Part 2: We Come Close To The Primal Chaos

Notes:

Still not mine, Movies AU

I'm taking the movies and a version of the script I found on Kindle and combining that with dropping Charlie into the mix to create the AU.

Just an itty bitty interlude of sorts.

While not as exciting as Tortuga, Charlie loved visiting the pirate islands in the Bahamas. The water was cleaner and on a good sunny morning, you could see dolphin pods swimming just off shore. That would be her plan come the dawn, watch the dolphins playing in the surf. But right now she had a clandestine meeting that Jack would kill her for, if he found out. Good thing he was buried in...well, she would rather not think about it. At least him visiting the brothel meant she would not have to worry about being caught.

She kept her face hidden as she approached the inn and walked straight to the room she knew he had taken for the night. Before she could even raise her fist to the door, Commodore Norrington opened it and stood back to let her in. He was dressed in dark, nondescript clothing instead of his uniform. Two mugs of ale and a deck of cards waited at the sole table in the room.

It was to be their usual game, then. If Charlie won, she bought Jack and the Pearl time to escape without Jack ever knowing they had nearly been caught; if Norrington won, she would leave the ship for two weeks to give him time to catch Jack without risking her being caught. It was enjoyable, but Charlie always won because the Commodore was too noble to cheat. Though perhaps the ale was meant to get her drunk and cheat in a roundabout way. The thought made her smile.

"Commodore, you don't need to get me drunk to seduce me," she joked, draping her jacket on one of the two chairs.

The Commodore came up behind her and muttered into her ear, "If this was an attempt at seduction, Charlotte, you would know it."

She felt the rich baritone down to her toes. It would do her no good to let him know that, though, so she bit her lip to keep from grinning and continued their banter. "I'm going to have to find new ways to throw you off your game."

"You threatened to strip when we first met," he countered.

"So, you're saying I ought to strip?"

Norrington laughed a little as he took the seat opposite her. "Are you like this with everyone?" he asked, smirking.

"Only you, Commodore," she replied with a grin.

He smiled and shook his head. "Will you finally agree to stay away from The Black Pearl and Jack Sparrow without having to gamble?"

"Captain," she corrected.

To his credit, the Commodore did not even flinch that time. "That's a 'no', then," he said, with a smile that did not quite reach his eyes. "If you're caught with him, I can't guarantee your protection, Charlotte."

"I understand," she replied, then took a swig of her ale. "But I can't just leave him to his own devices."

Norrington snorted a laugh. "I believe Sparrow is fine with his own devices, if history is anything to go by."

"Perhaps," she agreed. "Are we going to talk about Jack all night or are you going to deal?"

Norrington grinned widely, then began to deal the cards.