Chapter 7

"Why though Ana, I don't understand!" said Jack. "What didn't I give you Darling? I loved you; I made my vows to you. "Death due us part" Ana, did they mean anything to you!"

"Yes Jack, those vows meant everything to me, they still do!" she cried.

"Then why did you go with another man!" he shouted.

"I don't know, it was a moment of madness, I wish I could go back in time but-" said Ana.

"You can't" her husband whispered weakly.

"What on earth was I meant to do Jack! We were so happy. We had a family, a family to call our own, we were going to have a son of our own, and we already had a daughter. I couldn't make Marie leave you!"

"You ho'estly believe that I would have let yer take me little girl away from me! Yer going mad women," said Jack angry, at the thought of her take his Marie away.

"What was I meant to do; leave her?"

"YES! If you had done the right thing you would have left me and me lass be!" said Jack.

A moment of silence followed. For the first time Jack watched his Princess cry and didn't run to her side.

"Are we over?"" said Ana Maria.

Jack didn't know what to say.

"I don't know Ana, how can I trust you," said Jack. "I just don't know."

"Think about it, tell me when you know, I still love you!" said Ana.

"I know and I still love you," he choked out.

When Ana left the common room he heard a small voice.

"Please don't split up with me mam," said JJ.

"JJ, I don't know if we can stay together and yer real dads back now. He's going to want to be with his boy-"

"And you have to think about yer girl." said JJ bitterly.

"Course I have to be thinking about my Marie. She all I have left," said Jack scratching his goatee.

"She doesn't have to be! You're still my papa; we can still be a real family"

"NO J! I'm sorry. I don't think I can,"" said jack regretfully.

"All you ever cared about was Marie!"

"Yes, you know what J maybe right, but so what? She my daughter!"

"And I'm your son!"

"No your not!" said Jack but regretted it instantly. "I didn't mean it!"

"Yes you did, I think you always knew I wasn't your not really. She was your girl and you knew that. Marie special, she's yours. I'm not. Maybe your right Jack, I should go with David. The dreams over in'it?"

"I think so son."

JJ heartbroken left the room knowing the only way he could go was forward.

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"And then papa went mad!" laughed Marie for the first time in days telling her old nana a story.

"OH my darling," said rose. "When I woke up and you were gone. I thought I-well I was so scared."

"I'm sorry nana," said Marie. "I just needed to go back to me papa."

"I know, I see that now," said Rose, playing with her hair.

"Where is my papa?" she said.

"Right here me darling!" said Jack.

Smiling Jack took his darling off Rosie and put her in his lap. She still winched a little but got better at hiding it.

"Can I go and play with Ellen Papa?" said Marie. She had missed Ellen, Willie and JJ. She missed her friends. They were important to her.

"If you want, are you sure you want to?" said Jack,

"Yeah!"

"Go on then baby if that's what you want!" said Jack sighing as he watched his daughter go. She looked back a few times but went on regardless. She knew that she would have to get used to not being with Jack 24/7 one day.

"You worry her don't you?" said Rose.

"Course she's me lass," said Jack. "There will no' be a day when I do not worry about her."

"I felt much the same when they went missing," said Rosie thinking back to the of days of her life. "She's wonderful child!"

"Thank you," said Jack solemnly.

"I think she very beautiful and smart. With common sense. The exact contrast of Willie. Who is smart but won't use his mind. Kind of stupid but lovable, actual not so much of a contrast," said Rose. "There the same really, just show it differently, if that

"Yeah, they calm each other down," said Jack.

"So many times she got him out of trouble," said Rose thinking about the times when she was there mother figure. "He's quite the practical joker, has that changed?"

"Not at all," said Jack.

"I hoped that was so," she sighed. Noticing his far away look she knew what he was thinking. "She's ok you know, her going to play is a good sign."

"Ay I know that! Its just I've got used to her being by my side all the time," said Jack said.

"That's understandable considering what you have been through together," she said.

"Yer, I guess so."

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"We need to talk Ana Maria," said David.

"My name is Ana," she said annoyed.

"Stop being petty," he said. "We have a son together!"

"Yes I understand the fact we have a son!" she replied.

"I want take him back home with me if you will let!" he asked.

"No" said Ana. "No, no, no! I raised him; he stays with me, where he belongs. "

"Only because you never let me be there for him! Give me my chance to be a dad to him" he cried.

"Jack is his father!"

"But I want my chnace to be a parent!"

"And I want him to be where he belong!"

"What about I want?" said a small voice in the corner. "Doe that matter?"

"Of course," said Ana. "What do you want JJ?"

"Is there know way you and Jack will be together again?" he asked quietly. That was what he truly wanted. Him, his parents and Marie: a family.

"I don't think so sweetie. You know that I and Jack were very in love but we need a break."

"Do you want to stay with Marie?"

"I want to be with both my children," said Ana.

"Marie wont leave jack will she?" said JJ.

"No. She has made it clear to me that she wants to be with her papa," she said.

"Then I want to be with mine and if you're not staying on the mam, can you come with me? I think the three of us should be a family," begged Jack junior. It was time he got to be the favourite child.

"Well, I guess so then. If that is what you want then ok," she said.

"How about leave tomorrow?" said David.

"No!" said Ana. "I know we want to be a family but I can't miss Marie's birthday."

"Ok then. The day after she turns thirteen?" said David.

"Ok." she said feeling lost and empty. The last thing she wanted was not to be near her daughter. But Ana knew for once JJ had to come first.

Johnny-cakes-Depp: I hope this chapter answered your question:(

Piritesslass: I know! Poor Jack

Toxic-Bettle: I thin Jack and Marie have both been so scared that's why they behave in the way they do.

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