A Pirate's Love

Chapter 61

Chapter 61

Jack decided he'd test this accent, "My name is Joshua Graham and who might you be madam," he asked careful to keep his voice also an octave higher as well.

Madeline stood on wobbly legs, her hand going to her head. "Damn Jack, I'm going to kill him." she muttered. She saw a knife on one of the nightstands and grabbed it. Trying to keep the sheet wrapped around her body. "How did ye get in here?"

"The captain let me in, I am a doctor and he summoned me to see about you, he is worried, and from the way you're stumbling around I'd say he has reason to worry," Jack said most seriously. Oh this was even better then he imagined.

Madeline looked at him with glassy eyes. "Worry? I'm fine.," she said stumbling towards him. Her foot caught on the sheet and it trailed behind her. "He's not worried about me.," she snapped. She looked down and realized she had lost her sheet. "Damn."

Jack moved close and took her elbow, "Come my dear let's get you back into bed, I'll get you some water and something I think will help you feel a lot better. How does that sound," he cooed.

Madeline reached for her head again. "Um, okay." She looked at him, trying to focus. "Who are you again?"

"Doctor Joshua Graham, now just lie back and I'll be right back with you a glass of water," he said gently tucking her in.

Madeline watched as he walked away. Where was Jack? "I'm sorry about my appearance."

Jack smiled slightly, "No need to apologize my dear, I'm a doctor after all, you don't have anything I've not seen before. And the captain did ask me to give you a thorough examination," he told her. He poured her a glass of water from a pitcher he kept on his desk and added a bit of his "secret" powder to it. She could not see what he was doing as he had his back to her. He then turned to her, "Here just drink a bit of water and I'll go get the medicine I spoke of," he said giving her the glass.

Madeline drank down the water. "An examination?" she squeaked. "Are ye sure it's all right with Captain Sparrow?" she asked him.

"Yes he told me of a fainting spell you had and he's very concerned, perhaps after you've rested a little and feel up to it we can do it then, I tried to tell him it was probably just stress, he mentioned to me how hard you and he have been working lately," Jack said. He couldn't believe he'd spent this much time with her and she not figured him out yet, but he was very pleased with himself. But he needed to get her back to sleep and fast so he could get going after JJ.

Madeline glared at him. "No one touches my body except for Captain Sparrow. So don't even think ye will examine me. Savvy Doctor?" she asked as her eyes began to glaze over again.

"I will relay that message to Captain Sparrow," Jack said bowing his head slightly.

Madeline relaxed on the pillows as her eyes drifted shut. "Tell him I love him.," she mumbled as she drifted back to sleep.

"As you wish," Jack said softly. He waited and watched as she slowly drifted back to sleep. When she was still and her breathing soft he quickly left the cabin and once again locked the door behind him. He smiled like the cat that ate the proverbial canary as he sashayed on deck. "Doctor Joshua Graham at your service," Jack quipped as he got close to Gibbs.

"My god if I didn't know it was ye I'd never know it was ye," Gibbs exclaimed.

Pang simply stood with his mouth hanging open.