Far off in the distance, I could hear Marlow's screams of pure agony. Then, as if it had never happened, every thing was quiet again. I lay on Jack's bed and wept. I heard the doorknob trying to twist open then heard Jack knocking on the door. I cringed at the sound.
"Jasmine darlin' let me in." His voice was soft and relaxed. I stood and walked to the door.
"Tell me Jack." I opened the door just enough to see him. "Tell me everything that Marlow told me wasn't true. None of it was true. I'm not just another wench to you. Please Jack, tell me you love and it isn't true." I hadn't noticed but tears were falling down my face. Jack stared surprised as if I didn't already know the answer. I slammed the door shut. How could he? After all this time? Jack was surprised he had thought he made it awful clear to me how many he felt for me. He could feel the eyes of the crew on his back and knew he had to do something or they would think it was true. He knocked on the door gently.
"Jasmine, now c'mon luv ye 'ould know I luv ye more 'han 'he Pearl 'erself. Please let me in luv. I luv ye." I opened the door and swung my arms around him. He was caught by surprise but quickly caught his balance. We heard a cheer from the crew. Jack looked at them with a small smile and yelled. "Get back ta work ye scabrous dogs!" The crew chuckled a bit and then set back to work. Jack and I went back into his cabin. He kissed me softly. I looked at the ground and turned away from him.
"I should be getting to bed." He noted the tensions radiating from me. He watched me the whole time I moved to get into my nightclothes. Once I was in bed, he stripped down to just his pants and crawled in bed with me. He went to wrap an arm around me but I moved away. I was so dirty and I didn't deserve to be touched by him. All I wanted to do is cry.
He looked at me weirdly, but respected what I wanted and lay close enough to me to be able to inhale my scent. He fell asleep soon after. It had been a trying evening. It wasn't soon after I fell asleep as well. Although it wasn't a peaceful sleep. It was one of nightmares and demons.