Chapter 20

A young Kat is running through the forest. James Hunders closely behind her.

"Katherine! Where are you?" James says looking around.

She giggled and James turned in her direction. He walked quietly towards her. Sensing it was too quite she peeked out from the tree she was hiding behind. Then James jumped out and grabbed her. They fell to the ground and rolled down a small hill. When they stopped they just laid there and looked up at the sky.

"Katherine did you know that when we are older we are going to get married?" A thirteen year old James asked.

"Yes I did. My father told me. Do you not want to get married to me?" Kat asked shyly.

"I don't know. Do you?" James shifted uneasily hoping to get the answer he wanted.

Kat giggled and walked away.

"Katie my cousin is visiting me for a week. He may be moving here. His mother just died and he is very upset about it. I would like you to meet him." James said as he picked her up at her house to go to his.

"What is his name?" Kat asked cuddling up next to James.

"Jack Sparrow."

James was finally the one to break the kiss. A flood of memories rushed back to Kat.

"I have loved you all of these years. I know that I was the one who introduced you to Jack but I never thought that you would fall in love with him." James ran his hand through her hair.

"I did love you at one time, but now I love Jack." Kat got up and walked to the door. "I think you should leave."

James walked to the door. "I love you. I do not love your sister. I am marrying her to forget you."

Kat opened the door and James walked out. Jack was sitting close to the door and stood up when the door was opened.

"Are ye alright love?" Jack asked as they watched James leave the ship.

"I love you Jack. I really do." Kat quickly kissed Jack and leaned into his embrace.

"What did he want?" Jack asked pulling her closer.

"Nothing important." She looked up at him "Jack I remember before I met you. You are James' cousin."

"Aye love I am. After I married ye though he didn't want me as family anymore. He tried to tell everyone he didn't care, that he could have any woman he wanted but I knew he always loved ye. I just loved ye so much."

"I loved you too Jack and I still do."

"Ye loved him once, I know." Jack walked into their room. Kat followed him in.

"I don't love him any more. I stopped when I met you."

"He kissed you, didn't he?" Jack grabbed a bottle of rum and sat down in a chair.

"Yes, but it truly meant nothing." Kat quickly said as she walked over to Jack.

"Did it really?" Jack said as he stared off into space.

"Nothing."

"I believe ye, love. I would be an idiot not to."

Just then the door flew open and James was standing there. Jack flew out of his chair and grabbed his sword.

"Jack you do not deserve her! She should be spoiled and live in a mansion and have whatever she wants!" James pulled out his sword as well.

"She has everything she wants!"

Kat quickly got between the men. "James I love Jack. He is right, I have everything I want right here."

"But I have loved you through all the years. I have not been with anyone. I had decided long ago that if I did not have you I did not want any other. Jack has been with many other woman and he know that one day you would come back!" his eyes pleaded her to love him.

"That does not matter. Love is knowing when to forgive." Kat stepped back and held on to Jack. "I forgive Jack."

"I am going to marry your sister, but know this. If you chose to be with me I will not marry her." James walked out the door.

Kat fell into Jack's embrace and fainted.

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Another short chapter but two in one day sooo I may even have more up later.