Reviewer Reponses
Maren L P- Welcome back. Hope you enjoyed my side of the world. LOL. Glad you liked the previous chapters. We're getting closer to the end crosses fingers.
Nychick8990- LOL! I'm sure Jack would agree with your comment. Glad you liked that chapter. Hope this tides everyone over.
Rachel Sparrow- shakes head Rachel, Rachel, Rachel… You should know better than to assume I won't leave you hanging like that. LOL. Don't worry I'll try not to do that very often.
Previously:
Will and Bill just grinned as Jocelyn left the kitchen. She headed upstairs and ran into Anamaria, who was just heading down. Jocelyn raised an eyebrow and pointed to the door. Anamaria threw her a questioning glance before realizing what Jocelyn was up too. She grinned wickedly and nodded before heading down to grab some breakfast. Jocelyn quietly opened the door and stuck her head in the door and yelled, "Jack! There's no rum!"
Chapter 21
Jack woke up panicking and crying, "Where's the rum?!" as he began searching the room. Jocelyn couldn't help but start laughing at his antics as he searched the dressers, armoire, and under the bed. When Jack heard Jocelyn laughing her ass off in the doorway he turned on her and glared. "Oi! Is this anyway to treat your guests and friends, Mrs. Turner?" Jack asked angrily as he glared at her.
Jocelyn just laughed. "It is Captain Sparrow, if that guest had the nerve to disturb their friends, the morning after their wedding, at eight o'clock in the morning. And I know I've told you to call me Jo, or Jocelyn if you must." She said sweetly. "No get up, breakfast is ready and you, Will, Anna-Maria and I need to talk with Bill about the map."
"All right, all right." Jack grumbled. "I will be down in a few minutes."
Jocelyn grinned and headed out of the room, shutting the door behind her. As she entered the hall she saw Gwen exit her room. "Morning Gwen." She greeted the girl with a smile. "How'd you sleep?"
Gwen shrugged. "Pretty well. But I couldn't stop thinking about what happened yesterday. Why do those guys want me?" she asked, curiosity and fear in her voice and eyes.
Jocelyn sighed, she knew it was going to come up sooner or later and she had preferred later but this still needed to be done. Jocelyn placed a hand on the girls' shoulder and led her back into her room and sat her down on the bed kneeling in front of her. "Gwen what I'm about to tell you must be kept very quiet, you can't tell anyone or talk to anyone about this except for Jack, Will, Anamaria or me all right?" The younger girl nodded that she understood and Jocelyn began telling her what she knew about the history that Will, Jack, Anamaria, and Bill had with another Barbossa.
"About thirteen years ago Jack was the original Captain of the Black Pearl…" she began.
Jo went on to tell Gwen that Bill and Gwen's father had been friends and had amassed a small fortune, which they hid on mainland Florida, which explained the map. She then explained that somehow Barbossa's younger brother found out about the map and its connection to Jack and Will. "So now that he knows you're with us he will try and get his revenge on Jack for killing his brother." Jocelyn finished.
Gwen looked at Jocelyn, fear clearly written all over her face. "Th-that's why those men were after me last night?" she asked to confirm for herself what Jocelyn had just told her.
Jo nodded and rose from her seat. "Come on Gwen, let's go eat before the men and Anamaria eat all the food."
Gwen just sat on her bed wondering why this had to happen to her, she never asked for it and she didn't feel she deserved it. Neither did her friends. Jocelyn turned around at the door realizing that Gwen was not following her. She walked back to the bed and knelt in front of the girl. "Gwen, don't worry, everything is going to be fine. You know that Will, Jack, Anamaria and myself would never let anyone try and harm you. We decided to help you even before we found out about the map. Now let's go get some food in our stomachs all right sweetie," she said wiping a tear from the younger girls eye.
Gwen nodded and followed Jocelyn downstairs and into the kitchen. As they walked in Will grinned and said, "Good morning sleepy head. How'd you sleep?"
Gwen smiled sadly, "Better than I have in a long time Will."
"That's good," he said as he got up and out of his seat. "Breakfast was delicious sweet," he whispered in Jocelyn's ear as she went to her seat. "When you two are eating the rest of us will be in the parlor."
Jocelyn nodded and sat down before beginning to fill her plate with the eggs, bacon and toast she had cooked. Gwen followed her example and began to eat herself. After eating breakfast Jocelyn and Gwen joined the others in the parlor. Jocelyn walked over to where Will sat with Annabelle in his lap and sat on the arm of the chair he was sitting in, while Gwen joined Jack and Anamaria on the couch. Bill was sitting in a chair across from Will, Jo, and Annabelle. As Bill sat there he wondered what was going on and what they needed to talk about. He was about to ask when Jo started explaining what was going on.