Chapter Five: The Black Pearl

Elizabeth rode along in a comfortable silence whilst Jack bounced his knee up and down in rhythm with the music, as though being in such close proximity with Elizabeth dressed the way she was made him nervous. It wasn't that he didn't like the way she looked, oh no, he loved it, but there in lied the problem. Her long legs tantalizingly covered by the mini skirt was almost too much for him to handle, and Elizabeth was noticing. She loved the feeling of power that she got when she saw him looking at her as if he wanted nothing more than to just grab her and kiss her right then and there.

And that was what she wanted. She was starting to feel things for Jack and maybe washing his underwear for the past week was the cause of this, Elizabeth didn't know, but she did know that what ever it was was growing stronger by the hour. She knew this because every time he looked at her a warmth spread from her head to her toes and every where in between. She felt herself grow hot under his touch and her lower stomach twisted into happy knots when he smiled or laughed and she knew that she desperately wanted to kiss him, but what she didn't know was that he wanted to kiss her too. However, he couldn't very well tell her this, so they sat in silence listening to the radio, each absorbed in their own thoughts about the other until Elizabeth pulled the truck into the parking lot at a bar called The Black Pearl.

Jack laughed out loud at the name and turned to Elizabeth who shrugged it off.

"Yes, I'm the owner, no I couldn't think of anything else to name it….but wait till you see the inside to start laughing again."

"Why?"

"You'll see."

And see he did. The entire inside of the bar was decorated in pirate fashion. The bar was actually quite big and the floor was covered in the pattern of the deck. At the bar was a hull that was attached to the wall and surrounded by various other ship like things. The bar was simple cherry wood and had poles that went from the bar to the ceiling, and the bar stools were in the shape of the Aztec Medallions from so long ago. There were tables placed around that looked like rum barrels, the seats were barrels as well but had cushions on them, and there was a small stock room at the back with a sign that said 'The Captain's Quarters. Do Not Enter.' with a Jolly Rodger symbol beneath it. Tacked to the walls were other things that would've been found on The Pearl. The whole room was bathed in a blue light that, when you stopped to look around, made it seem like you were in the middle of the ocean on a ship.

Elizabeth looked around at Jack, wondering what his expression would be on his face and saw him staring at everything with tears in his eyes. She rushed over to him, feeling stupid for bringing somewhere that would make him miss his ship.

"I'm sorry Jack. Please don't cry. We can leave."

"No." he sounded like he had a bad head cold "No I want to stay. It brings back good memories."

He dried his eyes and went and sat at the currently empty bar.

"Where is everyone?"

"People don't usually start coming in until around 8:00. Its only 7:45."

"Why are we here so early?"

"So I can get everything ready."

"Ready for what?"

"Stop asking questions."

Elizabeth went around the bar wiping down tables and setting candles on each one. When that was finished she set glasses of all shape and sizes full of different colored drinks on the bar so that when people started coming in, they could grab a drink and sit down at a table. At 7:50 the rest of the waitresses walked in the door, one was the form of Caroline, her red hair pulled into a pony tail wearing tight leather pants with a black halter and stilettos, one was a brunette wearing Daisy Duke shorts with a red tank-top and boots, another had straight black hair and wore a mini skirt with a black cross-back top and heels.

Jack, who had taken a Budweiser from Elizabeth, stared at all three woman and felt the sudden urge to excuse himself to the rest room.

"Hey girls!"

"Hey Elizabeth! Who was that hot guy sitting in here?" It was the brunette speaking.

"That, Krissy, was my friend Jack Sparrow."

"He's absolutely gorgeous!" the girl with black hair was speaking this time.

"Eh., he's ok."

"Are you joking? I would do him in a heart beat!"

"Anna, you'll do anything with a cock. Shut up." Caroline was laughing when she said this and Anna knew it was just a joke, but Jack didn't and when he walked out of the bathroom he was forced to turn right back around due to a sudden tightness in his pants and visions in his head.

"Guys, come on, people are coming in… 5….4…3…2…1."

When Elizabeth said one, guys with long hair in leather vests and jeans, guys with hair pulled into pony tails and all of their girl friends walked into the bar.

At the sound of raucous laughter and delighted yelling, Jack felt it was safe to leave the restroom. He walked out and was grated with the sight of all for woman behind the bar passing out drinks to every person that walked through the door, which was a surprising number. The bar filled up quickly and soon there was no where to sit but this didn't bother people. They stood at the edges of the bar and danced around to the music that had begun blaring out of the speakers on the walls. In the all the commotion Jack lost sight of Elizabeth and was forced to sit down at a, surprisingly, empty table to wait and find her. This didn't take long for when a song called Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy came on, all Elizabeth and her three friends were easily seen on the bar.