A Pirate's Love

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

"What?" Jack asked in disbelief.  "We can't be moving.  We're tied to the dock."

"No we're not Jack, look!"  Jack hurried to the window.  He watched as Madeline's island was fading.

"Bloody hell!" he yelled.  He turned and ran from his cabin.  Madeline quick on his heels.  They stood on the deck of the ship and watched as the torch lights began to get smaller and smaller.

"Who would do this?" Madeline asked.  They looked at each other.

"JJ!" they both said at the same time.

"Bloody hell." This time it was Madeline's turn to swear.  She hurried to the wheel of the ship when Jack began laughing.  "Come on Jack, let's go back." She eyed him suspiciously.  "Why are you laughing? It isn't funny!"

"Yes it is Maddy."  He strode up to her and took her hands off the wheel.  "Let go of the wheel love."

"Jack, we have to get back!"

"Why? It is obvious our son wants us to be together."

"Jack, this is insane.  I can't leave JJ there alone."

"He's not alone love.  He's with Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Taylor.  Ye do trust them don't you?"

"Yes, but."

"No buts.  Now help me drop anchor."  Jack turned and headed towards the anchor.  Madeline shook her head but followed him.  She helped him lower the anchor.  Hearing the splash in the water, Jack turned to her once again.

"I guess we're stuck with each other for the night.  Would you like a drink?"  Madeline didn't answer but with a nod of her head.  She followed him back to his cabin.  He pulled two bottles out of a cupboard and handed her one.

"No glasses?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.

"Don't need any." He sat down on the chair behind the desk.  Madeline sat down on the bed.  Memories came flooding back to her as she looked at it.  She turned back and saw Jack watching her.

"Remembering old times love?" he asked raising the bottle to take a drink.  Madeline didn't answer him but took a drink of her own.  Neither said anything for a short time, but they kept drinking. 

Madeline bent down and removed her shoes.  As she did, Jack watched her as her bosom practically fell out of her dress.  God she was beautiful.  Jack held back every restraint from going to her.  He felt the nerves in his body tighten.  As well as other parts of him.

As Madeline took off her shoes, she wondered if Jack would ever be able to forgive her for the past.  He was right in the fact that she was wrong running away.  Hiding JJ from him.  But she felt as if she didn't have a choice.  She slowly sat up and saw Jack looking at her.  The way a cat looks at a dish of milk.  Waiting to lick it up.  She felt her face redden.

"Something amiss love?" he asked.

"No." she said nervously.  Jack stood up and came to sit next to her.

"We had some good times didn't we love?"  He turned to recline on the bed.  The bottle of rum still in his hand.  "Remember the time when we put Mr. Gibbs in the crow's nest and when he woke up, he thought he was in the heavens?"  Madeline started to laugh.  Remember the night they did that.  They had been in Tortuga and after a night of drinking, they somehow managed to get Mr. Gibbs up to the crow's nest.

"We did have some good times Jack."  She turned to look at him.  He had unbuttoned his shirt part of the way and she couldn't help but bite her bottom lip.  He reached up with his finger and ran it along her back.

"Do ye want to remember some more good times love?"