Jack stood at the top of the stairway still feeling ill at ease. He turned back to his room, walked to the doorway and pocked his head threw entering the bedroom, knowing now this was the place where Will use to call his own sanctuary. He circles around the room looking up and down and all around. He turned facing the full length mirror and jumped making a little yelp like a little girl. In embarrassment he covered his mouth with one hand and glared around to see if anyone heard him. He let it slide looking into the mirror again. Feeling kind of grossed out that his clothes were Wills at one point in time, but realizing that he still looked pretty damn good. He brushed his chest off and fixed his sleeves with poise. He turned towards the bed, testing it out; he spreads full length and took a deep breath in rest. Trying to forget that Will slept in the same bed.
Elizabeth walked in a few minutes later. "It's ready." Jack lifts his head up and nods. He got up and walked down the staircase with Elizabeth at his side. They both talk softly and grin at each other. Elizabeth linked her arms to his; he felt a warm feeling coming over his body.
They enter the dining room where her father stands waiting. He sees them with locked arms. With shock he suspected the obvious, but didn't say anything. They both walked up to the dining room table. Elizabeth picks the seat on the left hand side by her father. Surprisingly Jack pulled out Elizabeth's chair and offered her a seat before him. She sits down with a smile and looks at her father with amazement. He raises his eyebrows with a half smile knowing that it was a 'one in a time lifetime' thing.
"Jack, I'm surprised. Who ever knew you had manners?" Elizabeth said with excitement. She sat down and looked up at him waiting for his response.
"I may be a pirate Elizabeth, but I do have SOME manners." He snapped back at her (but in a good way). Elizabeth looked to her father across the table surprised while Jack pushed her in forward to the table. Forgetting his so called 'manners', he pulls out a chair and slouches in his seat next to Elizabeth. Elizabeth looks up at him. Her smile disappears after a while and looks down at her plate. She looks down with sham and sees her father scrunched up his nose. Jack lifts up from his chair noticing the governor's reaction to his posture. He glances up at Elizabeth, without her father noticing, letting her know that he didn't mean to do so. She nods at him mouthing 'it's okay.' They both look down at their plates smiling momentarily about the situation.
"What happened...?" Elizabeth's father asked right out of the blue. Jack looked up, not saying anything for a minute.
"What happened with the Pearl?" He continued to ask. Putting his elbows on the table Jack leans in to answer.
"Well..." he begins.
"It all happened just as fast as it ended." He had a whole story to tell them both but stopped himself quickly.
"I really don't want to talk about it." He lowers his head and exhales putting his arms on the table while slouching. Elizabeth and her father look at each other and looked back at Jack. Noticing his discomfort Elizabeth tries to break the silence.
"I'm so sorry Jack." Elizabeth scooted closer to Jack and put her hand on his arm. Jack suddenly pulled away from Elizabeth's comfort and raised his head looking up at her. She gazed with misunderstanding. She could see Jacks eyes start to water. Before saying or even do anything Jack excused himself from the table and went back to his room. Elizabeth watched him walk away from her, thinking she was the reason why he didn't answer. She looked back at her plate and glanced at her father noticing her father didn't have any feelings toward Jack. Ten minutes later her stomach couldn't take it any longer still thinking about Jack. She get's up and excused herself leaving her father behind.
