Chapter 39
"Miss Sarah told me you had a nice little chat about me. It involved something that she wouldn't tell me, so I honestly don't know what it was. But she seemed to think it very important that I talk to you. Then we were interrupted by John. And he kindly asked if he could ask Sarah something. And he asked her to marry him. She said yes, you missed the second wedding aboard this fine ship. Then I was trying to ask her what she still refused to tell me. She said, 'If you don't know you should ask her yourself, or you're not right for the position'. She gave no hints or clues and refused to tell me. The Orion came and began having a panic so I came up here and well, you know the rest." Jack said. It still hadn't really answered Mari's question but she could tell she wouldn't get a straight answer so she'd have to live with that one. She sighed.
"Ok, what was you're question?" Mari asked. Jack suddenly became very interested d in his boot, and he seemed really nervous.
"Jack, is something wrong?" Mari asked, worriedly.
"No, just turn around and close your eyes please." Jack asked. Mari did so; unsure of what he was getting at. Then he slipped something smooth and round around her neck, she reached up for it, but Jack caught her hand and moved it away.
"No, not yet. Wait until after the question." Jack said.
"Ok, here it goes," Jack began, and then hesitated, Orion screeched encouragingly. Jack nodded to the bird.
"Mari, will you marry me?" Mari sat there in stunned silence, she hadn't expected that, but she knew what her answer would be. She fell back into Jack and nodded.
"Yes, most defiantly yes."
"About time too! All of us were wondering when you two would finally come to your senses." A voice said from just below the crow's nest.
Jack and Mari looked down; Will was listening to their conversation.
"Will! I'm going to wring your neck! Why the hell did you do that?" Mari snapped as she tried to get at her brother's neck. She couldn't reach his neck but did give him several sound bashing's on the head before Jack was able to drag her away. Which he only did by pinning her arms to her side as he hugged her. Finally they climbed down and then Sarah and Elizabeth dragged Mari off to her cabin.
"You're being beyond unreasonable Mari!" Elizabeth snapped.
"It's only proper. Please Mari." Sarah asked.
"No! I don't like dresses and will never wear them."
"You'd better get nice and dressed up if you want your locket back dear sister." Will said casually from the other side of the door. Mari's eyes widened as she realized what happened. She ran for the door but Sarah and Elizabeth grabbed her.
"I'm going to murder you Will! Flat out cold blooded murder you!" Mari snapped.
Sarah and Elizabeth finally managed to get her dresses and pretty. Although they had needed to tie her to the bed to get the shoes on and Sarah had needed to hold her to get her hair brushed so it framed her face nicely. Finally Mari looked in the mirror.
"This is not how a pictured a wedding that I would have." Mari said. She was in a white satin dress with lace around it, a gold frill at the bottom, a white cotton train, and gloves. The solid pearl necklace Jack had given her blended with it and completed the ensemble. Finally Mari turned to face the door, privately thinking anyone who laughed would be thrown overboard personally by her. With a few kicks to add insult to injury. The door opened and she walked out, o the crew, Will, Jack, and a future.