A Modern Day Jack and Elizabeth

Chapter 3 - Forbidden

Elizabeth was sitting with her father in his study as Gregory wrapped the hand that had punched the cocky Sparrow.

"Father what is it exactly that they did for us to become enemies?"

Jeffery didn't look at his daughter but mumbled something before telling Gergory that he would take his coffee in the kitchen. Elizabeth sat at the table and looked over the newspaper before going to her bedroom to paint.

Her bedroom was dark when she walked in. Putting her purse and cup of english coffee on the side table she got out her oil paints and lion paint-by-numbers. Opening the curtains she almost melted in the warm sunlight. Closing her eyes she flet imaginary hands run over her body and she tilted her head back and sighed.

"Miss Swann?"

Elizabeth opened her eyes and turned to Gregory. "Yes?"

"Mr. Swann wanted to give you this to wear to the party tonight."

Elizabeth watched as two of her maids came in carrying some boxes, one held a new coat, one a pair of shoes, one some lingere and one a beautiful new dress. She gasped and knew her father couldn't have possibly seen these or he would have never approved.

Turning to Regina, one of her most beloved friends, and her nurse she grinned. "Did you pick this out?"

Regina shook her haid, "No darling, it was your father."

"But this dress, these shoes, and what about this lingere?" She asked, wondering what on earth could have been going through her father's mind.

"You are to be going with James to the party. Your father wants you to forget about Will."

Elizabeth shook her head and threw down the silky material in disgust. "I won't wear it if my father thinks James is going to get lucky tonight. Besides that's just gross, do you know how much older he is then me?"

Regina laughed and handed Elizabeth her favorite hair brush. "Think of it this way, Anna Nichole Smith."

The two women laughed and Gregory sighed in annoyance. That made the girls laugh even harder.

"Alright Gina, but I promise, I would rather sleep with Jack Sparrow then that."

Gregory looked at her in disgust and was promised not to tell her father before the servant left leaving the two women alone.

"What do you think of the Sparrows Gina, do you really think they're that bad?"

Her friend stopped taking out the makeup she thought would be appropriate and looked at Elizabeth. "The dad is terrible, the mom is just there, and that Jack is a cutie."

Elizabeth smiled and looked in the mirror as she started to brush her hair. "Yes, he is."

POTC

"You know how I hate parties Jack, you will go with your mother and represent us. Now, all the important people will be there, so make a good impression."

Jack was sitting on the couch with his laptop as he listened to his father. "I don't like parties either."

"Yes well, you need the experience for when you take over the company of course." Anthony said and drank the rest of his coffee.

"When do you want me to leave?" Jack said shutting down his computer and lounging back giving his dad a good look at this years most comfortable pj's.

Anthony wrinkled his nose and waved his son off. "First you will change out of that, then go pick up Merideth."

Jack almost choked on the air he was inhaling. "What? Merideth?"

Anthony turned around a look of indifference on his face. "Why yes. Why not? I remember you once had an infatuation with her. Perhaps she will even win over your affections."

"Dad I was thirteen! I out grew her and my infatuation."

The elder Sparrow shrugged his shoulders and went to take another drink of coffee only to realize his cup was empty. Sighing in annoyance he left the room and his son to his thoughts.

POTC

Her hair was sticking to her face and neck as Elizabeth got out of the bath and finally realized the water may have been too hot. "Regina could you bring in a fan or something? The heat keeps fogging up my mirror."

"Why not wrap yourself in a towel and come out here darling, I have everything set out for you."

Elizabeth did and stepped into her bedroom where the curtains were closed again to keep the darkness of the night out. The moon was full and the little amount of light it gave off came through the craks.

"Put this on first dear." Regina said holding out the silky material of the slip out to her. It was a beautiful shade of dark red with black lace around the edges.

"I need my bra and panties first." Elizabeth said, a sour look on her face.

Regina just shook her head and put the slip over her head. "Your dress will provide enough support dear, and it's not like anyone will be looking up your dress, it hits the floor as it is."

Elizabeth resisted the urge to roll her eyes again when Regina handed her the dress that was the same shade as the slip underneith.

POTC

Jack stood in the middle of the floor with Merideth at his side, the other party goers where around him and his mother was out making small talk with all the wives.

"Tell us Mr. Sparrow what are your plans when you take control of the company?"

Merideth took a sip of her wine, a piece of blonde hair falling in her face. She hated buisness talk but Anthony was paying her handsomely to stand beside Jack all night.

"Well I haven't really thought about it. The company won't fall into my lap until my father dies which according to him will never happen, so I will just listen to him and his plans. I will run the company as he sees fit, his father did start it after all, and I don't like to break tradition."

The men laughed and he looked over the croud musing on how fake they all were until his eyes landed on a back. The girl was arm in arm with Paris who was favored in the Swann household, she had dark brown hair that was let down to cover her shoulders and neck, the dress was a beautiful shade of dark red. Jack was breathing deeply and he could have swore he smelt her scent, not overpowering but suttle. When she turned around his stomach fell and he wanted to get sick. It was Elizabeth Swann. 'and I don't like to break tradition.'

His own words echoed in his head, he would love to break the tradition of the Sparrows hating the Swanns, if just for one night but the results would most likely be fatal for one of them.

Everything else aside, she was forbidden.

TBC