Chapter Twenty: A Happy Ending After All?

"I heard I get one day's head start?" asked Jack. "Good, because I seemed to have left something very important up here, savvy?"

"Too right you did," replied Beth.

Elizabeth stepped down to where Will was, and they walked a little ways. Lissie stepped up to where they were standing before, to leave Beth and Jack alone. So… he had chosen Elizabeth. Her worst enemy on the entire planet… was about to kiss the man of her dreams. Tears filled her eyes at just the thought of it. There goes that music again… she should be taking off his hat right about now and say, "No, he's a pirate," and there was nothing Lissie could do about it.

Yes, there goes that stupid music…

Wait… why did it stop?

Lissie looked up, and at the same time, Beth did too. Four pairs of eyes were on Will.

"Elizabeth, I'm sorry, but I just don't love you the way I love someone else."

Was he saying what she thought he was saying?

"But… you just said…"

"I had to save Jack somehow, didn't I? My heart doesn't lie with yours. I'm sorry."

Elizabeth took one last look at him, and stalked off, her nose in the air. Lissie looked away, happy tears in her eyes this time.

He walked over to her, so that he was facing her, and gently lifted her chin with his finger to that her eyes met his.

"Lissie, you heard what I just said, didn't you?"

She nodded.

"The other person I love, do you know who she is?"

"I have a guess," she said, smiling. Will smiled his incredible, breathtaking smile back.

"Good, because you're the only one for me. I don't know why I didn't see it before, but… I love you."

"I love you too, Will."

She took off his hat and threw it to the other side of the fort, hitting Jack in the head with it.

He put his hand on the side of her face and moved closer to her, closing the gap between them. She threw his arms around him…

Beth cleared her throat, as if to signal the music could come back on.

And come back on it did, except Will was kissing the girl he should have been kissing all along.

"Another happy ending…" said Jack.

"Well, let's make one of our own."

"Wait," Jack said as Beth was about to kiss him. "I need to say something." He took a deep breath. "Beth, I've always loved you. Ever since the day I laid me eyes on you. I probably should have said this back on the island… but well, this time, it's better."

"I've always loved you too, Jack!"

"Well, now why don't we mirror Will and Lissie, aye?"

"Whatever you say, Captain!"

If an onlooker were to walk upon the fort, they would see two couples that were truly meant to be. Til death do us part… pft! Yeah right! Nothing could separate them… not even death.

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