...Did I get any reviews? I can't remember...and I'm too lazy to look right now. Haha, yea...but if I did get some...rum to the people to reviewed! You people rock! OY! And a shout-out to Bethykins: UPDATE YOUR STORY YOU LEFT ME HANGING! ((Lol))
Disclaimer: The Mouse owns all...I wanna go to Disneyland...((Lol)) And I'll dress up as a pirate and go on PotC a million times...I wonder when Jack's gonna get in there? I think it's for real...
The next morning Jack woke up with an even worse headache than the one before. He got up just the same and went to work.
"Gibbs?" he called on deck. Joshamee Gibbs came running.
"Aye, Captain?"
"We're goin' into town and buying supplies today, go get a count of everything we need," Gibbs nodded and turned around to go do that but Jack caught his shoulder, "An' don't be forgettin' the rum." Gibbs smiled and nodded.
Mr. Gibbs, Will and Jack went to town to get the things that they needed. Jack left Meg asleep in his cabin. As noon rolled around, they starting loading their things into the dinghy and took turns rowing back and forth, putting everything onto the Pearl. Jack watched this job get done. The same woman from last night approached him cautiously, noticing the scowl on his face.
"Jack!" she said rather happy.
"Depends on who's askin'," he replied, the scowl turning into a smile of sorts.
"Don't you remember me?" the woman asked, standing with her arms behind her back. Jack tilted his head and looked her up and down.
"I'm sorry, I don't believe I do, Miss…"
"You…you don't…even remember your own wife?"
Jack blinked, startled. 'Wife?'
"Ah…no…I'm not married…. I don't think…" Jack said still trying to remember where he might have seen this lady before.
"I'm Louise Granger…you married mefour years ago…"
Jack blinked in realization.
"Louise!"
The woman nodded. Jack hugged her tightly.
"Everyone said you were dead!" he whispered.
"Well, I'm not, am I?"
Jack shook his head.
"Momma!" cried a small girl. Jack looked over at the child running to Louise. She lifted the girl.
"Jack, this is Grace," Louise explained. Jack looked at the little girl. It had been the same one that had called him her father the day before.
"Daddie!" Grace said to Jack once again.
"Jack?" Louise said concerned.
"Wha? No I'm fine, er…"
"She's our daughter, we're really a family now!" Louise looked very happy. Jack plastered a strained smile on his face and nodded.
"Listen, I'm going to be leaving soon…I'm not sure when I'll be back—,"
"We can come with you!"
Jack stared at her motionless for a moment.
"Um, can't we?"
Jack blinked.
"Aye, why not? There's plenty of room aboard! Go get your things, I'll be waitin'," he replied not thinking about anyone else but the three of them.
Half an hour later, Louise came back with two luggage cases.
"Shall we?" she said a little breathless. Jack nodded and loaded the luggage into the dinghy and then helped Louise and Grace into it. Jack pushed off and rowed back to the Pearl. The crew did not question anything that Jack did when they came aboard. Jack told Louise to go into the cabin and make herself comfortable When Jack came into the room, he stopped dead in his tracks, almost dropping the luggage. He had totally forgotten about Meg. She was asleep in the hammock with her back towards the room. She was not very noticeable but noticable enough.
"Momma, what that?" Gracie asked. Louise looked over at the hammock and then to Jack. He in turn glanced at Louse and started for the hammock.
"Er, Louise, Grace, this is Meg…I'm her guardian…Uh, I'm taking her back to her brother in England." Louise didn't look that phased. "She sleeps in this hammock but I have decided to move her below deck now that you are here." He cleared his throat and shook Meg. She woke up slowly, mumbled something about rum and her headache. Jack glanced at Louise who raised an eyebrow.
"Meg, you have to get up,"
"Why?"
"You have to move downstairs,"
"Why?"
"Cause Louise and Gracie are here,"
"Why? I mean who?" Meg sat up, wincing. Her head hurt worse than it did the night before. She looked at Louise and blinked a couple times.
"I'm Louise Sparrow, pleased to meet you…and you are?" Louise started.
"Meg…"
"Owen," Jack finished. "Her brother is Elijah Owen."
Louise stared at Jack.
"You know him?"
"Aye…what?" he said noticing Louise looking at him with wide eyes.
"He's my brother! Well, half-brother to be precise."
"Then…" Meg said looking at the floor.
"…You're my half sister…"
"…And my sister-in-law…" Jack finished. Meg looked at him.
"Hold up, you're married!"
Louise nodded and Jack pulled her in.
"Then…" Meg's eyes drifted to Gracie who had fallen asleep on the bed. Jack realized what Meg might've been thinking.
"Will knows a hammock that you can sleep in…" he said quietly. Meg nodded and looked at the floor. She got off of the hammock, squatted down on the floor and gathered her things, including the blanket that Jack had let her use as a towel. Meg shouldered her things and walked past the couple, kicking the door shut as she left. Jack watched her, emotionless, even though it was ripping his innards into shreds.
"Now," said Louise, "We have some catching up to do, now don't we?" A slightly devilish grin crept onto her face.
Grr...I should kill Louise right there...but I mustn't...cause stuff has to happen... Anywhosit (I stole it) R&R and then go read Beth's (McKinney-Bee) fanfic!
