(A/N) Oh this is just a nice chapter, a bit of a filler before we get to the action! But nonetheless it does develop the story...let me know what you think.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

Two months at sea was exactly what Eve needed. In that time things had definitely improved, Eve laughed, and she was happy, and that was mainly due to Gabriel. Gabriel always brought a smile to her face, whether it be a joke, or a slight jab to Jack. Today would not be a good day for Eve, it is the two year mark, two years since her son had died. Today when Eve woke, she felt tired, worn, her eyes were swollen from crying from the night before, waiting for this day.

When Eve turned in bed she saw that Jack was already up, there was no doubt in Eve's mind that Jack would also have a bad day. As she swung her legs over the bed, she thought about the day ahead of her, there was a latch on the bulkhead that had a tendency to open at will, so today she would make sure it was fixed.

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Gabriel was a different man. He was not the same man that shared nothing with no one…he wanted to share it with someone…and that was Evelyn. Gabriel thought she was perfect in every way, the way she laughed with her hand over her mouth, the way she tugged at rigging, her sparkling blue eyes, the way her hips swayed as she walked…just everything about her was perfect. To say that she felt the same way was wrong…well, not entirely, but Gabriel had no clue how she felt about him. Tonight they would be docking in Paris, since their ship had not been involved in any raids, Cuba, was an exception, they blasted the port with the gun powder from Payne's ship, they would go in unnoticed. He was going to ask Evelyn if she would accompany him to see his old home, just a stroll…hopefully he would have enough courage to tell her how he truly felt about her. And there she was, she walked on deck with such grace and such poise…he couldn't ever imagine never watching her walk that way ever again.

"Gabriel, how long till we dock?" Evelyn asked with a smile, but he could tell it was forced.

"This afternoon. Why?"

"Oh, there was some things I needed to do." Evelyn then started to walk away.

"Wait, I wanted to ask you something." It was now or never. "I just, well, I wanted to visit my old home, actually show it to you, and I was wondering, if you'd join me…I'd be glad to accompany you to your errands." Gabriel was serious. Evelyn looked into his eyes…today was really not the right day, she was planning on going to the Notre Dame Cathedral and praying for her son…to invite him…perhaps it would be best if she wasn't alone.

"Sure, I'd love to." Evelyn then smiled and walked over to Jack who was tying some sails down, as Paris came into view.

"You should be careful Jack…"

"What? Why?"

"You pull that any tighter…"

"Listen missy…I don't need advice on how to run a bloody ship from you…" Jack then stopped, he hadn't meant to snap at her. Then when he saw the tears form in her eyes, he knew she wasn't doing well. Last night he had heard her cry softly into her pillow, this would just be a difficult day. "I'm sorry luv, didn't mean to take your head off."

"That's ok, I understand…" Suddenly a large snap was heard above them. The sail that Jack was tying down, snapped from it's reel above, and it came swinging down hard.

"Watch out!" Gabriel shouted. Evelyn dove out of the way of the large metal reel, but when Evelyn sat up and looked for Jack he was no where to be found. Eve scrambled onto her feet and ran to the railing…she could make out the red bandana…

"Jack!" Eve shouted. Eve whipped off her guns and sword threw her belt down and dove in after Jack.

"Jesus! Evelyn!" Gabriel watched as she dove into the water below. "Give me a rope!" He ordered.

"I see them sir! She's got him!" Gabriel then looked into the direction he was looking into, and threw the rope to Evelyn, who got it.

"Alright pull them up!" Gabriel shouted. He watched impatiently as Evelyn and Jack were slowly brought up. Once over the railing they crashed into the deck with a thud.

Eve immediately knelt over Jack. "Are you alright!"

"No…" Jack put his hand to his head. Eve then looked at a few crew members that were standing around.

"Help him to his cabin…" As Jack was helped to his cabin, Gabriel went over to Evelyn and helped her up.

"What were you thinking?" Gabriel asked as he took a blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders. "You could have gotten the both of you killed."

"But I didn't…" Evelyn wrapped the blanket tighter around her. "I have to go see if Jack's ok."

"Right, I'll be down shortly." Gabriel then watched her leave…

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"Have you lost your bloody marbles?" Eve asked as she shut the door to the cabin. "You almost got the both of us killed…" Eve sat next to Jack on the bed.

"Could you keep your voice down, my head is ringing…" Jack was rubbing the sides of his head.

"As it should be…" Eve smiled and took a cloth and dipped it into a basin of hot water. "This should help…" Eve then placed it over his head, and shifted the blankets around him.

"I was careless…" Jack said with his eyes closed.

"It was just an accident." Eve was looking at the medicine that was left in the room, something so Jack could sleep.

"No…I should have known…I'm getting too old for this…" Eve put down everything down and looked at Jack. "Don't look at me like that, you know that I'm up there in age…these bones need some rest."

"Jack…"

"Eve, I made up my mind a while ago…" Eve looked down at her hands.

"So, this is it…I mean, no more adventures…"

"Only when it perks my interest…" Eve then felt the anchor give way, they had docked in Paris. "Eve, I know it won't be easy, but you have let go…"

"I know…I'm just going to miss you."

"I know…" There was a long silence that followed. "Well, I best get some rest, no good to anyone if my marbles aren't all back in my head…"

"I thought you didn't have any?" Eve said playing around. Eve then walked over to the closet that held her clothes.

"Where are you going?" Jack asked.

"Gabriel asked me to go with him into Paris, wanted to show me his home…I wanted to go to the Cathedral…so I figured, why not have some company…" Eve then pulled out a dress and shoes.

"Want me to leave? So you can get dressed." Jack asked.

"No, I'll change somewhere else, just rest." Eve then gave him one last smile before she went out the door. Eve was walking down the hall and bumped into Gabriel.

"Sorry…" He said.

"That's ok, I wanted to know, do you mind if I use your cabin to change? Jack isn't well, and I don't want to kick him out, I really want him to sleep."

"That's fine. Actually, let me get something out of there first." Gabriel and Evelyn then walked to the cabin.

Eve watched as he pulled some things from his closet, his clothes. "I don't want to rush you out of you room either…" Eve said as she set her things down.

"You are the only lady on this ship, you need some sort of privacy when you get dressed." Gabriel smiled as he took his clothes from the closet. "Is one hour enough time?"

"Yes, plenty."

(A/N) Jack retiring? That's a funny thought all on it's own! But Jack is up there, the movie didn't mention his age, but I figured a good 40, so Jack, in this story is 60-ish, getting way too old for this crap!LOL! But I love Jack, so he isn't going anywhere! Myabe he won't be running through hoops, but a nice supporting character, someone will have to step in his shoes though. WILLSONELOVE- Thank you for your compliments on the Boston accent! Some people really don't like it because it really is hard to understand us! And as for Gabriel, he is closer to my age, he is about I would put him at 30, ten years older than me, 4 years older than Eve. I kinda wrote Gabriel the way I would like most men to be (couldn't be further from reality!) And I guess Eve, has a bit of my traits, because one thing I noticed about the first POTC was that Elizabeth was a lot like me, a fighter, yet she can be very vulnerable...also that mouth, I have that problem! Anyway, don't worry about Gabriel, he gets himself a girl, because he sure as hell ain't no eunch! You'll just have to read! Thanks for the Reviews!