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That night they sat in the kitchen eating the food they brought home with them. When they were finished, Will coughed and Elizabeth looked up at him.

"I think it's about time we had a talk."

Elizabeth put down her half finished cheeseburger and nodded.

"Elizabeth, you are in grave, great danger."

"Danger?" she asked confused.

Will nodded and continued. "We found out that the man who was living across the street in that apartment was arrested twice for rape."

"Oh my goodness."

Will held up a hand and she waited for him to go on. "Jack came to tell me that I'm to keep a much closer eye on you because after going through some of the man's credit card information he bought a cottage somewhere down here."

"But how did he know where we were. I barely knew where we were going."

"I'm not sure how he found out but he did."

"Well, does this man have a name?"

"Barbossa."

"Barbossa? Why does that name seem so familiar?"

"He was all over the news a few years ago when he was arrested. He'd raped two women at the park and their bodies were found a few hours between. Elizabeth, promise me you won't go out without me there."

"I-I promise."

"Good. Now I'm going into the shower so I'll see you in a bit."

Elizabeth stared down at her food and found herself not hungry anymore. She knew she had to ask Will about his scars but when would be the right time. She had to go about this the right way. Being direct would probably cause more harm than good and she definitely didn't want that to happen.

She...cared about him.

Alright, so what if she had a tiny little crush on the man. Who didn't? She saw the way the other waitresses would look at him and mutter things as he walked by.

"Elizabeth?"

She looked up and he was all wet and dressed for bed.

"You can go in if you want to."

Not verbally responding, she nodded and left him to stare in her absence. "What was that all about?" he wondered aloud

The next day was Sunday and both of them had the day off. It was weird how they both had the same shifts on the same days. It worked out well though.

Since it was so bright and sunny, they decided to sit on the beach and watch the waves roll by. It was very peaceful and relaxing.

Will had decided to remove his shirt and Elizabeth could only stare at him for barely a second before blushing.

Will noticed and smirked. "Is there a problem, Miss. Swann?"

Only that every time I see you like that I want a repeat of earlier in the week.

"Of course not Officer Turner," she said with an equal smirk.

Getting an evil idea, Will suddenly picked Elizabeth up off the blanket and began to carry her to the water.

"Will, stop. What're you doing?"

"Getting you a little wet," he said dropping her in the water.

She looked up at him angrily before splashing him right in the face. Will began to splash her back and before long they were both soaked.

Will was the first to stop. "We'd better quit before we get sick or something."

"If you're sure," she said giving him one last splash and getting up.

The two of them walked into the house and Will removed his wristbands, which he seemed to wear all the time, and squeezed them out in the sink. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Elizabeth was staring at him. Or rather, his arms. Quick to hide himself, he wasn't exactly quick enough. He knew that Elizabeth saw them.

"I don't want any pity," he muttered.

"I wasn't going to give you any. I just want to know why."

"It's a fairly long story I'm afraid," Will muttered.

"I've got all night," she said laying a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't we get dried off first and then we can talk."

They ordered a pizza and when it arrived Elizabeth put a slice for each of them on a plate and Will looked at his before sighing.

"It all started four years ago. I was in love with a beautiful girl named Lily. We'd known each other since childhood and, well, you know how it goes."

Elizabeth nodded because of course she understood. She knew about love of course.

"Right after we graduated I said I wanted to go into the academy like her brother. It was hard work but it was worth it. I finally found something I was really good at."

"You're a pretty good actor."

"Nah, that's just for fun. We got married as soon as I was finished. That's when it all went bad. I was so busy with work that I didn't even notice how sad she had become. How she'd tend to sleep later on weekends. I don't know why I didn't see those things and more. Probably because I was so busy myself. I loved her so much, so much."

He seemed to be close to tears so Elizabeth took his hand and held it in hers. That seemed to spur him forward.

"I came home from work late one night and it was just too quiet. She would usually have some sort of music blasting from the stereo. I found her in our closet hanging from one of my belts. At that moment, I felt like I'd lost everything. I ran downstairs to grab a knife to cut her down with when I saw a bottle of pills sitting on the counter. I looked down at the knife in my hand and over at the pills on the counter. I brought them both upstairs and just stared at her. I went to get her down but I already knew she was gone; and where she'd gone I wanted to join her. I wasn't thinking straight; I was blindsided by my grief. It was a stupid thing to do, I know that. I KNOW that. It was like I was having an outer body experience. I grabbed the bottle and swallowed every last one of them. As the drowsiness began, the knife began to look really friendly. I didn't know what the hell I was doing at that point I was so out of it. I ripped my shirt off and slashed my chest as a symbol of the fact that she'd stolen my heart and killed it. I sliced my wrists because I thought it would bring me to her sooner. That way we could be together. Distantly, as I began to fall unconscious, I heard footsteps in the house. I heard someone call out my name but after that, nothing. Later I found out that it was Jack who found us."

Elizabeth herself was close to tears but didn't say anything. This was something he needed to get off his chest as it had been his burden to bear for so long.

Will sighed before continuing. "I found myself in the in between. I could hear them talking to me from my hospital bed but couldn't say anything back to them. I finally woke up three days later with Jack leaning over me. He looked like, well like shit really. He told me what happened, what he saw. I felt numb; partially because I was alive but also because I didn't want to be. I had visitors for a few days. My Father, the in-laws, co-workers, old friends. I didn't speak to any of them. The doctors said I was very close to dying that night. When Lily's funeral came, I was allowed to leave in order to be there but I refused. I couldn't bear it. I found myself staring out the window and a ray of light entered and struck me. I took that as a sort of sign that everything would be alright. After that, I guess I started to return to normal. I'd still have that dark spot in my soul, but time will heal the wound."

Will looked to Elizabeth and she couldn't meet his eye for a minute. He put a finger under her chin and lifted her to face him.

"I-I..." was all she was able to get out before she pulled Will into a hug."You're not alone Will. Not anymore," she said quietly into his ear.