a different language.

Andrew let the big sail have its head and, for the first time, rigged the spinnaker to give boost. In the cabin, he had seen some of Sam’s drawings of Seagull at full speed with the racing sails billowing, so he knew she could do it, and she did. Through the Straits she flew like a dose of salts. Two cutters saw them and tried to head them off, but they didn’t stand a chance. Seagull went right between them and they daren’t open fire in case they sunk each other. One minute Seagull was there, the next she was gone.

It grew very hot later around midday and the wind dropped so Andrew kept a sharp look-out while Mary Beth lay on the cabin roof, getting sunburnt. He slipped into the cabin and produced some cream he had seen Sam use once and gently smoothed it into her bare legs and arms. The shirt lay partly open so he took some of the cold cream and slopped it on her chest.

‘You beast!’ She sat up with a squeal and chased him around the boat. There were not many places to go so he finally let her catch him and then held her tight. Suddenly, she remembered and tried to break free.

‘Darling, it’s all right,’ said Andrew. ‘I’m not going to touch you till we’re wed, I promise. Just let me hold you for a minute.’

She relaxed and lay her head on his chest. ‘I’m sorry. I love you.’

‘Hmm!’ he said, lifted her shirt tail and smacked her bare bottom. ‘Go and find us some lunch.’

They saw little of other shipping during the afternoon. Andrew guessed that everyone was as becalmed as they were. It was very hot and sticky and they lay side-by-side on the cabin roof until the sun began to go down and Andrew leant up on one elbow and looked around at the empty sea. He then looked down at Mary Beth. She had been right, she was a different girl.

Physically, she had lost weight at the convent and there was not a trace of spare flesh in sight. But there was something else, something he couldn’t quite put his finger on, something which nagged at the back of his mind.

His bride-to-be seemed to sense his inspection and opened one eye but said nothing nor moved. He was sure that he could have taken her then and



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