It had taken an hour for Mary to undress Jessie, while Harmony got Jessie's bath ready. It would have been even longer getting a bath if Jessie hadn't convinced them to let her bathe herself. Jessie took a rather short bath for what the two maids were expecting. While they were doing other chores, Jessie slowly got out of the tub. Water poured off her body and onto the floor, Jessie quickly dried off and put a robe on. She silently walked down the hallway towards her Aunts room. She saw a maid and plastered herself to the wall and waited until the maid left the room. A small sigh of relief escaped Jessie's lips when the maid went the opposite way of herself. She then snuck into Elinor's room unnoticed and looked at her favorite clothes carelessly thrown into the trash. She picked them up and held them closely to her like someone was going to snatch them from her that instant. Then she held them close to her nose and took a good, long whiff of it. Still smells like rum, Jessie thought with a smile on her face. She never asked Liberty, one of her true friends, where she got the pirate clothing. She just smelt the strong odor of rum on it and guessed it was stolen from a pirate, in a pub somewhere. Jessie remembered where she was and quickly went back to her bedroom. Almost forgetting her boots.

When back in her room she heard footsteps coming towards her room. She shoved the things under her bed and sat on her bed. Elinor's face appeared and her eyes stared at Jessie, who only had a robe on. But then Elinor quickly dismissed the fact from her mind. "You should get that gown on soon. The guests will be here any minute." Jessie could only guess how many people Elinor invited. And she wondered how she reached all of them so quickly. But Jessie then saw the sun starting to set behind the houses.

"What if I don't want to put the gown on? What if I don't want to attend the ball?" Jessie asked, her face turning pink from embarrassment. She had never talked to Elinor like that before.

"You have such a odd sense of humor," Elinor said with a frown.

"What if I don't want to be wed at fifteen? What, what, what if I want to live my own life. Instead of you doing it for me?"

"Don't you dare talk to me like that! You must be going insane. You sound just like your mother!"

"My who?"

"Your- Oh never mind! I don't wish to explain it to you."

"MARY, HARMONY!" Elinor yelled and the two maids immediately left what they were doing and scurried off to Elinor.

"Help Jessica with her clothes" Elinor ordered and walked away.

Mary and Harmony helped Jessie with the corset, shift and gown as before. When Jessie was all ready, like before, she walked slowly down the hallway and stopped at the top of the stairs. She looked down and saw dozens of men, young and old alike, chatting away. But soon they all starred at her. As she walked slowly down the stairs she was thinking of the argument with her Aunt. So, Elinor isn't my mother? Who is then? Jessie wondered. A man stepped out of the crowd and waited for her at the bottom of the stairs. "Miss Spare" the gentlemen said and held out a hand to help her down the last few steps. "Captain Norrington, I presume?" Jessie said, recognizing him at once. He, Elizabeth Swann, Joshamee Gibbs and the new Governor, Weatherby Swann, arrived in Port Royal about a month ago. She took his hand politely and went down the last steps. Norrington gave a short nod, "Precisely, Miss Spare." Jessie shook his hand and put on a fake smile, "Nice to finally meet you Captain Norrington" Jessie said, trying to make the fake smile look genuine. Norrington felt her callused hands, and without thinking, became suspicious of Jessie. He returned the handshake, but also pulled her gown sleeve up. But he saw nothing but skin. No tattoo or brand, only pristine, snow-white skin. "Excuse my behavior Miss Spare" Norrington said, and released her arm. "It's quite alright, you gave me a compliment in fact" Jessie said now with a slight smirk. Norrington seemed to take no notice of it though.

Some music started and Jessie began to wonder where Elinor was. But those thoughts diminished when Norrington asked if he could have this dance. "Uh, yes" Jessie answered and as they danced Jessie realized she most likely had to dance with all the men at this ball. She cringed slightly at the thought. Soon the song ended but another started and a different gentleman asked if he could now dance with her. The night went on like this and Jessie's feet slowly began to hurt. She ended one dance abruptly when thoughts about who her real mother was entered her head once again. She then stomped off towards the stairs and picked up her dress and ran up the stairs. Some of her shift showed and many gasped. She stopped and looked at all the ones gasping, "Oh, shut yer traps ye scallywags!" she yelled and ran the rest of the way up, her shift still showing a bit.

Jessie stormed into her Aunt's room and saw her staring wide-eyed at her. "Who is me mum?" Jessie asked out of breath from running all the way up the stairs. "I am, what kind of question is that Jessica?" Elinor replied, trying to forget the argument that took place earlier. "And stop talking like that. It's dreadful!"

"I 'ill talk how I want, and ye not me mum. Ye said so yeself!"

"Although I could barely understand a word you said. You are correct. I am your Aunt. But I have raised you. Thus, you do not need to know anything about your mother. Now please go back to your guests."

"No"

"You do not dare say that to me!"

"'Tis me life. I 'ill do wha' I want!"

And with that Jessie walked out of Elinor's bedroom and slammed the door shut and stomped off to her bedroom. She then opened that door and slammed it shut too.