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Rosemary : Youngest grandchild : Brown hair and blue eyes

Rose : Twin sister of Christian : Long black hair and blue eyes

Christian : twin brother of Rose : Brown hair and brown eyes

Chapter 14

Anamaria looked over the railing towards the sea and island ahead. Jack looked at her from the helm and a sad smile appeared on his lips. He left the wheel to Gibbs and made his way down to where Ana was standing alone.

This might be the last chance to talk with her again before he lost her. Ana was looking distant as he approached her slowly. He wanted to say something to her but every time before, he could do nothing but ask her to stay instead of telling her what he actually wanted to say.

"Whatever you'll say this time Jack, it won't work. I'll leave the moment we enter the harbour of Tortuga."

"Who said I was going to try and convince you to stay?" Jack asked

"Because that's all you have been trying to do for the past two weeks."

Jack made a small 'o' with his mouth before he reached out to Anamaria. His hand placed some of her black hair behind her ear. Anamaria didn't blink as Jack let the back of his hand trail down her cheek. Turning her head, Ana looked straight in Jacks brown eyes. Behind them, Gibbs announced the arrival in Tortuga.

The eye contact between the two lovers broke. Ana shot one last glance at a sad Jack before she finally turned away. Jack watched her leave and sadness crept over him as he saw her disappear in the busy crowds of Tortuga.

He hung his head low and placed his hands in the large pockets of his coat before he walked towards his own cabin. Gibbs suddenly came from behind Jack and placed his hand on Jacks shoulder, causing him to jump up slightly.

"You should've told her how you feel Jack, instead of just letting her walk away." The elder pirate said as Jack looked over his shoulder at him. Jack showed him a small smile and shrugged.

"She made her choice weeks ago, I respect it. No matter how much it actually hurts." Jack said in a low whisper before he disappeared in his cabin with slumped shoulder and his head low.

X

"So you just let her go?" Christian asked with a raised eyebrow, not really believing what his grandfather was actually telling him. Jack looked at him and nodded slowly but sure. Christian frowned a little, still unsure but let it drop. Rose rolled her eyes at her elder brother and shook her head slightly, looking at him with a small pout.

"Christian, you should stop interrupting the story all the time." She said with a childish tone in her voice before she turned back to face Jack who watched the conversation with a small smile on his lips.

X

Jack took another sip from his bottle of rum before he turned it around. Letting the last drops fall on the wood of the table in the middle of the room, Jack didn't hesitate to throw it against the wall.

Jack rubbed the bridge of his nose to prevent a headache as the dark green glass shattered. Hearing a knock on his door caused the small head ache to tenfold.

"Jack," Gibbs entered the room and blinked as his small eyes adjusted to the darkness of the small room. "Isn't it time you get out of here? You've been locking yourself up for the past few days and the crew is beginning to worry. I am beginning to worry Jack." Gibbs told him as Jack groaned when he forced his eyes shut when sun rays shone through the windows.

Gibbs opened the last curtains and crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking at the younger Captain.

"You are not, and I repeat, not, going to waste your life by sitting in your cabin for the rest of your days. You are going to get out and find Anamaria and finally tell her what you really feel about her."

Jack looked at Gibbs with open eyes and mouth before he looked down at his hands and shook his head slightly.

"I can't, not yet." Jack confessed while he stumbled to the other side of the room and fell down on the small bed in the corner, closing his eyes and falling in a deep slumber almost immediately. Gibbs looked at Jack and sighed, shaking his head unbelievable before he placed a thin blanket over Jack.

X

Anamaria walked in the small house she rented somewhere on the outskirts of Tortuga, knowing that the Pearl was docked in the harbour, she didn't really want to be seen by her former crew mates who just came back from a long journey with Jack.

She sighed and placed several objects on the table before she entered the small bedroom, seeing Christopher sleep in the bed made Ana smile sadly. Looking down to the dirty floor as she walked back out of the room, careful not to wake him up. For the last month, things had been going fast for her, faster than she wished for to be honest.

Once they had docked in Tortuga, Ana had left Jack, knowing that her future lay somewhere else. It had broken her heart to leave him like that but it was for the best and that was what Anamaria kept telling herself every day. A few days after wandering around in the smaller town that was taken over by pirates, she had met Christopher again.

Agreeing to rent a house with him made things go a way she didn't plan from the beginning. In her surroundings or in the occasional pub, Ana heard stories about Jack. Stories about his condition. Rumours that he hadn't come out of his cabin for weeks while they were away on another journey to pillage and plunder.

Ana frowned, wondering if the rumours were true or not. Ana, secretly, hoped he was alright. She didn't want to think of him all the time, but she knew that he was probably the only thing on her mind when she was alone with her thoughts.

Anamaria sighed and sat down at the small table in the middle of the room. She wondered how Jack was really doing. Since Ana hadn't seen him in a month, her heart ached for him holding her closely. She heard the bedroom door open and Christopher appeared some moments later, running his fingers through his brown hair while he let out a tired yawn. Anamaria showed him a sad smile as he her a soft kiss on her lips.

"What's wrong?" He asked concerned as Ana didn't try to hide the sadness in her eyes. He cupped her face with his hand and planted another soft and tender kiss on her lips before she answered.

"Jack is in town. I'm just wondering how he's doing, that's all." Anamaria shrugged a little, not wanting to lie against him.

"You better forget about him. He's in the past and thats where he should stay." Christopher said in a sudden cold tone. Ana felt anger boil inside of her as he suddenly grew colder and more distant towards her when she began to talk about her life with Jack or just Jack himself.

"Don't you forget that Jack as a big part of my life. I can't just forget about him just because you say so!" Ana raised her voice against Christopher who suddenly looked hurt before she stormed out of the room in the direction of the bedroom, slamming the door behind her. Christopher looked dumb fouled and wondered what had just happened before he concentrated on other things and left the apartment. He knew that all he could do was give Ana some time alone and that was exactly what he was going to do.

X

"Was there something wrong with Grandmama?" Christian asked in wonderment. Rose nodded and looked at her grandfather with the same wonderment as her twin brother. But before they could actually get an answer to their asked question. Jack started the story again, leaving them to guess what was wrong with their grandmother at that moment in time.

X

Ana looked down at her hands while the anger was still rummaging through her before she felt tears spring in her eyes when Jack entered her mind again, just like moment before. She herself, wondered what was wrong with her. Ana dried her tears after she regained herself and collected all of her courage before she walked down towards the docks.

X

Jack sighed and faced the ceiling. He hadn't seen Ana in over a month and somewhere deep within his drunken mind, he actually wondered how she was going. Standing up and feeling the head rush of the sudden movement, he decided to go out and find her. He stumbled over the various dark green bottles of rum laying around and managed to put his hat correctly on his head before he slowly stepped out of his cabin. The sun blinded him as it met his dark-brown eyes, causing Jack to groan and hope that the head ache wasn't going to get to him.

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