Chapter 16

"Excuse me?" Gwen said as she put a hand on her brother's arm and interrupted Jack and Elizabeth's conversation. "Can I talk to you for a moment?" Before he could respond Gwen dragged into the garden.

"What are you doing?" she asked angrily.

"I was talkin' wit' 'lizabeth." Jack responded not understanding her anger. "James left 'er."

"James didn't leave her." she said and suddenly realized what Elizabeth had been planning. "I can't believe her." Gwen muttered.

"Well if it's ok wit' you 'm going back inside." Jack said turning to go back inside.

"If you honestly love Ana it would be best if you keep away from Elizabeth." Gwen told him.

Jack turned his eyes back to her. "It'd be best if you found Will and went home. This isn't really your place anymore. Your just a blacksmith's wife now and a blacksmith doesn't have any business socializing with royalty." he said coldly and walked back in.

She glared after him before going to find her husband.

Jack groaned the next morning when the bright sunlight it him right in the eyes. He quickly pulled the covers over his head to have them pulled away just as quickly.

"Come on Jonathon," he heard the voice of his adviser say. "You have a busy day ahead of you and you have to meet with Ms. Swann later this evening for dinner." The memories from the night before flashed before his eyes and Jack groaned again.

"Is my sister 'ere?" he asked his adviser, Daniel.

"No and after you decided to take my advice last night you won't be seeing her or that pitiful excuse of a husband again." Daniel said smiling brightly.

Jack sighed and something his adviser mentioned eariler hit him. "Wha' did you mean that I 'ave to meet with Ms. Swann later t'night?"

"Don't you remember?" Daniel asked. "You decided that you were going to start looking for someone to replace that pirate wench and you chose Miss Swann. I suggest you lose that accent before then. You don't want someone thinking you're a scallywag do you?" he said tossing Jack his clothing.

Jack grabbed Daniel by his collar. "I suggest ye quit making comments 'bout my wife like that an' I am a scallywag." he growled throwing his adviser towards the door.

"Then why are you here Captain and not on your ship?" Daniel asked smirking before he walked out the door.

The Black Pearl finally docked in Amsterdam and Bill sent the small crew to find the members of Jack's crew.

"'m going to go ta the tavern, luv." Bill told Anamaria asked they walked off the ship. "D'ye wan' to come wit' me?" he asked.

"I think 'm jus' gonna walk around town for a bit." she told him. Bill nodded and walked off towards the tavern. Ana sighed and walked off towards some shops she spotted not very far away. Just as she was going to walk into a shop that sold baby items she spotted a little boy no older than three run up to a man she guess was his father and watched as the man picked him up and held him close.

Normally that scene would never effect Ana but due to her hormones it did and she felt tears burn her eyes. She quickly wiped them away and walked into the shop.

"May I help you?" the shop keeper asked Ana.

"'m looking for a crib." she told the old lady.

"What kind are you looking for?" the shop keeper asked.

"I need somethin' that'll be steady on a ship." The old lady nodded and led Ana over to look at some of the cribs.

Jack was now sitting at the table about ready to bash his head in. He was having dinner with Elizabeth and for the past twenty minutes she had done nothing but talk. He had no clue how James could have stood to be with her that long.

"Excuse me Miss Swann but it's getting late. I don't think your father would like it much if you were out too long after dark." Jack had never been so glad that he hired his adviser until now.

"Why thank you Daniel." Elizabeth said standing up from her seat. "I hope to see you again soon Your Majesty." Jack smiled slightly as she disappeared.

"Well she sure is wonderful." Daniel grinned taking her seat.

"Yea," Jack muttered. "If ye don't mind the nightly 'eadache." he said rubbing his forehead.

"She'd make a good queen though that's what matters." Daniel said just as a soldier came into the dining room.

"Your Highness one of the pirates that escaped had been caught." the soldier told Jack.

"Which one?" he asked the young man.

"Mr. Gibbs Your Majesty."

TBC...