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Elizabeth gaped at her father. The Commodore, no, no, no! Jack! How could you do this? She gritted thru her teeth, whispering in her head. She raged at her father, with all this going on in her life he just decides to add another burden to her pile. Her father opened the broad paneled doors and revealed the Commodore standing on the side.
"Elizabeth," he said smiling, what a fake, she thought in her head, "G'day, how are you know Miss Swann?"
"Good, good I'm doing fine."
"Well Miss Swann," his eyes darted to her father nervously, "I would like to ask you.something."
Poor man, he seemed so afraid of rejection. Then her mind caught up. She was pitying him! Pitying the Commodore!
"Yes Commodore?" she asked, tilting her head, treating him like a child.
The Commodore knelt on the ground, his eyes never wandering from Elizabeth's pleasant face.
"Would you marry me?"
Elizabeth's eyes widened in shock, you had to know this was coming she said to herself. With Will dead and no one even knew about Jack. This had to come sooner or later.
"The Commodore would be willing to take care of you and your child, Elizabeth," her father flashed at warning. He wouldn't be happy if she said no.
"I'mmm sorrrry," she stuttered, " I don't knooww now, give me time, give me time." Everything was whirling in her head, she smelt salt in the air felt Jack's lips on hers.
The Commodore jolted up clumsily. Glaring at her father, then softening.
"Well Elizabeth, I'm glad you're considering my offer, quite please," he announced, " I will be going now, Governor Swann, Miss Elizabeth," he announced nodding at the two. A servant led him to the door.
As the door thudded to a close, Elizabeth's father plopped his in the head armchair, putting his head in his hands.
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth, sit down," he commanded, " I just don't understand you, Elizabeth. A man offers you everything you wanted, care, support.love. And you say NO!" his voice had started rising.
"Father!" Elizabeth's voice rose, she wasn't going to deal with this at the time. Too much pressure, too much stress. She knew she was acting like a spoiled child but she wasn't going to go thru this, not this time or ever again. "Father, I just have too much time on my hands! I said, I was going to consider it! I didn't deny it!"
"Alright Elizabeth, I'm sorry. I just, never mind Elizabeth, just go to your room."
"Yes, father," Elizabeth quietly responded leaving the room.
Elizabeth ran to her bed, burying her face in pillows and crying her heart out. "Miss Swann, your baby needs care," a maid said at the door.
"Jack, oh Jack where are you," she cried as the last pearly tear slid down her cheek.
Elizabeth gaped at her father. The Commodore, no, no, no! Jack! How could you do this? She gritted thru her teeth, whispering in her head. She raged at her father, with all this going on in her life he just decides to add another burden to her pile. Her father opened the broad paneled doors and revealed the Commodore standing on the side.
"Elizabeth," he said smiling, what a fake, she thought in her head, "G'day, how are you know Miss Swann?"
"Good, good I'm doing fine."
"Well Miss Swann," his eyes darted to her father nervously, "I would like to ask you.something."
Poor man, he seemed so afraid of rejection. Then her mind caught up. She was pitying him! Pitying the Commodore!
"Yes Commodore?" she asked, tilting her head, treating him like a child.
The Commodore knelt on the ground, his eyes never wandering from Elizabeth's pleasant face.
"Would you marry me?"
Elizabeth's eyes widened in shock, you had to know this was coming she said to herself. With Will dead and no one even knew about Jack. This had to come sooner or later.
"The Commodore would be willing to take care of you and your child, Elizabeth," her father flashed at warning. He wouldn't be happy if she said no.
"I'mmm sorrrry," she stuttered, " I don't knooww now, give me time, give me time." Everything was whirling in her head, she smelt salt in the air felt Jack's lips on hers.
The Commodore jolted up clumsily. Glaring at her father, then softening.
"Well Elizabeth, I'm glad you're considering my offer, quite please," he announced, " I will be going now, Governor Swann, Miss Elizabeth," he announced nodding at the two. A servant led him to the door.
As the door thudded to a close, Elizabeth's father plopped his in the head armchair, putting his head in his hands.
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth, sit down," he commanded, " I just don't understand you, Elizabeth. A man offers you everything you wanted, care, support.love. And you say NO!" his voice had started rising.
"Father!" Elizabeth's voice rose, she wasn't going to deal with this at the time. Too much pressure, too much stress. She knew she was acting like a spoiled child but she wasn't going to go thru this, not this time or ever again. "Father, I just have too much time on my hands! I said, I was going to consider it! I didn't deny it!"
"Alright Elizabeth, I'm sorry. I just, never mind Elizabeth, just go to your room."
"Yes, father," Elizabeth quietly responded leaving the room.
Elizabeth ran to her bed, burying her face in pillows and crying her heart out. "Miss Swann, your baby needs care," a maid said at the door.
"Jack, oh Jack where are you," she cried as the last pearly tear slid down her cheek.