Chapter 17

Another day passed and Oliver had still not awoken. I was in the cabin with Dad and Elizabeth. I had not let go of Oliver's hand, I even ate with one hand when I had to.

"Lily, just leave him be, he'll wake up soon" said Dad for the millionth time today.

"I've told you before Dad, I am NOT letting his hand go"

"Fine"

"Fine"

"Fine, I'm going to the helm, I'll send Gibbs down to check on Oliver" said Dad finally, as he walked out the door.

"Fine!" I yelled after him, I always had to the last word.

"Lily?" asked Elizabeth, she walked up to me and stood behind my chair. She placed a hand on my shoulder.

"What?" I snapped. Everyone had been on Dad's side of the argument since I had vowed to stay next to Oliver until he woke up. Partly because Dad was their captain and partly because they thought I was being ridiculous. Well, if being in love was ridiculous, than indeed, I was.

"Let Gibbs check Oliver over now, like he does everyday" Elizabeth continued. I watched as Gibbs came in, as Elizabeth said, he had done this everyday since I woke up, I had made sure of it, I was not about to let my Oliver go without a fight.

"Lily, you'll have to go and eat something at sometime today, can't have you collapsing from hunger can we?"

"I'll eat when I feel like it Gibbs" I retorted.

"Lily" That was funny. I could have sworn Gibbs said my name, but he didn't open his mouth, and the voice seemed dim and raspy.

"Lily?" the voice repeated, turned to the source of this voice and to my delight I saw Oliver's eyes, open, and his hand reaching out for mine.

"Oliver!" I gasped, running back over to him and grabbing his hand. I kissed it repeatedly and couldn't stop grinning.

"Are you ok? How are feeling? Can I get you anything? Are you hurting...?" I began. i glared at Gibbs "You see, Gibbs, if I had gone just then, I would have missed this"

"Lily" said Oliver, a smile showed up weakly on his face. "Leave me be, get some rest, you look like you need it, and get some food down your throat" he said to me.

"Are you sure?" I asked, I didn't want to leave him.

"Aye" he said. I didn't need anymore than that simple word, I went out of the cabin, but I wasn't that far away to hear Gibbs say;

"So, she'll do what the lad says, but not what her friends and family say?"

"Aye" said Elizabeth. Pirate. I thought, as I noted Elizabeth's new, slacker language use.

I was ecstatic. He was awake!

I grabbed an apple from the nearest cupboards and ran back to Oliver. Before I entered the cabin I took a big bite of the apple and threw it overboard. I swallowed what was in my mouth and went inside.

I got in and noticed Gibbs and Elizabeth had gone. I found Dad and Oliver talking to each other in hushed tones.

"Dad?" I asked, afraid I was missing something.

"Luv" replied Dad; he grinned at me before whispering something into Oliver's ear.

"I will" replied Oliver to whatever Dad said.

"What are you two up to?" I asked as Dad walked past me. He stopped in mid-walk and turned to face me. He had a grin on his face.

"You'll see" he replied smugly, before I could register what he had said, he had exited the cabin.

"Lily?" said Oliver. He held out his hand for me to take it.

"Yes?" I asked, I hoped this wasn't going to be the end of us, I mean Dad could have been happy because 'his little girl' was staying with him and not with some other bloke.

"Lily, you know when Barbossa shot me?"

"Yes" I said shakily. Get a grip on yourself Sparrow. I thought to myself.

"All I could think about was you, what would happen to you, if you'd be ok, things like that" he said, he was struggling slightly, due to the fact he had just woken up and he had lost a lot blood. He was very pale.

"I would have been fine; nothing would have happened to me Oliver, what's brought all this on? Are you ok?" I said hurriedly, I was worrying.

"I'm fine, like I said; all I could think about was you, I was filled with regret, I thought I was as good as dead" he continued.

Regret! he had regrets about us, I'm sure of it.

"Regret" I squeaked.

"Aye, regret"

"But…but why?"

"Because I thought I'd never have a chance to do this" he said, he reached under the covers and when his hand resurfaced, I saw a box in his hand.

"Oliver?" I breathed. I didn't know what to think anymore. One minute he sounded like he was finishing it with me, the next he's pulling out a box from under the blankets. If I was right in thinking about what was in that box, I was about to become over the moon.

"Lily, I love you with all my heart, I lament not doing this sooner, but it's like I've been given a second chance, so I'm doing it, I only hope for the best" he said. He opened the box to reveal a ring.

It was beautiful, it had a silver band and had tiny black pearls encrusted in it. On top of the band was on larger black pearl.

"Lily Sparrow, will you marry me?" asked Oliver.

"OF COURSE I WILL!" I shouted, I leaped forward and hugged him so hard he couldn't breathe.

"YES YES YES YES YES!" I continued. I let go when I felt him gasping for air.

"Oh Lily" said Oliver. He had a big grin on his face.

"You said yes then" came a familiar voice from the doorway.

"DADDY!" I squealed like a seven year old. I never called my father 'daddy', not since I was about ten years old.

"Daddy" Father repeated.

"Don't push it" I said as I rushed up to him and gave him a huge hug. He patted me on the back.

"Well done, son" said Dad to Oliver, Oliver grinned back at him.

"I'll still be called Lily Sparrow" I decided.

"Oh" said Dad in a curious tone.

"I'll be called Lily Watson Sparrow" I continued. "Everyone recognises Lily Sparrow, Watson can be my cover name, it'll be safer for us and our children if I do it that way"

"Ch…chil…children!" exclaimed Dad, he had a shocked look on his face.

"Well…err…I mean…ummm…if we do…" I trailed off.

Well this is embarrassing.

"Right" said Dad in an unconvinced tone.