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Chapter 21
A loud banging on her door broke Felicity from her thoughts. She looked at the shut door and sighed shakily before she stood up and walked towards it. She turned the lock and slowly opened the door. The face of Marie filled her view and she suddenly realized that she ought to be at work instead of moping over the pirate captain's disappearance. She shook her head once she realized that Marie had been talking to her.
"Felicity? Hello?" Marie waved her hand in front of the other woman's face, her expression worried.
Felicity blinked and nodded at her before she mouthed her apology.
"It's alright…Is anything the matter? Nell's been wondering where you've been. You didn't show up." Marie said and Felicity sighed before she raised a hand, motioning for her to wait. She put on her shoes, took her key in her hands before she followed Marie out of the room.
"Are you sure you're alright? You seem…distraught." Marie said once they were on the street, walking towards the tavern. Felicity forced a small smile towards the other woman's direction but Marie still wasn't convinced.
"I see…Perhaps it has something to do with Captain Sparrow?" she asked and Felicity's breath hitched at the mention of the pirate. Marie looked at her and sighed.
"I take that as a yes…" she breathed as she watched Felicity speeding up her footsteps, walking past her to get into the tavern.
Once felicity was inside she hurriedly slid behind the bar and looked at Nellie apologetically.
"That's alright, hon. I know." The older woman said with a pat on Felicity's shoulder. Felicity frowned. She knew? How could she possibly know-…That's when she noticed Ginger walking towards her worriedly.
Ginger. Felicity thought with a sigh.
"Are you alright, hon? I was worried so I sent Marie." Ginger said quietly as she placed an empty tray on the counter and looked at her. Felicity placed her hands on her hips and slightly glared at the older woman.
"What?" Gin asked puzzled.
"See, Gin? The girl's fine enough to glare. Don't worry; the blasted captain will be out of your head as quickly as he entered." Nellie said and Felicity looked at Ginger with wide eyes.
"Oh…That's all the anger about." Ginger muttered guiltily as Nellie walked away to get more orders. Felicity crossed her arms over her chest and waited for an explanation.
"I had to explain why you've been missing shifts for two months now, hon! They…drew it out of me. It's not like they're going to say it anywhere. Even if I hadn't said anything they would have guessed it anyway. You're awfully pale, you cry most of the time when you think that others aren't watching…What could I do? I told them the truth. At least you don't have to hide anymore." Ginger finished and by the time she did Felicity was on the verge of total misery again.
"Now, no more of that." She said as she tilted the young woman's head upwards, "I don't think he deserves it anyway. In fact the next time I see him I'm going to chop off his so called goods and feed them to the dogs." Gin said angrily before she took her hand away and narrowed her eyes into slits. Her eyes softened as she looked at Felicity again and rubbed her hand.
"It's going to be alright, hon. You simply need to forget for a bit. Take this." Gin said as he handed her a cloth, "Take all that anger of yours on the tables. They can take it." She winked and Felicity couldn't help but chuckle at her reasoning.
"I'll go take mine on those bloody mugs I have to wash all day…" Gin muttered as soon as Felicity was out of vision before she slowly slid to the back room where all the dirty mugs and plates were being washed.
Indian Coast, weeks later…
Jack was leaning against the rail of the Blood Diamond, his eyes not straying from the fiery waves of the sea. The sun was getting ready to set and the wind picked up, relieving some of the heat that tormented the crew all day long. Sparrow shifted his weight forward to get a better look at the waters when he felt a presence behind him. He paused and then he felt the brush of a body against his own. He smirked and tapped the rail with his fingers, his face momentarily loosing its brooding expression.
"Anything I can help with, Elise?" he asked with the smirk still in place.
"Indeed. I might need that compass of yours, Jack. Seems like mine won't cooperate today." The dark haired woman said with a twitch of her nose as she glared at her own compass.
"Say the magic word and I might be generous enough to lend it to you." Jack said as he turned around to face the beautiful woman.
"You're no captain on my ship, Jack." She said with blue narrowed eyes and he rolled his own chocolate ones in return.
"Yes, yes. However that was not the word I was looking for, Captain." He said pronouncing the title with too much reluctance.
"Oh? Will the word please abide to your liking then?" she asked with a sigh and he grinned.
"Sure, darling." He purred as he handed her the compass and leaned back, elbows on the rail as he regarded her with amusement.
"I should send you to the brig but then again who is going to amuse me while you'd be locked up?" she said with a glare as she opened the compass and made her way to the helm. Jack smirked again and followed her up the stairs.
"You really need to buy a new one, love-…"
"Do not call me that in public!" she hissed but her cheeks did turn pink. Jack chuckled and slid next to her on the helm.
"We go way back, lo-…I mean Elise. I've known you since you used to wet your bed." He said and she turned to glare at him when one of her crewmen sniggered at that.
"You used to do that too!" she snapped back at him before she turned towards the still sniggering man, "Aren't you supposed to be swabbing the deck, Mr. Marcus?" she snarled and the man walked away with a scowl.
"It was not an accusation, lass. I simply wanted to point out the length of our acquaintance." Jack said fighting back a laugh.
"It's a good thing I have extreme tolerance, Sparrow or you'd be long lost in the sea." She said as she turned the wheel a bit to the right.
"It's also a good thing that I have those maps that you want, darling." He breathed as he leaned closer to her until she could feel his breath on her neck.
"You know why I need those maps, Jack. It's not for me. It's-…"
"Aye, I know. Apologies for bringing that up." He said quietly with a wince before he moved away from her personal space and started walking down the stairs.
"And it's not any of my business if I get my share of coins." He said as he continued walking towards the deck. Elise sighed and looked away once he disappeared towards the hold.
He returned moments later with his hands on his hips.
"Why is the rum gone?" he asked agitated and she laughed.
"Because you stole it and drank it all?" she offered and he wriggled his nose.
"You have to admit that I've been quite helpful though, eh? In all matters." He said with a lopsided grin and she rolled her eyes.
"Yes, fair enough. You'll get your rum once we get to St. Mary's Island." She called and he nodded.
"Very well. I'll be in the cabin…Got some thinking to do." He called and she grinned down at him.
"Fantasizing of the nameless woman again, Jack?" she asked knowingly and he halted.
"Woman? What woman?" he asked coldly before he disappeared calmly into the cabin.
"Men." Elise whispered as she held tightly onto the wheel and looked at the horizon.
Jack shut the door to the cabin and looked around before he walked onto the large table to gaze at Elise's charts.
"I'm not fantasizing about anyone. I am perfectly fine…and content. She's better off where she is…Without me…Fantasizing…pff…Women…" he muttered as he grimaced and started studying the route to Madagascar.
End of chapter 21
Author's note: And now we know Jack's whereabouts. Thank you for reading. Please review! Thoughts and ideas are welcome! :)