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Chapter Seven- Letting the Tears Fall
'Another pirate ship?' I think to myself as I look out of the small window at the quick approaching, candle, and torch lit ship, the quick approaching ship that just so happens not to be the Black Pearl. I let the hot tears sting my eyes and fall down my face as I back away from the window and sit down in a chair. 'If that ship does fight with this one, I should be ready.' I quickly run over to the chest at the foot of Glaces bed and begin to rummage through it. Dresses, chemises, and shifts are the only things that I can see on the top but once I reach the bottom I manage to find a pair of black pants and an off white loose fitting shirt. I quickly pull them on and then look around the room for something to us as a weapon; nothing in the trunk will help me, nothing on the table either. I look under the bed and find a pistol, it looks old and rusty on parts of it, I pray that there is a bullet and to my relief there is, I place the pistol in the waistband of my pants and let my shirt cover it. I look out the window and notice that the ship is almost right along side the 'Escape' but there is still no fighting, 'Maybe Glace and the other Captain are friends.' I shake my head and wonder what could be going on.
I take one last look around the cabin before I hear Glace yelling to the crew "Watch yer selves' gents." I hear feet shuffle and questions run across the deck.
"Where are they? Why is there no one on deck? Who is the Captain?" Glaces crew is all confused, including myself.
'What is going on, why is nobody on deck? Where is the Captain?' I am soon snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of a something heavy being slammed down on the ship.
"Ye, cross over ta the ship, bu' be on yer guard." I hear heavy footsteps of at least twenty crew members walk across the gangplank and on to the other ship. Before I have time to do anything the cabin door slowly opens and I see Pete enter the room, closely followed by Sam, I feel relief wash over me.
"Pete, Sam, what are you doing here?" Pete quietly shuts the door and locks it behind him.
"It's the Cap'in; he is goin' ta board the ship from the other side." I feel a smile appear on my face and I feel like crying, I am finally going home. "But there will be a figh', 'ere take this an' use it if anyone comes after ye." Pete hands me a sword and I take it in my hand, it's a little heavy but I can still hold it. As if right on cue there is a shout heard from the deck.
"Gents back on the Escape, now!" I hear yelling and shouting and I know that the battle has begun, fear washes over me and I don't know what to do.
"Take a deep breath, ye alrigh'?" Sam asks me as he helps me to sit down in a chair and takes the sword and places it on the table.
"Yes I'm fine; I just hope Jack and the crew will be alright." Pete looks out the window and onto the deck.
"I' looks like the crew di' a fine job of sneakin' up on them, at leas' ten of Glaces crew be dead." Pete exclaims and he turns back to me.
"What do I do Pete?" I ask, I fear going onto the deck but I don't want to stay trapped in here all by myself. I look at Pete with fear in my eyes and he places his hands on my shoulders.
"Kristy, ye can stay in 'ere until ye wan' ta come ou'." I don't even completely hear his words; I just nod my head in response.
"We should be ou' on deck." Sam says and I see Pete nod his head, he squeezes my shoulders and before I can say or even think they are unsheathing their swords and heading out onto deck.
I feel my body trembling and I feel cold, 'I should go and help the crew, I am the whole reason they are here.' I think to myself. I go to the small window and look out onto the deck, there is an eerie soft glow from the candles that light the other ship but I immediately spot Jack. He is fighting with Rob and I know that Jack will soon end the fight between them. Glace is to the far right of Jack and fighting with Gibbs; they both seem to be equally matched. I glance back to Jack and Rob and a split second later I see Jack's sword enter Rob's stomach, then Jack quickly removes it and Rob falls to the deck. Jack glances around the ship but before he has time to do anything another one of Glaces crew is starting a battle with Jack. I look back towards Gibbs and notice that he is still fighting with Glace, much to my relief. I step back from the window and back to the table and take the sword in my right hand, luckily Glace had cut my other hand. I swing it around to get the feel of it and I begin to walk towards the door. 'Please get us through this.' I plead as I squeeze my eyes shut 'Just let us be okay.' I open my eyes and take hold of the door knob; I turn it and step out onto the deck.
The first person that comes towards me is Jeff and I quickly dodge his first blow, and the second but the third he manages to drag down my left arm. I hiss at the pain but manage to clear the tears from my eyes. I swing my sword out and he stops it from connecting with his stomach, but he isn't so lucky the second time. Before he even has time to think my sword has sliced across his chest and he staggers backwards, I then take my sword and place it through his stomach. He looks up at me with cold eyes and I slowly pull my sword out before he falls to the deck in a cold, lifeless heap.
"Kristy." I turn towards the sound of my name and barely have time to parry the blow from another one of Glaces crew. He tries to get the sword into my stomach but I block his blow and he seems stunned, I take this as my chance and connect my sword with his chest, he falls forward further into my sword and I have to quickly run backwards to keep him from falling on me. I take a deep breath and try to calm down for a moment and it is for the first time that I realize that it was Jack who had called my name. I quickly turn around and search the deck for Jack; I see him across the deck now fighting with Glace. 'How are they fighting each other?' I think to myself I quickly scan the deck and find Gibbs and Rob fighting together. 'I guess they switched partners.' I think and I look back to Jack. Glace is good, however much I hate to admit it, and he is pushing Jack hard. Blow, after blow, I watch as the battle gets more and more intense. For a second it looks like Jack will have him but Glace manages to pull out of it and instead it now looks like he has Jack. I watch as Glace spins and knocks Jack's feet out from under him so that he is now on his knees, and then kicks away his sword. Glace holds his sword to Jack's neck and I quickly move so that I am ten steps behind Glace. I look off to my left and notice Pete with his sword in his hand watching my every move; he shakes his head at me.
I look at Glace and then back at Pete and mouth 'I have to.' I take the pistol out of the waistband of my pants and aim it at Glaces head. Surprisingly I manage to do all of this without his crew even noticing, but once they do all eyes fall on us. Glace doesn't seem to notice that he has a pistol aimed at his head for he begins to talk to Jack.
"Did ye honestly think ye coul' bea' me? An' I though' I told ye no' ta come 'ere or I would kill yer wife, wha' made ye think ye could come 'ere an' ge' 'er back?" Glace looks into Jack's eyes but Jack remains calm, he still hasn't notice I am standing behind Glace.
"I wan' me wife back Glace an' I will ge' her back one way or another." Jack spits out with hate and I can tell that he is beyond mad.
"An' if I don' wan' ta give 'er ta ye?" I take this as my opportune moment and I cock the pistol. This gets Glaces attention and he moves to the side so that he is standing a little to the left of me with the sword still at Jack's neck.
"Put the damn sword down." I manage to say but my demands are not met.
"Do ye know 'ow ta work tha' darlin'?" I glare at Glace and take a step forward.
"Are you willing to find out?" Glace doesn't say anything but he still doesn't remove the sword. "What part of 'put the sword down' didn't you understand?" I hold the pistol tightly in my hand, I am not afraid to shoot him. My eyes flash from Glace to Jack and I notice that he has a smirk on his face. Glace looks at Jack and then at me, he looks me up and down and then he lets a smirk spread across his face.
"Ye know Jack, I really 'ave 'ad a good time gettin' ta know yer wife better, I think I made a good impression on 'er, she even decided ter take off 'er weddin' ring." I feel my finger tighten on the trigger as I feel anger shoot through my body. I see my wedding ring along with Jessica's on a chain around his neck and I feel my heart sink, 'What if I don't get them back?'
"You bastard, you know you stole it from me, along with Jessica's." I am gripping the pistol so tightly in my hands that my knuckles are turning white.
"Ah, ye know ye wanted ta give it ter me, af'er all we 'ave been tagether almos' every nigh'." I feel the anger surge through my body and I feel the gun start to shake in my hand. 'What the hell is he trying to do?' I think to myself, I reach forward and rip the chain from around his neck. I hold the rings tightly in my hand, the diamond cutting into my skin.
"Don't ever say that again I would never willing give myself to you, ever." I feel my whole body shaking and I can't even look at Jack.
"Ah, ye aren't this mean ta me behind closed doors." I feel the anger rise to my cheeks again but instead of saying anything I look off to the side of Glace and see Pete standing with his hand on his own gun and I look him in the eyes.
"Me?" Is the only word that he mouths but I know what he means. 'I can't shoot him, it doesn't matter how much rage and hate I have for this man, I just can't shoot him.' I nod my head ever so slightly at Pete and he slowly begins to remove his pistol.
I struggle to find my voice and my words come out in a harsh whisper. "You make me sick, you have taken things from me that I have only allowed Jack to, but do you want to know what the best thing is to have come from this?" Bang, a shot rings out in the dark night. "I know that I don't have to worry about you anymore." Glace looks at me with cold, startled eyes and he falls to the deck. I drop my pistol and feel tears rush to my eyes, I feel every eye upon me and I don't know what to do. I feel my head start to spin and I stumble to one side but before I can fall I feel arms encircle my body and I look up into Jack's face.
"Jack…" I begin to cry; large, salty tears fall down my face and neck and land on my chest. "I tried to fight him off Jack; I promise…I tried so hard…" My head is spinning and stars start to blur my vision and before I can speak another word my world goes black.
"No, I will no' leave 'er…" Jack's words are cut off by Will's.
"Jack you need to leave this room, you have been in here for four days."
"No Will, I will no' leave 'er, she is finally safe 'ere an' I will no' leave 'er side." A few seconds later I hear the cabin door shut and I hear Jack take in a deep breath. 'He worked so hard to come and find me.' I think to myself and I can feel the tears start to form behind my closed eyes. I fight them back and once I feel like I have control of myself I open my eyes to the dimly lit cabin.
"Jack…" I whisper and I feel his hand tighten around mine, he is sitting on the edge of the bed to my left and he looks tired.
"Oh Kristy…" Jack reaches out with his other hand and runs it along my right cheek. "I was hoping' ye would wake up soon, ye 'ad me worried." I can see the tears in his eyes and I fight to hold mine back.
"Are you alright? How is everyone else? What happened to Glaces crew? Is Sam still here?" The words fly out of my mouth and Jack softly kisses my lips.
"Everyone is fine, a few were 'urt but Gibbs fixed them up. We sunk Glaces ship an' the res' of 'is crew is in the brig. An' yes Sam is still 'ere, Pete said 'e helped look after ye." I am relieved at what I hear but I still look at Jack with worried eyes; he didn't answer my first question.
"That's good, but are you alright?" I look into his eyes and search for an answer.
"I'm fine, 'e only go' me arm bu' Gibbs fixed it up." I look at his left arm and for the first time I notice that the fabric is pulling around it. I feel the tears build up in my eyes and I squeeze his hand.
"Oh Jack…I'm so sorry…" I sit up in bed and throw my arms around his neck and hold him close. His hands move up so that they are on my waist and I place kisses on his jaw line and to his lips. "I'm so sorry Jack, it's all my fault." Jack runs his hands up my sides and to my neck and pulls me back so that he is looking into my eyes.
"Luv it isn' yer fault," He places kisses on my cheeks and lips. "ye didn' do anythin' ta make this 'appen." I nod my head but somehow his words don't reassure me. I look into Jack's eyes and I can see the fatigue and sadness in them.
"How long have you been awake for? Come lie down." Jack slowly kicks off his boots and lies down beside me on the bed, wrapping his arms around me. I turn my body so that I am lying in his arms facing him; he looks tired and slightly pale. "I missed you so much, I waited for you to come everyday…" I let my words fall along with my tears, which Jack quickly wipes away.
"I know, I came fer ye as soon as I could. I am so sorry, I am supposed ta protect ye an' I let ye down…" A tear rolls down Jack's cheek and I wipe it away.
"No you didn't Jack, you came for me, and it wasn't your fault you didn't do this to me, Glace did. I love you more than anything and you did everything you could and I love you for it, thank you Jack." My words get softer as I continue to speak and my last words are a mere whisper.
"I love ye too…sorry it took me so long." I let out a small laugh and kiss Jack lightly on the lips. Soon his tongue is running across my bottom lip and I pull away.
"Jack…I love you but um, I don't know how to say this…um, well we can't make love to each other for awhile." Jack looks at me confused and I know that I will have to explain it to him. "Jack when I was with Glace he…he raped me and we can't make love until I know that I am not pregnant with his child." That has to be the hardest thing that I have and ever will have to tell him. I look into his eyes and they are mixed with hate, love, and understanding. "I'm sorry Jack…I tried to stop him, but it didn't do anything, he only beat in return." I find myself crying again and Jack pulls me to him and holds me tightly in his arms.
"It's alrigh' Luv, an' none of this be yer fault. I will love ye no matter wha' always know tha', I will love ye no matter wha'." Jack's words are soft and full of love and care. He kisses the top of my head and I know that everything will be alright.
"I love you Jack, more than you will ever know." I place a soft kiss on his chest and trail it up his neck to his mouth as he rolls onto his back. "Thank you for being with me, thank you for being my husband."
"If anythin' I should be thankin' ye. Thank ye fer bein' my wife an' me bes' friend, ye mean more ta me than anythin' else." Jack captures my lips in a soft, desiring kiss and I pull away with swollen lips. I look into his eyes and they are full of passion, desire, and fatigue. I let out a small laugh and receive a bewildered look from Jack.
"Jack, you look tired how about we go to sleep?" Jack lets out a laugh and I snuggle closer to him, resting my head and left hand on his chest and I place my left leg between his.
"Aye luv." He kisses the top of my head and I place a soft kiss on his chest. "I love ye."
"I love you too." I place one last kiss on his chest and soon we are asleep in each others arms.
"Jack, are you awake?" I hear Will call from the other side of the door and I look up at Jack who is still sleeping. I sit up slowly on the bed and put my feet on the cold floor, not feeling dizzy I stand up and slowly begin to walk to the door. With my hand on the door handle it's for the first time that I notice that I am now dressed in a loose chemise 'Jack must have changed my clothes.' I let a small smile spread across my face and I open the door.
"Good morning Will." Will stands with his mouth wide open and I let another small smile cross my face. "Are you alright Will?" I whisper with a teasing voice and before I can say or do anything else I am enveloped in a hug.
"It's good to have you back." I warmly hug Will back and I can feel tears sting my eyes but I hold them back.
"Thank you Will its good to be back. How is Elizabeth?" Will pulls away and takes a seat on the bottom stair I do the same, shutting the cabin door behind us.
"She's fine, we left her in Port Royal, we didn't want to have her on the ship with all the fighting." I nod my head as Will continues. "We came as soon as we could, Jack thought up a plan the day you left… we wasted no time in getting started but it took awhile for us to actually take Glaces ship. We were surprised when Pete got signed on first thing, that really helped Jack a lot…he at least knew that there was someone there watching over you." I feel hot tears sting my eyes, 'Yeah he was there, but he couldn't stop Glace.' "Things weren't so good after you left…Jack was really upset he wouldn't talk to anyone. He came out of the cabin on the third day completely drunk, he was yelling and throwing things he kept saying 'Why my wife? It's a good damn thing she wasn't pregnant.' I didn't understand what he meant. I didn't know if he was angry that Elizabeth was pregnant and you felt like you had to take her place or if you…thought you had been pregnant." I lower my head and look at my hands.
"Yes, I thought I had been pregnant, but I found out the day that I was taken that I wasn't." I wring my hands together and wipe away the tears that had fallen onto my hands.
"I'm sorry Kristy…so is Elizabeth, she felt horrible she wanted to stay on the ship but Jack and I decided that it wasn't a good idea." I wipe the tears from my cheeks and let my mind wander to Jack. 'He is such a good husband, I don't know what I would do if I lost him.' I feel more hot tears sting my eyes and know that I don't have the energy to talk with Will anymore.
"Will, I'm going to go back to bed…are we going to Port Royal now?" Will nods his head and I get up off the step and go into the cabin, quietly shutting the door behind me. 'Please…don't let me be pregnant.' No matter how hard I try I cannot stop thinking about being pregnant with Glaces child. 'Don't let my dream of having children come true, not now, not with Glace.' I think on this for a moment and my mind wanders back to the nightmare that I had.
"It's not as if I wanted this Jack, I would kill to have your child instead of his but this is reality Jack, we can't change it." I wipe the tears from my cheeks and with one last glance I leave the cabin and walk up on deck. I stand and gaze out at the moon lit waters and close my eyes, taking in a deep breath. The quiet is soon shattered by a gun shot; I turn and run back to the cabin, fearing what I may find inside. As I push the door open I am faced with my worst fear, I am once again alone in this world.
"Luv, ye alrigh'?" I feel Jack's arms wrap around my and I jump. "Shh, Luv its alrigh'." I feel the tears on my cheeks and I quickly wrap my arms around Jack's neck.
"Oh Jack…don't leave me…I'm so sorry…I don't want Glaces child I want yours." The tears run down my cheeks and onto Jack's shoulder 'Why did everything have to go so wrong?' I tighten my grip around Jack and he gently rubs my back.
"Luv, I promise ye, I will love an' care abou' ye no matter wha', I would never leave ye." I take a deep breath and place my forehead on Jack's shoulder. "Wha' would make ye think tha'?"
"I had the worst nightmare…I was pregnant with…Glaces child and you couldn't stand it anymore…you killed yourself." I let the tears fall, getting lost on mine and Jack's clothing. Jack pulls my face up so that I am looking him in the eye.
"I will never leave ye, I love ye too much, I would go ta the end of the world fer ye." Jack wipes away my tears and I kiss him softly on the lips.
"Thank you Jack, I'm sorry for being like this, I love you too." Jack kisses me on the lips and scoops me up in his arms and carries me to the bed.
"Don' worry abou' Glace anymore, an' know tha' I will love ye no matter wha'." Jack softly kisses me on the lips and then lies down next to me. "Oh I almos' fergot." Jack reaches inside his pocket and pulls out my wedding ring. "I love ye even more than the firs' time I put this ring on ye." Jack places the ring on my finger and I kiss Jack passionately on the lips.
"You mean so much to me; I love you with all of my heart." Jack brushes the hair out of my face and trails kisses down my jaw line and onto my neck.
"Jack, before I forget…Will came by looking for you." Jack lightly bites down on my neck and my hands quickly move so that they are entwined in his hair.
"He can wai', I'm spendin' the day with me wife." I let a smile cross my face and I place my hands under Jack's chin so that he is looking at me.
"I wouldn't have let you leave me anyways." Jack lets out a low laugh and captures my lips with his.
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