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CHAPTER 3: DON'T TELL JACK
Connor was up and about in a week. She had healed partially but refused to remain in the bed any longer. She spent her days in the galley cooking, since that was all she could. Her conversations with Jack were brief and usually ended in yelling that she provoked, but she needed it to be that way. She had to make herself stay away from him.
She sat in the galley making lunch with Elizabeth one afternoon. "Connor why are you hurting Jack?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Your breaking his heart. He's never felt this way about a woman before Connor and he finally gets a chance to be happy and the woman won't allow it. You love him, so why are you trying to hurt him and yourself?"
"I'm not trying to hurt him, all right. I just think that he needs to move on. It's been 2 years since I saw him Liz, a lot has changed."
"But your love for each other hasn't. The one thing that has stayed the same is that. Do you know that Jack hasn't touched another woman since you left."
"Yeah, sure Liz. And let me guess the rum has been left alone also." Connor said sarcastically, never taking her eyes off the food she was preparing. She didn't want to talk about this and she didn't see why Liz wanted to.
"I mean it Connor. Not a single woman. Can you really leave him after hearing that?"
Connor's agitation grew to it's peak, "And what makes you so damn sure that I've held off. How do you know that I haven't slept with other men." She stopped herself before she let the words she wanted to say come out of her mouth.
"You love Jack, there's no way you've been with other men, is there?"
"I have. Or at least one other man."
"You cheated on Jack." Elizabeth said, her eyes narrowing at the revaluation.
"No. I broke up with Jack when I left 2 years ago Liz. I didn't actually say it, but I did break up with him. He didn't catch on and when I saw him in Tortuga I had to tell him. I couldn't let him go on believing that we were still together. I've told you all this before."
"Do you love this other man?"
"Yes."
"More than Jack?"
"No. But he's not on the sea all the time. He owns a store and is able to travel with me. And even if he doesn't, I know where he'll be when I come back. I don't have to search for him."
"He's safe and convenient. Everything that you are not. Connor, it's not right to expect him to jump when you tell him to. Relationships are not meant to be easy. You have to work at them, there has to be compromises on both parts. You need to be with the person you love the most, not the person who comes in second."
"Liz, I have no choice. I love Jack so much more than Michael and I really don't want to be with him, but I need to have something. At the moment I have Michael."
"Why would you want to put yourself through all the pain of being with someone you don't love."
"I do love him."
"No you don't. You're just making yourself think that you do so that you feel better about breaking up with Jack and being with this other man. Connor what happens when you break up with him too."
"I'm not going to."
"What happens when he proposes. Are you going to say yes and marry him, never being happy."
"We'll find out if I'll be happy. He's already proposed and I said yes. That's why I am going back to England. I met him there last year and after he proposed I had to come back to deal with some issues. Now I'm going back for the wedding. It's in a little over three months. So I'll get back just in time."
"I can't believe that."
"Well believe it because it's true. Just don't tell Jack. I don't want him to know about this."
"Connor you have to tell him."
"No I don't. There's no reason to."
"If you don't he's going to keep trying to win you back. If he knows that your engaged he might stop."
"Might? Then again he might just try harder."
"You have to tell him Connor, and if you don't, I will."
"Liz you can't."
"I can and I will. It's not right Connor. I told Will that I was engaged with Norrington. If you don't tell him then he'll never be able to let go."
"I don't want to." "It doesn't matter. You have to tell him before we get to England."
"I will, I'll try. How's the baby doing?" She asked, changing the subject.
"It's fine."
"Have you told the dear Captain yet?"
"I'm going to today. I figure you can help me."
"Me?"
"Yes, you are going to be the one to tell him."
"No, no. It's your baby, you tell him."
"I think that it would be better coming from you. Besides you two need to talk anyway. That's all there is to it, you're going to tell him."
"Your evil Elizabeth Turner."
"I try."
CHAPTER 3: DON'T TELL JACK
Connor was up and about in a week. She had healed partially but refused to remain in the bed any longer. She spent her days in the galley cooking, since that was all she could. Her conversations with Jack were brief and usually ended in yelling that she provoked, but she needed it to be that way. She had to make herself stay away from him.
She sat in the galley making lunch with Elizabeth one afternoon. "Connor why are you hurting Jack?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Your breaking his heart. He's never felt this way about a woman before Connor and he finally gets a chance to be happy and the woman won't allow it. You love him, so why are you trying to hurt him and yourself?"
"I'm not trying to hurt him, all right. I just think that he needs to move on. It's been 2 years since I saw him Liz, a lot has changed."
"But your love for each other hasn't. The one thing that has stayed the same is that. Do you know that Jack hasn't touched another woman since you left."
"Yeah, sure Liz. And let me guess the rum has been left alone also." Connor said sarcastically, never taking her eyes off the food she was preparing. She didn't want to talk about this and she didn't see why Liz wanted to.
"I mean it Connor. Not a single woman. Can you really leave him after hearing that?"
Connor's agitation grew to it's peak, "And what makes you so damn sure that I've held off. How do you know that I haven't slept with other men." She stopped herself before she let the words she wanted to say come out of her mouth.
"You love Jack, there's no way you've been with other men, is there?"
"I have. Or at least one other man."
"You cheated on Jack." Elizabeth said, her eyes narrowing at the revaluation.
"No. I broke up with Jack when I left 2 years ago Liz. I didn't actually say it, but I did break up with him. He didn't catch on and when I saw him in Tortuga I had to tell him. I couldn't let him go on believing that we were still together. I've told you all this before."
"Do you love this other man?"
"Yes."
"More than Jack?"
"No. But he's not on the sea all the time. He owns a store and is able to travel with me. And even if he doesn't, I know where he'll be when I come back. I don't have to search for him."
"He's safe and convenient. Everything that you are not. Connor, it's not right to expect him to jump when you tell him to. Relationships are not meant to be easy. You have to work at them, there has to be compromises on both parts. You need to be with the person you love the most, not the person who comes in second."
"Liz, I have no choice. I love Jack so much more than Michael and I really don't want to be with him, but I need to have something. At the moment I have Michael."
"Why would you want to put yourself through all the pain of being with someone you don't love."
"I do love him."
"No you don't. You're just making yourself think that you do so that you feel better about breaking up with Jack and being with this other man. Connor what happens when you break up with him too."
"I'm not going to."
"What happens when he proposes. Are you going to say yes and marry him, never being happy."
"We'll find out if I'll be happy. He's already proposed and I said yes. That's why I am going back to England. I met him there last year and after he proposed I had to come back to deal with some issues. Now I'm going back for the wedding. It's in a little over three months. So I'll get back just in time."
"I can't believe that."
"Well believe it because it's true. Just don't tell Jack. I don't want him to know about this."
"Connor you have to tell him."
"No I don't. There's no reason to."
"If you don't he's going to keep trying to win you back. If he knows that your engaged he might stop."
"Might? Then again he might just try harder."
"You have to tell him Connor, and if you don't, I will."
"Liz you can't."
"I can and I will. It's not right Connor. I told Will that I was engaged with Norrington. If you don't tell him then he'll never be able to let go."
"I don't want to." "It doesn't matter. You have to tell him before we get to England."
"I will, I'll try. How's the baby doing?" She asked, changing the subject.
"It's fine."
"Have you told the dear Captain yet?"
"I'm going to today. I figure you can help me."
"Me?"
"Yes, you are going to be the one to tell him."
"No, no. It's your baby, you tell him."
"I think that it would be better coming from you. Besides you two need to talk anyway. That's all there is to it, you're going to tell him."
"Your evil Elizabeth Turner."
"I try."