Miss Anna's Frigate by Jens Kuhn

Author:Jens Kuhn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: finnish war
Publisher: Jens Kuhn
Published: 2010-11-08T16:57:38.140000+00:00

Chapter 13 – Preparations

Captain Baker was just about to go to bed when a messenger knocked at the door, informing him there was a lady visitor for him. Baker, intrigued, put his uniform coat back on and followed the messenger downstairs. The lady, having requested privacy, had been ushered into the drawing room.

Anna stood with her back towards the door when Baker entered. Turning around slowly she smiled and said: “Well, captain, do you remember me at all?”

Baker did of course remember her perfectly well. He almost blushed as he realized that she wore exactly the same dress as when he first had seen her at the theater. The cleavage was exactly as revealing, too. Baker forced his gaze to lift to her smiling eyes.

“Oh, I do indeed, miss...”

“Anna.”

“Of course, yes ...um... I am delighted, naturally...,” his voice trailed off.

Anna laughed. “You have no idea why I am here, do you? She glided towards him and put one of her hands on his arm. “Will you perhaps order some tea for us? Then I will tell you.”

Baker, feeling slightly dazed, cleared his throat and walked towards the door. Anna, a cunning smirk on her face turned back to the sofa and sat down, dress rustling. She actually had missed this quite a lot. Being with Eric had pushed it away for a while, she even had thought she might be able to settle down with him on his estate. But these last days had stirred her up again and she now knew that she was too much an adventuress to ever be locked up in a cage by one single man – even if it was by her own choice and even if she loved that man.

She looked at the British captain coming back through the door, feeling the air of confidence around him, the power of command, the sheer masculinity. But also the insecurity of being alone with her in that room and the fact that he so clearly was attracted to her – all that made her body tingle with excitement.

“Please sit down with me, captain,” she said, patting the spot next to her on the sofa.

Baker hesitated only for a second, then sat down stiffly, turning his upper body towards her. He coughed. “Um... I think the tea will be here in a minute, miss Anna...”

“I’m in no hurry, dear captain,” Anna replied calmly, looking straight into his eyes.

“Right. Well, do you care to tell me then, why you are here?”

Anna smiled at him. “I think we will wait for the tea first. We would not want to be disturbed, I think.”

“Oh?” Baker’s eyes went wide.

Anna chuckled, opening her mouth to say something when the door opened and a maid appeared.

The tea served at last, cups in their hands and having taken their first sips, Anna spoke again.

“So, my dear captain, you have been visiting an old friend of mine this afternoon...”

“Oh. Yes, commander Kuhlin...” Baker hesitated.

“And you were told he needed to talk to someone who might be able to help you?”

Baker’s face flushed red.

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