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Alyssa ran to the docks, her auburn hair streaming out behind her. Please be there, please be there. She saw what she was looking for, but it was a long way away. She would never get to the Pearl in time. But it would come back for her. It had to. Jack would certainly make them turn around to get her.

She sat down on a nearby barrel to wait. She waited for three days, but it never came back. He didn't want her there. He had left her behind.

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"Hey Lees! I tried to serve that man over there, but he says he wants you to." Beth's voice woke her from her distracted cleaning. She turned to the man in question and gasped. He was here…

Dammit. Alyssa walked over to the table, rum in hand. She slammed it down on the table, sending drops of the drink all over.

"Here." She said coldly. She turned to leave, but the customer grabbed her wrist.

"Now luv, come sit down."

"Jack, let go of me." He wouldn't let go. She tried to pull away, but it didn't help. She fell back into his lap.

"There we go. That wasn't so bad was it?"

"Jack I've been groped at all night. I don't need any from you." She pulled herself up.

Two hours later he was still there. He had had almost seven rums, and only now was getting tipsy.

"Mr. Sparrow I think you have had enough." He frowned at her.

"First of all luv, it's Captain Sparrow. Second, you can never have enough rum."

"Well that is your opinion. Mine is that you've had enough."

"Just one more?" He gave her the puppy eyes that he had used on her so many times before. There was a twinge of something deep inside her.

"I'm cutting you off." She grabbed the mug and took it back to be washed. Jack followed. She wound through a maze of dishes and barrels, hoping to lose him. So much for that.

"What do you want from me Jack?" She whirled around suddenly to face him, her arms spread out wide.

"I want you to come back to the Pearl with me." Pushing aside a stack of dishes, he stepped closer. He smelled of rum and the sea, a wonderful, familiar smell. Alyssa closed her eyes a minute, taking it in.

"Alyssa! Get out her! The dinner rush just started!" Her boss. Thank god.

"Duty calls." She gave him a sweet smile and sidestepped past him. Jack went and sat back down, waiting for her to finish. Finally her shift was over, and she began to clean up the tables. He waltzed up behind her and placed a hand on her back, causing her to flinch.

"Kindly remove you hand from my back before I break it off." He withdrew his hand.

"We need to talk Ally." She stopped cleaning.

"Do NOT call me that." She said through clenched teeth. That was Jack's signal to back off. He went and sat back at his table in a huff. A few minutes later, she sat down across from him.

"What do you want?"

"I want you to come back to the Pearl with me." She let out a laugh of disbelief.

"You leave me stranded in the hell-hole that is Tortuga, where I have to get a job I really don't want, and you come back a year and a half later and think I'm going to run back into your arms? Think again Jack." There was a pause.

"You're still sore about that?" She groaned in exasperation.

"Dammit Jack how am I supposed to feel?"

"Being a waitress isn't that bad luv."

"I have two jobs Jack." He sat and stared at her. She sipped the rum she had brought over for herself. Her eyes narrowed at the silence.

"I'm not a whore if that's what you're thinking."

"No, no I wasn't thinking that. So what is this 'other job'?"

"I'd rather not talk about it."

"Come now."

"Not here. Not now." She got up to leave and he grabbed her wrist.

"Tell me and I'll let you go." He gave a toothy grin. The angry feelings that she harbored towards him came out, and she gave him strong punch in the jaw. He fell back, but he let go.

"I forgot you were a puncher." He rubbed his face.

"Just like you forgot me." Jack raised his hands like a shield.

"Now luv-"

"Don't you 'luv' me Jack." She raised her hand to strike again, but someone tapped her shoulder. It was one of the local whores.

"This one yours?"

"Nope. You can have him." The whore smiled and plopped herself into Jack's lap.

"Wait hold on!" Jack stood, sending the girl onto the floor.

"Jack you pig!" She helped the other woman to her feet, who promptly smacked Jack.

"You deserved that one." He gave her a glare as she walked away.

"Why won't you come back with me?"

"I don't love you anymore Jack. What you did to me…" Her voice trailed off.

"I am very sorry for. Now please." He put his hands on her shoulders. She was silent. That was what she had wanted so badly a year ago. But now…

"No." she walked out the door.

"Alyssa, can't we talk about this?"

"There's nothing to talk about Jack." He grabbed her and pulled her close.

"Jack. I could kill you right now, in cold blood, and feel absolutely no remorse." She hissed back, struggling to get free. He fell back, as if he was wounded.

"That hurt luv."

"I would hope so." She wriggled free and began to walk to her house. It wasn't a house really. She had rented a room in the house of an older couple once she figured out that Jack wasn't coming back. Why they lived there she had no idea.

Jack sighed behind her. She felt an arm snake around her waist an arm lift her of the ground. She screamed and pounded on his back, but everyone was too drunk to notice her.

"Jack Sparrow you let me down right now!" He ignored her. She watched as they went from the city, out to the docks, and onto the Pearl. The crew watched as their captain came aboard, a girl slung over his shoulder. That was unusual, even for Jack.

Gibbs snuck behind them, catching a glimpse of his captive.

"Good lord. Ms. Alyssa!" She stopped her pounding and screaming at the sound of her name.

"Hello Gibbs. Nice to see you again." She resumed her pounding. Jack carried her into his cabin and plopped her down on the chair.

"Now that you can't leave, we can talk. What is this second job?" She sat in silence, arms crossed across her chest.

"Hmm. How about why you won't come back?" Silence. He was getting frustrated now.

"What have you been doing?" More silence. He flung his arms up in the air.

"I give up! You're still as stubborn as I remember." He walked out of the room.

"And you're still a bastard like I remember. We're even." She muttered to herself.

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