EPILOGUE

Catherine sighed as the memory of the last night she'd seen Will entered her head. She missed him so much, and it was all because of a stupid mistake. Still, she'd better get going before someone came into the workshop and caught her trespassing.

It was too late. There were footsteps behind her. She didn't move. She knew who it would be.

"You came back," he said. She nodded, then turned so she was looking him straight in the eyes. How she'd missed those eyes! So deep, so wonderful…

"I had to. There was something I…" She broke off, unable to finish. He saw the note she'd put on the anvil, picked it up, and read it. As he reached the last line he paused and looked at Catherine.

"I just wanted… I needed to tell you how sorry I am for everything that happened, and I wanted…" she paused, "I just wanted to tell you that… well, that I love you." She turned away, flinching, ready for his derisive laugh, or for him to strike her for killing his girlfriend so long ago.

But Will gently caught her shoulder, and turned her to face him, and met her eyes, and they stayed that way, just looking at each other, for who knows how long. Then Will dropped the note, took her face in his hands, and kissed her, and it was the most wonderful feeling in the world, and Catherine felt so happy that nothing else mattered… but then he broke away and she looked up to him and said, "I'm sorry."

He brushed the apology aside. "It only matters that you're here now." And he took her by the hand and they left the old blacksmith's behind, and with Sparrow at their side they boarded the Pearl together and sailed the seas together, and as they held on to each other tight, it felt as though they would never let go.

THE END

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