Well Met

by Jen DeLuca

“Is he always that unpleasant?” “No, you seem to bring it out in him. Good going.”

“If we were wed, when night fell I would take you back to my ship, give the men a week of shore leave, and show you my appreciation very thoroughly, and in private. As it is, we are only pledged, and so I will show you my appreciation thus.”

Just this once, I could kiss the girl I wanted and there wasn’t a damn thing Mitch could do about it.”

He never did turn on the light that night, but I didn’t mind. Everything I needed was easy to find in the dark.

“I’m going to woo your ass off.”

We have in our midst a woman named Emma. She is a tavern wench of great beauty, whose smile lights up the day like the sun, and the night like the moon. She has absolutely stolen my heart, but I do not mind in the least. In fact, if she would agree to keep my heart and take good care of it, I would never want it back.”