AN: Thank you once again to those who reviewed the last chapter, that 10 points goes to JackSparrowLover4ever for reviewing it first :). I know it's quite quick for another update, but I've been sitting in my room, wondering what to do and instead of carrying on with my dissertaion like I should be doing, I decided to carry on with this instead :P. I don't think it's a particularly great chapter, but I wanted a sort of filler for Kidd coming home. As always, I don't own anything related to Pirates of the Caribbean, unfortunately it belongs to those working for that mouse with the big ears. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

Three weeks after the incident between Evie and Jack, Kidd and Teague returned home from a successful trip of pillaging, managing to get hold of more than a few items which was worth more than a shiny penny, enough for themselves, the crew and an item or two for their families. Kidd was deeply disappointed that Evie was not at the dock waiting for him eagerly to come ashore.

"Ye alright there, William?" Teague enquired.

"I thought me Angel would be 'ere waitin' for me, she usually is."

"Arr perhaps she didn' notice the ship dock mate, migh' be confused 'cause we took me ship like. She'll be awaitin' ye back it home though, will be mighty happy to see ye I is bettin'"

"Aye tha' she will, her an' me beautiful wife." Kidd answered, smiling at the thought of seeing his precious family again; no amount of gold or silver could ever match the place in his heart that his family had taken over and he didn't care who knew it. "Well don' let me keep ye Teague, I'm sure ye be just as desperate to see yer family."

"Aye tha' be true, although I'll 'ave te wait till tonight te be welcomed home properly by Maddie, if ye catch me drift." Teague replied with a knowing smirk plastered on his face.

"Likewise mate," Kidd chuckled, just as they reached the entrance to the living quarters, "I'll be seein' ye then."

"Aye, see ye mate," and the two parted ways to make haste to their separate homes.

When Kidd reached his desired destination, he unsurprisingly found his wife at the stove, cooking up a storm for their evening meal. He shut the door quietly and tip-toed into the kitchen until he was right behind her and carefully placed his hands over eyes and put his mouth deadly close to her ear.

"'Ello darlin'" he whispered huskily. She jumped a mile, whirling around, a wooden spoon in her hand, with a look of shock upon her face as she found her husband's mere inches away from her. She slapped his arm with the spoon in return for scaring her out of her wits.

"Don't do that William Kidd, you almost gave me a heart attack."

"Not me intention I assure ye luv," he said, smirking, "an' tha' hurt by the way," indicating to his arm.

"Well that was my intention, I can assure you!"

"Well ye'll have to kiss it better then luv."

"I don't have to do anything William!" She folded her arms firmly, a pointed look on her face, although amusement sparkled in her eyes

"Well I guess jus' a simple kiss on the lips would suffice."

"Oh you do, do you?"

"Aye, I do." He pulled at her arms and wrapped them around his waist as he leant in the rest of the way, giving her a chaste kiss on the lips.

"Miss me?" he asked huskily against her lips.

"Always." She replied in a whisper.

"An' I ye, darlin'." Their lips found one another again, this time in a longer, more passionate kiss. The spoon fell to the floor as he picked her up and hoisted her on to the kitchen table, stepping between her legs. Her hands made their way from his waist to his head and threaded themselves amongst his thick, black locks. They pulled away breathlessly and their foreheads rested against one another. "Blimey luv, if we don' stop now then I don' think I can control meself."

"Well I wouldn't stop you." She replied, a mischievous grin forming on her lips.

"Aye, but I don' think tha' wonderful meal would be worth eatin' if we didn'." They both laughed. "Don' worry though luv, we'll be sure to continue this later this evening, up in a more comfortable abode, savvy? Now, where be tha' lil' Angel of mine? I thought she woulda' been waitin' for me down at the dock." Lucinda's face suddenly fell into the form of a frown. "What is it Lucy? Is she OK? She's not hurt is she?"

"No, no, no, it's nothing like that. It's just, she hasn't come out of her room in a few weeks."

"Wha' ye mean? Why?"

"I don't know, she came home crying one day, her dress ripped and filthy." Lucinda explained, her voice beginning to sound hysterical. "She refuses to come downstairs and I have to take her meals up to her. She won't tell me anything. I'm really worried about her Billy."

"Shhh, it's alright darlin'. I'll go up and see her now. Don' worry." He kissed her nose lightly and caressed her cheek before detangling himself from her and making his way towards his daughter's bedroom.

He climbed to the top of the stairs and stopped outside Evie's door, knocking the wooden surface softly. When no reply came, he opened the door and stepped inside, closing it behind him. He found his daughter sitting on the window sill, her knees tucked under her chin and her chin resting on top of them, staring out at calm, blue ocean.

"'Ello Angel." She turned around to face her father, her eyes red and swollen, obviously declaring that she had been crying. "Ye ma's been tellin' me tha' ye haven' come downstairs in a while, ye wanna tell me why?" She shook her head and turned to look back out the window. "Ye can' keep it from me forever sweetheart." Still nothing. "I've brought ye back a present." This caught her attention; she slowly turned to face her father again, meeting his eyes. He reached inside his coat and brought out a package wrapped in cloth. He unwrapped it to reveal a female pirate doll with brown woollen hair, complete with a long red dress, striped tights and a pirate hat. He passed her the doll and she took it gently, her hand passing over the doll's hair and whispered her thanks. "Now wha's been botherin' ye Angel?"

She quickly flung herself into her father's arms and burst into tears. He wound his arms around her small frame, patting her back with one hand and stroking her hair with another.

"Why doesn't he like me daddy?"

"Who darlin'?"

"Jack!" she wailed. "He's so horrible te me and I don't know wha' I did wrong." Kidd sighed; so this was all it was? Teague's boy didn't want to play with her.

"I get why ye'r upset Angel, but I don' think ye should 'av locked yerself in 'ere all this time. Yer ma's been worried sick."

"But nobody wants to play with me da'. All the other kids ignore me or laugh at me, an' Jack just makes fun of me. He pushed me over and ruined me dress."

"I hope ye didn' let him get away with it?"

"No da', I got him back."

"Tha's me girl." Kidd grinned, she was definitely her father's daughter. "However, still doesn't mean ye shoulda' acted like this an' made yer ma all worried, alrigh'?" She nodded, bowing her head in shame. "I guess I'll have to have a word with Teague an' all, 'bout his boy treatin' ye like tha'."

She shook her head quickly, her eyes wide "No ye can' daddy, he'll do it to me again otherwise an' call me a tell tale."

Kidd sighed again "Alrigh', I'll let it go jus' this once." She nodded in agreement. "Don' grow up too fast Angel, stay as young as ye can till ye can' no more. Don' ye worry 'bout them others, ye'll show 'em one day, when yer as good as a pirate as yer ol' man."

"I'm gonna make ye proud daddy."

"I know Angel," he replied, smiling once again, "now wha' ye gonna name yer new dolly then?" he asked, taking the soft doll out of her hands and facing it towards her.

"Lucy!" she exclaimed, his smile broadening.

"Yer ma'll like tha'." He said, touching the doll's head to her cheek, imitating a kiss. "Now why don' we go downstairs so ye can apologise to 'er & she can feed us some of tha' marvellous stew she's been cookin'." She nodded her approval and he made his way downstairs, carrying her on his hip.

AN: Rightie, this is where I need an opinion; do you think I should carry on the fic from here or jump forward a couple of years? I'm not quite sure which to do. Please review, everything from comments to criticism are welcome! :)

Toni