Eventually, when it became dark, Jack, Ria and Nicola went back to the Will
and Elizabeth's house. They got invited to have dinner together. As they
were finishing their meal, Will asked. "Nicola, before, you mentioned that
Jack is your uncle. Is he?"
Nicola swallowed her food. "Of course. He's mommy's big brother!" She stated happily.
Elizabeth and Will shared glances. They noticed Ria wasn't too happy about Jack being here, in Port Royal.
"Nicola, we better head home, your father will be waiting." As Ria was getting up, she knocked her glass of wine on to the carpet. "Oops, sorry Elizabeth." She apologizied as she stretched to retrieve the glass. As she reached out for it, her sleeve went up a little, which presented a burnt P (which stands for pirate, if some people didn't know...). She paused what she was doing, and looked up to see Jack eyeing it. She tried to hide it by pulling her sleeve back down, but before she could Jack gripped her arm, tight.
"Does Norrington know 'bout this?" He asked, without looking up from the burn.
Ria shook her head. "No..." She whispered, very quietly.
"When did ye get branded?" Jack questioned curiously, with a frown.
"Not so long ago... About two years before I guess." She recalled, trying to remember a bit more clearly.
Jack sighed. He, too experienced that burning pain in his arm when he was caught by the Easr India Trading Company. It had been a long time, but he remembered too well that it hurt like hell as the hot red metal burnt into his skin. And he didn't appreciate that his sister had to go through the pain he had.
Ria knew about Jack's brand. She was there when he suddenly returned home, after 2 months, with a freshly burnt 'P' on his arm, and a pained expression. But that was when he was the captain of the Black Pearl, which is a long story...
Eventually Jack and Ria looked around the suddenly silent room and saw, Will looking down at his empty dishes very nervously, followed by Elizabeth who was frowning uncomfortably, and Nicola who was stabbing the mushy leftover potatoes while looking from Jack to Elizabeth, to Will, then to her mother.
"Er... Does anyone want dessert?" Elizabeth asked, trying to break the akward silence, which is usually Jack's job.
Jack finally let go of his little sister's arm. "Sure!" He exclaimed, as if nothing had happened.
Ria stood up again, this time not knocking anything over. "No thank you, Elizabeth. We best be off no..." As she was about to leave with Nicola, she added. "Oh, and if you don't mind Jack will have to stay here with you," She addresed to Will and Elizabeth. "I'm sure Norrington wont be very happy to see him." She reminded everyone. "Thank you for the dinner."
Will nodded, and Nicola beamed up at everyone. "Good night, Mr Turner! Good night Mrs Turner! Good night Uncle Jack!" She practically yelled, then disappeared with her mother.
When they were gone, Elizabeth and Will looked at Jack expactantly. Jack just tapped his fingers together uncomfortably and stated, "So... I thought we were going ter 'ave dessert!" He managed to give a fake grin.
"NO! You're not getting dessert until you've told us the story!" Elizabeth demanded, strctly.
Will crossed his arms across his top. "Is Ria really your sister?" He asked suspiciously.
Jack surrendered. "Fine! Ria is me little sister, I haven't seen 'er fer nearly seven years, the last time we saw each other was in a pub, when I caught 'er stealing things from this huge pirate. And when I came 'ere te pay ye two a visit, I just happened ter meet 'er daughter, Nicola. An' now I'm 'ere with the good news of me sister gettin' married ter me best mate Norrington!" He said the last snetence with pure sarcasm. "Savvy?"
"You mean Ria, she was in a pub?" Will asked, unbelieving. "She was in a pub?"
Elizabeth blinked. "But she seems like such a polite and formal lady, I just can't imagine her doing... Pirate things!" She commented.
Jack rolled his eyes. "I know, I know... She might look like a posh snob but I can imagine her doing things like that, coz I've seen her." He replied matter of factly. "Ye wouldn't believe it but she's got pirate blood in her! She just wont admit it no more!" He told them.
When Ria and Nicola saw her house had the lights on, Ria knew Norrington was back at home. She looked down at Nicola, who had been humming an unknown tune, while holding her hand. "Nicola, I don't want you to mention your uncle's name, when daddy's around... Wait, don't mention even mention an uncle, no no no... Don't even talk. I'll do all the talking." She told her daughter.
Nicola nodded sleepily as she understood, as both of them entered their warm house.
Norrington greeted them. "Nicola, what are you nodding about?" He asked, crouching down to face his daughter.
Nicola just looked at him, with her lips tightly shut.
"Alright then... Ria, is Nicola mad?" He whispered, to Ria.
Ria shook her head. "No, she's just had a busy day... She's tired, that's all. Aren't you darling?" She asked Nicola. When she didn't react, Ria pushed her slightly towards her bedroom. "Er, you better go to bed, Nicola." She hinted, and Nicola did as she was told. Ria then turned back to Norrington. "So, then... Did you have good days, without me here in Port Royal?" She quizzed, smiling. "How was today?"
"It was quite busy actually, as usual." He replied in a boastful way. "Now how was yours?" He asked.
Ria hesitated, but it only lasted for a second. "I, I was actually in Tortuga, for the last couple of days. Then I went to Elizabeth's, and had dinner, with Ja- a guest." She replied.
Norrington showed a little bit of annoyence. "Ria, do you really have to go to Tortuga once every month?" He asked, sighing.
Ria rolled her eyes, he asked that so many times when the word Tortuga was to be heard. "James, I told you, most of my friends are there, and I don't want to be left out on anything... And Tortuga isn't that bad! You're making it sound like hell!" She half lied. "And don't offend my home- island, thank you very much." She added, jokely.
Norrington smiled apologetically as they broke into a hug.
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Nicola swallowed her food. "Of course. He's mommy's big brother!" She stated happily.
Elizabeth and Will shared glances. They noticed Ria wasn't too happy about Jack being here, in Port Royal.
"Nicola, we better head home, your father will be waiting." As Ria was getting up, she knocked her glass of wine on to the carpet. "Oops, sorry Elizabeth." She apologizied as she stretched to retrieve the glass. As she reached out for it, her sleeve went up a little, which presented a burnt P (which stands for pirate, if some people didn't know...). She paused what she was doing, and looked up to see Jack eyeing it. She tried to hide it by pulling her sleeve back down, but before she could Jack gripped her arm, tight.
"Does Norrington know 'bout this?" He asked, without looking up from the burn.
Ria shook her head. "No..." She whispered, very quietly.
"When did ye get branded?" Jack questioned curiously, with a frown.
"Not so long ago... About two years before I guess." She recalled, trying to remember a bit more clearly.
Jack sighed. He, too experienced that burning pain in his arm when he was caught by the Easr India Trading Company. It had been a long time, but he remembered too well that it hurt like hell as the hot red metal burnt into his skin. And he didn't appreciate that his sister had to go through the pain he had.
Ria knew about Jack's brand. She was there when he suddenly returned home, after 2 months, with a freshly burnt 'P' on his arm, and a pained expression. But that was when he was the captain of the Black Pearl, which is a long story...
Eventually Jack and Ria looked around the suddenly silent room and saw, Will looking down at his empty dishes very nervously, followed by Elizabeth who was frowning uncomfortably, and Nicola who was stabbing the mushy leftover potatoes while looking from Jack to Elizabeth, to Will, then to her mother.
"Er... Does anyone want dessert?" Elizabeth asked, trying to break the akward silence, which is usually Jack's job.
Jack finally let go of his little sister's arm. "Sure!" He exclaimed, as if nothing had happened.
Ria stood up again, this time not knocking anything over. "No thank you, Elizabeth. We best be off no..." As she was about to leave with Nicola, she added. "Oh, and if you don't mind Jack will have to stay here with you," She addresed to Will and Elizabeth. "I'm sure Norrington wont be very happy to see him." She reminded everyone. "Thank you for the dinner."
Will nodded, and Nicola beamed up at everyone. "Good night, Mr Turner! Good night Mrs Turner! Good night Uncle Jack!" She practically yelled, then disappeared with her mother.
When they were gone, Elizabeth and Will looked at Jack expactantly. Jack just tapped his fingers together uncomfortably and stated, "So... I thought we were going ter 'ave dessert!" He managed to give a fake grin.
"NO! You're not getting dessert until you've told us the story!" Elizabeth demanded, strctly.
Will crossed his arms across his top. "Is Ria really your sister?" He asked suspiciously.
Jack surrendered. "Fine! Ria is me little sister, I haven't seen 'er fer nearly seven years, the last time we saw each other was in a pub, when I caught 'er stealing things from this huge pirate. And when I came 'ere te pay ye two a visit, I just happened ter meet 'er daughter, Nicola. An' now I'm 'ere with the good news of me sister gettin' married ter me best mate Norrington!" He said the last snetence with pure sarcasm. "Savvy?"
"You mean Ria, she was in a pub?" Will asked, unbelieving. "She was in a pub?"
Elizabeth blinked. "But she seems like such a polite and formal lady, I just can't imagine her doing... Pirate things!" She commented.
Jack rolled his eyes. "I know, I know... She might look like a posh snob but I can imagine her doing things like that, coz I've seen her." He replied matter of factly. "Ye wouldn't believe it but she's got pirate blood in her! She just wont admit it no more!" He told them.
When Ria and Nicola saw her house had the lights on, Ria knew Norrington was back at home. She looked down at Nicola, who had been humming an unknown tune, while holding her hand. "Nicola, I don't want you to mention your uncle's name, when daddy's around... Wait, don't mention even mention an uncle, no no no... Don't even talk. I'll do all the talking." She told her daughter.
Nicola nodded sleepily as she understood, as both of them entered their warm house.
Norrington greeted them. "Nicola, what are you nodding about?" He asked, crouching down to face his daughter.
Nicola just looked at him, with her lips tightly shut.
"Alright then... Ria, is Nicola mad?" He whispered, to Ria.
Ria shook her head. "No, she's just had a busy day... She's tired, that's all. Aren't you darling?" She asked Nicola. When she didn't react, Ria pushed her slightly towards her bedroom. "Er, you better go to bed, Nicola." She hinted, and Nicola did as she was told. Ria then turned back to Norrington. "So, then... Did you have good days, without me here in Port Royal?" She quizzed, smiling. "How was today?"
"It was quite busy actually, as usual." He replied in a boastful way. "Now how was yours?" He asked.
Ria hesitated, but it only lasted for a second. "I, I was actually in Tortuga, for the last couple of days. Then I went to Elizabeth's, and had dinner, with Ja- a guest." She replied.
Norrington showed a little bit of annoyence. "Ria, do you really have to go to Tortuga once every month?" He asked, sighing.
Ria rolled her eyes, he asked that so many times when the word Tortuga was to be heard. "James, I told you, most of my friends are there, and I don't want to be left out on anything... And Tortuga isn't that bad! You're making it sound like hell!" She half lied. "And don't offend my home- island, thank you very much." She added, jokely.
Norrington smiled apologetically as they broke into a hug.
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