Author's Note: There's not going to be a flashback to "last times" Chapter b/c this author's note is going to be long.  The chapter is not long because it's my last one.  THIS IS MY LAST CHAPTER.  Yes, I'm a bit teary-eyed myself.  But!  Never fear, I am in the mist of thinking up a storm.  In the near future there will be another story.  A SEQUEL TO "THERE'S YOUR TROUBLE"…just making sure everyone knows that.  I'm hoping to get it out around the 16th of this month.  FEBRUARY SIXTHTEENTH!  It'll be called, GROWING OLDER, NOT UP.  I hope to hear from you all when it does come out. 

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Just as Will had hoped, by the next week Elizabeth had made a full recovery.  She was still a tad bit weak, but was able to walk around and hold her child.  The morning of their departure, Jonathan had dropped them off at the docks and to their surprise, Jack was there.

        "Lizzie!" Jack said, walking to them.  "You're feelin' better."

        "Jack, what are you doing here?"  She asked, reaching out, wanting to hug him- but he held up a hand.

        "Easy on the arm luv, it's still tender."

        "Still?"

        "I got stabbed."

        Elizabeth stared at him, it's amazing how he can say that sounding so nonchalantly.

        "Well I'm glad you are well enough to leave…"

        Will nodded, "I didn't think you'd be here."

        "Don't believe me, lad?"

        Will paused, a smile creeping onto his face, "Not usually."

        "All aboard!" a call came from the ship.  They turned their heads and then turned back to each other.  Jack cleared his throat.  Elizabeth and Will both paused, not really knowing what to say.  Will recalled the last goodbye they said with Jack.  They didn't say a thing.  But I guess Will's act to save his life and to give himself to death for Jack was enough of a sentiment.

        "Be careful Jack." Elizabeth said, hoisting Natalie higher up on her hip.

        He nodded, "Remember not to burn yer hair off when you curl it and to tell the little demon about me stories.  Nassau and all."

        She smiled at the memory.

        He turned to Will, who stuck out his hand to Jack and said, "Don't get yourself hung."

        "Not unless yer there," Jack smiled, showing his gold teeth.  He stepped off the platform as they walked up it.  Once safely on board they waved and Jack heard Will call out faintly with a large smile on his face, "This is the day you will always remember as the day that…" and then he pretended to stumble backwards and fall over.  Jack laughed heartily as he waved a goodbye to Elizabeth and walked away.  He shook his head, Bloody Will…does he always have to remind me of that? He paused, of course, that was a priceless look on his face.  I don't think I'll ever forget that look for as long as I live.

        You fool, that's probably how you looked when you fell over the battlement.

          Well then we're even.  Jack sighed happily and walked down the cobblestone street to a place much needing to be visited.

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        What are you even doing?  This is the man that left you in the middle of the night.  This is the man that THREATENED you to go onboard his ship.  Why are you going to go have dinner with him?

          Because I love him…

        Oh- you sound real sure of it.

          You know, you change your mind an awful lot about this loving Jack thing.

        So do you!  You don't know that he won't leave you again!

          I'm not going to initiate anything.  If he loves me still then he'll be the first to speak up, not me.  She sighed and smoothed out the dress as she stared at her self in the mirror.  I just have to keep telling myself that.

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        Jack sat in his chair and looked over the candle sticks to Julie who was dressed perfectly for this type of occasion.  The dinner was wonderful but the conversation was slim.  Jack felt uncomfortable with his father, even still and Julie felt strange being here again.

        "Well," Peter started off, "It was certainly nice to have you eat with us Julie."

        She nodded.

        He looked at his son, "You leaving tomorrow?"

        Julie's eyes widened as she kept her gaze locked on the bottom on the candleholder.  Leaving?

        What, did you actually think he was going to stay here with you?

        No…I know better than that…but I just thought…

        "Aye.  My crew needs some excitement.  And the East Indian Trading company hasn't seen my face in a while, I may stir some trouble there."

        Julie looked up and saw him looking at her with a serious look on his face.  She broke and said, "Well I hope you have a good time.  If you both excuse me." They stared at her as she got up from her seat and ran out of the room and then hearing her heels clacking against the wood as she ran to the front door and she finally slammed the door behind her.

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        Julie hugged herself tighter as the cool night air clung to her bare arms like honey.  The tears falling from her eyes added to the effect as did the shaking from the tears and the cold. You fool, why didn't you wear you're shawl?

        Because I didn't think I'd be walking home.  Anyway- a plain shawl doesn't go with this dress.

        She walked steady then she heard a voice calling after her.  She turned and saw the one person who she had been seeing a lot lately doing things that she thought he'd never do.  He ran up to her and stopped to catch his breath, she said, "You're not as young as you thought you were."

"What are… you doin'…it's cold out…here."

        "I'm walking home, what does it look like?"

        Jack picked his head up and looked at her, regaining his breath back.  "It looks like yer doin' a whole lot more than walkin'."

        She turned her head away and wiped her tears away.  She felt a lump form in her throat as she told herself not to cry in front Jack.  She started walking again but before she got very far, Jack grabbed her arm and pulled her around to face him.  "Why'd you leave?  You didn't even have desert."

        She smirked, "I just felt like leaving, you must understand that-right?"

        Jack looked up as he heard the rumble of thunder and then closed his eyes as a storm of rain started to fall.  "This is perfect!" she yelled, "I'm cold and wet!"

        "I need to talk to you!" Jack said, raising his voice to make sure she heard him over the pounding of the rain on the street.

        "What, the thing you were going to say last week?" she asked, rubbing her arms.

        Jack nodded and took off his coat and put it around her shoulders.  She felt strange with a beautiful dress and a raggy, old coat on over it.  "I'm leaving tomorrow!"

        "Yes!  I know!  I was there when you told your father!"

        Jack sighed as rain poured from the corner of his hat, right in front of his face. "That's why you were mad though!"

        "You're right!"

        "Why?"

        "Is this what you wanted to tell me?" she said, getting frustrated.

        "Just answer the bloody question!"

        She sighed and looked away, "Because somehow I got in my head that you weren't going to leave again…leave me again."

        "But I'm a pirate."

        "I didn't say it was a logical!"

        He sighed, "But the thing is…I'm going to come back!"

        She stared at him, "Sure.  Whatever."

        "I'm serious!"

        "Sure you might be but that doesn't stop you from changing your mind."

        "Why would I change my mind?"

        "Why would you come back?"

        He looked at her like she was crazy, "I thought you and I had…made a connection!"

        "So did I!"

        He paused, "That's why I would come back."

        "Are you trying to make me believe that you would come back for me?"

        He nodded and made water go everywhere.  She stared at him with a blank look, "Sure, whatever."

        She started to leave again but he grabbed on to her arm and held her in place, bringing his body closer to hers.  "Why don't you believe me?"

        "Give me one good reason why you would come back for me.  Why you would come back from a life of piracy and freedom to me?  And what good would it do anyway?  You would only leave again!"

        "You are the good reason, luv!  I love you and although I may leave, I will come back.

        "That didn't stop you the last time from leaving and staying away."

        "I didn't have my priorities straight!  I do now!"

        "Took you long enough!"

        Jack ignored the comment and said, "You still don't believe me, do you?"

        She shook her head, "There's no evidence that should make me believe you!"

        "What about the fact that I love you?!"

        "That's not good enough!"

        He stared at her, not knowing what else to do.  "Jules, I had a plan!  We would keep being married and I would come back every time I could spare and then finally retire here."

        "RETIRE?"

        "It's what happens when I get old."

        "You already are old!"

        "Jules!"

        "Sorry."

        "How 'bout it?"

        "Sure.  Whatever.  I'll see you in six years."

        "Jules, I'm serious!  At most we'll be apart for eight months."

        "Whatever!  I've told you this!"

        He sighed, still ready to do anything to convince her…if only he could think of something.  A light came on in his head and he frowned.  "You giving up yet?" Julie asked, ready to go sit in front of her fire, thoroughly soaked.

        "No!"  He took off his hat and put it on her head.  She took it off the soggy thing immediately and looked at him with a somewhat disgusted look on her face.  "It's already wet!"

        "I know!" 

"So if it won't help my hair then why'd you put it on my head?"

        "'Cause I want you to keep it for me."

        "Excuse me?"

        "When I come back then I'll get it back."

        "But it's your hat…"

        He paused and smirked, "Exactly."

        She stared at him and tightened her grip on his hat as she thought what this meant, His hat.  He's giving me his hat to convince me that he'll come back.  That he won't leave me. She pursed her lips and said, "Jack Sparrow, don't break my heart again."

        He smiled and nodded, "I don't plan on doin' that luv."

        "Because this is a huge commitment!"

        "I know it is luv."

        "And I don't want you…"

        He stopped her by putting his hand on her lips.  She nodded and said, "I love you too and when you leave tomorrow, you're coming back and I'm glad we're still married."

He smiled and bent down and when he was only centimeters away he said, "Good, because I have no other plans for tonight," and then he tilted her chin up and kissed her.

The End

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        Thanks to all my readers who reviewed once or none- thanks so much for sticking with the story.  I hope you will at least read the first couple of chapters of my new story.  And now to my die-hard reviewers:

          Eema436: Well here is a last thanks that I will be writing for this story.  I do hope to see you in my sequel…there's not much to say from your last review.  It's been great!!!

          Piper8188: WHOA!  Sleeping with Will…tmi! Lol.  You crack me up tho…I hoped you liked this chapter…It was cool to write tho.  I hope to see you in my next story!

          XtineSparrowDepp: You're back!  YEA!  In my story?  Uh… like 38.  I kind know that he's not that old like in the movie…(this is two…years I think after the movie) but I didn't want to make Julie too old, you know?  Jack and a baby- I know…it's strange.  Well I hope to see you in my next story!

          Thank you for writing to me, sharing your thoughts and feelings about this story- it has been wonderful getting to know all of you…(in a impersonal way) and I hope to "see" all of you when my new story comes out.