After a few days, Tia told her guest that Will was well enough to travel. Will could hardly believe all that had happened to him. What little that he did remember was like a nightmare to him. He told Jack about how he was not in control of himself. It was as if he was trapped in another body. There were more blanks in his memory than there were answers. While this fact bothered Will, Jack reminded him that Will's ordeal was now over and he should concentrate on his upcoming wedding.

The trip home to Port Royal was a joyous one. All the crew seemed to join in the celebration after all this time they finally had good news to their mission to save Will was finally a success. Will spent most of his time just holding Elizabeth and talking of their upcoming wedding. When he first saw Jack and Jess together, Elizabeth had to explain to him that they were not the only love birds aboard the Pearl. Will was happy but at the same time a bit concerned. Jess was his friend and he did not want to see her hurt.

"Jack, I need to talk to you in private," Will said to Jack.

"What is it," Jack asked as he led the way down to the captain's cabin,"Do you need more information on a missing part of your memory?"

"No Jack," he said as he closed the door to the cabin, "I want to talk about you and Jess."

"Me and Jess? What's to talk about she loves me and I find meself in love with said girl."

"See Jack – well, Jess is my friend and well Jack quite frankly my friend – I've seen you slapped in every port by a different woman. I don't want to see her hurt by you."

"Aw Will. Not to worry. I be a changed man. Your friend, Jess, has changed me life and captured said heart."

"Jack – what kind of life can you offer her?"

"Well I did offer her a life in Port Royal?"

"In Port Royal, you - when a hangman's noose awaits you."

"Will – seems the Governor was extremely happy with me retuning his daughter and all; so he gave me and the crew a full pardon."

Will stopped for a moment taking all the Jack had just said in. "You're a free man?"

"Aye."

"And you offered to live in Port Royal with Jess?"

"Aye."

Will shook his head in disbelief, "I never thought I'd see the day that Captain Jack Sparrow would give up the sea for a woman."

"Aye but said woman wants to live on the sea and sail with me on the Pearl."

"Jess wants to live here with you. Seems I did miss a lot."

"Aye, you did whelp, you did."

Will and Jack went back topside to their respective women. The girls were smiling as they saw their loved ones walking towards them. "Your boy talk over," Jess teased.

"Yes and congratulations on capturing the un-catchable – Jack's heart. I still find it hard to believe that you are leaving Port Royal to live on the Pearl."

"I've learned to love the Pearl as well as Jack. I can't imagine living in Port Royal any more," Jess said happily.

Will's face saddened and he got up from where they were standing and jumped up on the side of the Pearl his hair blowing back away from his face the spray of the sea slighting wetting his boots. Elizabeth walked over to him. "Will are you alright? Is something wrong? Your mood seemed to change dramatically."

"I'm fine darling," Will answered with a weak smile. He jumped down and gave Elizabeth a hug, "Really, I'm fine."

"Aw. Love birds – do ye think it possible that I borrow your lovely lass for a few, Mr. Turner," Jack asked Will.

With a look of confusion, Will answered, "Well I suppose so."

Jack led the beautiful bride to sit down and have a little chat.

"Did you see that Jack? Something is still wrong with Will – do you think Mami did something to him to make him suddenly upset," Elizabeth asked with a worried look on her face.

Jack let out a small laugh. "Do not mock me Jack," she said as she began to get angry.

"Love, do you not see Will's heart? He loves you – with all his heart but the sea also calls to him. Jess is leaving Port Royal and is going to be living here on the Pearl. Will would never choose the sea over you but it does sadden the boy to know that Jess and I are living the life that he longs for as well."

Elizabeth dropped her head. She knew that the sea called to Will at time but she did not realize how much his life in Port Royal had taken away from his dream. "Jack I never even thought about it that much. I just thought that he would be happy with me owning the smithy and making a life for us." Elizabeth stood up and walked over to where Will was standing. She took her hand and entwined her fingers with his and asked him to take a walk with her.

"Will, do you still want the life that we had planned in Port Royal?"

"Elizabeth," Will said with a worried tone as he turned to her and put both of his hands on her shoulders, "Have you changed your mind about our marriage?"

"No. No Will. There is nothing I want more in this world than to be Mrs. William Turner. But I just want to make sure that you are going to be happy with me in Port Royal."

"Elizabeth, there is nothing I want more than to be your husband and start our life together." Then Will kissed her passionately and Elizabeth smiled. She knew they would be happy wherever they were as long as they were together.

There's still more to come….hang in there….