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"Jack, what did you do to that poor girl?" Elizabeth asked walking into the office where Will and Jack were talking. She walked over and stood behind her husband's chair

"What? I have done nothing to her!" Jack said. "Why did she say something?"

"No, but she's not willing to talk that much. I've sent her to bed and have had some food sent to her as well." Elizabeth explained.

"What is it with every woman coming and accusing me of doing something to her after they talk to her?" Jack asked.

"What are you talking about now Jack?" Will asked.

"The day after we were at Tortuga, Ana Maria came to me asking if I remembered if I had done anything the previous night. I said I got drunk and that was all."

"Was that all? Or all you could remember?" Elizabeth asked.

"It was all… all I could remember. What? Are you implying that I might have done something even though I can't remember?" Jack asked.

"Exactly." Elizabeth said.

"Well then, maybe I should go get here." Jack said and got up to go talk to Val.

"Or maybe you're going to try and remember right here right now." Elizabeth said. Jack sat right back down under Elizabeth's scrutinizing glare.

"What can you remember Jack?" Will asked as he sat calmly in his chair, observing the scene between his wife and his friend.

"Um, I got some rum to drink and went walking around Tortuga, you never know what you can find, and Val was walking back to the ship. We talked, but she kept wanting to walk back to the ship. I tried to walk her back, but she just started getting mad until she almost ran back. After that I went back to the tavern had some more rum and then I went back to the ship. I didn't go straight to bed… no I went somewhere else before I went to my cabin…" Jack start mumbling to himself, making Elizabeth roll her eyes.

"Could you have gone to Val's room Jack?"

"Aye that's it! I went to see Val. I saw her sleeping and went over to look at her. I sat down next to her and… uh o."

"What do you mean uh o?"

"I um… I kind of started kissing her and she woke up. I tried to go farther, but she didn't want me to, but since I was drunk I kept going. She kneed me and I don't know what happened to her after that. I remember keeling over then going back to my room to pass out." Jack finished. He nodded when he decided that was it.

"Are you joking? Jack this isn't funny. You almost raped her!" Elizabeth said.

"I didn't know what I was doing! I was drunk!"

"That's no excuse! You should have gone straight to your cabin so you could pass out like you always do. Or you could have staid in the tavern. They know you there and you've probably passed out there enough they should care."

"I need to talk to Val." Jack said getting up.

"No, she needs to rest and right now you need to let her have time to herself. Maybe I'll talk to her when she wakes up." Elizabeth said.

"No I'll talk to her, Elizabeth." Will said.

"Alright, but let's eat now. She should be sleeping." The group agreed and headed towards the dining room where the maids had already set out some plates and most of the dinner.

When they were finished, the party headed into the drawing room where they sat down and started talking about what had happened in the time that they had been separated. They were in the middle of talking about what had been happening in Port Royal when Val walked into the room, visibly refreshed. She smiled at Elizabeth and Will and gave a small, almost invisible smile to Jack.

Elizabeth stood up and walked over to Val and brought her onto the love seat where they sat down and just talked while Will and Jack observed and agreed when asked a question.

"Valeria, would you like for me to show you around the gardens? The roses are in bloom and are making the gardens quite lovely right now." Will asked standing up and offering his arm to her.

"Yes, thank you." Val stood up and took Will's offered arm and let him lead her to the garden behind the house.

"How are you feeling? Elizabeth said that you tired when you arrived."

"I was. I haven't been getting a lot of sleep at night." Val answered.

"Jack told us what he did Val."

"I'm surprised he remembered. He was far drunker than I have ever seen anyone before."

"Yes, well, that's Jack for you. He knows how to… well hold his liquor well. Though it has taken some prodding. Ana asked him if he remembered anything and I believe Gibbs has as well. Then Elizabeth asked and sort of forced him to remember what happened."

"I wonder if I wanted him to remember or not. Now I'll probably have to confront him about it."

"Yes, well he remembers now and feels terrible about it."

"How can you tell? I've only seen two sides of Jack since the months I have been in his company. The pirate side and his drunken side."

"Well he has more than these two sides, but you must understand. If he showed a weakness then there would be a threat of mutiny. He knows the threat is all too real because it has happened before."

"Barbossa."

"Yes, how?"

"Ana explained everything to me. That's how I knew who you and Elizabeth were."

"I see. Anyways, you should talk to him. He really does feel bad, but he doesn't know how to show it."

"I can't trust him though. He broke that… well I don't think he ever had all of it, but that night didn't help him.

"I understand. It's hard to trust strangers."

"But you and Elizabeth make it so easy."

"We try. Just please, try to forgive him and move on. He really is nice."

"I know."

"You know what I think?"

"Hm?"

"I think he likes you?"

"Why do you say that? Because he kissed me when he was drunk?"

"No. Alcohol is known to make a person do things they don't normally do."

"So you think by him being drunk he had the courage or at least forgot about rejection an went for it?"

"I do."

"Well only time will tell Will." Val said. "I believe we should head back to the house. It's getting colder and darker as we speak." Will nodded his head and they walked back inside while holding a friendly conversation.

Somehow Val found herself trusting the Turners. Elizabeth was just like her best friend Anne back home. She was ready for anything and always willing to talk. Will just reminded her of an older brother, someone she could confide things in. She knew she shouldn't be trusting all these people so soon, but she was and didn't really care.

Meanwhile

"You better hope to God that Will can talk some since into her Jack."

"I know."

"And also, you better hope that you can still apologize."

"I know."

"And you should also hope she forgives you."

"I know."

"And you should hope that she will let you try and make it up."

"I know."

"And-"

"Lizzy! I know, ok!"

"Fine, but…"

"Lizzy, please, just shut up." Jack said getting annoyed. He walked over to the window and watched as Will and Val walked around the garden. They stopped and had a serious talk then continued walking, eventually heading back to the house. Jack could see Val smile, something that had become rare in the past few days.

"You miss her already don't you?"

"Hm?" Jack asked.

"I said you miss her already don't you?" Elizabeth repeated.

"Aye, I do. I want things to go back to the way they were before we went to Tortuga."

"Jack, nothing will be exactly the same, but you'll be working to bandage what you've done." Jack just nodded his head. "You know what I think?"

"No."

"I think that you really like her and when you got drunk you lost control."

"You're saying that because I was drunk, I almost raped her because I liked her?"

"Almost, I don't think you would have raped her. You would have come out of the daze eventually probably… but then again, I don't know how much rum you had that night so I shouldn't really be talking."

"Good, now be quiet and leave a man to think."

"I'm going to bed, but before I leave… You need to show her that you have real feelings. She's just seen you as a pirate and a drunken man. She needs to see the man you are though." Elizabeth finished and walked out of the room.

"I'll try Lizzy, I'll try."