Back on the sea
Jack and Elizabeth came arm in arm to the docks the next morning. Gibbs gave them a strange look, but Jack pretended not to see it. Elizabeth however, bit her lip and blushed slightly. Last night wasn't really part of her plan, but it still felt good to let go of everything and just do whetever came to mind at the moment. Now however, she felt a sting of guilt towards Will. She was almost certain of the answer to the question she had when she started this trip, but some small part in the back of her head still told her that this wasn't right. No matter who she felt she belonged with, she was still married to Will. She glanced down at the golden ring on her finger and then at Jack, who was talking to Gibbs. Wich was more important? Could she really give up the person she wanted the most, the person she knew she belonged with, and go back to that village after this trip and pretend nothing happened? Just continue living with the person she right now belonged to. Could she really do that? She glanced at Jack again, decided to think about it later and walked up to him and Gibbs.
Jack shot a sideway glance at her as she walked up to them, smirked and turned back to Gibbs.
"As I said, we are setting sail now so I hope that everything is ready."
"Aye captain, everything is ready, the crew in on board and we have a lot of rum. We are ready to set sail."
"Good, let's go then."
As Gibbs hurried off to give the crew its orders he finally turned to Elizabeth.
"So, now we are finally leaving for the fountain luv. How are you?"
He hoped that she would get his hidden meaning. He had seen the look of guilt on her face earlier, even though he chose to ignore it at the moment. From her answer he realized that she did understand.
"I'm fine, only a little confused. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I really want to do this, but I'm not sure it's the right thing to do."
He looked at her with symphaty. He could almost feel her confusion and knew that she was suffering from guilt. He gently cupped her face in his hand and whispered.
"Lizzie luv, anything you want to do is the right thing."
Elizabeth looked up at his face in wonder. His dark, enchanting eyes showed concern and symphaty and it calmed her down. Her guilt subsided slightly. That's right, she could to anything she wanted, right? It was okay to feel like this, wasn't it? Somewhere she knew that she shouldn't be able to convince herself of that this easily. Not if she really loved Will. Then... didn't she? The thought had never crossed her mind before. She had been sure that she had loved Will, but just needed to get this charming captain out of her system. But if that wasn't the case? What if she really didn't love him enough to go back? Then what would happen? Would he be devistated or would he be able to forgive her? She shook her head and forced those thoughts to the back of her mind. She didn't have to worry about that right now, did she? She could worry about it later. When she had found the answer to her questions. Right, that was it, she wouldn't think about it anymore. She put on a smile and looked up in the face of the man she had been spending last night with. She could still feel his hands on her body and the very memory made her blush slightly. Yes, this was right, she was doing what she wanted, with the man she wanted to do it with. There was nothing wrong with that. She leaned her head forward a little so it came to rest on Jacks shoulder and felt those strong arms tighten around her. She really was exactly where she wanted to be.
