Disclaimer I do not own "Pirates of the Caribbean" or any of its characters. The Character of Freedom, is one that I made up.

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Chapter Eight- The Letter

Jack rushed up to where Elizabeth was standing with the letter from Will in her hand.

"Well, open it" Jack insisted

"No, I can't. You open it" Elizabeth replied

"You open it" he said

"No you!" she said. Just then Freedom intervened

"SOMEONE OPEN IT!!!!" She screamed. Jack and Elizabeth both laughed, realizing how silly they were acting.

They all went back inside the cottage once again. Jack gently placed Freedom on the floor and said. "Alright lil Captain, Mommy and I need to discuss something very important. So why don't you go in your room and play with your toys. Then when we are finished, we will all go out and celebrate yer birthday. Savvy?"

Freedom just smiled a great big smile and began running to her room, but then she stopped short.

"Mommy, Daddy, who is Will?" her eyes were full of curiosity. Both of them were somewhat stunned at the question. Elizabeth thought for a second, and then simply replied.

"He is an old friend of Daddy's and mine" Freedom seemed to be pleased with that answer and then scurried into her room.

"Freedom, don't make a make a mess again!" Elizabeth shouted

They both sat down at their supper table and for a while just glanced that the un-opened envelope from Will.

"Jack, please open it, I am too nervous to do it."

"Sure love, but why are you nervous?"

"I don't know, for some reason, I have always had this overwhelming fear that Will knows something. Like, I still have trouble imagining Will not hearing us the first time we made love. Or the fact that he never came up to me, and said 'Why don't you sleep with me tonight?' or 'How come Jack is going to the Dr's with you, and not I'. I don't know Jack; it just doesn't seem to add up. You've never wondered these things?"

"No, I just figured we got lucky"

Elizabeth sighed for a moment and then said. "Yah I guess your right. You always know how to make me feel better Jack. I love you. Thank you."

"I love you too hun." Jack replied. "What are you thanking me fer?"

"For always being here for me and never making me doubt you" Just then she leaned in and kissed him with a fire that had not been rekindled for a while.

"Captain…" She started. She always called him that after they made love. "What do you say, that when we go visit my dad, we leave a day early, drop Freedom off with him so that she can get to know her grandpa a little….and then you and I come back here for some long awaited alone time?"

"Oh god Elizabeth…Now is the time where I wish we didn't have a child."

Elizabeth chuckled and started to stroke Jack's knee. "Why is that Captain?"

Jack moaned slightly and gasped for words. "Ooo Mrs. Sparrow, please don't call me that right now, you know how it effects me. The reason why I wish we didn't have a child right now is because if we didn't, I would take you right here on this table, and make you feel things you didn't know existed." They both began to feel hot, and once their attention was focused back on the mystery letter from Will, which was still un-opened, they decided to open it outside.

"You think that Freedom will be okay inside by herself?"

"Aye. We will just be outside the door, if anything happens, we'll hear it. Don't worry love."

With that Elizabeth gave Jack another gentle kiss. "So what do you say Jack? One day, all to ourselves"

"Liz, we haven't been 'together' since….ummm" Jack thought harder. "Oh my god! We haven't been 'together' since before Freedom was born. Wow, I guess I have been so caught up with you and Freedom, I never realized how horny I really was…until now. "

Elizabeth laughed and replied "I'll take that as a yes" Both of them chuckled and kissed once more.

"We really must open this letter now love" Jack insisted.

He tore the envelope and unfolded the neatly packaged letter enclosed, and read aloud.

'Dear Jack,

I have not spoken to you in quite a while. Following your instructions, I am ready to return 'The Pearl' back to its rightful owner. I greatly appreciate your confidence in me to lend me your ship, along with the wonderful crew who has taught me many things. I very much enjoyed being the captain of the vessel for…three years now. WOW! it has been a long time Jack. Well anyway, I am writing to inform you that I will be arriving in Port Royal exactly two weeks from when I send this to you. (July 2)

I have sent this exact letter to Elizabeth, so I look forward to seeing the two people I love the most in the same room, once again. I am sure you are just as excited to see her again as I am. Anyway, I will be arriving at the Swan residence on July 16th at exactly two in the afternoon.

I look forward to seeing you, I am sure we have A LOT of catching up to do. Savvy?'

'All my Love,

Captain William Turner'

After Jack finished reading the letter he just stood there with it in his hand, day dreaming. He could see Will on the ship, writing the letter in agony. Having to practically swallow his words. Knowing that he knew that Elizabeth was there with him at that moment. He could see him crying over every line of lies that he wrote. ……OH WELL! He always knew that he was a pussy anyway.

In the middle of that thought, Elizabeth interrupted. "Jack...Jack are you alright?"

"What? Oh yah, I am fine love, I was just thinking, that gives us 1 week until he arrives. So I guess we will leave the morning of the 15th?" Elizabeth smiled, and could not wait for the week to pass them by.

When they returned inside the cottage, they explained to Freedom what would take place on the 15th and 16th. They said that Mommy and Daddy would be visiting a long time friend of theirs, Will, and that a day before he was to arrive they would drop her off to spend time with her grandpa. When Freedom asked them why they were going to leave her there for a whole day alone, they said that they needed some time to window shop. Something that a little girl pirate would not enjoy. Calling Freedom a pirate always made her feel special; it made her feel just like her daddy.

After that was said and done, they all set into town to celebrate their daughters third birthday.

Like a family.

A/N Hey all, long time no see. Once again I am sorry for the long awaited update, but I have given my reasons for it in the apology, which I have since deleted to balance the chapters. Well anyway I know it's not my best writing but hopefully it was worth the wait. I have already begun writing the tenth chapter. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks Again Mich! MWAH!

"Ta"