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"It was my mothers." Jack said again. "Dad loved her, probably a little more than me. Bought her this necklace with money we barely had. Lucky for 'im, he struck it rich. My mother got sick though. She died." Jack's voice was deep and sad with remembrance and painful memories. His eyes were dark and cloudy, his hand reached out to touch the warm red jewel hat hung off the necklace.
"And then?" Jen asked in a whisper.
"And then she died." Jack's voice was monotonous when he said this. "My father hid the necklace. He couldn't stand the sight of me. Sent me away, and left. I was fourteen. Got work on a ship, worked up to getting my own ship and the rest is history. I always wanted to find this necklace." Jack smiled slightly. "The day she died, she was holding it. And I thought I should go to her. I was in town. I knew where she was. But I couldn't go. It took me a few hours to finally go. I got there just before she uh, she died." Jack put his head down, struggling to be stoic. "Ever since, it's been calling me." He offered a wavery grin. Jen smiled gently, putting her hand over his. With one hand, she took off the necklace and handed it to him.
"Congratulations, Jack. You found it. But I can't keep it. It means.so much to you." This was good. It was a way out, a safe way out. She could tell him it was over, it was off. She'd be dropped off at Port Royal and he'd be gone. Maybe forever. And she had to do it. Her life depends on it. Please, just take the necklace.
Jack smiled and closed Jen's fist around the necklace.
"Ah, what would a feared sea captain do with a woman's necklace? My mother would want me to give it to a young lass I liked." Jack said while grinning. Jen allowed herself to give him a small smile.
"Jack, I can't possibly keep this. It's.it's.not proper!" Jen blurted out, putting down the necklace and heading for the door. She was about to open the door, when suddenly, someone was holding her arm. She paused, still facing the door. She felt the heavy necklace clasp around her neck again. And Jack turned her around.
"I'm not proper either." He added devilishly, kissing her. She smiled.
"I've already learned that Mr. Sparrow." Suddenly someone was banging on the door.
"Whose there?" Asked Jack.
"Me! What you be doin' Jack?" Called Gibbs. Jack looked down at Jen.
"Busy. I'm currently with," And he would've said who, except for the fact that Jen suddenly tackled him to the ground, covering his mouth with her hand and shaking her head 'no' frantically. He cocked an eyebrow, but removed her hand and called out
"Myself. I'm studying my maps and can't be bothered, Gibbs!" Jack answered sternly. Jen's heart was pounding so frantically and loudly she could hear it in her ears. When she heard Gibbs's footsteps recede, she let out a long sigh of relief, resting her head on Jack's chest. Jack gave a short laugh.
"You missed the bed luv. If you were in that much of a hurry I would've carried you, savvy Jen?" Jack teased. Jen thought her heart would stop when the door suddenly burst open and Gibbs stood in the doorway.
"Ah, Gibbs. I'm done studying." He offered as an alibi. Gibbs nodded.
"Miss Jennifer, your sister wants you. Says it's urgent. C'mon." He said gruffly. Jen and Jack sat up. Jen shook her head.
"She seemed fine, I'll go to her in a minute. I have to discuss my uh, arrival in Port Royal with Jack if you'll excuse us." Jen lied. Gibbs shook his head.
"She needs you, Miss Jennifer. Come on." He ordered. Jen nodded, gulping. She rose and walked over to Gibbs. He took her wrist and shut the door. Then he shoved her against the wall.
"I thought I'd made it clear. Give Jack back his heart. And that blasted necklace!" Gibbs growled. Jen gulped as the dagger took it's place at her throat.
"I was try" Jen started, before Gibbs cut her off.
"I was crystal clear, Miss Jennifer. A second visit will be arranged for tonight if I don't see you release him. And my hand may not be so steady tonight." Gibbs snarled in a low, dangerous voice. Jen nodded, tensing against the wall. He shoved her and then walked up the stairs and was gone. Jen held back a sob. She wouldn't break down now. She took off the necklace and went inside. She'd give him up now, when her life was at stake. He was lying on the bed, his hat over his face. She put the necklace on his chest. He didn't look up. Had he heard?
"I can't love you Jack. It wouldn't have worked. And I made a promise to my sister. My parents would disown me and Port Royal would shun me and how would I adjust to the sea?" Jen asked, ranting, venting her heavy heart. Suddenly Jack yawned and stretched, removing the hat from his face. He had been sleeping.
"Your back! Wonderful!" Jack said, greeting her with a grin. "What were you saying?" He asked. Jen blinked hard, fighting tears.
"I can't love you Jack. I'm sorry." She said quickly, fleeing. She had reached the top of the stairs when he grabbed her.
"What's all this?" He asked in disbelief. Jen looked down, unable to look him in the eye.
"I just can't. It's not acceptable! My sister, my parents," Jen trailed off. Jack just stared.
"Jack!" Anna Maria yelled. "JACK! OY!" She called out. He ignored her.
"Are you serious?" He asked.
"Dead serious." Jen whispered.
"JACK!" Anna Maria screamed. Annoyance tipped onto Jack's face.
"GIVE ME A BLOODY SECOND!" Jack shouted back. Anna Maria made a face and turned around.
"Fine! It's your funeral!" She answered.
"So be it." Jack answered with a heavy solemn-ness that smothered Jen's remaining hopes. Then he walked away. Suddenly, he was shouting.
"Norrington!" Jen looked up. There was the Pursuit. Jen shook her head. It was time to go.
OR IS IT? WILL JACK SEE THROUGH IT? OR IS IT OVER?
"It was my mothers." Jack said again. "Dad loved her, probably a little more than me. Bought her this necklace with money we barely had. Lucky for 'im, he struck it rich. My mother got sick though. She died." Jack's voice was deep and sad with remembrance and painful memories. His eyes were dark and cloudy, his hand reached out to touch the warm red jewel hat hung off the necklace.
"And then?" Jen asked in a whisper.
"And then she died." Jack's voice was monotonous when he said this. "My father hid the necklace. He couldn't stand the sight of me. Sent me away, and left. I was fourteen. Got work on a ship, worked up to getting my own ship and the rest is history. I always wanted to find this necklace." Jack smiled slightly. "The day she died, she was holding it. And I thought I should go to her. I was in town. I knew where she was. But I couldn't go. It took me a few hours to finally go. I got there just before she uh, she died." Jack put his head down, struggling to be stoic. "Ever since, it's been calling me." He offered a wavery grin. Jen smiled gently, putting her hand over his. With one hand, she took off the necklace and handed it to him.
"Congratulations, Jack. You found it. But I can't keep it. It means.so much to you." This was good. It was a way out, a safe way out. She could tell him it was over, it was off. She'd be dropped off at Port Royal and he'd be gone. Maybe forever. And she had to do it. Her life depends on it. Please, just take the necklace.
Jack smiled and closed Jen's fist around the necklace.
"Ah, what would a feared sea captain do with a woman's necklace? My mother would want me to give it to a young lass I liked." Jack said while grinning. Jen allowed herself to give him a small smile.
"Jack, I can't possibly keep this. It's.it's.not proper!" Jen blurted out, putting down the necklace and heading for the door. She was about to open the door, when suddenly, someone was holding her arm. She paused, still facing the door. She felt the heavy necklace clasp around her neck again. And Jack turned her around.
"I'm not proper either." He added devilishly, kissing her. She smiled.
"I've already learned that Mr. Sparrow." Suddenly someone was banging on the door.
"Whose there?" Asked Jack.
"Me! What you be doin' Jack?" Called Gibbs. Jack looked down at Jen.
"Busy. I'm currently with," And he would've said who, except for the fact that Jen suddenly tackled him to the ground, covering his mouth with her hand and shaking her head 'no' frantically. He cocked an eyebrow, but removed her hand and called out
"Myself. I'm studying my maps and can't be bothered, Gibbs!" Jack answered sternly. Jen's heart was pounding so frantically and loudly she could hear it in her ears. When she heard Gibbs's footsteps recede, she let out a long sigh of relief, resting her head on Jack's chest. Jack gave a short laugh.
"You missed the bed luv. If you were in that much of a hurry I would've carried you, savvy Jen?" Jack teased. Jen thought her heart would stop when the door suddenly burst open and Gibbs stood in the doorway.
"Ah, Gibbs. I'm done studying." He offered as an alibi. Gibbs nodded.
"Miss Jennifer, your sister wants you. Says it's urgent. C'mon." He said gruffly. Jen and Jack sat up. Jen shook her head.
"She seemed fine, I'll go to her in a minute. I have to discuss my uh, arrival in Port Royal with Jack if you'll excuse us." Jen lied. Gibbs shook his head.
"She needs you, Miss Jennifer. Come on." He ordered. Jen nodded, gulping. She rose and walked over to Gibbs. He took her wrist and shut the door. Then he shoved her against the wall.
"I thought I'd made it clear. Give Jack back his heart. And that blasted necklace!" Gibbs growled. Jen gulped as the dagger took it's place at her throat.
"I was try" Jen started, before Gibbs cut her off.
"I was crystal clear, Miss Jennifer. A second visit will be arranged for tonight if I don't see you release him. And my hand may not be so steady tonight." Gibbs snarled in a low, dangerous voice. Jen nodded, tensing against the wall. He shoved her and then walked up the stairs and was gone. Jen held back a sob. She wouldn't break down now. She took off the necklace and went inside. She'd give him up now, when her life was at stake. He was lying on the bed, his hat over his face. She put the necklace on his chest. He didn't look up. Had he heard?
"I can't love you Jack. It wouldn't have worked. And I made a promise to my sister. My parents would disown me and Port Royal would shun me and how would I adjust to the sea?" Jen asked, ranting, venting her heavy heart. Suddenly Jack yawned and stretched, removing the hat from his face. He had been sleeping.
"Your back! Wonderful!" Jack said, greeting her with a grin. "What were you saying?" He asked. Jen blinked hard, fighting tears.
"I can't love you Jack. I'm sorry." She said quickly, fleeing. She had reached the top of the stairs when he grabbed her.
"What's all this?" He asked in disbelief. Jen looked down, unable to look him in the eye.
"I just can't. It's not acceptable! My sister, my parents," Jen trailed off. Jack just stared.
"Jack!" Anna Maria yelled. "JACK! OY!" She called out. He ignored her.
"Are you serious?" He asked.
"Dead serious." Jen whispered.
"JACK!" Anna Maria screamed. Annoyance tipped onto Jack's face.
"GIVE ME A BLOODY SECOND!" Jack shouted back. Anna Maria made a face and turned around.
"Fine! It's your funeral!" She answered.
"So be it." Jack answered with a heavy solemn-ness that smothered Jen's remaining hopes. Then he walked away. Suddenly, he was shouting.
"Norrington!" Jen looked up. There was the Pursuit. Jen shook her head. It was time to go.
OR IS IT? WILL JACK SEE THROUGH IT? OR IS IT OVER?
