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Chapter 1

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Every word, love."

"It seems a bit...far-fetched."

"If you recall, you didn't believe me when I first told you about the chest of Davy Jones, nor did you believe Barbossa's tale of the Aztek curse either, yet both of those things ended up being true. It seems to me, you have a problem accepting the truth. Perhaps, the reason is because you have a problem accepting your own truth, darling?" Jack moves in close and whispers this last part into her ear.

"If I recall, you also did not believe in the curse, Captain Sparrow!" Elizabeth retaliated as she pulled away. He was trying to intimidate her, and it wasn't going to work!

"True enough. But tis not I who's in doubt now, aye?"

Elizabeth thought about this and realized that although Jack had his moments where the line between truth and lies was all but washed away, he had spoke the truth on just as many instances as well. The problem was, in this case, the "truth" was so amazing that she wasn't really sure if she should believe him or not, for her own well-being. What the real question is, she gathered, was whether or not she trusted him.

"And while we're on the subject of truth," Jack continued, "the truth is, the only way you're going to win back your darling, William, is through me. The truth is, he knows about us and what went on between us. He knows what you did. He knows what's in your heart, deary, even if you don't want to face up to it. He see's your truth and he can't deny it. You could learn from him you know."

Painful as it was to hear, she knew Jack was right. Will hadn't spoke a word to her in some time now, and he could no longer hold her gaze. She had hurt him terribly. Betrayed him. Yet still she loved him and wished that she could turn back the clock and make things right again. It wasn't to be though. What was done, was done and there was no way to change things. He still loved her, she knew that for she could see it in his eyes, but sometimes love wasn't enough. Betrayal was a horrible thing for all involved and Elizabeth's heart hurt as a result of her actions for it's because of her actions that she has lost Will.

"Now then, you need to make a decision, Miss Swann." the last two words stung her, she knew why they were said and it made her cringe. "What will it be darling? I need your decision."

What did she have to lose? Nothing. If it turned out he was lying she'd be no worse off than she is now. If he was telling the truth, she'd have Will back and then she would be free. "A widow before she was married." she whispered to herself. She remembered the sailors on the Edinburgh Trader speaking those very words about the owner of her wedding dress...a spirit they believed... which she had left on the deck. She had to make her decision and knew that Jack was her only hope.

"Alright." she says weakly.

Jack grinned.