Disclaimer: Still don't own Jack Sparrow, though I did until Disney got him!

AN: Well, I finally have some spare moments to write another chapter. I hope that people like this story so far. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Visiting Thomas:

Jack and Lara had a good night's sleep at Will and Elizabeth's, despite Billy's wakeup call at dawn when he had snuck into their room and jumped onto Jack and Lara's bed, effectively waking them. The next morning, Elizabeth loaned Lara a gown to wear to Thomas' so as not to attract attention. Will had tried to loan Jack a decent set of clothes, but Jack had given him a look that promised death if he kept it up. Finally, after a good breakfast, Jack followed his lovely lass and wife to the Pierce home, which housed Thomas and his small band of nurses and doctors. Lara felt terrible about Thomas needing so much care, but Jack seemed to be a bit chipper about it. After approaching the door, Lara gave a quiet knock so as not to startle anyone. There was a small scuffle before a nurse in a plain brown dress opened the door.

The nurse blinked a few times in surprise, seemingly surprised that there would be any visitors. "Oh, I'm sorry. Is there something I can help you two with? Are you lost?"

Lara smiled at her. "No, my husband and I are here to see Mr. Pierce." She took Jack's hand in hers. "We're old friends of his." Jack made a few coughing noises that sounded suspiciously like laughter, but Lara glared a warning at him.

The nurse frowned. "Well, from the sound of that cough it seems like your husband sounds a bit ill. I think I could allow you to see Mr. Pierce, madam, but your husband should stay here." Lara nodded. The nurse looked thoughtfully at her. "May I have your name, madam?"

"Oh, of course," Lara smiled. "I'm Lara Sparrow."

The nurse did a double take. "Sparrow? As in the pirate?"

Lara gave a small nervous laugh. "Oh, no, we just have the same name! People confuse us all the time." The lie seemed a good one.

The nurse gave a relieved smile. "Thank goodness! I wouldn't want to frighten the staff! Please wait here while I check and see if Mr. Pierce is able to see you." She closed the door. Lara gave a quick sigh as Jack laughed.

"That was interesting!" he exclaimed. "I love seeing people's faces when they talk about me!"

Lara slapped his arm. "It's not funny!"

Jack laughed again. "Of course it was!" Then he sobered. "I don't like ye goin' in there alone to see him, lass. He might hurt ye if he finds out about us."

Lara smiled at him and touched his face, stroking his beard. "I can defend myself, Jack. You taught me how, remember?"

Jack smiled at her and took her hand away from his beard, holding it in his hand and caressing it. "I know, lass, but I still worry for ye."

The door suddenly opened and the nurse motioned to Lara. "Please follow me."

Lara took her hand out of Jack's and followed the nurse, giving Jack one last look before the door closed. She followed the nurse to the back of the house and into a small sitting room. Thomas was seated in a chair by a window facing the backyard. He turned towards the door and his face lit up at the sight of Lara.

"Hello!" he said cheerfully rising from his chair, making his way towards the nurse and Lara. The nurse motioned for him to stop walking, and he did.

"Good morning, Thomas," said the nurse. "This young lady is here to visit you for a while." She waved Lara inside. "I'll let the two of you talk for a while." On her way out, she whispered to Lara, "Call if he remembers anything or acts oddly. He does that sometimes." Lara nodded and the nurse left, closing the door behind her.

Lara turned towards Thomas. He looked different from two years ago. He no longer looked strict and professional without his powdered wig and Navy uniform. His real hair color was a dirty blond, and his gray eyes were no longer cool and stony but somewhat confused and happy at seeing a visitor. She smiled at him.

"Hello, Thomas," she said quietly. She took a seat across from where he had sat before. Thomas quickly resumed his place from before.

"Hello," he replied, smiling. "I never get visitors except the people from the Navy. They come once and a while." He tilted his head slightly, looking her over. "Don't I know you from somewhere?" he asked.

Lara shifted a bit, hiding her nervousness. "Yes, you do, from a while ago." Lara gave him a sad smile. "I'm sorry I couldn't have seen you sooner, but I've been traveling-"

"Traveling?" Thomas interrupted, curiously excited. "Traveling where, and with whom?"

"Oh, everywhere," Lara replied. She answered his second question a bit more carefully than the first. "I've been traveling with my husband."

Thomas looked disappointed. "Oh, so you're married?" His eyes narrowed as he looked closer at her. "You weren't married before. What is your name again?"

Lara looked at him in surprise. "No, I wasn't married before when you knew me." She hesitated before answering his final question. "My name is Lara. Lara Sparrow."

Thomas shook his head. "No, that's not your name. It's something else."

Lara was beginning to panic slightly. "Yes, it is my name."

Thomas shook his head harder. "No! It's not! What's your real name? Who's your husband?"

Lara swallowed. "My name was Lara Storm, but now I'm Lara Sparrow." She looked away from him. "My husband's name is Jack Sparrow."

Thomas jumped up yelling. "No! You can't be married to him! You can't!" Lara looked up at him in fright as he grabbed her by the arms. "You're mine! You promised to be mine! My wife!" He started shaking her as the door flew open, revealing several nurses and a doctor.

"Grab him!" the doctor ordered, pulling out a small bottle and a cloth from his pocket. He quickly opened the bottle and poured the contents onto the cloth as the nurses grabbed Thomas and pulled him away from Lara. The doctor then raced over and put the cloth over Thomas' nose and mouth. Within seconds, Thomas was passed out in his chair. Everyone drew in breaths of relief.

"What happened?" asked the doctor, looking over at Lara.

Lara was trying to calm herself still. "He remembered me, sort of. He remembered our engagement, before I married another man. I think that his feelings for me are still there and they brought back his memories of when we were once engaged." Lara fanned herself with her hand and a nurse gave her a glass of water.

The doctor shook his head. "I think it would be best if you left, madam. There's no telling what he might do when he awakes." Lara nodded her head, set down the glass of water, then left for the front door.

As she walked through the front door and closed it behind her, Jack took one look at her expression and enveloped her in his arms. He led her off of the porch and off towards Will and Elizabeth's. As they entered the house, Jack saw a note on a table from their friends, saying that they had gone to visit the Governor for the entire day with Billy. Jack was thankful for that. He wanted to spend the rest of the day comforting his lass.

After he had made tea (adding a bit of rum from his hidden flask to the teapot to calm Lara down), Jack waited for her to drink a few cups before pressing for details.

"So, luv, what happened in there with Tommy-boy?" he asked, watching her calm under the rum's influence.

She smiled at him, seemingly a bit tipsy from the rum mixed in with the tea. "It wasn't that bad," she said. "He was nice at first, but after I told him who I was, he got upset." She turned somewhat serious. "He didn't like it when I told him I'd married you. He grabbed and shook me as he yelled at me." She drank down another cup of tea and put the cup back on the tray. She then leaned back and looked over at her husband and noticed something: Jack looked like he was ready to kill. Lara's eyes widened. "Jack, don't you dare do anything to Thomas!" she cried, grabbing his arm.

Jack looked over at her, anger showing on his face. "Luv, he grabbed ye and tried to hurt ye. I can't let him get away with that." His hand inched towards his pistol.

Lara shook her head. "I'm fine, Jack, really," she said, clutching his arm. "Please, it's not his fault. I mean, what if it you were in his place?" She looked up at him, pleading for him to understand.

Jack took a deep breath. "Yer right, luv," he said, calming down. He pulled her into his arms, nearly into his lap. "I just don't like seein' ye get hurt. I can't help wanting to protect ye from harm."

She smiled, leaning against him and resting her head on his shoulder. "I know. When I'm with you, I can't help but feel safe."

Jack smiled as he pulled her closer to him and put his head against hers. The two of them snuggled closer together, enjoying the other's warm, comforting presence. When Will and Elizabeth returned home that night with a sleeping Billy in their arms, they found the two asleep on the couch, wrapped in each other's arms. Elizabeth placed a blanket over the two of them and left them alone for the night.

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AN: I'm glad that people like this story! Thanks to everyone (and Reikon, because she likes feeling special) for their reviews! I love you all!