"You can't do this!" The soldier (whose name was Jacob) looked up at me.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Sparrow but you husband is a pirate and he must be hung for his crimes." I screamed at him.
"But he's my husband! We have small children."
"And so every criminal is related to someone." He looked back down at his desk.
"Can I see him?" Jacob looked up again.
"I suppose that it wouldn't hurt." He got up and motioned me to follow him to the brig. I walked quickly down the stairs and scanned the cells for Jack.
"Over here, luv." He was sticking his arm out of the bars and motioning to me.
"Jack, are you alright?" He smiled and cupped my cheek with his hand.
"Of course Amanda. How are the babies."
"They miss their father." I stared sadly at him and whimpered a little. "Jack, I can't live without you." He brought my face close to his and nuzzled it.
"I know, luv. It'll be okay." He looked behind me at Jacob. "I love you, Amanda." He leaned in and gave me a passionate kiss before Jacob made me leave. He walked me back to his office.
"You're husband hangs at dawn." I walked to his door and opened it.
"We shall see." I slammed it hard after I left.
Dawn came sooner than expected and I sat in a church, praying.
"God, please do not take Jack away from me. I need him too much." I cried silently in the small pew. I stopped to listen to the execution outside. I heard talking then a big noise, like a lever being thrown. I cried all the louder. I was a widow now. Jack was gone. I sank onto the pew and cried my heart out. I heard footsteps that stopped near me.
"My child, what is troubling you?" I sat back up in the pew.
"My husband is dead. He was just killed, Father." The padre sat next to me.
"So it would seem." I turned to the padre, whose face was covered. "Do not mourn those who are not dead." He threw back the hood and it was Jack!
"Jack! You had me worried sick!" I hugged him for all I was worth. "I love you."
"No one hangs Captain Jack Sparrow." He smiled and kissed me, softly at first but then harder and deeper. The church doors opened and soldiers came in.
"Jack Sparrow! You're under arrest for numerous crimes, and we can add impersonating a clergyman of the Church of England to them." We got up from the pew.
"Sorry, mate, but I don't think that you'll be doing that." He grabbed my hand and raced out of the church through the back door.
"Jack, where are we going?" I asked him as he raced through crowds of people, firmly gripping my hand.
"Don't talk, just run." We ran to our house and he tossed me onto the boat. It was already loaded with our things and Peter and Sarah were in the house. He ran to get them and then untied the boat from the dock.
"Stay down, Amanda." He was busy with the ship so I got down on the deck with the babies and got out of his way. Gunshots came and Jack ducked a few times but continued to work. Soon, we were out of range and Jack hurriedly sailed to spots where the navy's ships couldn't follow us. When that was done, he looked back towards the port and put his hat back on.
"That'll give 'em something to think about." He turned back to me and the babies. "Everyone alright?" Peter giggled.
"Pirates," he said. I looked at him in surprise and back at Jack.
"Jack Sparrow, did you teach him that word?" Jack looked at me innocently.
"Whatever would make you think of such a thing?"
