Chapter 6: Family Reunion

I opened my eyes the next morning with a terrible headache. I was in a small room and Jeffery was lying against my side. Good morning Jeffery. He looked up at me and gave me a kiss. I patted his head and got up. "Whoa." I felt really dizzy for a moment and finally regained my balance. I walked over to the door and tried to open it. "What the…?" I started to pull and tug at the door. "JACK! JACK YOU LET ME OUT OF HERE!" It was quiet for a moment and then I heard footsteps.

"Sorry about that luv. You got very drunk last night and almost killed us, plus you took me hat." He said as he opened the door.

The sunlight burned my eyes. It took me a few minutes to adjust. "Where are we?"

"Port Royal."

"What are we doing here?"

"I want you to meet my friend."

"Oh yes, you've mentioned that before."

"He's a eunuch, lovely singing voice though." I gave Jack a strange look and followed him down some streets past some of the houses until we came to a black smith shop. "After you." He said opening the door. I walked in and saw a man passed out in a chair and another one hard at work making a sword.

He looked up and smiled, "Jack! What are you doing here? If the Royal navy sees you you're a dead man!"

"Yes I know, but I wanted you to meet a friend."

Will looked at me and then at Jack.

"You know I'm married to Elizabeth now?"

"Yes, of course, you have the wrong idea."

Will reached out and grabbed my hand and kissed it, "Hello, I'm Will Turner." He let go of my hand and I just stood there for a moment and stared at will with my eyes wide and with my hand still extended. He looked at Jack who was smiling, "Is she ok?" I heard him whisper.

"I… I'm Ula… Turner." I said surprised. He looked at me puzzled for a minute and finally caught on.

"Turner?" He asked puzzled. "Is this some kind of joke?"

"This is the second child of Boot Strap Bill." Jack said all too quickly.

"But that's impossible!" Will said loudly. I just stared at Will's face thinking of what my mother had told me about my father.

"You look just like him… I mean, I never met him before, but my mother described him to me all so well. You look just as she described." We were all silent for a moment.

"I think we should all go out for drinks!" Jacks said excitedly.

"They'll hang you." Will reminded him.

"Right, so why don't we go to Tortuga!"

"Why Tortuga? Because it is just so much more convenient." Will inquired.

"I love Tortuga…" Jack said with a childish tone.

"Alright, I'll have to tell Elizabeth first, go back to the docks and ill meet you there."

"So now the whelp is giving orders?"

"You want the drinks or not?" Will smirked. Jack grabbed me and pulled me out the door as if he was trying to speed time along with us.

"You know there is rum on the ship right?"

"Aye! But it's not the same as drinking in Tortuga!"

We stood at the docks waiting for Will. I began to ponder why Jack hadn't just dropped me off in some town yet. "Jack?"

"Aye luv?"

"Why am I still here? With you I mean… Are you going to let me go?"

"I'll let you leave when ever you want to luv. Do you want to leave?" I paused for a moment trying to figure out what I wanted to say. My hesitation caused Jack to grin.

"I'd like to stay for a little while longer. If it's alright with you, Captain." Jack kept smiling.

"You're a strange woman Miss Turner, and I hope to figure out how your mind works before you leave."

"Ok Jack, I'll leave when you figure out how my mind works."

"We have an accord." Jack said as he reached out and shook my hand. Oh and your going to love Tortuga, it's a pirates paradise."

"If you hadn't noticed, I'm not really a pirate."

"Aye, but you could be." He said looking at me as though he was picturing me in a pirate getup with a sword at hand. I looked at him for a moment, I had forgotten how gorgeous he was and then Will approached us. "Ah Will!" Together we boarded the ship, "Welcome aboard the uh… the…. ship."

"What happened to the Pearl? Did you loose it again?" Will asked.

"Ah, those bloody pirates left us to die at Port Hobo. Apparently Ula here has made herself quite a name."

"Please Jack, I'm trying to forget about that." I said sounding pained just by the thought of it.

"Sorry luv, I'm just so fascinated by it. You really don't look like the type."

"Look like what type?" Will questioned.

"Nothing." Jack and I said in unison.

"Sorry I asked."

"So…" I said looking at Will, "You're a eunuch?"

He looked at Jack and rolled his eyes at him, "Would you stop telling people that! I am not a eunuch!"

"But you have got a lovely singing voice!" Jack taunted.