Rules of Attraction

Chapter 5

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Elizabeth was jolted awake by pounding at her door. "Go away!" she pulled the cover over her head.

"Open the damn door!" a woman's voice echoed through.

She growled and sat up and stalked to the door and threw it open. "What do you want?"

Catherine pushed past her into the small room. "How long do you plan on keeping this up?"

"What?"

"Do you have any idea how childish your acting? Most woman would be thrilled their husbands wanted them to go to sea with them. If for no other reason than they could keep an eye on them."

"Well, I'm not most women."

"That would be obvious. You're making him miserable."

"Good." she threw her self on to the bed.

"You know you don't mean that." Catherine walked cautiously around her.

"How do you know what I mean? You just met me. You have no idea."

"But I do. You try living with Jack and not occasionally wishing him pain. But I never really mean it."

Elizabeth sighed and looked at her hands. "I suppose I don't. He just. He makes me so angry sometimes."

Catherine sat beside her. "He's a man. He was put on this earth to make you angry. And he does deserve to be punished a bit."

"I hit him last night."

"I know. I tripped over him this morning. You really got him good."

"Is it terrible?"

"Not too. Would you at least come on deck a bit?"

"I still don't want to speak to him. I." she clenched her fists.

"The air will do you good."

Elizabeth looked at the woman beside her. She hardly seemed like a pirate. "If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?"

Catherine smiled. "I am twenty six years old."

"You seem older. I will come up in a bit."

"Just give him a chance to make this up to you. I think that's all her wants."

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True to her word Elizabeth began spending a bit of time each day on the deck. She still refused to speak to Will and cast evil looks to Jack. She had that in common with Catherine as Jack had joined Will sleeping on the deck. Three days later Elizabeth was woken by the feeling of the anchor dropping. She dressed quickly and went on the deck.

She recognized the island immediately. In the distance she could see a small boat rowing toward the cave. She came up to Catherine who stood at the helm, her arms crossed over her chest. "What's going on?"

"We're waiting." Catherine sounded less than thrilled at their current location.

"Why are we here?"

"Because our captain decided we needed to be."

The time passed slowly. Elizabeth took a seat on the stairs and waited with the rest of the crew. Will watched her and continued to creep closer to her until he was sitting beside her. He didn't speak. He just sat beside her in silence. It all seemed to reach a breaking point. Catherine pushed between them down the stairs.

"Launch another boat." she commanded.

"Jack said he was goin' alone." Gibbs stood up before her.

"Just do it."

"Jack said."

"Since have I ever listen to what Jack says?" she cut him off, "when was the last time he even expected me to listen? Please just do it."

He bowed his head lightly and went with the crew to lower the small boat.

Elizabeth stood quickly. "I'm going." Catherine shrugged and nodded her head.

Will watched them with mild shock feeling that terrible feeling in the pit of his stomach. 'I'm going to regret this.' he thought. "I'm going, too."

The women regarded him and let him climb first in to the boat.

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