Chapter 53: Bad News
Will walked in the front door whistling. He had just talked to Governor Swann and Hans, and they all agreed on the distributive price of the goods Will was bringing into Port Royale; which brought Will in quite a happy mood.
"Alaina!" Will called as he shut the door behind him. He knew she would want to hear the news since she had been helping him keep record and account on everything.
He stopped and listened for a minute, waiting for her response. 'Must be out somewhere with Michael,' he mused. The two had been spending almost all their free time together since Jill and Carrick were officially courting, which he concluded didn't bother Alaina in the least bit now after she and Carrick had talked.
Will was glad Alaina was happy again, which had surprisingly lasted almost four months. He didn't even bother to ask what went on with Jack while she was on board. He really didn't want to know.
He was about to turn into his office when he heard a muffled sob from down the hall. Curiously he began to walk down in the direction of the parlor and paused to see the door was closed.
"Hello?" he asked tapping on the door.
Almost immediately Carrick opened it. Will stared at the young man for a moment than looked past him to see Alaina sitting in her favorite chair with her knees pulled up, and her face buried in her dress.
"What's going on?" He asked stepping in to see her entire body convulsing.
"Mr. Turner, there's something you need to know," Carrick said pulling him out into the hall and closing the door behind him. Will looked at him hard as he saw anxiety in Carrick's eyes.
"Alaina's," Carrick began than stopped, he couldn't say it, but Alaina was in too much of a wreak to tell her father so he had to. Will's eyes bored into the boy, curiosity and fear beginning to rise in him
"Alaina's pregnant," Carrick said as quickly as possible knowing that he wouldn't be able to say them again. Will blinked and tilted his head not believing what he'd just heard.
"Is this some sort of joke?" He asked folding his arms across his chest.
Carrick shook his head and pulled Will over so they were away from the door. "Alaina's never," Carrick paused knowing he'd understand what that gesture meant.
"Willingly, but," Carrick paused again and tried to think of how to break it to him. "Alaina told me that when she was woke up after Captain Partuse and his men knocked her out, her shirt was almost completely unbuttoned and she-"
Will took a deep breath and motioned for Carrick to stop. He understood what he was trying to tell him. That Captain Partuse had raped her and now she was pregnant with his child.
Carrick held his breath and waited for Will's reaction. But Will had none, all he could think about was how Alaina was. And as if nothing was weighing his mind he strode over to the door and opened it to find Alaina where she had been.
"Alaina," Will said walking up to her and bending down on his knees in front of her. Alaina just sobbed.
"Look at me," He told her gently taking her hand. Alaina slowly lifted her face up but still only looked at her tear stained dress. She couldn't look at him; not this time.
"Alaina," Will said in a lower tone squeezing her hand.
"I want to die," She sobbed leaning forward and resting her head on his shoulder.
"Don't say that," He told her catching her in his arms and hugging her.
Alaina closed her eyes and prayed that God would just kill her now. She didn't want to have that man's child. She couldn't, she was only just a little past seventeen, she wasn't prepared for it at all.
"It's going to be all right," Will said desperately trying to keep his emotions low. He could feel her stomach pressed against his and knew that Carrick was telling the truth.
Alaina just cried as she felt a small tweak of pain go through her body. It wasn't going to be okay; nothing was ever going to be the same again.
The boys sat on their floor, their ears pressed against the wall that was next to Alaina's room eyes wide and mouth open as Alaina cried and prayed aloud for God to kill her or at least for her to have a miscarriage.
Jack sat back after a moment and tried to gather his wits. Alaina was pregnant, how and by who he didn't know. Though he was completely sure it wasn't by Carrick or Michael, both were too much of gentlemen.
Though there was Captain Sparrow, he was one to do something like that, Jack was sure of it. And didn't Jill say they were marooned on an island for almost a week? Jack's eyes narrowed and he marched into his sister's room.
"Who the hell did it?" He demanded to know throwing open the door and putting his hands on his hips.
Alaina jumped startled at the sudden outburst and stared at her brother. She didn't know he was home, she thought Carrick took them out to the docks. 'Bastard,' She thought grimly.
"Well?" Jack asked angrily. When he found out who it was he was going to make that man pay.
Alaina stared at her brother for a few seconds than patted the mattress next to her. Jack slowly made his way over to her and sat down on the bed next to her.
"Was it Captain Sparrow?" Jack asked boring his eyes into his sisters waiting for her reply. Alaina almost smiled amidst her tears and shook her head.
"Partuse," she said looking away from him and closing her eyes.
Jack's body froze. Captain Sparrow knocking his sister up he could deal with but not that.
"I'm sorry," He said meekly wrapping his arms around her neck and hugging her. Alaina nodded and swallowed hard.
"I want to die Jack," she whispered wanting him to tell her something, anything that would want her to wish otherwise.
Jack immediately pulled away from her and grasped her face with his hands. "Don't you ever say that," He told her having to blink away the memories of hearing that gun go off and thinking she had killed herself.
"I love you Alaina, and I'm going to take care of you and your baby,"
"So am I," Another voice said in the hall and they both turned to see James standing there.
"Your going to get through this, and we're going to help you savvy?" Jack asked trying to lighten the mood by repeating a word he'd heard the Captain use.
Alaina managed a small grin. "Savvy," She agreed giving her brother another hug. James jumped up onto the bed and gave her a hug in turn.
"I love you too," James promised squeezing her tightly. Alaina squeezed him back and let go of him.
"Now sleep," Jack ordered pulling a section of her bed sheets down and motioning for her to lie down.
Alaina complied and rested her head down on a pillow and closed her eyes. She felt the boys cover her up with the sheets. She didn't want to have the baby; she wasn't going to. No matter what Jack, James or anyone else told her, she was going to find some way out of it. And it didn't matter what.
Alaina casually looked up from her book and almost jumped to see Michael standing in the parlor doorway.
"Michael," She greeted nervously setting the book down. She'd been able to avoid him for a few months but she couldn't hide from him forever.
"Alaina," He greeted with a warm smile making Alaina feel guilty for ignoring him.
"Uh, sit please," She said slowly getting up and motioning him in. Michael looked at her and wrapped her in a loving embrace. Alaina was a little taken back but nevertheless returned the embrace and pulled back.
"I've missed you," He said gently kissing her cheek. Alaina smiled at him and led him to the sofa.
"How've you been?" She asked taking a deep breath and sitting down. It was hard to get up and sit down now that she had that extra weight.
"I've been lonely," He told her honestly sitting down next to her.
"I'm sorry," Alaina apologized looking down at her hands.
"You don't need to be," He assured and she looked over at him and was about to reply. "You weren't sure of how my reaction would be and you didn't want me to think less of you so you avoided me."
Michael leaned in to Alaina and looked deep in her eyes. "But I could never think less of you,"
Alaina bit her lip and almost began to cry at the sincerity in his voice. "I love you," He told her taking her hand and kissing it. Alaina stared at him for a moment than squeezed his hand.
"You don't know me Michael," She said backing away from him, not wanting to have to say anything that could later hurt him. Michael sighed and began to stroke her hand with his thumb.
"I know you better than I know myself," He disagreed looking down at her hand. Alaina looked away and pulled her hand out of his grasp.
"I wonder what happened to Anne Bonny," She said trying to get off the subject they were on.
"What?" Michael asked completely bewildered. "Alaina I'm sitting here telling you that I want to marry you and all you have to say is what happened to some pirate?" Michael almost yelled.
"You don't want to marry me Michael, you don't deserve me. You deserve someone so much better who can give you so much more than I'll ever be able too." Alaina told him turning back to look at him.
"Alai-"
"Leave please," Alaina asked. Michael stared at her.
"Do you really want me to?"
Alaina looked at him and nodded. She didn't want to be around him, she didn't understand why he was even there.
"Than I'll go," He said standing up and beginning to walk out. "But Alaina," He said turning around and looking at her. "I'll come back, I promise."
"Please just go," Alaina could barely manage to say closing her eyes and holding back her tears. She really didn't want him to go, she wanted him to hold her and promise he loved her. But she couldn't let him; he needed to find someone else.
Michael sighed and walked out of the room. He knew she wanted him to stay, but for some odd reason she wasn't going to let him.
'Maybe someday, she'll trust me enough to be with me.' He thought dejectedly waving goodbye to Carrick who stood at the office door watching him.
"Just give her time." Carrick assured making Michael stop. "She cares more for you than she'll ever admit."
"Perhaps," Michael agreed with a sigh. "And you can tell her that I'll wait too."
Carrick nodded and watched as Michael walked out the door, knowing that he would indeed wait.
Will walked in the front door whistling. He had just talked to Governor Swann and Hans, and they all agreed on the distributive price of the goods Will was bringing into Port Royale; which brought Will in quite a happy mood.
"Alaina!" Will called as he shut the door behind him. He knew she would want to hear the news since she had been helping him keep record and account on everything.
He stopped and listened for a minute, waiting for her response. 'Must be out somewhere with Michael,' he mused. The two had been spending almost all their free time together since Jill and Carrick were officially courting, which he concluded didn't bother Alaina in the least bit now after she and Carrick had talked.
Will was glad Alaina was happy again, which had surprisingly lasted almost four months. He didn't even bother to ask what went on with Jack while she was on board. He really didn't want to know.
He was about to turn into his office when he heard a muffled sob from down the hall. Curiously he began to walk down in the direction of the parlor and paused to see the door was closed.
"Hello?" he asked tapping on the door.
Almost immediately Carrick opened it. Will stared at the young man for a moment than looked past him to see Alaina sitting in her favorite chair with her knees pulled up, and her face buried in her dress.
"What's going on?" He asked stepping in to see her entire body convulsing.
"Mr. Turner, there's something you need to know," Carrick said pulling him out into the hall and closing the door behind him. Will looked at him hard as he saw anxiety in Carrick's eyes.
"Alaina's," Carrick began than stopped, he couldn't say it, but Alaina was in too much of a wreak to tell her father so he had to. Will's eyes bored into the boy, curiosity and fear beginning to rise in him
"Alaina's pregnant," Carrick said as quickly as possible knowing that he wouldn't be able to say them again. Will blinked and tilted his head not believing what he'd just heard.
"Is this some sort of joke?" He asked folding his arms across his chest.
Carrick shook his head and pulled Will over so they were away from the door. "Alaina's never," Carrick paused knowing he'd understand what that gesture meant.
"Willingly, but," Carrick paused again and tried to think of how to break it to him. "Alaina told me that when she was woke up after Captain Partuse and his men knocked her out, her shirt was almost completely unbuttoned and she-"
Will took a deep breath and motioned for Carrick to stop. He understood what he was trying to tell him. That Captain Partuse had raped her and now she was pregnant with his child.
Carrick held his breath and waited for Will's reaction. But Will had none, all he could think about was how Alaina was. And as if nothing was weighing his mind he strode over to the door and opened it to find Alaina where she had been.
"Alaina," Will said walking up to her and bending down on his knees in front of her. Alaina just sobbed.
"Look at me," He told her gently taking her hand. Alaina slowly lifted her face up but still only looked at her tear stained dress. She couldn't look at him; not this time.
"Alaina," Will said in a lower tone squeezing her hand.
"I want to die," She sobbed leaning forward and resting her head on his shoulder.
"Don't say that," He told her catching her in his arms and hugging her.
Alaina closed her eyes and prayed that God would just kill her now. She didn't want to have that man's child. She couldn't, she was only just a little past seventeen, she wasn't prepared for it at all.
"It's going to be all right," Will said desperately trying to keep his emotions low. He could feel her stomach pressed against his and knew that Carrick was telling the truth.
Alaina just cried as she felt a small tweak of pain go through her body. It wasn't going to be okay; nothing was ever going to be the same again.
The boys sat on their floor, their ears pressed against the wall that was next to Alaina's room eyes wide and mouth open as Alaina cried and prayed aloud for God to kill her or at least for her to have a miscarriage.
Jack sat back after a moment and tried to gather his wits. Alaina was pregnant, how and by who he didn't know. Though he was completely sure it wasn't by Carrick or Michael, both were too much of gentlemen.
Though there was Captain Sparrow, he was one to do something like that, Jack was sure of it. And didn't Jill say they were marooned on an island for almost a week? Jack's eyes narrowed and he marched into his sister's room.
"Who the hell did it?" He demanded to know throwing open the door and putting his hands on his hips.
Alaina jumped startled at the sudden outburst and stared at her brother. She didn't know he was home, she thought Carrick took them out to the docks. 'Bastard,' She thought grimly.
"Well?" Jack asked angrily. When he found out who it was he was going to make that man pay.
Alaina stared at her brother for a few seconds than patted the mattress next to her. Jack slowly made his way over to her and sat down on the bed next to her.
"Was it Captain Sparrow?" Jack asked boring his eyes into his sisters waiting for her reply. Alaina almost smiled amidst her tears and shook her head.
"Partuse," she said looking away from him and closing her eyes.
Jack's body froze. Captain Sparrow knocking his sister up he could deal with but not that.
"I'm sorry," He said meekly wrapping his arms around her neck and hugging her. Alaina nodded and swallowed hard.
"I want to die Jack," she whispered wanting him to tell her something, anything that would want her to wish otherwise.
Jack immediately pulled away from her and grasped her face with his hands. "Don't you ever say that," He told her having to blink away the memories of hearing that gun go off and thinking she had killed herself.
"I love you Alaina, and I'm going to take care of you and your baby,"
"So am I," Another voice said in the hall and they both turned to see James standing there.
"Your going to get through this, and we're going to help you savvy?" Jack asked trying to lighten the mood by repeating a word he'd heard the Captain use.
Alaina managed a small grin. "Savvy," She agreed giving her brother another hug. James jumped up onto the bed and gave her a hug in turn.
"I love you too," James promised squeezing her tightly. Alaina squeezed him back and let go of him.
"Now sleep," Jack ordered pulling a section of her bed sheets down and motioning for her to lie down.
Alaina complied and rested her head down on a pillow and closed her eyes. She felt the boys cover her up with the sheets. She didn't want to have the baby; she wasn't going to. No matter what Jack, James or anyone else told her, she was going to find some way out of it. And it didn't matter what.
Alaina casually looked up from her book and almost jumped to see Michael standing in the parlor doorway.
"Michael," She greeted nervously setting the book down. She'd been able to avoid him for a few months but she couldn't hide from him forever.
"Alaina," He greeted with a warm smile making Alaina feel guilty for ignoring him.
"Uh, sit please," She said slowly getting up and motioning him in. Michael looked at her and wrapped her in a loving embrace. Alaina was a little taken back but nevertheless returned the embrace and pulled back.
"I've missed you," He said gently kissing her cheek. Alaina smiled at him and led him to the sofa.
"How've you been?" She asked taking a deep breath and sitting down. It was hard to get up and sit down now that she had that extra weight.
"I've been lonely," He told her honestly sitting down next to her.
"I'm sorry," Alaina apologized looking down at her hands.
"You don't need to be," He assured and she looked over at him and was about to reply. "You weren't sure of how my reaction would be and you didn't want me to think less of you so you avoided me."
Michael leaned in to Alaina and looked deep in her eyes. "But I could never think less of you,"
Alaina bit her lip and almost began to cry at the sincerity in his voice. "I love you," He told her taking her hand and kissing it. Alaina stared at him for a moment than squeezed his hand.
"You don't know me Michael," She said backing away from him, not wanting to have to say anything that could later hurt him. Michael sighed and began to stroke her hand with his thumb.
"I know you better than I know myself," He disagreed looking down at her hand. Alaina looked away and pulled her hand out of his grasp.
"I wonder what happened to Anne Bonny," She said trying to get off the subject they were on.
"What?" Michael asked completely bewildered. "Alaina I'm sitting here telling you that I want to marry you and all you have to say is what happened to some pirate?" Michael almost yelled.
"You don't want to marry me Michael, you don't deserve me. You deserve someone so much better who can give you so much more than I'll ever be able too." Alaina told him turning back to look at him.
"Alai-"
"Leave please," Alaina asked. Michael stared at her.
"Do you really want me to?"
Alaina looked at him and nodded. She didn't want to be around him, she didn't understand why he was even there.
"Than I'll go," He said standing up and beginning to walk out. "But Alaina," He said turning around and looking at her. "I'll come back, I promise."
"Please just go," Alaina could barely manage to say closing her eyes and holding back her tears. She really didn't want him to go, she wanted him to hold her and promise he loved her. But she couldn't let him; he needed to find someone else.
Michael sighed and walked out of the room. He knew she wanted him to stay, but for some odd reason she wasn't going to let him.
'Maybe someday, she'll trust me enough to be with me.' He thought dejectedly waving goodbye to Carrick who stood at the office door watching him.
"Just give her time." Carrick assured making Michael stop. "She cares more for you than she'll ever admit."
"Perhaps," Michael agreed with a sigh. "And you can tell her that I'll wait too."
Carrick nodded and watched as Michael walked out the door, knowing that he would indeed wait.
