A Pirate's Love

Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Madeline heard Jack come back to his cabin. She knew he was drunk as well. She could hear the wind blowing fiercly outside. She lit a few candles and looked over at Jack. He was out cold. She splashed some water on her face before walking over towards Jack's bed. She bent down and pulled off his boots and then his hat. She reached down to remove the bottle of rum from his hand. She watched his sleeping face. "I'm so sorry Jack. I'm sorry I disobeyed you." she whispered and bent to kiss his lips.

Jack woke up as her lips met his. He took her by her arms and pulled her down on top of him, "Perhaps yer giving me the kiss of death," he growled.

Madeline gasped. "No Captain." she said in a hoarse whisper. "Never."

"Hhmm, let's see, first ye read me journal, then ye do yer damnedest to make me look bad in front of me crew, are ye planning a mutiny against me? Trying to take over me ship perhaps, what better way then by simply creeping up on me in me sleep and slitting me throat," he growled holding her even tighter.

Madeline couldn't stop her tears. "No Captain. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all that I've done today." She winced as his hands tightened on her. "I could never kill you. I'd rather kill myself than hurt you Captain. I'm sorry."

"No yer not, sorry... no ye've never been sorry... not since the day ye left me were ye sorry... now leave me be," Jack slurred and pushed her away from him before rolling over on his stomach, pulling the pillow into his arms and begun snoring.

Madeline fell to the floor. Tears pouring down her face. She sat there as she listened to Jack's snores. She slowly stood and reached for her coat. "I"m more sorry than you know Jack." she whispered and made her way to the crow's nest for a long and restless night.

The next morning Jack woke up with a massive headache. He sat up and slowly pulled on his boots, how'd they gotten off? Damn he didn't remember much... well, it was obvious Madeline had gotten up before him so he ventured down to the galley. Gibbs was there. "Morning Gibbs, where's Maddy," Jack asked.

"Crow's nest," Gibbs said.

"She must think she's a crow," Jack quipped.

Gibbs poured him a cuip of coffee, "She thinks she's a dead crow," he said.

Jack sipped his coffee, "She betrayed me," he said simply.

"Jack, she's worried about your son," Gibbs sighed.

"I know," Jack said.

"Well," Gibbs asked.

"I'll talk to her," Jack replied.

"When," Gibbs asked.

"Soon," Jack replied. "How are the prisoners this morning," Jack asked.

"Fine, bitching about the cramped quarters," Gibbs chuckled.

"Good," Jack said grinning.

Madeline spent a long night in the crow's nest. It was cold as she felt the wind whip around her. Her coat offered little protection. Her heart ached and she knew that deep down, Jack would continue to think she had betrayed him. But she hadn't. She thought of all the ways she wanted to torture Jacquette when she got her hands on him.

Jack finished his coffee and went on deck, he barked out the command to raise the anchor. Once the sails were unfurled, the Pearl began to skate through the waters as if she had wings. Jack didn't call up to the crow's nest; he simply glanced up from time to time and wondered when she would come down.

Madeline heard Jack's orders below her. She was waiting for him to call up to her, but was surprised when he didn't.

"Are ye going up there," Gibbs asked.

"No," Jack said flatly. He kept his eyes on the horizon. "Where do ye think we'll find Pang," he asked.

Gibbs rubbed his chin, "Same place as all ways," he grinned.

Jack smiled, "Definately a place Maddy cannot go, so I'll go look for him and ye can keep her out of me hair," he said.

"Aye captain," Gibbs told him.

Madeline saw the midget climb inside the crows nest. "Why don't ye go get some rest Maddy?" he said. "Ye've been up here all night."

She smiled at him. "Thanks. It was a long night." In more ways than one. She slowly climbed down the ropes. Her legs ached from sitting for so long. She saw Jack at the wheel and turned towards his cabin as he didn't even glance at her.

Jack watched her out of the corner of his eye, when she had been gone below for some time he called Gibbs to take the wheel. He'd been thinking a lot about what he wanted to say to her, now that he had that clear in his mind he followed her.

OchnLuvr72: Madeline stripped off her clothes and washed up before pulling on a new set of clothes. She pulled her boots back on and strapped her sword on. She was hungry and jumped back when she pulled open the door and saw Jack standing there. "Captain."

Jack looked at her, "Where are ye headed Maddy," he asked.

She suddenly felt nervous and she didn't know why. "Um, I was going to get something to eat Captain, if that's alright with you." she said quietly.

"Go ahead, but when ye've finished come back here, I want to speak with you," Jack said coldly.

"Aye Captain." She said as she slowly moved past him. She hurried to the galley and got a plate of bread and fruit. When she sat down to eat, the food felt like sawdust in her mouth. She took a swallow of coffee and hurried back to Jack's cabin. She knocked on the door.

Jack had set his desk up so that he would be sitting on one side of it and had placed another chair on the other side for Maddy. When she knocked he was surprised as she was not gone long. He had taken his journal down and was writing it it. "Come in," he barked not looking up from what he was doing.

Madeline slowly entered the cabin and saw Jack sitting at his desk, writing. In what appeared to be his journal. Her breath caught in her throat. "You wanted to see me Captain." she said quietly, not moving from the doorway.

"Have a seat, close the door behind ye," Jack said without looking up.