Chapter 17:

A/N: I love you guys so much! You are all too kind... I received one this morning that said that this person thinks I am a really good writer and will eventually become a professional writer.and I was very pleased about hearing that.and also about the other lovely reviews I get.thanks to all. Disclaimer: Shhh! I do not own POTC.Is my little sister gone? Whew.*wipes forehead * Little sister: Why??? Disclaimer: Oh dear lord, save me! *dashes out of room*

Salina walked back towards the cabin, as Gibbs had called her. "Yes Gibbs?" Salina poked her head into the room.
"Salina would ye join us in.err.a game of poker?" Salina now stepped in the room and noticed that Jack, Gibbs, Will, and Barbossa were all seated around a circular table, a card table.
Salina walked over to the table and sat in an empty seat across from Jack. "I'll play. What are the stakes?" She said lifting her chin up acting smarter as if to threaten the men.
Jack spoke up loud and clear for Salina to hear. "Final loser must play poker on the island dressed as a barmaid. and-." He paused while looking devilishly at Salina. "Stay with me tonight!" Everyone at the table began to chuckle, all except Salina.
Salina leaned into the table. 'There's no backing down now!' She thought to herself. "Deal!" She shouted at Jack. He raised an eyebrow and the men looked suspiciously at the young women. "Although I really think you'll be disappointed, love." Salina mimicked Jack and gave him a wink. "You'll probably end up spending yer night drunk, with these men." She smiled a devious smile.
Jack turned closer to Salina. "So you can play, eh love?" Salina nodded and glared at him.
"Aye, Jack. It's not the first time I've run away ye know. Just the first time I never got caught." She laughed a little and the game began. After a few minutes Will backed out noticing that his hands that night were not great.
Barbossa was the first to put down his cards. "Three fours."
Jack was next and he laid them down slowly for them to see. "Large- ." He belched in the center of his statement, bent over and picked up his rum bottle. "Large straight." Jack quickly took a swig of the fowl drink as he watched Salina lay down her cards.
"Aye, ye one that time Jack. I only have a small straight." Salina bowed making a statement that he was the king of poker. In doing so she grabbed the bottle of rum and sat it on the floor by her.
"Another game then?" Jack looked around at Barbossa and Salina.
Barbossa backed up. "Not another game fer me. I think the crew needs me on deck." Barbossa acted like he could hear someone calling for him and exited the room.
"I guess it's just you and me, love." Jack stated with a smile, his gold teeth showing. Salina suddenly got a chill down her spine.
"Aye, it looks that way. Don't it?" Jack nodded and dealt the cards. Salina picked up her cards; she had a nine, ten, seven, six, and a five. All she needed was an eight and she'd be okay. Salina laid the five upside down on the table. "Hit me."
When she picked up the card to her surprise it was a seven. Was this her luck or just a chance? She still doesn't know what Jack has but he looks awfully determined. "Ye lay yer cards down first." He stated with the same grin he gave before.
Salina laid her cards flat on the table. Jack looked them over and shook his head. "Tisk, tisk, tisk. Four aces!" Jack slammed his cards down and motioned for the stunned Salina to come near him.
She got up shaking, for she did not know what to expect. Jack stood up and got real close to her, close enough to kiss her. His lips nearly met hers as he began to speak. "Where's me rum?" he asked in a soft whisper.
Salina backed up giving him the most evil look she could give. "Ye get me for the night and all ye can think about is that blasted rum!" Salina grabbed the rum off the floor and waved it in his face.
"Give it here, love!" Jack chased Salina around the room trying to get the rum from her. "Watch it! Don't drop it!" Salina tossed it up in the air a couple of times, watching Jack's eyes following the rum the whole time. She ran out of the room, rum in her hand.
"Give me rum back!" Jack yelled as he followed her out onto the deck. Salina ran to the end of the ship, she looked down and noticed that the ship was docked not far from the mainland. "Ye want ye rum?" Jack nodded his head. "Well come get it!" Jack walked slowly over to the bottle just to see it fall overboard into the water. It bobbed up and down flowing to shore.
"Oops. Did I do that?" Salina put her hand to her mouth. Jack hopped up onto the railing. Salina turned in confusion. "What? No. Jack you can't. Jack!" He dove off the side of the ship into the water. "What an idiot!" Salina backed up and paced for a minute.
"God Damn!" Salina ran and jumped over the railing, her dress flapping against her skin as she fell into the water. She sunk down in the water and kicked off of the bottom. When she came up she looked around for Jack, treading water she searched frantically. "Jack! Jack where are you!"
"Salina are ye ever a mess?" Yelled a familiar voice. Salina turned to the island to see Jack standing on the beach with the bottle in his hand.
Salina sighed and sunk down in the water. "Oy! Get over ere'!" Jack yelled at the young women, but she had disappeared from sight. Soon her head popped out of the water just a few feet from shore. She stood letting the sea water run from the ends of her hair down the dress to her feet. Salina walked further on to the beach. Shaking her hair as she walked towards Jack. "Ye called?"

A/N: Hmmm...what will happen next??? I don't know..well I'll keep writing as long as I know you guys love it (which I do).well please R/R! Thanks!