Chapter 11: Love struck!
When Jack woke up the next morning in his cabin, he remembered nothing of the night before. He couldn't feel his tongue and his head…oh god, his head hurt. He got up and closed the curtains to prevent anymore sunlight from coming in. He walked back to bed and crawled in under the covers.
Then he noticed something squirming under the covers.
Jack fell out of bed and scrambled to his feet. His eyes widened as he saw red curls peeking out of the blankets followed by a very familiar heart-shaped face.
"Beth?" he said.
She moaned softly "good morning, captain" she said softly.
"Oh… no" he said putting the pieces together. "We-we didn't" he stuttered.
"Aye" she said yawning "we did."
"What happened last night?" Jack asked her.
"Well, you came to the docks where I was sitting, you were incredibly drunk I might add, and you confessed your love to me" she said getting dressed.
"And…" said Jack fearing the answer.
"And we had a few drinks, one thing lead to another and here we are" she finished smiling.
"You seem happy" Jack stated. He couldn't believe how calm she was about all this.
"Well how can I not be" she said laughing "you know for a tough pirate you sure are gentle, birdie." She tousled his hair.
"What did you just call me?" he asked.
"Birdie" she said "that's the nickname I gave you last night."
"Why?"
"Well, your name is Sparrow and a sparrow is a birdie" she explained.
Jack rolled his eyes leave it to Beth Rodgers to come up with the cutest and most humiliating nickname ever.
"Anyway, I should get to work" she said putting on her boots. She pecked jack on the cheek and left.
Jack sat on the bed, he couldn't believe what just happened, he had made love to his childhood friend! And Beth actually liked it! Meanwhile Jack didn't know what to think. A part of him was scared and confused; they had gone from friends to lovers in less than a night. And another part of him felt like this was all natural, like he wanted to do this years ago but never got the chance.
Jack thought about this as he got dressed. Beth seemed to like it when he was all lovey-dovey. But he had a reputation on his ship and the seven seas'. There was only one thing to do: make sure the crew never finds out about him and Beth.
X P.O.T.C X
Love is a funny thing at least that's what Beth thought as she brushed her hair in the looking glass in her cabin. She hummed the tune to the chantey jolly sailor bold as she thought of Jack.
"Ooh! Someone's love struck!" said her conscience.
"So what if I am?" said Beth still fussing with her hair.
"Well, I hate to say I told you so" said her conscience smugly "maybe if you listened earlier."
"I don't have to listen to you" said Beth "now if you'll excuse me I have work to do."
"Tell your Jackiekins I said hi" teased her conscience.
X P.O.T.C X
Jack was at the helm hoping Beth hadn't told any of the crew about them yet. Then he spotted her tying a bowline though she seemed dazed and happy. Jack tried to focus on sailing instead maybe if he ignored her she would go away like barbossa's monkey.
X P.O.T.C X
"He loves me… he loves me not" said Beth picking leaves off a piece of seaweed "he loves me, he loves me not … he loves me! I knew it!" she smiled as she picked the last leaf off.
She felt someone watching her; she turned and found the entire crew staring at her.
She frowned. "What are you gawking at?" she yelled.
The crew immediately went back to work.
Beth grabbed another piece of seaweed "he loves me…"
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