Chapter seventeen: Day Tripper
It was one of those usual English days when we sailed out of port. The sky was gray with the promise of rain, but it never came. The clouds stood out againts the lush green hills, and the scenery slipped by.
"We have to find out who wants David." I said to Jack for the fifth time. He rolled his eyes and looked up the the sky.
"Why go after someone who is after you?" He spat in the water.
"Dont you want to know who is after our son!" I demanded, appauled.
"Not if its going to get him taken away."
"But what if he does get taken away because of our ignorance?" I demanded. He sighed.
"Nothing is going to happen to him."
"If something does, your the first person Im coming after."
"By all means."
I stormed away to the galley, suddenly hungry for some salted pork? Like always Rob was in there. He was even more content now a days. His wife decided to join the account with us. Their little girl, Opal, was a doll and was already able to form a few small sounds. His wife, Meg, was a placid thing, never speaking too loud, or often. I think she was intimidated by me. Rob had taken on the job as cook, being as none of us could cook, except for him.
"Ah, Bonnie! Whadlit be?" He asked cleaning the dishes.
"I dunno. Im kinda hungry for salted pork." He smiled and wipped me up some meat and potatoes.
"Now, your usually in here because your mad at the Captain...Whadidhe do now?" I laughed at his acurate guess.
"Just being hisself." I said slowly, eating fastly. I was really hungry.
"Ah. Well, I dont know where we would be if he wasnt hisself."
"We would be in a port, kiss up." I laughed. He smiled and finished with the dishes.
"A new man joined the account that short time we were in London. Name of O'Conner. Smart creature. He was one of the ones who helped us out of the city without being seen." I nodded for Rob to go on. "He is looking for adventure, like most pirates do. Respectable man. Probably jest bored with being fancy. He has a lady by the name of Evalynn in Nassau Port. They are plannin on getting married when they meet up again. He says shes a real spit-fire, and would love to join us, also her brother. That would be three more members of the crew. We are getting back to standard." I shook my head, and swallowed quickly so I could speak.
"Its about bloody time too. Fifteen men isnt enough to opperate a ship of this bulk. We should start scoutin, but Jack wants people to come to him." I rolled my eyes. "I dont know how we are going to last much longer with this small amount of men. But Jack has confidance in them all." Rob nodded. I always enjoyed my conversations with him.
"Well, Captain's confidance boots us all." I laughed again.
"Thanks for the food, Rob. Tell your wife to come to my cabin sometime! I hardlly see her." I wiped my mouth and walked out of the galley. As I went up on deck again, I wished I hadn't eaten that food. I ran over to the railing and threw up. I threw up so hard that my eyes waterd.
Afterwards I layed down in the cabin grinning. Could it be? Yes, I had had David about five months earlier, and Jacks and my er...well, lets just say we werent cold?
I counted up my courses. I missed one. Well, one was nothing. I wasnt regular by all means...but still...I put it out of my mind.
It was mine and Jacks one year anniversery. I wanted to do something for him. And it came to me in the form of Meg. I dont know how she ever thought of something like it, but I sure the hell was going to try it. I made Jack go to the galley and get some wine. Yes, wine.
When he was gone I undressed and put on his boots, hat and belt. I sat down in the chair and put my feet on the table. He came back into the room and stopped dead.
"Hello, Dear." I said slowly. He dropped the wine and came at me.
"Honey?" I asked rolling over to face Jack. It was morning.
"Hmm?" He grunted sleepily.
"I have something to tell you."
"OK, thats it! First you give me a great night, and now what?" His eyes narrowed, "Are ye leaving me to go with Rob? You talk to him a hell of a lot. Dont try to-" I cut him off, laughing. Normally, I would have been mad at the dig to Rob.
"Jack, no Im not leaving ya. Heck, I probably never will, so your stuck with me. Get used to it." He snorted, but I continued. "What I was trying to say, DEAR. Is that I might be pregnant again." He stopped being all Jack like and stared at me.
"Are you sure?"
"I said might..." It was quite for a moment, and I wondered if he even wanted another kid.
"When will you know fer sher?"
"Maybe in a few weeks." I said slowly. He grabbed me and pulled me into a passionate kiss.
"Been wondering when you were going to give me another kid." He said in between kisses.
"Well, its not like I plan these things ya know." I said, finally pulling away from him. He gave me a sexy grin. "Be gone you wretched man. We need to get to Nassau Port for O'Conner. We need more crew members too." He grunted and got up to dress. Maia jumped up on the bed where he was and settled down. I scratched her ears. She was getting very big, and took up a lot of room. I tried to shove her off but she growled playfully at me.
"God! Shes just like you!" I said amazed. Jack threw his old knickers at me. I threw them back. Klyde came running in from the bathroom, where he sleeps and lept onto my shoulder. He let out a few twitters to Maia, and then swung unto the bedpost. My gaurdians.
"Geez. Who would think that two animals would behave like that?" Jack said from the bathroom. I layed back down in the bed.
He came into the room, dressed and clean...ish. "HEY! You need to get up too! If I have te get up so do you!" I pulled the eider down quilt over my head and snuggled down deep in the soft folds. Jack went to the foot of the bed and came up. I tried to kick him away, but he grabbed my legs and twisted my whole body, so that I fell off the bed with a loud: thump. Maia jumped on Jack and wrestled him to the ground, then jumped back on the bed. My stomach hurt from laughing.
"HA! Got you out!" Jack said triumphantly. I kicked at him, and my foot made connection with his hip. He doubled over and I shot up, running to the bathroom.
"Ill get you next time!" He called from the room. I smiled.
"SAIL HO!" I herd O'Conners voice call from the crows nest. I looked east and saw a small ship following us. I looked to Jack who already has his spy glass out and was staring at the ship. I grabbed mine from my pocket and looked too. I nearly fainted at the sight of the name.
It was my ship.
(a/n: HAHA. Im creul. But, Im making another chapter so...be happy! Man, I have been getting a few reviews at least...No one is guessing the songs...oh well. I like putting them up.)
I'm up on the eleventh floor
And I'm watching the cruisers below
He's down on the street
And he's trying hard to pull sister Flo
Oh, my heart's in the basement
My weekend's at an all time low
'Cause she's hoping to score
So I can't see her letting him go
Walk out of her heart
Walk out of her mind
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that
She's an old-time ambassador
Of sweet talking, night walking games
And she's known in the darkest clubs
For pushing ahead of the dames
If she says she can do it
Then she can do it, she don't make false claims
But she's a Queen, and such are queens
That your laughter is sucked in their brains
Now she's leading him on
And she'll lay him right down
Yes she's leading him on
And she'll lay him right down
But it could have been me
Yes, it could have been me
Why didn't I say, why didn't I say, no, no, no
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that
So I lay down a while
And I look at my hotel wall
Oh the cot is so cold
It don't feel like no bed at all
Yeah I lay down a while
And I look at my hotel wall
But he's down on the street
So I throw both his bags down the hall
And I'm phoning a cab
'Cause my stomach feels small
There's a taste in my mouth
And it's no taste at all
It could have been me
Oh yeah, it could have been me
Why didn't I say, Why didn't I say, no, no, no
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that
