Madam Mim
One Big Modern Mess
- Joined
- May 30, 2013
Tia Dalma let Jack snatch the compass from her hand and examined it. She craned her neck slightly to watch the needle spin until it stopped, barely hearing that he would do this only because he wanted to go home. So did she, and she had been away from home for much longer than he had. She looked up as he started walking, smiling as she followed.
"The sea is in your blood, witty Jack," she crooned, "and you've a touch of destiny about you. Care for your family now, Jack, but the sea is a jealous mistress. Who's to say you'll need convincing?" The goddess grinned as she followed him out of another door. She had never seen that door before. She supposed it had been hidden from her by magical means. Angry as she was, she had to hand it to Davy Jones; he was certainly thorough.
~*~
"Well, oftentimes just having a man around is enough to keep any sort of common criminal away," Jenny said with a shrug as she pushed in the last few chairs. "You've been such a great help. I know the children have felt safer, too."
Mrs. Sparrow looked up when Ben spoke again, sounding hesitant. She smiled when he pointed out that there was a rough crew in port. "Ben, if I needed a man around every time there was a rough crew in port, I'd never go anywhere alone! I was just worried about those pirates...I don't know where John is or what he's gotten himself into, but he's going to have a lot of explaining to do when he gets home!" She moved around the tavern, blowing out all the lamps except one for her father and Peter who were still working in the back.
Let me walk you home one last time, just for my peace of mind?" Ben offered. "Beth's Hound is setting sail in the morning, and then it's just fishermen and the like."
Jenny put her fists on her hips, smiling with soft eyes. "Alright," she acquiesced. "Once. I've lived in this town about half my life and I won't have anyone thinking I suddenly can't take care of myself." She shook her head a little and motioned to the door. "Let's get the children and go."
Sarah and Elizabeth were the best sisters-in-law Jenny could have asked for. While Jenny and Peter helped in the tavern, Sarah didn't feel it was a woman's place to work and Sean made enough as a solicitor that Elizabeth didn't need to work so they helped Mary with the children during the day. She felt less guilty asking her mother to watch her kids when they played and learned with their cousins and aunties all day. Today seemed to have been a bit more exhausting than usual, as most of the children were asleep when she walked in and Jack was still fighting it.
"Foot races up and down the street all day," Sarah whispered with a smile as she handed the sleeping Anne to her mother. "Anne got to be the judge of who won."
Jenny smiled and shook her head. "At least they included her. Ben can you get the twins, please?" Lucy and Brigid had also passed out next to each other by the hearth. "Jack c'mon. Let's go home and get you to bed."
"But I'm not sleepy!" Jack's normal speaking voice after the whispers sounded like shouting and all four women winced.
"Of course you're not sweetheart. But just in case, and I need help with Anne and the babies. Now c'mon." She held out her free hand, which Jack took and held onto as he shuffled up the street in the dark.
"The sea is in your blood, witty Jack," she crooned, "and you've a touch of destiny about you. Care for your family now, Jack, but the sea is a jealous mistress. Who's to say you'll need convincing?" The goddess grinned as she followed him out of another door. She had never seen that door before. She supposed it had been hidden from her by magical means. Angry as she was, she had to hand it to Davy Jones; he was certainly thorough.
~*~
"Well, oftentimes just having a man around is enough to keep any sort of common criminal away," Jenny said with a shrug as she pushed in the last few chairs. "You've been such a great help. I know the children have felt safer, too."
Mrs. Sparrow looked up when Ben spoke again, sounding hesitant. She smiled when he pointed out that there was a rough crew in port. "Ben, if I needed a man around every time there was a rough crew in port, I'd never go anywhere alone! I was just worried about those pirates...I don't know where John is or what he's gotten himself into, but he's going to have a lot of explaining to do when he gets home!" She moved around the tavern, blowing out all the lamps except one for her father and Peter who were still working in the back.
Let me walk you home one last time, just for my peace of mind?" Ben offered. "Beth's Hound is setting sail in the morning, and then it's just fishermen and the like."
Jenny put her fists on her hips, smiling with soft eyes. "Alright," she acquiesced. "Once. I've lived in this town about half my life and I won't have anyone thinking I suddenly can't take care of myself." She shook her head a little and motioned to the door. "Let's get the children and go."
Sarah and Elizabeth were the best sisters-in-law Jenny could have asked for. While Jenny and Peter helped in the tavern, Sarah didn't feel it was a woman's place to work and Sean made enough as a solicitor that Elizabeth didn't need to work so they helped Mary with the children during the day. She felt less guilty asking her mother to watch her kids when they played and learned with their cousins and aunties all day. Today seemed to have been a bit more exhausting than usual, as most of the children were asleep when she walked in and Jack was still fighting it.
"Foot races up and down the street all day," Sarah whispered with a smile as she handed the sleeping Anne to her mother. "Anne got to be the judge of who won."
Jenny smiled and shook her head. "At least they included her. Ben can you get the twins, please?" Lucy and Brigid had also passed out next to each other by the hearth. "Jack c'mon. Let's go home and get you to bed."
"But I'm not sleepy!" Jack's normal speaking voice after the whispers sounded like shouting and all four women winced.
"Of course you're not sweetheart. But just in case, and I need help with Anne and the babies. Now c'mon." She held out her free hand, which Jack took and held onto as he shuffled up the street in the dark.