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a/n... some of the dialogue in this chapter is from gone with the wind since

i thought it would fit...don't own either..

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Elizabeth's eyes fluttered open and she smiled. She looked around as she sat

up wondering where Jack went. As if reading her mind Jack walked in carrying

a tray of breakfast he smiled as he noticed that she was awake.

"Morning luv..."

"Hmm...morning..." She smiled softly as he sat the tray down andleaned over and

pressed a ight kiss on her lips. She poutedwhen her pulled away before the kiss could

be deepened.

"No pouting luv...Come on...time to eat."

She sighed and began to eat. Jack smiled and kissed her deeply once she finished.

"Luv?...I...I wanna tell you somethin...I know you probably think I know alot about

alot of different things, but I don't... There is only one thing that I do know for a fact.

And that is I love you, Elizabeth. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world around

us, I love you. Because we're alike. Bad lots, both of us. But able to look things in the eyes

amd call them by their right names..."

"Jack..." she said softly looking down touched by what he was saying.

Jack put his hand under her chin andlifted her face, his eyes searching out hers.

"Elizabeth, look at me. I love you more than I've ever loved any woman. Here's a pirate of the sea

that loves you, Elizabeth. Wants to feel your arms around him, wants to wake up with you forever.

I made up my mind you were the only woman for me, Elizabeth, the first day I saw you on the docks

in Port Royal. Elizabeth, I am asking you to marry me?"

Her eyes widened as she looked up at him in awe.

"Jack..."

He put his fingers to her lips softly.

"This is an honorable proposal of marriage, made in what I could consider a most opportune

moment."

Jack pulled her flush against him.

"Jack don't...I shall faint..." She gasped out.

"And I want you to faint. This is what you were meant for. None of the fools you've ever known have

kissed you the way I do, have hey? Your Norrington or your stupid Will? Say you're going to marry me.

Say yes. Say yes."

Elizabeth looked at him with tears of joy filling her eyes.

"Yes..."

He smiled then reached into his pocket and pulled out a beautiful princess cut diamondring on a siler band.

She leaned foward and kissed him as he slipped the ring on her finger.

"...Jack..." she gasped out.

"...'Lizabeth..."her moaned lowering her down on the mattress.

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"Govenor Swann?" Weatherby Swann looked up startled at the voice.

"Mr. Turner? What are you doing here? What was the meaning of the letter you sent me?

Where's Elizabeth?"Will walked further into the room and sat down.

"The meaning of the letter...well she's no longer with me...She's in love with Jack..."

"Jack? Jack Sparrow?...That is ridiculous... I know you wrote that in your letter...you also...

mentioned...that that pirate had...had violated my daughter..."
"Sir if I may..." Govenor Swann nodded so Will continued, "He does love her..."He noticed

the govenors mouth open and continued quickly..."He isn't dead... He somehow got free...

but that's not the point...The point is I recently learned that...that...you're now a grandfather."
Govenor Swann's head snapped up at that and he sputtered a bit.

"Elizabeth has a child? Out of wedlock?"
"Well, yes...a little girl...but her and Jack are gonna be married sometime within thenext year."

"A girl?...wait they're to be married...did she send you here for my blessing?"

"No sir. I don't even know where they are..."
"If you don't know here they are then how do you know all that you do?"
"Tia Dalma...She's a voodoo preistess...she can see things...she knows where they are but won't

tell me. Not until..."
"Until what?"

"I have to find the heart of Davy Jones...It's here in Port Royal. That's why I'm here." Will looked

at the confused look on the govenors face.

"I'll explain.."

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"So, Norrington stole the heart and now the East India Trading Company mainly Beckett control

the sea."

"It was in their control, but it isn't anymore," Will said holding a small pouch that contained

the heart of Davy Jones. "Now all I have to do is get it back to Tia...I'll send word to you once I

find out where she is..." With that Will disappeared into the night.