"That Captain sure is an interesting one…" Gwyneth commented later that day.  She and Will were down in the galley, talking quietly, knowing the looks coming from Roberts, the cook, who was busing himself with dinner.

          Will looked down into his cup which was half-way full of rum.  Elizabeth would have a fit… He thought, making himself even more depressed.  "That he is." He answered, trying to forget for the moment about how much he missed his wife. 

          "Will, may I be bold and ask something?" Will nodded, "Why are you on the most known pirate ship in the Caribbean?"

          "Gwyneth, I don't know if Elizabeth or Nathan ever told you…but a few years back Elizabeth and I had a little adventure."

          "Yes, I know that.  But you didn't actually…"

          "He saved my life and Elizabeth's…Her and I have gotten quite attached to him."

          "To a pirate?" She asked, wondering if she was really hearing what she thought she was, "You hate pirates!"

          Will shook his head, "Jack changed my opinion on that…" He said, thinking about everything that had happened and Jack telling Will about his father.   

          "So you're friends with him…that still doesn't explain why you're on his ship right now."

          Will made eye contact with Gwyneth, "Nathan isn't the only one whose been affected by these pirates…Elizabeth was taken…The Governor dead."

          Gwyneth gasped, "You think it's the same pirates?"

          Will nodded, "Possibly.  But we're not sure.  Did you happen to catch the name of the ship?"

          She paused, "No, but Jake said it was something in Spanish, and he thought they were Spanish…"

          Will thought a moment and then asked, "Do you know Spanish?"

          She shook her head, "Not at all."  Before Will could respond Brenda came running up to Will and tugged on his arm.

          "What is it?"  He asked.

          "Daddy wants you in his cabin."

          Gwyneth looked at Will for an explanation but got nothing for he got up and left to talk to whomever Brenda's father was.  Brenda stood looking at Gwyneth for a minute or so after Will left before finally saying something, "Yer pretty."  She stated simply.  Gwyneth made eye contact with the three year old that she could barely see over the table.  She had thick, dark hair, fair complexion that was already starting to tan from the sun, and dark, striking eyes that caught a person's eye.  She looked a lot like Jack Sparrow.

          "Thank you…"

          "I'm Brenda."

          "Gwyneth Johnson.  So who did Will go talk to?"

          Brenda struggled to get up on the bench next to Gwyneth, and then said, "Daddy."

          "Whose daddy?"

          "Uh…the captain?" She asked, wondering if she was right.  She had never referred to him as that but she had heard Aunt Ana and Uncle Gibbs refer to him that way.

          "You mean Jack?" Gwyneth asked, not believing it.

          Brenda nodded vigorously, "Yea!"

          "So Captain Jack Sparrow is your father?"

          She nodded.

          Amazing, Gwyneth thought.  The infamous 'Captain Jack Sparrow' has a three year old child on board with him…Her thoughts were interrupted by someone coming down the stairs.  It was Jack, Will, Gibbs and Ana Maria.  Jack scooped up his daughter and sat down with her in his lap.  Gibbs, Ana and Will all sat down around the little corner table.

          "Will tells me the ship that attacked you was of Spanish origin."

          "Nothing stays secret here…" She said quietly, leaning back.

          "And nothing is going to stay secret.  Elizabeth is out there with a bunch of pirates and if know anything about it, then you better fess up luv."

          "You act like it's my fault."

          "You know the most about them."

          "You're not even sure it's the same pirates."

          "Actually, Will and I have…they're after somethin' luv.  Somethin' that a Swann has.  Or should have.  They killed Nathan and the Governor but not Elizabeth…any idea what they'd be lookin' for?"

          Gwyneth shook her head, "Jake said something about a map."

          "Nice of you to bring that up."

          Gwyneth crossed her arms and glared at him, he ignored it and told the rest of the people sitting around the table, "So it's Spanish ship and Spanish crew.  Let's stop at Tortuga.  People usually hear about ships coming in and out of the harbor."  They all nodded and left except for Ana Maria.

          "You take on the captain, yer a brave one."

          Gwyneth looked at her, "I'm not trying to take on anyone."

          "When you first got 'ere-"

          "When I first got here my fiancé had just gotten murdered and I was determined to find his killer.  I still am."

          "I'm not blaming ye mate.  I admire that.  Someone who sticks up for what they believe in.  'specially a woman."

          Gwyneth made eye contact, "I can understand that.  You being on a ship with all men."

          "And bloody egotistical buccaneers, every one of 'em."

          Gwyneth smiled.  As it turned out, she and Ana had things in common.  Which for Gwyneth wasn't necessarily a bad thing, she was going to be sharing a cabin with the woman, so it was good that they didn't disagree with everything each other said.

          "Well ye be careful around the Captain, that all I'll say."

          "Be careful how?"

          "One, don't make him mad.  He's a bloody wreck when he's mad.  And 'specially not in front of the crew.  Then you'll be in REAL trouble.  And two…don't fall in love with 'im."

          "Fall in love?  With a pirate?"

          Ana narrowed her eyes as soon as the word pirate came out of her mouth.

          "I mean, pirates are fine…but with the different social status…I won't fall in love with him."

          Ana shrugged, "Eh, ye never know.  Many a woman has fallen for the Captain…never recovered."

          "Does the captain take on that many 'temporary members'?"

          "No, just women from Tortuga.  Jack ain't the…committin' type."

          "Understandable."

          "Right- so it's just a warnin'."

          Gwyneth hesitated before asking, "Have…have you fallen in love with him…?"

          Ana smiled, "No…Jack bugs the 'ell out of me.  We'd kill each other.  Friends for now mate… for always…just friends."

          Gwyneth smiled and nodded.  She was jealous of that quality.  If she was around any man for any lengths of time she would become attracted to them and sooner or later develop deep feelings for them.  That's why it was important for her to be married.  She needed to get out of the habit of 'boy chasing' as Elizabeth had called it on many occasions.  But now that the one person that Gwyneth had truly fallen in love with was gone…she wasn't sure what she would do.

          "Well don't worry about me…Jack isn't really the type of person that I would be attracted to."

          Ana shrugged again, "Just a warnin'."