Chapter Five
Time For A Bath
'So that's yer.baby, innit?'
Will and Elizabeth nodded.
'Yer child.'
Will smiled.
'Something funny about that?'
'Well.so.'
Elizabeth got a gist of what Jack was about to say.
'What had you expected, us staying virgins after marrying?'
Jack smirked.
'When are ye married?'
'Last August,' Elizabeth answered confident.
'And it's now May - so that means this little lass was conceived before yer marryin'.'
Will and Elizabeth blushed furiously.
Jack pitied them a little, so he decided to change the subject.
'What's her name?'
'Charlotte Elizabeth Wilhelmina Turner.' Will answered, looking disgustingly sweet at his baby.
Jack raised both eyebrows.
'That's a lot of names fer such a li'l lass.'
'I'd prefer it,' Elizabeth said, sounding crossly again, 'If you would not call Charlotte 'lass' all the time. She's just a girl.'
'She is now,' Jack smirked. 'But wait 'til she's seventeen. She be probably incredibly shexy and she be havin' a lot of men -'
*SLAP*
'See, told ye she be not happy with me. I guess she doesn't like me stayin' the next two days,' Jack said sadly to Will, rubbing the spot where Elizabeth had hit him.
Elizabeth looked as if she was about to explode.
'HE IS - WHAT?!'
'Listen, Elizabeth, darling, it's our friend! And you saw Charlotte liked him-' 'She laughed at me,' Jack muttered.
'- So, well, I'm rather interested in his adventures and I'm sure you are, too.' Will said soothing.
Elizabeth considered this.
'Only if he takes a bath.'
Jack's eyes became so wide it looked like they were to pop out.
'A BATH?! I didn't have a bath since I left me mum.'
'So it's about time you take one,' Will and Elizabeth said in unison.
~
Jack looked at his body, blinking.
It was tanned and shiny - and clean!
Looking in a mirror, his hair was shiny and clean as well, and it had lost it bushiness.
It felt rather weird.
'Jack? Are you decent?' Will asked, knocking on the door.
Jack wrapped himself in a towel, calling 'yeah', and Will came in with a pile of clothes.
Jack frowned.
'That doesn't look like me own clothes.'
Will smiled.
'No, I'm sorry, but Elizabeth gave your own to the maid, so she can clean them-'
'She WHAT?! HANDS OFF ME CLOTHES, EVERYONE!'
'Really, Jack, they were filthy. And they stunk.'
'So what? I liked them. And they didn't stink. Now they be shrinkin' and clean and white and shiny and ugly.' Jack whined stubbornly.
Will shook his head amused.
'Don't be silly.'
Jack thought for a few moments. He had to stay here for two days; and he wanted to pry off some rum from Will.
'Alright,' he muttered, grabbing the clothes.
'So that's yer.baby, innit?'
Will and Elizabeth nodded.
'Yer child.'
Will smiled.
'Something funny about that?'
'Well.so.'
Elizabeth got a gist of what Jack was about to say.
'What had you expected, us staying virgins after marrying?'
Jack smirked.
'When are ye married?'
'Last August,' Elizabeth answered confident.
'And it's now May - so that means this little lass was conceived before yer marryin'.'
Will and Elizabeth blushed furiously.
Jack pitied them a little, so he decided to change the subject.
'What's her name?'
'Charlotte Elizabeth Wilhelmina Turner.' Will answered, looking disgustingly sweet at his baby.
Jack raised both eyebrows.
'That's a lot of names fer such a li'l lass.'
'I'd prefer it,' Elizabeth said, sounding crossly again, 'If you would not call Charlotte 'lass' all the time. She's just a girl.'
'She is now,' Jack smirked. 'But wait 'til she's seventeen. She be probably incredibly shexy and she be havin' a lot of men -'
*SLAP*
'See, told ye she be not happy with me. I guess she doesn't like me stayin' the next two days,' Jack said sadly to Will, rubbing the spot where Elizabeth had hit him.
Elizabeth looked as if she was about to explode.
'HE IS - WHAT?!'
'Listen, Elizabeth, darling, it's our friend! And you saw Charlotte liked him-' 'She laughed at me,' Jack muttered.
'- So, well, I'm rather interested in his adventures and I'm sure you are, too.' Will said soothing.
Elizabeth considered this.
'Only if he takes a bath.'
Jack's eyes became so wide it looked like they were to pop out.
'A BATH?! I didn't have a bath since I left me mum.'
'So it's about time you take one,' Will and Elizabeth said in unison.
~
Jack looked at his body, blinking.
It was tanned and shiny - and clean!
Looking in a mirror, his hair was shiny and clean as well, and it had lost it bushiness.
It felt rather weird.
'Jack? Are you decent?' Will asked, knocking on the door.
Jack wrapped himself in a towel, calling 'yeah', and Will came in with a pile of clothes.
Jack frowned.
'That doesn't look like me own clothes.'
Will smiled.
'No, I'm sorry, but Elizabeth gave your own to the maid, so she can clean them-'
'She WHAT?! HANDS OFF ME CLOTHES, EVERYONE!'
'Really, Jack, they were filthy. And they stunk.'
'So what? I liked them. And they didn't stink. Now they be shrinkin' and clean and white and shiny and ugly.' Jack whined stubbornly.
Will shook his head amused.
'Don't be silly.'
Jack thought for a few moments. He had to stay here for two days; and he wanted to pry off some rum from Will.
'Alright,' he muttered, grabbing the clothes.