Chapter Ten - Threaten
The next morning, the whole crew already knew what had happened. As a result, everyone tried to cheer Sarah up. Anamaria tried not to be so harsh with the girl. Mr. Gibbs, supposing the former mermaid's favorite dish would be fish, baked a large fish and potatoes for her lunch. Pintel and Ragetti kept reciting her psalms about how the Lord would comfort the miserable hearts.
As for Jack, his change was much more intern than extern. When he held Sarah in his arms, Jack felt something he had not felt for quite some time. He sensed that he was needed by someone. Not the hero, the bold, spirituous Captain, but the man. Spending so much time by himself had made Jack forget how good it was to have someone to look after, to take care. And now the ocean had spitted this girl out right on his lap. He did not want to admit, but he was getting scared.
Every good pirate knew that it was good to relate with women, but as long as the relationship only reached the skin. The heart must remain untouched. Davy Jones was an example of the truth of this statement. He had had all the power a pirate could want and then, he lost everything because he could not keep his heart in his chest... literally.
"Captain?" Sarah's voice rescued Jack from his reverie.
He had been staring at nowhere for quite some time now, his eyes wide.
"Aye! I hadn't seen yeh there, lass, where did yeh come from? Oh, of course, from the ocean, stupid question… Shoot."
"I want ter say 'thanks'".
"Thanks fer what?" asked Jack, eyeing her as if she was talking about something completely unknown to him.
"Fer yesterday…"
"Oh, that?" Jack pretended to laugh and waved his hand. "I'm always disposed to hold young ladies tight anyway…"
"It's important fer me…" said Sarah looking deeply into his eyes.
Jack searched into his mind for a spirituous reply, something that would make clear that he did not really care, but everything he could say was…
"Yeh're welcome…"
As Sarah walked away, Jack went back to his thoughts. That was not right. He was Captain Jack Sparrow, known everywhere for his sweet talk. How could he be at a loss for words? This girl was starting to occupy a position to him that only Elizabeth had occupied until now. And he could not allow it. He could not permit one woman to be superior to all the others in his views. Perhaps… perhaps it was because they were sort of prohibited… Yes, he had always had the women he wanted, and then, after some time, they would lose their charm before his eyes.
Therefore, all he had to do to have a completely normal relationship with Sarah was to seduce her, as he had done to all the other women! Then, later, if she really stayed with the crew, she would be like Anamaria, a partner. Jack smiled wickedly. It would be a fairly pleasurable mission.