The Pirate's Lady

Chapter 3
Author: Wickedswanz

Elizabeth paced her bedroom. Walking briskly to one end only to turn and march back to where she started. More then once she went to her balcony hoping to see him, to see something, anything. But what she’d heard from Jack’s closet had been unmistakable. James Norrington had arrested her pirate and he would be hanged in the morning.

She looked again at the large clock on the wall. It was just after midnight. Had it really been only a few hours? Her lips still tingled from his kisses and her body vibrated with pleasure he had given her. They had danced, and they had talked, and they had made love…and now he was gone. Possibly dead… No James was a man of honour, he would wait till morning then have him hanged.

Elizabeth fell onto her bed, her eyes wide and her breath coming so hard that her heart actually hurt. “What have I done?” A single tear leaked from her eye and ran slowly over her smooth cheek.

Jack was a wanted man, he should have been miles from here or at least in hiding. But instead he had tried to impress her.

“But why?”, she spoke again out loud. We’ve only just met… “We shared some intimate moments but… I know for a fact that I’m not the first to have shared his bed, so…” She clamped her eyes shut tight feeling as though something were about to burst inside her. Quickly she grabbed a pillow and shoved it forcefully into her mouth.

She screamed. In her head it sounded like a thousand women screaming in unison, but from outside it was merely a muffled moan.

Elizabeth blinked and again. Her head felt clearer. She looked towards her balcony, her mind working fast as she sat up. Walking out into the moonlight she smiled. She had a plan, but she wouldn’t be able to do it alone.

Later she stood in William Turner’s small room glaring him even as he glared at her.

“Miss Swan, have you lost your mind?”, he hissed at her, his hands grasping her upper arms.

Elizabeth looked down at where he was holding her in his bruising grip. “Mr Turner for a man who can not even bring himself to say my name, your certainly are brave with your hands.”

He let her go immediately, his eyes lowering. “I’m sorry, forgive me … Elizabeth”, his eyes rose again and he was smiling. “That wasn’t so hard”

She couldn’t help but smile back, “Will, please,” Elizabeth took the hand of the man who, until last night she had been sure she had been in love with, “I need your help, I can’t do this alone.”

His smile dimmed as he looked at her. “You want me to help you rescue a pirate, who is right this moment being guarded by the Commodore Norrington himself?”

“He saved my life William, he is not a bad man … just, not a good one”, she laughed at her words, they sounded insane. “Commodore Norrington is going to hang him, for saving my life. Please! don’t you understand? I need to… I have to…”, she was panicking, this was not going as planned. Her breaths came faster and she had to grab onto William’s shoulder to hold herself up. “I can’t let this happen.” Her eyes were pleading as she looked up at him.

Will compressed his lips in a stubborn stance, but not for long. “He shot my ear.” His hand moved over the small plaster that he’d had to apply to the tiny piece of earlobe that Jack had shot off in order to escape the first time. But his face was soft as he looked down at the beautiful woman who stood before him with her pleading eyes.

Elizabeth smiled knowing that he meant yes. “Thank you Will”, she whispered as she threw herself into his willing arms. Hugging him as though he had saved her life.

“Alright then” William spoke as he sat down on the edge of his bunk, “tell me the plan again”

“I’ll speak to James and get him to walk with me, and I’ll lead him far enough away to be out of earshot. Then you go in and break Captain Sparrow out of the cell.”, she placed her hands on his and looked into his eyes as she spoke, “I need you to get him out of Port Royal, find a way to get him to Tortuga or somewhere else where he‘ll be safe from the Navy, at least for a while”

William placed a hand on top of hers, “It will be done, even if I have to take him to Tortuga myself.”

Elizabeth glowed as she smiled at him. “Thank you William”, she touched his cheek as she spoke and was surprised by it’s softness. Before she could say another word his lips touched hers. Gentle and giving his kiss demanded nothing and did not inspire the hot trembles as Jack’s did, but it was not unwelcome or unpleasant. How long had she longed for him to kiss her, and now as he fulfilled her wish her mind was on another.

It was almost 3 in the morning when she sauntered into James Norrington’s post. He sat in a small room just outside the cells reading a book and sipping what looked like fresh juice. On seeing her he jumped to his feet spilling some of his drink and dropping his book.

“Elizabeth! I…I mean Miss Swan”, his voice shook as he spoke, putting down his cup.

“James” she said trying to make her voice more breathy with a tremor that matched his. “You may call me Elizabeth”

James Smiled, “Thank you, Elizabeth”, he looked down suddenly, “Was…was there…I mean…what are you doing out so late?”

“I couldn’t sleep. My head is too full I think”, she lowered her eyes mirroring his, “I heard that you were here and I thought maybe we could…walk?”

“I’m sorry Elizabeth, but I can’t leave here. There is a dangerous pirate in the cell and I won’t feel at peace till he has been dropped from the short stock” he waved his hand towards a nearby chair, “but I would very much enjoy your company”

Elizabeth looked down then back up at him, her eyes meeting his. She made her breaths come faster before she spoke again. “I can’t…I can’t sit, not now…I just.” she paused again for a moment as though composing herself, “I feel…I…” her eyes were pleading as she looked at him and she felt her heart skip a beat as his eyes widened, showing that he had understood the signals.

A large grin formed on James’ hansom face and he jumped to his feet, “Of course Elizabeth, if you need air and some exercise to calm your nerves we could certainly take a turn around the gardens.”

Elizabeth felt more guilty then she ever had as she took the Commodore’s offered arm. She hated to lead him on in such a manner and knew full well that he may never forgive her. But…

William watched from the shadows as Elizabeth and the Commodore left the small room. He waited a full minute before he dared to move and enter the jail. He hated to see Elizabeth arm in arm with James Norrington, even though he realized that there was a very good chance that they would soon be husband and wife. Although. A new thought came to him, if she had intended to marry James surely she would have given him an answer already, wouldn’t she? William smiled as his mind worked, she had been so grateful for his help and had not pulled away from his kiss. Maybe she would consider William if he were to ask. I will return with the heroic tale of my saving the Captain, and she might just consider me a worthwhile suitor after all.

With an extra bounce in his step he reached the bottom of the stairs and searched the cells for the Pirate. “Jack, Jack Sparrow?” he said to the man who was at this moment snoring loudly on the floor of the second cell. The man grunted and turned over. “Jack! Wake up.” Will spoke louder, as loud as he dared and was rewarded as the man opened a single eye.

“Oh it’s you”, Jack groaned and rolled over again.

“Jack you either want to get out of here or you don’t”, Will said as he turned to leave, “I’ll just tell her that you were too pig headed to…”

“Her?” Jack suddenly sat up

William didn’t like the speed at which the pirate’s attention had been grasped and the look in Jack’s eye made him uncomfortable. But as fast as the look of almost concern and a need to ask more was gone, replaced by the drunken grin of a moment ago.

“Ahhh, so it is that you’ve found a girl. The lady who so generously shielded me from those muskets this morning.” he stood and spread his arms wide, “So what is the catch Mr Turner?”

“You are to leave Port Royal immediately.” William took a breath, “And never return, never see her again and I will ensure your safety to Tortuga”

Jack grinned and it held knowledge of the feelings of the young man before him. “Don’t worry Lad, One wench is the same as another to me. See me to Tortuga and I will never darken these waters again nor will I set eyes on the fine Lady you covet.”

Satisfied Will pulled a set of keys from his pocket and tried each till the cell lock turned with a click.

“May I ask,” Jack turned to William as they headed up the stairs, “would it be acceptable to give thanks to the Lady who planned this, she has saved my life after all.”

“Who do you think is distracting the Commodore while we escape, Captain?”

Jack suddenly looked angry, “Elizabeth is…” he spun on his heel to face William, his rage clear. “And you let her!”

William had no time to answer. Jack’s left hook seemed to come from nowhere and it was the last thing he remembered till he woke much later.

Elizabeth and James walked around the garden in silence. James turned his head towards her as though he wanted to speak, but then resumed the silence. Finally after several of these almost words he grabbed her arm and turned her towards him.

“Elizabeth, I know why you wanted to see me.” his eyes took in her slightly flushed face as his hand touched her long hair. “Let me ease your tension”, his mouth moved down towards hers.

She lifted her face to accept his kiss. Only a few more minutes and my pirate will be free.

But the kiss didn’t come. Elizabeth opened her eyes to see what was wrong. James was looking at her in a peculiar way. He suddenly sniffed the air around her and her heart stopped for a beat. Surely he couldn’t?

“That’s an interesting scent you’re wearing.” he said, his voice neutral.

“James,” she smiled “What ever are you talking about?”

“When we captured that pirate he wasn’t alone, but since we couldn’t see anyone else we assumed that his companion had fled”

“Really?” Elizabeth tried to sound unaffected and smiled again as she lifted her chin to bring her lips closer to his, “James” she whispered hoping that he would forget.

“Lemon and roses”, his voice was still neutral but his eyes had turned sharp and he caught the slight widening of her eyes. “Miss Swan am I to understand that at this moment someone is helping Jack Sparrow escape from the jail?”

She opened her mouth to deny it, but her guilt seemed to be filling her throat. She hated the look in James’ eye. She had betrayed him, and what’s more she had made him show her his full feelings first.

James reached out and gripped her upper arms, tightly, bruising her. “Well Elizabeth since you are to be the distraction I may as well enjoy it.” With that he lowered his mouth and took hers in a harsh angry kiss. His tongue thrust forward and pried open her lips. He moaned deep in his throat as his tongue entered her hot velvety mouth.

Elizabeth pushed with all her strength against his shoulders, but he was like an immovable wall. But as his hand suddenly cupped one of her breasts, she found her strength and pushed him back, freeing her mouth. His hand remained on her breast and she slapped it away before serving him a hard slap to the face.

James’ face had turned the same colour as her hand mark on his cheek and he whipped his arm back to serve her an equally severe slap in return. But before he could swing his arm forward again he felt someone grab it. He turned his head to see Jack Sparrow behind him. All went black for James long before he had time to react.

“Jack!”, Elizabeth flew into her lover’s arms kissing his mouth, his face, even his bandana.

Jack pushed her back and held her at arms length, “What are you doing? What were you thinking? Risking your life for a pirate!”

“I’m not a child Jack! I couldn’t just let you hang could I?” she yelled back at him.

“Well congratulations”, he stepped back and bowed low, his face angry, “you have just earned yourself an equal share in my sentence”

He let her go suddenly and she had to step back to steady herself. “Jack, I couldn’t just…”

“Yes! You could” he yelled, “I’m not worth it luv. I’m a pirate, a scallywag”

“I know what you are Jack.” her voice was calm again and she watched as his face softened.

And he kissed her, his arms encircling her waist to pull her against his hard body.

On this night she had been kissed by three men but only Jack could make her mind and body tremble and sing the way it did at this moment.


AN: Sorry there isn’t any sex in this one, but don’t worry in the following chapters there will be lots of time for filthy sexy fun on board the Interceptor…