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THANKS TO JILLVALENTINE44 FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
CHAPTER 2: WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE!
Conner walked along the streets of Tortuga heading toward a brothel on the outskirts of the city. She walked quickly wanting to get her final matter settled. She turned around the corner and saw the brothel ahead of her. Walking with her head high she walked toward it. But before she reached the doors three men appeared in front of her.
She stopped abruptly avoiding impact with the men. "I thought we were supposed to meet in the brothel."
"We were, but we changed plans."
"Oh, well then. Can we move this along please?"
"Where is it?"
"We've been over this, I don't know. How about you go ask somebody else. I came here to pay for the blackmailing that you assholes have decided to put on me. Now do you want the money or not?"
"We want the money, and the location of where you have hidden your cut of the treasure from Atlantis." "There is no more left."
"Mates, the Black Pearl docked here today, if we leave tonight we'll be able to get to England first. Warn dear Michael of what his fiancee has been up to, who she loves. Then when the Pearl docks we'll tell the dear Captain the whole story. Connor here will lose everything."
"I put it here in Tortuga. At the end of the beach there's a little hidden cove, it's there."
"You better hope so Connor."
"I think you better hope so Thompson. I'll be long gone by the time you find out."
"Then we go to England and on your wedding day tell everyone both your secrets. You would do well to remember Miss Valentine that we have the upper hand in this situation."
"You bastards, one day I will get you for this."
Their response was a kick to her ribs and a slap to the face. "Sure Connor. Now the money if you don't mind."
She reached into her pocket and brought out a money pouch full of money. She handed it to them and she was kicked harder this time. "Next time we'll want more Miss Valentine."
They walked away and left her there. She fought to catch her breath and knew that she had at least one rib broken. She fought her way back to Pearl trying her best to ignore the pain.
She climbed onto the deck and found Elizabeth at the bow. She walked over to her, trying to pretend that everything was fine. "What you doing Lizzie?"
"That's what Jack calls me. You've been around him to much, he's starting to rub off on you."
"Good thing I broke up with him then. Speaking of the devil where is he and Will?"
"In his cabin. Jack called Will in to talk to him right after you left."
"Ah." She tensed at the pain that spread through her chest when she talked.
Elizabeth caught Connor tense out the corner of her eye and turned to face her. "Oh my, Connor what happened? Were you slapped?"
Connor looked at Elizabeth in confusion before remembering that Thompson had slapped her too. "Oh I forget about that." She said gasping.
Elizabeth saw her clutching her ribs, "Your hurt."
"You think."
"Jack! Will! Come quick Connor's been injured!"
"No Liz, I don't want them to know."
"To late."
Will and Jack came flying out of the cabin. Jack reached her first and stood in front of her. "You all right lass?"
"Do I look all right."
"What happened?"
"Well, I got slapped and kicked in the ribs."
Jack touched her ribs and she flinched in pain. "Damn it Jack, did you think I was joking."
"Their broken. Come on, let's get you fixed up." He went to lift her up but she shoved away his hands.
"No, I can walk."
"Connor, your only going to hurt yourself more."
"Fine." She let Jack pick her up and carry her to his cabin. He set her down on the bed and set to work on the cut on her cheek from the slap.
"Who did this to you luv?"
"Some guys." "Who?"
"I don't know."
"Do you know why?"
"No."
"Well, that's about all I can do for you, so I'll leave ye to rest." Jack stood and walked out of the cabin and towards Will and Elizabeth.
"Do either one of you know where she went?"
"She said she was going to go finish some matters that she was settling."
"So she would have known the people she was with?" "She should have yes. Why?"
"She's lying to me."
Jack told the crew the next morning about Connor's return and where they were heading. No complaints were made and they left Tortuga. Jack handed the wheel to Will and went to visit Connor. He found her awake and trying to get out of bed.
"Where are ye going?"
"Out onto the deck."
"No you're not. You got to get better first." He pushed her gently back into the bed. "While yer sitting there do you mind telling me who the hell did this to you."
"I told you I don't know."
"Connor, you told Liz and Will that you were going to go settle some matters. Therefore you must know the people. Now who were they and why did they do this to you?"
She hung her head and sighed. "They are some people that are bothering me okay. They have something on me and are making demands so they don't tell anybody."
"Your being blackmailed. Connor, what could they possibly have on you?"
"I can't tell you Jack, and please don't try to find out. It doesn't concern you so don't bother."
"It does concern me. I find my lass beaten up and you tell me that it doesn't concern me."
"Jack, I am no longer your lass. But don't get involved with this, I put myself in this situation, I'll deal with it."
Jack walked out of the room and stood outside the door. "What the hell have you done." He said under her breath.
"What did Jack want last night Will?"
"He wanted to know if Connor had told us anything. About why she's leaving him if she loves him. He wanted to know if I had any ideas of how he could get her back. He's a mess on the inside Liz. He's falling apart and he doesn't know what to do. I don't know how he's going to get through this trip."
"We got to help them Will. We have to find out the real reason why she is doing this."
"How?"
"Trick her into saying it or something. Will we cannot let them end. Two people as in love as them should not live apart. She wants to be with him, she admitted it. There has to be something."
"Your right Elizabeth but I don't know what to do."
"The best we can do is talk to her. Maybe she'll let something slip."
"I hope your right." Will said as they watched Jack come out of the cabin and slump against it for a second before continuing to the helm.
THANKS TO JILLVALENTINE44 FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
CHAPTER 2: WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE!
Conner walked along the streets of Tortuga heading toward a brothel on the outskirts of the city. She walked quickly wanting to get her final matter settled. She turned around the corner and saw the brothel ahead of her. Walking with her head high she walked toward it. But before she reached the doors three men appeared in front of her.
She stopped abruptly avoiding impact with the men. "I thought we were supposed to meet in the brothel."
"We were, but we changed plans."
"Oh, well then. Can we move this along please?"
"Where is it?"
"We've been over this, I don't know. How about you go ask somebody else. I came here to pay for the blackmailing that you assholes have decided to put on me. Now do you want the money or not?"
"We want the money, and the location of where you have hidden your cut of the treasure from Atlantis." "There is no more left."
"Mates, the Black Pearl docked here today, if we leave tonight we'll be able to get to England first. Warn dear Michael of what his fiancee has been up to, who she loves. Then when the Pearl docks we'll tell the dear Captain the whole story. Connor here will lose everything."
"I put it here in Tortuga. At the end of the beach there's a little hidden cove, it's there."
"You better hope so Connor."
"I think you better hope so Thompson. I'll be long gone by the time you find out."
"Then we go to England and on your wedding day tell everyone both your secrets. You would do well to remember Miss Valentine that we have the upper hand in this situation."
"You bastards, one day I will get you for this."
Their response was a kick to her ribs and a slap to the face. "Sure Connor. Now the money if you don't mind."
She reached into her pocket and brought out a money pouch full of money. She handed it to them and she was kicked harder this time. "Next time we'll want more Miss Valentine."
They walked away and left her there. She fought to catch her breath and knew that she had at least one rib broken. She fought her way back to Pearl trying her best to ignore the pain.
She climbed onto the deck and found Elizabeth at the bow. She walked over to her, trying to pretend that everything was fine. "What you doing Lizzie?"
"That's what Jack calls me. You've been around him to much, he's starting to rub off on you."
"Good thing I broke up with him then. Speaking of the devil where is he and Will?"
"In his cabin. Jack called Will in to talk to him right after you left."
"Ah." She tensed at the pain that spread through her chest when she talked.
Elizabeth caught Connor tense out the corner of her eye and turned to face her. "Oh my, Connor what happened? Were you slapped?"
Connor looked at Elizabeth in confusion before remembering that Thompson had slapped her too. "Oh I forget about that." She said gasping.
Elizabeth saw her clutching her ribs, "Your hurt."
"You think."
"Jack! Will! Come quick Connor's been injured!"
"No Liz, I don't want them to know."
"To late."
Will and Jack came flying out of the cabin. Jack reached her first and stood in front of her. "You all right lass?"
"Do I look all right."
"What happened?"
"Well, I got slapped and kicked in the ribs."
Jack touched her ribs and she flinched in pain. "Damn it Jack, did you think I was joking."
"Their broken. Come on, let's get you fixed up." He went to lift her up but she shoved away his hands.
"No, I can walk."
"Connor, your only going to hurt yourself more."
"Fine." She let Jack pick her up and carry her to his cabin. He set her down on the bed and set to work on the cut on her cheek from the slap.
"Who did this to you luv?"
"Some guys." "Who?"
"I don't know."
"Do you know why?"
"No."
"Well, that's about all I can do for you, so I'll leave ye to rest." Jack stood and walked out of the cabin and towards Will and Elizabeth.
"Do either one of you know where she went?"
"She said she was going to go finish some matters that she was settling."
"So she would have known the people she was with?" "She should have yes. Why?"
"She's lying to me."
Jack told the crew the next morning about Connor's return and where they were heading. No complaints were made and they left Tortuga. Jack handed the wheel to Will and went to visit Connor. He found her awake and trying to get out of bed.
"Where are ye going?"
"Out onto the deck."
"No you're not. You got to get better first." He pushed her gently back into the bed. "While yer sitting there do you mind telling me who the hell did this to you."
"I told you I don't know."
"Connor, you told Liz and Will that you were going to go settle some matters. Therefore you must know the people. Now who were they and why did they do this to you?"
She hung her head and sighed. "They are some people that are bothering me okay. They have something on me and are making demands so they don't tell anybody."
"Your being blackmailed. Connor, what could they possibly have on you?"
"I can't tell you Jack, and please don't try to find out. It doesn't concern you so don't bother."
"It does concern me. I find my lass beaten up and you tell me that it doesn't concern me."
"Jack, I am no longer your lass. But don't get involved with this, I put myself in this situation, I'll deal with it."
Jack walked out of the room and stood outside the door. "What the hell have you done." He said under her breath.
"What did Jack want last night Will?"
"He wanted to know if Connor had told us anything. About why she's leaving him if she loves him. He wanted to know if I had any ideas of how he could get her back. He's a mess on the inside Liz. He's falling apart and he doesn't know what to do. I don't know how he's going to get through this trip."
"We got to help them Will. We have to find out the real reason why she is doing this."
"How?"
"Trick her into saying it or something. Will we cannot let them end. Two people as in love as them should not live apart. She wants to be with him, she admitted it. There has to be something."
"Your right Elizabeth but I don't know what to do."
"The best we can do is talk to her. Maybe she'll let something slip."
"I hope your right." Will said as they watched Jack come out of the cabin and slump against it for a second before continuing to the helm.