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"When James came and asked for Elizabeth's hand, were the two of you still engaged?" asked Jack, stroking her hair. Katherine sighed and looked down. They was at the helm of the ship as they overlooked the morning sea. "He was the one who left you for Elizabeth?" Katherine nodded. "Does it hurt you?" he asked.
"No," said Katherine looking away, but Jack held her head steady.
"Don't lie. Anyone with pride would feel hurt from a rejection. That's why you decided to enter the convent. For deception," he said.
Katherine huffed. "I rather not talk about this."
"Why not?" Jack asked.
"You yourself told me that it is best that we forget the past..."
"I know that I said that," he interrupted. "But it looks like it's not possible. Maybe if you talked, be more sincere with me..."
"I want to, Jack," she said, grabbing his hand. "But, I can't. Not yet. I don't have enough confidence in you. It's embarrassing and scary that you don't understand and that you get angry."
Jack sighed. "I don't want you to be scared of me."
Katherine pulled back. "But I am."
"Fine, I'll wait," he said, turning to her. "But this conversation is for the better of us."
She nodded. "I know." Jack let out a breath as Katherine hugged his waist. He gave a small smile and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Where are we heading to?" she asked.
Jack smirked. "Tortuga," he said.
Katherine frowned. "Tortuga? You mean turtle?"
He chuckled. "Yes."
"Why are we heading there?" she asked.
"My men... are in need for warmth," he said, carefully.
She took a step back. "Warmth. Is Tortuga a pirate port?" He nodded. Katherine scoffed. "And you? Are you going with them?" she said, angrily.
"Of course not, I have you, don't I?" he said.
Katherine's eyes narrowed. "So that's what I am to you, huh? Someone to warm you bed," she hissed and stomped away.
"Bugger," he said under his breath. "Mr. Gibbs, take over please," he said annoyed. Katherine pushed the door of Jack's cabin open and closed it behind her. She sobbed as she leaned on it. Her feelings towards Jack were uncontrollable. He knew how she felt about him, but she knew very little about his feelings towards her. He was jealous, but was it because of his pride or because he actually like her?
Katherine gasped as the door behind her flew open. Jack came in with his hand on his belt. "Why did you say that, Katie?"
She wiped her tears as fast as she could. She didn't want him to notice that she was crying, but feared that he knew already. "It's obvious, isn't it?"
"Come here," he said, grabbing her by the arm. "Katie, I didn't marry you so I could cheat on you. I would never do that. As long as you're my wife, you will be the only woman I bed. I-I care about you."
Katherine sniffed and looked up at him. "Y-You mean it?"
Jack nodded. "I do." Katherine grinned and kissed him. Jack groaned and kissed her back. His hand traveled to her breast squeezing it and making her gasp out.
"Jack, we can't," she whimpered as he kissed down her neck.
"Why not?" he murmured.
"Because you need to give orders and I have to cook breakfast," she moaned.
Jack groaned in frustration. "Alright," he grunted. "But later I will have you all to myself," he said, cupping her arse.
Katherine licked her lips and smiled. "If that's what my captain wants?"
Jack smirked. "Oh, I do want it."
Abigail and Katherine set the table as Jack's crew began to pour into the room. Katherine noticed that Jack wasn't with them and began to worry when she also didn't see Elizabeth. "Will, where's Jack," she asked him when she spotted him.
"I don't know, Katie. I haven't seen him," he explained.
Katherine felt her heart drop. "And Elizabeth? Have you seen her?" she said, trying to keep her voice calmed. Will looked down not knowing what to say. She let out a huff and went to find them. She didn't have to look for long. She saw them talking to each other. She began to feel her blood boil again and could almost feel steam when Elizabeth put her hand on Jack's shoulder. "Lizzie," she said, growling and walked up to them. Jack looked at her with an innocent face. She ignored him and looked at her sister. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, little sister, I was just talking to our lovely captain here," she said, winking.
"Don't wink at him!" she yelled. "Why don't you go back to your husband? I'm sure he'll like to know what you're doing with Jack."
Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "You're no fun, Katie," she said, heading down to the gallery.
Katherine turned back to Jack, who looked shocked by her outburst. "You know it's your fault she's here," he said. She looked at him with disgust and went to move, but he held her. "You could have told her not to stay."
"I did it for you! She told me that if I didn't let her stay then she would tell James to hang you. He hasn't done it yet because you're married to me," she said.
Jack glared at her. "Hang me? There will be no hanging unless we have a duel and you and I both know that," he said.
"Exactly! And why would I want that to happen?" she asked him, placing her hands on her hips.
"I don't know. Could it be for my safety or his?" he said, eying her.
"Yours of course," she whispered. "And his too because he doesn't deserve this."
"Why do you care about that imbecile," he hissed. Katherine looked away in her frustration. "If he wanted to marry that whore that's his problem."
Katherine snapped her head back to see him. "You also wanted to marry that same whore!" she cried.
Jack smirked. "Very good. I think now is the moment to start talking," he said, almost growling. He yanked her by her arm and pulled her back inside the cabin. "Let's talk then, but with the truth, Katie. Only the truth," he said. She felt like a prey under his gaze. "Do we have an accord?"
"Yes," she simply said.
"Are you going to tell me everything?" he asked.
Katherine turned away. "Yes."
"Who starts you or me?"
"You," she said in a small voice.
Jack sighed and walked in front of her so he made sure she was listening to him. "I don't have much to tell you. My story you already know. Your sister went after me and we became lovers." Katherine closed her eyes as he said that. "She told me she love me and swore to marry me. She didn't comply. The rest you already know. It's your turn."
Katherine stayed quiet for a moment. "Since I was a girl, they have told me that I was going to marry James. My father and his arranged the marriage. As I grew older my mentality and feelings changed. I began to love him. I should have known that something was wrong when he hardly spoke to me or dance with me in the balls. One night he came over thinking that he was going to propose to me, but I overheard him and my father speaking. James was asking him for Elizabeth's hand in marriage. He said he was in love with her. That ruined all my illusions of being his wife, having children with him."
Jack turned away this time, not baring her speak that way about another man. "Please, Jack," she said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You have to understand me. I felt so embarrassed because everyone knew about out engagement. I was going to the laughing stock of Port Royal and I wanted to die with just the thought of them laughing at me or giving me sympathetic looks." Katherine wiped the tears that fell. "That's when I decided to join the convent."
"What did Norrington say when you made that decision. He didn't feel sorry about you having such a ridiculous idea," he hissed in anger.
Katherine sighed. "Because he thought something else."
"What do you mean he thought it was something else?" he said, raising his voice.
"I told everyone that it was a relief that I broke the engagement because I always wanted to give my services to God," she explained.
"Well, aren't you proud," he said, smirking. "And you began to hate Elizabeth once she accepted his proposal?"
"I never hated her..."
"I told you not to lie," he said.
Katherine shook her head. "I'm not! She's my sister. I can't hate her."
"Fine, let's say you dislike the fact that she took away your fairy tale illusions with Norrington. You knew that she was still captivated by me, you decided to pay her back with the same coin. You thought, 'I'll steal him from her like how she took James from me'." Katherine looked up at him. "How could you stoop so low and get married with a smelly, dirty pirate?"
Katherine looked at him in shock. "She told you that?"
Jack cocked his head back. "Did she lie?" he asked, fearing if it were true.
"Elizabeth always made fun of me saying that I was just a foolish saint and that no man will ever fall in love with me, especially if they would have met her first," she said.
"And you believed her?"
"Why not?" she said, sadly. "She's more prettier, knows how to talk..." She looked at him. "Entertain."
"So what?" he said, stepping closer to her. "You have more qualities that are a thousand times more important."
Katherine gave a sad laugh. "You are very kind, but..." Katherine sighed. "It's when we argued and she told me those awful things, I always had an urge to annoy her, but I never thought that you," she whispered. "It's true! Yes, I told my father that the only reason I was marrying you was to protect James, but inside... inside it wasn't true. It wasn't until later that I found out that..."
Jack cupped her face as she got quiet. "Found out what?"
"That when I was with you I felt an I-don't-know-what," she said. "Something that I didn't know what it was, but that I liked it." Jack looked at her curiously. "It's the truth and you know it. That's why you looked me... like you did," she said, wiping her tears.
"And when was it that you started feeling that you-don't-know-what?" asked Jack.
Katherine sighed. "The day you told me that if I you had me first only by going blind, deaf, or stupid would you have left me for another."
"Katie," he said, grabbing her by the arms. "Are you lying to me?"
"No! Why do you always think that?" she cried.
"Because I'm afraid that all you're telling me is a lie," he said. "Or if it's just an excuse so you can get out of."
"It's not true. I-I love you!" she cried. Jack was startled. "I love you. I don't know since when, but I do. You're the only think I care about in this world," she whispered. "Please, Jack, you have to believe me."
"Yes, I believe you. I want to love you too because I also need it, but don't permit for me to doubt, Katie," he said, inching his face closer to hers. "Don't allow me to loose my confidence in you, please."
Katherine stroked his face. "Never, Jack. I swear," she said. Jack sighed and wrapped his arms around her. She hugged him back, hoping that nothing would go on after this. "You make me so happy, Jack."
Jack smiled, lifted her head. "You are the one who has made me happy," he said, giving her a kiss.
Later that evening, Jack was going over his maps, trying to indicate a good direction to head to for treasure. They men were looking good old pirating, but he had to do it discreetly with Katie to worry about it. His hand brushed again a leather book on his desk. He frowned picking it up. He studied and realized it was a diary.
"It's probably, Katie's," he whispered to himself. He looked at her sleeping for on his bed. He couldn't help be more curious and began to read the book. He flipped through the pages until he hit the marked page. His body froze as he read the page. May 16 it read. Only a few days ago. Jack clutched the book hard in his hands. His Katie writing love notes about James made him sick to his stomach.
He glared back at Katherine. He began to see red. He stood up and began to walk towards the bed. Many thoughts ran through his head. He could almost feel his hand inching towards his sword. He growled underneath his breath and stormed outside the cabin.
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