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Chapter 9
They all sat down that night for dinner, Jack noticed how annoyingly his parents looked at he and Charity. Smiling at each other like they knew something he didn't. Afterwards Katherine told Charity she'd taken the liberty of running her a bath and had towels waiting for her in the restroom. "Oh, thank you so much." Charity called, sinking heavily into the warm water. She'd never felt cleaner. She stepped out of the room and Katherine got up and showed her to another.
"Here's where you'll be sleeping and in here is what I most want you to see." Katherine opened a wardrobe to expose gorgeously, extravagant dresses. "I know I haven't known you long, but I really like you, you seem to be a good girl and I want you to have these."
"Oh, no Katherine, I can't these are much too beautiful for me to be fittin' in to." Charity shook her head and ran her hand over the silky skirt of a slim, blue dress.
"Charity, of course you can love. You're plenty beautiful, in fact you may be the most natural beauty I've ever seen. Please make an old woman happy and try one on for me at least." Katherine begged. Charity couldn't resist, so she took the blue one behind a dressing wall and pulled it on. Katherine helped her get into it. Then against Charity's will Katherine proceeded to drag her before the men.
"Please, Jack will laugh, I can't do this." Charity felt like crying she didn't want to lose Jack's respect.
"I'll have his tongue if he does anything of the sort!" Katherine assured her. "Now come on. Peter, Jack prepare to feast your eyes, on the new Captain Charity Roberts!" She announced yanking Charity from behind the wall, her eyes were clamped shut. Jack's jaw about hit the ground. She looked stunning, Katherine had obviously done her hair up for her. "So, what'dya think of 'er?" Katherine prompted, elbowing Jack in the ribs.
"You look amazing." Jack stuttered.
"Oh please, I look silly, just say it." Charity covered her face with her hand.
"The queen of England has never looked this good."
"You mean it?"
"Honestly, you look… you look beautiful." Jack stepped towards her.
Katherine and Peter stood back watching intently. "Look at them Peter, why do they fight it?" Katherine whispered.
"I told Jack to be careful, he wouldn't want to lose her."
"Let's leave these two alone." Katherine said loudly. She and Peter slipped into their bedroom.
"Well, I best go change." Charity sighed, turning around.
"No, stay. I may never get to see you dressed like this again." Jack caught her arm and pulled her to him. "Do you remember the night we danced on the ship?" Jack's voice was low and coy.
"Don't remind me, the only thing I remember is that I was quite drunk." She laughed.
"Could we give it another try?" Jack placed his hand on Charity's waist and with his other he took her hand.
"What are we dancing to?"
"Well… I happen to know a song, not really a slow one, but it'll do. You may know how it goes? Yo ho yo ho, a pirate's life for me." He started, but laughed to hard to finish. Charity laughed hard as well and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Jack?"
"Yes, love?"
"Are you an only child?" Charity's hand let go of his and grasped his shoulder, his free hand came up her back, resting between her shoulder blades.
"Ah, well… I am now." Jack said simply. Charity's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"What happened?"
"Can I tell you that one tomorrow?" Jack held her back looking sternly into her eyes. Charity nodded. "It would only ruin this moment that's all." Jack's hand moved up and he could feel where the dress's back ended and her bare back began. He placed his hand gently on the nape of her neck, bringing it around he could feel her scar, a long, straight, slash. Charity grabbed his hand in hers and he held it. "Well, I'll let you change then." He coughed, cutting the moment short. He knew what he was doing, he couldn't start something with her, he knew that if he ever hurt Charity, he couldn't live with himself. "Goodnight."
Charity couldn't understand why Jack would make any sort of move, she was very confused, but went to bed anyway, hoping for an answer in the morning.
