Usual disclaimers, and a little hanky-panky in this chapter, just to spice
things up a little!
Chapter 7
Celia was still weak from her illness and was asleep almost as soon as Maddy put the child in bed. She changed into a simple dress, and slipped out of the house. Maddy saw Will walking along the beach, and hurried down to him.
'You look lovely Maddy,' Will felt pleased to see Maddy blush a little. Maddy kicked off her shoes, and walked through the water. 'I used to enjoy doing that when I was a child,' Will smiled at the memory.
'Where did you live Will?' Maddy was curious to find out more about him.
'I lived in Bristol, in England, I came out here looking for my father, after my mother died.'
'Oh, I'm sorry about your mother. Did you find your father?'
'No, he died before I found him.' Will looked out to sea, remembering, not his parents, as Maddy thought he was, but the adventures he'd had with Jack Sparrow, he always seemed to think of Jack whenever he thought of his father. Will wondered what his friend was doing now.
'Oh Will, that's terrible,' Maddy put her hand on Wills' arm. They walked on, over some rocks to a sheltered cove. Will told Maddy about Elizabeth, their children, John and Caroline, and a sort of half-true story about how they got together, completely missing out Jack, The Black Pearl and un-dead pirates. Will didn't think she'd believe him and he certainly didn't want her thinking that he mixed with pirates. 'She's a respectable lady,' Will thought to himself, 'It would be too shocking for her.'
Madalene had a feeling Will was going to ask about the time she got 'washed up' in Montego Bay. She frantically sought a distraction, and decided to kick water at him. 'Wha......? What did you do that for.....?' Maddy kicked again, really soaking him this time and started to run. 'Right, you've done it now!' Will chased after her, catching her around the waist, making her overbalance. Maddy squealed as they fell into the shallow water, then caught her breath as Wills' lips came closer and closer until they hovered just above hers, before brushing them lightly. Maddy felt her head spin with shock, before succumbing to Wills kiss.
'Will stop. We mustn't, someone might see us.' Maddy pushed Will off her and stood up, straightening her dress out.
'Maddy, I-I-I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me. Please, forgive me.' Will placed a hand on Maddys shoulder, squeezing gently. Maddy backed away, not daring to be near him, in case she gave in to the desire that was flowing through her body.
'I'd better go Will.' Maddy turned an ran towards the quay, and the road home, leaving Will a forlorn figure on the shoreline.
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It was nearly two weeks before Maddy saw Will again. James was throwing a dinner party, and had asked Maddy to join them. She walked into the dining room, feeling slightly sick, but was releived to see there were quite a few people there, besides the Turners. James Norrington took Maddys arm, and introduced her to various individuals, finally making it to Will and Elizabeth. 'You know William Turner don't you Maddy?' Maddy looked at Will and saw the spark in his eyes as he smiled at her. She realised that James had introduced her to Elizabeth, and shook her hand. 'It's nice to meet you finally Mrs Turner.' Maddy prayed she wasn't blushing too much.
'Oh please, call me Elizabeth. Will told me about your tragic circumstances, it must be terrible for you.' Elizabeth smiled sympathetically, then looked beyond Maddy. 'Oh do excuse me, there's someone I *simply* must talk to,' and with a bustle of her gown, disappeared behind Maddy.
'You're looking lovely Maddy.' Wills eyes blazed into hers. Madalene looked around, suddenly realising that Norrington was on the other side of the room, talking to local bigwigs.
'T-thank you Will,' Maddy replied, breathlessly, wondering how on earth she was going to cope with this evening. Will took Maddys arm, as the butler called for everyone to be seated, leading her to a seat, then walking around and sitting opposite her. To Maddys relief, Elizabeth came and sat beside her husband, and proceeded to talk to everyone around her, which Madalene was grateful for. She had been dreading making small talk with these people, especially with Will stealing glances at her, she could barely swallow her food, let alone talk.
'How are you Maddy? I haven't seen you for a while.' Will looked at her earnestly.
'I'm fine thank you Will,' Maddy tried unsuccessfully to avoid his eyes, which were deep, liquid pools. They held each others gaze for a few moments, the spell being broken by a loud voice, booming across the table.
'Damn pirates! The scoundrels looted two of my ships recently. TWO!' Maddy tried to sink lower into her chair, feeling sure someone would know, somehow, that she was one. She didn't notice the look of horror on Wills face.
'Well not *all* pirates are bad,' came Elizabeths voice, much to Madalenes surprise. There followed a heated debate between Elizabeth and most of the occupants of the table for the rest of evening, which helped make the time pass quicker, much to Maddys relief. After saying her goodbyes, she made her way up the stairs to her room, leaning against the door as she closed it.
'Thank heavens that's over.' Maddy went and sat on the window seat, looking out over the town and the sea. Hot tears welled up and spilled down Maddys cheeks. Madalene felt torn over her feelings for Will, not least because he was married. She frowned. 'How come a blacksmith married the Govenors daughter?' Yes, Will dressed in fine clothes, but Madalene had the feeling that Will felt as out of place during the dinner party as she had. Maddy turned her thoughts to Jack, sighing deeply. 'Why has that man got under my skin so much? I'm not likely to ever come across him again, so why can I not stop thinking about him?' Maddy decided that sleep was beyond her, so slipped on her cloak and left the house quietly. James didn't like her going out of the house after dark, he thought it too dangerous. What he didn't know, was Maddy was more than capable of taking care of herself, with her knives, that she had hidden in small pouches that she had sewn into the folds of her dresses. Maddy made her way to the quayside, halting suddenly, when she saw Will already there. She half turned to go back, but Will had heard someone approach and called out to her.
'Hello again Will,' Madalene tried desperately to keep her voice even.
'What on earth are you doing out at this hour? Anything could happen Maddy!' Wills voice was full of concern. He took Maddys arm and tried to steer her back towards the Commadores house.
'Let go Will, I don't need you to decide what I can and cannot do.' Maddy shrugged off Wills hand and stomped off towards the beach.
'Maddy. Maddy wait.' Will ran and caught her up. 'I'm sorry if I offended you, but even Port Royal can be dangerous at night.'
'You're starting to sound like the Commadore now.' Maddy glared at him, her eyes flashing with anger. 'I'm not stupid Will, I know how to avoid dangerous situations.'
'All the same, I'll walk with you.' Will fell into step besides Maddy, feeling very pleased at this unexpected opportunity. 'It was a lovely dinner tonight.' He moved a little closer to Maddys side.
'Yes, I suppose it was. To be honest with you Will, I loathe dinner parties. All that being nice and smarmy to peoples faces, and stabbing them in the back afterwards.'
Will laughed. 'That's a relief, I thought I was the only person who hated them.' He put his hand on Maddys waist, guiding her across some shingle and omitted to remove it afterwards.
Maddy tensed at the feel of Wills hand, trying not to remember how she had felt when they kissed. 'Maddy?' She mentally shook herself as Wills voice interrupted her thoughts.
'What? I'm sorry Will, I was miles away then.' Maddy gave him an apologetic smile.
'I was just saying what a beautiful evening it is.' He stopped and looked out over the moonlit sea.
'Yes, it is.' Maddy went to carry on along the beach, but Will pulled her back into his arms, kissing her gently, then pressing his lips harder against hers, his hand at the back of Maddys head, pulling her in to the kiss. 'Will. No, stop.' Maddy half-heartedly tried to pull away, but Wills arm tightened around her waist, pressing her body against his. Maddy wound her arms around Will and returned the kiss, their tongues entwining, exploring, caressing. Will pulled her dress over her head, nuzzling her neck as he did so, then stripped himself off, kicking his breeches away as he pulled Maddy down onto the sand, his rough hands caressing her body. Maddy gasped as he took her, wishing for a brief moment that he was Jack.
Maddy stroked Wills hair, enjoying the feel of his body beneath hers, when he stirred. 'I must go Maddy. Elizabeth will be wondering where I am.' Will wriggled from beneath Maddy and jumped up, grabbing his clothes and pulling them on. 'Come on Maddy!' Will held out his hand to Maddy. 'Come on. I can't let you walk home alone.'
'Oh *now* you worry about my virtue Will? Now you worry that I may be taken advantage of? Well you can bloody well go to hell William Turner.' Maddy got to her feet, shoving Will of the her way, and pulled on her knickers and dress, running along the beach as she did so.
'Maddy! Maddy, please wait.' Will went to run after her, but hesitated. There were people around, and he didn't want to arouse their suspicions. Besides, Elizabeth *would* be wondering where he was.
Maddy ran all the way home and burst in the door, not caring if she woke the whole household. James Norrington was still up, and stood, mouth agape in the doorway of the lounge.
'Maddy, what on earth is wrong?'
'Nothing.' Maddy sobbed. running up the stairs to her room, slamming the door behind her. She leaned against the door, sobs wracking her body. 'The bastard! The rotten bastard.' Maddy slid to the floor, sobbing, feeling more lonely than she'd ever thought possible.
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Maddy woke, feeling very stiff and drained. She couldn't understand why she was sleeping on the floor, then the memory came back in a flash. Madalene groaned, and eased herself off the floor. She undressed, pulled on her night-things and climbed into bed. After she had dozed fitfully, Maddy heard a knock on the door. 'Maddy, Maddy, are you all right?' It was Norrington.
'No Commodore, I think I may have caught a fever.' Maddy certainly felt bad enough.
'Oh dear, I shall send for the doctor immediately.' James half turned from the door when Maddy called him back.
'No, no, please don't trouble him, there's nothing he can give me, so if it's all right with you, I'll just sleep it off.'
'Of course Maddy. I'll get Jethro to bring a hand bell in, so if there's anything you need, you can just ring it.'
Thanks you Commodore, you're really kind to me,' Maddy croaked. After a minute or two, the door knocked softly, and Jethro, the butler entered carrying a tray with a jug of water and the hand bell. 'Thank you Jethro,' Maddy snuggled under the covers some more, shivering violently.
Chapter 7
Celia was still weak from her illness and was asleep almost as soon as Maddy put the child in bed. She changed into a simple dress, and slipped out of the house. Maddy saw Will walking along the beach, and hurried down to him.
'You look lovely Maddy,' Will felt pleased to see Maddy blush a little. Maddy kicked off her shoes, and walked through the water. 'I used to enjoy doing that when I was a child,' Will smiled at the memory.
'Where did you live Will?' Maddy was curious to find out more about him.
'I lived in Bristol, in England, I came out here looking for my father, after my mother died.'
'Oh, I'm sorry about your mother. Did you find your father?'
'No, he died before I found him.' Will looked out to sea, remembering, not his parents, as Maddy thought he was, but the adventures he'd had with Jack Sparrow, he always seemed to think of Jack whenever he thought of his father. Will wondered what his friend was doing now.
'Oh Will, that's terrible,' Maddy put her hand on Wills' arm. They walked on, over some rocks to a sheltered cove. Will told Maddy about Elizabeth, their children, John and Caroline, and a sort of half-true story about how they got together, completely missing out Jack, The Black Pearl and un-dead pirates. Will didn't think she'd believe him and he certainly didn't want her thinking that he mixed with pirates. 'She's a respectable lady,' Will thought to himself, 'It would be too shocking for her.'
Madalene had a feeling Will was going to ask about the time she got 'washed up' in Montego Bay. She frantically sought a distraction, and decided to kick water at him. 'Wha......? What did you do that for.....?' Maddy kicked again, really soaking him this time and started to run. 'Right, you've done it now!' Will chased after her, catching her around the waist, making her overbalance. Maddy squealed as they fell into the shallow water, then caught her breath as Wills' lips came closer and closer until they hovered just above hers, before brushing them lightly. Maddy felt her head spin with shock, before succumbing to Wills kiss.
'Will stop. We mustn't, someone might see us.' Maddy pushed Will off her and stood up, straightening her dress out.
'Maddy, I-I-I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me. Please, forgive me.' Will placed a hand on Maddys shoulder, squeezing gently. Maddy backed away, not daring to be near him, in case she gave in to the desire that was flowing through her body.
'I'd better go Will.' Maddy turned an ran towards the quay, and the road home, leaving Will a forlorn figure on the shoreline.
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It was nearly two weeks before Maddy saw Will again. James was throwing a dinner party, and had asked Maddy to join them. She walked into the dining room, feeling slightly sick, but was releived to see there were quite a few people there, besides the Turners. James Norrington took Maddys arm, and introduced her to various individuals, finally making it to Will and Elizabeth. 'You know William Turner don't you Maddy?' Maddy looked at Will and saw the spark in his eyes as he smiled at her. She realised that James had introduced her to Elizabeth, and shook her hand. 'It's nice to meet you finally Mrs Turner.' Maddy prayed she wasn't blushing too much.
'Oh please, call me Elizabeth. Will told me about your tragic circumstances, it must be terrible for you.' Elizabeth smiled sympathetically, then looked beyond Maddy. 'Oh do excuse me, there's someone I *simply* must talk to,' and with a bustle of her gown, disappeared behind Maddy.
'You're looking lovely Maddy.' Wills eyes blazed into hers. Madalene looked around, suddenly realising that Norrington was on the other side of the room, talking to local bigwigs.
'T-thank you Will,' Maddy replied, breathlessly, wondering how on earth she was going to cope with this evening. Will took Maddys arm, as the butler called for everyone to be seated, leading her to a seat, then walking around and sitting opposite her. To Maddys relief, Elizabeth came and sat beside her husband, and proceeded to talk to everyone around her, which Madalene was grateful for. She had been dreading making small talk with these people, especially with Will stealing glances at her, she could barely swallow her food, let alone talk.
'How are you Maddy? I haven't seen you for a while.' Will looked at her earnestly.
'I'm fine thank you Will,' Maddy tried unsuccessfully to avoid his eyes, which were deep, liquid pools. They held each others gaze for a few moments, the spell being broken by a loud voice, booming across the table.
'Damn pirates! The scoundrels looted two of my ships recently. TWO!' Maddy tried to sink lower into her chair, feeling sure someone would know, somehow, that she was one. She didn't notice the look of horror on Wills face.
'Well not *all* pirates are bad,' came Elizabeths voice, much to Madalenes surprise. There followed a heated debate between Elizabeth and most of the occupants of the table for the rest of evening, which helped make the time pass quicker, much to Maddys relief. After saying her goodbyes, she made her way up the stairs to her room, leaning against the door as she closed it.
'Thank heavens that's over.' Maddy went and sat on the window seat, looking out over the town and the sea. Hot tears welled up and spilled down Maddys cheeks. Madalene felt torn over her feelings for Will, not least because he was married. She frowned. 'How come a blacksmith married the Govenors daughter?' Yes, Will dressed in fine clothes, but Madalene had the feeling that Will felt as out of place during the dinner party as she had. Maddy turned her thoughts to Jack, sighing deeply. 'Why has that man got under my skin so much? I'm not likely to ever come across him again, so why can I not stop thinking about him?' Maddy decided that sleep was beyond her, so slipped on her cloak and left the house quietly. James didn't like her going out of the house after dark, he thought it too dangerous. What he didn't know, was Maddy was more than capable of taking care of herself, with her knives, that she had hidden in small pouches that she had sewn into the folds of her dresses. Maddy made her way to the quayside, halting suddenly, when she saw Will already there. She half turned to go back, but Will had heard someone approach and called out to her.
'Hello again Will,' Madalene tried desperately to keep her voice even.
'What on earth are you doing out at this hour? Anything could happen Maddy!' Wills voice was full of concern. He took Maddys arm and tried to steer her back towards the Commadores house.
'Let go Will, I don't need you to decide what I can and cannot do.' Maddy shrugged off Wills hand and stomped off towards the beach.
'Maddy. Maddy wait.' Will ran and caught her up. 'I'm sorry if I offended you, but even Port Royal can be dangerous at night.'
'You're starting to sound like the Commadore now.' Maddy glared at him, her eyes flashing with anger. 'I'm not stupid Will, I know how to avoid dangerous situations.'
'All the same, I'll walk with you.' Will fell into step besides Maddy, feeling very pleased at this unexpected opportunity. 'It was a lovely dinner tonight.' He moved a little closer to Maddys side.
'Yes, I suppose it was. To be honest with you Will, I loathe dinner parties. All that being nice and smarmy to peoples faces, and stabbing them in the back afterwards.'
Will laughed. 'That's a relief, I thought I was the only person who hated them.' He put his hand on Maddys waist, guiding her across some shingle and omitted to remove it afterwards.
Maddy tensed at the feel of Wills hand, trying not to remember how she had felt when they kissed. 'Maddy?' She mentally shook herself as Wills voice interrupted her thoughts.
'What? I'm sorry Will, I was miles away then.' Maddy gave him an apologetic smile.
'I was just saying what a beautiful evening it is.' He stopped and looked out over the moonlit sea.
'Yes, it is.' Maddy went to carry on along the beach, but Will pulled her back into his arms, kissing her gently, then pressing his lips harder against hers, his hand at the back of Maddys head, pulling her in to the kiss. 'Will. No, stop.' Maddy half-heartedly tried to pull away, but Wills arm tightened around her waist, pressing her body against his. Maddy wound her arms around Will and returned the kiss, their tongues entwining, exploring, caressing. Will pulled her dress over her head, nuzzling her neck as he did so, then stripped himself off, kicking his breeches away as he pulled Maddy down onto the sand, his rough hands caressing her body. Maddy gasped as he took her, wishing for a brief moment that he was Jack.
Maddy stroked Wills hair, enjoying the feel of his body beneath hers, when he stirred. 'I must go Maddy. Elizabeth will be wondering where I am.' Will wriggled from beneath Maddy and jumped up, grabbing his clothes and pulling them on. 'Come on Maddy!' Will held out his hand to Maddy. 'Come on. I can't let you walk home alone.'
'Oh *now* you worry about my virtue Will? Now you worry that I may be taken advantage of? Well you can bloody well go to hell William Turner.' Maddy got to her feet, shoving Will of the her way, and pulled on her knickers and dress, running along the beach as she did so.
'Maddy! Maddy, please wait.' Will went to run after her, but hesitated. There were people around, and he didn't want to arouse their suspicions. Besides, Elizabeth *would* be wondering where he was.
Maddy ran all the way home and burst in the door, not caring if she woke the whole household. James Norrington was still up, and stood, mouth agape in the doorway of the lounge.
'Maddy, what on earth is wrong?'
'Nothing.' Maddy sobbed. running up the stairs to her room, slamming the door behind her. She leaned against the door, sobs wracking her body. 'The bastard! The rotten bastard.' Maddy slid to the floor, sobbing, feeling more lonely than she'd ever thought possible.
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Maddy woke, feeling very stiff and drained. She couldn't understand why she was sleeping on the floor, then the memory came back in a flash. Madalene groaned, and eased herself off the floor. She undressed, pulled on her night-things and climbed into bed. After she had dozed fitfully, Maddy heard a knock on the door. 'Maddy, Maddy, are you all right?' It was Norrington.
'No Commodore, I think I may have caught a fever.' Maddy certainly felt bad enough.
'Oh dear, I shall send for the doctor immediately.' James half turned from the door when Maddy called him back.
'No, no, please don't trouble him, there's nothing he can give me, so if it's all right with you, I'll just sleep it off.'
'Of course Maddy. I'll get Jethro to bring a hand bell in, so if there's anything you need, you can just ring it.'
Thanks you Commodore, you're really kind to me,' Maddy croaked. After a minute or two, the door knocked softly, and Jethro, the butler entered carrying a tray with a jug of water and the hand bell. 'Thank you Jethro,' Maddy snuggled under the covers some more, shivering violently.