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Maren L P- Maren…Maren…Maren. chuckles Gwen is 12 1/2 years old. I'm going by the fact that Will and Elizabeth met when they were 10 and ten years passed between Elizabeth finding Will in the ocean and Barbossa's raid on Port Royal in the movie. Then another two years since Will and Elizabeth left Port Royal and moved to Tortuga.
Rachel Sparrow- No worries there Rach. You'll find out soon. LOL.
Captain Pilar- Once again thank you for the wonderful compliments. Here's hoping you'll enjoy the rest of the story.
Chapter 15
A few hours later Jack, Jocelyn and Will enter Jack's cabin as Gwen and Annabelle are asleep in Will and Jocelyn's cabin. Will sat in a chair and Jocelyn sat in his lap, as Jack pulled out another bottle of rum. "Now what's the story wit' tha' lil' girl in yer room?" he asked sipping the contents of the bottle.
Will glanced at Jocelyn who nodded saying 'tell him everything'. "Well…" he began and told Jack everything that he knew and what Gwen had told him and Jocelyn. "…and that's all we know. So since I am technically her nearest relative, she's going to live with us."
Jack took a sip of rum and rubbed his face with his hands. "Damn it all to hell." He muttered.
Will shoot Jack a look, "What do you know Jack?" he asked, a tell-me-or-else look on his face.
"Martin James was a good friend of mine and yer father's Will. He was a good man and good pirate. And tha' map tha' yer young friend has show the location to both yer father's treasure." Jack told them sipping his rum.
Will sat in his seat and let what Jack just told him sink in. "Jack, it's possible that the man you spoke with could not have been my father but someone who was looking for my father's treasure."
Jack looked at Will and realized that what he said was possible. Jocelyn spoke up, "Will's right, if we were in my time we'd definitely be able to determine whether the man was really Will's father or not be a DNA test.." Jack and Will interrupted her.
"What's a DNA test?" they asked simultaneously.
Jocelyn sighed and explained about DNA before continuing on, "Is there a way that we could find out whether the man really is Will's father?"
"Well when I first met Will, I knew he seemed familiar but it wasn' until he broke me outta jail and I learned his name that I realized why. He looks a lot like his father." Jack said.
Jocelyn nodded, "Will is there anything that you own that only your father knew you had or was there some secret that only the two of shared and no one else knew about?"
Will shook his head, "The only thing would be the medallion, but everyone knows about it now."
Jocelyn sighed and leaned her head against Will's shoulder, "Is there anyone who you could think of that would want to destroy either of you and use Will's father as a way of getting to you both?"
Will and Jack looked at each other and shared a look before exclaiming, "Either Commodore Norrington or what's left of Barbossa's crew."
Jocelyn sat up straight in Will's lap and raised an eyebrow, "Why would Norrington be after you Will? I thought you said he resigned himself to the fact that you and Elizabeth were in love."
Will nodded in agreement, "I did but her father was the Governor of Port Royal so it's possible he sent Norrington out to find me since I became a pirate, besides he's hated me since I rescued Jack from the gallows…" he looked at Jack with an evil grin, "what is it now 3 or 4 times Jack." He said with a laugh.
Jack mock glared at Will and Jocelyn thought she distinctly heard Jack mutter "whelp" as he sipped his rum. The three of them sat there quietly in the cabin for a few moments before Jack broke the silence. "Jocelyn's right, the person may not be yer father, but we need to be sure. But we're going to need yer help Jocelyn." Jack began and told them his plan.
Jocelyn smiled evilly, "What do you need me to do mon capitaine." She asked teasingly.
Jack and Will looked at each other then nodded, apparently in agreement about something, then looked at Jocelyn. "Well here's the way I see…" Jack began as he laid out what his plan was.
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Jocelyn: gasps No, not another cliffhanger.
Me: laughs evilly Yes another cliffhanger and there's nothing you can do about it.
Will and Jack walk in and hold their swords to my throat, and smirk.
Jack: I wouldn't be too sure of tha', savvy?
Me: gulps audibly and chuckles nervously I'll try not to leave any more cliffhangers on purpose crosses fingers behind back
Will: notices my fingers are crossed and presses blade closer to my throat Show us both hands and promise.
Me: bloody pirates and blacksmiths uncrosses fingers and shows hands I promise to not write cliffies on purpose. glares at the guys and Jocelyn There, happy now?
Will, Jack and Jocelyn simultaneously: YES!
The guys remove their swords and exit my place with Jocelyn.
Me: wipes sweat off brow and grumbles to self I was just trying to get the readers to read. looks around at readers and smiles Now that that's over with I'll write Chapter 16.