Chapter Sixteen
1766—Later that Night
The day had been beautiful—full of excitement, meeting pirates who, to
Katie's surprise, were all lovely people. They treated her with respect
and she learned that they really were no different than anyone else. They
had families that they cared about, lovers and parents, pets and friends,
just like your average person.
She came to learn that the young man's name was Jack Sparrow, the son of
legendary pirate Edward Sparrow, captain of the Black Pearl. He showed
her around the ship, taught her everything he could within the course of
a day, and told her stories of his life growing up on the ocean. She
learned that his mother died when he was three, during the birth of his
little sister, who also died within the year. Her day with Jack caused
her to forget about her responsibilities—she forgot about going to
church, milking the cows in the barn, giving her older brother of two
years and younger sister, also of two years, haircuts.
Now, with the moon and the stars high in the sky, she and Jack slowly
walked back towards the plantation. Knowing she would be punished for
skipping out on her responsibilities for the day, Jack helped her climb a
tall oak tree outside her bedroom window so she could climb in that way.
She opened her window from the outside and climbed in, only to turn
around and lean against the window seat to thank Jack, who was sitting on
the roof outside her room, for the wonderful day he had given her.
"When was the last time ye let yerself go like that?" he asked her before
she could say anything.
"Oh," she sighed, contemplating her answer. "Too long."
"Aye, that's what I was thinkin'," he replied, a smirk forming on his
lips. His hand rose up, the back of it delicately touching her cheek.
"Goodnight, luv, sweet dreams."
"Jack," she whispered as he began to turn away. "Thank you. Today was
amazing."
"I wouldn't be inclined to disagree," he replied, the grin never leaving
his face.
"When can I see you again?" she asked quietly.
"Tomorrow night," he told her, glad she asked. "I surmise yer parents
would not be enthusiastic about yer meetings with a pirate. It'd probably
be best if we make our meetings from now on at night when they think yer
sleepin'."
"True," she nodded in agreement. "Alright, tomorrow night then."
"Tomorrow night it'is." Again, they sat there, staring at each other,
both with a hunger to kiss the other. Finally, he couldn't defy his want
any longer. He placed his hand on her face, his fingers weaving through
her golden ringlets. Their faces lingered for a few more moments in front
of each other before they caved, and their lips touched.
He added his tongue, would've gone further and she would've let him had
the voice of her younger sister, Virginia, from down the hall not pulled
them apart.
"You have to go!" Katie loudly whispered, her fingers brushing his cheek.
"Thought so!" he whispered back, quickly pecking her lips. But she didn't
want him to go. She put her hand behind his neck and kissed him back,
wanting so badly for him to stay. But when there was a knock, this time
her brother, Daniel's voice prying them apart.
"Okay, now you REALLY have to go," she told him. She kissed her fingertip
and quickly pressed it against his lips. "Don't forget about me
tomorrow."
"Couldn't if I tried," he smirked as he gripped onto the edge of the roof
and slowly lowered himself downwards, dropping onto his feet.
"Katie??" Daniel's voice sounded again.
"Come in, Danny," she called, gazing out the window as she watched Jack's
figure run across the plantation's lawn, the bright moonlight
illuminating his every feature. Her eyes smiled down on him, and as if he
felt her presence, he turned around and stopped. He saw her illuminated
figure staring down, smiling at him, and he couldn't help but smile back.
"I'm gonna marry that girl," he whispered to himself before turning away,
running back to the beach as if he had wings on his feet.
The door pushed open and Katie looked over to see her two siblings enter
the room. "Katie! Where have you been??" Virginia gasped as she entered
the room. "Mum and dad are NOT very happy right now, you've been missing
all day!"
"The farmhand saw you leave this morning with some strange man," Danny
lowered his voice as he got closer to his sister.
"He did?" Katie asked, dread rising up in her voice. She knew she
couldn't tell her parents about Jack—they would surely have him and the
rest of the crew arrested for piracy and then she would see him hang. She
couldn't let that happen when they had all been so kind to her, and
Jack......... she'd never met anyone like him before. She couldn't lose that,
it wasn't fair.
"KATRINA EMILY PRESTON!!!!" she heard her father's raging voice from
downstairs and knew she was in trouble.
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"ALL DAY, KATRINA!" Katie sat on the loveseat downstairs in the parlor,
her father pacing back and forth in front of her, her mother sitting in
an arm chair across the room sewing, and her siblings listening from
upstairs.
"Who is he?!" he roared, absolutely furious.
"He—" Katie didn't know what to say, how she should respond.
"You missed church today, Katrina," her mother calmly said from across
the room.
"AND you were seen leaving the house! WITH A STRANGER!" he continued to
rant.
"Matthew, please calm down," her mother pleaded.
"Genevieve, please, I'm TRYING to handle this," he muttered back. He did,
however, calm down a bit. "Well, Katrina. What do you have to say for
yourself? Are you going to tell us who he is?"
"His name is Jack Sparrow!" she shouted, flying to her feet. She was so
angry, knowing her parents wouldn't understand at all. "He's Edward
Sparrow's son and I love him!" tears began to sting at her eyes. "And I
don't care what you say, I'm going to continue seeing him and there's
nothing you can do about it!"
"Edward Sparrow??" her mother asked timidly as she rose to her feet. "The
pirate?" her eyes rolled back and she fainted onto a heap in the ground.
"Get out of my house," her father said quietly. "You are no longer my
daughter."
"FINE!" Katie screamed back through tears.
Within the hour, she had packed a bag of small belongings, knowing she
would have to ask one of the late night fishermen [I don't know if there
is such a thing—probably not—so go with me here, people] to take her out
to the Pearl. She knew she could count on Jack. She gave a letter to her
sister for her Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Fred, people she was always close
to, and telling them about everything that had happened. She also knew
that if she ever needed to, she could count on their support.
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1766—Later that Night
The day had been beautiful—full of excitement, meeting pirates who, to
Katie's surprise, were all lovely people. They treated her with respect
and she learned that they really were no different than anyone else. They
had families that they cared about, lovers and parents, pets and friends,
just like your average person.
She came to learn that the young man's name was Jack Sparrow, the son of
legendary pirate Edward Sparrow, captain of the Black Pearl. He showed
her around the ship, taught her everything he could within the course of
a day, and told her stories of his life growing up on the ocean. She
learned that his mother died when he was three, during the birth of his
little sister, who also died within the year. Her day with Jack caused
her to forget about her responsibilities—she forgot about going to
church, milking the cows in the barn, giving her older brother of two
years and younger sister, also of two years, haircuts.
Now, with the moon and the stars high in the sky, she and Jack slowly
walked back towards the plantation. Knowing she would be punished for
skipping out on her responsibilities for the day, Jack helped her climb a
tall oak tree outside her bedroom window so she could climb in that way.
She opened her window from the outside and climbed in, only to turn
around and lean against the window seat to thank Jack, who was sitting on
the roof outside her room, for the wonderful day he had given her.
"When was the last time ye let yerself go like that?" he asked her before
she could say anything.
"Oh," she sighed, contemplating her answer. "Too long."
"Aye, that's what I was thinkin'," he replied, a smirk forming on his
lips. His hand rose up, the back of it delicately touching her cheek.
"Goodnight, luv, sweet dreams."
"Jack," she whispered as he began to turn away. "Thank you. Today was
amazing."
"I wouldn't be inclined to disagree," he replied, the grin never leaving
his face.
"When can I see you again?" she asked quietly.
"Tomorrow night," he told her, glad she asked. "I surmise yer parents
would not be enthusiastic about yer meetings with a pirate. It'd probably
be best if we make our meetings from now on at night when they think yer
sleepin'."
"True," she nodded in agreement. "Alright, tomorrow night then."
"Tomorrow night it'is." Again, they sat there, staring at each other,
both with a hunger to kiss the other. Finally, he couldn't defy his want
any longer. He placed his hand on her face, his fingers weaving through
her golden ringlets. Their faces lingered for a few more moments in front
of each other before they caved, and their lips touched.
He added his tongue, would've gone further and she would've let him had
the voice of her younger sister, Virginia, from down the hall not pulled
them apart.
"You have to go!" Katie loudly whispered, her fingers brushing his cheek.
"Thought so!" he whispered back, quickly pecking her lips. But she didn't
want him to go. She put her hand behind his neck and kissed him back,
wanting so badly for him to stay. But when there was a knock, this time
her brother, Daniel's voice prying them apart.
"Okay, now you REALLY have to go," she told him. She kissed her fingertip
and quickly pressed it against his lips. "Don't forget about me
tomorrow."
"Couldn't if I tried," he smirked as he gripped onto the edge of the roof
and slowly lowered himself downwards, dropping onto his feet.
"Katie??" Daniel's voice sounded again.
"Come in, Danny," she called, gazing out the window as she watched Jack's
figure run across the plantation's lawn, the bright moonlight
illuminating his every feature. Her eyes smiled down on him, and as if he
felt her presence, he turned around and stopped. He saw her illuminated
figure staring down, smiling at him, and he couldn't help but smile back.
"I'm gonna marry that girl," he whispered to himself before turning away,
running back to the beach as if he had wings on his feet.
The door pushed open and Katie looked over to see her two siblings enter
the room. "Katie! Where have you been??" Virginia gasped as she entered
the room. "Mum and dad are NOT very happy right now, you've been missing
all day!"
"The farmhand saw you leave this morning with some strange man," Danny
lowered his voice as he got closer to his sister.
"He did?" Katie asked, dread rising up in her voice. She knew she
couldn't tell her parents about Jack—they would surely have him and the
rest of the crew arrested for piracy and then she would see him hang. She
couldn't let that happen when they had all been so kind to her, and
Jack......... she'd never met anyone like him before. She couldn't lose that,
it wasn't fair.
"KATRINA EMILY PRESTON!!!!" she heard her father's raging voice from
downstairs and knew she was in trouble.
--- --- --- ---
"ALL DAY, KATRINA!" Katie sat on the loveseat downstairs in the parlor,
her father pacing back and forth in front of her, her mother sitting in
an arm chair across the room sewing, and her siblings listening from
upstairs.
"Who is he?!" he roared, absolutely furious.
"He—" Katie didn't know what to say, how she should respond.
"You missed church today, Katrina," her mother calmly said from across
the room.
"AND you were seen leaving the house! WITH A STRANGER!" he continued to
rant.
"Matthew, please calm down," her mother pleaded.
"Genevieve, please, I'm TRYING to handle this," he muttered back. He did,
however, calm down a bit. "Well, Katrina. What do you have to say for
yourself? Are you going to tell us who he is?"
"His name is Jack Sparrow!" she shouted, flying to her feet. She was so
angry, knowing her parents wouldn't understand at all. "He's Edward
Sparrow's son and I love him!" tears began to sting at her eyes. "And I
don't care what you say, I'm going to continue seeing him and there's
nothing you can do about it!"
"Edward Sparrow??" her mother asked timidly as she rose to her feet. "The
pirate?" her eyes rolled back and she fainted onto a heap in the ground.
"Get out of my house," her father said quietly. "You are no longer my
daughter."
"FINE!" Katie screamed back through tears.
Within the hour, she had packed a bag of small belongings, knowing she
would have to ask one of the late night fishermen [I don't know if there
is such a thing—probably not—so go with me here, people] to take her out
to the Pearl. She knew she could count on Jack. She gave a letter to her
sister for her Aunt Beatrice and Uncle Fred, people she was always close
to, and telling them about everything that had happened. She also knew
that if she ever needed to, she could count on their support.
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