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Chapter Six
Will had spent nearly two weeks making inquiries at Tortuga. But if anyone knew anything about Jack or Rosie they were very unwilling to talk. Will found nothing to aid him in his search, he returned home to Elizabeth with the bad news.
Elizabeth sighed. "Somehow Will, I never expected to find her. Nothing could be that easy, right? But we won't stop there, I mean we can continue inquiring. I'm not going to quit, but right now I think we should concentrate on the wedding, and us."
Will smiled. "Yes, Liz."
"Only one day, Will, one day, and we're official."
He lent forward and kissed her softly on the lips, they broke apart hastily as her father burst into the room.
"Father."
Her father nodded at her. "Mr Turner, I see you are back. Any news?"
Will shook his head.
"Ah, bad luck, I am truly sorry Elizabeth." But Governor Swann did not look too sorry, in fact he was having trouble hiding his pleasure. It was not that he was scared of being usurped in Elizabeth's love, she would always love her father. But he dreaded the thought of having to see 'that woman' again.
"Was there something father?"
"Ah, yes. The commodore just received a message from Sparrow."
"Jack?"
"Yes, Elizabeth, Jack Sparrow has requested safe passage into Port Royal for one day, the day of your wedding. He says he brings something of great value to the bride."
"And."
"Well, it's nonsense isn't it? He'll be hung as soon as he steps foot on the shore. He'd be an even bigger fool then I thought if he came here."
"Father we must grant him safe passage, I want him here."
"Elizabeth dear, you will be surrounded by your family, you don't want such a man at your wedding."
"All my life you have told me what I want and what I do not want, well I shall tell you know father I want Jack Sparrow at my wedding, as much as I want my mother there."
"In that case it will please you to know the commodore has agreed to safe passage, what may distress you is Sparrow shall be killed the moment he arrives."
"Sir." The door was pushed open and a messenger barged in.
"Do you have no manners boy?" Governor Swann demanded.
"Sorry Sir, it's just Sparrow he's given himself up sir, and there is a lady wit' him. They be askin' for your sir. The woman she gives her name as Rosie."
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"I can't believe you, Jack Sparrow." Annamaria grumbled.
"That's Captain Jack Sparrow." He reminded her.
"Oh I'll give you captain alright."
"What's going on?" Gibbs asked, as he emerged from below deck, swigging a bottle of whisky.
"I've only been giving the job of babysitting the little brat, ain't I!"
Gibbs chuckled. "Better you then me, luv."
"Thanks, Gibbs." Jack said. "Look Annamaria, think of it as a privilege."
She smacked him hard across the face.
"Okay then, don't. Look I'm begging."
She shook her head.
"I'm pleading?" he said, with his hands together.
She scowled even harder.
"I'm paying?" He said, producing a gold necklace from his pocket. He rattled it around in front of her eyes. She snatched it from his hand.
"Is that a yes?"
She walked away.
"Oh and Annamaria," he called after her.
She turned round.
"If he's not alive when I get back, you don't get to keep the necklace."
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This was only the second time in his life Jack had given himself him. He hated the idea of surrender, but there was no other way he could see of getting into Port Royal, he wasn't even sure if this was going to work. It was a ten minute wait before the Governor arrived, nice to know he was important.
"Governor Swann, pleasure to see you again." Jack said, with a smirk.
"Oh the pleasure is all yours I assure you." The governor's eyes moved over to where Rosie was sitting, examining a feather pen on the commodore's desk. She was twirling it over in her slender grubby fingers.
"Hullo Edward." She said, with a smirk as she set the pen back down on the desk.
"Rosie."
"You two know each other?" The commodore asked, surprised.
"Oh yes, old acquaintances." Jack said, with a wicked smile.
"Commodore, if you don't mind." "Of course." He said, he waved his soldiers from the room and followed them to the door.
He turned back. "Call if you need anything."
"Oh even Sparrow wouldn't be stupid enough to try anything." The governor said, not taking his eyes from the siren form of Rosie, still sitting at the desk, now a crystal ink well in her delicate hands.
"You break that and."
She smirked, as the ink well fell from her hands and smashed on the floor.
"Poor ink well, it's dead, just like me." She said, silkily.
"How's your child? The bastard?" Swann demanded.
"Alex is wonderful, thanks for asking. How's Elizabeth?"
"How is it you care? You haven't bothered for the last sixteen years."
"And whose fault is that I wonder? Who threw me out of the house? Who attended my bloody funeral?" She demanded angrily, jumping up. She stalked over to the governor, carefully avoiding the broken glass with her bare feet.
Jack stood up and walked over to her. "Not now." He muttered.
"You're the one who went and slept with another man. As far as I can tell, I am well rid of you, if the company you keep has been reduced to that of raping, murdering pirates."
At that point Jack launched forward and Rosie had to hold him back.
"Not now." She reminded him with a cheeky smile.
"I didn't rape her, she consented to."
"Jack, let's leave it shall we."
"She was just as willing as I was."
"Jack!" Rosie said angrily. "Look all I want is to go to my daughter's weddin', a don't think that is too much to ask."
"You won't be anywhere near that wedding, the both of you will hanging by your necks from the cliff top."
"One problem wit' that mate." Jack said.
"I don't see one, I'll just call for the guards."
"Yeah, Edward you call for the guards. I'll tell 'em who I am, eh? Introduce myself like, Rosie Swann, eh?"
Governor's Swann's face fell instantly. "What? No you mustn't, no one must know who you are."
"Only one solution then, mate." Jack smiled.
"And that is?" The governor asked, nervously.
"You get the ol' commodore out there to grant me safe passage for one day, we come to the weddin' and Rosie gets a chance to speak to young Liz. Everyone wins.except you of course."
"What makes you think I can make the commodore grant you such an outrageous request?"
"Because if you don't, you'll be the shame of Port Royal. Throwing out your lovely wife, and pretendin' she had ascended the big staircase in the sky."
"Rosie go to heaven? Then I'd rather be in hell."
"Wouldn't worry too much mate, that's where you be heading." Jack replied.
Rosie bit her lip, to hide a smile.
"So Edward, what say you?" Jack asked.
"I don't suppose I have much choice."
"Course you have." Jack said, studying his dirty fingernails. "You're completely free to make your own decision."
Swann got up. "I'll go talk to the commodore then." He said, leaving the room, slamming the door sharply behind him.
Rosie burst into laughter. "That felt good man."
"I really didn't rape her."
"Jack!" She laughed, throwing her arms around his neck, and kissing him. "I wouldn't change you for all the tea in China."
"Is that a good thing?"
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Chapter Six
Will had spent nearly two weeks making inquiries at Tortuga. But if anyone knew anything about Jack or Rosie they were very unwilling to talk. Will found nothing to aid him in his search, he returned home to Elizabeth with the bad news.
Elizabeth sighed. "Somehow Will, I never expected to find her. Nothing could be that easy, right? But we won't stop there, I mean we can continue inquiring. I'm not going to quit, but right now I think we should concentrate on the wedding, and us."
Will smiled. "Yes, Liz."
"Only one day, Will, one day, and we're official."
He lent forward and kissed her softly on the lips, they broke apart hastily as her father burst into the room.
"Father."
Her father nodded at her. "Mr Turner, I see you are back. Any news?"
Will shook his head.
"Ah, bad luck, I am truly sorry Elizabeth." But Governor Swann did not look too sorry, in fact he was having trouble hiding his pleasure. It was not that he was scared of being usurped in Elizabeth's love, she would always love her father. But he dreaded the thought of having to see 'that woman' again.
"Was there something father?"
"Ah, yes. The commodore just received a message from Sparrow."
"Jack?"
"Yes, Elizabeth, Jack Sparrow has requested safe passage into Port Royal for one day, the day of your wedding. He says he brings something of great value to the bride."
"And."
"Well, it's nonsense isn't it? He'll be hung as soon as he steps foot on the shore. He'd be an even bigger fool then I thought if he came here."
"Father we must grant him safe passage, I want him here."
"Elizabeth dear, you will be surrounded by your family, you don't want such a man at your wedding."
"All my life you have told me what I want and what I do not want, well I shall tell you know father I want Jack Sparrow at my wedding, as much as I want my mother there."
"In that case it will please you to know the commodore has agreed to safe passage, what may distress you is Sparrow shall be killed the moment he arrives."
"Sir." The door was pushed open and a messenger barged in.
"Do you have no manners boy?" Governor Swann demanded.
"Sorry Sir, it's just Sparrow he's given himself up sir, and there is a lady wit' him. They be askin' for your sir. The woman she gives her name as Rosie."
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"I can't believe you, Jack Sparrow." Annamaria grumbled.
"That's Captain Jack Sparrow." He reminded her.
"Oh I'll give you captain alright."
"What's going on?" Gibbs asked, as he emerged from below deck, swigging a bottle of whisky.
"I've only been giving the job of babysitting the little brat, ain't I!"
Gibbs chuckled. "Better you then me, luv."
"Thanks, Gibbs." Jack said. "Look Annamaria, think of it as a privilege."
She smacked him hard across the face.
"Okay then, don't. Look I'm begging."
She shook her head.
"I'm pleading?" he said, with his hands together.
She scowled even harder.
"I'm paying?" He said, producing a gold necklace from his pocket. He rattled it around in front of her eyes. She snatched it from his hand.
"Is that a yes?"
She walked away.
"Oh and Annamaria," he called after her.
She turned round.
"If he's not alive when I get back, you don't get to keep the necklace."
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This was only the second time in his life Jack had given himself him. He hated the idea of surrender, but there was no other way he could see of getting into Port Royal, he wasn't even sure if this was going to work. It was a ten minute wait before the Governor arrived, nice to know he was important.
"Governor Swann, pleasure to see you again." Jack said, with a smirk.
"Oh the pleasure is all yours I assure you." The governor's eyes moved over to where Rosie was sitting, examining a feather pen on the commodore's desk. She was twirling it over in her slender grubby fingers.
"Hullo Edward." She said, with a smirk as she set the pen back down on the desk.
"Rosie."
"You two know each other?" The commodore asked, surprised.
"Oh yes, old acquaintances." Jack said, with a wicked smile.
"Commodore, if you don't mind." "Of course." He said, he waved his soldiers from the room and followed them to the door.
He turned back. "Call if you need anything."
"Oh even Sparrow wouldn't be stupid enough to try anything." The governor said, not taking his eyes from the siren form of Rosie, still sitting at the desk, now a crystal ink well in her delicate hands.
"You break that and."
She smirked, as the ink well fell from her hands and smashed on the floor.
"Poor ink well, it's dead, just like me." She said, silkily.
"How's your child? The bastard?" Swann demanded.
"Alex is wonderful, thanks for asking. How's Elizabeth?"
"How is it you care? You haven't bothered for the last sixteen years."
"And whose fault is that I wonder? Who threw me out of the house? Who attended my bloody funeral?" She demanded angrily, jumping up. She stalked over to the governor, carefully avoiding the broken glass with her bare feet.
Jack stood up and walked over to her. "Not now." He muttered.
"You're the one who went and slept with another man. As far as I can tell, I am well rid of you, if the company you keep has been reduced to that of raping, murdering pirates."
At that point Jack launched forward and Rosie had to hold him back.
"Not now." She reminded him with a cheeky smile.
"I didn't rape her, she consented to."
"Jack, let's leave it shall we."
"She was just as willing as I was."
"Jack!" Rosie said angrily. "Look all I want is to go to my daughter's weddin', a don't think that is too much to ask."
"You won't be anywhere near that wedding, the both of you will hanging by your necks from the cliff top."
"One problem wit' that mate." Jack said.
"I don't see one, I'll just call for the guards."
"Yeah, Edward you call for the guards. I'll tell 'em who I am, eh? Introduce myself like, Rosie Swann, eh?"
Governor's Swann's face fell instantly. "What? No you mustn't, no one must know who you are."
"Only one solution then, mate." Jack smiled.
"And that is?" The governor asked, nervously.
"You get the ol' commodore out there to grant me safe passage for one day, we come to the weddin' and Rosie gets a chance to speak to young Liz. Everyone wins.except you of course."
"What makes you think I can make the commodore grant you such an outrageous request?"
"Because if you don't, you'll be the shame of Port Royal. Throwing out your lovely wife, and pretendin' she had ascended the big staircase in the sky."
"Rosie go to heaven? Then I'd rather be in hell."
"Wouldn't worry too much mate, that's where you be heading." Jack replied.
Rosie bit her lip, to hide a smile.
"So Edward, what say you?" Jack asked.
"I don't suppose I have much choice."
"Course you have." Jack said, studying his dirty fingernails. "You're completely free to make your own decision."
Swann got up. "I'll go talk to the commodore then." He said, leaving the room, slamming the door sharply behind him.
Rosie burst into laughter. "That felt good man."
"I really didn't rape her."
"Jack!" She laughed, throwing her arms around his neck, and kissing him. "I wouldn't change you for all the tea in China."
"Is that a good thing?"
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