Page 46 of His Pirate Wife

“Ah.” Mia managed a wobbly smile. “Do you fear I’ll becomedull?”

“Fear it,” Devin gasped then leaned in close. “At least once a week I’m on my knees praying forit.”

“Captain?”

“Aye?”

“Youlie.”

“I do,” he said, smothering her giggle with akiss.

The sound of a throat being cleared from the door turned them both. “Papa,” Mia called and held out her arms forcing Devin to move. He stood letting the man take hisseat.

“Feeling better, child?” Commodore Dekker asked, gathering Miaclose.

“Aye, Papa. My headhurts.”

“Smithe is mixing you up something as wespeak.”

“Oh, Papa. No. His mixes are the worst tasting, vile…” Mia made a face and stuck out hertongue.

“And they work so you’ll take it, and let it teach you to be more careful not to scare the life out ofpeople.”

“Really is that what it takes to bring that to a halt, a bad tasting potion?” Devin remarked drily. “Might have been good enough to pass that message to me before she jumped from thecliffs.”

Dekker turned to look at him. “What’s so terrible about her jumping from a cliff? She’s been doing it since she couldwalk.”

“God save me,” Devin groaned and buried his face in his hands as Mia’s giggles filled the room. “Don’t encourage her,” Devin shouted when the man looked at him like he’d lost his mind, making Mia laughmore.

“I didn’t take you for a man with a weak constitution,” Dekker said, glaring athim.

“Well maybe if you hadn’t wed me to a woman like that.” He tossed his hand out towards Mia who laughed so much, tears ran down herface.

“Like what?” her papa snapped andstood.

“Like…that… perfect.” Devin yelled. “I was all set to have a wife I could leave on shore and forget and you forced that on me and told me nothing about how she canbe.”

“I told you she was a riptide,” Dekker reminded Devin of words he hadn’t paid any attention to at thetime.

“You should have said she’s a typhoon,” Devin yelled, not sure why he was yelling, except this was finally his chance to tell the man what he thought of making him marryMia.

“I told you take the wind from hersails.”

“I did, but then she pulled out oars,” Devin countered and heard the man choke back a laugh. “You gave me a wicked little pirate and she’s plundered my whole world, stolen everything I had, heart, soul, sanity—all ofit.”

“And?”

“And,” Devin thought about it a moment. “And… thank you. Aye, thank you. I can’t even think what life without her would belike.”

“Longer,” Dekker said, stepping forward and holding out hishand.

“Not nearly as lively.” Devin took it then clasped the man’s upper arm and stepped even closer. “Thank you, sincerely.” He took one more step closer. “You’re never getting her back so don’t even think about trying,” he said so only Mia’s papaheard.

“Only if she is misused, navy. And then only after your funeral,” he said, slapping Devin on the shoulder. They each took a big step back then turned and smiled at Mia who was smiling atthem.

“Here, sea witch,” Smithe came in with a cup and held it out toMia.

“No,” Mia said dragging up the covers to hold over hermouth.

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