CHAPTER 5
The sunlight hit Bethany's face in the early hours of the morning; she opened one eye then swiftly turned her face away from the sunlight and saw her corset lying on the bed. She looked in the opposite direction her eyes widening.
"No, no, no, no, no, Noo!" she tried to gently ease herself up when an arm dropped across her stomach.
What was Jack Sparrow doing in her bed? Not good!
She gently lifted his hand and moved his arm, sat up and let out a sigh of relief.
"Morning luv"
Bethany dropped her head in her hands. He sat up besides her looking infinitely pleased with himself. Bethany looked up trying to recall last night but found she couldn't, Jack looked back at her fully aware of what she was thinking yet enjoying the torture he was putting through.
"Nothing happened!" Bethany said firmly even though she couldn't remember, she was fairly confident. Still Jack didn't respond. "It didn't" Bethany reaffirmed standing up planting her hands on her hips. She turned to walk out on the deck, turned back one last time pointing one finger in Jack's direction who still lay propped up on the bed "It didn't!"
"Didn't it?" Jack said evenly
"Well, no"
"You remember?"
"No"
"So something might have happened?"
"Yes. I mean no!" Bethany was silent for a moment "I remember"
"You remember"
"Yes . . . NO. I mean no I don't remember anything like THAT. Nothing happened so I can't remember something that didn't happen!" Bethany rambled off at high speed.
"If you say so"
"And I do" Bethany nodded once, then again more confidently "I do"
"Don't get ahead of yourself luv" he winked at the marriage reference.
Sparks flew in Bethany's eyes; ready with her next retort she held her tongue and stormed from the room. A moment later she returned miffed to find that Jack's eyes were still fixed on the door, clearly he had anticipated her return.
"Hang on just a minute, this is my cabin. You leave!"
"Of course milady" he rose from the bed and brushed past her; a little to close for Bethany's liking.
She closed the door after him letting out her breath in a whoosh, unaware that she had been holding it. Her heart hammered against her chest as she leaned against the closed door wishing he wasn't so damn attractive!
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Bethany just couldn't figure Jack Sparrow out; it was infuriating. She made her way over to the starboard side of the ship and leaned over watching the waves break against the Black Pearl. Why on earth was he helping her? It made no sense.
"Look, nothin' happened"
Bethany didn't turn; she knew who it was even if she was surprised by the serious tone to his voice.
"Thank you" she grudgingly conceded.
There was a moment of silence as they both stared out to sea.
"Yer sea legs!" Jack proclaimed. "Yer've got your sea legs!"
"It would seem so. My father was a sailor" Bethany explained, secretly quite pleased that she'd managed to surprise him, although why she was at all concerned with what he thought she didn't know. "Speaking of, what on earth are you doing" she said building momentum "You're a pirate, A PIRATE and you decide to save me then HELP me find out about my family, what's wrong with you, what kind of pirate are you?!"
"A good one!" Jack put an arm around Bethany's shoulder, Bethany carefully slid out from under his arm as he spoke "Now there are two thing's you needt'know; one we're makin' for Tortuga where I will make enquiries as t'your mother, two any profit which should arise will be mine, savvy?"
Bethany nodded for once actually satisfied with his answer; so he was expecting a profit. That explained a lot.
"Now if you'd care t'join me in the galley Bethany, or is it Beth?" he didn't await a reply "You can start earning your keep and prepare the sea turtles"
"Turtles!" once again Bethany found Jack's arm around her shoulders; she gave up. "I don't cook"
"What? Beneath you is it?"
"Not at all. But it's your funeral!"
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A/N: Hi again; well no one seems to have reviewed in a while so I'm wondering if anyone's actually reading this. If people are reading this could you please, please hit the review button! Because if no ones reading then there isn't much point in me continuing, although I'm really enjoying it! Okay that's all. Emily x
The sunlight hit Bethany's face in the early hours of the morning; she opened one eye then swiftly turned her face away from the sunlight and saw her corset lying on the bed. She looked in the opposite direction her eyes widening.
"No, no, no, no, no, Noo!" she tried to gently ease herself up when an arm dropped across her stomach.
What was Jack Sparrow doing in her bed? Not good!
She gently lifted his hand and moved his arm, sat up and let out a sigh of relief.
"Morning luv"
Bethany dropped her head in her hands. He sat up besides her looking infinitely pleased with himself. Bethany looked up trying to recall last night but found she couldn't, Jack looked back at her fully aware of what she was thinking yet enjoying the torture he was putting through.
"Nothing happened!" Bethany said firmly even though she couldn't remember, she was fairly confident. Still Jack didn't respond. "It didn't" Bethany reaffirmed standing up planting her hands on her hips. She turned to walk out on the deck, turned back one last time pointing one finger in Jack's direction who still lay propped up on the bed "It didn't!"
"Didn't it?" Jack said evenly
"Well, no"
"You remember?"
"No"
"So something might have happened?"
"Yes. I mean no!" Bethany was silent for a moment "I remember"
"You remember"
"Yes . . . NO. I mean no I don't remember anything like THAT. Nothing happened so I can't remember something that didn't happen!" Bethany rambled off at high speed.
"If you say so"
"And I do" Bethany nodded once, then again more confidently "I do"
"Don't get ahead of yourself luv" he winked at the marriage reference.
Sparks flew in Bethany's eyes; ready with her next retort she held her tongue and stormed from the room. A moment later she returned miffed to find that Jack's eyes were still fixed on the door, clearly he had anticipated her return.
"Hang on just a minute, this is my cabin. You leave!"
"Of course milady" he rose from the bed and brushed past her; a little to close for Bethany's liking.
She closed the door after him letting out her breath in a whoosh, unaware that she had been holding it. Her heart hammered against her chest as she leaned against the closed door wishing he wasn't so damn attractive!
* * * * * * * *
Bethany just couldn't figure Jack Sparrow out; it was infuriating. She made her way over to the starboard side of the ship and leaned over watching the waves break against the Black Pearl. Why on earth was he helping her? It made no sense.
"Look, nothin' happened"
Bethany didn't turn; she knew who it was even if she was surprised by the serious tone to his voice.
"Thank you" she grudgingly conceded.
There was a moment of silence as they both stared out to sea.
"Yer sea legs!" Jack proclaimed. "Yer've got your sea legs!"
"It would seem so. My father was a sailor" Bethany explained, secretly quite pleased that she'd managed to surprise him, although why she was at all concerned with what he thought she didn't know. "Speaking of, what on earth are you doing" she said building momentum "You're a pirate, A PIRATE and you decide to save me then HELP me find out about my family, what's wrong with you, what kind of pirate are you?!"
"A good one!" Jack put an arm around Bethany's shoulder, Bethany carefully slid out from under his arm as he spoke "Now there are two thing's you needt'know; one we're makin' for Tortuga where I will make enquiries as t'your mother, two any profit which should arise will be mine, savvy?"
Bethany nodded for once actually satisfied with his answer; so he was expecting a profit. That explained a lot.
"Now if you'd care t'join me in the galley Bethany, or is it Beth?" he didn't await a reply "You can start earning your keep and prepare the sea turtles"
"Turtles!" once again Bethany found Jack's arm around her shoulders; she gave up. "I don't cook"
"What? Beneath you is it?"
"Not at all. But it's your funeral!"
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A/N: Hi again; well no one seems to have reviewed in a while so I'm wondering if anyone's actually reading this. If people are reading this could you please, please hit the review button! Because if no ones reading then there isn't much point in me continuing, although I'm really enjoying it! Okay that's all. Emily x