Title: Trust Gibbs
Author: Yakkorat
Rated: G
Disclaimer: Not mine. Yada, yada, yada.
Summary: God, for 223 words, do you really need a summary? Jack reflects on his friend Joshamee.
You could trust Joshamee Gibbs with anything but a secret. From the first moment he had laid eyes on the grizzly old pirate, Jack had known that. Gibbs was the sort of man you could trust with your money, your woman, your ship, and even your life, but if you wanted something to stay quiet, you were mad to whisper it within ten leagues of the man. Yes, Jack knew he could leave the Pearl to his quartermaster's care and have nary a worry. He knew that Gibbs would follow his orders without question, no matter how daft they sounded or how little he understood Jack's ultimate plans. If it came to it, Jack was even fairly certain that Gibbs would trade his life for his captain's, and that was an extremely rare loyalty in any pirate. No, it wasn't Joshamee's loyalty that was in question; it was his discretion. But really, Jack had only himself to blame. He had always known his quartermaster's particular limitations, and yet a few hours libation had caused him to reveal information he just as soon would have taken to the grave.
So as he sat there in front of a cake burning with entirely too many candles for his liking, he wondered... What in seven hells ever possessed me to tell that man my birthday?
FIN
Author's Note: For those of you waiting for an update on "Do As I Say, Not As I Do," rest assured, it is coming. There are two chapters ready for beta-ing right now, but I hesitate to get them posted until I can get a bit farther ahead. I'd like to be able to post regularly when I start posting it again. And "Echoes," the fic which has captured my attention these past nine months, is almost complete. I hope when it is posted here, you will understand why "Do As I Say" had to take a back seat. And thank you ever so much for your patience.