It was tense between Elizabeth and Will and Will could sense that
and he didn't like it. Will tried to touch her but she just pulled away.
"Elizabeth. Is something bothering you? You know you can tell me anything."
Elizabeth crossed her arms. "Will. I wish I could believe that and tell
you." Will brought Elizabeth down on the chair and sat her down, Will kneed
to her. "Talk to me." Elizabeth looked in his eyes. "I think relationships
should be filled with trust and honesty." Will nodded, and stood up. "I
agree." Where was this going? "So is there anything, you want to tell me
that has happened in the past but you didn't want me to find out?" Will
turned to Elizabeth. "Did Ana say something to you?"
Elizabeth stood up. "No. Does Ana know something that I should know?" Will shook his head. "No." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "Will?" Will held up his hands in defeat. "Fine. I made love to Ana multiple times, and. She was pregnant, and then she lost the baby. That's all. I promise. I'm sorry, I love you, and I want this baby for us." Elizabeth nodded. "Okay. I have to leave. I have to think about this." Elizabeth was about to leave but Will stood in her way. "Wait, this is all because you needed to tell me something, so what is it?" Elizabeth backed away. "Alright fine." Elizabeth turned to face Will, and took his hand. He instinctively jerked it back, but seeing her upset, felt sorry, and grasped hers in return. He swallowed, feeling anticipation and dread at the same time, waiting for her to speak. She took her time, looking at his hand in hers. Finally, she opened her mouth, and they both thought simultaneously, this is it.
"Will, I want you to remember that I love you with all my heart, and I always will. What I'm about to tell you will affect both of our lives so deeply that you may want to call off our marriage, but first know that I would hate that to happen," began Elizabeth, trying to structure her words carefully, and emphasize that she loved him. "This will be hard. But please don't say anything until I've finished." Elizabeth looked levelly at Will, who nodded, trying to swallow the lump in his throat. "Thank you." Will smoothed out her hair. "Do you remember Captain Barlow, and how he took me away? He did so many things to me, horrible things." Elizabeth stopped abruptly, trying hard to remember. Will was still holding her hand, tracing the length of her index finger with his thumb thoughtfully. Her heart ached to see him, so she looked away and continued. "After this point, my memory is blank. I can't recall the events which followed, but my discussion with Jack has confirmed what I have been suspecting these past weeks. He and I had-" Elizabeth paused again, and leaned in closer to Will, as if she were uttering a filthy notion. "Somehow, we had- urm- relations." She whispered the last word, her heart pounding as she waited for her betrayal to sink in.
"And now..." Elizabeth could feel Will staring at her, but she couldn't meet his eyes. Her voice was higher, almost a squeak, and a single tear escaped from her eye, rolling down her cheek. She swiped at it, irritably. "And now... I'm carrying his child..." she broke off, sobbing, and couldn't talk anymore. Trying to regain control of herself, she glanced at Will. He looked shocked, sitting there, staring straight ahead. Their hands had been separated now, and his were both in his lap, as he tried to comprehend what his fiancée had just said.
My Elizabeth is going to have another man's baby, thought Will. He sat there, hardly noticing Elizabeth's tears, as the thoughts of what this would mean for him ran through his mind. If, if, he and Elizabeth still married, he would have to deal. with the fact that the son or daughter they would be bringing up would not be his. Will went over to Elizabeth. "Where is he?" Elizabeth was shaking. 'Why? What are you going to do?" Will felt so much rage in him. "Just where is he Elizabeth?" Elizabeth shoo her head. "I don't know." Will nodded "Fine. I- I can't think right now... I have to go," choked Will, striding out of the room. "Will!" called Elizabeth, but he didn't answer. She put her head in her hands and cried. She had never felt so alone, and she longed for human contact- just for someone to be there for her and hug her.
Elizabeth stood up. "No. Does Ana know something that I should know?" Will shook his head. "No." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "Will?" Will held up his hands in defeat. "Fine. I made love to Ana multiple times, and. She was pregnant, and then she lost the baby. That's all. I promise. I'm sorry, I love you, and I want this baby for us." Elizabeth nodded. "Okay. I have to leave. I have to think about this." Elizabeth was about to leave but Will stood in her way. "Wait, this is all because you needed to tell me something, so what is it?" Elizabeth backed away. "Alright fine." Elizabeth turned to face Will, and took his hand. He instinctively jerked it back, but seeing her upset, felt sorry, and grasped hers in return. He swallowed, feeling anticipation and dread at the same time, waiting for her to speak. She took her time, looking at his hand in hers. Finally, she opened her mouth, and they both thought simultaneously, this is it.
"Will, I want you to remember that I love you with all my heart, and I always will. What I'm about to tell you will affect both of our lives so deeply that you may want to call off our marriage, but first know that I would hate that to happen," began Elizabeth, trying to structure her words carefully, and emphasize that she loved him. "This will be hard. But please don't say anything until I've finished." Elizabeth looked levelly at Will, who nodded, trying to swallow the lump in his throat. "Thank you." Will smoothed out her hair. "Do you remember Captain Barlow, and how he took me away? He did so many things to me, horrible things." Elizabeth stopped abruptly, trying hard to remember. Will was still holding her hand, tracing the length of her index finger with his thumb thoughtfully. Her heart ached to see him, so she looked away and continued. "After this point, my memory is blank. I can't recall the events which followed, but my discussion with Jack has confirmed what I have been suspecting these past weeks. He and I had-" Elizabeth paused again, and leaned in closer to Will, as if she were uttering a filthy notion. "Somehow, we had- urm- relations." She whispered the last word, her heart pounding as she waited for her betrayal to sink in.
"And now..." Elizabeth could feel Will staring at her, but she couldn't meet his eyes. Her voice was higher, almost a squeak, and a single tear escaped from her eye, rolling down her cheek. She swiped at it, irritably. "And now... I'm carrying his child..." she broke off, sobbing, and couldn't talk anymore. Trying to regain control of herself, she glanced at Will. He looked shocked, sitting there, staring straight ahead. Their hands had been separated now, and his were both in his lap, as he tried to comprehend what his fiancée had just said.
My Elizabeth is going to have another man's baby, thought Will. He sat there, hardly noticing Elizabeth's tears, as the thoughts of what this would mean for him ran through his mind. If, if, he and Elizabeth still married, he would have to deal. with the fact that the son or daughter they would be bringing up would not be his. Will went over to Elizabeth. "Where is he?" Elizabeth was shaking. 'Why? What are you going to do?" Will felt so much rage in him. "Just where is he Elizabeth?" Elizabeth shoo her head. "I don't know." Will nodded "Fine. I- I can't think right now... I have to go," choked Will, striding out of the room. "Will!" called Elizabeth, but he didn't answer. She put her head in her hands and cried. She had never felt so alone, and she longed for human contact- just for someone to be there for her and hug her.