Chapter Nine - Elizabeth Swann: Pirate Hunter
Jack didn't know whether to leave or not. What if she were still watching? He checked the timepiece on the mantle of the fireplace. Damn! He needed to get home. It would be much easier if he didn't have the doll. He rubbed his hands. No. He couldn't show up empty handed on Jackie's birthday. He sat on the floor his back against the door and tried to think.
Elizabeth, her father and the Commodore sat in the restaurant attached to the inn. Elizabeth made sure to be positioned in front of the big picture window that overlooked the town square. She smiled politely as James and her Father discussed business and the inspection of the fort. She ate slowly and stared out the window. Governor Swann was impressed with the lady-like quality Elizabeth had taken on tonight. A slow smile crept across her face as she saw the big doll with a pink dress and giant pink ribbons emerge from an office directly across from her. She looked to her father then to The Commodore. Please excuse me. I need air. They stood and nodded then resumed the conversation seated when she left.. Elizabeth slipped out the side door and stole down the sidewalks. "Jack!" She yelled when she was close enough. He looked up again with the same look. She started to run but jumped backward and fell on her bottom as a carriage suddenly came out of nowhere and parked right in front of the office Jack had been hiding in, obstructing her access to the pirate. The driver jumped out and helped her up fussing over her all the while. Elizabeth tried to shoo him away but the man was overly concerned for her welfare and would not give up.
"Please Sir! I am fine. Please take your hands off of me!"
She pushed the man away and charged around the carriage. Elizabeth was mortified when she found herself on the ground again as she crashed into the passenger who emerged from it.
"I'm so terribly sorry!" She picked herself up. The man didn't. "Sir?" It was then she saw the crutches.
"Oh my Lord! I've killed a cripple!" Elizabeth was horrified. "Sir, are you alright?"
She reached down and helped the man up." Slowly she was able to get him standing. She smiled apologetically. "I am so sorry."
The man shook his head. "Its nothing."
"Is this your office Sir?"
"Yes it is."
"There is a pirate hiding inside your office sir." She said it loudly just in case Jack was listening at the door.
Jack, sitting against the door on the inside of the office, laughed.
"A pirate?" Adam smiled. "In Montego Bay?"
"Yes sir and he's hiding in your office. May I go in to look?"
'If there is a pirate hiding in my office Miss, I don't think it is a good idea for you to be in there do you?"
Elizabeth realized it was a stupid thing to say.. "Well," Her toe dug into the dirt "He's not really a dangerous Pirate." She looked at the nameplate on the door. "Sparrow, Parker & Frank." SPF Enterprises. She looked defiantly at Adam. "His name is Jack Sparrow, as in Sparrow, Parker and Frank." she said searching for a reaction when she said the name. She got none "Which are you? Sparrow, Parker or Frank?"
" You are wondering if I am a kin? Do I look like your pirate?"
"No." She admitted a bit disappointed. You don't look like him at all. "But you do sound like him." She added knowing how desperate an attempt to connect the two it was. She so badly wanted him to be related to Jack. How fascinating it would be to learn about what beings actually spawned Jack Sparrow. But this man was as blond as blonde could be and his eyes were as blue as the ocean.
"There certainly a lot of people named Sparrow in Montego Bay." She complained.
Adam laughed wondering if he should tell her that they all probably were related but instead said; "It's a common name. Many orphanages name their foundlings Sparrow."
A few people started to mill around listening and hoping to see some excitement in the sleepy little town.
" Alright, you are not related but I think you are hiding him. I think you're lying. You don't have to. Jack and I are friends. I'm Elizabeth Swann."
Adam looked her over, nodded and grinned. "Ahhh, friends."
Elizabeth's face darkened. "Not like that!" She reached up to slap him but thought better of slapping a cripple and just stood with her hand in the air.
Adam looked up. "Are you planning to do something with that?"
Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington joined them.
"Is there a problem?" The Commodore addressed Adam, jumping to Elizabeth's defense.
"Um, Oh no Sir. I was just trying to get into my office. When the lady knocked me down and.."
Governor Swann looked at the obviously crippled man then looked at his daughter aghast. "Knocked you down!"
"Father," Elizabeth started. "I can explain."
"I know you can." Her father said angrily. "You always do. Back to the inn with you young lady."
"Please Sir, " Governor Swann said sincerely. "Please accept my apologies for my most impulsive daughter. She sees adventure everywhere lately it seems."
Adam smiled. "You're in the wrong place then. Montego Bay is well known for its lack of adventure."
The Commodore inspected Adam. "You look familiar to me."
Adam shrugged wishing the ordeal would end.
"Are you relation to Charles Sparrow?"
"Yes Sir, he is my brother."
"Then you are a son of James Sparrow."
"Yes Sir."
"You are Adam."
"Yes Sir."
"A pleasure to meet you Sir. Your brother speaks very well of you."
"Thank you Sir. Charles is very good to me." He shook Norrington's hand.
Governor Swann brought his hand to his forehead in utter disbelief. They had come to Montego Bay to discuss land options and expansion opportunities with James Sparrow.
"The man practically owns the whole damned island and my daughter has to try to kill then accuse his delicate son of harboring pirates, not to mention calling him a liar." The governor hissed quietly to his daughter.
"Apologize to Mr. Sparrow Elizabeth." Governor Swann looked at Adam.
Elizabeth's eyes called him a liar when she said. "Please accept my apologies Mr. Sparrow."
"Of course. Miss Swann." He smiled and bowed his head.
Elizabeth spent the rest of the evening in her room with a member of the Royal Navy guarding her door. Neither the Governor nor the Commodore wanted any more damage inflicted upon their plans.
When Adam's carriage pulled away she knew Jack Sparrow was in it.
Jack and Adam arrived at the plantation. Jack hurried inside to find his daughter. She squealed in delight at the sight of her father and clung to him adoringly. Jack kept her near him the entire night presenting her with the doll and was satisfied with her absolute joy in the toy. There was cake, candy and singing and more presents than a little girl can dream of. Jackie went to bed exhausted and was asleep when her head hit the pillow. Sidi stood over her watching her sleep when Jack walked into the room. She looked at him.
"Please don't spoil it. I don't want to fight." .
Jack decided not to verbally assault her for her attitude and opted instead to watch his beautiful little girl sleep.
Jack didn't know whether to leave or not. What if she were still watching? He checked the timepiece on the mantle of the fireplace. Damn! He needed to get home. It would be much easier if he didn't have the doll. He rubbed his hands. No. He couldn't show up empty handed on Jackie's birthday. He sat on the floor his back against the door and tried to think.
Elizabeth, her father and the Commodore sat in the restaurant attached to the inn. Elizabeth made sure to be positioned in front of the big picture window that overlooked the town square. She smiled politely as James and her Father discussed business and the inspection of the fort. She ate slowly and stared out the window. Governor Swann was impressed with the lady-like quality Elizabeth had taken on tonight. A slow smile crept across her face as she saw the big doll with a pink dress and giant pink ribbons emerge from an office directly across from her. She looked to her father then to The Commodore. Please excuse me. I need air. They stood and nodded then resumed the conversation seated when she left.. Elizabeth slipped out the side door and stole down the sidewalks. "Jack!" She yelled when she was close enough. He looked up again with the same look. She started to run but jumped backward and fell on her bottom as a carriage suddenly came out of nowhere and parked right in front of the office Jack had been hiding in, obstructing her access to the pirate. The driver jumped out and helped her up fussing over her all the while. Elizabeth tried to shoo him away but the man was overly concerned for her welfare and would not give up.
"Please Sir! I am fine. Please take your hands off of me!"
She pushed the man away and charged around the carriage. Elizabeth was mortified when she found herself on the ground again as she crashed into the passenger who emerged from it.
"I'm so terribly sorry!" She picked herself up. The man didn't. "Sir?" It was then she saw the crutches.
"Oh my Lord! I've killed a cripple!" Elizabeth was horrified. "Sir, are you alright?"
She reached down and helped the man up." Slowly she was able to get him standing. She smiled apologetically. "I am so sorry."
The man shook his head. "Its nothing."
"Is this your office Sir?"
"Yes it is."
"There is a pirate hiding inside your office sir." She said it loudly just in case Jack was listening at the door.
Jack, sitting against the door on the inside of the office, laughed.
"A pirate?" Adam smiled. "In Montego Bay?"
"Yes sir and he's hiding in your office. May I go in to look?"
'If there is a pirate hiding in my office Miss, I don't think it is a good idea for you to be in there do you?"
Elizabeth realized it was a stupid thing to say.. "Well," Her toe dug into the dirt "He's not really a dangerous Pirate." She looked at the nameplate on the door. "Sparrow, Parker & Frank." SPF Enterprises. She looked defiantly at Adam. "His name is Jack Sparrow, as in Sparrow, Parker and Frank." she said searching for a reaction when she said the name. She got none "Which are you? Sparrow, Parker or Frank?"
" You are wondering if I am a kin? Do I look like your pirate?"
"No." She admitted a bit disappointed. You don't look like him at all. "But you do sound like him." She added knowing how desperate an attempt to connect the two it was. She so badly wanted him to be related to Jack. How fascinating it would be to learn about what beings actually spawned Jack Sparrow. But this man was as blond as blonde could be and his eyes were as blue as the ocean.
"There certainly a lot of people named Sparrow in Montego Bay." She complained.
Adam laughed wondering if he should tell her that they all probably were related but instead said; "It's a common name. Many orphanages name their foundlings Sparrow."
A few people started to mill around listening and hoping to see some excitement in the sleepy little town.
" Alright, you are not related but I think you are hiding him. I think you're lying. You don't have to. Jack and I are friends. I'm Elizabeth Swann."
Adam looked her over, nodded and grinned. "Ahhh, friends."
Elizabeth's face darkened. "Not like that!" She reached up to slap him but thought better of slapping a cripple and just stood with her hand in the air.
Adam looked up. "Are you planning to do something with that?"
Governor Swann and Commodore Norrington joined them.
"Is there a problem?" The Commodore addressed Adam, jumping to Elizabeth's defense.
"Um, Oh no Sir. I was just trying to get into my office. When the lady knocked me down and.."
Governor Swann looked at the obviously crippled man then looked at his daughter aghast. "Knocked you down!"
"Father," Elizabeth started. "I can explain."
"I know you can." Her father said angrily. "You always do. Back to the inn with you young lady."
"Please Sir, " Governor Swann said sincerely. "Please accept my apologies for my most impulsive daughter. She sees adventure everywhere lately it seems."
Adam smiled. "You're in the wrong place then. Montego Bay is well known for its lack of adventure."
The Commodore inspected Adam. "You look familiar to me."
Adam shrugged wishing the ordeal would end.
"Are you relation to Charles Sparrow?"
"Yes Sir, he is my brother."
"Then you are a son of James Sparrow."
"Yes Sir."
"You are Adam."
"Yes Sir."
"A pleasure to meet you Sir. Your brother speaks very well of you."
"Thank you Sir. Charles is very good to me." He shook Norrington's hand.
Governor Swann brought his hand to his forehead in utter disbelief. They had come to Montego Bay to discuss land options and expansion opportunities with James Sparrow.
"The man practically owns the whole damned island and my daughter has to try to kill then accuse his delicate son of harboring pirates, not to mention calling him a liar." The governor hissed quietly to his daughter.
"Apologize to Mr. Sparrow Elizabeth." Governor Swann looked at Adam.
Elizabeth's eyes called him a liar when she said. "Please accept my apologies Mr. Sparrow."
"Of course. Miss Swann." He smiled and bowed his head.
Elizabeth spent the rest of the evening in her room with a member of the Royal Navy guarding her door. Neither the Governor nor the Commodore wanted any more damage inflicted upon their plans.
When Adam's carriage pulled away she knew Jack Sparrow was in it.
Jack and Adam arrived at the plantation. Jack hurried inside to find his daughter. She squealed in delight at the sight of her father and clung to him adoringly. Jack kept her near him the entire night presenting her with the doll and was satisfied with her absolute joy in the toy. There was cake, candy and singing and more presents than a little girl can dream of. Jackie went to bed exhausted and was asleep when her head hit the pillow. Sidi stood over her watching her sleep when Jack walked into the room. She looked at him.
"Please don't spoil it. I don't want to fight." .
Jack decided not to verbally assault her for her attitude and opted instead to watch his beautiful little girl sleep.
