Chapter 8 – Someone New
When Romi awoke, she was laying on the floor of the meeting quarters with her head in Jack's lap. He was stroking her hair gently. She opened her eyes slowly and focused her vision on Jack looking down at her. A smile crept across his face when he saw she was going to be all right.
"Ye gave me a bit of a fright there luv."
She blinked a few times before responding. "What happened?"
"I don't know, ye opened the door and down ye went. Been out for about 20 minutes or so."
Romi took in a deep breath. She tried to sit up and had to grab onto Jack's arm to steady herself. "I'm sorry I frightened you. Not sure why that happened."
Jack gave her a knowing grin. "I think I know why."
Romi's eyes went wide. "How do you know? Did Angela say something to you?"
"No. I saw ye knittin' by the window, and I remembered that the only time ye ever knitted before was when ye were pregnant with Celeste."
"Is this why you wanted to talk to me Jack? Because you felt bad for me?"
"Romi ye need to calm down luv. I already wanted to talk to ye to straighten things out before I even knew 'bout this." Jack lifted her chin up to meet his gaze. "I love ye, and I apologize for bein' such an ass. I don't know what came over me. Ye and Celeste mean everything to me."
She stared into his deep brown eyes and threw her arms around his neck as she started to cry into his shoulder. "I was so scared Jack. I thought you didn't want me or Celeste anymore."
"You two are the other only things that keep me goin'. I could never live without ye."
They sat on the floor in each other's arms for some time before Jack finally stood up with her in his arms. He walked with her to their cabin and laid her on the bed. He lay next to her and put an arm over her as he pulled her into his embrace. "I never want to sleep without ye next to me again."
Romi smiled contentedly and snuggled closer to him before she fell asleep.
When morning came, Jack awoke in the same position he fell asleep in. He breathed a sigh of relief to feel Romi next to him. Sunlight filtered through the window settling across her skin in soft rainbow colors. Jack caressed her arm and she awoke with a smile on her face before she even opened her eyes. He propped himself up on his elbow and Romi moved onto her back to look up at him. "Sleep well?"
A grin spread across his face. "Aye, I did. Thanks to ye."
They heard Kenny shouting suddenly from his post. "Land ho!"
Jack jumped out of bed and hurried to get dressed. "I'm going to go into whatever town we just arrived at and get some supplies. We may have to be here for 2 days to get those holes fixed. I'll be back soon luv." He bent over to give her a kiss and rushed out the door.
He stepped out onto the deck and over to the railing to see the town. Great, he thought, it looks like they arrived in Cuba. He hoped he wouldn't encounter any problems with the government. Will joined him on deck. He still looked sleepy as he rubbed his eyes when he leaned against the rail. "So where are we?"
"Looks like Cuba mate."
"Cuba? Isn't there a war going on?"
"Aye, it doesn't look like this port is being affected though. Let's just try to lay low to be safe."
"Good idea."
The ship made its way into the port and Jack began yelling out his orders. "Drop anchor you scabrous dogs! Bring this ship into port! Will and Kenny I want ye to come wit' me into the town to help me wit' some supplies."
"Aye Captain." Came both their replies.
The Pearl pulled into the port. Jack, Will and Kenny stepped of the ship and made their way into the town. Some people would stare at them but mostly everyone went about their business. After buying some fresh food for their voyage, they came to a supply store where they could purchase things such as rope, powder for their pistols and a few extra knives and swords. They went up with supplies in hand to pay for them and the gentleman who stood behind the counter cocked an eyebrow when he saw Jack. The man had black curly hair, a goatee, tanned skin and broad shoulders.
"Are you Captain Jack Sparrow?" He had a slight hint of an accent.
"Aye mate, in the flesh. Ye've heard of me?"
"Of course! Who hasn't heard of you? Most fearsome pirate in the Caribbean."
Jack gave the man a cocky grin. "And how is it that ye speak such good english mate?"
"I've been all over the waters. Sailed to lots of different countries. The men I've sailed with have mostly been English so I guess my Spanish accent has somewhat faded."
"I see. So you've sailed before aye?"
"I have. And to tell you the truth I have been waiting for the day to meet you. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to sail with your crew."
Jack squinted his eyes at him. "So you want to become a pirate?"
"Very much so. That is if you'll allow me to join your crew."
Jack looked over his shoulder at Will who just shrugged his shoulders at him.
"What skills do ye have?"
"Well besides sailing a ship, I'm an excellent swordsman. I also have carpentry skills."
"Carpentry aye? We do have a bit of a problem right now. During a storm my ship was damaged and it has 2 small holes we need to tend to and right quick. How much would ye charge me to fix them?"
"That shouldn't be a problem for me. And if you let me join your crew, I'll do it for free. What do you say?" He extended his hand out waiting for Jack to shake it.
Jack looked him over one last time before taking his hand. "We have an accord mate. By the way, what's your name?"
"Diego, sir. At your service."
"Welcome to me crew Diego. This is Will Turner, me first mate, and this is Kenny."
Will and Kenny shook his hand and after paying for the supplies, Diego told the owner of the shop he was leaving and followed Jack and the others back to the ship. As they walked down the street, they came across a man who was selling jewelry. He had necklaces and bracelets made out of stones, shells and other materials.
Jack thought of Romi and Celeste and thought it to be a nice gesture to bring them something back. He stopped to see what the man had to sell. His eye caught a beautiful necklace made of black leather and a green precious stone hanging from it. The color reminded him of Romi's eyes. His sight then moved to another necklace that was made of several pieces of white shells and had a shark's tooth dangling in the middle. Celeste would love that. He grabbed them both and asked the man how much for the two.
"Tres pedazos de plata." Came his reply.
Jack quirked an eyebrow at him. "3 pieces? What say you to 2 pieces of silver? That's me final offer."
The man furrowed his eyebrows at Jack. "Alright."
Jack fished the two pieces of silver out of his pocket and handed them to the man who snatched them up quickly.
The men kept walking and arrived at the Pearl. "Here she is mate. The grandest ship in the world." He looked at his ship with pride. Some of the crew were already busy working on the holes. Jack yelled up at them. "Mates, we have a new crew member, he'll be helpin' with the holes."
The crew nodded at Diego who waved a hand at them. The four men walked up the plank and onto the deck of the Pearl. He heard Romi yelling at Angela asking where the kids were as she was walking onto the deck. She had her back turned to them.
"Ah Diego, let me introduce ye to my wife. Luv come 'ere please."
"Coming Jack."
Jack walked up closer to her with Diego right behind him. Romi still had her back turned looking for the kids. "This is my wife, Romi." He said and as Romi turned around to face him she gasped.
GASP! WHO'S THIS NEW MAN AND WHAT IS HE TO ROMI??? STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER AND PRETTY PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!
When Romi awoke, she was laying on the floor of the meeting quarters with her head in Jack's lap. He was stroking her hair gently. She opened her eyes slowly and focused her vision on Jack looking down at her. A smile crept across his face when he saw she was going to be all right.
"Ye gave me a bit of a fright there luv."
She blinked a few times before responding. "What happened?"
"I don't know, ye opened the door and down ye went. Been out for about 20 minutes or so."
Romi took in a deep breath. She tried to sit up and had to grab onto Jack's arm to steady herself. "I'm sorry I frightened you. Not sure why that happened."
Jack gave her a knowing grin. "I think I know why."
Romi's eyes went wide. "How do you know? Did Angela say something to you?"
"No. I saw ye knittin' by the window, and I remembered that the only time ye ever knitted before was when ye were pregnant with Celeste."
"Is this why you wanted to talk to me Jack? Because you felt bad for me?"
"Romi ye need to calm down luv. I already wanted to talk to ye to straighten things out before I even knew 'bout this." Jack lifted her chin up to meet his gaze. "I love ye, and I apologize for bein' such an ass. I don't know what came over me. Ye and Celeste mean everything to me."
She stared into his deep brown eyes and threw her arms around his neck as she started to cry into his shoulder. "I was so scared Jack. I thought you didn't want me or Celeste anymore."
"You two are the other only things that keep me goin'. I could never live without ye."
They sat on the floor in each other's arms for some time before Jack finally stood up with her in his arms. He walked with her to their cabin and laid her on the bed. He lay next to her and put an arm over her as he pulled her into his embrace. "I never want to sleep without ye next to me again."
Romi smiled contentedly and snuggled closer to him before she fell asleep.
When morning came, Jack awoke in the same position he fell asleep in. He breathed a sigh of relief to feel Romi next to him. Sunlight filtered through the window settling across her skin in soft rainbow colors. Jack caressed her arm and she awoke with a smile on her face before she even opened her eyes. He propped himself up on his elbow and Romi moved onto her back to look up at him. "Sleep well?"
A grin spread across his face. "Aye, I did. Thanks to ye."
They heard Kenny shouting suddenly from his post. "Land ho!"
Jack jumped out of bed and hurried to get dressed. "I'm going to go into whatever town we just arrived at and get some supplies. We may have to be here for 2 days to get those holes fixed. I'll be back soon luv." He bent over to give her a kiss and rushed out the door.
He stepped out onto the deck and over to the railing to see the town. Great, he thought, it looks like they arrived in Cuba. He hoped he wouldn't encounter any problems with the government. Will joined him on deck. He still looked sleepy as he rubbed his eyes when he leaned against the rail. "So where are we?"
"Looks like Cuba mate."
"Cuba? Isn't there a war going on?"
"Aye, it doesn't look like this port is being affected though. Let's just try to lay low to be safe."
"Good idea."
The ship made its way into the port and Jack began yelling out his orders. "Drop anchor you scabrous dogs! Bring this ship into port! Will and Kenny I want ye to come wit' me into the town to help me wit' some supplies."
"Aye Captain." Came both their replies.
The Pearl pulled into the port. Jack, Will and Kenny stepped of the ship and made their way into the town. Some people would stare at them but mostly everyone went about their business. After buying some fresh food for their voyage, they came to a supply store where they could purchase things such as rope, powder for their pistols and a few extra knives and swords. They went up with supplies in hand to pay for them and the gentleman who stood behind the counter cocked an eyebrow when he saw Jack. The man had black curly hair, a goatee, tanned skin and broad shoulders.
"Are you Captain Jack Sparrow?" He had a slight hint of an accent.
"Aye mate, in the flesh. Ye've heard of me?"
"Of course! Who hasn't heard of you? Most fearsome pirate in the Caribbean."
Jack gave the man a cocky grin. "And how is it that ye speak such good english mate?"
"I've been all over the waters. Sailed to lots of different countries. The men I've sailed with have mostly been English so I guess my Spanish accent has somewhat faded."
"I see. So you've sailed before aye?"
"I have. And to tell you the truth I have been waiting for the day to meet you. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to sail with your crew."
Jack squinted his eyes at him. "So you want to become a pirate?"
"Very much so. That is if you'll allow me to join your crew."
Jack looked over his shoulder at Will who just shrugged his shoulders at him.
"What skills do ye have?"
"Well besides sailing a ship, I'm an excellent swordsman. I also have carpentry skills."
"Carpentry aye? We do have a bit of a problem right now. During a storm my ship was damaged and it has 2 small holes we need to tend to and right quick. How much would ye charge me to fix them?"
"That shouldn't be a problem for me. And if you let me join your crew, I'll do it for free. What do you say?" He extended his hand out waiting for Jack to shake it.
Jack looked him over one last time before taking his hand. "We have an accord mate. By the way, what's your name?"
"Diego, sir. At your service."
"Welcome to me crew Diego. This is Will Turner, me first mate, and this is Kenny."
Will and Kenny shook his hand and after paying for the supplies, Diego told the owner of the shop he was leaving and followed Jack and the others back to the ship. As they walked down the street, they came across a man who was selling jewelry. He had necklaces and bracelets made out of stones, shells and other materials.
Jack thought of Romi and Celeste and thought it to be a nice gesture to bring them something back. He stopped to see what the man had to sell. His eye caught a beautiful necklace made of black leather and a green precious stone hanging from it. The color reminded him of Romi's eyes. His sight then moved to another necklace that was made of several pieces of white shells and had a shark's tooth dangling in the middle. Celeste would love that. He grabbed them both and asked the man how much for the two.
"Tres pedazos de plata." Came his reply.
Jack quirked an eyebrow at him. "3 pieces? What say you to 2 pieces of silver? That's me final offer."
The man furrowed his eyebrows at Jack. "Alright."
Jack fished the two pieces of silver out of his pocket and handed them to the man who snatched them up quickly.
The men kept walking and arrived at the Pearl. "Here she is mate. The grandest ship in the world." He looked at his ship with pride. Some of the crew were already busy working on the holes. Jack yelled up at them. "Mates, we have a new crew member, he'll be helpin' with the holes."
The crew nodded at Diego who waved a hand at them. The four men walked up the plank and onto the deck of the Pearl. He heard Romi yelling at Angela asking where the kids were as she was walking onto the deck. She had her back turned to them.
"Ah Diego, let me introduce ye to my wife. Luv come 'ere please."
"Coming Jack."
Jack walked up closer to her with Diego right behind him. Romi still had her back turned looking for the kids. "This is my wife, Romi." He said and as Romi turned around to face him she gasped.
GASP! WHO'S THIS NEW MAN AND WHAT IS HE TO ROMI??? STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER AND PRETTY PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!