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

John took one of his pillows, and laid it back against the headboard, right next to him. Uncertain, Benjamin stood up and awkwardly settled onto the bed, on top of the blankets, next to his patient.


“Act two, scene two. Oberon just arrived…”


“Yes, of course, that’s right.” He felt confused. How could he concentrate on Shakespeare with John’s warm body right next to him, so close that his hair was brushing against his shoulder? “Oberon squeezes the flower on Titania’s eyelids and says…” He tried to focus on the words and ignore his heart, which was demanding to be heard, beating faster than ever in his chest.


“What thou seest when thou dost wake, Do it for thy true-love take, Love and languish for his sake: Be it ounce, or cat, or bear, Pard, or boar with bristled hair, In thy eye that shall appear When thou wakest, it is thy dear: Wake when some vile thing is near.” he read.


Chapter 9