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"So let me get this straight. We are all going to play bloody dress up, the four of us guard the exits, and we allow Elizabeth to dance with him, then she more or less tell him to get going, then we follow outside and take him to his home." Jasper said.

"Right. Gabe will give us a layout to his home." Elizabeth said.

"I just want to ask you something." Jack blurted out. He then looked at Gabe. "Can I trust you? I swear to you if you foul this plan, or hurt Elizabeth in any way I will kill you with my own two bloody hands." Jack was serious.

"You can trust me…I would never hurt Elizabeth, and after this new information that I received, I will make sure the King hears about this once all is said and done. The true question is can I trust a pirate?"

"Since your cousin is a pirate also Captain of the Pearl, this question is also directed at her. I am a pirate, but one you may trust, can you trust that?"

"Yes ."

"Good then."

"Now if everything is all set, it is late. I am tired, and there is only four days till the ball, there is much that we need to do…" Elizabeth started to leave.

"Elizabeth, until we leave London I don't want you to go anywhere on your own. You will either have me, Jasper, Jacob, or Gabe with you at all times." Jack said.

"Jack, I don't need protection and I am no child I can handle myself."

"Elizabeth, I am not budging on this. If Hailey sees you he will kill you without thinking about it, you are a threat to him, you are not a whimpering woman, you are strong, he did not count on that."

"Jack I will not live in fear!" Elizabeth then turned and slammed the door shut. Gabe, Jasper, and Jacob then all looked at Jack.

"What?" Jack asked annoyed.

"Well which one is watching her?" Jacob asked. Jack then got up and ran after Elizabeth. By the time Jack went upstairs Elizabeth was not there…he looked around the room and saw that the closet door was open. Elizabeth had taken her pistol. Jack ran downstairs and into Gabe, Jacob, and Jasper.

"What happened?" Gabe asked.

"Elizabeth took her pistol, she is headed after Hailey." Jack then ran out the door, Jasper, Jacob, and Gabe ran after him.

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Elizabeth walked through the streets, tears streamed down her delicate face. 'I will not let Jack have me on guard, I won't let my husband keep me prisoner because of him. I will end it tonight.' Elizabeth marched up to his home and froze on the street in front of his house.

Jack caught up to her and watched her from a distance. She stood still, terrified. Jack then walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder. She quickly turned around and pointed her pistol at him.

"Relax, it's me…" Jack said softly. Elizabeth put the gun down. "Let me take you back…"

"No Jack, I can't let this happen. You can't treat me like a prisoner because of him."

"Elizabeth I just want you to be safe, I am not sure of my surroundings, I cannot trust where I am, if we were anywhere in the Caribbean then it would be different. Please it is only another four days, wait only a bit longer."

"Jack I am so tired." Elizabeth sighed.

"I know you are so let me take ye to Claire's and to bed. Where I know yer safe…"

"Alright." Jack then grabbed her hand and took her to bed as he promised.

"Jack I'm afraid." Elizabeth said as she sat in bed with him.

"Of what?"

"Him. What if I freeze when I approach him?"

"You won't, just think your dancing with me, and be your charming self."

Elizabeth smiled. "But I am not."

"I know that you will be fine, then we will catch him and he will get what he deserves."