Usual bloomin' disclaimers. Why can't they just sign Jack Sparrow over to
me? I'd take good care of him! These are for Hils, because she's nagging
me (again!)
Chapter 8
Four days Maddy stayed in bed. Four days Will paced up and down the smithy, wondering what the hell he should do. He felt dreadful at the way he treated Maddy. 'Why, why, why, why, why? What the hell was I thinking?' He was in the middle of his pacing, when the door opened and in walked James Norrington. Will groaned inwardly, this was all he wanted. 'Commodore, what a pleasure to see you. How can I help?' Will had the glib patter down to a fine art.
'Good morning Mr Turner, I was wondering if you could come to the armoury and check the condition of the weapons?'
'Of course Sir, but I won't be able to do it until next week.' Will wanted to be rid of him quickly. Then a thought came to him. 'How's Madalene Jones? I haven't seen her for a while.' Will hoped he sounded casual.
'She's on the mend now, thank goodness. She certainly had us all worried for a time.'
Will's head shot up, his face creased in a frown. 'Maddy's been ill?'
'Yes, very. She's had a fever, she hasn't moved out of bed for 4 days.'
'Please, please pass on my best wishes to her. Tell her I hope to pay a visit when she's feeling stronger.' The Commodore looked at Will suspiciously.
'Your concern for her well being is....touching Mr Turner,' he frowned at Will, not sure as to the blacksmiths motives. 'Well, let me know when you can inspect the armoury please. Your earliest possible time would be appreciated.' Norrington walked to the door, then turned. 'I didn't know you were so......well acquainted with Miss Jones.' The question caught Will on the hop.
'We met, when I mended her buckle, and I remember her from the dinner party.' Will knew this sounded false, but couldn't think what else to say, he cursed himself for saying anything. Norrington half nodded at Will and walked out of the door. Will kicked the base of the anvil in frustration, immediately regretting it as his toe screamed in pain.
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Maddy sat up in bed, feeling very weak. It reminded her of the first time she woke on The Pearl. 'The Pearl.' Maddy sighed, remembering a dream she had where she had stolen a boat and sailed to Tortuga where Jack was waiting for her. 'It's no use, you might as well accept that this is your life now.' Madalene knew no other Captain, pirate or otherwise, would hire her as crew, and she certainly didn't have the know-how to sail one on her own. Maddy swung her legs out of bed and made her way to the window, swaying like Jack, the memory making her giggle. She sat on the window seat, breathing in the fresh air.
'Maddy, Maddy,' a voice called urgently. Maddy looked, but couldn't see anyone. 'Maddy,' the voice came again, a little closer this time. Maddy peered at the bushes by the side wall, to see Will peeping out. The sight of him made Maddy laugh out loud.
'Oh Will, if you could see yourself! Come on up, the Commodores' out and the staff will be busy. Will climbed up the wall of the house, using the bricks as footholds. Maddy was surprised at Will, she hadn't thought of him as doing something so...unconventional. Will climbed through the open window and brushed himself off.
'Maddy, I'm so sorry about what happened, I just don't know what came over me. How are you feeling?'
'Will, Will slow down. I'm fine now thank you, still a bit weak, but I'll live.' She smiled at Wills' worried face. 'Don't worry about what happened, I understand.' The anger she had felt had dissolved.
'But I took advantage of you. I behaved like a cad!'
Maddy laughed. 'Oh Will get off your high horse, I wasn't exactly fighting you off was I? We both needed a bit of companionship, the warmth of anothers touch. I'm not going to be blackmailing you or making any other demands of you. Yes I know what people would think if they knew, but only you and I know, and I don't think of myself as a whore, do you?'
'No, no, no, of course I don't.' Will couldn't understand Maddys change of heart, much less her attitude, she was unlike any other woman he knew. 'Not that I know many,' he thought. Will often wondered about visiting one of the whore houses in the rougher part of town, but the memory of Tortuga stopped him from going. He shuddered at the thought of the place. 'No wonder Jack likes it so much there,' he mused. 'Eh?' Will was shaken out of his daydream by Maddys arm, tugging at his sleeve.
'Are you all right Will?'
Will smiled at Maddy, she looked so pale. 'I'm sorry Maddy, where are my manners?' He looked into her eyes, not sure what to say.
'Will, I meant what I said about making no demands. I know you have a duty to your wife and children, and I don't want to lose you as a friend. You're the only one I have in this Godforsaken place. Let's just put what happened down to temporary insanity?' Maddy almost said 'savvy', but something stopped her.
'Are you sure?' Will was still uncertain.
'Very sure Will, now if you'll excuse me, I'm feeling a little tired.' Maddy got back into bed and laughed as Will tucked her in. 'Are you going to read me a bedtime story?' she teased. Will laughed and kissed her on the head.
'I'll come and see you again soon, but this time, I'll come the proper way,' he winked and disappeared out of the window.
Chapter 8
Four days Maddy stayed in bed. Four days Will paced up and down the smithy, wondering what the hell he should do. He felt dreadful at the way he treated Maddy. 'Why, why, why, why, why? What the hell was I thinking?' He was in the middle of his pacing, when the door opened and in walked James Norrington. Will groaned inwardly, this was all he wanted. 'Commodore, what a pleasure to see you. How can I help?' Will had the glib patter down to a fine art.
'Good morning Mr Turner, I was wondering if you could come to the armoury and check the condition of the weapons?'
'Of course Sir, but I won't be able to do it until next week.' Will wanted to be rid of him quickly. Then a thought came to him. 'How's Madalene Jones? I haven't seen her for a while.' Will hoped he sounded casual.
'She's on the mend now, thank goodness. She certainly had us all worried for a time.'
Will's head shot up, his face creased in a frown. 'Maddy's been ill?'
'Yes, very. She's had a fever, she hasn't moved out of bed for 4 days.'
'Please, please pass on my best wishes to her. Tell her I hope to pay a visit when she's feeling stronger.' The Commodore looked at Will suspiciously.
'Your concern for her well being is....touching Mr Turner,' he frowned at Will, not sure as to the blacksmiths motives. 'Well, let me know when you can inspect the armoury please. Your earliest possible time would be appreciated.' Norrington walked to the door, then turned. 'I didn't know you were so......well acquainted with Miss Jones.' The question caught Will on the hop.
'We met, when I mended her buckle, and I remember her from the dinner party.' Will knew this sounded false, but couldn't think what else to say, he cursed himself for saying anything. Norrington half nodded at Will and walked out of the door. Will kicked the base of the anvil in frustration, immediately regretting it as his toe screamed in pain.
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Maddy sat up in bed, feeling very weak. It reminded her of the first time she woke on The Pearl. 'The Pearl.' Maddy sighed, remembering a dream she had where she had stolen a boat and sailed to Tortuga where Jack was waiting for her. 'It's no use, you might as well accept that this is your life now.' Madalene knew no other Captain, pirate or otherwise, would hire her as crew, and she certainly didn't have the know-how to sail one on her own. Maddy swung her legs out of bed and made her way to the window, swaying like Jack, the memory making her giggle. She sat on the window seat, breathing in the fresh air.
'Maddy, Maddy,' a voice called urgently. Maddy looked, but couldn't see anyone. 'Maddy,' the voice came again, a little closer this time. Maddy peered at the bushes by the side wall, to see Will peeping out. The sight of him made Maddy laugh out loud.
'Oh Will, if you could see yourself! Come on up, the Commodores' out and the staff will be busy. Will climbed up the wall of the house, using the bricks as footholds. Maddy was surprised at Will, she hadn't thought of him as doing something so...unconventional. Will climbed through the open window and brushed himself off.
'Maddy, I'm so sorry about what happened, I just don't know what came over me. How are you feeling?'
'Will, Will slow down. I'm fine now thank you, still a bit weak, but I'll live.' She smiled at Wills' worried face. 'Don't worry about what happened, I understand.' The anger she had felt had dissolved.
'But I took advantage of you. I behaved like a cad!'
Maddy laughed. 'Oh Will get off your high horse, I wasn't exactly fighting you off was I? We both needed a bit of companionship, the warmth of anothers touch. I'm not going to be blackmailing you or making any other demands of you. Yes I know what people would think if they knew, but only you and I know, and I don't think of myself as a whore, do you?'
'No, no, no, of course I don't.' Will couldn't understand Maddys change of heart, much less her attitude, she was unlike any other woman he knew. 'Not that I know many,' he thought. Will often wondered about visiting one of the whore houses in the rougher part of town, but the memory of Tortuga stopped him from going. He shuddered at the thought of the place. 'No wonder Jack likes it so much there,' he mused. 'Eh?' Will was shaken out of his daydream by Maddys arm, tugging at his sleeve.
'Are you all right Will?'
Will smiled at Maddy, she looked so pale. 'I'm sorry Maddy, where are my manners?' He looked into her eyes, not sure what to say.
'Will, I meant what I said about making no demands. I know you have a duty to your wife and children, and I don't want to lose you as a friend. You're the only one I have in this Godforsaken place. Let's just put what happened down to temporary insanity?' Maddy almost said 'savvy', but something stopped her.
'Are you sure?' Will was still uncertain.
'Very sure Will, now if you'll excuse me, I'm feeling a little tired.' Maddy got back into bed and laughed as Will tucked her in. 'Are you going to read me a bedtime story?' she teased. Will laughed and kissed her on the head.
'I'll come and see you again soon, but this time, I'll come the proper way,' he winked and disappeared out of the window.