I'm sorry that it's been a while since I updated but a close friend of mine's dad had a heartattack Tuesday and now he's out the hospital but both him and his wife have a disgusting virus and they're throwing up and other things that are really gross and stuff. Things just haven't been as on schedule as usual so, sorry.

Here's a the new chapter though.

Enjoy!!!!

Then, without warning, Lillian reached up and put her delicate lips to Jack's. He may have been bothersome but he was different from the men who usually tried to flatter her with money. Jack was handsome and just as opinionated as her… she liked that.

Jack responded to her kiss immediately. No woman he knew actually talked back to him. They were all prissy and uptight and believed that they were only here to serve a man (which sometimes wasn't a bad thing to Jack). But Lillian, Lillian was feisty… he liked that.

They kissed passionately for a long while before Jack pulled back for air. They were both panting and staring into each other's eyes.

"You're different, I can tell."Jack whispered to her. Lillian nodded as if saying the same about him. "I need to get back home. My mother just wanted some bread."

"Oh, alright." She went over to the stove and picked out a fresh loaf and put it into a bag for him. She held it out for him with both hands.

"Am I going to see you again or is this a onetime thing?" Jack shook his head.

"This isn't a onetime thing. I'll be seeing you, or if I don't, I'll come find you." Lillian nodded once again as Jack took the bag, kissed her again and left the bakery.

This was the beginning of love for both of the boy and girl. Just the beginning.

Ever since that day, Lillian was the only thing on Jack's mind as was Jack on Lillian's. He would come to the bakery everyday to see her. If it was a slow day, they would kiss rather than talk and if it was a fast day, they would talk rather than kiss. The whole town knew how fond the two were of each other. It was no secret especially since Jack wasn't one for hiding his love from the public. If Lillian was shopping alone in the marketplace, if Jack was to spot her, he would come up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist followed by a kiss on the neck. Lillian would giggle and blush, always. Now, Lillian wasn't as bold as Jack was. She wouldn't ravish Jack in the town's center for all to see. She liked more intimate settings for the two of them.

On this particular day however, it was a slow day but Jack was nowhere to be found. Lillian tried to focus on her book that she never got to finish thanks to Jack. Somehow, no matter how hard she tried, she could not stop her mind from escaping to thoughts of Jack. He wasn't one to skip out on her. Mr. Parker came in for his daily box of sweets while her mind wasn't with.

"Mrs. Brandon? What's on your mind today Mrs. Brandon?" The elderly white man interrupted her thoughts and she sighed.

"Well, I'm worried about Jack. He's not here." Mr. Parker took a seat on one of the stools beside the counter she sat behind.

"My wife, Mrs. Parker, is a wonderful woman. Ever since I laid eyes on her 50 years ago, I knew I loved her. Back in the day, she would always watch for me on her father's farm and I would watch for her as I brought her father messages. One day, I didn't see her. I panicked of course. I asked the field hands and passing maids and just about everyone who passed by. Finally, when I couldn't find her, I asked her father. He said that she was inside of the house getting her dress mended." Mr. Parker chuckled to himself. Lillian smiled a bit but didn't understand the moral of this particular story.

"The reason that I'm telling you this story is because I know that you're panicking about Mr. Sparrow not being here but you have to know that there are reasonable explanations for these things. We can't give ourselves grief about these things." Lillian smiled at the wise man's advice. There were a lot of possible explanations for Jack's absence.

"Thank you." Mr. Parker nodded and headed out the bakery. Lillian had finally been able to get into her love story. The door of the bakery opened and Lillian did her usual glance up at the person to see who it was but this time she had to do a double take. Jack was standing there in a white shirt that was bloody in places. His lip was cut and he had cuts on his face.

"Oh God." Lillian rushed over two the beaten Jack and looked at him up and down. "What happened?" She dubbed the store closed and pulled Jack into the back room that lead to the housing portion of the bakery. Lillian sat Jack down in a chair and got rum, water and two cloths.

"Well? Tell me what happened." She dipped one cloth in water and started to clean his face.

"I was down by the school house and some of those sissy rich boys started taunting me for not being able to afford school. I didn't mind because I know that I'll always be smarter than those fools." Lillian smiled a bit but focused on his face still. "Then they saw I wasn't responding so they started to say things about you." Lillian met Jack's eyes for a moment but she looked away as she picked up the bottle of rum.

"Go on." She dampened the cloth with the alcohol and brought it to Jack's face. "This will sting a little."

"Well, I told them they better shut their mouths about you. Ah!" Jack hissed as the alcohol met the cut on his lip.

"I warned you." She kept dabbing his lip until it stopped bleeding then moved to a different cut.

"They kept egging me on until I finally punched the ring leader. After that all hell broke loose. I would have won but I didn't have my sword and it was three of them against me." Lillian finished Jack's face but stood up to take off his shirt. Once it was removed she felt around until she found the area where it hurt the most. She wrapped his torso but really couldn't do more.

"Thank you." Lillian whispered to Jack while they sat face to face in front of each other. "No one has really taken up for me before."

Jack smiled and leaned in to gently attach his lips to hers. She let him kiss her and she responded and wrapped her arms around his neck.

The two stayed like that for a good amount of time before Jack had to go home. Once he had left, Lillian went upstairs to her room above the bakery and fell asleep thinking about how Jack had taken up for her.

I homestly don't konw how I did so a quick opinion would really help. While you at it, how about some plot ideas? Please?