By then it was too late. The man released the sentry letting him drop into the nest and then took his place. Once Jack was satisfied everything was st...ll good he gave the signal to the rest of the men. They split up toward various parts of the deck to take up posts while Jack went to Blackbeard’s cabin. Jack blasted through the door with his sword held at the ready. Mary Read jumped slightly at the unexpected entry but recovered quickly and regarded Jack with a disgruntled look. ‘Who are ye?’. It made him feel just a little emptier.On this occasion, though, Ace redeemed himself for quite a few failings. "And this speechless one here is my friend, Matt," he told Dianna.Dianna turned her thousand-watt smile back to Matt, and the butterflies that had been settling in his stomach all took flight once again."Hi, speechless Matt," said Dianna.It was all Matt could do to sputter out a lame "Hi," to which Ace rolled his eyes. Dianna laughed out loud, and Matt thought the sound was the most. I walked up to her and said "good morning" to her. Sheila was all red faced and flustered when she realised it was me and tried to hurry past me. I said to her that i hadn't had a chance to speak to her for weeks and how i missed our chats etc.Sheila babbled on about how our last real meeting had been a drunken mistake and that she felt really embarrassed about it. I replied that it had been fantastic and fun and that I would never be able to forget it. By now Sheila had started to relax a. The three of them danced together and explored each other’s bodies for some time, the electricity between them becoming an almost tangible thing. Chapter 5 Brandon could smell the seductive musky scent of Sami's perfume in her hair as he bent his head slightly to nibble on her ear and kiss the soft curve of her neck. His hands ventured lower, down the small swell of her hips to the hem of her short skirt. He began painting her thighs with light feathery circles using the tips of his fingers,.