Author's Note:

Hey I wasn't really going to write an author's note but I just wanted to thank the two people who reviewed for their nice reviews and for reading. I'm also going to thank enigmagirl2727 for beta-ing it for me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates Of The Caribbean although I would like to very much.

Chapter #1:

The next thing I knew I was opening a door to a dignified man with a large impressive wig. Before saying anything he threw a large package into my arms.

"There you are Maggie," he said, "Lizzie has been working for an hour already. You and my daughter are both sleeping in late today it seems." I felt as if I'd missed something. Then it all came back to me. Lizzie and I were maids at Governor Swann's mansion. And of course it was the Governor I was talking to now. Then Lizzie came behind him. "Oh there you are," he said turning, "come along now girls we must get my daughter up. Remember today is the big day."

We followed him to Elizabeth Swann's bedroom. I was still carrying the box he had given me though I had no idea what it was.

"Elizabeth?" he called through the door. "Are you all right? Are you decent?"

"Yes," she answered, "yes."

"Still abed at this hour?" he chided her. "Oh," he exclaimed as Lizzie opened the windows to let the light in, "it's a beautiful day. I have a gift for you," he said motioning to me. I walked over and he opened the box I was carrying revealing a dress.

"Oh," she said happily, "it's beautiful."

"Isn't it," he said pleased with himself. Lizzie and I exchanged glances. Governor Swann was almost painfully obvious. She had heard his voice too and turned to look at her father.

"May I inquire as to the occasion?" she asked suspicious. As she should be.

"Does a father need an occasion to dote upon his daughter?" Elizabeth and her father chuckled. Then she went behind the dressing screen. Lizzie followed but I froze wondering how I'd gotten into this job.

"Go on," the Governor urged me and I followed reluctantly. "Actually I," he said, "I hoped you might wear it to the ceremony today."

"The ceremony?" she asked suspiciously.

"Captain Norrington's promotion ceremony." Elizabeth poked her head around the screen to see her father.

"I knew it," she said accusingly.

"Commodore Norrington," her father reminded her, "as he's about to become. A fine gentleman, don't you think?" The Governor had been pushing those two together for years now. And he was not subtle about it in the least.

Just then Lizzie waved at me from behind Elizabeth's back. She pointed at the corset that was in the box with the dress. Then she shrugged and shook her head, indicating that she had no idea how to lace up a corset. However we were not in luck because I didn't know how to either. Seeing no other alternative I grabbed the strings and pulled as hard as I could. Elizabeth gasped as I pulled the corset as tight as possible.

"He fancies you," said the Governor still talking, "you know. Elizabeth? How's it coming?"

"It's difficult to say," she answered best she could without breathing.

"I'm told," he said uncertainly, "it's the latest fashion in London." Unsure what to do I pulled even tighter.

"Well women in London," she answered out of breath, "must've learnt not to breathe." She struggled to breathe in.

"Milord," said a voice from the door, "you have a visitor." Governor Swann excused himself and departed. With the corset on Lizzie and I quickly finished helping Elizabeth dress. Then she left and we began to straighten up her room.

"I didn't know," Lizzie said to me, "that you knew how to lace up a corset."

"I don't," I answered carelessly, "I just guessed."

"Do you think," she asked nervously, "it was too tight?"

"Probably," I said with a careless shrug.

"All right girls," the butler said coming back into the room, "it is time to clean." We made our way down the stairs. There Governor Swann, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner were talking.

"How many times," she was saying to Will, "must I ask you to call me Elizabeth?"

"At least once more Miss Swann," Will answered quickly, "as always." Elizabeth looked as if he'd slapped her. Lizzie and I exchanged glances. It was painfully obvious that Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner really loved each other. But of course neither of them would ever admit it.

"There. See? At least the boy," her father told her, "has a sense of propriety. We really must be going. There you are." Governor Swann went out leaving Will and Elizabeth facing each other both looking hurt.

"Good day Mr. Turner," she said coldly and stormed out after her father. Will followed her out. The butler started to close the door but before it shut Lizzie and I heard him speak softly.

"Good day," he said, "Elizabeth."

"Aww," Lizzie said putting her hands over her mouth, "they are adorable." I grinned but before I could answer someone cleared their throat from the foot of the stairs. It was the butler.

"You girls have to start cleaning, now."

What had I done to deserve this? I felt like there was something but I couldn't remember…