Chapter 3 – A Beautiful mind

Elizabeth woke up alone in the room. Captain Jack Sparrow must have gotten a little bored watching her sleep. Sitting up she heard elevated voices outside the room.

"I don't care Jack, she can't stay!"

"Don't be stupid Gibbs. If you let her go she'll tell. DO you know who her connections are?" A woman's voice yelled.

"Exactly." Came the voice of the man. "The whole US and UK will be looking for her."

The voices were silent for a while then Jack spoke. "I will talk to the girl. What I'm going to do with her yet, I don't know."

Elizabeth laid back down and pretended to be asleep. She heard the door open and the sound of heavy boots on the wooden floor made her stiffen.

"Come now Miss Swann I know you're awake."

Jack's voice was soft, not at all like the criminal she was picturing in her mind.

Opening her eyes she looked into him "What do you plan on doing with me?"

"Well Miss that all depends on you."

Elizabeth shifted as he sat of the bed at her feet.

"On me? How?"

"Well, you could be let go, but my crew thinks you will tell someone about all of this. So, that option is now gone. You will be staying here until I feel I can trust you enough not to talk."

Elizabeth looked at the man whose face was getting kissed by the sunlight and lost her thoughts for a moment.

"So really I have no choice. I'm not even a factor in this am I?"

"Not really no."

Elizabeth nodded then locked eyes with the man who was holding her hostage.

"What? Why do you keep looking at me?"

"You're good to look at."

She huffed and sat up, not looking in his direction.

"What? Would you like me to tell you that I couldn't bear to look at you because you were so ugly?" He asked, monitoring her expression.

"No."

He waited incase she was going to say something else. When a few moments passed with no communication Jack talked.

"We're going to be moving out. Heading to California." Elizabeth didn't even try to disguise her shock.

"What? Why?"

"Well Miss Swann many people will be looking for you. We're not going to make it easy for them. I do love a chase. Maybe I'll even leave clues."

Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "I thought this was going to be more dangerous and exciting."

Jack looked at her and crossed his legs. "What do you want me to do? Make you go without food or something?"

"No I just thought being kidnapped would be different."

"Well, I don't do this a lot. Kidnapping is mostly pointless."

"What do you mean? What about ransom and the thrill of it?"

Jack looked at her and had to laugh. "Well usually people who hold other people for ransom get caught, killed, or get paid with fake money. Really I don't want any of those things to happen to me. Second, I don't really get a thrill from this sort of thing."

"Well then what's in it for you?"

"Nothing really. Keeping you quiet is all I'm worried about."

Elizabeth sighed and stood up. "What am I supposed to wear to California?"

Jack looked at her and motioned to her clothes.

"Oh no. You aren't expecting me to wear this all the way across the country do you? I slept in this."

Jack looked at his watched then stood up and walked behind her. "Fine." He said then pulled the sheet from the bed. "You can take that off, completely, and wrap yourself in this."

His body was so close to hers she shivered when his hot breath reached her skin. Suddenly she got angry. He was seducing her on purpose! That would give him something in return for kidnapping her.

"Mr. Sparrow I suggest you get away from me before I tell on you."

Jack laughed. "As long as you obey by the rules darling, and don't cause I fuss I will behave as well. Savvy?"

"Yeah yeah I savvy."

Jack laughed and left her in the room while he got everything tight and on schedule.

TBC