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CHAPTER 1: 2 YEARS CAN CHANGE A LOT
She stared down at the docks, at the ship that had just docked, at the crew departing. She hid in the shadows as the crew passed her, hugging her cloak to her. When the last of the men passed by she started to walk to the ship. She stopped at the gangplank and heard voices coming toward her. She ducked behind a barrel and watched three figures make their way down the gangplank.
"Do ye think she'll be here?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling she's closer than we think."
They walked past her and she sneaked onto the ship. She ran her hand over the railing on the side of the ship. She walked up to the helm and grabbed the wheel. Memories began to flash before her eyes. Times of her standing at this very helm, between it and the ship's Captain. She turned her eyes in the direction of the Captain's Quarters. She left the helm and walked up to the door. She placed her hand on the handle and opened the door.
She was met with the familiar sight of the bed and desk. Nothing much had changed except for the maps that were now strewn everywhere, with ports circled and islands marked. She walked over to the bed and sat down. More memories flowed into her mind, times of love and times of screams of hate.
She walked over to a cabinet in the cabin and opened it. She smiled for inside were bottles of rum. "Can always count on you." She whispered, taking out a bottle and downing it quickly.
"What the hell am I doing here? This is going to make it so much harder, and there's not even a guarantee that he will take me. It's way out of the way." She walked over to the window in the cabin and looked out it. She placed her hands behind her back and waited.
A hour later she sat on the bed looking over the maps that had been thrown around. She heard the distant sound of laughter and footsteps making their way toward the door. She looked up expectantly and crossed her arms across her chest.
The door opened and a man with a sway to his step walked in. He walked over to his cabinet and took out a bottle of rum. He then walked over to the desk and looked at the map that was sitting on top of it. "Where are ye Connor?"
She jumped at the desperation in the man's voice. He turned to walk to his bed and almost dropped the rum when he saw her. "Who the hell are you?" He demanded.
She stood and walked over to him, placing her hands on her hips. "You don't recognize me?"
The man's eyes shot open as wide as they could. He placed the bottle down on the desk and stared at her. "Connor?"
"Jack."
Without warning his lips were on hers in a passionate kiss. When he pulled back she stood there in shock. "Wow, I didn't know you missed me that much."
"Where the hell have you been?! I've been searching all over the place for you."
"So that's why all the maps are marked. You didn't have to search Jack."
"After the first year I began to get worried. I thought that I would have ran into you somewhere."
"Well now you have ran into me."
"Aye, and I'm not so certain that I'm going to let you go back on land." He placed his arms around her waist and leaned in to kiss her again. She saw it coming this time and quickly pulled out of his grasp. She walked toward the window and stared out it once more.
Jack eyed her curiously. He followed her and stood next to her. "Before anything gets to far Jack, there is a reason I came." "To see me?"
"No. I need passage to England. I got something there that's waiting for me."
"So you didn't come to see me, you just want my ship."
"That's not true. I did miss you, all of you, and when I saw the Pearl I thought it would be a good idea. Spend some time with my friends before I go back to England."
"What's in England?"
"Just something that's waiting for me. Do I get a ride or what?"
"Why not? I ain't got nothing else to do. Besides you'll need a ride back to the Caribbean."
She hung her head before speaking, "I'll not be coming back to the Caribbean. I'll be staying in England."
"What? That's going to make it very hard to see me lass, I can't be going to England every year."
"I don't expect you to."
"I'm beginning to think that your trying to tell me something luv."
"I am Jack. I'm sorry but I can't let you continue thinking that we're together. Jack it's not going to work, not with us never seeing each other. I wasn't planning on seeing you ever again, but then this came up. I think it would be best if we put our feelings aside and just moved on." "What? Do. . . Do you not love me anymore, I don't understand."
"Jack I will always love you, you'll always be my love. But this is just not going to work, not with the differences in our lives. You will not see me again after you drop me off in England."
He stood in front of her, not saying anything. She made her way around him and left the cabin in search for Will and Elizabeth. She walked to their room and knocked on the door. She was answered with Will yelling through the door, "Jack, we'll find her and no I am not going back out there!"
"Find who? Should I know about this her?" Connor answered smiling. The door burst open in a matter of seconds, revealing Will and Elizabeth. "And I take offense in being called Jack."
"Connor."
"Everybody keeps saying that. I'm glad that you all remember my name. What you up to?"
"When did you get here?"
"A few hours ago. I've been waiting in Jack's cabin for you to get back."
"So you've already seen him, and he let you out of the cabin."
"He was in a bit of shock when I left. I think it has to do with all of the rum he's been drinking. But back to what you said, who is this her?"
"You. We've been searching everywhere for you. Where have you been?"
"Okay, you can't tell Jack but I've been in England. I came back to settle some matters."
"Really."
"Will, honey, let her in."
"Oh sorry, come in."
Connor walked into the cabin that had always been the couple's. "No kids yet huh. I was expecting one or two."
"Not yet. But there will be soon. We haven't told Jack yet but I'm pregnant."
"Wonderful, how far along are you?"
"2 months. I can't wait to see Jack's face when we tell him. We're going to name him guardian."
"He'll like that."
"Yeah, and now that your back, we'll name you guardian too. You'll have to be one with being with Jack."
Connor hung her head. "Actually I'm not. We aren't together anymore. We haven't been since I left. I told Jack that we were to give him hope. He wouldn't have let me leave he knew the truth."
"What? Why?"
"We have completely different paths and we would have never see each other. I left telling everyone that we would meet again, but I wasn't really planning on seeing you all again."
"How did Jack take it?"
"That's why he's in shock. I love him, I just can't allow him to be alone and worrying about me for long amounts of time. I wish it didn't have to be this way."
Elizabeth sensed the mood and knew that the subject needed to be changed. "You said that you weren't planning to see us again, so why did you come back?"
"I need a lift to England and Jack is going to give it to me. But I don't think that you should name me the guardian of your baby. I won't ever meet the child."
"Yes you will, when we make our return voyage I should be delivering the baby."
"I'm not coming back. I'm staying in England."
"Can we ask why?"
"I'd rather you didn't. It's nothing bad, but I don't think that you'd understand. I do however, need to watch my back and ask you all to watch Jack's. I have a feeling that he's not going to let this go so easily. I think that I've wasted enough of your time. I'll see you all later, if Jack asks tell him that I've gone ashore, but I will be returning. I need to clear up the last of those matters I told you about."
"Be careful."
"I will." She walked out of the cabin and down to the docks, not noticing the person following her.
CHAPTER 1: 2 YEARS CAN CHANGE A LOT
She stared down at the docks, at the ship that had just docked, at the crew departing. She hid in the shadows as the crew passed her, hugging her cloak to her. When the last of the men passed by she started to walk to the ship. She stopped at the gangplank and heard voices coming toward her. She ducked behind a barrel and watched three figures make their way down the gangplank.
"Do ye think she'll be here?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling she's closer than we think."
They walked past her and she sneaked onto the ship. She ran her hand over the railing on the side of the ship. She walked up to the helm and grabbed the wheel. Memories began to flash before her eyes. Times of her standing at this very helm, between it and the ship's Captain. She turned her eyes in the direction of the Captain's Quarters. She left the helm and walked up to the door. She placed her hand on the handle and opened the door.
She was met with the familiar sight of the bed and desk. Nothing much had changed except for the maps that were now strewn everywhere, with ports circled and islands marked. She walked over to the bed and sat down. More memories flowed into her mind, times of love and times of screams of hate.
She walked over to a cabinet in the cabin and opened it. She smiled for inside were bottles of rum. "Can always count on you." She whispered, taking out a bottle and downing it quickly.
"What the hell am I doing here? This is going to make it so much harder, and there's not even a guarantee that he will take me. It's way out of the way." She walked over to the window in the cabin and looked out it. She placed her hands behind her back and waited.
A hour later she sat on the bed looking over the maps that had been thrown around. She heard the distant sound of laughter and footsteps making their way toward the door. She looked up expectantly and crossed her arms across her chest.
The door opened and a man with a sway to his step walked in. He walked over to his cabinet and took out a bottle of rum. He then walked over to the desk and looked at the map that was sitting on top of it. "Where are ye Connor?"
She jumped at the desperation in the man's voice. He turned to walk to his bed and almost dropped the rum when he saw her. "Who the hell are you?" He demanded.
She stood and walked over to him, placing her hands on her hips. "You don't recognize me?"
The man's eyes shot open as wide as they could. He placed the bottle down on the desk and stared at her. "Connor?"
"Jack."
Without warning his lips were on hers in a passionate kiss. When he pulled back she stood there in shock. "Wow, I didn't know you missed me that much."
"Where the hell have you been?! I've been searching all over the place for you."
"So that's why all the maps are marked. You didn't have to search Jack."
"After the first year I began to get worried. I thought that I would have ran into you somewhere."
"Well now you have ran into me."
"Aye, and I'm not so certain that I'm going to let you go back on land." He placed his arms around her waist and leaned in to kiss her again. She saw it coming this time and quickly pulled out of his grasp. She walked toward the window and stared out it once more.
Jack eyed her curiously. He followed her and stood next to her. "Before anything gets to far Jack, there is a reason I came." "To see me?"
"No. I need passage to England. I got something there that's waiting for me."
"So you didn't come to see me, you just want my ship."
"That's not true. I did miss you, all of you, and when I saw the Pearl I thought it would be a good idea. Spend some time with my friends before I go back to England."
"What's in England?"
"Just something that's waiting for me. Do I get a ride or what?"
"Why not? I ain't got nothing else to do. Besides you'll need a ride back to the Caribbean."
She hung her head before speaking, "I'll not be coming back to the Caribbean. I'll be staying in England."
"What? That's going to make it very hard to see me lass, I can't be going to England every year."
"I don't expect you to."
"I'm beginning to think that your trying to tell me something luv."
"I am Jack. I'm sorry but I can't let you continue thinking that we're together. Jack it's not going to work, not with us never seeing each other. I wasn't planning on seeing you ever again, but then this came up. I think it would be best if we put our feelings aside and just moved on." "What? Do. . . Do you not love me anymore, I don't understand."
"Jack I will always love you, you'll always be my love. But this is just not going to work, not with the differences in our lives. You will not see me again after you drop me off in England."
He stood in front of her, not saying anything. She made her way around him and left the cabin in search for Will and Elizabeth. She walked to their room and knocked on the door. She was answered with Will yelling through the door, "Jack, we'll find her and no I am not going back out there!"
"Find who? Should I know about this her?" Connor answered smiling. The door burst open in a matter of seconds, revealing Will and Elizabeth. "And I take offense in being called Jack."
"Connor."
"Everybody keeps saying that. I'm glad that you all remember my name. What you up to?"
"When did you get here?"
"A few hours ago. I've been waiting in Jack's cabin for you to get back."
"So you've already seen him, and he let you out of the cabin."
"He was in a bit of shock when I left. I think it has to do with all of the rum he's been drinking. But back to what you said, who is this her?"
"You. We've been searching everywhere for you. Where have you been?"
"Okay, you can't tell Jack but I've been in England. I came back to settle some matters."
"Really."
"Will, honey, let her in."
"Oh sorry, come in."
Connor walked into the cabin that had always been the couple's. "No kids yet huh. I was expecting one or two."
"Not yet. But there will be soon. We haven't told Jack yet but I'm pregnant."
"Wonderful, how far along are you?"
"2 months. I can't wait to see Jack's face when we tell him. We're going to name him guardian."
"He'll like that."
"Yeah, and now that your back, we'll name you guardian too. You'll have to be one with being with Jack."
Connor hung her head. "Actually I'm not. We aren't together anymore. We haven't been since I left. I told Jack that we were to give him hope. He wouldn't have let me leave he knew the truth."
"What? Why?"
"We have completely different paths and we would have never see each other. I left telling everyone that we would meet again, but I wasn't really planning on seeing you all again."
"How did Jack take it?"
"That's why he's in shock. I love him, I just can't allow him to be alone and worrying about me for long amounts of time. I wish it didn't have to be this way."
Elizabeth sensed the mood and knew that the subject needed to be changed. "You said that you weren't planning to see us again, so why did you come back?"
"I need a lift to England and Jack is going to give it to me. But I don't think that you should name me the guardian of your baby. I won't ever meet the child."
"Yes you will, when we make our return voyage I should be delivering the baby."
"I'm not coming back. I'm staying in England."
"Can we ask why?"
"I'd rather you didn't. It's nothing bad, but I don't think that you'd understand. I do however, need to watch my back and ask you all to watch Jack's. I have a feeling that he's not going to let this go so easily. I think that I've wasted enough of your time. I'll see you all later, if Jack asks tell him that I've gone ashore, but I will be returning. I need to clear up the last of those matters I told you about."
"Be careful."
"I will." She walked out of the cabin and down to the docks, not noticing the person following her.