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Chapter 17

Completely Un-Called For

Izzy spent her following weeks splitting her time between taking care of Tommy and sitting in the crow's nest. She was finally enjoying herself. Being so high up was amazing.

The only thing that worried her was Tommy's healing ankle. It had been three weeks to the day since the boy broke it and it still had the same color scheme that it did then. She hoped they would stop soon so she could bring Tommy to a doctor. She wanted a professional to tell her that his leg was healing properly.

Izzy looked over the railing of the crow's nest and spotted a tiny speck in the horizon protruding from the sea. Could it possibly be…?

"Land ho!" She shouted. "Land ho!"

Izzy stood on the railing and used her rope swing to glide down to the deck. She landed inches in front of Jack Sparrow. Izzy smiled.

"Land ho, Captain," she said.

"As I've heard," Jack said. "I must speak with Barbosa to see if we are goin' to stop here to resupply."

"Sir," Izzy started. "I'd like to stop here."

"And for what reason?"

"Well, I'd like to bring little Tommy to a doctor," she said. "His ankle isn't looking very good and I'd like an expert to look at it."

"And where will you be getting your money for this small expedition?" Jack asked. He had seen Tommy's leg and knew he needed to see someone, but Jack himself didn't have the money for it.

"I have money I brought with me from Port Cunningham," Izzy stated. "I planned on using that."

Jack turned to Gibbs.

"Mr. Gibbs," he said. "Way anchor and raise the flag telling Barbosa to get himself over here as soon as possible. Miss Peregrine, when Captain Barbosa gets here, you will accompany me to my office and we both will discuss a legal course of action with Barbosa."

"Legal?" Izzy asked, eyebrows raised.

"Yes legal, I can't afford to go to jail. They'll have my head chopped off and pasted to platter to send to the king," Jack told her. "Now go Gibbs. Miss Peregrine and I have much to discuss."

Izzy looked Jack over. His ideas seemed innocent. But were they? I guess it's time to find out, Izzy thought. So she followed Jack down the steps to his workplace.

He let Izzy enter first and shut the door behind him. Izzy thought she heard the lock shut. She silently gulped. She knew now that she was right to challenge Jack's words and that she shouldn't have agreed to come down here. Just wait and see, she told herself. Don't jump to conclusions. Maybe he just doesn't want our conversation to be overheard. But she highly doubted it.

"Miss Peregrine," Jack started turning to her. "I've just spoken with a reputable source that you want to take little Tommy into your capable hands almost like your son. Is that correct?"

Izzy looked at Jack curiously.

"Yes," she said. "That's exactly what I want to do. Is there a problem with that?"

"Well, yes."

"And that would be?"

"You see, love, Tommy's dad never gave up custody of him. So legally you can't take Tommy under your wing."

"But that hasn't stopped you from trying to do the same thing illegally," Izzy shot back.

Jack opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it once again.

"May I ask who told you such information? I'm not saying if it's true or not, I just want to know who told you."

Izzy eyes glinted dangerously.

"A reputable source," she said.

"Damn you to hell and back!" Jack shouted at her.

Izzy laughed.

"Is that the best you can do?" she asked. "Damn me to hell and back? I thought pirates had a better vocabulary than that."

Jack crossed the distance to her in three long strides and pulled her tightly against him. He crushed his mouth to hers and forced it open. Izzy gasped and Jack swallowed it with his kiss. He brought his head up and looked into her eyes. She was dazed and scared.

"Jack, I…"

"Just shut up."

Jack went back to ravaging her mouth. He pushed her against a wall and trapped her. He pushed against her with his body and replaced his hands to the front of her shirt. He started to undo the buttons one by one.

"Jack, st…"

Jack bit her bottom lip and Izzy gasped in pain and pleasure. He slid her shirt to the floor and was just about to take…

Someone knocked at the door.

"Damn!" Jack muttered. "I was just about to…"

Jack down into Izzy's eyes. He had completely terrified her. Jack felt all his insides plummet to his toes. Oh he'd done it now. She'd never trust him again after this. He'd hurt her.

They stood with her plastered against the wall beneath him, staring into each other's eyes.

There was another knock at the door.

"One bloody moment!" Jack yelled. He moved back so Izzy could escape, but she didn't move. She was frozen to the spot. Jack bent and picked up her shirt.

"You'd better put this back on," Jack said. "Barbosa will have a field day if he finds out."

But Izzy couldn't move. She watched Jack with an unblinking gaze.

Jack sighed and started to put the shirt back on her. While re-buttoning her shirt, he brushed her skin. Izzy tensed, but the contact brought her back to reality.

"Get your hands off of me!" she whispered furiously.

Izzy threw Jack's hands off of her and she turned away. She quickly buttoned her shirt and ran a hand through her hair.

"Can I open the door?" Jack demanded.

"Yes," she said. Izzy crossed the room to a chair and sat herself down to wait.

She heard Jack open the door.

" 'Ello Jack," Izzy heard Barbosa say. "What took ya so long, Jack?"

"I was searching through maps," Jack said somewhat convincingly.

Barbosa caught sight of Izzy's disheveled hair and grinned.

"Must've been an intrestin' map to keep ya from answerin' the door after ya were the one who called me," Barbosa said.

"Aye, mate," Jack said. "It was."

Jack followed Barbosa's gaze. Izzy was now sitting in a chair in front of his desk, staring out a window. Her hair was still slightly tousled.

Izzy turned to both men.

"Hello, Captain Barbosa," Izzy said now fully composed.

"G'afternoon Miss Peregrine," Barbosa said with an evil glint in his eye. "So, Jack how long did it take ya to discover Miss Peregrine's secret?"

"I knew from the beginning," Jack answered.

"Then why didn't you say anything?" Izzy demanded.

"Because I wanted to be completely positive before I said anything," Jack said. "Now to business. We had an accident on board a couple of weeks ago and had a young crew member break his ankle. Izzy wants to stop on this island that she spotted earlier to try to find a doctor for the little lad."

"And what will she be usin' for money?" Barbosa asked. "I'm sure she could make some if she was willin'."

Barbosa looked Izzy over with a teasing eye and looked back at Jack. Barbosa attempted to hide a smirk with a cough.

Izzy was instantly aware of what Barbosa was hinting.

"For your information, Captain Barbosa," she said temper rising. "I've brought money with me from Port Cunningham. I will not need to make money the way you hinted at."

"Ah, easy lassie," Barbosa said putting his hands up in surrender. "This old face has more scars than three men put together. I don't be needin' anymore."

Izzy settled back down in her chair still not taking her eyes off of Barbosa.

"Now what did ya do, Jack, that caused the boy to break his ankle?" Barbosa asked questioningly.

"Nothing!" Jack said. "Why do you always suspect I've done something?"

"Because ya usually do. Now what happened to the poor laddie?"

"Well, ah…" Jack started.

"He was climbing down the ladder from the crow's nest," Izzy started. "And got his foot caught in the nets. I heard him screaming and I climbed the nets to get to him. I untangled his ankle and brought him down. I've been taking care of him ever since."

"Ya seem ter be very brave Miss Peregrine," Barbosa said sincerely. "Not many pirates would've risked their own necks ter save another's."

"So I've been told." Izzy shot a glance at Jack. He was watching her reactions once again like an animal behind glass.

"So ya want to stop and see if ya can find the boy a doctor cause his foot's not been healin' correctly?" Barbosa asked.

"Exactly."

"I guess it's settled then," Barbosa said. He turned to Jack.

"We stop at the next port fer supplies and fer a doctor," Barbosa said. "Until next time Miss Peregrine, Jack."

Barbosa bowed and left Izzy and Jack together. Izzy stood and chanced a look at Jack. He met her gaze and held it. Izzy broke the contact and fled before anything else could happen.

Coming up…

Will Izzy recover from her "experience" with Jack?

Will Jack figure out how to get Izzy to trust him?

What is Barbosa thinking?