A Bet, Some Rum, and a Wedding
Chapter 20: The Looks
"You never know what I'm going to do next." Jack slightly pulled Amy closer to him as she put her hands on his shoulders.
"As with me."
"Really? Yer unpredictable?"
"Yes I am."
"Yer not that unpredictable."
"Oh really? Well then if I'm not unpredictable then what am I going to do next?"
"What am I goin' do?"
"I asked you first."
"I asked ye second."
"So what?"
"But I asked you second."
"That doesn't matter."
"Yes it does."
"Just do what you are going to do."
"Fine." Jack took one arm off of Amy and took his hat off and placed it on Amy's head.
"Your hat? You're letting me wear your hat?"
"It looks good on ye."
"I thought you didn't let anyone touch your hat."
"Oh I don't, and the second we step out that door I'm taking me hat back."
"So you don't trust me with your hat?"
"I'm letting you wear it right now. What more do you want?" Amy laughed and took her hands off of Jack's shoulders.
"Jack enough stalling. We really have to go."
"Do we have to? I rather stay here."
"As much as I am enjoying this too, I have to get my door fixed. I don't want anybody breaking into my ship." Jack slowly took his hands away from Amy's waist and sighed.
"Fine. Let's just hurry up and get this over with."
"Afterwards, I'll buy you some rum. Well I won't buy it. Kyle can sneak me free rum."
"Free?"
"Not a lot. No more than three pints each."
"Kyle is a good man."
"I know." Amy smiled and placed Jack's hat back on his head. "Come on Jack." Amy left Jack and walked across the room and reached her door when she realized that Jack wasn't following her.
"You know if you want rum, you're actually going to have to move."
"Yeah, but it's what I have to do before I get the rum that I don't want to do." Amy rolled her eyes back and walked back over the Jack and looked him in the eye. She let a small smile escape from her lips and placed her hand on his face. She gave Jack a kiss on the cheek, this time a little longer than the other ones she had previously given him.
"Now will you move?" Jack looked at Amy with a surprised look, but had much more of a mischievous glint in his eyes than anything else.
"Alright, you convinced me. I'll move."
"You're so easy to persuade."
"It all depends on how you do it. And you chose the right way." Amy laughed and took Jack's arm and wrapped hers around it and led Jack out the door.
"Jack, before we go in, just promise you'll try to act at least half way kind towards him. I know how much you hate him but just try." Amy and Jack were standing outside of the jewelers where Harry worked and were preparing to go inside.
"Why?"
"Jack. Do this for me. Harry is my friend."
"I'll try…but I'm not making any promises."
"Well it's a start." Amy opened the door to the store and made sure Jack walked in and walked over to the counter. "Harry, are you here?" Jack twitched when Amy said Harry and made her laugh.
"Just a second." Both of them could hear clanging coming from the back room and figured that is where Harry must be working. A minute later, Harry came walking out holding a hammer and wearing a leather glove.
"Hello Amy." Harry placed the hammer on the counter and walked out from behind the counter and hugged Amy. Jack made his hand into a fist and used all his strength not to punch him right there on the spot. At that moment he was picturing his death in his mind.
"Hello Jack."
"CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow."
"Sorry. Captain." Amy stepped back over to Jack and felt his arm snake around her waist and pull her close to him. She could see Jack smirking back at Harry as Harry's eyes filled with a rage of jealously. Sensing that both men were going to hurt each other any second, Amy decided to get down to business before they both kill each other.
"Harry, the reason that I am over here is because I need your help." Harry turned most of his attention back to Amy but still looked at Jack in suspicion.
"What do you need help with?"
"The doorknob on my door broke and I was hoping you would be able to come by sometime and fix it."
"How did it break? Did someone have a little too much rum and break it?" Harry looked at Jack acting all smart-ass like and Jack narrowed his eyes at him.
"No, Jack and I were locked in and we were trying to get the door opened, but the knob came off in the process."
"Harry, did ye by any chance install the last doorknob?" Jack interrupted.
"Yes I did. Why?"
"Oh, now I just know why it broke so easily." Jack acted like a smart-ass, much like Harry did, only over exaggerated. Amy noticed that Harry and Jack were both giving each other evil looks and knew she had to do something about it quick.
"So, will you be able to come fix it?" she asked.
"Yes I should have time. I'll come by later tonight to fix it."
"I'll be waiting."
"And so will I," Jack added on. Harry suddenly got a little smirk on his face and looked at Jack which made him retightened his hand into a fist.
"You know my lunch break is in half on hour, did you want to get something to eat Amy? You know, just the two of us." Jack gave him the evilest look he could that made him look like the devil himself.
"I would if I could, but I've already made plans."
"We're stopping by the pub to get some rum. Both of us, together." Jack made sure he emphasized that they were going together and was satisfied when he saw Harry's face grow in disappointment.
"Well I'm sorry to hear that. But before you go, can I get your advice on something? I mended this one necklace and it doesn't seem to look right. I want to see what you think." Jack's whole body tightened and was ready at any second to go over there and strangle him.
"Sure I guess. Jack this will only take a second." Amy took Jack's arm off of her and walked towards Harry as he opened the gate to let Amy in behind the counter. Jack followed Amy but Harry quickly closed the door before he could walk through and locked it, hitting his knees hard in the process. As they were walking to the door that lead to the back room he saw Harry turn around and gave Jack a smug look and Jack gave him the finger in return and they entered the back room.
"I swear one day I'm going to kill that hell of a …(insert every curse word known to man)…eunuch!" he mumbled to himself. Jack kicked the counter as hard as he could only to realize that his foot as now in pain and started to shake his foot wildly. A few minutes later, he saw Harry walked through the door followed by a giggling Amy and quickly stopped shaking his foot.
"Harry that necklace looks fine. You did a great job on it." Harry unlocked the small door and let Amy to the other side. As soon as Amy got close enough, Jack grabbed her by the waist again and pulled her right next to him. She looked at him in confusion but then remembered to get him out of there before he kills Harry, or Harry kills him.
"Well Harry as much I hate to leave, I really must be going."
"We have things to do. But you sadly have to stay here and work all day. So sorry mate. Wish you could join us." Jack mouthed the word 'not' to Harry but made sure Amy did not see it.
"Maybe I can next time."
"Yes that would be wonderful Harry. Come on Jack, don't want to keep Kyle waiting. It was so nice to see you again Harry. Goodbye."
"Goodbye Amy!" Amy and Jack turned towards the door and started walking out. Jack looked back at Harry giving him his signature evil smirk. He saw Harry was burning up with anger and was giving him the finger. He put his arm behind his back, where Amy could not see it, and flicked Harry off as they were walking out the door.
Jack and Amy stepped outside as Jack quickly put the arm that he used to flick Harry off back to its original spot on his side. As soon as the door was closed, Amy quickly pushed Jack's arm off of her waist and looked at Jack with that killing death stare of hers and her hands on her hips.
"What?" Amy hit Jack upside the head as hard as she could. "What was that for?"
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR? You know very well what that was for! I saw you and Harry giving each other those evil looks when we were in there! Jack you promised that you would behave yourself!"
"Number one, I said I'll try to behave myself, and I didn't promise anything. Number two, he started it!" Amy hit Jack on his head again.
"That's a lie and you know it!"
"He called me a drunk and said I was clumsy!"
"But you are!"
"But he didn't have to say it."
"You made him call you Captain first!"
"So, I tell everyone to call me Captain."
"No you don't! Do you make me call you Captain? No. Do you make Kyle call you Captain? No. Did you make Sarah and Johnny call you Captain? No!"
"But they were all friends of yours."
"And so is Harry!"
"But I liked your other friends." "
That still doesn't give you any right to make him call you Captain!"
"Well I thought someone should call me Captain." Amy threw her arms up in the air and screamed inside her mouth.
"You're impossible!"
"Improbable."
"No, you really are impossible!"
"Pirate." Amy threw her arms up in the air again and started to storm off.
"Where are ye going?" Jack quickly jogged to catch up with Amy and stood right in front of her.
"I need some rum, now move!" Amy stared to walk away but Jack grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back in front of him.
"You're not still mad are ye?" "No Jack, just because I am yelling at you and trying to get away from you and wanting to drink alcohol doesn't mean I'm mad! I am just in a wonderful mood right now! Can't you tell? I feel like skipping through a field of daisies!" Amy turned away from Jack and grunted but Jack made her move so that she was facing him.
"If you were mad, all you had to do was say so."
"Then yes Jack, I am mad at you! I am totally and completely angry with you! Does that make you feel better?"
"Not particularly, no."
"Well you told me to say it and I said it and I really need some rum, so MOVE!" Amy tried to take another step forward but Jack pulled her back.
"I am not going to let you move until we straighten this up."
"Well then we're going to be standing here all day!"
"If it takes that long, then we will."
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
"Just the way I am." Amy huffed and pushed Jack's hands off her shoulders. "Well, what do you have to say for yourself?"
"Me? Why do I have to say something?"
"Because it's all your fault and you're the reason I am mad!"
"Fine then I'm sorry."
"I need more than that."
"What else do I have to say?"
"Do you want me to slap you again because I will?"
"Ok! Fine. I'm sorry that I was giving Harry evil looks when I said I wouldn't and for saying that he has bad craftsmanship."
"And for flicking him off, both times."
"Ye saw that?"
"Nothing gets past me."
"And I'm sorry that I flicked him off, both times. Even though he did deserve it."
"Jack!"
"I said I was sorry for doing it, I am not sorry of thinking he deserved it. That's my own opinion. You're not going to make me say I'm sorry for that too are ye?"
"No, that's was your own mind speaking. I can't make you apologize for something you had every right to believe. But you still had no right carrying it out!" "So, you forgive me?" Amy looked into Jack's eyes and couldn't help but smile. He actually looked like he was genuinely sorry. He even had pouty eyes. The sight alone made her smile. She knew she should be mad at him, but the way he looked she couldn't.
"Yes, I guess I do… for now."
"Can't wait till next time."
"I really should still be mad at you."
"But yer not."
"I know. You just have a away with getting yourself out of trouble."
"How do you think I'm still alive?" Amy laughed and put one arm over Jack's shoulders.
"Come on, I can hear some free rum calling our names." Jack grinned and put his arm around Amy's waist.
"So do I." Both of them smiled and walked off towards the pub.
'Ello peoples. Sorry for the wait. I forgot to update! Don't hurt me! Yeah, everything just has been so crazy…ugh. Moving on. Thank You to my lovely beta, Renajah, for editing this. And thank you all for sending so many wonderful reviews. Y'all have picked up the slack, I like it! Anyway, hoped you enjoyed the chapter and please review! Ta!