The next morning Jack came over bright and early to get Elizabeth and Will on their way. They 'borrowed' a small carriage and started a few more miles inland.

"So Jack, where are you taking us?" Will asked.

"New Bern, North Carolina."

"How do you know about that place?" questioned Liz.

"Me brother, he was older than me. When me mum died, I lived with 'em in New Bern. Lovely little town." He added.

That was the most past revealed about Jack that they had ever heard. Shocked at the way he absentmindedly gave awayhis information, Elizabeth asked him more.

"So you did have brothers and sisters then?"

"Did I?" His eyes were large and he laughed lightly. "Yeh, I have quite a few brothers an' sisters. Six boys, including me self and three girls, quite a Christmas we'd all 'ave, lets see….there's Millay, then Miranda, Andreas, Montgomery, Wallace, Montag, Geneva, Scout, and me." He said with a dry air in his voice.

"Wow, so your mother had a flare for different names." Will stated leaning forward.

"Yeh, I suppose once she got to me she 'ad run outa good ideas." He joked

The three of them paused, then Elizabeth spoke up, she was the only one who would ask what was on both of their minds.

"So how did you become a pirate?"

"Andreas, he was a pirate" then he turned to Will. "But lied and told mother he was a merchant sailor."

Will just looked away.

"Then one day I happen to be traveling with 'em and the ship was attacked,Andreas died and I took up his duties, and not a bad job I did aye?" he said with a slight wink.

Liz was actually a little worried at how Jack didn't seemed fazed when he would talk about his deceased loved ones. She assumed that he had put up the same wall that Anna had done so many years back. Liz hoped that by bringing the two together they could help each other, both, she could tell, were deprived of emotions and love a long time ago. And it would take a lot of healing to repair them.

"I don't think I knew any of that Jack." Will said, breaking Liz out of her thoughts.

Jack leaned back and gave a smirk to Elizabeth. "Yes, well thank yer woman for making me 'show' my emotions, as it were."

Liz just blushed a little and smiled.

"And I know if I don't tell you, you women will pry it outa me some'ow!"

Anna, who was driving the carriage stuck and arm through the little hole in the front and hit Jack on the shoulder.

"Well ye best get used to it, mate."

"What does that mean?" Will asked in a low tone. And…did Jack just blush?

"Me and Anna are sorta, what you people call…court'n"

"That'a boy Jack! I knew you didn't have as much trouble with women as you seemed to have." Will hit him on the back and laughed.

Jack leaned in closer.

Nah, it's the keep'n I'm not good at."

Then they heard Anna's loud voice outside the carriage." Hey you lot! We're in New Bern!"

They had rode around the small town for a few minutes and found a house that looked as if no one was living in. Elizabeth and Will got out, Jack following with Anna. The house wasn't condemned it just wasn't up kept. It was close to the town square and some of the old white paint was coming of the side and the well in the back was about to fall over, the weeds in the yard were getting a little out of hand but it looked as if someone was trying to keep it decent looking.

Will walked up to the door to see if it was unlocked. It wasnt, but when he came back down the steps a young woman next door stepped out to stop them.

"Hello, can I ask you what business you have here?" she asked drying her hands off on her apron.

Elizabeth stepped forward.

"Yes, I'm Elizabeth Sw- Turner and this is my husband William, and our friends Jack and Annamaria." She smiled pleasantly

The woman nodded hello the each of them until she reached Anna and Jack, who were dressed quite odd.

"Well I'm glad I know your names, but what is your business with this house?"

Will came up beside Liz and wrapped an arm around her waist. "We're looking for a place to live."

"Well me and my husband were put in charge over this one. An old rich couple came to colonies a few years ago but on the voyage the man died so the woman came here, put me in its care and then went back to England." She said now with more of a pleasant look about her.

"Are you interested in selling it to us?" Elizabeth asked.

"I would give it to you just to get it out of my charge." She replied in a fed up voice.

"Well then, I guess we're your new neighbors." Will beamed.