A pirates story inspired by PS I love you. I own nothing to do with either of these films. I do own Katherine, Edward and ROsalind though (Rosalind is my favourite little character)

Willabeth story obviously

BOLD dreams

Italics memories and or thoughts

BOLD italics letters

Elizabeth shivered as she slept, a cold blast of wind was in her surrounding and it eventually woke her up. She saw Tia Dalma standing there, holding a struggling Liam, suddenly fully awake she grabbed her son from the woman and cradled him.

"Weird woman is trying to steal me" Liam cried as Elizabeth smoothed his hair

"No Liam she is taking you to visit Daddy, remember? I told you last night, before you fell asleep"

Liam buried his head in Elizabeth's shoulder and wrapped his arms around her for a while, he said nothing and made no noise, and eventually he looked up and stared into his mothers eyes with his youthful innocence. Elizabeth stroked his face tenderly as he looked up at her. "Are you ready" she asked

Liam nodded and hugged his mother again "me back soon?" he said quietly so only Elizabeth could hear him.

"Yes, you'll be back here soon. Now go with the Lady, she'll take care of you until you see your Daddy" Elizabeth handed him to Tia Dalma and looked at her sternly "Look after him, please, make sure no harm comes to him"

The goddess nodded, not saying anything. This confused Elizabeth "Why did you bring Liam to me, you could have disappeared with him without saying a word"

"'e is not mine to take" the goddess finally said after a long pause "Many things I am, but I am not a thief. You were not the one 'o betrayed me, I misjudged before, I was blind, your son will return to you before midnight tonight"

She disappeared, Liam in her arms and Elizabeth stared at the spot for a while before walking into Liam's room and staring at his empty bed; there were no signs of a struggle, he must have been picked up gently. Liam probably woke up and jumped to conclusions, Elizabeth smiled to herself; already Liam showed attributes of his parents. She suddenly missed her son and she curled up on his bed and fell asleep, deciding to spend the say with Katherine and Rosalind.

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Will Turner stood on the deck, as per Calypsos instructions, she did not elaborate only that it would be a surprise, and he would regret disobeying, Will had no idea what was going on, and pretty soon thoughts came into his head, maybe he was being punished for letting Edward go, was it really his duty to do something like that, would calypso turn him all fishlike, rather like Davey Jones? Panicking he started to pace, worse thoughts coming into his head. What if it was about Elizabeth? Had she fallen in love with someone else? Had she been unfaithful - Will abolished that thought as soon as it entered his head; one thing that Elizabeth defiantly was not was unfaithful. Then he stopped suddenly; had Elizabeth died? He started to breathe heavily; what would happen to their son? Surely, Katherine would look after him. But what if Liam was dead too; his beautiful son?

"Calypso!" he yelled "End my torment. Tell me why I need to be here!"

Almost as if this was a spell, she appeared smiling at him; Will shifted about uncomfortably "A good deed never goes un-rewarded" was all she said "I 'ave bought your son for da day. 'e will return to his mother soon"

She then dissolved into the air and all that was left was the small boy staring around the ship in fascination. His large eyes fell on the man in front of him and they narrowed as he tried to think who that man was. Liam suddenly smiled, he knew who it was; it was his Daddy, the one who looked after him in his dreams, who always fought off all those scary monsters who tried to hurt him

"Daddy!" Liam cried and ran up to his father, who was hurrying over to him too.

"My son!" he said as Liam flew into his arms "My darling beautiful son" Will stood up so that Liam's feet left the floor and Will was just holding his son around the waist "I have finally seen you again"

Will put Liam on the floor again and crouched down looking for similarities. There were the eyes, they were the exact colour and shape of his, and there also were the ears. The nose belonged to Elizabeth and the smile; it seemed like a mixture between them both. There was no doubting of Liam's parentage, Will thought as he stared at the face so like his own, and Elizabeth's too. Kissing his son he then picked him up and brought him below decks.

"Do you want to meet your granddad?" Will asked of his son, Liam smiled and nodded enthusiastically, Will softened slightly; how could anyone not adore this child and he envied Elizabeth for being with Liam.

"Mister Turner!" he called out, there was the sound of heavy, slow footsteps and a few moments later Bill appeared looking puzzled as to his sudden summoning; his eyes searched the scene and eventually rested on the small boy in the arms of his son.

"Dad" Will said "This is my son" he then smiled and held his son tighter; Liam giggled and wrapped his arms around his fathers neck in a hug then rested his small head on Wills shoulder.

"A grandson?" Bootstrap said disbelievingly, even though he had heard Will talk about Liam often "I am a grandfather" he said and smiled and walked up to join the father and son. Liam stretched out his hands towards the oldest William turner, and Will handed his son to his father, but Liam still kept his arm around Will's neck, as if he was not daring to lose any connection with the man who protected him in his dreams. The three William Turners were united.

Soon Bill retired to his chambers, allowing the father and son to have some time alone, Will holding his son then walking over to the railing he got his son to sit on there and removed his bandana and tied it around Liam's head, almost immediately another one appeared around Will's head again, but the original one stayed around Liam's head. Liam touched the bandana and giggled

"Do I look like a real pirate?" he asked

"Yes, little Liam, you do" Will adjusted the bandana then carried on "That's yours to keep now" he stroked his sons face tenderly "How's Mum?" he asked his desire to know overcoming him.

Liam was silent for a while "I don't know." he said truthfully "She always smiles when she is around me, but she sometimes looks sad. She tells Kathy that she misses you" Liam played with his bandana for a while "I miss you Daddy!" he stretched out his arms wide, as if conveying the need to be close to his father all the time to make up for all the lost time. Will picked him up and the two of them stared out to sea. "Daddy?" he said "Why are you not with Mummy?"

Will was silent; it felt like a question Liam had asked a thousand times but never got an answer to, Will understood the need for answers and he pitied the boy for his unusual circumstances. He took a deep breath as he hastily thought up a story suitable for Liam's young age. "There was this very mean man, who cursed me right after Eliz- your mother and I got married. The curse meant that I have to serve on this ship for ten years, but after that I am free"

"Forever and ever?" Liam asked hopefully "Like you'll never leave us again?"

Will shook his head "Never ever. I could not bear to be apart from you two again" he smiled at his son's innocence and hopefulness, Elizabeth was really lucky to have this little angel with her, and the friendship of Katherine and her daughter Rosalind. "Do you have any friends at home?" Will asked.

Liam nodded his head enthusiastically his long hair bobbing up and down underneath his new bandana "Yep!" he almost shouted in excitement "Its Rozzy, and when we grow up we're going to get married!" he burst out then covered his mouth up, he beckoned his father to come closer so he could whisper into his ear. "Don't tell Mummy that thought, it's a big secret!"

Will fought the urge to laugh and instead smiled at his son "I promise" he said warmly.

"And guess what!" Liam continued happily, squirming with excitement "Rozzy says I am her bestest friend forever!" Will smiled and adjusted Liam's bandana again which had fallen over his eyes "Daddy, is it wrong to marry your bestest friend?"

Will shook his head "No, your mummy was my best friend and I married her" he paused "And Katherine married her best friend too"

"I thought Kathy was mummy's bestest friend"

Will smiled again and kissed his son on the forehead "You can have more than one sweetheart"

Liam's eyes widened in delight "Really!" he said "Really truly!" he then fell silent and stared around the ship for a few moments, he thought to what his Daddy had told him about that mean man who cursed him, Liam; who in his whole lifetime never encountered anybody cruel could not understand why somebody would do that to his lovely Daddy. "Why did the mean man curse you?" he asked

Will could not answer for awhile, how could one explain something so complicated to a little child? He took a deep breath "Because he was just that; a mean man" he saw Liam looking worried and carried on "But he's dead now, and he'll never hurt anyone again"

Liam put his head back on Will's shoulder "I'm glad mummy chose me to visit you. I like it here. Do you think I could stay here?"

Will answered immediately "No, son. Your Mummy needs you home, plus Rozzy would miss you a lot, wouldn't she?"

Liam nodded his head still on Will's shoulder "Yeah, she's my bestest friend forever"

The door opened at Bill came out, Liam struggled out of Will's hold and ran over to Bill and hugged his legs, Bill smiled over at his son, who returned the smile, but only half heartedly; he longed to be with his wife and son who seemed to be the sweetest boy in the world; he was not deterred by age or appearance, he was just simply a loving boy, who probably had a mischievous side to him, he had the familiar shine in his eye which reminded him strongly of Elizabeth and himself as well. There was also the way Liam would chatter on about his friend Rozzy, who he already decided to marry, no matter how much he loved his son and wanted to be close to him, Will would never allow himself to take Liam away from his mother and his best friend.

Will suddenly found himself on the floor, having been knocked down by Liam who was now sitting cross-legged on Will's chest and was gazing down at his father mischievously. "Right!" Liam said laughing at his father's confused expression "Now you have to catch me!" he said before getting up and running off. Will distantly heard a door slam before he got up. Instinctively he wandered around the deck first calling out his son's name before finally opening the door he had heard slam shut.

"Is my Liam down here?" he asked out loud, he heard a giggling that was obviously trying to be stifled. He walked around saying suggestions of where Liam might be loudly. "Maybe he is under this rug?" he said. The giggling got louder and less controlled and Will fought hard to keep from laughing too. He finally walked up to the place Liam was hiding, a high cupboard, and Will was confused as to how his son got up there. "Is Liam in here?" Will said loudly before opening and revealing a red faced and giggling Liam inside. Liam leaped down from his hiding place almost landing on his father's toe. Will closed the door and crouched down so he was eye level with the child and smiled "Do you play this game a lot?" he asked.

Liam smiled "Yep" he said, "Rozzy and I play it everyday! Mummy joins in too, so does Kathy" There was that look in Liam's eyes again, rather like the one he wore when he wanted to tell his father about his and Rosalind's 'engagement', Will leaned closer "Do you think Eddard would play too?" he asked

Will tried to ignore the stabs of jealousy he was feeling and instead thought on Edward's character "Probably, he was one of my friends when he was aboard this vessel" he smiled at his son and stroked his soft cheek "I told him a lot about you and your Mum, he'll look after you until I'm back"

Liam nodded and did not say anything and just gazed up at his father for a few moments until he let out a small smile. "Do you think Rozzy is happy now that she has her Daddy?"

"I hope so, when I was your age whenever my dad came home I was so happy so was my Mum" Will neglected to say how rarely his father came home, and how when he eventually stopped coming his mother pined away for him until she died and Will searched for this man; the man who his mother loved so much she named her son after him, because Will needed to know if her death was worth it. Will once again pushed these painful memories away and picked up his son, causing Liam to laugh delightedly. Will walked out from below decks and stood outside for a while in the soft breeze that was gently blowing their hair around. Liam looked up to the crows nest then to his father with the most charming smile on his face.

"Can we go up there?" he asked like it was the most exciting prospect in the world. "Please!" he added only just remembering his manners

Will smiled "Of course" he put his son down and Liam climbed up onto his back so Will could climb the long rigging that led to the top of the crows nest. Once they were off the top Liam let go of his father and stood looking at the view, his father kneeling down next to him; no words were exchanged between father and son, but there was defiantly a connection between the two, an unbreakable bond that seemed to be able to protect Liam and be a comfort to Will.

The time for Liam to leave came all too soon for them both, and when Tia Dalma appeared Liam burst into tears and threw his small arms around his father not wanting to be parted from him.

"No!" Liam sobbed as his tears drenched Will's shirt "Don't want to go back, want to stay here with you!" More tears fell onto Will's shoulder and Will held his son tighter fighting to stop the tears in his eyes from falling.

"Liam" Will said gently to his son "Your mummy needs you home. This place is not suited to you, plus Rosalind would miss you a lot"

Liam nodded and stepped back from his father tears still falling down his face "Okay" he said "I love you Daddy" he then gave his father one last hug

"I love you too, son" Will said as he watched his son walk away towards Tia Dalma and took her hand, it was just then that Will could not keep it in any longer and he let the tears fall from his eyes and they flowed faster when his son disappeared into the air. Bill came up behind him and for once Will accepted comfort from the man his mother died for

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Liam arrived back in his home a few moments later and he immediately let go of the Lady's hand and ran to his mother burying his wet face into her stomach, she soon crouched down and hugged her dearest son, waiting patiently for his tears to subside.

"How was it" Elizabeth asked when Liam stopped crying "Did you like it?"

Liam nodded "Daddy played hide and seek with me, and also took me to the birds nest! Did you know Daddy and Eddard are friends? And that my Granddad is there too?"

Elizabeth nodded and dried her sons face with her handkerchief "I know, sweetie, I know, how was daddy?"

"He was very nice" Liam said trying to think "He smiled and laughed a lot and he gave me a present" Liam pointed to the bandana on his head "He gave me a banana!"

Elizabeth laughed and gently touched the bandana "It's bandana, not banana" she said as she touched the loose ends either side of the knot on it, she recognized that bandana, how could she forget it. She felt touched by Will's simple gift to their son; she guessed it was one of the only things he could give, but at least he gave something, something so poignant that Elizabeth feared tears would spill from her eyes.

Liam smiled "Are you happy?" he asked surprising Elizabeth with his sudden question

Elizabeth thought for a while in truth she was; she had Liam after all and Katherine, Edward and Rosalind, there would always be a void in her which would only be filled when Will returned, but she could not deny that she was happy

"Yes, I am"

Liam nodded and hugged his mother again "I'm happy. I wish daddy was here though"

Elizabeth stroked her sons hair, her hands going over the strip of blue material tied around his head "Me too." she answered

A huge thank you to all my reviewers

A special thanks to Bea who helped me out when I got stuck

I really struggled with this chapter, I can never really write father-child relationships, due to the way my father treats me. I am also sorry if liam seems a bit old/young for his three years, but I tried to write it so it seemed like Liam was an extraordinary boy; he is the son of a pirate king and the captain of the flying dutchman