Silver

The lass left me and her mother alone. She looks at me with a stern face. She sits in front of me

"Ma'am..." I start but she interrupts me

"No, you will listen me. Yes or no questions. Do you love Sadie?"

"Aye"

"Do you respect her?"

"More than everything."

"Do you love Nate?"

"Aye, he's my son"

"Are you willing to take care of him? It's a life time commitment..."

"Aye, as soon as I leave jail. And even locked up I'll find a way to be present"

The lad is me son, there's no way I'm giving up without a fight. I may have had a moment of weakness but I know now... I want to stay with them, both Nate and Sadie.

"Mr Silver... You need to understand why I'm not too keen on you being a presence in their lives, all of our lives Jim and I included."

"Please call me Silver, and Mrs Hawkins I understand but I won't leave and I won't bring in any problem to any of ye lives. That's the last thing I would do. Ma'am I can assure I'll protect them with all I have..."

She sighs "It's not like I can stop either of you. After all this is a decision you both made together, I just don't want neither of them to get hurt."

"Ma'am I already told ye I'm not going to let that happen."

"Is not about them getting attacked, but you hurting them."

My eye turns red, but she doesn't seem frighten "I would never lay a finger on them"

"Silver, you are a pirate. It's in your nature to betray them. All those steals you did over the years..."

"Jim can verify that ain't true. Actually the court of law can prove that. I never did such thing, it was just rumors I'm sure you'll see it in the news paper monday. I was only convicted of mutiny"

She's speechless "I'm sorry, still I have my doubts about your ability to be a good influence on my grandson."

"I know I ain't the best man around, and ye daughter and my son could do much better than I, but I love them. I'd give up everything for them. I did. I gave up my freedom to be with them."

I gave up Flint's loot for Jim and Sadie, my life long obsession that made me lose me limbs. I don't regret me decision, I just regret not being a better man to them.

"Are you really just going to give up your nature for them?"

"Giving up me nature it's nothing compared to losing them..."

"So... it seems like you're sticking around..." She says, not with a hateful tone but a light tone

"That's what I intend to do Mrs Hawkins"

"Call me Sarah, after all you're sticking around right?" She smiles

"Thank you, Sarah." I smile back at her.

"Well it's not like I could do much, when that girl sets her mind to something nothing can change her, same with Jim" She chuckles

"I know I stayed with them for months in space, to make the girl change a recipe was like telling a star to stop shining" I laugh

"That's Sadie alright" She starts laughing too

"What did I miss?" Sadie says as she carefully places a mug of coffee in front of me and sits next to me looking at her mother, scared.

"Just talking about you honey" Sarah responds.

"Just good things don't ye worry lass." I grin

"Mom... What in stars did you say?"

"Nothing honey, well Silver, Sadie, I need to clean some stuff up I'll talk to you later."

"Good work Sarah."

Sadie

Sarah? First name basis "Sarah?" I say with a confused look "What happened while I was getting coffee?" I ask as I take a sip

"We just sorted things out lassie."

"What... you mean..."

"Aye, I don't think she'll be throwing me out so soon."

I give a weak chuckle "I feel like I can breath again..."

He places his metal arm on my shoulder "Relax lass... Once the sentence is over... I'll be here, everyday for ye"

"Mom!" I hear calling and Nathaniel is running towards us.

"Hello sweetie" I say picking him up and place him on my lap "Have you eaten anything yet"

"Larva!"

"That ye favorite dish right lad"

He nods "AYE!"

John chuckles as he passes a hand through Nate's hair.

I'm going to miss him to much...

2 days after that morning passed so quickly. I had slept with him the night before, I love the feeling of being cuddle up next to him, I feel protected in his arms. Nathaniel, well I never seen him as happy as he as been with John. He needed this, I'm glad John is staying in our lives but... him going to jail is going to kill me, when we said goodbye 5 years ago it broke my heart but now, knowing he's so close but I can't stay with him... I know I have to be strong for Nate, now it's going to be harder on him than ever. I think he kind of understands what's happening, he's not stupid.

I feel John leaving the bed... is he going to present himself without saying goodbye first? "John..." I call, still half asleep

"Just keep sleeping lassie..." He caresses my hair sweetly

"Are you leaving without saying anything" I say, my voice breaking in sadness and hanger.

"Sadie... we had such a great couple of days... I didn't want to ruin anything"

"So you'd figure you would just sneak out." I say sitting up with tears forming in my eyes."

"Don't be pouting lass, I want to see ye smile and besides ye and the lad can visit once in awhile"

I hug him "I love you John Silver..."

"I love you too Sadie"

"Please... say goodbye to Nate... he needs it..."

"I will don't ye worry"

Author's note

So as for the new fic of TP, I'm thinking maybe 90's AU or modern day AU

which one is better?

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