Interlude1

Interlude after Chapter 16: All Tessie's Children 1

The madam stood on the front porch of her establishment, watching two men disappear into the night. The young one looked a deer that had been startled, all wide eyes and long legs striding into the dark. The older one, the pirate, now he was a sly looking devil. He slalomed down the road, skidding and careening into a shed before turning the corner in pursuit of the delicious boy.

She shook her head, and her long drop earrings tinkled merrily. Her black hair was drawn up off her face, piled up on her head in a complicated mass, decorated with sparkling fake jewels. She wore a tight-corsetted dress that showed off her ample bosom and trim waist, in rich red velvet which enhanced her even dark skin. She looked every inch the madam of the establishment, and she made it her business to know everything that went on in her house.

"What do you suppose that was about?" she murmured.

The other woman who had been in the back room came up behind her. "That," she said in a crisp, clean voice, "Was the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow."

"Isn't he wanted?" Black eyes glimmered with the thought of a reward.

"Don't even think about it. I'll not be losing my job for your greed."

The madam shrugged. "As you wish, dearie. But tell me, who was that delectable young thing he was chasing?" She licked her lips in a way that could not be construed as anything but lascivious. "I saw him earlier and wanted him for myself. If it weren't for you visiting, I would have come out of my early retirement for the night."

"That, Marina, was our new step-brother." Anamaria laughed at the shocked look on her younger sister's face.

"That is the son of Mama's new husband? Lord oh Lord, what does the father look like?"

"Just like him, only a little more confident and a little less jumpy." Anamaria walked back into the house. "So, no wonder mama was so happy when I saw her, eh? And if it wasn't for our new little brother, I wouldn't be here visiting."

Marina sat on one of the ornate sofas and reached for the brandy bottle. "This calls for a toast, we're together again and we have a new brother. Let's hope he's more useful than the other two…"

Anamaria laughed. "Don't be so harsh on our brothers. Alphonse and Jacob have their reasons for what they do. Try to be a little more tolerant. Do you think they like having a pirate and a madam for sisters?"

"They should be proud." Marina made a little hhmpf sound, "I am the youngest and one of the most successful madams in the Caribbean." Not that she had risen in the ranks through any brilliant doing of her own. If that nasty-looking pirate hadn't bought those gold pieces back from her for over five times their worth, she never would have been able to buy her own house. "So, the notorious pirate likes our brother, then?"

Anamaria shrugged. "That's why we came to Port Royal. He thinks he lusts after him. I saw them below deck one time. In the middle of a storm, if you can believe it. The Captain had the boy, in his mouth I tell you! Oh, and you think he looked nice now. You should see him naked and reaching his peak. Even I could see why Jack liked him so much! But the boy got away."

Marina tsk tsked and sipped her brandy. "You say he thinks he lusts. He doesn't know?"

"Oh, he knows he lusts. He talks in his sleep sometimes, when it's quiet and I'm right above his cabin steering the ship, he calls out for the boy. But he doesn't just lust. I think it's much more than that. I just hope he catches him. The man is starting to drive me mad with his frustration." Anamaria looked up as the redhead Will had rejected entered the room. "There you are, Charlotte. Well, I'd like to celebrate in my own way. Can you make yourself free for the rest of the evening for me?"

Charlotte's pretty face lit up when she saw the gorgeous pirate. She looked over to Marina, who nodded her head. Marina didn't understand her sister's lifestyle, but she respected it. And Anamaria made Charlotte so happy when she visited.

Charlotte melted into her pirate's arms as Anamaria captured her lips in a firm kiss.

"Don't worry about that boy turning you down, little one," she said in soothing tones. "He doesn't know beautiful when it's standing right in front of him. But I know."

Charlotte cooed and slid her hands around her lover's strong back. "S'okay, luv. He was pretty and all, but he wasn't any where near as sexy as you." She nuzzled Anamaria's neck and sighed when one strong brown hand grabbed her soft bottom, the other sneaked under her neckline. Fingers brushed over one erect nipple, pinched it lightly, and then cupped her breast possessively.

Anamaria ducked her head down and ran her tongue over the swell of Charlotte's breast, dipping down into the cleavage. Charlotte shivered deliciously.

"You girls planning to make me a millionaire with that show, or are you going to take it upstairs? I have customers to accommodate, if you don't mind." Marina shooed the two women, so entwined by then they might as well have been one, out of the receiving room. She ran a clean house, none of that kinky stuff. At least not in the front room. Plus, she knew her sister would never consent to putting on a show for men.

Too bad. Marina really would be a millionaire.

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