You Forget One Very Important Thing Mate – (31)
Tortuga was their next destination; Jack both dreaded and looked forward to it. Will and Elizabeth were completely appalled by the place and had already informed Jack that they would be staying on the ship. Gibbs, he wasn't really bothered if they went or not, they had gotten rum from Port Royal and that's all he wanted. Ashley, she was extremely excited, she was going to see all of her friends, and her home. Sure, it wasn't much, it definitely wasn't much. They had slept under a bridge for god's sake. But it was still her home.
"Jack?" Elizabeth stomped up to Jack who was currently residing at the helm.
"Aye?"
"When do we arrive?"
"Its no use Elizabeth, I already told you, your not to be having any rum," Jack stated.
"I don't want RUM! I want to go back to Port Royal," Elizabeth replied.
"Well, ye shouldn't have gotten into tha' longboat then should ye?"
"So I'm never going back?"
"Eh? Of course ye are woman! Ye don't think I could put up with you for the rest of me life do ye? No, ye won't go back YET. Leave it for about a week or so and they'll have forgotten about ye, they'll all be reprimanding about me. Young William an' yerself will be home in no time," Jack said.
Elizabeth nodded and turned to walked away, however Jack had other plans.
"Elizabeth where are ye going?"
"The Galley..why?"
"I'm afraid ye have to do work like everyone else, love,"
"Why? Ashley isn't working, she's just sitting around on the deck watching everyone else,"
"Because she's only just gotten over whatever the bloody hell was wrong with her, you however are in perfect health. Therefore you will do Ashley's job and scrub the decks,"
"You're going to make a woman work? I'm the Governors daughter!" Elizabeth protested.
"Metheros is a woman, and Queen of an island apparently. She scrubbed the decks in the time she was on this ship, an' so will ye, or else I'll throw ye overboard," Jack said.
Elizabeth sighed and walked off to find the mop and bucket.
Jack laughed to himself. He loved teasing people like that. He had no intention of throwing her off the ship, but it was funny to see that she was actually taking him seriously.