Elizabeth paces back in forth impatiently, cross her room. 'What is going to happen to Jack?' she wonders. 'Where are they keeping him?' and 'How will this affect her and Will's marriage?' All these questions are racing around inside Elizabeth's head, driving her insane. 'Is this fate?' she asks herself 'Is there still a possible chance that she might still have feelings for Jack?' 'No! she tells herself. 'you don't love him, you love Will, it's just the heat of the moment, the fact of seeing him again. This won't last. it's just a phase." she thinks trying to convince herself. Elizabeth's mind is racing to the point where she can barely think straight. But she is interrupted when she hears loud feet stomping up the stairs. The door opens, it is Will. he enters the room, and slams the door closed behind him, glaring at Elizabeth. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" he yells.
"Will,let me explain!" she shouts back.
"We are married not even two minutes, and you're already cheating on me!" WIll argues.
"We are just talking!" Elizabeth shoots back
"And intimate conversation, from the looks of it." Will grumbles.
"I never asked for him to come here!" Elizabeth protests
"Did I ask if you invited him? My only question is why is he here?" he yells.
"He is here because I told him I would wait for him. And I did, until I met you. I love you Will, and only you. Why can't you see that? Jack never expected the day he came back to be on my wedding day... Just please don't hurt him... It's not his fault... It's mine. Please forgive me." Elizabeth explains.
"Very well then." Will begins "I forgive you. But I can't say the same for that pirate..."
"But Will, I just told y-"
"No buts," Will interrupts. "Yes, maybe it wasn't his doing now. but in the future, I shouldn't want him trying to steal your feelings again. And after all, he is a pirate. And you know the penalty for that."
"WILL PLEASE!" Elizabeth cries
"No. My decision is final. This conversation is over." he states, then walks over and lays down on the bed, and in minutes he is asleep.
Elizabeth sits on the edge of the bed, silently sobbing. What can she do? Jack will be killed unless she does something. But she can't. She needs to talk to him. Elizabeth reaches up and wipes away a salty tear. And get up to go see Jack one last time before morning.
The door to the gallows slowly creaks open as Elizabeth enters. She can see Jack sitting alone in the corner cell, with his hat resting over his face as she slowly strides over to him,
"Hello, love." Jak utters with that hat still over his face. Elizabeth stops in her her tracks
"How did you know it was me?" she asks
"Magick!" Jack smirks making Elizabeth giggle as she walk over and kneels down next to the bars and looks down at the muddy dirt floor.
"I... I'm sorry Jack." she utters.
"They done what's right by them. I can't expect more than that." Jack sighs. Elizabeth's eyes start to tear up as she begins to cry. Jack reaches through the bars, cupping her cheek with his hand stares at her longingly. "don't cry, love." he whispers wiping away her tears. Elizabeth lifts up her head and her eyes meet Jack's, and a strange heat begins to boil in the pit of her stomach, and her heart begins to flutter as a sensational feeling floods through her entire body. a feeling that she hasn't felt in years. And suddenly, without thinking she pushes her lips against his. Jack, is surprised, but pleased, and pulls her in closer. (as close as he can get with the bars still separating them.) Elizabeth moans in the kiss and he realizes that she can deny it no longer. She loves Jack. and no matter how much she tries to convince herself that she is over him, she isn't. In That moment of their kiss, she forgets all about Will. She doesn't need him. All she needs is right here. Here with Jack... But she wants more.
"Wh...where is the key to the cell?" She asks parting from the kiss.
"Over there, the dog has it." Jack answers. Elizabeth stands up and walks over to the dog snatching away the key. Then returns to the cell and unlocks it. The door opens and Elizabeth runs over to Jack. He pulls her close and kisses her again. "I've missed you." he groans in a husky voice. Still kissing, Elizabeth begins to undo the buttons of Jack's shirt. It from Jack's shoulders, and dangles momentarily from Elizabeth's fingertips before drifting to the floor. the moonlight accentuating the lean muscle in his arms and torso. "If you don't stop that," Jack growls, his eyes burning into hers, "I won't be responsible for my actions."
"I want you Jack." she whispers in the kiss as Jacks arms wrap around her waist as he moves down and starts kissing her neck.
"Then I'd be more than happy to oblige." Jack smirks back. As he starts to unlace her dress. before laying down, pulling her with him. Elizabeth stretches out, and Jack removes his boots, easing his body down and straddling her. He then bends down and goes in for another kiss. In their embrace they make love one last time. and Elizabeth whispers the words "I love you" in Jack's ear.
After being finished with their intimacy, Elizabeth is found laying down next to Jack, lazily tracing patterns on his tan bare chest. "What are we going to do?" Elizabeth sighs feeling depressed and her eyes tearing up "I can't live without you, Jack. And by this time tomorrow you will be dead." a salty tear begins to roll down her cheek.
"There's nothing we can do." Jack replies with a heavy breath, as the true heat of everything starts to set in. Elizabeth looks over at the key to the cell still in the lock and gets up.
"Wait!" she says hopefully, holding up the key "Look! How about we just run away together!" Jack looks at the open cell door longley for a second, But then retreats.
"No Elizabeth." Jack begins "Your father will disown you. And his army will come after you. and not only that, but do you really want to be known as the town whore who ran off with a pirate?"
"I don't care!" Elizabeth protests running out of the cell "Come on!"
"No Elizabeth!" Jack yells back slamming the cell door closed and grabbing the key, leaving her trapped outside the cell, and him inside. "Trust me... this if for the best." he then takes the key and throws it out the window leading to the outside of the jail.
"No!" Elizabeth cries. yanking on the cell door trying to bust it open. Jack grabs her by the shoulders through the bars and looks her straight in the eye.
"Elizabeth!" he shouts "Look, You have a nice life now. You live in a mansion, and a father and a kingdom that love you. As well as a fiance, And in a few years you could even have your own family. I am not going to let you throw all that away because of me."
"But Jac-" Elizabeth tries to protest, but is cut off by Jack.
"NO, Elizabeth!" he emphasises one last time, looking her dead in the eyes "...Please..." he urges. Elizabeth nodded finally giving in. Suddenly the clock outside begins to chime, announcing that it is now midnight. Elizabeth pulls away. "You need to get out of here!" Jack says handing Elizabeth her dress. She quickly slips it on and goes to leave. She is almost out the door, but quickly runs back over to him and plants a loving kill upon his lips.
"I love you." She whispers in his ear.
"I love you too," he whispers back. And They kiss one last time before Elizabeth turns and finally leaves letting the creaky jail door slam closed behind her.
