Chapter 6 – A Little Surprise
Jack awoke a few hours later. He was still in his chair in the mess hall and he had a terrible pain in his neck from slouching. He tried to sit up and work out the kink in his muscle. He groaned in pain though when he tried to stand and fell back down.
"Serves you right." Will stood at the bottom of the stairs with his arms folded across his chest. He walked up to Jack and sat in the chair next to him. Jack could barely face him. He knew he acted foolishly and he was ashamed.
"I apologize for my behavior Will. Don't know what got into me." He tried to smile sheepishly at him.
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to Jack." He leaned back in his chair and neatly folded his arms again. "To tell you the truth, I don't know how you're going to face them. Especially Celeste. You mean the world to her and hearing you say those things about her and her mother, well, I just don't know. You have no idea how badly you hurt her."
"I know! I know! Don't ye think this isn't killing me inside? I love that child with all my being." He slammed his fist on the table, aggravated at the whole situation.
"Then what made you act the way you did? I mean, you have a beautiful wife that loves you, a daughter that holds you on a pedestal, and to top it all off you have the Pearl. What man wouldn't want to be in your position? And you almost threw it away in a moment of weakness." Will was now sitting up his chair leaning into the table.
Jack was silent. Will figured he was too embarrassed to say anything judging by the look on his face as he stared at the floor.
"How can I face 'em? I need time to think of what excuse I can give 'em. I'll j'est sleep in the crew's cabin tonight. Let 'er cool off. She said she didn't want me to be wit' 'er tonight anyway."
"I can't say that I blame her." Will stood up to leave. "I hope by letting this "cool off," you're not making a mistake Jack. I'll see to the helm for the rest of the night, you don't look well." With that said he left Jack alone yet again in the mess hall.
Jack sat there stroking his beard. His ego had been flaring as of late. Even now he thought to himself of why he should be apologizing. He was a pirate. Pirates don't apologize. He tried to shake that last comment off. He didn't know what he was thinking anymore. He was about to lose the two things that matter most to him and all he could think about was his bloody pride. He got up and left the mess hall. When he reached the deck he saw it was indeed nighttime. He must have been asleep for quite some time. He looked in the direction of his cabin. The door was shut and there was a light on in the window. He wanted to go over there so badly, but he thought it best if he let this day go by.
The door suddenly opened and Angela stepped outside and shut the door. She saw Jack and stood there with a hurt expression on her face. She started to walk away and Jack called after her.
"Angela. Wait."
She stopped and stiffened her back before turning back to face him. "I have nothing to say to you Captain Sparrow." Her look was stern.
"Please, are they alright?" He looked worried, but she didn't believe him.
Angela walked straight at him as if she were on a mission and came right up into his face, even though she was much shorter than him, especially when he had his boots on, so she had to look up at him.
"What would make you think I believe you actually care? Hmm?"
He didn't answer her. His lips were tight and he tried to look away.
"That's what I thought. You're a coward Jack Sparrow, that's all you are." She turned on her heel and left quickly.
Jack stood there. It seemed he had no allies. Will and now Angela probably thought he was the lowest scum of the earth. Romi must think even less of him. He turned in the opposite direction and went to the crew's quarters. When he walked in, the whole room quieted down. They weren't accustomed to seeing their Captain come to their room late at night. Jack didn't say anything, he scanned the room for an open bed and made his way to it. He removed his jacket and his hat and lay down. There was whispering between the crew. They didn't know what to make of Jack sleeping here in their quarters. Not that it bothered them having him there, it just wasn't right that the Captain would take orders from a woman.
Jack could hear the things they said and it made him even angrier. His face turned a beet red, partly because he felt embarrassed in front of his crew, but mostly because he let himself get to this point. He firmly stood up, grabbed his jacket and hat and left the quarters slamming the door behind him. The last thing he wanted was for his crew to lose respect for him. With heavy footsteps he arrived at his cabin and barged right in. The sudden noise alarmed Romi and Celeste, who were sitting on the bed while Romi braided her little girl's hair.
"Jack what is wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me is that I am Captain of this ship and these quarters belong to me, I will not have ye tellin' me that I can't be in me own room. Savvy?" His yelling was frightening Celeste who had never seen this side of her father before. She held onto her mother who was now yelling back at Jack.
"Forgive me. I don't know what I was thinking." She said sarcastically. "We'll be out of your way then."
With that said, she picked up Celeste and left the room. Not even once looking at him as she passed him by the doorway. Jack slammed the door shut and threw his effects on the floor. Suddenly Romi came back in the room and shut the door with all her might. She stood there with her fists clenched at her sides.
"I didn't want to make a scene in front of my daughter. I just came back here to tell you that you are a selfish pig. I never thought you would do this to me and let alone to Celeste. As far as I'm concerned Jack Sparrow, you are dead to me. It was one thing to hurt me, but what you did to her was unforgivable." She had tears streaming down her face and was trembling. Jack fought back the urge to go to her and hold her in his arms. His pride was holding him back. Instead he opened his big mouth. "What makes you think I care? I'm Captain Jack Sparrow! I'm a pirate! I don't need anyone."
Romi came right up to him and smacked him square in the face. She felt a wave of dizziness overcome her but she steadied herself.
"I hope I never have to lay eyes on you again Jack. Just stay away from me and stay away from Celeste. She doesn't need a drunk pirate of a father." With that said, she left the room in a huff, leaving him standing there. He was so angry he slammed his fist right into the wall leaving a huge hole.
"Damn that woman!" He didn't need this kind of aggravation in his life. He shook off that last comment worried about what could happen if he thought like that. He sat on the bed with his head hanging down. He just wanted everything to be the way it was. He lay down on the bed and tried to sleep.
Meanwhile, Romi was in Angela and Will's room with Celeste, who had fallen asleep already. Will was still at the helm and Angela was trying to calm down her friend.
"I can't believe this is happening Angie. One day we're a happy family, the next day this happens." She was massaging her aching hand.
"I just don't know what to say Romi. I never thought Jack would behave like this."
"What am I supposed to say to Celeste? That her father doesn't want her anymore? How can I do that?"
"Maybe he just needs time to think of what an ass he's been. He'll come around."
"Arrogant fool. I always knew his ego would get the best of him, but I never expected this."
"You know he still loves you both. He'll wise up."
Romi looked down, not believing what Angela was trying to say.
"You still love him right?" Romi looked up quickly at her.
"Of course I do!" She stood up and began pacing the room. "How could I not? I am carrying his child again!" She stopped suddenly realizing what she just said and stared at Angela who had her eyes wide in disbelief. She stood up and hugged her.
"Oh my goodness Romi! Why didn't you tell me? When did you know?"
"I thought I was for about a month. I'm sure of it now." A tear fell down her cheek.
"Are you going to tell Jack?"
"No. He's already made it clear that me and Celeste are a burden to him. Knowing he is to have another child will only make matters worse."
"But how are you going to hide it from him?"
"I don't know, I was thinking of leaving at the next port, but I have to think of Celeste. I'm not going to wander around the streets of a town I don't know alone with a child."
"Well, this mission is supposed to take two weeks right?" Romi nodded.
"And another two or three weeks to make it back to Italy. So when we return, you could take some money from your father's treasure and get a nice cottage in Italy. I'm sure you won't be showing yet."
"That's a good idea Angie." She smiled and hugged her friend. "I'm going to go with Celeste back to her room, we can sleep there." She picked up her sleeping child and left the cabin. Upon arriving to Celeste's room, she laid her down and fell asleep next to her daughter, with Jack just in the next room tossing and turning in his own bed.
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Jack awoke a few hours later. He was still in his chair in the mess hall and he had a terrible pain in his neck from slouching. He tried to sit up and work out the kink in his muscle. He groaned in pain though when he tried to stand and fell back down.
"Serves you right." Will stood at the bottom of the stairs with his arms folded across his chest. He walked up to Jack and sat in the chair next to him. Jack could barely face him. He knew he acted foolishly and he was ashamed.
"I apologize for my behavior Will. Don't know what got into me." He tried to smile sheepishly at him.
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to Jack." He leaned back in his chair and neatly folded his arms again. "To tell you the truth, I don't know how you're going to face them. Especially Celeste. You mean the world to her and hearing you say those things about her and her mother, well, I just don't know. You have no idea how badly you hurt her."
"I know! I know! Don't ye think this isn't killing me inside? I love that child with all my being." He slammed his fist on the table, aggravated at the whole situation.
"Then what made you act the way you did? I mean, you have a beautiful wife that loves you, a daughter that holds you on a pedestal, and to top it all off you have the Pearl. What man wouldn't want to be in your position? And you almost threw it away in a moment of weakness." Will was now sitting up his chair leaning into the table.
Jack was silent. Will figured he was too embarrassed to say anything judging by the look on his face as he stared at the floor.
"How can I face 'em? I need time to think of what excuse I can give 'em. I'll j'est sleep in the crew's cabin tonight. Let 'er cool off. She said she didn't want me to be wit' 'er tonight anyway."
"I can't say that I blame her." Will stood up to leave. "I hope by letting this "cool off," you're not making a mistake Jack. I'll see to the helm for the rest of the night, you don't look well." With that said he left Jack alone yet again in the mess hall.
Jack sat there stroking his beard. His ego had been flaring as of late. Even now he thought to himself of why he should be apologizing. He was a pirate. Pirates don't apologize. He tried to shake that last comment off. He didn't know what he was thinking anymore. He was about to lose the two things that matter most to him and all he could think about was his bloody pride. He got up and left the mess hall. When he reached the deck he saw it was indeed nighttime. He must have been asleep for quite some time. He looked in the direction of his cabin. The door was shut and there was a light on in the window. He wanted to go over there so badly, but he thought it best if he let this day go by.
The door suddenly opened and Angela stepped outside and shut the door. She saw Jack and stood there with a hurt expression on her face. She started to walk away and Jack called after her.
"Angela. Wait."
She stopped and stiffened her back before turning back to face him. "I have nothing to say to you Captain Sparrow." Her look was stern.
"Please, are they alright?" He looked worried, but she didn't believe him.
Angela walked straight at him as if she were on a mission and came right up into his face, even though she was much shorter than him, especially when he had his boots on, so she had to look up at him.
"What would make you think I believe you actually care? Hmm?"
He didn't answer her. His lips were tight and he tried to look away.
"That's what I thought. You're a coward Jack Sparrow, that's all you are." She turned on her heel and left quickly.
Jack stood there. It seemed he had no allies. Will and now Angela probably thought he was the lowest scum of the earth. Romi must think even less of him. He turned in the opposite direction and went to the crew's quarters. When he walked in, the whole room quieted down. They weren't accustomed to seeing their Captain come to their room late at night. Jack didn't say anything, he scanned the room for an open bed and made his way to it. He removed his jacket and his hat and lay down. There was whispering between the crew. They didn't know what to make of Jack sleeping here in their quarters. Not that it bothered them having him there, it just wasn't right that the Captain would take orders from a woman.
Jack could hear the things they said and it made him even angrier. His face turned a beet red, partly because he felt embarrassed in front of his crew, but mostly because he let himself get to this point. He firmly stood up, grabbed his jacket and hat and left the quarters slamming the door behind him. The last thing he wanted was for his crew to lose respect for him. With heavy footsteps he arrived at his cabin and barged right in. The sudden noise alarmed Romi and Celeste, who were sitting on the bed while Romi braided her little girl's hair.
"Jack what is wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me is that I am Captain of this ship and these quarters belong to me, I will not have ye tellin' me that I can't be in me own room. Savvy?" His yelling was frightening Celeste who had never seen this side of her father before. She held onto her mother who was now yelling back at Jack.
"Forgive me. I don't know what I was thinking." She said sarcastically. "We'll be out of your way then."
With that said, she picked up Celeste and left the room. Not even once looking at him as she passed him by the doorway. Jack slammed the door shut and threw his effects on the floor. Suddenly Romi came back in the room and shut the door with all her might. She stood there with her fists clenched at her sides.
"I didn't want to make a scene in front of my daughter. I just came back here to tell you that you are a selfish pig. I never thought you would do this to me and let alone to Celeste. As far as I'm concerned Jack Sparrow, you are dead to me. It was one thing to hurt me, but what you did to her was unforgivable." She had tears streaming down her face and was trembling. Jack fought back the urge to go to her and hold her in his arms. His pride was holding him back. Instead he opened his big mouth. "What makes you think I care? I'm Captain Jack Sparrow! I'm a pirate! I don't need anyone."
Romi came right up to him and smacked him square in the face. She felt a wave of dizziness overcome her but she steadied herself.
"I hope I never have to lay eyes on you again Jack. Just stay away from me and stay away from Celeste. She doesn't need a drunk pirate of a father." With that said, she left the room in a huff, leaving him standing there. He was so angry he slammed his fist right into the wall leaving a huge hole.
"Damn that woman!" He didn't need this kind of aggravation in his life. He shook off that last comment worried about what could happen if he thought like that. He sat on the bed with his head hanging down. He just wanted everything to be the way it was. He lay down on the bed and tried to sleep.
Meanwhile, Romi was in Angela and Will's room with Celeste, who had fallen asleep already. Will was still at the helm and Angela was trying to calm down her friend.
"I can't believe this is happening Angie. One day we're a happy family, the next day this happens." She was massaging her aching hand.
"I just don't know what to say Romi. I never thought Jack would behave like this."
"What am I supposed to say to Celeste? That her father doesn't want her anymore? How can I do that?"
"Maybe he just needs time to think of what an ass he's been. He'll come around."
"Arrogant fool. I always knew his ego would get the best of him, but I never expected this."
"You know he still loves you both. He'll wise up."
Romi looked down, not believing what Angela was trying to say.
"You still love him right?" Romi looked up quickly at her.
"Of course I do!" She stood up and began pacing the room. "How could I not? I am carrying his child again!" She stopped suddenly realizing what she just said and stared at Angela who had her eyes wide in disbelief. She stood up and hugged her.
"Oh my goodness Romi! Why didn't you tell me? When did you know?"
"I thought I was for about a month. I'm sure of it now." A tear fell down her cheek.
"Are you going to tell Jack?"
"No. He's already made it clear that me and Celeste are a burden to him. Knowing he is to have another child will only make matters worse."
"But how are you going to hide it from him?"
"I don't know, I was thinking of leaving at the next port, but I have to think of Celeste. I'm not going to wander around the streets of a town I don't know alone with a child."
"Well, this mission is supposed to take two weeks right?" Romi nodded.
"And another two or three weeks to make it back to Italy. So when we return, you could take some money from your father's treasure and get a nice cottage in Italy. I'm sure you won't be showing yet."
"That's a good idea Angie." She smiled and hugged her friend. "I'm going to go with Celeste back to her room, we can sleep there." She picked up her sleeping child and left the cabin. Upon arriving to Celeste's room, she laid her down and fell asleep next to her daughter, with Jack just in the next room tossing and turning in his own bed.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW? WILL ROMI LEAVE? WILL JACK BE LEFT ALONE?? WILL CELESTE BE LEFT FATHERLESS??? THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN OUR NEXT EPISODE!! READ AND REVIEW!!