"Not All Treasure is Silver and Gold"
Chapter 13
"I'm fat!" Dani shouted as they sailed into harbor at Tortuga.
"You are not fat," Jack said back to her, but not turning around to look at her. He was focused on the horizon.
"You haven't looked at me, you can't possibly tell."
He was busy trying to get his ship to dock safely while she was throwing her fit. He didn't have time for her body issues currently.
"I am not educated in the finer points of child production or whatever it is called, but aren't you supposed to be fat?"
"Not this fat."
"Should have stopped eating all that bread," he muttered under his breath, hoping to Hell Dani hadn't heard him.
"I heard that," she said back to him. "And I had to eat it all. It would mold if I didn't."
"Then don't complain about being fat."
She let out a small scream of exasperation before she huffed off to find someone else, maybe more sympathetic, to talk to.
Jack was preoccupied with the prospect of getting back to Tortuga. He had some unfinished business with someone there and he intended to finish it.
Eventually, The Adventurer was docked. Some members, however, decided to stay behind and guard the ship.
Danielle was not one of them. She was the second person off the ship. She wanted to find some vegetable stew. And maybe some dark chocolate. Yes, dark chocolate.
Jack stuck with his wife for half an hour, but was antsy to get to his business. He left her alone eating a second bowl of stew to go find the man he was looking for.
Jack slunk off into the darkness, Dani probably wouldn't even notice he was gone, and went down the street to a home.
Jack knew the place well and knocked twice on the door.
A short woman, no taller than Jack's shoulder answered the door.
"It's been a long time," the woman said as she led him inside.
The woman looked him up and down as he passed by her and took a seat in front of the fire.
"Where's father?" he asked as he looked at the woman before him.
She had aged, but so had he Her once-blonde hair had become grey, but her eyes still held the sparkle Jack remembered.
"Out sailing God-knows-where, like always."
"He left you alone, again?"
"I don't have a problem with that, I never did. We spend more time arguing that getting along when he's home."
Jack winced at the familiarity. He knew he and Danielle were like that; too much like that.
"It figures. The only time I actually need, let alone want to speak to him, he isn't here."
"Maybe I could help."
"Probably not, mother."
She sighed. She hated when he did that.
"Do you, by any chance have a large stock of food and/or a place to sleep for myself and one other?"
"Of course, Jack," the woman said, smiling at her son.
"Well, then I intend to bring back my wife to meet you."
"She isn't one of those…that I always hear that you are gallivanting about with, is she?"
"No, mother," Jack answered her, almost insulted at the comment.
"Well, then she is, of course, welcome."
A/N: Okay, short in-between chapter. Hope everyone likes it. Let me know by reviewing. I LoVe reviews!