Ocean Storm (Queen of Piracy Duology #1)

Chapter 29: Seeing an old friend again

I was paralyzed. While Miguel looked at me from head to toe, my eyes bulged because of my fear. I had stayed with the Spaniard for a night, but I knew nothing about him. Was he as sweet as he seemed when we first met? What if he tried to hurt me? God, I got desperate just with the thought of it. At the same time, I felt an insane desire for him again. Although I was scared, what I wanted the most was to throw myself into Miguel's arms, kiss him and... well, you know what I'm talking about. However, a part of me wasn't sure if repeating what took place in Nassau would be a good option. I didn't want to awaken feelings I'd tried to suppress since that night. Besides, I started imagining how our unborn baby could've been. A child with my sense of humor and Miguel's charm... that would've been so much fun! Our kid would've learned Dutch, Spanish... perhaps even English. To summarize, my head was making me go crazy. Sometimes I asked too many questions to myself and that killed me. Moreover, I couldn't help but wonder what Miguel had been up to lately. Was he indeed El Dorado? If yes, how long had he been a pirate captain? I was also curious to find out why he still remembered my fake name. People told me men never remembered the names of women with whom they had spent only a night.

"Come here!" Miguel smiled and opened his arms. "I've missed you, guapa."

I slowly approached him. We hugged each other and I closed my eyes, feeling every second of our embrace. That made me feel so relaxed that my problems seemed to disappear for a moment. Dirk scowled and bit his lower lip, seemingly annoyed.

I grinned mischievously, "I've missed you too, Miguel. It's always good to see old friends again."

"Definitely! I've been looking for you everywhere," the Spaniard sighed as if he observed something really beautiful. "I can't believe I finally found you."

I chuckled, "I'm glad I found you as well."

Miguel and I kept smiling at each other for a moment. I laughed nervously while feeling my cheeks getting redder. Bosch's eyes bulged and he wouldn't stop looking at me. I breathed faster, wondering what the redhead could be thinking.

Dirk shot an icy glare at the Spaniard, "What the hell is going on here?"

Miguel and I looked at each other for an instant then back at the redhead. I gulped and felt a headache, unsure of what to tell Dirk... yeah, the fun was over. I didn't want Bosch to know about my little adventure, but at the same time I preferred to tell him about it before the Spaniard did.

I took a deep breath, "We just slept together once."

The redhead gawked but quickly closed his mouth as if he was embarrassed. He pressed his lips together, gazing at me and then at Miguel. God, Dirk's attitude was so weird! What the hell was wrong with him?

Bosch clenched his teeth, "You... you... you what?!"

I held a laugh since Dirk seemed to be freaking out. Why did he care about that? I slept with Miguel, so what? I was confused at first. It didn't make sense to me the fact that a man who hated me a few days ago was bothered about my fling.

Miguel winked at me, "I'm always available if you want to do it again."

I couldn't help but chuckle. Yes, I was tempted to do it again, but don't judge me! If you look into Miguel's eyes for a second someday, you'll understand... Did I mention he had fantastic eyes? Anyway, I got distracted for a moment. Bosch pursed his lips and got closer to the Spaniard. Miguel lifted a brow, apparently calm.

The redhead narrowed his eyes at Miguel, "She's fine without you!"

"That's for her to decide," the Spaniard shot Dirk a defiant stare. "It's not polite to make a choice on someone else's behalf."