Pirates of the Caribbean – The Life I've Always Wanted
By Princess-Pirate
Email: lziceprincessyahoo.co.uk
Summary: Sequel to Blood Is Thicker Than Rum. The story picks up eight months later. Tragedy strikes as romance blooms between someone they never thought would fall in love.
Disclaimer: All the characters, ships, and places in the Caribbean belong to Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as the dialect in the flashbacks from the movie. I don't own any of them (I wish). Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.
A/N: Please read and let me know what you think. Reviews and ideas on coming chapters are most welcome. Also note that I've changed Bootstrap's name from William to what everyone used to call him – Bill. This was since I discovered that there was some confusion if Jack called them both William.
Chapter 6 – Are You Crazy?
"We need to tell them Bill" Katherine said as she and Bill sat together under a tree.
"I know" he said "But let me talk to Will first. If he accepts it I know the others will take it better. "
"I'm not worried about them," Katherine said as she leaned closer "I'm worried about Jack. He's gonna 'ave a cow when he finds out what I've been keeping from him."
"Let me handle him" Bill said as he wrapped an arm around the woman. He pulled her closer to him and their lips met in a tender but passionate kiss.
"You're looking much better" Elizabeth remarked as she fed Will some food. It was two weeks later and Will was well on his way to recovering. At the doctor's agreement she had propped some pillows behind Will's back to allow him to sit up.
"I feel as if I was trampled by a bull" Will said as he shifted, trying to get comfortable.
Elizabeth smiled as she continued to feed him, making sure he ate everything. She was careful however for pushing too fast since he had only had the strength to start eating three days ago. Before that he was so weak and in so much pain that she thought it was the end.
"Thank you" Will whispered as he yawned.
Elizabeth put the bowel away and smiled when she saw Will's eyes starting to close. He couldn't stay awake longer than about two hours at the most, but it was an improvement none the less.
"Elizabeth" Will murmured sleepily as he patted the bed next to him "Stay with me for a while?"
Elizabeth nodded and kicked off her shoes before getting onto the bed next to him.
Will wrapped an arm around Elizabeth's shoulder and pulled her closer to him.
Elizabeth sighed and rested her head on Will's chest, being careful as to not upset any of his wounds. She felt herself growing sleepy and looked at Will. "I love you Will" she whispered and closed her eyes.
"Love you too 'Lizabeth" Will murmured before allowing sleep to take him.
Soon both lovers were fast asleep in each other's arms. Each clinging to the other, feeling each other's touch for the first time since that horrible night on the Pearl.
At the door governor Swann smiled as he looked at the sleeping couple. At first he was very against the marriage but as time grew he knew that he couldn't keep the two lovers apart so he gave Will his permission to marry Elizabeth.
Now he knew that his daughter couldn't be in better hands.
The days grew into weeks and Elizabeth marveled in seeing Will getting better and growing stronger each day.
The doctor lessened his pain medication and after another two weeks Will was allowed to go and sit in the garden with Elizabeth and his friends.
With the help of Jack and Bill, they managed to get Will down the stairs. Elizabeth got the servants to put a large chair under the tree and Bill and Jack deposited Will in the chair, supporting his back with pillows.
"There we go" Elizabeth said as she carefully lifted Will's leg and placed it on a stool. The doctor told her to keep Will's foot high since he won't be able to bend it. It would also lessen the pressure on his hips and make him more comfortable since sitting up still caused him a lot of discomfort.
"It feels good to be outside" Will said as he and his father sat talking later that day. To everyone's surprise and joy Will was holding out quite well and wasn't complaining that he was tired or in any pain.
Bill smiled at his son as he saw Anamaria, Jack and governor Swann playing with young Jonathan. It looked as if the governor took a liking to the little one. He wondered if Elizabeth had told her father about the twins.
"How's Elizabeth?" he asked and Will nodded.
"She seems fine now. I only catch her looking in Jonathan's direction some times and then the sadness is so clear in her eyes. She longs to have a little one and I can't help thinking about the twins again."
"Has she told her father yet?" he asked as he looked at governor Swann playing with Jonathan.
"I don't think so" Will said "But give her time. She'll tell him when she feels that the time is right. She's still hurting and I don't want to pressure her into talking about her pain. She's not emotionally ready."
Bill nodded and felt a stab in his heart at seeing his son in so much pain. He then decided that it was time to break his news to Will. If he managed to get Will on their side then it won't be so hard to tell the others as well.
"Will" Bill said, as he looked at his son "I want to ask ye something?"
Will looked up and smiled. "I'm all ears father," he said.
"You miss your mother, don't you?" Bill asked and Will nodded.
"Of course I do. I've always wondered what it would be like to share my and Elizabeth's happiness with her. What it would be like to talk to someone about my problems, not that I can't talk to you about anything."
Bill nodded at his son's uneasiness. "Well Will, I'm gonna be straight an honest with ye. I've met another woman and I intend te ask 'er te marry me."
"What? When?" Will gaped as he looked at his father but soon a smiled was curling at his lips. "So who's the lucky woman dad?" he asked.
Bill swallowed hard and felt very uneasy. "It's Katherine," he said softly.
"Katherine" Will yelped looking shocked "Dad you can't" he said.
"And why not Will?" his father snapped back.
"Why not" Will said "She's old enough to be my sister, for hell's sake, let alone my mother. And she's Jack's sister. Are you crazy?"
"Crazy in love yes" Bill said as he was starting to get aggravated "I wanted te tell ye first and explain. I want ye te understand that I also need someone in me life te love me and that person is Katherine."
"Well I don't understand" Will said hard enough to startle the older pirate "I don't want her as a mother. No one will be able to replace mother and I won't allow anyone to. She waited for you at the harbor every day and night. And now you want to forget about her by marrying another woman half your age."
"I don't have to listen to this" Bill snapped and got up. He only felt some guilt as he saw the tears streaming down his son's cheeks.
Jack looked up alarmed as he heard Will's painful yelp. He looked over to where Will and Bill were sitting. He gasped, as he saw Will's face, tears streaming down his cheek.
It looked as if he and his father were arguing about something and Will was clearly very upset about said something.
He saw Bill flying up and stomping off, leaving Will alone. The pirate's hands went to his face and Jack could see him sobbing.
"I'll be right back," Jack said as he handed Jonathan to governor Swann and walked over to where Will was.
"You all right lad?" he asked as he crouched next to Will. Will shook his head and Jack gently sat down next to Will and placed a comforting arm around his shoulder.
Will looked up at him, his eyes red and puffy. "Did you know about this?" he asked still breathing deeply.
"What do you mean lad?" Jack asked as he looked at Will. Something had upset him greatly and Jack wished he knew what it was.
"My father and your sister?" Will asked as he looked at Jack, hoping that his friend knew nothing about this.
"Lad, ye've lost me now," Jack said.
"My father and Katherine are in love" Will managed to choke out and then started sobbing again "My father wants to marry her."
Jack's eyes widened at Will's words and he got up, seating himself in front of Will. In a moment he had his arms around Will, and was hugging the heartbroken man to him. He felt Will shivering and knew that the younger man wasn't emotionally ready to handle this. He had to get him to bed and get him calmed down.
"Get some help" he told Elizabeth whom had appeared at his side when she heard Jack calling her.
Elizabeth ran into the house and called two of the servants. With their help she and Jack managed to get Will into bed.
"Here lad" Jack said as he held some rum to Will's lips "Take a sip of this. It'll help ye feel better."
Will obeyed and took a sip. Soon after Jack felt him relaxing and it didn't take long for his exhausted body to give up and Will fell into a peaceful sleep.
"What was that all about?" Elizabeth asked Jack as they walked back to the garden.
"Will's father and me sister has something going on" Jack said.
"What?" Elizabeth gasped and spun around to look at him.
"Aye" Jack said "Bill told Will that 'e wants te ask Kat te marry him. As ye can see the lad didn't take the happy news too well."
"We need to talk to them," Elizabeth said as she looked around "Find out what their plans are and get Bill to talk to Will again. I'm afraid that this might hinder the progress he's made so far."
Jack nodded. "Katherine left to go and check up on the Raven and Bill stomped off soon after he and Will had the argument. He's bound to 'ave gone te her to tell her the news."
Elizabeth nodded and grabbed one of her cloaks and allowed Jack to tie it for her. She quickly went to tell Anamaria the story and asked her to keep an eye on Will. The older woman agreed and soon after Elizabeth and Jack got into a carriage and went to the docks.
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