A/N: Please do not plagiarize, all my work is my own and has been posted across multiple fanficfikn websites.
Info: Y/N is Charles's ex. He left her without a word but when she docks in Nassau a well established captain she has a plan to get him back for all those years ago.
Warnings: Partial smut and Language.
"We'll dock at Nassau." I pointed to the port on a map that lay sprawled across the big wooden desk in my cabin.
"Um, Captain..." The Quartermaster was a young woman I had met many years ago when I had joined my first crew. She had quickly become my most trusted ally.
"Yes?" I tilted my head to the side as she shifted uncomfortably.
"You are aware that's where... Charles Vane does his trading?" Her voice got higher at the end of her sentence. My first thought was to turn tail and sail in the other direction, not wanting to see that man again. I am not the same girl I was 6 years ago. I had grown up and matured to become one of the most feared pirates of the age.
I would go to Nassau and he wouldn't know what hit him.
"Charles!" I exclaimed happily as I ran down the cobblestone street towards the tall, strong man who stood at the end arms open. As I reached him I lept into his arms as he lifted me with ease spinning me around.
"Hey, Doll." I breathed in his masculine scent. He had been out sailing for over a month.
"I missed you." He lowered me back to the ground as he slammed his lips down on mine. His arms snaked around my waist pulling me tightly into his muscular chest.
"Mmmm I've waited far to long to do this." There was a glint in his eyes as he scooped me into his arms carrying me back up the street and into the small house we shared when he wasn't off sailing.
"Charles!" I shrieked and giggled as he closed the door behind us lowering me onto the floor. I laughed as he hovered over me. We lay sprawled on the hard floor. I moaned as his lips danced down my throat.
"Well somebody's excited." I panted as he pulled his shirt over his head and made quick work of my dress pulling it down. He untied my corset with inhuman speed before his calloused hands ran down my frame. His intense kiss lowered farther down as his tongue danced down my chest.
"Vane!" I shrieked as his fingers slid under my panties. He groaned he had always had a soft spot for his last name.
I felt incredibly sore as I rolled over. Why was the bed so hard? I groaned as I opened my eyes to be eye level with the cold floor. Why was I on the floor? The ache between my legs brought back memories of last night. Charles coming back our night on the floor. As I sat up looking around I noticed there was no sign of the pirate who I had spent the night with.
"Charles?" I called out. No answer. I got to my feet and looked around the small house. No Charles. Where did he go? I got dressed and stepped out onto the street.
"Wilma!" I caught the attention of my middle aged neighbour.
"Y/N? What can I help you with." She was such a sweet woman.
"Um the man I was with yesterday. Do you know where he went?" I tried to avoid the topic of him being a thief and a pirate.
"Oh I saw him this morning down on the docks. Y/N I'm so sorry I don't think that young man is coming back." She continued down the street leaving me standing alone.
I hadn't seen him any day since. And to say it stung was an understatement. He left me to wonder what had gone wrong? What had I done? I pushed the last thoughts away. I didn't do anything wrong he's the one who left me.
"Get the boats in the water!" I shouted as people rushed around the ship readying the row boats to shuttle us to the docks.
"Hello Nassau." I grinned evilly as I breathed in the salty air.
I lifted a barrel resting it on my shoulder and I made my way to the dock. I was helping my crew unload the barrels of whale oil we had scavenged from our last plunder and restock with fresh supplies. The sun was high in the sky as I wiped sweat from my brow.
"Dam check out the Dame." A man pointed out over the water to where a row boat was being ferried in. A H/C (hair colour) woman sat at the front her hair blowing in the wind. There was something familiar about the way the woman held herself. As the boat got closer I couldn't help but watch the woman step out of the boat first, brushing a lock of her hair back.
I saw the way Charles had been eyeing me since we hit the dock. I grinned to myself as I made my way up the dock and towards the shirtless pirate that had abandoned me. I saw him visibly flinch and back away as I made my way towards him. Without even glancing at him I walked by not giving him a second look.
"Y/N?" I heard someone mutter and I turned to see Jack pale as a sheet and looking like he had seen a ghost. I gave him a curt nod as he stared at me. I hid the sly grin I could feel making its way across my face.
This was going to be fun.
"So it's true then, Y/N is in Nassau." A low voice spoke from behind me. I turned in my seat at the bar to come face to face with none other than my old mentor, Edward Teach.
"Yeah she docked yesterday mid-day." Looking away I refocused my attention on my mug of ail.
"You never mentioned she was a captain." I thought I could hear a hint of amusement in his voice.
"She wasn't." I wanted this conversation to be over. All those years ago I hadn't planned on leaving her alone on the floor.
"I see. So why did you leave her?" I shook my head slightly lightheaded from the couple drinks I had downed. I turned to leave ignoring his question.
"You were in love with the lass ai?" I stopped in my tracks for a split second before heading to the door and out onto the street.
"Yes." I whispered to myself as the cold breeze hit my face. I had run 6 years ago because it had taken until that night to realise I was in love with her. I had been afraid of committing to one person, afraid the authorities would find out and use her against me, at the time she had been a law abiding citizen who had caught feelings for a pirate. And then of course there was Eleanor. I shook my head, Eleanor had been my second chance to get what I had with Y/N but she could never love me the way I loved her.
"What the..." I hadn't noticed where I had been going while I was lost in my thoughts but I found myself standing in front of one of the inns rooms. The room Jack had seen Y/N going in and out of. I turned on my heal and began to make my way back down the hall.
There had been a noise outside my room so I opened the door. No one was there but as I looked down the hall I saw his tall muscular form retreating away.
"Charles?" I had spoke before I had time to think it threw. He froze and hesitated a moment before rotating around to face me.
"Y/N." He regarded me showing very little emotion.
"What are you doing here?" He took a few steps towards me while I closed my room door behind me so we were both standing in the hall.
"I could ask you the same thing." He leaned back against the wall. I swallowed hard. His voice had been the thing that had made me look twice at him. It sent shivers down my spine as all the things that voice had whispered into my ear came flooding back.
"I'm rooming here." I said as if he was dumb. I mean what else are inns for?
"I meant in Nassau." He squinted at me.
"Trading, same as everyone else." He arched his eyebrow.
"Now why are you here?" I asked crossing my arms to stop myself from reaching out.
"I live here." I sighed shaking my head.
"No, why are you at my door?" I gave a small knock on the old wood to emphasise. I saw him tense for a moment as the calm mask he was hiding behind slipped for a moment.
"Why did you turn to pirating?" He swiftly changed the topic. Fine it's not like it mattered, he was at my door now anyways.
"Don't think I didn't notice you skirt the question. About 5 years ago, I felt like changing things up so I joined a crew and 3 years later was captain." He seemed shocked it wasn't often someone could climb the ranks that fast.
"Why did you leave?" I hadn't meant to say it but as I watched him I felt anger and hurt bubble up inside me.
"I-" he stuttered. The great Charles Vane was having trouble putting a sentence together. I could see an internal battle going on in his eyes.
"Job opportunities." It was so unconvincing I would have laughed if I hadn't been so furious. I took a deep breath attempting to hide the fury twisting in my gut.
"Bullshit!" And that failed. I stepped forward moving my arm subconsciously until it made contact with his chizzeld jaw. I felt a burn in my knuckles as I retook my previous position at the door while he stumbled taken by surprise.
"Ow." His voice was low and filled with venom as he rubbed his jaw. I felt most of my anger settle down allowing me to think clearly again. I had to admit that had been rather therapeutic.
"I'll ask you again. Why did you leave?" I was going to get the answer to the question that had been haunting me for 6 years even if it was the last thing I'd do.
"You've got a mean swing." He was still rubbing his jaw as he propped himself back against the wall.
"Charles." There was a warning in my voice.
"Fine, I deserved that." He took a deep breath.
"I left because... because I was in love with you." He crossed his arms across his chest as he waited for me to reply.
"What?" I began to laugh.
"You were in love with me so you decided to leave me!" It really want that funny but I mean I had waited 6 years for that?!
"I don't see how this is funny." He brought himself to a standing position as I hunched over my eyes beginning to water. I didn't either but at the moment it was the funniest thing I had ever heard.
"I-I know it j-just- pfffft." I was laughing so hard I felt my stomach begin to ache.
"I said stop." I had clearly hit a nerve because he stepped forward pinning me against the door.
"Oh yeah what are you going to do about it?" I was really trying not to laugh but a few hiccups escaped as I tried to calm down. Before I knew what had happened his lips had crashed down against mine. I froze my laughter forgotten. I could feel the heat radiating off his tall body. I could feel myself drowning in the kiss as I began to move my lips in time with his. I felt the space between us vanish as he stepped closer and I snaked my arms around his neck.
"I was afraid of how easy the decision to stay with you in that small house would have been." He whispered his alcohol laced breath ran across my face.
"I never would have asked you to stay with me. I knew you belonged out here." I twisted a piece of his long hair around my fingers.
"No but I'll ask you. Will you stay with me here in Nassau? Try this again. Give me a chance to make it up to you." His hand gripped my waist as I pulled him down into another earth shattering kiss.
"Yes." I grinned into the kiss.
"For the record I always like you more than that Eleanor woman." A voice came from down the hall. I pulled away to see an older man with a black beard. Was that Edward Teach? I heard Charles snicker as he pulled the door to my room open pulling me inside and out of the hall. The man at the end of the hall chuckled.