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Chapter 11
Jack looked from one the other and back again several times, waiting for one of them to say something. He sighed, 'You two know each other?' Jack was starting to get a bad feeling.
'Y-yes, we're...friends.' Maddy replied, a little breathlessly.
'You know Jack?' Will couldn't believe his eyes. So that was Jacks business in town.
'*You* know Jack?' Maddy felt the panic rising.
'Jack, the boat's over here.' came a voice behind them, 'And we really should get going, there's too many of them Navy bastards around fer my liking.'
Jack agreed with the owner of the boat taking them to The Pearl, and ushered Maddy towards the boat. He turned to Will, 'You comin?'
Will hesitated, unsure what to do. Seeing two soldiers on patrol, Jack grabbed hold of the younger man and virtually frog marched him to the boat. Will clambered in, glancing at Maddy, who was staring out to sea trying to avoid his gaze. Neither Maddy nor Will spoke, but Jack and the owner of the boat didn't seem to notice as they were busy discussing which was the best tavern in Port Royal. The boat made good progress and it wasn't long before the shape of The Black Pearl could be seen on the horizon. Jack went and sat by Will. 'So young William, what was Elizabeth's' reaction when you told her you were running away to sea? Will hesitated, 'Bloody 'ell, yer did tell her didn't ya mate?' Will shook his head.
'No, I took the cowards way out and left her a note. You were right Jack, I should never have married her.' Will frowned, looking sad and guilty.
'I usually am right mate, I told yer it'd never work, ya don't fit into her world and she don't fit into yours. But to leave 'er like that, that ain't right Will.'
'Well she always said she wanted to marry a pirate.' Snapped Will. 'Let's see how she likes the reality compared to the fantasy.' Will turned pointedly away from Jack, who shook his head and moved over to Maddy and put his arm around her.
'Lookin' forward to being back home luv?' He nuzzled her neck, gently nibbling as he did.
Will turned and looked on with wide eyes. 'Dear God, Maddy was *Jacks* woman!' He became aware that Jack was watching him over Maddys' shoulder, Will looked back out to sea, trying to keep calm.
The boat drew alongside The Pearl, and a rope was thrown over the side of the ship. Will went up first, then Maddy grabbed the rope and wound it around her arm. Before she could be hoisted aboard, Jack stopped her. 'What is it between you and Will?' Maddy could see the anger in his eyes, even in the dark
'Nothing Jack.' She tugged the rope, and found herself moving upwards to the deck of the ship.
'Maddy, Maddy.' Daniel ran up to her and threw his arms around her. 'We've missed you Maddy.' Maddy hugged him back, Jacks anger temporarily forgotten. She smiled at the rest of the crew, tears welling in her eyes at the joy of being back aboard.
Jack clambered aboard with a cold expression on his face. 'Set sail.' He barked, storming off towards his cabin. 'Madalene, come with me!' The crew looked shocked and glanced at Maddy as she went down the stairs, and entered Jacks' cabin. He had his back to her, taking a long swig from a rum bottle. Maddy closed the door, and Jack swung around. 'Right, I want the truth, are you and William lovers?' His face was twisted into an ugly expression. Maddy trembled, but kept silent. 'ANSWER ME! Are you and Will lovers, yes or no?'
'Once, yes. Only once Jack.'
'Only once Jack,' he mimicked. 'You wouldn't give yourself to me, but opened yer legs fer him.' Jack jabbed a thumb upwards, towards the deck.
Maddy flew across the room, arms flailing, hitting out at Jack. He caught her wrists, holding them so tightly that Maddy cried out. Jack pushed her away roughly, turning from her.
'Jack, I didn't know where I stood with you, one minute you were blowing hot, then you were as cold as the bottom of the ocean.' Maddy rubbed her wrists, wincing with pain.
'What the hell d'you think Montego Bay was about eh?' Jack drank some more, 'I was going to treat ya proper, not have you here on the ship with all the crew listening.'
'Well I didn't know that Jack. You were all over me when I could least handle it, then as I settled in a bit, you totally ignored me. What was I supposed to think?' Maddys voice cracked with emotion, her shoulders starting to heave with sobs.
Jack sighed, she was right. He shook his head slowly. 'I know,' he said quietly. 'I'm no good with women, whores yes, but women - ladies, no. I tried not to feel anything for yer luv, I thought if I ignored ya, the feelings would go away. Then when ya disappeared, I realised I was being stupid, so I found out where ya were and came as soon as could.' Jack walked over to Maddy and wrapped his arms around her. 'I'm sorry luv,' he whispered softly in her ear.
Maddy sobbed in Jacks' arms, feeling wretched and relieved at the same time. Jack pulled away from her, wiping the tears from her face with gentle fingers. He kissed the tip of her nose, then her lips, tasting the salty tears on them. Jack pulled the bandana off and loosened Maddys hair, all the time kissing her face, neck and ears. He unbuttoned her shirt, and hitched off her trousers, then undressed himself quickly before picking Maddy up and carrying her to the bunk.
Jack looked at Maddy beneath him and smiled, 'I missed ya luv,' he whispered, as he made Maddy his at last.
Chapter 11
Jack looked from one the other and back again several times, waiting for one of them to say something. He sighed, 'You two know each other?' Jack was starting to get a bad feeling.
'Y-yes, we're...friends.' Maddy replied, a little breathlessly.
'You know Jack?' Will couldn't believe his eyes. So that was Jacks business in town.
'*You* know Jack?' Maddy felt the panic rising.
'Jack, the boat's over here.' came a voice behind them, 'And we really should get going, there's too many of them Navy bastards around fer my liking.'
Jack agreed with the owner of the boat taking them to The Pearl, and ushered Maddy towards the boat. He turned to Will, 'You comin?'
Will hesitated, unsure what to do. Seeing two soldiers on patrol, Jack grabbed hold of the younger man and virtually frog marched him to the boat. Will clambered in, glancing at Maddy, who was staring out to sea trying to avoid his gaze. Neither Maddy nor Will spoke, but Jack and the owner of the boat didn't seem to notice as they were busy discussing which was the best tavern in Port Royal. The boat made good progress and it wasn't long before the shape of The Black Pearl could be seen on the horizon. Jack went and sat by Will. 'So young William, what was Elizabeth's' reaction when you told her you were running away to sea? Will hesitated, 'Bloody 'ell, yer did tell her didn't ya mate?' Will shook his head.
'No, I took the cowards way out and left her a note. You were right Jack, I should never have married her.' Will frowned, looking sad and guilty.
'I usually am right mate, I told yer it'd never work, ya don't fit into her world and she don't fit into yours. But to leave 'er like that, that ain't right Will.'
'Well she always said she wanted to marry a pirate.' Snapped Will. 'Let's see how she likes the reality compared to the fantasy.' Will turned pointedly away from Jack, who shook his head and moved over to Maddy and put his arm around her.
'Lookin' forward to being back home luv?' He nuzzled her neck, gently nibbling as he did.
Will turned and looked on with wide eyes. 'Dear God, Maddy was *Jacks* woman!' He became aware that Jack was watching him over Maddys' shoulder, Will looked back out to sea, trying to keep calm.
The boat drew alongside The Pearl, and a rope was thrown over the side of the ship. Will went up first, then Maddy grabbed the rope and wound it around her arm. Before she could be hoisted aboard, Jack stopped her. 'What is it between you and Will?' Maddy could see the anger in his eyes, even in the dark
'Nothing Jack.' She tugged the rope, and found herself moving upwards to the deck of the ship.
'Maddy, Maddy.' Daniel ran up to her and threw his arms around her. 'We've missed you Maddy.' Maddy hugged him back, Jacks anger temporarily forgotten. She smiled at the rest of the crew, tears welling in her eyes at the joy of being back aboard.
Jack clambered aboard with a cold expression on his face. 'Set sail.' He barked, storming off towards his cabin. 'Madalene, come with me!' The crew looked shocked and glanced at Maddy as she went down the stairs, and entered Jacks' cabin. He had his back to her, taking a long swig from a rum bottle. Maddy closed the door, and Jack swung around. 'Right, I want the truth, are you and William lovers?' His face was twisted into an ugly expression. Maddy trembled, but kept silent. 'ANSWER ME! Are you and Will lovers, yes or no?'
'Once, yes. Only once Jack.'
'Only once Jack,' he mimicked. 'You wouldn't give yourself to me, but opened yer legs fer him.' Jack jabbed a thumb upwards, towards the deck.
Maddy flew across the room, arms flailing, hitting out at Jack. He caught her wrists, holding them so tightly that Maddy cried out. Jack pushed her away roughly, turning from her.
'Jack, I didn't know where I stood with you, one minute you were blowing hot, then you were as cold as the bottom of the ocean.' Maddy rubbed her wrists, wincing with pain.
'What the hell d'you think Montego Bay was about eh?' Jack drank some more, 'I was going to treat ya proper, not have you here on the ship with all the crew listening.'
'Well I didn't know that Jack. You were all over me when I could least handle it, then as I settled in a bit, you totally ignored me. What was I supposed to think?' Maddys voice cracked with emotion, her shoulders starting to heave with sobs.
Jack sighed, she was right. He shook his head slowly. 'I know,' he said quietly. 'I'm no good with women, whores yes, but women - ladies, no. I tried not to feel anything for yer luv, I thought if I ignored ya, the feelings would go away. Then when ya disappeared, I realised I was being stupid, so I found out where ya were and came as soon as could.' Jack walked over to Maddy and wrapped his arms around her. 'I'm sorry luv,' he whispered softly in her ear.
Maddy sobbed in Jacks' arms, feeling wretched and relieved at the same time. Jack pulled away from her, wiping the tears from her face with gentle fingers. He kissed the tip of her nose, then her lips, tasting the salty tears on them. Jack pulled the bandana off and loosened Maddys hair, all the time kissing her face, neck and ears. He unbuttoned her shirt, and hitched off her trousers, then undressed himself quickly before picking Maddy up and carrying her to the bunk.
Jack looked at Maddy beneath him and smiled, 'I missed ya luv,' he whispered, as he made Maddy his at last.