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

Rosalind twirled around as Elizabeth put the tape around her waist she looked up at Elizabeth through her large eyes and smiled trying in some way to extract the truth from the young woman who was taking some measurements. "Bethy!" she finally said as she made her eyes look larger and blinked them innocently "Why are you measuring me? Have I grown?" she smiled again and Elizabeth could not help but smile back; this girl was adorable and Elizabeth felt sure that Rosalind would grow up to be a beauty.

"You'll know soon enough" Elizabeth said mysteriously moving Rosalind's hair slightly.

Rosalind looked over to Liam who was by James' cot watching the sleeping baby "Does Liam know?" she whispered her smile brightening

Elizabeth shook her head "Nope, I know if I told him he'd tell you; he tells you everything"

Rosalind giggled "That's cause we are best friends." she looked around and once sure that Liam could not hear "Bethy, can I tell you a secret?" Elizabeth nodded and noted down the measurement then looked at the girl she considered to be like a daughter "Liam and I are going to be married, but it's a big secret!"

"Why? It sounds like great news" Elizabeth smiled Rosalind and Liam reminded her so much of her and Will, but at a younger age, but seeing Rosalind's nervous face Elizabeth smiled "Don't worry" she said gently "I won't tell anybody. It's nice having secrets isn't it?"

Rosalind nodded and drew her arms out to indicate she wanted a hug, Elizabeth smiled and hugged her "Thank you" Rosalind said smiling

"What it like having a little brother?" Elizabeth asked

"I love it; even if he cries a lot, and mummy does not have as much time for me, nor does Daddy. Do you think they'll forget me?" she asked fearfully

Elizabeth hugged the dear girl, her worry was so genuine and Elizabeth could not bare to see such an adorable little face in such distress "No, of course not, no-one could forget you"

Rosalind looked relieved "Jamesie is my favourite brother, and I really like having a little brother. I'm the oldest now so I have to protect him when mummy, daddy or you are not there. Mummy says I can be the best big sister if I try"

"He's lucky to have you. He's going to boast to all his friends about you"

Rosalind looked excited "When I was shopping with mummy, everybody says he was a door, what does that mean?"

"I think you mean adorable. It means very cute"

"Oh okay. I saw this really pretty material, it would look so nice in a dress, I would have shown it to her but Jamesie was crying and I did not want to bother her"

"I don't think she would have minded" Elizabeth said "Now stand up straight, I want to see how tall you are"

Rosalind drew herself up to her full height, her slim body poised elegantly, Elizabeth admired how much she resembled her mother, and in some ways her father too; she had both of their spirits, as the days passed Elizabeth saw aspects of Edward in Rosalind. "It was really pretty material" Rosalind sighed "It's probably gone now, it was really pretty"

Elizabeth looked over at Liam who was entertaining James with a wooden toy, James was giggling a lot; Liam had been officially breeched last year on his third birthday and now with all his pirate gear Liam looked like a mini version of Will, this made Elizabeth smile. "What did it look like?"

"It was red, a really pretty dark red, and I thought it would look really nice." she sighed "Its my birthday in four months" she said "Maybe I could get it then" there was hope in Rosalind's large eyes and Elizabeth knelt down in front of her "Tell you what, when your mummy and Daddy gets back from their meal, I'll drop a hint about it"

Rosalind's face lit up "Really?"

Elizabeth nodded "Really" Liam ambled over to them, James had fallen asleep and Liam had got bored, Elizabeth smiled at the two hopeful faces looking up at her "Want a story?" she asked, enthusiastically they nodded their heads, Rosalind's curls bouncing up and down with the motion "Okay, which one?"

"Tell one about Will!" Rosalind piped up

"NO! Tell one about Daddy!" Liam argued "Will is smelly!"

Elizabeth was overcome by a wave of giggles before she could answer "Sweeting, Will is your father" Liam blushed and said no more, Elizabeth kissed him on the forehead and Liam brightened slightly "Tell one about the bony pirates!"

"No tell the one about the evil treasure" Rosalind rallied

Elizabeth decided not to mention that once again Rosalind and Liam wanted the same thing "What about a new story?" Elizabeth suggested, she would not admit it to Rosalind and Liam, only Kath, but telling stories of her time with Will would sometimes hurt her. She glanced over to the shelf which was full of the many stories about her and Will and gave a whisper of a sigh "What about one about Kath, Rozzie's mummy?"

Rosalind's face glowed with happiness "Oh yes please!" she enthused beaming, Liam glanced at Rosalind then joined in, agreeing and smiling

Elizabeth smiled "Once there was a beautiful young woman called Katherine and she was very rich and lived among the Lords and Ladies of the King's court, and she was very much loved by everyone due to her beauty and purity, even the King loved her. Her parents paired her up with someone she hated, as he was cruel and very old. Katherine was then given a choice of men from the court or her parents would say she was not theirs anymore" Elizabeth said hoping she was not confusing them when she avoided saying disinherited "So then she went on a walk and there she met a young handsome sailor called Edward Baylor, and they fell in love instantly"

Rosalind smiled "That's my Daddy!" she said

"But Katherine's parents were not happy when she told them, all of a sudden Edward was being hunted down for a murder he did not commit and Katherine was engaged to Robert Knolds. One the eve of the wedding Katherine slipped out of her window unnoticed, because there was no way she would marry a man she did not love" Elizabeth smiled inwardly at this and tried not to think about George "She freed Edward from jail and they escaped to Tortuga-"

"That's where Uncle Jack lives!" Liam said

"No, Jack lives in a big black pearl; Bethy" she said "How come Jack found a pearl so big he could live in it? Or is it a house made of black pearls? Is Jack very rich?"

Elizabeth found herself laughing again "I don't know if he's rich, darling" she said between laughs "But he lives on a ship called the Black Pearl, and he does spend a lot of time in Tortuga"

"So he doesn't live in a big pearl" Rosalind asked; Elizabeth shook her head

"Can I go to Tortuga?" Liam asked

"No, you are way too young to go there. Your Daddy was 20 when he went there and he did not like it one bit"

"Why?"

"Because it was not a place for respectable gentleman"

"Why?" Rosalind joined in with the questioning, her eyes full of mischief

"Because it was smelly" was all Elizabeth decided to say, a small smile of her face. "Do you want the rest of the story or not?"

"We do" Rosalind said

"Well after Kath and Ed went to Tortuga they joined a pirate ship and they sailed together, gradually falling more in love as each day went by. Then one day Edward proposed and she said yes, and they got married on Aurum"

Liam tried to stifle a yawn, but Elizabeth noticed and glanced at the clock "Right," she said "To bed,"

"But we're not tired" they said in unison "We can stay up all night!"

"Its nine pm!" Elizabeth rallied "You don't want to miss the sunrise tomorrow, plus what would Ed and Kath say? They would not want me to look after you again"

"Noooo!" Rosalind moaned and threw herself on Elizabeth "I don't want that, I'll be good, I'll go to bed"

Liam nodded "Me too" and after receiving a kiss from Elizabeth he went upstairs, Rosalind stayed behind.

"What is it?" Elizabeth asked kindly

"Can I kiss Jamesie goodnight?" she asked "It helps him sleep"

Elizabeth's heart softened and she bent down and picked up the baby and knelt beside Rosalind. Who gave the baby a quick kiss on the forehead before whispering "I love you" into his small ear. She waited until Elizabeth had put the sleeping babe back into his cot and she hugged her again before running up after Liam.

Elizabeth stood over James for a moment before picking him up and taking him upstairs. She passed Liam's room and decided not to look in, doubtless Liam had found some mischief, and Rosalind's high giggles conformed this. Defeating her curiosity she put James into the cot near her bed and went back to check on Liam, she fought the desire to giggle as both Rosalind and Liam were jumping on the bed hitting each other with pillows When they eventually saw Elizabeth they stopped bouncing and immediately dropped the pillows, acting as if they were not doing anything wrong. Liam smiled angelically, and Rosalind imitated him, Elizabeth looked at the two youth filled faces and felt a stab of envy at their freedom; her mother would have let her do so, but never her father. "Having fun?" she asked smiling

Rosalind nodded as Liam said "Yeah!" and started to jump again, Rosalind joined in singing an enchanting little song to herself.

"That sounds like a siren song" Elizabeth commented, and immediately Rosalind and Liam stopped bouncing and sat on the bed, their thirst for knowledge overcoming their irrepressible energy.

"What's that?"

"A sirens song is a song sung by mermaids to lure sailors or pirates they fell in love with towards them"

"Pirates can't breathe underwater though" said Liam "Nor can sailors." he snorted "They can barely swim"

"But mermaids are magical" Elizabeth said "They can give men the same powers as themselves so they can live underwater with them"

"But what if the man does not want to" Rosalind asked worriedly "What does she do then?"

"She can either turn into a human or move on" Elizabeth sighed "But then she risks a broken heart"

Rosalind widened her eyes "What does she do then? if her heart breaks? Does she die?"

Elizabeth nodded "Yes, she turns into the foam on the sea, but if she is very good, she gets the chance to live again"

"Do mermaids always chose to live again?" Liam wanted to know

"Some do, others are so hurt by what has happened that they prefer death, and they miss their love so much that the pain is unbearable"

Liam crawled forward so he was incredibly close to his mum "Is that how you feel about Daddy? Does it hurt you a lot too?"

Elizabeth put her hands on Liam's face and shook her head "No. I have you," she looked over at Rosalind "And Rosalind, and Kath and Ed, I could never feel completely sad" she opened her arms and both Liam and Rosalind hugged her tightly. "I love you two you know that"

They nodded and Elizabeth noted that Liam's eyes were filled with tears, picking her son up she left the room, leaving a bemused Rosalind alone.

She sat her son on the counter and pulled out a handkerchief from the draw gently she wiped away her son's falling tears "Son" she said gently "What is it, do you miss daddy?"

Liam nodded "Why isn't he here? Doesn't he love us? Rozzie's Daddy came home and he was only the scary ship too, but Daddy didn't. it's all my fault" he finished before bursting into tears whatever he said after that was incomprehensible and Elizabeth could only comfort her only child, Rosalind was standing at the door, her small face distressed her best friend's sadness

"Shhh" she said once he had calmed down slightly "That is all nonsense, if Daddy could be here he would, if right now Calypso was able to break the curse Daddy would go straight here, straight to us and we'll be a complete family again. But we have to wait, it's just less than five more years to wait now, and hasn't the last few years gone quickly?" Liam nodded tearfully "And just think how quickly the next years will go"

"So I did not make daddy not want to see us again, that's what Nigel says, that I made daddy not want to be here anymore"

"You're better off with friends like Rosalind, stay away from Nigel, he hates pirates too"

Liam smiled "That's stupid"

Pleased that she got a smile out of her son she picked him back up and took him back to his room Rosalind holding her free hand, the crying had worn Liam out and he fell asleep almost instantly, Rosalind tiptoed up to Elizabeth and tugged her skirt

"Why was my Daddy freed from the Dutchman? Why did Calypso release him?"

"Calypso did not release him, Liam's daddy did"

Rosalind smiled "Thought so" and she walked back into the bedroom humming the same siren song as she did before, and Elizabeth walked back downstairs, as usual her thoughts turned to Will and she closed her eyes as she sat on the window sill her memories full of her husband, their kisses, their time spent together, how it felt to have is muscular arms wrap around her. It felt so real, she could almost feel his heartbeat, and she could almost hear his soft breathing and almost smell his cinnamon scent. To her, he was there, and then only man she would let protects her. She only let Will see her when she was vulnerable and when she cried it was Will she wanted to hold her.

Elizabeth was crying as she rushed through the rainy streets away from her house she had to get away, and she knew her destination. She ran across the cobbled streets gradually getting less even as she left the rich areas and gradually entered the streets of the working class. She had to get to Will, she needed to, he gaze was so fixed on getting to his house that she did not look where she was going and she fell and ended up face down on the floor; she did not get up but lay there crying. She heard laughter and voices of concern but no-one helped her, it was obvious they had no idea who she was and she did not did not want any fake sympathy, false promises, she wanted something real.

Then she felt arms wrap around her, turning her over and easing her up, the arms were strong and warm and suddenly she felt safe, comforted. Elizabeth wrapped her arms around the person's neck and breathed in the enchanting smell; she was still crying. Suddenly she was inside and placed, still gently onto a sofa and she felt a blanket wrap around her then a face appear opposite her. Her hands reached out and touched either side of the concerned face and she kissed it, longing for that feeling of happiness to wash over her, the feeling of completeness.

"Will," she said "Hold me"

The memory was so sharp that she missed Will even stronger than she could imagine, she wanted to see his face, or at least to hear his gentle voice. She tried to get into his mind; she concentrated and just thought Will, Will, Will, Will over and over again until she thought she could hear the reply

Elizabeth?

Will? I miss you

I love you

I hate this was her reply I want you to be here, however real it feels whenever I imagine you are here, however real my dreams of you are, they are NOT real, I need you, Liam needs you.

I need you too, Elizabeth I love you and our son so much that......

Suddenly it was almost as if Will was there next to her his perfect face only inches away from hers

I love you and Liam so much that I can barely describe it. I would give up everything just to see you smile, to see you happy

As long as we are with you we are happy I would give up almost everything just to hold you again then Will kissed her and it felt so real, she could feel the hands on her neck and the soft lips against hers and she did not ever want it to stop. The suddenly it was gone and Elizabeth sat alone in the dark room a new letter sitting right on her lap. On it was written in Will's unmistakable handwriting

To by Beloved

A huge thank you to all my reviewers

I have lost my muse for this story again; I will carry on though. my Dad is just being cruel again, and I takes my muse away