Reviewer Responses
Maren L P- I've got your curiosity piqued, again. No. LOL. Keep on reading if you want to find out what is going on.
Captain Pilar- Welcome back! I love cliffhanger…when I leave them, but when they're from other writers I just hate them.
CHAPTER 14
Will stood with Gwen and Jocelyn a little in shock. Gwen was like the little sister he never had as he was growing up in Port Royal. Her father, Martin James, was a neighbor of his before he and Elizabeth left Port Royal. He came out of his daze and looked at Gwendolyn again. "What's wrong Gwen?" he asked.
Gwen looked at Will tears in her eyes, "Father died about a week ago. He left me a map but before he died he said to find you…"
Gwen was in the middle of explaining what had happened when Will and Jocelyn spotted Jack coming to get them. Will turned to Gwendolyn, "Do you have any clothes or any other items with you?" she shook her head. "We'll just have to get you some when we get back to Tortuga."
When Will said that Gwen was coming with him and Jocelyn her eyes went wide, "Are you sure, I don't want to be any trouble…"
Will smiled down at her, "It's no trouble, now all we have to do is to talk Jack into letting onto the Pearl. Once we're on board you can explain what's going on to Jocelyn and I."
Gwen nodded in agreement and followed Jocelyn and Will to where the Pearl was docked. After spending 15 minutes arguing with Jack, Will was able to talk Jack into letting Gwendolyn onto the Pearl. Once they were underway and back to Tortuga, Will took Gwen, Annabelle and Jocelyn into his and Jocelyn's cabin and they all sat down.
Jocelyn was the first to speak up, "How do the two of you know each other?" she asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
Will answered, "When I grew up in Port Royal I lived near Gwendolyn's family. Her family and Elizabeth were my closest friends at the time. Gwen had been born just before Liz and I arrived in Port Royal so I always regarded her as a little sister."
Gwen nodded in agreement, "He always looked out for me as we grew up. Then two years ago he and Elizabeth left Port Royal never to be seen again. A little while after they left my dad moved us to Santo Domingo."
Will wondered why the men were chasing her and asked, "Now, what is going on, and why were those men chasing you?"
Gwendolyn swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. "Father…died six days ago and left me a trunk full of a lot of junk. Before he died though he told me to find you, I guess because it has to do with the map that I found in the trunk. The day after they buried father, I was at home and heard a crash downstairs. I quickly left the house and set out to try and find you." She stated crying, finally letting out what she'd been feeling since her father had died and those men had begun chasing her.
Jocelyn smiled gently at the girl, she understood that the girl had no place to go and spoke, "Well, you are welcome to stay with us for as long as you like, right Will?"
Will pulled Gwen in to a hug, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to be there. But as Jocelyn said you're more than welcome to stay with us for however long you like." He whispered. "I have to go up top so please stay here with Jocelyn and Annabelle, all right."
Gwen nodded and laid down on the bed shutting her eyes. Jocelyn motioned for Will to leave and that she'd take care of Gwendolyn. As Will left, Jocelyn placed Annabelle in the cradle that was placed in her and Will's cabin and sat on the edge of the bed near Gwen and gently stroked the girl's hair as she cried silently.