When men say I'm sweet as candy It goes to my head like brandy, I enjoy being a girl

[bonneypirate]

Anamaria felt distinctly odd when she awoke. Her head was throbbing and her mouth dry and cotton-filled. She ached all over and she whimpered at she sat up. "Oh, dear. What ever have I done?" Delicately, she pressed her hands to her aching head and tried not to weep as she struggled to recall what could have possibly happened that she should

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[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica had been admiring a pink chiffon party dress when the sound of a throat clearing caught her attention. Standing, she turned and clapped her hands to her mouth with delight. "Oh, Anamaria! You look so beautiful!" she enthused. "It's such a pretty color on you, too!"

[bonneypirate]

Anamaria blushed and turned in a circle. "Do you really think so? I've always longed to be one of those beautiful ladies that you read about in stories. The ones who are swept off their feet by a dashing young knight."

She sighed wistfully. It would have been so lovely to be a fairy tale princess.

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Veronica sighed, carried away with the idea and clasping her hands against her heart. "Gee, the fellas'd be silly not to want to sweep you off your feet now! The boys on this island are so sweet, too. I'm sure it'd be no time at all."

She was so lucky, she reflected gratefully, to have a prince of her own.

[bonneypirate]

Anamaria looked excited and nervous all at the same time, "Oh, I would so love to have a suitor. I hope to get married and have lots of children. It's really the absolute pinnacle of being a woman, don't you think?"

[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica's eyes lit up. A kindred soul! "Oh, yes," she sighed happily. "Having a man to care for, and who cares for you -- oh, there's nothing so wonderful in all the world! I can't even imagine how swell it would be to have a little baby all your own." She'd only just been talking to Logan about that, too. Gosh, Logan was sweet.

[bonneypirate]

"I've always thought that I would make a good mother," Anamaria confessed quietly. "I'm so glad to be on this island where you could really meet someone wonderful and kind and just settle down. A life of wandering is no kind of life at all."

[neptune_sleuth]

"Did you wander before?" Veronica asked, intrigued. It wasn't a proper life, but it still had a touch of romance in it, to her ears. "That must have been exciting. It's good to be here, though. I'm so lucky -- I have the sweetest boyfriend in the whole world right here on the island."

[bonneypirate]

"Yes, I did. I...please don't think badly of me for this but I sailed on a pirate ship." Guilt and shame washed over her, "It's a hard life and no place for a lady. I'm so ashamed to even tell you of it." She covered her face in her hands, near tears.

[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica gasped audibly, but pushed aside her shock to reach a comforting hand toward Anamaria's shoulder, patting it soothingly. "You poor dear! But don't you worry one bit, you're safe here! We won't let those nasty pirates hurt you anymore."

[bonneypirate]

Anamaria sniffled, "I hope...and I do very much hope...that my brother will see the error of his ways and come settle down in a proper profession. Something respectable, like blacksmithing perhaps! But really, he's a man and you must let men do what they will. It is not our place to question them."

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[bonneypirate]

"My whole family was. My father, my mother...pirates every one. I feel as though I have tainted blood." She shuddered delicately. "Oh, I'm feeling faint. I don't think all these shocks tonight agree with me. I have a delicate constitution, you know."

[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica shook her head earnestly. "Not tainted at all, Anamaria," she said solemnly. "Your family is important, but they don't make you who you are. That can only be by your will and God's."

[bonneypirate]

Anamaria sniffled, "I do hope so. I just...I fear so for my soul. There's some things that no one could forgive. And when I think of how...how it all was before. Veronica, do you believe in hell?"

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[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica nodded solemnly. "I do, Anamaria," she said, "but I don't believe you could go there. Those who repent are forgiven, and even if no person can forgive you, surely God has forgiveness enough for us all."