Chapter 24:
A/N: This morning when I checked my mail I could've cried I was sooooo happy.I had 13 messages, 10 of which where reviews.I luv you guys sooooo much! Thank you for loving my story.. Oh and yes anne this is the ch. You've been waiting for.te he. I'll leave it at that... Disclaimer: I Don't Bloody Own POTC!!! *Giggles* Bloody. *Giggles again*
"Now remember boys, go easy on me. I haven't played but once." Salina grabbed a chair and noticed all the men at the table watching her; even Jacks eyes were plastered to her. She raised her eyebrow. 'This could be fun. I can use this to my advantage.' Salina slowly sat down in her chair making sure to part the slit in her skirt so that it showed her thighs.
She sat in between Jack and a man named Moe, he smelled of something awful. Salina figured she should probably test her theory before she put it to the real test. So she pulled a hanky out of her under-shirt, she grazed it across the top of her chest slowly, watching the men as they starred at the handkerchief. Salina pulled it off of her body and held it above the table, she let it fall to the center; the men lunged for it. Salina turned with a smile stretched across her face, she looked back at Will who was laughing almost to the point of crying.
"Is that Salina? What in God's name is she doing?" Caliban scooted closer to Will trying to see the action at the other table. Moe was the one who got a hold of the handkerchief; he sat rubbing it against his cheek.
"Well from the looks of it, she's trying to get Jack's attention."
"Why would she need to do that? I thought they were together?"
"So far that 'together' as you put it, has consisted of killing her father, leading men in a chase around our boat, almost being raped, oh and killing the man that was going to rape her-." Will continued with the list while Caliban watched the women lead the men in a game of poker. 'She must be a strong women to be a pirate with Jack. Ecpecially if the stories are true about him.' Caliban thought to himself, but quickly came back to reality as he hear Will's voice.
"Fighting a whore, killing her. not on purpose though, running back to her ex- fiancé, coming back to Jack, jumping off a peer straight at a moving ship, being seen naked by Jack, dueling with him, kicking him out of his own cabin."
"Ouch."
"Yeah, she's a boss alright. She probably could command the Pearl herself. All the men would listen to her, too. Anyways, where did I leave off? Oh yes, Throwing him in the brig, getting drunk and passing out in a cell with him, tossing water on him, teasing him, kissing him, playing poker and losing to him-."
"Hold up! She lossed to him? Then how does she expect to beat him tonight?"
"She doesn't."
"She's not going to try and beat him? Why the bloody hell not?"
"She'll beat all the other men, but not Jack. Mostly because she loves him, whether she knows it or not is another story, but she wants to be with him. Salina has tried so hard in these past two or three weeks just to be with him, but it never seems to work. So that's what this is about."
"I see." Caliban nodded and sat back in his seat, Duncan had passed out in the seat across from him, drunk no doubt.
Salina threw her head back laughing at a joke Moe had told her. There was a bottle of rum in her hand, it was half empty, and she peered down at it. 'Have I really drank that much? I need to stop I won't be able to focus.' Salina looked up from the bottle and starred around the table. There were five men surrounding her, Jack, Moe, Clark, Sean and Jessie.
The men were so drunk that they barely could sit on their seats. 'I need to eliminate at least one for now, otherwise this game will never end.' She looked down at her shirt; her blouse was rather low cut. Salina looked at her cards; she had a king, jack, ace and a ten. All she needed was a queen. Moe had his cards plain in her view, there was a queen in his hand.
Laying her ten down on the table she stretched her arms out and brushed her chest across the top of the table. Moe watched the women and fell backwards at the sight of her chest nearly hanging out of her shirt. Salina laughed and readjusted herself. She picked up the card she was given to replace the ten and bent down to pick up Moe's cards. Salina sat them and her new card on the table, but making sure to take the queen from Moe's pile. She placed the queen in her pile and was ready to show her cards.
"Why that sly dog." Will smiled as he watched Salina play her cards.
"Cheater!" Salina froze and looked up from her cards, she relaxed as she realized it was Sean. Jessie was accusing Sean of cheating and he threw him out of the game. 'Well that got rid of another person. Now all that's left is Jack, Jessie, and me.'
Salina laid down her cards. "A royal flush!" She said it loud and proud. She looked to Jessie who laid down three fives. Then she turned to Jack who smirked that half grin.
"Looks like there's a tie. Sorry, love." He laughed a little and then laid down his cards, he also had a royal flush. 'How could that be? Oh well it works, too.'
"Well, lets do a tie breaker then." Salina leaned into Jack, who had the smell of rum on his lips. "Savvy?" She half grinned at the thought of that word.
"Savvy." Jack replied as the drunk Jessie toppled from his chair.
The cards were dealt and Salina tried her best to get the lowest cards possible. "You lay yer's down first, love." Jack slurred his words and then took another swig of rum.
Salina happily laid down her cards. "Oh, dear. Only three six's." She pretended to be upset. Jack laid his cards down he had a large straight. "Looks like you won." Salina said with a smile.
"Looks like I've won." He laughed and took another drink. "Yew wanted me to win, didn't ye love?"
Salina moved her chair closer to his and laid her arm on the table. She rolled her right sleeve up and there on the lower portion of her arm was a rose, tattooed into her skin. Jack looked at the mark and then back to the women.
"You have me alone tonight Jack, don't waste it like you did last time." Her face turned from a smile to a stern solid face.
"Salina?" Jack scooted his face closer to hers; analyzing it to make sure it was she. "Eh, Love. I beat you again in poker." Jack smiled and took another drink.
"I let you." Salina took the bottle away from his mouth a kissed him. She placed her hand on his cheek and kissed him passionately.
Will sat at his table laughing at the two of them. "Well she got him."
Salina pulled away from the kiss and took his rum. "Lets get out of here." She helped pull Jack to his feet.
"Where we goin'?" Salina had his hand and walked him away from the table. "Me hat! Can't forget that." Jack turned around and grabbed his hat while Salina walked over to Will.
"Will, could ye be a dear and grab me cloths for me their out on the back steps, thanks." Will smiled at her.
"Have fun." He shouted as the two of them walked out the front of the pub.
A/N: I didn't expect this chapter to be this long so the next chapter will be devoted to Salina and Jack's night.te he...thanks again for the reviews...
A/N: This morning when I checked my mail I could've cried I was sooooo happy.I had 13 messages, 10 of which where reviews.I luv you guys sooooo much! Thank you for loving my story.. Oh and yes anne this is the ch. You've been waiting for.te he. I'll leave it at that... Disclaimer: I Don't Bloody Own POTC!!! *Giggles* Bloody. *Giggles again*
"Now remember boys, go easy on me. I haven't played but once." Salina grabbed a chair and noticed all the men at the table watching her; even Jacks eyes were plastered to her. She raised her eyebrow. 'This could be fun. I can use this to my advantage.' Salina slowly sat down in her chair making sure to part the slit in her skirt so that it showed her thighs.
She sat in between Jack and a man named Moe, he smelled of something awful. Salina figured she should probably test her theory before she put it to the real test. So she pulled a hanky out of her under-shirt, she grazed it across the top of her chest slowly, watching the men as they starred at the handkerchief. Salina pulled it off of her body and held it above the table, she let it fall to the center; the men lunged for it. Salina turned with a smile stretched across her face, she looked back at Will who was laughing almost to the point of crying.
"Is that Salina? What in God's name is she doing?" Caliban scooted closer to Will trying to see the action at the other table. Moe was the one who got a hold of the handkerchief; he sat rubbing it against his cheek.
"Well from the looks of it, she's trying to get Jack's attention."
"Why would she need to do that? I thought they were together?"
"So far that 'together' as you put it, has consisted of killing her father, leading men in a chase around our boat, almost being raped, oh and killing the man that was going to rape her-." Will continued with the list while Caliban watched the women lead the men in a game of poker. 'She must be a strong women to be a pirate with Jack. Ecpecially if the stories are true about him.' Caliban thought to himself, but quickly came back to reality as he hear Will's voice.
"Fighting a whore, killing her. not on purpose though, running back to her ex- fiancé, coming back to Jack, jumping off a peer straight at a moving ship, being seen naked by Jack, dueling with him, kicking him out of his own cabin."
"Ouch."
"Yeah, she's a boss alright. She probably could command the Pearl herself. All the men would listen to her, too. Anyways, where did I leave off? Oh yes, Throwing him in the brig, getting drunk and passing out in a cell with him, tossing water on him, teasing him, kissing him, playing poker and losing to him-."
"Hold up! She lossed to him? Then how does she expect to beat him tonight?"
"She doesn't."
"She's not going to try and beat him? Why the bloody hell not?"
"She'll beat all the other men, but not Jack. Mostly because she loves him, whether she knows it or not is another story, but she wants to be with him. Salina has tried so hard in these past two or three weeks just to be with him, but it never seems to work. So that's what this is about."
"I see." Caliban nodded and sat back in his seat, Duncan had passed out in the seat across from him, drunk no doubt.
Salina threw her head back laughing at a joke Moe had told her. There was a bottle of rum in her hand, it was half empty, and she peered down at it. 'Have I really drank that much? I need to stop I won't be able to focus.' Salina looked up from the bottle and starred around the table. There were five men surrounding her, Jack, Moe, Clark, Sean and Jessie.
The men were so drunk that they barely could sit on their seats. 'I need to eliminate at least one for now, otherwise this game will never end.' She looked down at her shirt; her blouse was rather low cut. Salina looked at her cards; she had a king, jack, ace and a ten. All she needed was a queen. Moe had his cards plain in her view, there was a queen in his hand.
Laying her ten down on the table she stretched her arms out and brushed her chest across the top of the table. Moe watched the women and fell backwards at the sight of her chest nearly hanging out of her shirt. Salina laughed and readjusted herself. She picked up the card she was given to replace the ten and bent down to pick up Moe's cards. Salina sat them and her new card on the table, but making sure to take the queen from Moe's pile. She placed the queen in her pile and was ready to show her cards.
"Why that sly dog." Will smiled as he watched Salina play her cards.
"Cheater!" Salina froze and looked up from her cards, she relaxed as she realized it was Sean. Jessie was accusing Sean of cheating and he threw him out of the game. 'Well that got rid of another person. Now all that's left is Jack, Jessie, and me.'
Salina laid down her cards. "A royal flush!" She said it loud and proud. She looked to Jessie who laid down three fives. Then she turned to Jack who smirked that half grin.
"Looks like there's a tie. Sorry, love." He laughed a little and then laid down his cards, he also had a royal flush. 'How could that be? Oh well it works, too.'
"Well, lets do a tie breaker then." Salina leaned into Jack, who had the smell of rum on his lips. "Savvy?" She half grinned at the thought of that word.
"Savvy." Jack replied as the drunk Jessie toppled from his chair.
The cards were dealt and Salina tried her best to get the lowest cards possible. "You lay yer's down first, love." Jack slurred his words and then took another swig of rum.
Salina happily laid down her cards. "Oh, dear. Only three six's." She pretended to be upset. Jack laid his cards down he had a large straight. "Looks like you won." Salina said with a smile.
"Looks like I've won." He laughed and took another drink. "Yew wanted me to win, didn't ye love?"
Salina moved her chair closer to his and laid her arm on the table. She rolled her right sleeve up and there on the lower portion of her arm was a rose, tattooed into her skin. Jack looked at the mark and then back to the women.
"You have me alone tonight Jack, don't waste it like you did last time." Her face turned from a smile to a stern solid face.
"Salina?" Jack scooted his face closer to hers; analyzing it to make sure it was she. "Eh, Love. I beat you again in poker." Jack smiled and took another drink.
"I let you." Salina took the bottle away from his mouth a kissed him. She placed her hand on his cheek and kissed him passionately.
Will sat at his table laughing at the two of them. "Well she got him."
Salina pulled away from the kiss and took his rum. "Lets get out of here." She helped pull Jack to his feet.
"Where we goin'?" Salina had his hand and walked him away from the table. "Me hat! Can't forget that." Jack turned around and grabbed his hat while Salina walked over to Will.
"Will, could ye be a dear and grab me cloths for me their out on the back steps, thanks." Will smiled at her.
"Have fun." He shouted as the two of them walked out the front of the pub.
A/N: I didn't expect this chapter to be this long so the next chapter will be devoted to Salina and Jack's night.te he...thanks again for the reviews...
