Benjamin Scott is a fair man and a fearless sea captain, but his heart is broken. During a fierce battle in the West Indies, he witnessed the death of his best man, Jack, who fell into the sea before Benjamin had the chance to confess his love.<br><br>Now, in Gibraltar, Benjamin runs into a stranger named John who bears an uncanny resemblance to his lost love. A friendship grows between the two, and soon turns to love. But John suffers from amnesia and wants to find out who he really is.<br><br>When John learns he isn’t Jack, Benjamin's first lover, saved from the sea, he leaves Gibraltar with a heart full of sadness. Once Benjamin discovers John has left him, he sets sail to find him. Will he be able to find the courage to confess his love before he loses John, as well?

Hearts at Sea

And that’s exactly how he’d felt since meeting John a few days earlier. He could finally sleep well at night, and woke up with a smile on his face every morning. He debated telling Dimmock about John. Maybe, with his help, he’d be able to put together the pieces of John’s past. Perhaps, if he enlisted the help of his men, like Querry and Randall, he’d be able to connect this mysterious stranger with Jack.


But he didn’t like the idea of deluding himself. What if he learned that John had a family to go back to? That would leave no place for him in John’s life. 


No, better to enjoy his company as much as he could, which meant until the repairs to the Sunrise were complete. After that, he’d decide what to do.


John went back to admiring the landscape around them through Benjamin’s spyglass. They were perched on top of the Rock of Gibraltar. The afternoon sky was clear, and a gentle breeze ruffled their hair and lifted their spirits.


Chapter 6