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Chapter
Thirteen: �Arguing wi�one
woman is more than enough, even fer me!�

Jenny watched
through her eyelashes as Jack sat up on the bunk and gently eased his shoulder
around. She knew it troubled him more
than he let on and she was worried for him.
He hissed with pain and she opened her eyes fully, frowning in sympathy.

�You have to take
things easier Jack,� she chided.

�How can I?� he
asked. �If th�crew think I�m unfit ter
lead then they could vote me out.
What�d happen ter me then? What
would happen ter you?�
He sighed heavily and sank back down beside her, stroking her
belly. �All that�s gone before, all the
good plunder an� the fact that I�m one o�the best pirate captains will count
fer nothing if they don�t think I�m capable any more.�

�I see,� she
replied quietly. Jenny hadn�t thought
of the consequences of Jack�s injury.
�They wouldn�t, would they?�

�I honestly don�t
know,� he admitted. �There are a couple
of men who like ter stir trouble. It
would only take one o�them ter start whisperin�� That�s why I�m goin� ter give th�men extra booty when we get to
Isla de Muerta. Sweeten� them so they
stay keen, stay loyal whilst I�m with you.�

�You can�t
stay. It�s too risky.�

Jack closed his
eyes. He wanted to stay with her for a
time. He needed to stay with her to
have a chance to heal properly. But he
also recognised the truth in her words.
It was risky.

�Please Jack,� she begged, looking at him beseechingly.

�Only I know how
ter get to th�isle. If they mutiny,
they lose everything. I doubt they�re
willin� ter risk that.�

�Surely others know
the bearings?�

�No. After Barbossa, I never revealed ter anyone
else what th�bearings are. I always
take th�helm when we get in th�vicinity.�

�You won�t be able
to this time,� she reminded him.

�Yes I will,� he
replied determindly. �I have to. Now��
Jack rolled over and latched onto her mouth, stopping any more arguments
from forming. �Where were we?� he asked
between kisses.
�

Jack lay in Jenny�s arms, dozing, when a knock on the door
interrupted his reverie. �What?� he
snapped.

�Can I have a word, Jack?� came Shay�s voice.

�Is it important?� he demanded, trying to decide whether to
get up and deal with Shay or stay where he was.

�It�s about Patience,� the Irishman began.

�Get up�� Jack thought to himself and clambered from
the bunk, picking up his breeches from the floor.

�She�s agreed t� work her passage...�

�Eh?!� Jack thought, knocking the stone from the
table as he overbalanced whilst pulling on his breeches. He retrieved the key from his pocket and
unlocked the door.

�She�s what?� he gasped in disbelief, looking at his crewman
suspiciously. �You been usin� yer Irish
charm on her?�

�Well I might have done,� Shay grinned. �An� she has agreed ter be polite ter ye, if
ye are polite ter her.�

�Pah! Aren�t I always,
despite her provocation?�

�Well she�s had a hard time of it, ye can�t blame her fer
being defensive,� he countered.

�Defensive?! That
hellcat? All right, all right. Let�s go an� see her then.�

�That�s right,� came Jenny�s voice from within the
cabin. �Leave me for another woman!�

�Well if ya want ter continue ter work in th�galley��

�Not really,� she admitted, pulling on a dress
hurriedly. She wanted to go and see if
any more sparks would fly between Jack and the young Tortugan woman.

Patience looked up as she heard footsteps, none too happy at
the sight of the man who had ordered her locked up but feeling a little better
when she saw Jenny standing at the bottom of the stairs. At least it meant that Jack might be
on his best behaviour.

�Do ye still hold ter yer promise?� Shay asked her, praying
that she would.

�I gave me word, didn�t I?� she retorted.

�Let�s hear ya say it then.
Jack stood in front of the cell, arms folded across his bare torso.

�I want ter know what I�m agreein� to first,� she sniped,
standing up and facing him through the bars.
�What exactly d�ya mean by work?�

�Yer t�do anything I tell ya to, th�same as everyone else on
board this ship. If I want ya ter cook,
ya cook. If I want yer t�scrub
th�decks, ya scrub th�decks. If I want
ya ter mend sails, ya mend sails, savvy?�

Patience nodded slowly,
relieved to see him reach for the brig keys and unlock the cell door. �But anythin� doesn�t include me body, just
work - right?�

�Of course it doesn�t include yer body. Unless Shay finally charms his way around
ya,� he grinned, winking at his friend.

She snorted derisively.
�He wouldn�t know what ter do wi�me��

�Ah, d�ye want me ter show ye, cailin?� Shay teased. �I�d make ye never want another man again.�

Patience looked at him and cocked an eyebrow before walking
to him and pulling him down to a long and passionate kiss. �I owed ya that one,� she said before she turned
sharply and walked away. �Now, where�s
this galley, Sparrow?�

�That�s Captain Sparrow ter you. Remember, politeness is part of th�agreement.�

�Captain Sparrow��

�That�s better.�

Shay shook himself from his reverie, his lips still tingling
from this kiss. �I�ll show ye where
th�galley is,� he called, dashing past an amused Jenny and bounding up the
steps two at a time, finally catching up with Patience halfway along the
corridor.

�Well, well, well.�
Jack and Jenny exchanged glances and burst out laughing. �Sooner him than me, thank ya very much,� he
grinned, wrapping his arm around her.
�Yer more than enough ter keep me on me toes.�

�Do I take that as a compliment?� She looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

�I think ya�d better luv,� he laughed. �Arguing wi�one woman is more than enough,
even fer me!�
�

�Th�galley�s
this way,� Shay announced smiling, pausing to look at Patience. �Any chance o� another kiss?� he ventured as
he led the way down another corridor.

�Ya
couldn�t handle a Tortugan woman,� she cautioned.

�If
ye can handle an Irish woman, ye can handle anything,� he retorted. �I�m Irish an� not afraid o� th� challenge.�

�I
thought ye said ye were from Erin?� Patience puzzled.

�I
am, cailin,� he smiled. �Erin is the
poetic name fer Ireland.�

�Ain�t
one fer Tortuga,� she shrugged.

�There�s
not much ter be poetic about in Tortuga,� he remarked dryly.

�There�s
nothin� wrong with Tortuga!� Patience retorted, defending her home.

�Apart
from th� fact that it is over-run with pirates, whores an� other dregs of
society� apart from the fact that th� terrain is about as inhospitable as ye
can get�� He grinned at her. �No, there ain�t too much wrong wi�Tortuga.�

�It
was my home!� she argued.

�Yer
th� only good thing ter come out of it,� he grinned.

�Yer
tryin� ter flatter me again?� she frowned.

Shay
put his hand to his chest, looking at her from beneath his long lashes. �Me?
Of course I am!�

�Why?�
she demanded. �I don�t understand yer
Erinman! I�m not used t� people bein�
nice.�

�Well
get used ter it, Imp, �cos I�m rarely nasty,� he said softly.

Patience
looked up at him, confusion clear on her face.
�Why do you want me?� she asked bluntly.

Shay
leaned towards her. �Ye�ve got
beautiful golden hair, beautiful Irish eyes an� fire in yer belly,� he replied,
a smile flitting across his face.
�What�s not ter like?�

�I
said why do you want me, not why do you like me! Answer me straight Erinman!� she demanded.

�Apart
from ye body?� He grinned at the flare
of anger in her eyes. �I want ter look
after ye. I want ter make sure that th�
likes of Hoskins can never hurt ye again.�

�Yer
mean like a relationship, a proper relationship?� she puzzled. �Ya want me ter be yer woman?�

�Yes,�
Shay admitted. �What�s wrong wi� that?�

�I�ve
never had� I don�t know how�� she said, clearly flustered.

�Ye
want th� truth? Neither have I, so
let�s learn together, eh?� he ventured.

�Perhaps,�
she replied, judging his words carefully.
�I could try��

�Does
that mean I can kiss ye whenever I want?� he asked eagerly.

�Maybe
- but never lie to me!� she warned.

�I
wouldn�t dare, cailin,� he assured her.
�Not that I�d want to anyway.�
He looked at her hopefully. �Can
I kiss ye now?� he asked, praying for an affirmative answer.

�Do
ye want to?� she frowned.

�That�s
a daft question!� he laughed. �Of couse
I want to!� He paused, the two of them
standing apart as two crewmen he did not know well walked past them. �Shall we go somewhere a little more
private?� he suggested.

�I
have to go to the galley. Spar� Captain
Sparrow said so,� she said, smiling uncertainly at him.

�Ah,
that can wait a while longer,� Shay retorted blithely. �I�ll tell him we got lost.�

�As
long as I don�t get thrown in th� brig again,� she worried.

�I�ll
say I led ye astray,� he grinned, unlocking a nearby store room and pulling her
into it, taking the key from a hook at the side of the door.

�It�s
dark in here!� Patience protested, worrying on hearing him putting the key into
the lock from the inside. �Please� no!�

�Yer
not afraid of th� dark, are ye,� he murmured, his warm breath tickling her
face.

�No,
should I be?� she retorted, her voice waivering. �But I am afraid o� bein� locked up,� she admitted.

�Why?�
he asked softly, clearly puzzled, her behaviour in the brig slowly making sense
to him as she spoke.

�I
got shut in a cupboard when I was five.
A man attacked me mother an� I couldn�t get out. I didn�t know if she was alive or dead until
th�morning when th�other whores came ter look fer us. Please, unlock th� door,� she begged.

�Ye
don�t have t� be afraid with me here,� he assured her, but unlocked the door
anyway. He leaned down, kissing her
deeply, smiling to himself as he felt her kiss him back. His hands reached about her, holding her
close and caressing her back. He
frowned, feeling a number of ridges on her back through the thin fabric of her
dress. �What�s this?� he asked.

�Valentine�s
kisses,� she said bitterly, moving his hands away from her back. �An� I thought yer were kissin� me?� she
reminded him.

�I�m
sorry, cailin,� he chuckled. �Yer can�t
blame me fer gettin� carried away with such a gorgeous woman in me arms now,
can ye?� He reached for her back again,
stroking the ridges. �What did th�
bastard do t� ye?� he asked softly.

�He
beat me an� dismissed me,� she said, clearly not wishing to talk about it
further.

�I�m
sorry, me darlin�,� Shay apologised. �I
wish we could have killed them for ye.�

�They�ll
find me eventually,� she said quietly.
�I know it. Valentine ain�t one
ter let a betrayal like mine go unpunished.�

�Then
I�ll just have ter look after ye. I
won�t let him hurt ye, Patience,� he assured her. �I swear.� He felt her
nod, her lips moving against his. �Come
on,� he muttered regretfully. �I�d best
get yer to th� galley before Jack comes lookin� fer us an� throws us both
in th� brig.�

Patience
kissed him once more and followed him out of the store, looking slightly
dishevelled, amid a barrage of cheers and whistles. She stopped dead, turning to Shay in dismay before turning on the
loitering men who were handing money about between them, grinning at Shay. Clearly bets had been taken and the majority
had lost.

�What
th�bleedin� hell are you lot gawping at?� Patience demanded, not having wanted
her new-found friendship with Shay becoming ship�s scuttlebut so soon. �Ain�t th� Captain got any work fer yer
useless turds?�

The
men scattered, a few pushing cautiously past the couple, patting Shay on the
back as they fled Patience�s sharp tongue.
�Yer made me a fortune!� Billy Wheeler grinned as he hurried by. �They didn�t think yer�d have th�courage!�

�Ye
knew?� she gasped, turning on Shay in shock.

He
held up his hands in surrender. �Not a
thing, I promise ye!� he defended.
�Honest!�

She
glared at him for a moment, before following him down the corridor to the
galley, where she stopped dead, staring in horror at the goats and hens in the
side cabin nearby. �Tell me he doesn�t
expect me ter care fer them?� she asked him in dread. �I don�t do animals!�

�Then
what ya doin� with Shay here?� a voice laughed from nearby and she turned to
see John the cook leaning against the doorframe. �You!� he accused, pointing a finger at Shay. �You cost me money!� Shay merely grinned innocently.

�He
was showin� me th� way here,� Patience evaded, recognising the man from amongst
those in the corridor. �Captain Sparrow
says I�m ter help ya. An� Shay�s not an
animal!�

�That�s
not what Giselle�� He broke off at the
look in Shay�s eyes. �Ahem, can yer
cook?� John asked, with some reluctance.
He enjoyed working with Jenny and the last thing he wanted was this
sharp tongued Tortugan woman in his galley.

�I
can cook,� she replied. �Giselle never
complained when she ate at m� house.�

John
raised his eyebrows at her. Things were
certianly not going to be as quiet as with Jenny, that much was certain. �Right � well, if yer t� help me then ye can
start on th� pile o� dishes!� He
pointed to an enormous pile of dirty wooden bowls from the evening meal. �An� I expect th� Captain has chores fer yer
too!� he told Shay with a sarcastic tone, smirking as the young Irishman leaned
down to kiss Patience before leaving.
�

�Mornin� Connelly!� Jack drawled, leaning against the
bulkhead of the corridor and grinning broadly as Shay sneaked from Olabisi�s
cabin, leaving Patience sleeping.

�Ah� um� mornin� Ja� Captain,� the young Irishman grinned
sheepishly. �I�m not late fer me
duties, am I?�

�Nah, not late at all,� Jack smiled. In fact, yer a little earlier than I expected
ya ter be.�

�Right� well I�ll get along then.� Shay flashed another rueful smile at his older friend and hurried
past him.

�Ah� Shay!� Jack called.
�Yer shirt�s hangin� out�.�

Shay groaned as he heard the laughter of his crewmates
following him down the corridor. He had
hoped his liason with Patience would have gone un-noticed.

�Right yer scabrous dogs,� Jack slurred once Shay was out of
earshot. �I believe I won that
particular wager,� he grinned, holding his hand out.

�I didn�t think he�d be mad enough ter get in her knickers,
let alone do it this quick� John muttered, handing over his coins.

�Or brave enough,� Billy put in, adding his coins to those
piling up in Jack�s palm. �Who wants
ter bet that another crewman�ll have her?�

�I�ll give it a try!� Davy Phillips laughed. �Although I might get some chainmail from
somewhere��

The men roared with laughter until Jack held his hands
up. �Nah.� He shook his head. �No
more wagers on th�girl. Besides, I�ve a
feelin� Shay�d kill �em before they got
a chance.�
�

The figures quoted were I�m on the favourites list of 54
members, author alert list of 73 members and yet only 6 of you reviewed the
last chapter � it can get a little disheartening. I know RL intrudes on peoples lives, but it also intrudes on mine
and yet I always find the time to update more regularly than a lot of authors
do.

<Ani gets off her soapbox�>

Hilary and I have done the Shay and Patience story in more
detail, told from their point of view.
If anyone is interested in it, email me and we will arrange to send it
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