Chapter 20
7 Months later
Jack had finally come back. He was going to stay with Will and Nicole for the next two months until the baby was born. Then he would leave again for a time.
"But why?"asked Will.
"Well I'm not taking care of it right mate?"
"Right."
"Plus I think you two'll be fine. She's your wife. You're going to have to stay together."
"Yes. That's right."
He looked at Will straight in the eye. "You had better not leave her Will."
"I'm not going to Jack."
"Good. That's what I want to hear mate."
"Why did you come back?"
"I was never really left Will."
I knew it,he thought. I was right all alone. "Then why didn't you come back?"
"Because.I thought you were going to tell Commodore Norrington."
He rolled his eyes.
"What?"
"You know I wouldn't tell Commodore Norrington about you being here."
"He doesn't know I'm here Will."
"What?"
"If he wasn't at the wedding then he doesn't know I'm here. And he wasn't at the wedding."
"Oh god. You're right. But Governor Swann was there."
"I know. But you know how those two still hate pirates."
"He didn't try to hang you though."
"He would've. If it wasn't a wedding."
"But where have you been staying?"
"In the dark alley. I've been going food at night while everyone's asleep."
"You're lucky Jack. You're daughter was really worried about you."
"But I'm still alive mate."
"Good then too."
"Eh?"
"Your daughter would've been heart broken if something had happened to you."
"But nothing has happened to me Will."
"That doesn't change anything Jack. You still left. You never told us how long you were going to be gone,and she was worried to death until today. The only thing she couldn't get off her mine was you being gone."
"But I'm not leaving."
"Good."
"You keep forgetting some Will."
"What?"
"I'm a bloody pirate."
"I know Jack. But you have a daughter. You need to tell her how much you love her,pirate or not."
"You're a bloody pirate too mate."
He stared at him,not smiling. "Jack,this is different and you know it. I'm not going to leave my child like you did. I'm not going to make that same mistake. Because I don't want to be a pirate. And niether does your daughter. She even told me so. She never wants to be like you Jack. You know what? After you told us to leave the only thing she wanted to do was be your side Jack. I told her no because I thought it would be for the best. But now I regret doing that because she loves you. And you're stupid enough to leave her without even saying goodbye."
Jack didn't say anything. He knew where this was going. So he just got up and left without a fuss.
"Jack,wait--!" But he was too late. Jack was already gone.
"Will?"Nicole asked as she came running down the stairs.
"He's gone.again."
"What?"
"It must've been something I said. Nicole,please stay here sweetheart. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find your father."
She smiled and kissed him. "Please bring him back.alive."
"I will love."
"And Will?"
"Yes love?"
"Please be carefull."
He kissed her. "You be carefull yourself alright? Stay in bed and get some rest. I'll be back soon ok?"
"Ok."
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7 Months later
Jack had finally come back. He was going to stay with Will and Nicole for the next two months until the baby was born. Then he would leave again for a time.
"But why?"asked Will.
"Well I'm not taking care of it right mate?"
"Right."
"Plus I think you two'll be fine. She's your wife. You're going to have to stay together."
"Yes. That's right."
He looked at Will straight in the eye. "You had better not leave her Will."
"I'm not going to Jack."
"Good. That's what I want to hear mate."
"Why did you come back?"
"I was never really left Will."
I knew it,he thought. I was right all alone. "Then why didn't you come back?"
"Because.I thought you were going to tell Commodore Norrington."
He rolled his eyes.
"What?"
"You know I wouldn't tell Commodore Norrington about you being here."
"He doesn't know I'm here Will."
"What?"
"If he wasn't at the wedding then he doesn't know I'm here. And he wasn't at the wedding."
"Oh god. You're right. But Governor Swann was there."
"I know. But you know how those two still hate pirates."
"He didn't try to hang you though."
"He would've. If it wasn't a wedding."
"But where have you been staying?"
"In the dark alley. I've been going food at night while everyone's asleep."
"You're lucky Jack. You're daughter was really worried about you."
"But I'm still alive mate."
"Good then too."
"Eh?"
"Your daughter would've been heart broken if something had happened to you."
"But nothing has happened to me Will."
"That doesn't change anything Jack. You still left. You never told us how long you were going to be gone,and she was worried to death until today. The only thing she couldn't get off her mine was you being gone."
"But I'm not leaving."
"Good."
"You keep forgetting some Will."
"What?"
"I'm a bloody pirate."
"I know Jack. But you have a daughter. You need to tell her how much you love her,pirate or not."
"You're a bloody pirate too mate."
He stared at him,not smiling. "Jack,this is different and you know it. I'm not going to leave my child like you did. I'm not going to make that same mistake. Because I don't want to be a pirate. And niether does your daughter. She even told me so. She never wants to be like you Jack. You know what? After you told us to leave the only thing she wanted to do was be your side Jack. I told her no because I thought it would be for the best. But now I regret doing that because she loves you. And you're stupid enough to leave her without even saying goodbye."
Jack didn't say anything. He knew where this was going. So he just got up and left without a fuss.
"Jack,wait--!" But he was too late. Jack was already gone.
"Will?"Nicole asked as she came running down the stairs.
"He's gone.again."
"What?"
"It must've been something I said. Nicole,please stay here sweetheart. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find your father."
She smiled and kissed him. "Please bring him back.alive."
"I will love."
"And Will?"
"Yes love?"
"Please be carefull."
He kissed her. "You be carefull yourself alright? Stay in bed and get some rest. I'll be back soon ok?"
"Ok."
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