The Dutchman and the Daughter
Chapter one
The Caribbean sun blazed down onto the small almost deserted beach. In the distance a flash of green and suddenly a ship appeared. A ship with ripped sails and a sharp bow. The young woman stood on the beach with her nine year old son playing in the sand close to her smiling at the thought of seeing him again. It had been ten years and did she ever miss him. He hadn't met his son and that would be a surprise but she knew he would adore him. Her son was just like his father. His hair was a dark chocolate colour hanging towards his shoulders in small curls, his face shone with the smile that she had once fell in love with and his eyes, his dark eyes were deep and soulful. The ship weighed anchor and he, her love, her one true love whom she had waited for ten years was at last coming ashore.
"Elizabeth" He ran headlong towards the woman stood on the beach and pulled her into his strong arms spinning her high above his head. "God how I've missed you!" he lowered her down to the floor and thrust her into a deep passionate kiss that seemed to wash away all her years of loneliness. Elizabeth pulled herself out of the kiss and looked deep into his eyes. "Will… there's someone I want you to meet…" she gestured towards her nine year old son and he slowly moved towards where his mother stood in his fathers arms.
"Captain William Turner I'd like you to meet your son." Will looked away from Elizabeth and at the nine year old stood next to her. How could he not have seen him?
"William, come and say hello to your father…" As Will moved closer towards his father he threw all caution to the wind and hugged him. "Hello" Captain Turner smiled at his son as he pulled him from his embrace to look at him closer. He was very alike him but had small throws of his mother. His nose was tiny and button like unlike his own and he had freckles spread across his nose just like his mother had once.
The family spent the day at the beach with the Captain getting to know his son better as Elizabeth looked on with tears in her eyes. It wasn't fair. She only saw him once every ten years and then he would be pulled away from her again to lead the dead to the next life. How would she console her son after his father left?
"Come now Will its time for bed" Elizabeth said in her stern tone as the sun slowly set on the sea.
"oh but mother" William whined "I want to spend some more time with father" He gazed up at her and Elizabeth was about to give in when Will took her hand pulled her backwards towards his strong, lean body and he pressed his hardness up against her. Shivering slightly she held back and told Will to go to bed.
"But mother!" "Please William I promise I'll wake you before your father leaves" With that the depressed child followed his nurse up the stairs to his bedroom.
The two lovers watched as their son walked slowly up the stairs and when he was out of their sight Will slung Elizabeth over his muscular shoulders and carried her to their bed. He'd been waiting ten years and he was damned if he was going to wait another moment to have his wife to himself.
That entire night neither the captain nor his wife slept and as the sun rose the next morning she lay crying in his warm, loving embrace. "We've got to wake William; I promised you wouldn't leave without saying goodbye." "Quickly… I don't have long until I must return the Flying Dutchman" Elizabeth ran into her sons room and kissed him lightly ion his head as he peacefully slept, probably dreaming of all the stories his father had told him the previous night.
"William" she whispered as she moved a curl lovingly from in front of his eyes. "Mother" William tiredly answered. "Your fathers about to leave." William whipped out of bed as quick as a flash and ran towards the door to see his father attaching his sword back to his belt.
"Father!" Will ran up towards him and threw his arms around his father's legs. "You can't go! I won't let you!" he cried and held on for dear life as his nurse came to extract him.
"Will… I must leave… I can't stay, you know I can't. Remember the story I told you about Davy Jones…He shirked his duty and was turned into a squid…"
"Then I'll come with you! Fighting evil, helping the dead and rescuing damsels in distress…What is a damsel anyway?" Captain Turner laughed at his son. He was so brave and stubborn… to much like his mother. "I need you to stay here." He looked over towards Elizabeth stood at the door with tears flowing freely down her perfect face. "You have to take care of your mother for me… First mate… I charge you with the protection of Mrs Elizabeth Tuner. You are to protect her and keep her safe from harm until I return for her in ten years. If I hear you have shirked you duties… It'll be the plank for you… Do you understand me?"
"Aye Aye captain!" William let go of his father and took his wooden sword form the floor. As William threw himself around battling with the bloodthirsty pirates Captain Turner walked towards his tearful wife.
"I will come back for you. Ten years…Seems like a life time but know that I will always love you and only you." He flung his arms around her and pressed him to her wanting to remember this final kiss. Elizabeth watched as the Flying Dutchman weighted anchor and left. Refusing to take her eyes off where her love was stood watching her from the crows nest she silently waited to see that flash of green to tell her he was gone for another ten years.
