Chapter Ten: Feeling Guilty

"Actually Cordelia, there's something I need to talk to Jack about right now. I'll show you the room but I'm coming back down. Jack, can you wait for me?"

Jack nodded.

"I'll be right back then."

She followed Will upstairs, making note of the direction them came. Third door on the right side.

"Thank you very much Will. I really appreciate this. I hope I'm not imposing or anything."

"Not at all. Jack's a great guy but I can see how you're overwhelmed by him. I don't think many women reject him. I'll be back later. This might take a while so don't wait up."

Cordelia entered the room and turned up the lamp. It was a small, simple room with a bed, a clothes chest, a table and chair, and a window seat by the window. She sat down on the window seat and watched the sun set over the ocean. After a few moments she began to feel guilty about the way she treated Jack and the way she barged into Will's life. She reminded herself that Jack was harassing her and she was completely justified but that didn't make her feel better. True, he was harassing her but he had also done a number of kind things and she couldn't stop thinking about the look on his face. After further consideration she decided to apologize. As her hand reached for the door knob it turned and opened.

"Hello Cordelia, were you going somewhere?"

It was Will.

"Oh, Will. Is Jack still down there? I want to apologize to him for what happened earlier. It's all I've been able to think about."

"I'm afraid he left, sorry."

"Oh."

She sat down on the bed and looked at her hands. Will sat down next to her and broke the silence.

"So, how did you come to be on the Pearl? I didn't think he'd go that far north."

"I suppose I could tell you. I haven't talked to anyone about it. Not even Jack who asked me nearly everyday."

Cordelia took a deep breath and began.